List of Towson University people

These are some of the more notable alumni, attendees and faculty of Towson University , a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, and its predecessor institutions.

Arts and entertainment

• John Auville, co-host of The Sports Junkies on WJFK, 106.7
• Behnaz Babazadeh, photographer
• Jeff Bakalar, CBS Interactive podcast host and on-air personality
• Brandon Broady, host of BET's The Xperiment ^[1]
• Jack Dunlop, a streamer and esports caster
• Charles S. Dutton, actor
• Charla Baklayan Faddoul and Mirna Hindoyan, contestants on the fifth and eleventh (all-star version) editions on the multiple-Emmy Award-winning game show The Amazing Race
• Mike Flanagan, filmmaker (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep , Gerald's Game , Hush , Before I Wake , Oculus , Absentia , The Fall of the House of Usher, Life of Chuck )
• Mike Gazzo, producer/songwriter
• John Glover, Smallville star; graduated and received an honorary master's degree; frequently visits the theater department to work with students; recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus in May 2008
• Andy Karl, Broadway actor, best known for his Tony-nominated performance in Rocky the Musical
• John Kassir, film, stage and TV actor and producer, comedian, voice actor. Star Search winner 1985, The Three Stooges bio pic, Reefer Madness the Musical, Johnnytime on USA TV.
• Stacy Keibler, actress, dancer, model, former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader and former WWE wrestler, was part of Towson's Mass Communications department; her graduation is uncertain
• Chris LaMartina, director, producer, and writer
• Brad Mays, filmmaker ( The Watermelon , SING*ularity , The Bacchae ); former Baltimore, New York and Los Angeles stage director
• Pattie McCarthy, poet and educator

• Ross Rawlings, pianist, composer, conductor, and music director
• Mike Riley, cartoonist, graduated with a BA in Fine Arts
• Howard Rollins, Academy Award-nominated actor known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in the film Ragtime , and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television series In the Heat of the Night
• Mike Rowe, Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs host
• Gerry Sandusky, sportscaster for WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore; son of Baltimore Colts' John Sandusky
• Dwight Schultz, TV actor, played Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on The A-Team and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation ; graduated with a BA in Arts
• Amy Schumer, comedian, actress, and contestant on Last Comic Standing
• Drew Van Acker, actor, plays Jason DiLaurentis on Pretty Little Liars

Sports

• Jermon Bushrod, former NFL player drafted by the New Orleans Saints (#125th pick) in 2007 draft ^[2]
• Kacy Catanzaro, professional wrestler and first woman to complete the qualifying course of American Ninja Warrior
• Dan Crowley, former CFL player for multiple teams; currently a staff member of the Towson Athletic Department
• Ryan Delaire, NFL player, San Francisco 49ers ^[3]
• Jordan Dangerfield (born 1990), NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers ^[4]
• Kyle Fiat, professional lacrosse player, Philadelphia Wings ^[5]
• Tamir Goodman, professional basketball player once known as the "Jewish Jordan" ^[6]
• Justin Gorham (born 1998), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Sean Landeta, former NFL player for the New York Giants ^[7]
• Ryan Lexer (born 1976), American-Israeli basketball player
• Mike Locksley, Maryland Terrapins football Head Coach, 2012 ^[8]
• Dave Meggett, former NFL player for the New York Giants and New England Patriots ^[9]
• Machel Millwood, forward, Baltimore Blast ^[10]
• Chris Nabholz, Former MLB Pitcher, Montreal Expos (1990–1993), Cleveland Indians (1994), Boston Red Sox (1994) and Chicago Cubs (1995).

• Gary Neal, NBA player, Washington Wizards ^[11]
• Richie Palacios, MLB player, St. Louis Cardinals
• John Schuerholz, Atlanta Braves President; frequent donor to the university; namesake of Towson's baseball park (John B. Schuerholz Baseball Complex) ^[12]
• Chad Scott, former NFL player, New England Patriots ^[ usurped ]
• Gerrard Sheppard, CFL player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers ^[13]
• Tye Smith, NFL player, Tennessee Titans ^[14]
• Joe Vitt, Assistant Head Coach for the Miami Dolphins ^[15]
• Terrance West, running back for the Baltimore Ravens ^[16]
• Casper Wells, MLB player, Chicago Cubs ^[17]
• Madieu Williams, NFL player, Washington Redskins; transferred from Towson to finish college career at University of Maryland, College Park ^[18]
• Bruce Zimmermann, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles

