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Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
, a
private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...
in
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. The list includes professors, staff, graduates, and former students belonging to one of Emory's two
undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-le ...
or seven graduate schools.


Alumni


Pulitzer Prize

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Ellen Gabler Ellen Gabler is an investigative reporter for ''The New York Times'' and a member of a team awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Early life and education Gabler attended Memorial High School in her native Eau Claire, Wisconsin. ...
(BA 2003) – investigative reporter for the ''New York Times''; member of a team awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service *
Louis R. Harlan Louis Rudolph Harlan (July 13, 1922 – January 22, 2010) was an American academic historian who wrote a two-volume biography of the African-American educator and social leader Booker T. Washington and edited several volumes of Washington materi ...
(BA 1943) – American historian and academic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 *
Frank Main Frank Main is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter from Chicago, Illinois. Early life Main was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1964. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Bishop Kelley High School in 1982. He graduated from Emory ...
(BA 1986) – Pulitzer Prize-winning (2011) reporter for the ''Chicago Sun Times'' *
Dumas Malone Dumas Malone (January 10, 1892 – December 27, 1986) was an American historian, biographer, and editor noted for his six-volume biography on Thomas Jefferson, '' Jefferson and His Time'', for which he received the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for history ...
(BA 1910) – 1975 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, former head of
Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
Press and
Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...
recipient *
David M. Potter David Morris Potter (December 6, 1910 – February 18, 1971) was an American historian specializing in the study of the American South and the American Civil War. He was born in Augusta, Georgia, graduated from the Academy of Richmond County, an ...
(BA 1931) – Southern historian and Pulitzer Prize winner (1977) *
Claude Sitton Claude Fox Sitton (December 4, 1925 – March 10, 2015) was an American newspaper reporter and editor. He worked for ''The New York Times'' during the 1950s and 1960s, known for his coverage of the civil rights movement.C. Vann Woodward (BA 1930) – 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian


Academia


Presidents of academic institutions

* Philip A. Amerson (PhD 1976) – President of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary *
Ivan Loveridge Bennett Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Jr. (March 4, 1922 – July 22, 1990) was an American physician who was dean of the NYU School of Medicine and served as president of New York University 1980–1981. Bennett was educated at Emory University where he was a ...
(BA 1943, MD 1946) – physician, dean of the
NYU School of Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a medical school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1841 and is one of two medical schools of the university, with the other being the Long Island School ...
, president of
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...
1980–1981 * Robert G. Bottoms (BD 1969) – former president of
DePauw University DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the ...
*
Marion L. Brittain Marion Luther Brittain Sr. (November 11, 1866 – July 13, 1953) was an American academic administrator and longest serving President of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1922 to 1944. Brittain was born in Georgia and, aside from a brief s ...
(BA 1886) – academic administrator, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology 1922–1944 *
Charles Paul Conn Charles Paul Conn (born December 23, 1945) is Chancellor and former President of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Conn became president of Lee University in 1986 and announced retirement in 2019. He retired in 2020 to become chancellor. E ...
(MA, PhD) – president of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee *
James H. Daughdrill, Jr. James Harold Daughdrill Jr. (April 25, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was the 18th president of Rhodes College. He was installed as president in 1973 and retired in 1999. He was the son of James Harold Daughdrill and Louisa Coffee Dozier. In 1964, he was ...
(BA 1956) – 18th president of
Rhodes College Rhodes College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Sout ...
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Arthur Hollis Edens Arthur Hollins Edens (February 14, 1901 – August 7, 1968) served as President of Duke University from 1949 to 1960. Duke's third president after the school's expansion from college to university, Edens was first president hired from outside the ...
(BA 1928, MA 1938) – 3rd president of Duke University *
Andrew D. Holt Andrew David Holt (December 4, 1904 – August 7, 1987) was an American educator who was the 16th president of the University of Tennessee, filling that position from 1959 to 1970. Milton M. KleinAndrew D. Holt, UT's Sixteenth President (1959-1970) ...
(BA 1927) – 16th president of the
University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
*
Isaac Stiles Hopkins Isaac Stiles Hopkins (June 20, 1841 – February 3, 1914) was a professor and the first President of the Georgia Institute of Technology (1888–1896) as well as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Hopkins was ...
(
Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
1859) – first president of the Georgia Institute of Technology *
Robert Stewart Hyer Robert Stewart Hyer (October 18, 1860 – May 29, 1929) was an educator and researcher in Texas noted for experimenting with early X-ray and telegraphy equipment. He served as president of Southwestern University before becoming the first presiden ...
(BA 1881, MA 1882) – president of
Southwestern University Southwestern University (Southwestern or SU) is a private liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas. Formed in 1873 from a revival of collegiate charters granted in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest college or university in Texas. Southwestern o ...
, first president of
Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , ...
, educator and researcher in Texas, noted for experimenting with early
X-ray An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10  picometers to 10  nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30&nb ...
and
telegraphy Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas ...
equipment * James F. Jones (Master's degree) – 21st president of
Trinity College Trinity College may refer to: Australia * Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales * Trinity Catholic College, Auburn, a coeducational school in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, New ...
, Hartford, Connecticut * Howard Lamar (BA 1945) – former dean of
Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...
and former president of
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
*
Michael Lomax Michael Lucius Lomax (born October 2, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) has, since 2004, served as the president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund of the United States. Biography Lomax taught literature at Morehouse Col ...
(PhD 1984) – President and Chief Executive Officer of the
United Negro College Fund UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, also known as the United Fund, is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general scholarship funds for 37 private historically black colleges and universities ...
, former president of
Dillard University Dillard University is a private, historically black university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1930 and incorporating earlier institutions founded as early as 1869 after the American Civil War, it is affiliated with the United Church of C ...
(1997–2004) *
Ward B. Pafford Ward B. Pafford (October 25, 1911 – January 23, 2011) was a chairman of the English Department at Emory University from 1953 to 1958, Dean of Valdosta State University from 1966 to 1971, and fourth president of the University of West Georgia from ...
(BA) – 3rd president of the
University of West Georgia The University of West Georgia is a public university in Carrollton, Georgia. The university offers a satellite campus in Newnan, Georgia, select classes at its Douglasville Center, and off-campus Museum Studies classes at the Atlanta History Ce ...
*John M. Palms – President of the University of South Carolina, 1991–2002 *
Luis M. Proenza Luis Mariano Proenza (born Dec. 22, 1944) is an American academic, and the former president of The University of Akron. He was a member of two advisory committees to US presidents. Biography Proenza holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from E ...
– 15th president of the
University of Akron The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classifie ...
*Luther Martin Smith (BA 1848) – first president of Emory University who also was an alumnus (1867–1871) *
Henry King Stanford Henry King Stanford (April 22, 1916 – January 1, 2009) was the interim president of the University of Georgia (UGA) from 1986 through 1987 and the third president of the University of Miami from 1962 to 1981. Stanford's prior academic administ ...
(BA) – 19th president of the
University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...
and 3rd president of the
University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...
* G. Gabrielle Starr (BA 1993, MA 1993) – president of
Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became t ...
in Claremont, California *
Robert M. Strozier Robert Manning Strozier (; 1906 – 1960) was president of Florida State University between 1957 and 1960. The main library on the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University bears his name. Strozier was born July 20, 1906, in McRae, Georgia ...
– former president of Florida State University *
Frederick Palmer Whiddon Frederick Palmer Whiddon (March 2, 1930 - May 1, 2002) was the founder and long-time president of the University of South Alabama, the first four-year state-supported university in Mobile, Alabama. Whiddon was born in Newville, Alabama. He was a g ...
(PhD 1963) – founder and first president of the
University of South Alabama The University of South Alabama (USA) is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May, 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. The first ...


