List of University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni explained

This is a list of notable people who have attended University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Arts, entertainment, and humanities

• Tim Brando — CBS Sports and Fox Sports Net studio radio host
• Tim McGraw — country singer, spouse of Faith Hill
• Rob Redding – syndicated talk show host^[1]
• Marc Swayze — comic book artist and writer; former ULM art faculty member

Business

• Willie Robertson – owner and CEO of Duck Commander, which appears on the A&E series Duck Dynasty

Government

Executive

• William Derwood Cann, Jr. – interim mayor of Monroe from 1978 to 1979 (D); attended Ouachita Parish Junior College in 1937–1938; chairman of ULM Military Department from 1954 to 1956^[2]
• Melvin Rambin (Class of 1963) – Mayor of Monroe, 2000 to 2001 (R)
• J. Robert Wooley (Class of 1974) – Louisiana insurance commissioner from 2000 to 2006 (D)

Judiciary

• Marcus R. Clark — Louisiana Supreme Court Justice (R)^[3]
• William Wiley Norris, III (1936–2016 – city, district, and circuit court judge from West Monroe (D)
• William H. Pryor, Jr. — federal judge (R)
• Chet D. Traylor — Associate justice Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997–2009; Republican primary candidate U.S. Senate, 2010 (R)

Legislative

• Edwards Barham — first Republican elected to the Louisiana State Senate since Reconstruction; from Oak Ridge (R)
• William R. "Billy" Boles, Sr. — former member of Louisiana State Senate (D)
• Roy A. Burrell (B. S. Mathematics) – member of the Louisiana House for Caddo and Bossier parishes since 2004 (D)^[4]
• Donnie Copeland – Pentecostal pastor in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017^[5]
• Ronnie Johns — former pharmacist, state legislator from Sulphur (R)
• Speedy Long — member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1964, and United States House of Representatives 1965–1973 (D)
• Vance McAllister – U.S. Representative, won his seat in Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 2013; unseated in 2014 by Ralph Abraham (R)
• Jay McCallum (Class of 1982) – former state representative for Lincoln and Union parishes (D); judge since 2003 of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District court^[6]
• Fred H. Mills, Jr. (Pharmacy, 1976) – state representative from St. Martin Parish (R)
• Jonathan W. Perry (B.A., 1995) – State representative from Vermilion and Cameron parishes (R)
• Neil Riser — member of Louisiana State Senate (R)
• Jeff R. Thompson – former football player and sports announcer; lawyer, member of the Louisiana House from Bossier City since 2012; incoming judge of the 26th Judicial District Court (R)

Sports

Football

• Marty Booker — NFL football player for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Atlanta Falcons^[7]
• Vincent Brisby — NFL football player for the New England Patriots^[8]
• Bubby Brister – quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings^[9]
• Jimmy Childress – assistant coach of Neville High School from 1958 to 1973 and head coach at Ruston High School from 1979 to 1991; received undergraduate degree at ULM, coached football and baseball at ULM from 1974 to 1976^[10]
• Pat Dennis — NFL football player for the Kansas City Chiefs^[11]
• Jimmy Edwards — professional football player^[12]
• Marcus Green – NFL wide receiver for Philadelphia Eagles
• Jackie Harris — NFL football player for the Green Bay Packers^[13]
• Sam Hughes — quarterback, Miami Hooters^[14]
• Stan Humphries — quarterback, San Diego Chargers Super Bowl XXIX^[15]
• Doug Pederson – NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football; member of the Green Bay Packers Championship team for Super Bowl XXXI; offensive coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs; former offensive QC coach and quarterback coach, Philadelphia Eagles^[16]
• Lenzy Pipkins — football player^[17]
• Roosevelt Potts — NFL football player for the Indianapolis Colts^[18]
• Don Shows — football coach at ULM (graduate assistant, 1985) and West Monroe High School since 1989, winner of eight Louisiana Class 5A state championships
• Pete Thomas — football player^[19]
• Larry Whigham — NFL football player for the New England Patriots^[20]
• Stepfret Williams — NFL football player for the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals^[21]

Basketball

• Kristy Curry (née Sims) — head coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

Baseball

• Steve Bourgeois — former MLB pitcher^[22]
• Wayne Causey – MLB shortstop^[23]
• Chuck Finley – MLB pitcher California Angels, ex-spouse of Tawny Kitaen^[24]
• Ben Sheets — 2000 Olympics gold medalist; winning pitcher versus Cuba for gold, MLB pitcher, Atlanta Braves^[25]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AJC on Rob Redding . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100715065737/http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2010/07/09/waok-am-adds-gayle-king-rob-redding/ . July 15, 2010.
2. News: William Derwood Cann, Jr.. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, July 14, 2010. July 9, 2013.
3. Web site: Justice Marcus R. Clark . Louisiana Supreme Court . November 26, 2012 . October 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019200227/http://www.lasc.org/justices/clark.asp . dead .
4. Web site: Representative Roy A. Burrell. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. April 29, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017083417/http://labi.org/legislature-info/legislator-detail/burrell-roy. October 17, 2014.
5. Web site: Donnie Copeland. arkansashouse.org. April 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509011954/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/355/Donnie-Copeland. May 9, 2016. dead.
6. "Louisiana: McCallum, Jay Bowen", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003–2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 787
7. Web site: Marty Booker . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017052412/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOOKEMAR01 . October 17, 2012.
8. Web site: Vincent Brisby . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102074741/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRISBVIN01 . November 2, 2012.
9. Web site: Bubby Brister . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924074719/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRISTBUB01 . September 24, 2012.
10. News: Jimmy "Chick" Childress. The Monroe News-Star. July 14, 2015.
11. Web site: Jackie Harris . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104134505/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DENNIPAT01 . November 4, 2012.
12. Web site: Jimmy LaRoy Edwards . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012194051/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=EDWARJIM01 . October 12, 2012.
13. Web site: Jackie Harris . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024210013/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARRIJAC02 . October 24, 2012.
14. Web site: Sam Hughes . arenafan.com . December 28, 2014.
15. Web site: Stan Humphries . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102134231/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUMPHSTA01 . November 2, 2012.
16. Web site: Doug Pederson . databaseFootball.com . January 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202120602/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PEDERDOU01 . February 2, 2014.
17. Web site: Lenzy Pipkins . packers.com . October 19, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20171020024841/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Lenzy-Pipkins/61d73974-a5b4-470a-977f-d27d34c4a52e . October 20, 2017.
18. Web site: Roosevelt Potts . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023161245/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=POTTSROO01 . October 23, 2012.
19. Web site: PETE THOMAS . ulmwarhawks.com . April 15, 2016 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415235015/http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19000&ATCLID=209521474 . April 15, 2016.
20. Web site: Larry Whigham . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130408082911/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WhighLar01 . April 8, 2013.
21. Web site: Stepfret Williams . databaseFootball.com . November 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102103202/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WILLISTE02 . November 2, 2012.
22. News: Bourgeois. Steve. Steve Bourgeois stats. January 20, 2022.
23. News: McGuff. Joe. Talk of the Times. The Kansas City Times. January 27, 1965. Missouri, Kansas City . 13 . . November 30, 2015.
24. Web site: Chuck Finley Stats. Baseball Almanac . November 26, 2012.
25. Web site: Ben Sheets Stats . Baseball Almanac . November 26, 2012.