List of Lamar University alumni

The John Gray Center houses Lamar's alumni affairs office.

The List of Lamar University alumni includes notable former students of Lamar University. The term "Lamar Cardinal," which comes from Lamar's mascot "Big Red," a cardinal, refers to current and former students of Lamar University. The class year of each former student indicates the year four years after their enrollment year, and does not necessarily represent graduation year.

Lamar University was previously known as Lamar College and Lamar State College of Technology (Lamar Tech); this list includes students who graduated when Lamar held different names than the one it holds today.

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.

## Academia

[edit]

* John E. Gray – prominent banker and President of Lamar University[1]
* Hershel Parker – H. Fletcher Brown Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware[2]

## Athletes and coaches

[edit]

### Baseball

[edit]

* Beau Allred – retired Major League Baseball outfielder[3]
* Bruce Aven – retired Major League Baseball player[4]
* Phil Brassington – retired Australian right-handed pitcher[5]
* Eric Cammack – retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball [6]
* Jerald Clark – retired Major League Baseball outfielder[7]
* Jonathan Dziedzic – pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization
* Jim Gilligan – one of the NCAA's most winning baseball coaches[8]
* Clay Hensley – retired MLB pitcher[9]
* Micah Hoffpauir – retired MLB player[10]
* Tony Mack – retired professional baseball player[11]
* Kevin Millar – MLB World Champion, Boston Red Sox[12]
* Brian Sanches – retired MLB pitcher[13]
* Mike Sarbaugh – retired minor league baseball player and minor league manager[14]
* Dave Smith – retired professional baseball pitcher[15]
* Stijn van der Meer – infielder in the Houston Astros organization and a member of the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic
* Randy Williams – retired professional baseball pitcher[16]

### Basketball

[edit]

* Nicole Aiken-Pinnock – Jamaican netball player[17]
* Alvin Brooks – associate coach and former head coach of the University of Houston's men's basketball team[18]
* Adrian Caldwell – retired professional basketball player[19]
* B. B. Davis – retired basketball player[20]
* James Gulley (born 1965) – former professional basketball player for Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Clarence Kea – retired professional basketball player[21]
* Steve Roccaforte – assistant coach at the University of South Florida[22]
* Tom Sewell – retired professional basketball player[23]
* Billy Tubbs – retired men's college basketball coach[24]
* Keith Veney – retired professional basketball player[25]

### Football

[edit]

* Reggie Begelton – wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers[26]
* Otho Davis – first athletic trainer nominated for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Athletic Trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles[27]
* Johnny Fuller – retired NFL player[28]
* Bobby Jancik – former player in the AFL[29]
* Dudley Meredith – former defensive end in the AFL[30]
* Wayne Moore – retired NFL player[31]
* Tracey Perkins – former defensive back in the Arena Football League[32]
* Bum Phillips – head coach and general manager of the Houston Oilers[33]
* Colin Ridgeway – former NFL player, first Australian to play in the NFL.[34] He also competed in the high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics
* Eugene Seale – former NFL player[35]

### Golf

[edit]

* Ronnie Black – PGA Tour professional golfer[36]
* Dawn Coe-Jones – Canadian LPGA golfer[37]
* Clifford Ann Creed – retired LPGA golfer[38]
* Trevor Dodds – Namibian professional golfer[39]
* Gail Graham – Canadian LPGA golfer[40]
* Justin Harding – PGA Tour professional golfer
* Susie McAllister – LPGA golfer[41]
* John Riegger – PGA Tour professional golfer[42]
* Chris Stroud – PGA Tour professional golfer[43]
* Jen Wyatt – Canadian LPGA golfer[44]

### Tennis

[edit]

* Sherwood Stewart – retired professional tennis player[45]

### Track and field

[edit]

* Thomas Eriksson – retired male high jumper from Sweden[46]
* Midde Hamrin – Olympian marathon runner[47]

## Arts

[edit]

### Film

[edit]

* Kelly Asbury – film director, screenwriter, voice actor, children's book author/illustrator, and non-fiction author[48]
* G. W. Bailey – stage, television and film actor[49]
* Phyllis Davis – actress[50]

### Music

[edit]

* Janis Joplin – former singer-songwriter[51]
* Joshua Ledet – American Idol Season 11 Top 3 contestant from Westlake, Louisiana[52]
* Bob McDill – singer-songwriter[53]
* Jiles Perry Richardson – former musician and songwriter known as "The Big Bopper"[54]

### Visual art

[edit]

* John Alexander – painter
* Keith Carter – photographer[55]
* Matchett Herring Coe – former sculptor[56]
* Marvin Hayes – painter and illustrator[57]
* Jerry Wilkerson – former artist known for his contemporary pointillistic style of painting[58]

### Writers

[edit]

* H. Palmer Hall – former poet, fiction writer, essayist, editor, and librarian [59]

## Business

[edit]

* Randy Best – founder of Academic Partnerships[60]
* Claude H. Nash – CEO of Bloodstone Ventures; researcher[61]

## Media

[edit]

* Bill Macatee – sports broadcaster[62]

## Military

[edit]

* Harry Brinkley Bass – former U.S. Navy pilot who was twice awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions in the Pacific theater during World War II[63]

## Politics

[edit]