Professors

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Amalia Amaki Amalia K. Amaki (born Lynda Faye Peek, July 8, 1949) is an African-American artist, art history, art historian, educator, film critic and curator who recently resided in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she was Professor of Modern and Contemporary Ar ...
(MA, PhD) – artist, art historian *
Randall Auxier Randall E. Auxier (born August 7, 1961) is a professor of philosophy and communication studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a musician, environmental activist, union advocate, and candidate (2018) for the United States House of Re ...
(PhD 1992) – professor of philosophy at
Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois. Board of trustees The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of Tr ...
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Jim Chen Jim Chen is an American legal scholar known for his expertise in constitutional law. He holds the Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law at Michigan State University College of Law. From 2007 to 2012, he served as the dean of the University of Louisv ...
(BA, MA) – Dean of the
University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one o ...
,
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law The University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, commonly referred to as The University of Louisville School of Law, U of L Brandeis School of Law, or the Brandeis School of Law, is the law school of the University of Louisville. ...
*
Don H. Compier Don H. Compier became Dean of the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry in Topeka, KS, in July 2014. BKSM is a joint project of the Episcopal Dioceses of Nebraska, Western Kansas, Kansas, and West Missouri. It uniquely seeks to educate candidates for o ...
(PhD 1992) – founding dean of the
Community of Christ Seminary The Community of Christ Seminary at the Independence campus of Graceland University is the official and only seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (s ...
,
Graceland University Graceland University is a private university with campuses in Lamoni, Iowa, and Independence, Missouri. The university offers degree completion and master's degree programs at satellite campuses in Centerville and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Trent ...
* Cherry Logan Emerson (BA 1938, MA 1939) – Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation founder and distinguished faculty member * Etta Falconer (PhD 1969) – educator and mathematician, one of the first female African-American PhDs in math * Elizabeth Price Foley (BA 1987) – legal theorist * Ted Gayer (BA 1992) – economist, associate professor at Georgetown Public Policy Institute *
Margot Gayle Margot McCoy Gayle (Born Sarah Margaret McCoy May 14, 1908 – September 28, 2008) was an American historic preservationist, activist, and writer. She led the effort to designate the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District, which preserved Victor ...
(MS Bacteriology) – former American historic preservationist and author * Lassie Goodbread-Black (MA 1944) – farmer and educator; in 1925, became the first woman to enroll at the University of Florida *
Louis R. Harlan Louis Rudolph Harlan (July 13, 1922 – January 22, 2010) was an American academic historian who wrote a two-volume biography of the African-American educator and social leader Booker T. Washington and edited several volumes of Washington materi ...
(BA 1943) – historian and academic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 * Valerie Horsley (PhD 2003) – biologist * William Kelso (PhD 1971) – archaeologist, director of research and interpretation for the Preservation Virginia (APVA)
Jamestown Rediscovery Jamestown Rediscovery is an archaeological project of Preservation Virginia (formerly the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) investigating the remains of the original English settlement at Jamestown established in the Virgin ...
project * Ben Konop (BA) – Lucas County Commissioner, an attorney and law professor at
Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Claude Pettit College of Law is the professional graduate law school of Ohio Northern University. Located in Ada, Ohio, it is the second oldest law school in Ohio, having been founded in 1885. The college is centered in Tilton Hall, a modern build ...
and the
University of Toledo College of Law The University of Toledo College of Law is the law school at the University of Toledo, and is located on the university's main campus in a residential neighborhood in western Toledo, Ohio. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Assoc ...
*
Amy Malek Amy Malek (born c. 1979/1980), is an American assistant professor, scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist. She serves as the endowed Chair and Director in Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS) at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Her wo ...
(BA 2003) – professor, scholar, and sociocultural anthropologist; department chair and director at
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. * Magali Cornier Michael (MA, PhD) – feminist literary scholar, Professor of English, and current chair of the English Department at
Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit , image = Holy Gh ...
*
Jacob Mincer Jacob Mincer (July 15, 1922 – August 20, 2006), was a father of modern labor economics. He was Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Economics and Social Relations at Columbia University for most of his active life. Biography Born in Tomaszó ...
(BA 1950) – "father" of labor economics and Chicago School member *
Howard W. Odum Howard Washington Odum (May 24, 1884 – November 8, 1954) was an American sociologist and author who researched African-American life and folklore. Beginning in 1920, he served as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina, founding ...
(BA 1904) – sociologist * Susan Pharr (BA 1966) – academic in the field of political science, Japanologist * Elaine Reese (PhD) - academic psychologist, focuses on early language acquisition. * James I. Robertson, Jr. (MA 1956, PhD 1959) – scholar on the American Civil War, professor at
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six re ...
*
Jeffrey Burton Russell Jeffrey Burton Russell (born 1934) is an American historian and religious studies scholar. Early life Russell received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955 and his PhD from Emory University in 1960. Care ...
(PhD) – an American historian and religious studies scholar * Barton C. Shaw (PhD) – historian, professor at
Cedar Crest College Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At the start of the 2015-2016 academic year, the college had 1,301 undergraduates (628 traditional age, 673 adult) and 203 graduate students. Men may pu ...
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Christopher Snyder Christopher Allen Snyder is the Dean of Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University, in Starkville, Mississippi. He was previously a professor of European history and director of the Honors Program at Marymount University, in Arli ...
(MA, PhD) – professor of European history and director of the National Celtic Heritage Center at
Marymount University Marymount University is a private Catholic university with its main campus in Arlington, Virginia. Marymount offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. It has approximately 3,897 students enrolled, representing approximately 45 states an ...
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Melissa Wade Melissa Wade has been the Director of Forensics at Emory University, and the head coach of the school's award-winning policy debate team, the Barkley Forum, since 1972. She has been awarded every national coaching award in her field, and has bee ...
(BA 1972, MA 1976, M.T.S. 1996, Th. M 2000) – debate coach and leader in the Urban debate league movement, director of Forensics and the
Barkley Forum The Barkley Forum is the intercollegiate debate and forensics organization at Emory University. It is named after Emory alumnus and former United States Vice-President Alben W. Barkley. Debate at Emory began in the 1830s. The literary societies t ...
at Emory University *Judson C. "Jake" Ward Jr. (BA 1933) – Dean of Emory College, later received the Award of Honor of the Association of Emory Alumni, Thomas Jefferson Award, and the Freedom Foundation Award * Sean Wempe (PhD 2015) – assistant professor of history,
California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB, Cal State Bakersfield, or CSU Bakersfield) is a public university in Bakersfield, California. It was established in 1965 as Kern State College and officially in 1968 as California State College Bake ...
; author of ''Revenants of the German Empire. Colonial Germans, Imperialism, and the League of Nations'' and ''Chronic Disparities: Public Health in Historical Perspective'' *
Enoch Marvin Banks Enoch Marvin Banks (November 28, 1877 – November 21, 1911) was an American historian and professor at the University of Florida. In 1911, after the publication of an article attributing the cause of the American Civil War to slavery and critic ...
(BA 1897, MA 1900) – academic historian at the University of Florida


