List of James Madison University alumni

The following is a list of James Madison University alumni.

Athletics

• Braden Gellenthien, professional archer
• Macey Brooks, football player
• Daniel Brown, football player
• Steve Buckhantz, basketball play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards
• Mike Caussin, football player
• Gary Clark, football player[1]
• Jeff Compher, Director of Athletics at East Carolina University
• Lindsay Czarniak, ESPN anchor[2]
• Eric Davis, rugby
• John DeFilippo, NFL quarterback coach
• Dion Foxx, former American football linebacker in the National Football League[3]
• Nelson Garner, football player
• Charles Haley, football player, Football Hall of Fame inductee and five-time Super Bowl Champion with the Cowboys and 49ers[4]
• Tiombe Hurd, USA Olympic track & field athlete (2004); American record holder in outdoor triple jump[5]
• Jay Jones, football player[6]
• Akeem Jordan, football player for the Washington Redskins[7]
• Delvin Joyce, football player
• Christina Julien, professional soccer player, member of 2011 Canadian women's world cup team
• Curtis Keaton, football player
• Rodney Landers, football player
• Vad Lee, football player
• Dean Marlowe, football player for the Carolina Panthers
• Alan Mayer, soccer player, voted in 1999 the Top JMU Athlete of the Century
• David McLeod, first recipient of the AFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Arthur Moats, NFL linebacker and defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers[8]
• Jimmy Moreland, football player[9]
• Kurt Morsink, soccer player
• Scott Norwood, football player[10]
• Ed Perry, football player[11]
• Colin Pine, interpreter for Yao Ming; Director of Global Merchandising Group for NBA China
• John Roberts, Speed TV host[12]
• Elliott Sadler, race car driver, did not graduate
• Billy Sample, baseball player and broadcaster[13]
• C. J. Sapong, Major League Soccer player (forward position) for Philadelphia Union, 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year, USMNT
• Bryan Stinespring, football coach
• Mike Venafro, baseball player[14]
• Earl Watford, football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Josh Wells, football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Tamera Young, basketball player
• Nick Zimmerman, Major League Soccer player for Philadelphia Union

Academics

• Marcia Angell, Harvard University Medical School faculty member[15]
• Matt Bondurant, author of The Wettest County in the World; professor at the University of Texas at Dallas
• Torrey A. Creed, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine faculty member and director of the Penn Collaborative for CBT and Implementation Science [16]
• Lauren Gilbert, Associate Director and Director of Programs, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia
• Kembrew McLeod, faculty member at the University of Iowa

Music and entertainment

• Jim Acosta, Senior White House Correspondent for CNN[17]
• Robert Abisi, DJ (Lost Kings)
• Sarah Baker, actress (The Campaign, Mascots)
• Margaret Becker, Christian rock musician
• The Bigger Lights, alternative rock band
• Julia Campbell, newspaper journalist and reporter for CourtTV
• Ross Copperman, recording artist
• Everything, '90s rock band
• Jon Finkel, sportswriter, author of The Dadvantage
• Gifts From Enola, 00s post-rock band
• Barbara Hall, TV producer and writer
• Keith Howland, musician (Chicago)
• Steve James, documentary producer and director
• Craig Klein, voice actor
• Chris Monroe, musician
• Mia LaBerge, artist
• Geoff LaTulippe, screenwriter
• Karen McCullah Lutz, screenwriter
• Mark Jordan Legan, TV and film writer, NPR correspondent
• Nathan Lyon, host of Discovery Health's television series A Lyon in the Kitchen
• Wendy Maybury, stand-up comedian
• Glennon Doyle Melton, author
• Leroi Moore, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
• Soon Hee Newbold, producer, composer, musician[18]
• Alison Parker, Journalist along with Adam Ward who was killed during a live interview by Vester Lee Flanagan II On August 26, 2015[19]
• Jon Pineda, author
• Whit Sellers, musician (Old Dominion)
• Reshma Shetty, actress (Royal Pains)
• Steven Smith, Fuse TV video jockey
• Patricia Southall, Miss Virginia USA; first runner-up Miss USA
• Chris Sprouse, comic book artist
• Geoff Sprung, musician (Old Dominion)
• Phoef Sutton, film and television writer
• Don Rhymer, screenwriter and producer
• Butch Taylor, musician (Dave Matthews Band)
• Chuck Taylor, music journalist
• Brad Tursi, musician (Old Dominion)
• Phil Vassar, country music singer;[20] awarded honorary degree
• Nina Willner, nonfiction author
• Andrew York, musician and composer
• Ashley Iaconetti, television personality, ("The Bachelor" (U.S. TV series))
• Nate Smith (musician), drummer, songwriter, producer
• PFT Commenter, blogger, podcast personality (Pardon My Take)

