List of University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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

1. "AJC on Rob Redding". Archived from the original on July 15, 2010.
2. "William Derwood Cann, Jr". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
3. "Justice Marcus R. Clark". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
4. "Representative Roy A. Burrell". Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
5. "Donnie Copeland". arkansashouse.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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. "Marty Booker". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
8. "Vincent Brisby". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
9. "Bubby Brister". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
10. "Jimmy "Chick" Childress". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
11. "Jackie Harris". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
12. "Jimmy LaRoy Edwards". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
13. "Jackie Harris". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
14. "Sam Hughes". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
15. "Stan Humphries". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
16. "Doug Pederson". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
17. "Lenzy Pipkins". packers.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
18. "Roosevelt Potts". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
19. "PETE THOMAS". ulmwarhawks.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
20. "Larry Whigham". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
21. "Stepfret Williams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
22. Bourgeois, Steve. "Steve Bourgeois stats". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
23. 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.
24. "Chuck Finley Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
25. "Ben Sheets Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.