Business

* Nelson Adams (internship 1979 and residency 1982) – physician, President of the
National Medical Association The National Medical Association (NMA) is the largest and oldest national organization representing African American physicians and their patients in the United States. The NMA is a 501(c)(3) national professional and scientific organization repr ...
, founder and president of Access Health Solutions, LLC *Paul S. Amos II (MBA) – President and CEO of
Aflac Aflac Inc. (American Family Life Assurance Company) is an American insurance company and is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in Columbus, Georgia. In the U.S., A ...
*Michael Blum – President and CEO of
Orix USA ORIX Corporation USA (ORIX USA) is a financial services group established in 1981 in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population ...
Asset Management LLC, global financial services firm with offices in 27 countries and a market capitalization of over $11 billion * Ely Callaway (BA 1940) – founder of
Callaway Golf Callaway, legally Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., is an American global sports equipment manufacturing company that designs, manufactures, markets and sells golf equipment, more specifically clubs and balls, also including accessories such as b ...
* Mitch Caplan (MBA, JD) – former CEO of
E-Trade E-Trade Financial Corporation (stylized as E*TRADE) is a financial services subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, which offers an electronic trading platform to trade financial assets. The company receives revenue from interest income on margin balan ...
* John W. Chidsey (MBA, JD) – former CEO of Burger King * Kenneth Cole (BA 1976)) – clothing designer *
Harlan Crow Harlan Rogers Crow (born 1949) is an American real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. Early life Harlan Crow was born in Dallas, the third son of Margaret Doggett Crow and real estate developer Trammell Crow. He has four brothers and one siste ...
– real estate developer from
Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
*
Aaron Davidson Aaron Davidson (born 1970/1971) is an American lawyer, businessman, and convicted fraudster. Davidson is the former chairman of the board of governors of the North American Soccer League, and former president of Traffic Sports USA. The Brazili ...
– Chairman of the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
and President of
Traffic Sports USA Traffic Sports USA, based in Miami, is a soccer event management company in the North American, Central American and Caribbean region. Operation A division of Traffic Group, Traffic Sports USA has been responsible for organizing and/or commercial ...
*Michael Dubin (BA 2001) – CEO of Dollar Shave Club *Marvin Ellison (MBA 2005) – Executive Vice President of U.S. stores,
Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc., is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement r ...
* Nir Eyal (BA 2001) – writer, educator, and entrepreneur in the field of consumer psychology and behavioral design *
Jason Goldberg Jason Goldberg (born 1972) is an American film and television producer. Goldberg is the producer of the films ''Guess Who'' and '' The Butterfly Effect'' and executive producer of the shows ''Beauty and the Geek'' and ''Punk'd''. He often work ...
(dropped out) – internet entrepreneur * Michael Golden (MBA) – Vice Chairman of
The New York Times Company The New York Times Company is an American mass media company that publishes ''The New York Times''. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City. History The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. ...
* Michael Golden (MBA) – President and CEO of
Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856 ...
*
C. Robert Henrikson Carl "Rob" Robert Henrikson (born May 21, 1947) was the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of MetLife, Inc. Henrikson was appointed CEO on March 1, 2006 and Chairman of the Board on April 25, 2006. Henrikson was succ ...
(JD 1972) – Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Metlife, Inc. *Susan Hoy (Law 1974) – Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Vice President for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Emory Law School Distinguished Alumni award recipient in 2008 *Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. (BA 1975) – Chairman of Publix Super Markets, Inc. * Alan J. Lacy (MBA 1977) – former chairman and CEO of
Sears, Roebuck and Company Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began ...
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Jim Lanzone James Lanzone (born January 20, 1971) is an American businessman and the CEO of Yahoo Inc. Previously, he was CEO of Tinder. He is also the former president and CEO of CBS Interactive, a top 10 Internet property that operated key websites includi ...
(JD and MBA) – former CEO of
Ask.com Ask.com (originally known as Ask Jeeves) is a question answering–focused e-business founded in 1996 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen in Berkeley, California. The original software was implemented by Gary Chevsky, from his own design. Wa ...
, former CEO of
Clicker A clicker, sometimes called a cricket, is any device that makes a clicking sound, usually when deliberately activated by its user. They usually consist of a piece of thin metal or plastic held in a casing so that the metal is slightly torqued; ...
, current CEO of
CBS Interactive Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media Group, CBS Interactive, ViacomCBS Streaming), a division of Paramount Global, oversees the company’s streaming technology and offers direct-to-consumer services, free, premium and pay. These incl ...
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Robert A. Maruster The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
(MBA) – executive vice president and chief operating officer of
JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways Corporation (stylized as jetBlue) is a major American low cost airline, and the seventh largest airline in North America by passengers carried. The airline is headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the New York C ...
*Teri Plummer McClure (Law 1988) – senior vice president and general counsel of
United Parcel Service United Parcel Service (UPS, stylized as ups) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has grown t ...
; Emory Law School Distinguished Alumni award recipient in 2008 * Raymond W. McDaniel Jr. (JD) – chairman and chief executive officer of
Moody's Corporation Moody's Corporation, often referred to as Moody's, is an American business and financial services company. It is the holding company for Moody's Investors Service (MIS), an American credit rating agency, and Moody's Analytics (MA), an American ...
* Richard H. Neiman (JD) – 43rd Superintendent of Banks for the State of New York *Duncan L. Niederauer (MBA 1985) – CEO,
NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext, Inc. was a transatlantic multinational financial services corporation that operated multiple securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE Arca (formerly known as ArcaEx). NYSE merged with Archi ...
* Djuan Rivers (BA 1987) – Vice President of
Disney's Animal Kingdom Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, it is the l ...
at
Walt Disney World The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, ...
* John B. Sams (Advanced Management Program 1988) – Vice President of the Air Force Systems business unit, part of
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is a division (business unit) of The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia. It is responsible for defense and aerospace products and services. It was formerly known as Boeing Integrated Defense Systems ...
* Philip Schwalb (Law 1986) – founder of the
Sports Museum of America The Sports Museum of America (SmA) was the United States' first national sports museum dedicated to the history and cultural significance of Sports in the United States, sports in America. It opened in May 2008 and closed less than nine months lat ...
in New York City * Rankin M. Smith Sr. (attended one year, then transferred to the
University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...
) – businessman and philanthropist *Jack Stahl (BA 1975) – former president and CEO of
Revlon Revlon, Inc. is an American multinational company dealing in cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care. The headquarters of Revlon was established in New York City on March 1, 1932, where it still remains. Revlon was founded by brother ...
, former president and COO of
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlant ...
*
A.J. Steigman Allen "A. J." Steigman (born June 23, 1985) is an American entrepreneur, chess player, and former investment banker. Steigman is currently CEO of Steignet.com. Biography Steigman was born in Orlando, Florida, and grew up in Coral Springs, Flor ...
(BBA 2008) - Founder and CEO of Steignet * Ben J. Tarbutton (BA 1905) – businessman and politician *
Emory Williams Emory Williams, Sr. (October 26, 1911 – February 11, 2014) was an American businessman and entrepreneur. He was the chief financial officer of Sears Roebuck during the 1960s, when Sears was the largest retailer in the world. He went on to becom ...
, Sr. (BA 1932) – retired corporate executive of
Sears Roebuck Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
and civic leader in
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
, namesake of the "Emory Williams Teaching Award" at Emory University * Robert W. Woodruff (one term as an undergraduate) – former president of the
Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation founded in 1892, best known as the producer of Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola Company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups ...
, gave over $230 million to Emory University, namesake of its Woodruff Health Sciences Center and the Robert W. Woodruff Library


