Arkansas State University - Alumni

Alumni

Well-known alumni of Arkansas State University include:

• Larry P. Arnn- President, Hillsdale College
• Mike Beebe - Governor of Arkansas (2006-Present)
• Earl Bell - Olympic bronze medalist in pole vaulting (1984) and former world record holder
• Lonnie D. Bentley - Professor and the Department Head of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University.
• Bill Bergey - NFL player
• Fred Barnett - NFL player
• Ray Brown - NFL player
• Rodger Bumpass - Comedian and voice of Squidward on the popular TV show SpongeBob SquarePants
• John Dickson- Former ABA player
• Carlos Emmons - NFL player
• Maurice Carthon - NFL player and coach
• Rick Crawford (politician) - United States Representative for the First District of Arkansas.
• Patrick Eddie - NBA player
• Brad Franchione - 2 time NJCAA National Championship head football coach
• Jeff Hartwig - Former US record holder in pole vault
• Thomas Hill - Olympic bronze medalist in 110-meter hurdles (1972)
• Robert C. Hinson - U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
• Beth Holloway - Speech pathologist and motivational speaker, mother of Natalee Holloway
• Tyrell Johnson - NFL Player, Minnesota Vikings
• Ken Jones - NFL player
• Al Joyner - Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump (1984)
• Cleo Lemon - NFL player
• D. Price Marshall - federal judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• Ron Meeks - NFL and CFL player
• Dennis Meyer - CFL coach
• David Nail - Mercury and MCA Nashville recording artist
• Jerry Mooney ('75) - Memphis entrepreneur, former President of VHA Long Term Care and former board member of Servicemaster
• Maj. General Bobby Porter - Former commanding general of US Army's 82nd Airborne Division
• Mike Randleman - Actor— has appeared on numerous television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Jerry Rook - former American Basketball Association player
• Elbert Shelley - NFL player
• Maj. General James Simmons - Former deputy commander of the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq
• George K. Sisler - Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War
• Maj. General Eugene Stillions - Former commanding general of Army's Fort Lee, Virginia
• Kellie Suttle - Two-time Olympic pole vaulter and silver medalist at 2001 World Indoor Championships and 1999 Pan American Games
• Phillip Sweet of the country music group Little Big Town
• Charley Thornton - Sports figure
• Debbye Turner - Miss America, 1990
• Corey Williams - NFL player
• Miller Williams - Poet
• David Johnson - NFL player
• Kelly Dame - High School choral director, holds record for consecutive "State 1s" in Missouri.