Politics and government

• Dawn Adams, Virginia State Delegate
• Melanie Blunt, First Lady of Missouri (2005–2009)
• Dickie Bell, Virginia State Delegate[21]
• Chris Collins, Virginia State Delegate[22]
• Kirk Cox, majority leader in the Virginia House of Delegates
• Sean F. Dalton, member of the New Jersey General Assembly[23]
• Emmett Hanger, Virginia State Senator
• Jessica Killeen, Deputy Counsel to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam
• James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Jr., member Virginia House of Delegates
• Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
• Ryan McDougle, Virginia State Senator
• Jason Miyares, Virginia State Delegate[24]
• Matt Rinaldi, Texas State Representative
• Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
• Walter Shaub, Director of the United States Office of Government Ethics
• Levar Stoney, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Scott Surovell, Virginia State Senator
• Liza Wright, served George W. Bush as Assistant to President for Presidential Personnel and Director of Presidential Personnel
• Jeff McKay, Lee District Supervisor for Fairfax County, Virginia and candidate for Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Business

• Steve Arhancet - CEO and co-owner Team Liquid, Liquid Media, & 1UP Studios
• Jason Harris - President and Founder of Mekanism
• John-Paul Lee - founder and CEO of Tavalon Tea
• Christina Tosi - owner of Momofuku Milk Bar; MasterChef judge; James Beard Foundation Award winner: Rising Star Chef
• Andrew Warren - Chief Financial Officer of STX Entertainment
• Kathy J. Warden - CEO of Northrop Grumman
• Jennifer Morgan - Co-Chief Executive Officer, SAP SE

References

1. "Gary Clark". Thehogs.net. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
2. "Meet the News Team". WRC-TV. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
3. "Dion Foxx". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
4. "Charles Haley". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
5. "Tiombe Hurd bio". tiombehurd.net. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
6. "Jay Jones - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
7. "Akeem Raphael Jordan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
8. "Arthur Moats". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
9. Kring-Schreifels, Jake. "Jimmy Moreland May Be A 'Pick Machine,' But His Foundation Starts In The Classroom". Redskins.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
10. "Scott Allen Norwood". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
11. "ESPN Player Card". Retrieved 2007-07-21.
12. "John Roberts Bio". Speed TV. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
13. Berman, Mark (June 27, 2006). "Homecoming all in a day's work for Salem native Sample". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
14. "Mike Venafro Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
15. Dr. Marcia Angell at the National Library of Medicine. Accessed July 17, 2007.
16. . Accessed July 9, 2020.
17. Taylor, Liz (December 1, 2004). "CBS News' Jim Acosta ('93) joins Dan Rather on the set for blackout story". Montpelier. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
18. "Soon Hee Newbold". JMU: Be The Change, jmu.edu. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
20. "Phil Vassar Biography". Musician Guide. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
21. http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0211
22. http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0277
23. Assemblyman Sean F. Dalton, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 5, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.
24. http://www.vpap.org/candidates/35057-jason-miyares/