Arts and letters


Film and television

* Orny Adams (BA 1993) – actor, comedian (''
Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...
'') *
Erica Ash Erica Chantal Ash (born September 19, 1977) is an American actress, comedian, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs ''MADtv'' and ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', and she later starred in the Starz sitcom '' Survivo ...
(BA) – actress and comedian *Scott Budnick (BA 1999) – film producer (''
The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...
'') *
Fala Chen Fala Chen (; born 24 February 1982) is a Chinese American actress. She is known for her roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' and HBO miniseries ''Irma Vep'' and ''The Undoing''. Che ...
(BBA 2005) –
Chinese-American Chinese Americans are Americans of Han Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans along with their ancestors trace lineage from m ...
actress, two-time
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong ...
winner, model, and pageant winner *
Joel Godard Joel Clinton Godard Jr. (born March 31, 1938) is an American television announcer and voiceover artist, best known as the announcer for ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' during its entire 16-year run from 1993 to 2009.Joel Godard's official websit ...
(BA 1960) – television announcer for ''
Late Night with Conan O'Brien ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. NBC aired 2,725 episodes from September 13, 1993, to February 20, 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and music ...
'' *
Ernie Harwell William Earnest Harwell (January 25, 1918 – May 4, 2010) was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the actio ...
(BA 1940) – baseball broadcaster *
Glenda Hatchett Glenda A. Hatchett (born May 31, 1951) is the star of the former court show, ''Judge Hatchett'' and current day ''The Verdict with Judge Hatchett'', and founding partner at the national law firm, The Hatchett Firm. Early life and education Hatc ...
(JD 1977) – star of the television show ''
Judge Hatchett ''Judge Hatchett'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show, produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. The series premiered on September 4, 2000 and ran for eight seasons until its cancellation on May 23, 2008. It was Sony ...
'' * Dr. Will Kirby (BS 1995) – celebrity dermatologist, authority on laser tattoo removal, winner of '' Big Brother'' and star of ''
Dr. 90210 ''Dr. 90210'' is an American reality television series focusing on plastic surgery in the wealthy suburb of Beverly Hills, California. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2008 on E!. ''Dr. 90210'' gets its name from the zip code of ...
'' *
Justin Lazard Justin Lazard (born November 30, 1967) is an American retired actor, producer, director, and model. Early life Lazard was born in New York, but raised in Connecticut. His father, Sidney Lazard, is a former foreign correspondent, and his mother, ...
(attended) – actor, producer, director, and model *
Natalia Livingston Natalia Livingston (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Emily Quartermaine (for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award) and Rebecca Shaw on ABC's '' General Hospital'', and for playing Taylor Walker on the NBC ...
(BA 1998) – Emmy Award-winning actress on the soap opera '' General Hospital'' * George Page (BA 1957) – television host, known for his work on the PBS series ''Nature'' *
Adam Richman Adam Montgomery Richman is an American actor and television host. He has hosted various dining and eating-challenge programs on the Travel Channel and History Channel. Early life and education Richman, an only child, was born into a Jewish fa ...
(BA 1996) – actor, host of ''
Man v. Food ''Man v. Food'' is an American food reality television series. It premiered on December 3, 2008 on the Travel Channel. The program was originally hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman. In each episode, Richman explores the "big food" o ...
'' on the
Travel Channel Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which had previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in New York, New York, United S ...
*
Jim Sarbh Jim Sarbh (born 27 August 1987) is an Indian film and stage actor. Best known for his supporting work in the Hindi films, he is the recipient of a Screen Award, an International Indian Film Academy Award and two Filmfare Award nominations. Add ...
(BA 2009) – actor in the Hindi film industry * Stephen Schneider (BA) – actor (''
Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series ...
'') *Eugene Williams, Jr. (BA 1991) – former child actor, known for Fruit of the Loom commercials; author, educator, motivational speaker *
Antonia Gentry Antonia Bonea Gentry (born September 25, 1998) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Virginia "Ginny" Miller in the Netflix series '' Ginny & Georgia'' (2021–present). Early life and education Antonia Gentry was born in A ...
(BA 2019) – actress, star of the Netflix Original '' Ginny and Georgia''


Journalism and non-fiction writing

*
David Brinkley David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, '' The Huntley–Brinkl ...
– journalist and television newscaster *
Doug DeMuro Douglas DeMuro (born May 22, 1988) is an American YouTuber, author, columnist, writer, and Internet entrepreneur who currently lives in San Diego, California. DeMuro's focus is on the automotive industry; his car review-focused YouTube channel h ...
– automotive journalist for Jalopnik and later editor at Autotrader Oversteer * Adam Feuerstein – columnist and journalist in biotechnology sector * Laura Foreman (BA 1965) – journalist and the first woman political writer at ''
The Philadelphia Inquirer ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Pennsy ...
''. *Charles Haynes – Director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum in Washington, DC and senior scholar at the First Amendment Center * Michelle Ye Hee Lee - journalist, ''
The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
'' *
Frank Main Frank Main is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter from Chicago, Illinois. Early life Main was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1964. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Bishop Kelley High School in 1982. He graduated from Emory ...
(BA 1986) – Pulitzer Prize-winning (2011) reporter for the ''Chicago Sun Times'' * Eleanor Randolph – journalist, ''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' *
Kai Ryssdal Kai Ryssdal (; born October 8, 1963) is an American radio journalist and the host of ''Marketplace'', a business program that airs weekdays on U.S. public radio stations. He also co-hosts the spinoff podcast ''Make Me Smart'' with Kimberly Adams. ...
(BA 1985) – host of ''
Marketplace A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...
'', a business program that airs weekdays on U.S. public radio stations affiliated with
American Public Media American Public Media (APM) is an American company that produces and distributes public radio programs in the United States, the second largest company of its type after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and o ...
*
Mike Sager Mike Sager (born August 17, 1956) is an American author, journalist, and educator. A former ''Washington Post'' staff writer, ''Rolling Stone'' contributing editor, and writer at large for '' GQ'', Sager has been a contributing writer for ''E ...
(BA 1978) – bestselling author and award-winning journalist *
Jonathan Schanzer Jonathan Schanzer is an American author and senior vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He oversees the work of the organization's experts and scholars. Professional overview Schanzer was a Research Fellow at ...
– author and scholar in Middle Eastern studies * Bill Sharpe – Charleston, South Carolina
news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
*
Claude Sitton Claude Fox Sitton (December 4, 1925 – March 10, 2015) was an American newspaper reporter and editor. He worked for ''The New York Times'' during the 1950s and 1960s, known for his coverage of the civil rights movement.Touré Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are '' Turay'' and '' Touray''). The name is probably derived from ''tùùré'', the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan ...
(attended) – novelist, journalist, cultural critic


