This is a list of notable alumni and distinguished faculty at
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a public university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight undergraduate colleges as well as a college of graduate studies, together off ...
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Athletics
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Dewon Brazelton
Dewon Cortez Brazelton (born June 16, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played professionally for the Tampa Bay Rays and the San Diego Padres. He last pitched in the major leagues in 2006.
Ea ...
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Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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Tony Burse
Tony Lee Burse (born April 4, 1965) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 12th round of the 1987 NFL Draft. ...
(1986) – former
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offen ...
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Kevin Byard
Kevin Leon Byard Jr. (born August 17, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Byard was drafted by the Titans in the third round of ...
(2015) – 2017 All Pro Safety
National Football League
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defensive back
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* Mike Caldwell (1993) – former National Football League
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...
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Tyrone Calico
Tyrone Bernard Calico (born November 9, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. In college, he was the starting receiver for Middle Tennessee State University.
College career
Calico made 65 receptions ...
(2002) – former National Football League wide receiver
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Marty Carter
Marty Carter (born December 17, 1969) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional ...
(1991) – former National Football League
safety
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Meanings
There are ...
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Alysha Clark
Alysha Angelica Clark (born July 7, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in the second round of the 2010 WNBA draft by the S ...
(2010) –
Women's National Basketball Association
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forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
* Jerry DeLucca (1956) – former National Football League offensive tackle
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Don Griffin
Donald Frederick Griffin (born March 17, 1964 in Pelham, Georgia) is a former professional American football player who was NFL Draft, drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 176-lb. cornerback from ...
(1986) – former National Football League safety
* James Griffin (1983) – former National Football League safety
* Dwone Hicks (2003) – former National Football League running back
* Andrico Hines (2003) –
Arena Football League
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player
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Kelly Holcomb
Bryan Kelly Holcomb (born July 9, 1973) is a former American football quarterback of the National Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State ...
(1995) – former National Football League
quarterback
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Amber Holt
Amber Shirell Holt (born June 7, 1985) is an American professional women's basketball player most recently with the Tulsa Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Early life
Holt was born in Norcross, Georgia. She is the da ...
(2008) – Women's National Basketball Association forward
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Richie James
Richard Rhondel "Richie" James Jr. (born September 5, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee.
Early years
J ...
(2017) - National Football League wide receiver
* Shawn Jones (2014) - basketball player for
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Jeremy Kellem
Jeremy Kellem (born June 6, 1989) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University and attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He ha ...
(2010) – Arena Football League defensive back
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ReShard Lee
ReShard Lee (born October 12, 1980) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University.
Earl ...
(2003) – National Football League running back
* David Little (1984) – former National Football League
tight end
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Mike Moore Michael Moore is an American filmmaker and author.
Michael Moore may also refer to:
Academia
* Michael G. Moore (fl. 1970s–2020s), professor of education
* Michael S. Moore (academic) (fl. 1960s–2020s), American law professor
* Michael Moore ...
(1978) – Houston Oilers Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame
* Kendall Newson (2001) – former National Football League wide receiver
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Ray Oldham
Donnie Ray Oldham (February 23, 1951 – July 23, 2005) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions.
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(1973) – former National Football League safety
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Jayhawk Owens
Claude Jayhawk Owens IIHarding, Thomas.Where Have You Gone, Jayhawk Owens?, MLB.com, April 24, 2002.catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...
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Shane Primm
''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir'' is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter'', which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on ...
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UFC
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contestant on ''
The Ultimate Fighter
''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...
'' Season 8 Light-Heavyweight Fighter
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Jonathan Quinn
Jonathan Ryan Quinn (born February 27, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears. He w ...
(1998) – former National Football League quarterback
* Mardy Scales (2003) – United States sprinter
* Dwight Stone (1986) – former National Football League wide receiver
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Phillip Tanner
Phillip Tanner (born August 8, 1988) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University.
Early ...
(2010) – former National Football League
running back
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*Joe Campbell, running back, National Football League, LA Rams
* Kenny Tippins (1989) – former National Football League linebacker
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Ken Trickey
Kenneth Franklin Trickey Sr. (August 30, 1933"Ken Trickey" ''
Reggie Upshaw
Reginald Eugene Upshaw Jr. (born April 7, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. He competed in college for Middle Tennessee State University.
Early life and high school career
Upshaw ...
(2017) - basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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Erik Walden
Erik Lashawn Walden (born August 21, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played for the Ka ...
(2008) – National Football League linebacker
* Josh Walker – National Football League
guard
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* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
Musicians
* Julien Baker – singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Brooke Barrettsmith
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– Billboard charting singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist
* Scott "Skippy" Chapman (2001) – keyboardist and singer-songwriter,
Code of Ethics
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George S. Clinton
George Stanley Clinton, Jr. (born June 17, 1947) is an American composer, songwriter, arranger, and session musician.
Biography
Clinton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His musical career began in Nashville while earning degrees in music and ...
(1969) –
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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composer (''
Austin Powers
''Austin Powers'' is a series of American spy action comedy films: '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002). The films were produced an ...
'' trilogy)
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Cedric Dent
Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music, gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received seve ...
(Gospel Music Singer) – member of
Take 6
Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music, gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received seve ...