Music

• Cecylia Barczyk, cellist
• John Christ, guitar player for Danzig, dropped out in 1987
• Ellery Eskelin, jazz saxophonist, internationally recognized touring and recording artist
• Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist for The String Cheese Incident
• Joe Nice, dubstep DJ
• Dave East, hip-hop artist
• YBN Cordae, hip-hop artist, dropped out in 2018

Writers

• Jack L. Chalker, author of over 50 science fiction novels; graduated in 1966; awarded as a Distinguished Alumni, College of Liberal Arts, April 2003
• William Glauber, journalist
• Ronald Malfi, novelist, graduated in 1999
• Brian Stelter, CNN
• W. Wesley McDonald, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology and former professor at Elizabethtown College
• Ross Allen Rosenberg, psychotherapist and author known for work on codependency and narcissistic abuse recovery; BA in Psychology
• Babajide J. Asaju, Distinguished Ronald R. Beall Defense Fellow at the United States Naval Postgraduate School and Adjunct Professor of Information Technology at Towson University; inventor of the Dynamic Equity Framework Theory (DEFT)

Politics and government

U.S. representatives

• Sarah Elfreth, U.S. representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district, 2025–present, member of the Maryland State Senate, 2019–2025 ^[19]

Judiciary of Maryland

• Mary Ellen Barbera (1975), Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2013–2021 ^[20]
• Katie O'Malley (1985), Associate Judge, District Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, wife of former Maryland Governor and former Baltimore Mayor, Martin O'Malley

State delegates

• Charles E. Barkley (1972), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2019 ^[21]
• John L. Bohanan, Jr. (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2015 ^[22]
• Michael W. Burns (1980), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1995–99 ^[23]
• Ann Marie Doory (1976), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1987–2010 ^[24]
• Tawanna P. Gaines (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–2019 ^[25]
• Melissa J. Kelly (1987), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–02 ^[26]
• Susan W. Krebs (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2023 ^[27]
• Stephen W. Lafferty (1977), member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–2019 ^[28]
• Christian Miele (2004, 2008), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–2019 ^[29]
• Warren E. Miller (1987), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2020 ^[30]
• Nathaniel T. Oaks, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1983–1989, and 1995–2018 ^[31]
• B. Daniel Riley (1978), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2003, and 2007–2011 ^[32]
• Tanya Thornton Shewell (1970), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2004–2011 ^[33]
• Kathy Szeliga (1994), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–present ^[34]

State Senate

• Michael J. Hough (2007), member of the Maryland Senate, 2015–2023, ^[35] former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–2014 ^[36]
• Karen S. Montgomery, former member of the Maryland Senate, 2010–2016 ^[37]
• Pamela Beidle (1994), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present, member of the Maryland Senate, 2019–present ^[38]

County executives

• Calvin B. Ball, III (1997), member of the Howard County Council, 2006–2018, Howard County executive 2018–present ^[39]
• David R. Craig (1971), former member of the Maryland Senate, 1995–99, former Harford County Executive, 2005–2014, former Maryland Secretary of Planning 2015-2016 ^[40]
• Kathy Klausmeier, Baltimore County Executive, 2025–present, member of the Maryland Senate, 2003–2025 ^[41]

Local government

• Sheila A. Dixon (1976), former president of the Baltimore City Council, 1999–2007, former Mayor of Baltimore, 2007–2010 ^[42]
• Jolene Ivey (1982), member of the Prince George's County Council, 2018–present, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–2015 ^[43]
• A. Wade Kach, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1975–2014, member of the Baltimore County Council, 2014–present ^[44]
• Pat Young (2010), member of the Baltimore County Council, 2022–present, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–2023 ^[45]

Faculty

• Tony Campbell, political science professor and US Senate candidate, 2018
• Phyllis Chinn, mathematics professor
• Beth Haller, journalism professor, Fulbright scholar
• Donald Minnegan, former coach of the school's championship soccer teams; namesake of the school's mascot, Doc
• Lynn Tomlinson, animator and artist
• Johnny Unitas, former quarterback for the Baltimore Colts; Towson Athletics' community liaison; raised funds for the school's athletic programs
• Richard Vatz, communication studies professor, author

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See also

• List of Towson alumni