Literature and poetry

* H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (BA 1963) – author best known for his book ''Life's Little Instruction Book'' * Nicole Cooley (PhD) – poet * Alfred Corn (BA 1965) – poet and essayist *
Elizabeth Otis Dannelly Elizabeth Otis Dannelly ( Marshall; June 13, 1838 – March 21, 1896) was a 19th-century American writer of Southern poetry. Born in Georgia, she was the author, ''Cactus, or Thorns and Blossoms'' and ''Wayside Flowers''. Early life and educat ...
(1838–1896) – poet *
Norman Finkelstein Norman Gary Finkelstein (; born December 8, 1953) is an American political scientist, activist, former professor, and author. His primary fields of research are the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust. He is a g ...
(PhD) – poet and literary critic *
Ken Grimwood Kenneth Milton Grimwood (February 27, 1944 – June 6, 2003) was an American author, who also published work under the name of Alan Cochran. In his fantasy fiction, Grimwood combined themes of life-affirmation and hope with metaphysical concep ...
(attended 1961–1963) – novelist, author of prize-winning novel '' Replay'', set at Emory *
Olga Grushin Olga Grushin (born June 1971) is a Russian-American novelist. Biography Born in Moscow to the family of Boris Grushin, a prominent Soviet sociologist, Olga Grushin spent most of her childhood in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
(BA 1993) – novelist *
Lauren Gunderson Lauren Gunderson (born February 5, 1982) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and short story author, born in Atlanta. She lives in San Francisco, where she teaches playwriting. Gunderson was recognized by ''American Theatre'' magazine as A ...
(BA 2004) – playwright *
Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen (; born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for young-adult readers. Two of his no ...
(attended for two years, then transferred to the
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
) – author *
Edward E. Kramer Edward Eliot Kramer (born March 20, 1961) is an American editor and convicted child molester. Kramer lives in Duluth, Georgia, and was a co-founder and part-owner of the Dragon*Con media convention. Kramer has also edited several works in the gen ...
(MD) – editor and author of numerous science fiction, fantasy, and horror works * Ferrol A. Sams Jr. (MD 1949) – humorist and best-selling author of ''Run with the Horsemen'' * William Y. Thompson (BA 1946) – historian, author of ''
Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs (July 2, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American politician from Georgia, who was an important figure in the formation of the Confederacy. From a privileged background as a wealthy planter and slaveholder, Toomb ...
of Georgia'' (1966) * Daniel Wallace (attended as undergraduate, and transferred to
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
) – author of '' Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions'', later made into the
Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), '' Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), '' The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993 ...
film ''
Big Fish ''Big Fish'' is a 2003 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Tim Burton, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Car ...
''


Music

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Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his ca ...
– lead guitarist,
R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...
(dropped out) *
Kristian Bush Kristian Merrill Bush (born March 14, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bush is one half of the country music duo Sugarland with Jennifer Nettles, and was a member of the folk rock duo Billy Pilgrim with Andrew Hyr ...
(BA 1992) – singer and co-founder of the band Sugarland, which won a
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
in 2008 *
Scooter Braun Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (born June 18, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and entertainment executive. Known as the manager for artists such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, The Kid Laroi and other artists ...
(attended as undergrad alum) – music manager of
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
and Ariana Grande * Mac Davis (attended) – country musician, songwriter and actor *
Tinsley Ellis Tinsley Ellis (born June 4, 1957) is an American blues and rock musician, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and grew up in South Florida. According to ''Billboard'', "nobody has released more consistently excellent blues albums ...
(BA 1979) – blues singer *
Keri Hilson Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
(attended) – songwriter and R&B artist *
Amy Ray Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964) is an American alto singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daem ...
(BA 1986) – singer, the Indigo Girls *
Emily Saliers Emily Ann Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls. Saliers sings soprano and plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments. Ear ...
(BA 1985) – singer, the Indigo Girls *
Robert Schneider Robert Peter Schneider (born March 9, 1971) is an American musician and mathematician. He is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of rock/pop band the Apples in Stereo and has produced and performed on albums by Neutral Milk H ...
(graduate student) – lead singer, guitarist and producer,
The Apples in Stereo The Apples in Stereo, styled as The Apples in stereo, are an American pop/rock band associated with Elephant 6 Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory S ...


Visual art

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Julien Binford Julien Binford (December 25, 1908 – September 12, 1997) was an American painter. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in France. Settling in Powhatan County, Virginia, he was known for his paintings of the rural population of ...
– painter *Jane Jackson (Davis) (BA 1979) – photography curator, former art dealer, founding director of The Sir Elton John Photography Collection, editor of ''Chorus of Light: Photographs from The Sir Elton John Collection'' * Steven Newsome – arts administrator


Other

*
Christopher McCandless Christopher Johnson McCandless (; February 12, 1968 – August 1992), also known by his pseudonym "Alexander Supertramp", was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up. McCandless is the subject of '' Int ...
(BA 1990) – subject of '' Into the Wild'' by Jon Krakauer * Trip Payne (BA 1990) – puzzle constructor and three-time American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion * Joshua Schwadron – featured in the March 2003 publication of '' GQ'' magazine, which honored him as its national college "Big Man on Campus"


Politics

:''Note: individuals who belong in multiple sections appear in the most relevant section.''


Heads of state

*
Lado Gurgenidze Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze ( ka, ვლადიმერ ადოგურგენიძე; born 7 December 1970) is a Georgian career banker, business executive, and the former politician, who was the sixth Prime Minister of Georgia, from ...
(MBA 1993) – 6th Prime Minister of the country of Georgia *
Lee Hong-koo Lee Hong-Koo (born May 9, 1934; Hangul: 이홍구; Hanja: 李洪九) is a former Korean academic, politician, and think tank leader who served as a former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, former South Korean Ambassador to the United King ...
(BA 1959) – 26th
Prime Minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head of government and the second highest political office of South Korea who is appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea, with the National Assembly's app ...


U.S. Vice Presidents

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Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under Presiden ...
(BA 1900) – 35th
United States Vice President The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice pr ...


U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and other prominent federal government officials

*
Robb LaKritz Robb Michael LaKritz (born 1972) is an American real estate investor and former senior-ranking U.S. economic policymaker. LaKritz serves as Chief Executive Officer of LaKritz Holdings LLC, a diversified holding company with investments across v ...
(JD, 1997) – former advisor to the Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary, appointed by
President George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
*
Jonathan Levy Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media *Jonathan (1970 film), ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer *Jonathan (2016 film), ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by ...
(BA 2004) – clean energy executive, former Congressional staffer and Obama Administration official, including Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz *
Jody Powell Joseph Lester "Jody" Powell, Jr. (September 30, 1943 – September 14, 2009) was an American political advisor who served as a White House press secretary during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Powell later co-founded a public relations firm. E ...
(PhD) – White House Press Secretary under
Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1 ...
*
David Poythress David Bryan Poythress (October 24, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was an American politician, born in Bibb County, Georgia. He served terms as Secretary of State and Commissioner of Labor of the state of Georgia. Poythress also served as the Adjutan ...
(BA 1964, JD 1967) – former Secretary of State and Commissioner of Labor of the state of Georgia


U.S. Governors and Lieutenant Governors

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C. Farris Bryant Cecil Farris Bryant (July 26, 1914 – March 1, 2002) was an American politician serving as the 34th Governor of Florida. He also served on the United States National Security Council as director of the Office of Emergency Planning during t ...
(attended) – 34th
Governor of Florida A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
*
Bill Haslam William Edward Haslam (; born August 23, 1958) is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of ...
(BA 1980) – 49th Governor of Tennessee; heir to the
Pilot Flying J Pilot Travel Centers LLC, doing business as Pilot Flying J, is a North American chain of truck stops in the United States and Canada. The company is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Pilot Corporation, the majority owner, is based. The compan ...
fortune; richest Emory alum, worth $2 billion * Crissy Haslam (BBA 1980) – First Lady of Tennessee *
Spessard Holland Spessard Lindsey Holland (July 10, 1892 – November 6, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 to 1945, and later as a US senator for Florida from 1946 to 1971. He would be the first pers ...
(BA 1912) – 28th Governor of Florida and US Senator from
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
* Claude R. Kirk Jr. (BS 1945) – 36th Governor of Florida *
Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American author and politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as lieutenant governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as U. ...
(attended) – 79th Governor of Georgia and Senator from Georgia *
Mark Fletcher Taylor Mark Fletcher Taylor (born May 7, 1957) is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served two terms between 1999 and 2007 as the 10th lieutenant governor of Georgia. Taylor was the Democratic nominee for gove ...
(BA 1979) – former lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia *
Melvin E. Thompson Melvin Ernest Thompson (May 1, 1903 – October 3, 1980) was an American educator and politician from Millen in the U.S. state of Georgia. Generally known as M.E. Thompson during his political career, he served as the 70th Governor of Georg ...
(BA 1926) – 71st Governor of Georgia


