List of Old Dominion University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

| Name  | Class year  | Notability  | References

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Tahani Amer | 2011  | NASA engineer  |
Maya Angelou | Attended  | Poet |
Ben Bailey |  | Comedian, Host of Cash Cab |
Bootie Barker | 1994  | NASCAR crew chief |
Kent Bazemore | 2012  | Former NBA player, No. 24 retired for the ODU men's basketball program | [1]
Shahar Biran |  | Israeli tennis player  |
Michael Bloomfield | 1993  | Space Shuttle and ISS Astronaut; graduated from ODU with a master's in engineering management  | [2]
John Michael Bednarek |  | Lieutenant General for the United States Army |
Derrick Borte |  | Director  |
Cal Bowdler | 1999  | Former NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks |
Tony Brothers | 1986  | Current NBA referee since 1994; officiated the 2012–2016 NBA Finals |
Ahmad Caver | 2019  | Basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League |
Paul Diamond (Tom Boric)  |  | Professional wrestler, most notably in WWE; played soccer at ODU  |
Magnum T. A. (Terry Allen)  | Attended  | Retired professional wrestler, most notably in the National Wrestling Alliance |
Tom DiCillo |  | American film director, cinematographer and screenwriter; graduated from ODU before attending film school at NYU  |
Anne Donovan | 1983  | Women's basketball player; 1983 Naismith College Player of the Year (the first woman to win that award); gold medalist as a player in the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988; coached the gold medal team in 2008; coached the Charlotte Sting to the 2001 WNBA finals and the 2004 Seattle Storm to the 2004 league title; inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995  |
Thelma Drake | Attended  | Former member of the United States House of Representatives |
Elizabeth Ashburn Duke | 1983  | Vice Chair of Wells Fargo's Board of Directors; former member of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systems  |
Sherman Edwards | 2004  | Actor/Comedian  | [3]
Samuel Face |  | Inventor and co-developer of advances in concrete & piezoelectric technologies  |
William J. Fallon | 1982  | U.S. Navy Admiral; Commander of the United States Central Command |
Richard Fredrickson | 2012  | Mechanical engineer, Army veteran (Sgt.)  |
Travis Fulgham | 2019  | Former NFL player  | [4]
Chris Gatling | 1991  | Former NBA player  |
Kenny Gattison | 1986  | Former NBA player  |
Mills E. Godwin Jr. |  | Two-term Governor of Virginia |
Wayne Gomes |  | Former MLB player  |
Adrienne Goodson | 1988  | WNBA basketball player  |
Benjamin S. Griffin | 1969  | Four-star General in the U.S. Army; assumed the duties of Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command on November 5, 2004.  |
Jay Harris | 1987  | Professional sportscaster and SportsCenter anchor  |
Frank Hassell |  | American basketball player  |
Taylor Heinicke | Attended  | NFL quarterback (played as a starter for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Commanders, and Atlanta Falcons)  | [5]
Odell Hodge | 1997  | Men's basketball player  |
Henry Howell |  | Served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.  |
Daniel Hudson | 2008  | MLB pitcher |
Chad Hugo | Attended  | Musician and producer in the Neptunes, also in rock group N.E.R.D. Briefly attended ODU on a music scholarship.  |
T. J. Jordan | 2008  | Women's basketball player  |
Kenna |  | Musician  |
Ann Hitch Kilgore |  | Mayor of Hampton, VA from 1963–71 and 1974–78  |
Jack Temple Kirby |  | Historian of the Southern United States; awarded the Bancroft Prize for his 2006 book Mockingbird Song: Ecological Landscapes of the South.  | [6]
Nancy Lieberman | 2000  | Women's basketball player; inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996; silver medalist in the 1976 Summer Olympics and two-time (1979 and 1980) Wade Trophy recipient  |
Rick Lovato | 2015  | First ODU alumnus to play in a regular-season game as an NFL player; became a pro bowler in 2019 and won a Super Bowl championship with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018.  | [7]
Elaine Luria | 2004  | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district; former United States Navy Commander | [8]