* Brian Birdwell (B.S., criminal justice, 1984) – member of the Texas State Senate and survivor of the Pentagon attack of September 11, 2001[64]
* Jack Brooks – former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, served for forty-two years in the House[65]
* Charles Holcomb – Texas Appeals Court Judge[66]
* Nick Lampson – politician, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from two Texas districts[67]
* Robert Nichols – Republican senator for the 3rd District in the Texas Senate[68]
* Elvin Santos – former Vice President of Honduras[citation needed]
* Wayne Shaw \- Oklahoma State Senator
* Karen Silkwood – former chemical technician and labor union activist[69]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "John E. Gray". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
2. ^ "Hershel Parker". University of Delaware. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
3. ^ "Beau Allred". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
4. ^ "Bruce Aven". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
5. ^ "Phil Brassington". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
6. ^ "Eric Cammack". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
7. ^ "Jerald Clark". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
8. ^ "Jim Gilligan". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
9. ^ "Pitcher Turns Padre". Cardinal Cadence. Lamar University. November 8, 2005. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
10. ^ "Micah Hoffpauir". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
11. ^ "Tony Mack". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
12. ^ "Kevin Millar". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
13. ^ "Brian Sanches Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
14. ^ "Mike Sarbaugh". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
15. ^ "Dave Smith". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
16. ^ "Randy Williams (baseball)". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
17. ^ "Nicole Aiken-Pinnock". Sports Jamaica. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
18. ^ "Alvin Brooks". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
19. ^ "Adrian Caldwell". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
20. ^ "B. B. Davis". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
21. ^ "Clarence Kea". Lamar University. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
22. ^ "Steve Roccaforte". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
23. ^ "Tom Sewell (basketball)". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
24. ^ "Billy Tubbs". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
25. ^ "Keith Veney". LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
26. ^ "Reggie Begelton - 2015 - Football". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
27. ^ "Otho Davis". Lamar University. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
28. ^ "Johnny Fuller". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
29. ^ "Bobby Jancik". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
30. ^ "Dudley Meredith". Texas State Historical Association. June 15, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
31. ^ "Wayne Moore". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
32. ^ "Tracey Perkins". Gale Force Design. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
33. ^ "Bum Phillips". NYP Holdings, Inc. October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
34. ^ "Colin Ridgeway". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
35. ^ "Eugene Seale". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
36. ^ "Ronnie Black". PGA TOUR. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
37. ^ "Dawn Coe-Jones". LPGA International. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
38. ^ "Clifford Ann Creed". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
39. ^ "Trevor Dodds". PGA TOUR. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
40. ^ "Gail Graham". LPGA International. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
41. ^ "Susie McAllister". LPGA International. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
42. ^ "John Riegger". PGA TOUR, Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
43. ^ "Chris Stroud". Lamar University. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
44. ^ "Jennifer Wyatt". LPGA International. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
45. ^ "Sherwood Stewart". ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
46. ^ "Thomas Eriksson". Lamar University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
47. ^ "Midde Hamrin". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
48. ^ "Kelly Asbury". Museum of the Gulf Coast. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
49. ^ "G. W. Bailey". Museum of the Gulf Coast. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
50. ^ "Profile Phyllis Davis Bucks A Family Tradition". The Times-News. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
51. ^ "Janis Joplin". Museum of the Gulf Coast. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
52. ^ "Joshua Ledet". American Press. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
53. ^ "Bob McDill". Lamar University Alumni. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
54. ^ "The Big Bopper". Texas State Historical Association. June 15, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
55. ^ "Keith Carter". Lamar University. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
56. ^ "Matchett Herring Coe". Lamar University Alumni. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
57. ^ "Marvin Hayes". Lamar University Alumni. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
58. ^ "Jerry Wilkerson". SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
59. ^ "H. Palmer Hall". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
60. ^ MacGillis, Alec (January 26, 2015). "Testing Time". New Yorker. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
61. ^ "Claude H. Nash". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved November 2, 2013.[dead link]
62. ^ "Bill Macatee". Lamar University. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
63. ^ "Harry Brinkley Bass". Togetherweserved.com Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
64. ^ "Brian Birdwell". Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
65. ^ "Jack Brooks". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
66. ^ "Federal Judicial Center". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
67. ^ "Nick Lampson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
68. ^ "Robert Nichols". TheRecordLive. August 6, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
69. ^ "Karen Silkwood". TheRecordLive. November 5, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

## External links

[edit]

* Lamar.edu

* v
* t
* e

Lamar University

Academics|

* College of Business
* College of Arts and Sciences
* College of Education and Human Development
* College of Fine Arts and Communication
* College of Engineering
* TALH
* College of Graduate Studies

Athletics|

* Southland Conference
* Big Red
* Football
* Basketball (M)
* Basketball (W)
* Baseball
* Golf (M)
* Golf (W)
* Tennis (M)
* Tennis (W)
* Track (M)
* Track (W)
* Volleyball
* Soccer (W)
* Softball

Facilities
Provost Umphrey Stadium
Montagne Center
Vincent-Beck Stadium
McDonald Gym
Lamar Soccer Complex
Lamar Softball Complex
Thompson Family Tennis Center
Ty Terrell Track Complex
Dauphin Athletic Complex

Campus|

* Setzer Student Center
* Mary and John Gray Library
* The Quad
* Sheila Umphrey Center
* Cardinal Village
* Dishman Art Museum
* Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum

Student life|

* University Press
* Beaumont, Texas
* KVLU
* Students
* Downtown Beaumont

Misc.|

* Lamar University Literary Press
* List of Lamar University alumni
* History of Lamar University
* "Go Big Red"
* Alma Mater

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template