Legislators


=U.S. Senators

= * Nathan Philemon Bryan (BA 1893) – former U.S. Senator from Florida *
William James Bryan William James Bryan (October 10, 1876 – March 22, 1908) was an American politician, attorney, and prosecutor who was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the American state of Florida. Bryan's stint in the Senate was brief, having been appointe ...
(BA 1896) – former U.S. Senator from Florida * Wyche Fowler (JD 1969) – former U.S. Senator from Georgia and ambassador *
Carte Goodwin Carte Patrick Goodwin (born February 27, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010 t ...
(JD 1999) – politician and attorney who briefly served as junior United States senator from West Virginia *
George LeMieux George Stephen LeMieux ( ; born May 21, 1969) is an American former politician who was a United States Senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart and was chief of staff to Go ...
(BA 1991) – U.S. Senator from Florida * Thomas M. Norwood (BA 1850) – U.S. Senator and Representative from Georgia *
Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initia ...
(BA 1960, LLB 1962) – former U.S. Senator from Georgia * Tom Stewart (attended) – former U.S. Senator from Tennessee


=U.S. Representatives

= *
Sanford Bishop Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member ...
(JD 1971) – United States Representative from Georgia and a former Democratic member of the
Georgia State Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Legal provisions The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, with the lower house being the Georgia Ho ...
* John Glen Browder (MA 1971, PhD 1971) – former member of the United States House of Representatives *
Kathy Castor Katherine Anne Castor (born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing in the United States House of Representatives, serving since 2007. The district, numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is based ...
(BA 1988) – U.S. Congresswoman (D-FL) *
Max Cleland Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star ...
(MA) – former United States senator from Georgia *
Bill Cobey William Wilfred Cobey Jr. (born May 13, 1939) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1985 to 1987. Biog ...
– former U.S. Representative from
North Carolina's 4th congressional district The 4th congressional district of North Carolina is located in the central region of the state. The district includes all of Durham County, Orange County, Granville County, and Franklin County, as well as portions of Chatham County, northe ...
; director of the Jesse Helms Center *
Tillie K. Fowler Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001. Her father and brother served as s ...
(BA 1964, JD 1967) – former United States Representative from Florida * Newt Gingrich (BA 1965) – former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives * Elliott Levitas (BA 1952, JD 1956) – former U.S. Congressman * James MacKay (LLB 1947) – former U.S. Representative from Georgia *
Larry McDonald Lawrence Patton McDonald (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed ...
(MD 1957) – politician, member of the
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; victim of
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, which was shot down by
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interceptors *
Leslie Jasper Steele Leslie Jasper Steele (November 21, 1868 – July 24, 1929) was an American politician and lawyer. Steele was born in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia to Michael A. and Martha Lucinda Smith Steele, Georgia, and graduated from Oxford College of E ...
(BA 1893) – Congressional Representative for Georgia and lawyer *
Fletcher Thompson Standish Fletcher Thompson (February 5, 1925 – September 13, 2022) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 from the 5th Congr ...
(BA 1949) – lawyer and Congressional Representative for Georgia *
Robert Wexler Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Repres ...
(attended for undergraduate degree, then transferred to the
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) – Congressman from Florida


=State legislators and city officials

= * Garland T. Byrd (LLB 1948) – former
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* James V. Carmichael (BA 1932) – member of the Georgia General Assembly 1935–1940; candidate for governor of Georgia in 1946 *
Jeffrey M. Frederick Jeffrey M. Frederick (born September 23, 1975) is an American politician, CEO, entrepreneur, and craft beer brewery owner. He served three terms as a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Frederick was also chairman of the Republi ...
(BA 1997) – former member of the
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and former chairman of the
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* James A. Harrell, III (Law) – former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly * Chris Kolb (Law) – politician from Ann Arbor, Michigan; former member of the
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*
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(JD 2014) – member of the Maryland House of Delegates *
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(BA 1990) – former member of the Baltimore City Council, member of the
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*
Joe Negron Joseph Negron, Jr. (born October 9, 1961) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2009 to 2018, representing parts of the Treasure Coast. In his last two years in office, he served as Senate Presi ...
(JD 1986) – replacement Republican candidate for the Mark Foley Congressional seat in Florida in 2006 *
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(BA) – politician from Maryland, member of the
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*
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(Law) – 19th-century member of both houses of the
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for
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* Peter J. Zuckerman – councilman,
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, New York


Mayors

*
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(JD 1991) – mayor of
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(2011–2019)


Diplomats

* David I. Adelman (JD 1989) – United States Ambassador to Singapore * Gordon Giffin (JD 1974) – 34th Ambassador of the United States to
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
* John Hubert Kelly (BA 1961) – United States diplomat, former
United States Ambassador to Finland United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...
*
Larry Leon Palmer Larry Leon Palmer (July 13, 1949 – April 21, 2021) was an American former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean from 2012 to 2015.. He was the United States Ambassador to Honduras from 2002 to ...
(BA 1970) – United States diplomat, former United States Ambassador to Honduras


Military

* Francis L. Garrett – Chief of Chaplains of the
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* Kevin M. McCoy (MBA 1994) – 42nd commander of Naval Sea Systems Command * John N. McLaughlin (BA 1941) – Marine Corps Lieutenant General, served in three wars and spent three years as a
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* Edward L. Thomas –
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general during the
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Judges


=U.S. Supreme Court Justices

= *
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(BA 1845) – former
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Justice and Senator from
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=Federal and state judges

= *
Rowland Barnes Rowland Wayne Barnes (April 25, 1940 – March 11, 2005) was an American Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia. He oversaw the 2003 trial of the professional ice hockey player Dany Heatley, who was charged with vehicular homicide after ...
(BA 1972, faculty member at Emory) – former Atlanta Superior Court Judge *
Stanley F. Birch Jr. Stanley Francis Birch Jr. (born August 29, 1945) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Education and career Birch was born in Langley Field, Virginia. He received his Bachelor of ...
(JD 1970, LLM 1976) – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit *Elizabeth L. Branch (JD 1994) – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit *Ada E. Brown (JD 1999) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas *Mark Howard Cohen (BA 1976, JD 1979) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia *Clarence Cooper (judge), Clarence Cooper (JD 1967) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia *James Larry Edmondson (BA 1968) – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit *J. Robert Elliott (BA 1930, JD 1934) – former politician, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia *Orinda Dale Evans (JD 1968) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia *Steven D. Grimberg (JD 1974) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia *Catharina Haynes (JD 1986) – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit *Frank M. Hull (JD 1973) – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit *Willis Hunt (LLB 1954) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia *Hugh Lawson (judge), Hugh Lawson (BA 1963, JD 1964) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia *Julien Xavier Neals (JD 1991) – federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey *Leah Ward Sears (JD 1980) – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state), Supreme Court of Georgia; first African-American Chief Justice in the United States *Thomas B. Wells (JD 1973) – judge of the United States Tax Court


