List of University of North Carolina at Charlotte people
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Listing of notable alumni and faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Contents
Academia, science and technology
- Glenda Gilmore, Peter and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History, Yale University
- Vanessa Holloway, scholar of African American legal history. She is best known for her published works on civil rights and the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- Benjamin Chavis, Civil Rights Activist, head of NAACP
Arts and Literature
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Film and Television
Craig Fincannon, two-time Emmy Award winning Casting Director for Homeland and From the Earth to the Moon, over 500 film and television credits https://pro-labs.imdb.com/name/nm0277381/?ref_=sch_int
Music
- Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers, musician (2002)
- Nicole Atkins, pop singer (2001)
- Clay Aiken, singer, Broadway star, and 1st Runner Up of the second season of American Idol.
- Dave Moody, Dove Award winning artist/producer/songwriter and indie filmmaker.
- The Moody Brothers, Grammy nominated artists/musicians.
- Chris Lane and Cory Lane of the Chris Lane Band.
Athletics
- Eddie Basden, Cleveland Cavaliers guard/forward (2005)[1]
- Calvin Brock, heavyweight boxer (1999)[citation needed]
- Jon Busch, Columbus Crew goalkeeper (1996)[2]
- Floyd Franks, Chicago Fire midfielder (2006)[3]
- Leemire Goldwire, professional basketball player (May 2008)[citation needed]
- Matt Hardy, professional wrestler (Attended; did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Bryan Harvey, California Angels and Florida Marlins pitcher[4]
- DeMarco Johnson, professional basketball player (1997)[5]
- Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 49ers head basketball coach (1980)[6]
- John Maine, New York Mets pitcher[7]
- Cedric Maxwell, NBA great with the Boston Celtics and commentator (1983) (attended 1973–1977)[8]
- Kelly Earnhardt Miller, NASCAR owner[9]
- Benny Moss, UNC Wilmington head basketball coach (1992)[10]
- Joe Posnanski, National columnist at NBC Sports and New York Times Best Selling Author[citation needed]
- Melvin Watkins, head basketball coach at Charlotte and Texas A&M (1977)[11]
- Rodney White, professional basketball player (2001)[12]
- Duggar Baucom, VMI Keydets head basketball coach (1995)[13]
- James Burris, semi-professional dragonboat racer/poker player (1976)[citation needed]
Business and law
- Roger Canaff, Nationally recognized Legal Expert, Anti-violence Advocate, and Child-protection Specialist
- Robert A. Niblock, Lowe's Chairman, President, and CEO (1984)
- David Hauser, Former Duke Energy CFO, Fairpoint Communications Chairman and CEO
- Robert F. Hull, Jr., Lowe's CFO
- Terry S Lisenby, Nucor CFO
- Joe Price, Former Bank of America CFO (1983)
- Anne Tompkins, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
- Susan DeVore, Premier, Inc. CEO
Politics and public life
- Dan Forest, Lt. Governor of North Carolina (1993)[14]
- Richard Hudson (North Carolina politician), United States House of Representatives North Carolina's 8th congressional district (1996)[15]
- Lillian M. Lowery, Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education[16]
Miscellaneous
- Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 (attended; did not graduate)
- Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994 (attended; did not graduate)
- Heather Childers, Fox News weekend anchor
- Joe Posnanski, 2011 NSSA Sportswriter of the year.[17]
- Amanda Wright, NASCAR Miss Sprint Cup 2010
Notable UNC Charlotte faculty
Nobel laureates
Social science, arts and humanities
- Jamie Franki, designer of the 2005 American Bison United States nickel and the 2006 "forward-facing" nickel. Also designed Olympic Medal.
- Noel Freidline, professor of Jazz. Also plays in a quintet, known as the Noel Freidline Quintet. Has recorded with several well-known jazz musicians.
- Blair Rudes, professor of linguistics that re-created the extinct language of Virginian Algonquian [2] for Terrence Malick's 2005 film The New World
- James D. Tabor, Religious Studies Chair, designated occult expert in the case of Waco, Texas. He is also the author of the international bestseller The Jesus Dynasty.
- Dr. John Cloer, professor of music. World-renowned cellist.[18]
Science and technology
- Kathy Reichs, bestselling author and inspiration of the Fox television drama Bones
- Raphael Tsu, physicist known for his research in man-made quantum materials, superlattices, and quantum wells.
Athletics
- Loren Hibbs, former college baseball standout at Wichita State and Charlotte's baseball coach since 1993.
- Brad Lambert, Charlotte's first football coach and former Big 8 football standout at Kansas State.
- Mark Price, former Georgia Tech and NBA standout and Charlotte's current men's basketball coach.
References
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- ↑ [1] NSSA National Awards.
- ↑ http://coaa.uncc.edu/people/john-cloer
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