List of University of West Georgia alumni

The University of West Georgia is a public university in Carrollton, Georgia. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Clergy

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Josh Buice			Christian pastor, author, and the founder and the current president of G3 Ministries
Creflo Dollar	1984		Televangelist Founder of World Changers Church International CEO of Creflo Dollar Ministries and Arrow Records

Education

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Clarice Cross Bagwell			Educator and activist
John Barge			Georgia Superintendent of Schools
Newt Gingrich			History professor and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives	[1]
Julian Stanley	1936		Retired professor of psychology and director/founder of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at Johns Hopkins University	[2]

Entertainment

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Zac Brown	1997		Grammy-winning country singer, lead vocalist for Zac Brown Band	[3]
Elle Duncan	2005		Sports anchor for ESPN
Todd Grisham	1998		Former WWE commentator and backstage interviewer
C. Michael Greene	1971		Former president/CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammys)
George Knapp			Television journalist and talk radio host
Lil Nas X	non-degreed (dropped out)		Rapper best known for the hit song "Old Town Road"

Literature and journalism

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
David Bottoms			Poet, novelislt, and former poet laureate of Georgia	[4]
Raymond Moody			Author of Life After Life and several others regarding his work on near-death experiences, a term he coined	[5]
Matthew O'Brien			Author and journalist	[6]
Adam Selzer	attended 1999–2001		Author of several novels and books of nonfiction for Random House and others	[7]

Military

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
John M. Brown III,			Lieutenant general of the United States Army

Politics

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Jim Beck			Insurance Commissioner of Georgia
J. Collins			Mayor of Villa Rica, Georgia and member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Randy Evans			United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
Wayne Garner			Georgia State Senate
Joyce Hearn			South Carolina House of Representatives
El-Mahdi Holly			Georgia House of Representatives
Robert R. Hood			Assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs and head of the Hyundai Motor Company's Washington, D.C. office
John Meadows III			Mayor of Calhoun, Georgia and member of Georgia House of Representatives

Abraham Lincoln

Science and medicine

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
David T. Curiel,			Cancer biologist, professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, and director of the Biologic Therapeutics Center
J. Willis Hurs	1938		Cardiologist to President Lyndon B. Johnson and author of The Heart , the premier textbook for cardiologists	[8]

Sports

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Tyrell Adams			Buffalo Bills linebacker
Alex Armah			New Orleans Saints fullback
Rick Camp			Atlanta Braves pitcher (1976–1985)	[9]
Shea Cowart			2000 Summer Paralympics Gold Medalist
Drew Cronic			College football coach
Barry Evans			Former MLB infielder
Brandon Jamison			Former NFL linebacker
Ricky Jones			Former Baltimore Orioles infielder
Dennison Robinson			Former CFL and Arena Football League defensive back
Mike Sansing			Former Kennesaw State Owls baseball baseball coach
Foots Walker			Former NBA player with Cleveland Cavaliers	[10]
Odell Willis			Toronto Argonauts defensive end

References

1. "Gingrich comes home to UWG for TV special" (PDF). The Campus Chronicle. 39 (1): 2. 16 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
2. Plunkett, John (October 27, 2005). "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
3. Zac Brown Zac Brown: "Proud to be a KA!" Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
4. "Georgia Writers Hall of Fame".
5. "Dr. Raymond Moody".
6. "Sucked Into The Tunnels Beneath Las Vegas", NPR's coverage of Matthew O'Brien's first book, Beneath the Neon, 4 Dec 2008.
7. "Adam Selzer.com".
8. "Regents' Awards for Excellence in Education 2007" Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2 March 2009.
9. "Players who Played for State University of West Georgia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
10. "Playing Footsie" Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 March 2009.

External links

• Official website