List of University of Central Missouri people
The following is a list of notable people associated with the University of Central Missouri, located in the American city of Warrensburg, Missouri.
Notable alumni
Politics and government
- Skip Carnine – Arkansas state representative from Rogers; retired educator
- James Kirkpatrick – served as Missouri Secretary of State for 20 years; namesake of UCM library
- Phill Kline – former Kansas Attorney General; currently a law professor at Liberty University
- Randy Pike – member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Earl Edwin Pitts – Soviet spy
Arts and media
- Dale Carnegie – author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
- James B. Potter, Jr. – Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71
- David Cook – 2008 American Idol winner
- Grant Curtis – executive producer of Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3
- David Holsinger – wind ensemble composer
- Allan Kayser – actor, played Bubba Higgins on Mama's Family
- Erich "Mancow" Muller – host of Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a Chicago-based radio show syndicated across the U.S.
- Brian Thomas Smith – actor, played on Big Bang Theory
Education
- Robert P. Foster – President of Northwest Missouri State University from 1964 to 1977
- Christopher Bell (1974–2009) – scholar, author, President of the Society for Disability Studies
Science and technology
- Gregg Miller – inventor of Neuticles and author
- Richard Schelp – mathematician; frequent research collaborator with Paul Erdős
- David Steward – CEO of World Wide Technology, Inc., the world's largest African American-owned company
- Curtis Cooper – mathematician; known for discovering largest known prime number
Sports
Athletes
- Mark Curp – former world and American record holder in the half-marathon
- Todd Devoe – wide receiver in the NFL, and in the Arena Football League
- Roderick Green – defensive end and linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
- Maury John – basketball coach at Drake University 1958–1971, and Iowa State University 1971–1974
- Vern Kennedy – former pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, best known for throwing the first no-hitter in Comiskey Park
- Toby Korrodi – quarterback; signed by the Arizona Cardinals in 2007; cut in training camp
- Chuck Palumbo – professional wrestler
- Butch "Hacksaw" Reed – professional wrestler
- Jerry Reuss – former pitcher, best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Delanie Walker – tight end for the Tennessee Titans
- Colston Weatherington – former NFL and AFL player
- Gregg Williams – former NFL head football coach; current defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans
- Jeff Wright – former nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills
Owners and executives
Other
- Jeffrey Lundgren – self-proclaimed prophet; former leader of a cult group; convicted murderer
- Carrie Nation – leader of the temperance movement
Notable faculty
- Phog Allen – basketball coach known as the "father of basketball coaching"; spent majority of career at the University of Kansas; namesake of Allen Fieldhouse
- Kim Anderson – replaced Frank Haith as head basketball coach of the Missouri Tigers
- Gene Bartow – replaced John Wooden as basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins
- Curtis Cooper – mathematics
- Joe B. Hall – replaced Adolph Rupp as basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats
- Christopher Jargocki – physics
- Jim Johnson – associate athletic director (2003 to 2005); current athletic director for Pittsburg State University
References
External links
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