Guilford College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Mary Ann Akers: 1991, reporter for Roll Call
• M. L. Carr: 1973, former ABA/NBA player, head coach and executive
• Arthur Chase: 1991, Director of Sports Information Duke University
• Howard Coble: 1953, member of U.S. House of Representatives (6th District, N.C.)
• Joseph M. Dixon: 1889, U.S. representative, Senator and Governor of Montana
• Rick Elmore: 1974, Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Rick Ferrell: 1928, former major league baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• William M. B. Fleming, Jr.: 1973, president of Palm Beach Atlantic University
• John Hamlin Folger: U.S. Representative
• World B. Free (née Lloyd Free): 1976, former NBA player
• Rick Goings: CEO of Tupperware
• Greg Jackson: 1974, former NBA player
• Bob Kauffman: 1968, three-time NBA All-Star and former NBA head coach/general manager
• Penelope W. Kyle: 1969, president of Radford University
• Junior Lord: 1998, Arena Football player
• Heidi Meroth: 1991, Tennis Professional USPTA
• Warren Mitofsky: 1957, inventor of the exit poll
• Dave Odom: 1965, former head men's basketball coach, East Carolina, Wake Forest & Univ. of South Carolina, now Chairman of Maui Invitational Basketball Tournament EA Sports Maui Invitational
• William Queen: 1981, author of New York Times bestseller Under and Alone
• Doc Searls: 1969, journalist, Cluetrain author
• Ernie Shore: 1913, former major league baseball player and teammate of Babe Ruth
• Sam Venuto, NFL Running Back for the 1952 Washington Redskins. Long time high school Athletic Director and football coach. Member of the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame.
• Michael P. Waddell: 1991, Director of Athletics, Towson University
• Tony Womack: 1992, Major League Baseball player
• Hunter Yurachek: 1990, Director of Athletics Coastal Carolina University
• William F. Flora: Vice-Chairman of Radford City School Board