Ricardo Marsh |  | American basketball player; 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League |
Donna W. Martin | 1988  | 18th United States Army Provost Marshal General (2020-present)  |
Izak van der Merwe | 2005  | Professional tennis player  |
Enid Montague |  | Director of the Wellness and Health Enhancement Engineering Laboratory at DePaul University |
Bjorn Nielsen | 1976  | Thoroughbred Horse Breeder,Notably Owner Breeder of Stradivarius |
Tommy Newsom |  | Assistant Musical Director of "The Tonight Show" band  |
Tzipora Obziler |  | Israeli tennis player  | [9]
Zach Pascal | 2016  | NFL player (Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals)  | [10]
Shomi Patwary |  | Director  | [11]
Dan Peek |  | Musician in the band America | [12]
Sherman Pendergarst  |  | Wrestler and football player; retired professional mixed martial arts fighter  | [13]
Ticha Penicheiro | 1998  | WNBA basketball player with the Sacramento Monarchs |
L. Glenn Perry | 1967  | Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1982-1984) and Senior Partner of KPMG | [14][15][16]
Oliver Purnell | 1975  | Current Division I men's basketball coach at DePaul University |
Jodi Rell |  | Governor of Connecticut (2004–11)  |
Christy Goldsmith Romero |  | Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program | [17]
Winsome Sears | 1992  | Businesswoman, veteran, and politician who was the first black female Republican, first female veteran, and the first naturalized citizen delegate to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates |
Deborah Shelton |  | Winner of Miss USA 1970, and first runner-up Miss Universe 1970, acted in TV shows such as Dallas, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, The Fall Guy, Cheers, The Love Boat and Nip/Tuck.  |
Shanon Slack |  | All-American Wrestler, Mixed Martial Artist for Bellator |
Stone Smartt | 2021  | NFL player (Los Angeles Chargers)  | [18]
Frank Sturgis |  | Watergate burglar, CIA operative[citation needed] |
Terrie Suit |  | Former Virginia Secretary of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates |
Dave Twardzik |  | Former NBA player  |
Mark West | 1983  | Former NBA player  |
Valdas Vasylius | 2007  | Lithuanian basketball player  |
Brandon Vera | Attended  | Former UFC mixed martial artist, ONE FC Heavyweight Champion | [19]
Justin Verlander |  | MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros)  | [20]
Oshane Ximines | 2019  | NFL player (New York Giants)  | [21]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Kent Bazemore Stats".
2. ^ "EUPDATE:Departments - Engineering Alum:LTC Michael J. Bloomfield, USAF". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
3. ^ "Sherman Edwards". IMDb.
4. ^ "Travis Fulgham Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
5. ^ "Taylor Heinicke Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
6. ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Jack T. Kirby, Southern Historian, Dies at 70", The New York Times, August 13, 2009. Accessed August 14, 2009.
7. ^ "Rick Lovato Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
8. ^ "ODU Graduate Elaine Luria Wins Tight Election for Seat in U.S. Congress".
9. ^ "Tzipora Obziler | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
10. ^ "Zach Pascal Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
11. ^ Veer Magazine. Illusive Media Throws Karma on a Loop Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
12. ^ Fox, Margalit. "JDan Peek, of the Rock Band America, Dies at 60", The New York Times, July 27, 2011. Accessed July 27, 2011.
13. ^ "Sherman P. UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
14. ^ [1] Apply4Admissions.com, Old Dominion University
15. ^ [2] SEC News Digest, September 23, 1982
16. ^ [3] Time Magazine, False Profits, September 17, 1984
17. ^ "The Special Inspector General". Office of the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
18. ^ "Stone Smartt Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
19. ^ Brandon Vera
20. ^ "Justin Verlander stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
21. ^ "Oshane Ximines Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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