List of University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni

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)^{[citation needed]}
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]

References

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^ "William Derwood Cann, Jr". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
^ "Justice Marcus R. Clark". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Representative Roy A. Burrell". Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ "Donnie Copeland". arkansashouse.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
^ "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
^ "Marty Booker". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Vincent Brisby". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Bubby Brister". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Jimmy "Chick" Childress". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Jackie Harris". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Jimmy LaRoy Edwards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Jackie Harris". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Sam Hughes". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Stan Humphries". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Doug Pederson". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
^ "Lenzy Pipkins". packers.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Roosevelt Potts". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "PETE THOMAS". ulmwarhawks.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Larry Whigham". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Stepfret Williams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ Bourgeois, Steve. "Steve Bourgeois stats". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ McGuff, Joe (January 27, 1965). "Talk of the Times". The Kansas City Times. Missouri, Kansas City. p. 13. Retrieved November 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chuck Finley Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Ben Sheets Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.