List of University of North Alabama people explained

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of North Alabama or its predecessors such as LaGrange College, Florence Wesleyan University and Florence State University:^[1]

Academia

• Donald B. Dodd, emeritus professor of history at Auburn University Montgomery and a noted authority on Southern Unionism in northwest Alabama, particularly the Republic of Winston
• Thomas L. Maddin (1826-1908), Confederate physician, professor of medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine^[2]
• Danny B. Moore, professor, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Chowan University
• David Weir, professor emeritus at Cooper Union, expert on Decadent Movement in literature and its impact on America

Business

• Jim Blasingame, founder of Small Business Network, author, syndicated radio show host
• Wendell Wilkie Gunn, first black student admitted to Florence State Teachers College

Law, government and politics

• Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative for Alabama's 4th Congressional District
• Miles C. Allgood (graduated 1898), United States Representative from Alabama (1923–1935)
• Edward B. Almon, United States Representative from Alabama (1915–1933)
• Greg Burdine, attorney and former legislative member, Alabama House of Representatives, representing 1st District
• Billy Joe Camp, Alabama Secretary of State, Public Service Commissioner and gubernatorial press secretary
• Mike Curtis, former legislative member, Alabama House of Representatives, representing 2nd District
• Ronnie Flippo, former member of the United States Congress
• Paul Hubbert, executive director, Alabama Education Association; 1990 Democratic gubernatorial nominee
• Tammy Irons, attorney and former legislative member, Alabama Senate, representing 1st District
• Hiram Raleigh Kennedy, physician and member of the Alabama Senate representing the 1st District
• Jamie Kiel, legislative member, Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 18
• Mike Kirkland, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Edward A. O'Neal, Confederate general and Alabama governor, 1882–1886
• Emmet O'Neal, Alabama governor, 1911–1915
• Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Confederate General, Governor of Texas, president of Texas A&M University
• Andrew Sorrell, legislative member, Alabama House of Representatives, representing 3rd District
• Annette Taddeo, Florida State Senator representing District 40
• Kerry Underwood, member of the Alabama House of Representatives

Military

• James E. Moore, Major General, Alabama Army National Guard

Religion

• Robert Hitchcock Spain, Bishop, United Methodist Church
• Kip Box, Administrative Bishop, Michigan, Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)

References

1. Smith, William E., "Leo's Tale: University of North Alabama Trivia, Florence, AL, Shoals Heritage Publishers, 2000.
2. Book: Allison. John. Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits. 1905. Southern historical Association. Atlanta, Georgia. 104–106. 2561350. Internet Archive.