Attorneys

*John M. Dowd (JD 1965) – trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax and Criminal Divisions; Emory Law School Distinguished Alumni award recipient in 2008 *Jimmy Faircloth (Master's in Litigation, 1991) – lawyer in Alexandria, Louisiana, Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana, Pineville, Louisiana, former executive counsel to Governor of Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal *E. Duncan Getchell (BA 1971) – lawyer, former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit *Thomas Hardeman, Jr. (BA 1945) – politician, lawyer and soldier *Ken Hodges (BA 1988) – former district attorney for Dougherty County, Georgia *John James Jones (BA 1945) – politician and lawyer *Randolph W. Thrower (BA 1934, JD 1936) – partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, namesake of the Randolph W. Thrower Symposium at Emory University School of Law *Fani Willis (JD 1996) – first female District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia


Activists

*Larry Klayman (JD 1977) – founder of Judicial Watch *Ralph E. Reed, Jr. (PhD) – conservative political activist *Yun Chi-ho (BA) – politician, educator; independence activist in Korea in the early 20th century


Religion


Bishops

*Frank Kellogg Allan (BA 1956) – eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta *Arthur James Armstrong (BA ) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Sante Uberto Barbieri (MA ) – Bishop of The Methodist Church (USA), the Methodist Church in Latin America *Robert McGrady Blackburn (Bachelor of Divinity, BD 1943) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *John Warren Branscomb – Bishop of the Methodist Church *Warren Akin Candler (BA 1877) – Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, tenth President of Emory University *James Edward Dickey (BA 1891) – Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South *James L. Duncan (BA 1935)) – Bishop of the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church *Larry M. Goodpaster (M.Div. 1973, D.Min. 1982) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Paul Hardin, Jr. (M.Div. 1927) – Bishop in the Methodist Church *Nolan Bailey Harmon – Bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church *Janice Riggle Huie (D.Div 1989) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr. (BD, M.Div. 1946) – President of Emory and Henry College, author and theologian, Bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church *Lewis Bevel Jones III (BA 1946, M.Div. 1949) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Clay Foster Lee, Jr. (Bachelor of Divinity 1953) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Richard Carl Looney – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Arthur James Moore (attended as undergraduate 1909–1911) – Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), the Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Church *Carl Julian Sanders (BD 1936) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Roy Hunter Short – Bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church *William Turner Watkins (Ph.B. 1926) – Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) and the Methodist Church *Timothy W. Whitaker (M.Div. 1973) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *Richard J. Wills, Jr. (M.Div. 1967) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church *John K. Yambasu (M.Theo.) – Bishop of the United Methodist Church for Sierra Leone


Ministers and theologians

*Young John Allen (BA 1858) – American Methodist missionary in late Qing Dynasty China *Richard E. Blanchard, Sr. (BD 1949) – gospel songwriter * Lewis C. Branscomb – Methodist minister *John B. Cobb – process theology, process theologian *James A. Dombrowski (BA 1923) – southern white Methodist minister, active in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s *D. L. Dykes, Jr. (1917–1997) (BA 1942) – pastor of First United Methodist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1955–1984; urged racial moderation during the civil rights movement *William P. Harrison – minister and theologian, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives *Bernice King (M.Div. and J.D.1990) – daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King *Eugene Marion Klaaren (MA) – historian and professor of religion *Steven Jack Land (M.Div. 1973, PhD 1991) – renewal theologian within the Pentecostal movement *Doug Moseley (M.Div. 1957) – retired United Methodist minister and author who served as a Republican member of the Kentucky State Senate *Kiyoshi Tanimoto (1940) Japanese-born Methodist preacher, survivor of Hiroshima bombing *Donald Wildmon (M.Div. 1965) – ordained United Methodist minister, author, former radio host, and founder and chairman emeritus of the American Family Association and American Family Radio


Science


Medicine

*Heidi Blanck (PhD) – epidemiologist and chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * Mark Elliott Brecher (BA) - Retired Chief Medical Officer LabCorp, Emeritus Professor University of North Carolina *Lisa Cooper (BA) – public health physician, professor at Johns Hopkins University, recipient of the MacArthur Fellows Program fellowship *Robert DuPont (BA 1958) – national leader in drug abuse prevention, policy and treatment *H. Winter Griffith (MD 1953) – physician who authored 27 popular medical books *Timothy Harlan, TImothy Harlan (BA 1987, MD 1991) – physician, chef and author *John R. Heller Jr. – director of National Cancer Institute 1948–1960 *Hamilton E. Holmes (MD 1967) – orthopedic physician *Chonnettia Jones – geneticist and developmental biologist; director of insight and analysis at Wellcome Trust *William N. Kelley (BA, MD) – CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System, Dean of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, co-discoverer of Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome *Michael J. Kuhar – Candler Professor of Neuropharmacology at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory *Alisha Kramer (MD 2018) – physician and health activist *David Malebranche (MD 1996) – Haitian-American physician working in the field of HIV/AIDS; assistant professor of medicine at Emory University *Arnold J. Mandell – neuroscientist and psychiatrist, founding chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego *J. Michael Millis (BA 1981) – academic and surgeon *Arnall Patz (BA 1943, MD 1945) – ophthalmology researcher and
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recipient who discovered that oxygen therapy causes blindness in infants *Thomas M. Rivers (BA 1909?) – virologist, headed the National Science Foundation's search for a polio vaccine *Charles H. Roadman II (MD 1973) – 16th United States Air Force Surgeon General *William C. Roberts (MD 1958) – cardiologist and pathologist, first head of pathology for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; executive director of the Baylor Cardiovascular Institute of Baylor University Medical Center *Jane Anne Russell – endocrinologist, biochemistry professor *Aalisha Sahukhan (MPH) – communicable disease expert, and head of Health Protection at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in Fiji. *David Sherer – physician, author and inventor *Eugene A. Stead (BS 1928, MD 1932) – medical educator, researcher, and the founder of the physician assistant profession *Edwin Trevathan (MD 1982, MPH 1982) – pediatrician and pediatric neurologist; dean of the School of Public Health at St. Louis University, former director of the Center for Disease Control's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities * W. Dean Warren – former chairman of the Department of Surgery and president of the American College of Surgeons


Technology

*David A. Bray (BS, MS, PhD) – IT chief for the Bioterrorism Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2000–2005), senior executive with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, chief information officer with the Federal Communications Commission *Sonny Carter (BS 1969, MD 1973) – astronaut, physician, and professional soccer player with the Atlanta Chiefs *Robert Simpson (meteorologist), Robert Simpson (MA 1935) – meteorologist and co-developer of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale


Sports

*Warrick Dunn (MBA 2013) – Pro Bowl NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers *Bobby Jones (golfer), Bobby Jones (attended law school 1926–1927) – professional golfer, founder of the Masters Tournament, namesake of The Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship Program at Emory University *Alec Kessler (MD 1999) – basketball player for the
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and the Miami Heat, orthopedic surgeon *Diana Nyad (did not graduate) – world record long-distance swimmer and ranked squash player *Parson Perryman – professional baseball player *A.J. Steigman (Business School) – chess player *Bob Varsha (Law 1977) – automotive racing broadcaster *Wendy Weinberg – Olympic medalist swimmer * Andrew Wilson (swimmer) (2017) - 2020 Olympic gold medalist swimmer


Honorary degrees

*Tom Brokaw (2005H) – author of ''The Greatest Generation (book), The Greatest Generation'' (1998), Peabody Award (1989) and
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(2014) *Kim Dae-Jung (1983H) – 8th president of the Republic of Korea *Vicente Fox Quesada (2009H) – 55th president of Mexico *Arnold Schwarzenegger (2010H) – Austrian American actor and philanthropist; List of Governors of California, 38th Governor of California 2003–2011


Faculty


African American studies

*Carol Anderson – author of ''White Rage, White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide'' *Nathan McCall – journalist and ''New York Times'' bestselling author


Business

*Benn Konsynski – George S. Craft Distinguished University Professor of Decision & Information Analysis at the Goizueta Business School *Paul Rubin – Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Economics and Law *Jagdish Sheth – Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at the Goizueta Business School


History

*Michael Bellesiles – controversial author of ''Arming America'' *Dan T. Carter – historian of the modern South *Elizabeth Fox-Genovese – feminist historian and a primary voice of the conservative women's movement *Eugene Genovese – historian of the American South and American slavery *Jeffrey Lesser – historian of Latin America, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor and chair of the History Department *Gyanendra Pandey (historian), Gyanendra Pandey – a founding member of the Subaltern Studies project *Mark Ravina – scholar of early modern (Tokugawa) Japanese history *Kenneth Stein – William E. Schatten Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History and Israeli Studies


Journalism

*Hank Klibanoff – former Managing Editor of the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', current journalism professor


Law

*Harold J. Berman (law professor 1985–retirement) – founder of the American Law Center in Moscow, co-founder of the World Law Institute * Michael Broyde (born 1964) – law professor *Kathleen Neal Cleaver – activist and senior lecturer *Bruce Frohnen – Associate Professor of Law at
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Literature

*Geoffrey Bennington – literary critic and philosopher, expert on deconstruction *Cathy Caruth – literary critic and founder of trauma studies *Richard Ellmann – Robert Woodruff Professor and preeminent James Joyce scholar *Michael A. Elliott – Charles Howard Candler Professor of English, 20th President of Amherst College *Mikhail Epstein – S.C. Dobbs Professor of cultural theory and Russian literature *Shoshana Felman – literary critic, commentator on psychoanalysis, and founder of trauma theory *Ha Jin – Chinese-American writer, former Professor of English at Emory; winner of the National Book Award, PEN/Faulkner Award, Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, Pulitzer Prize finalist *James H. Morey – Professor of English, expert in Middle English *Salman Rushdie – author and literary scholar *Avi Sharon – professor of classics, translator, consultant *Stephen Spender – artist in residence, mid-1980s *Natasha Trethewey – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, United States Poet Laureate 2012 and Robert W. Woodruff professor of English and Creative Writing


Philosophy

*Thomas R. Flynn – Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy *Jean-François Lyotard – late Robert Woodruff Professor and prominent French philosopher


Political science

*Alan Abramowitz – Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science *Gregory Berns – Neuroeconomics, neuroeconomist and writer *Courtney Brown (researcher), Courtney Brown – Associate Professor of political science and remote viewing practitioner *
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– former President of the United States and University Distinguished Professor since 1982 *Marion V. Creekmore Jr. – former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Republic of Maldives *Tenzin Gyatso – fourteenth and current Dalai Lama; named presidential professor of Emory University *Harvey Klehr – Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Politics and History *Tom Price (American politician), Tom Price (former professor) – member of United States House of Representatives *Dan Reiter – professor of political science


Medicine

*Robert Wayne Alexander – chair of the medical school, 1999 *Renato D. Alarcón, Head of the department of Psychiatry *Daniel Brat – neuropathologist and academic, Emory professor 1999-2017, currently Magerstadt Professor of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine *Doug Bremner – Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology, School of Medicine, author *Sanjay Gupta – Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Emory; CNN medical correspondent *Thomas R. Insel – neuroscientist; director of the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center at Emory 1994–1999; left to become director of the National Institute of Mental Health *Melvin Konner – Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology *Han Qide (韩启德) – Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress of China; previously with Emory School of medicine 1985–1987 and Woodruff Medal Winner in 2006 *Barbara Rothbaum – psychologist and head of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory *Neil B. Shulman – Associate Professor in the School of Medicine, author, children's book writer, website and movie developer *Eric Sorscher – professor, Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research


Music

*Eric Nelson (musician), Eric Nelson – Director of Choral Studies; conductor of Emory's 40-voice Concert Choir and its 180-voice University Chorus; 2004 recipient of "Crystal Apple" award for excellence in teaching at Emory


Science and technology

*Fereydoon Family – Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Physics, Fellow of the American Physical Society *Dennis C. Liotta – Professor of Chemistry and co-inventor of the AIDS drug emtricitabine *Keiji Morokuma – William Henry Emerson Professor of Theoretical Chemistry; Director of the Emerson Center *Ilya Nemenman – Winship Distinguished Research Professor of theoretical physics and biology, Fellow of the American Physical Society *Marion Sewer – pharmacologist known for her work on lipid metabolism and efforts to support underrepresented minorities in science, served as deputy chair of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Minority Affairs Committee


Sociology

*Robert Agnew (criminologist), Robert Agnew – Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Sociology; developer of Strain theory (sociology)#Robert Agnew, General Strain Theory *Sam Cherribi – Moroccan-Dutch politician and senior lecturer in sociology at Emory *Frans de Waal – Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior, foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences


Religion

*Thomas J. J. Altizer (professor 1956–1968) – liberal theologian who postulated in the early 1960s the "death of God" *Merle Black – Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Politics and Government *James W. Fowler – Charles Howard Candler Professor of Theology and Human Development *Deborah Lipstadt – Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies; author of ''Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory'' (1994) *Don Saliers – William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship *Andrew Sledd – first president of the
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(1905–1909), president of Birmingham-Southern College, Southern University (1910–1914), first professor of New Testament literature at Candler School of Theology (1914–1939) *Devin J. Stewart – professor of Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies


Presidents of Emory

#Ignatius Alphonso Few, 1836–1839 #Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, 1840–1848 #George Foster Pierce, 1848 -1854 #Alexander Means, 1854–1855 #James R. Thomas, 1855–1867 #Luther M. Smith (1848C), 1867–1871 #Osborn L. Smith (1842C), 1871–1875 #Atticus Green Haygood (1859C), 1875–1884 #
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(1859C), 1884–1888 #Warren Akin Candler (1875C), 1888–1898 #Charles E. Dowman (1873C), 1898–1902 #James Edward Dickey (1891C), 1902–1915 #Harvey Warren Cox, 1920–1942 #Goodrich C. White (1908C), 1942–1957 #S. Walter Martin, 1957–1962 #Sanford Soverhill Atwood, Sanford S. Atwood, 1963–1977 #James T. Laney, 1977–1993 #Billy E. Frye (1954G, 1956 Ph.D.), 1993–1994 #William Chace, 1994–2003 #James W. Wagner, 2003–2016 #Claire E. Sterk, 2016–2020 #Gregory L. Fenves, 2020–present


References

*"Emory University," ''New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved July 1, 2006: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. *Gleason, Jan. "Emory ranked 9th-best national university by U.S. News & World Report magazine" in ''Emory Report'' (Atlanta: Emory Report, 1997), Volume 50 No. 1. *Hauk, Gary S. ''A Legacy of Heart and Mind : Emory since 1836'' (Atlanta: Emory University, developed and produced by Bookhouse Group, Inc., 1999). *Young, James Harvey. "A Brief History of Emory University," in ''Emory College Catalog 2003–2005'' (Atlanta: Emory University Office of University Publications, 2003), 9–15.


Notes

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