. Professor of Theory & Composition in the MTSU School of Music.
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Colton Dixon
Michael Colton Dixon (born October 19, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He placed seventh on the eleventh season of ''American Idol''.
Early life
Colton Dixon was born Michael Colton Dixon on Oct ...
(2010) – American Idol Season 11 Contestant – Top 7
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Brett Eldredge
Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to Warner Music Group Nashville. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of ...
- singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Bobby Bosko Grubic (a.k.a. Bobby G) (1999) – singer-songwriter, director/producer
* Chris James – singer-songwriter, producer and Grammy Award-nominated engineer for
Prince
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Amy Lee
Amy Lynn Hartzler (; born December 13, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead songwriter of the rock band Evanescence. Alongside her contributions with the band, Lee has also particip ...
(2000/dropped out) – co-founder and lead singer,
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer and musician Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording independent EPs as a duo in the late 90's, and a demo CD, Evanescence released their debut s ...
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Brice Long
William Brice Long (born August 25, 1971) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Signed to Columbia Records in 2005, Long charted one single on the ''Billboard'' country chart that year: "Anywhere but Here", which was also released by Ch ...
(1993) – country music singer-songwriter
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Sean McConnell
Sean McConnell is an American folk and country singer-songwriter.
Biography
McConnell was born in Athol, Massachusetts to two folk singers who played in local venues in the Boston area. His family moved to Georgia when he was eleven years old ...
– American singer-songwriter
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The Protomen
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(Rock Band) – Independent concept band based in Nashville
* Jeremi Richardson (singer) – member of the CCM group Avalon
*Laura Rogers – of the Americana music duo
The Secret Sisters
The Secret Sisters are an Americana singing and songwriting duo consisting of vocalists Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle. The duo's music has been compared to artists like the Everly Brothers.
History
Beginnings
Laura and Lydia Rogers are sisters ...
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Hillary Scott
Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead singer of Lady A, previously known as Lady Antebellum, a country music group that was formed in 2006, and is signed to Big Machine Records. ...
(2006) – singer-songwriter,
Lady A
Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar), ...
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Natalie Prass
Natalie Jean Prass (born March 15, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her self-titled debut album was released on January 27, 2015, through Spacebomb and Columbia Records.
Biography
Natalie Prass was born in ...
– American singer-songwriter
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Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Katharine Van Etten (born February 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released six studio albums, the latest of which is '' We've Been Going About This All Wrong'' (2022).
Early life
Van Etten was born in Belleville, N ...
– American singer-songwriter
* Chris Young – country music singer; 2006 winner, ''
Nashville Star
''Nashville Star'' is an American reality television singing competition program that aired for six seasons, from 2003 to 2008. Its first five seasons aired on USA Network, while the last season aired on NBC. Its five seasons on USA made it the l ...
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Count Bass D
Dwight Conroy Farrell (born August 25, 1973), better known by his stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist who resides in Millheim, Pennsylvania. His production style is characterised by layers o ...
– rapper, producer
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Isaiah Rashad
Isaiah Rashad Joel McClain (born May 16, 1991), is an American rapper. His first big break was performing on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour with rappers Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA among others. He is a founding member of the Chattanooga hip ...
Tay Keith
Tay may refer to:
People and languages
* Tay (name), including lists of people with the given name, surname and nickname
* Tay people, an ethnic group of Vietnam
** Tày language
*Atayal language, an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan (ISO 639 ...
– producer
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Lecrae
Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979), mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record and film producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur.
He is the president, co-owner and co-founder of the ind ...
James M. Buchanan
James McGill Buchanan Jr. (; October 3, 1919 – January 9, 2013) was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962, ''The Calculus of Consen ...
, B.A. (1940) – 1986
Nobel Prize in Economics
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Laureate
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Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance ...
– 2006
Nobel Peace Prize
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Nashville, Tennessee
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(1987–1991) and
U.S. Representative
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Democrat
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*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
Bart Gordon
Barton Jennings Gordon (born January 24, 1949) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of t ...
U.S. Senator
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The composition and powe ...
(Democrat – Tennessee – 1953–1971)
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Andy Ogles
William Andrew Ogles IV (born June 18, 1971) is an American far-right politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 5th congressional district since 2023 and served as mayor of Maury County, Tennessee, ...
(2007) – Mayor of
Maury County, Tennessee
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(2018–2022) and
U.S. Representative
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Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Robert Rochelle
Robert Rochelle (born November 25, 1945) is an American lawyer and former Democratic politician. He served as a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1982 to 2002.
Early life
Robert Rochelle was born on November 25, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
(1968) – Tennessee State Senator from 1970 to 2002.
Others
* Bryan M. Clayton - businessman and real estate investor, CEO and cofounder of
GreenPal
GreenPal is an online freelancing platform that connects landscapers to clients in the United States. The company is based in Nashville, Tennessee and was founded in 2012. GreenPal's business model was inspired by Uber, Airbnb and Lyft. As of Jan ...
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Jon Coffelt
Johnny Lee Coffelt born (May 16, 1963) is an American artist who lives and works in Brooklyn New York City. Coffelt paints, sculpts, sews, makes Artist's books, book arts, and curates art exhibitions.
Background
Coffelt was born to Dorcas Ann (ma ...
(1981–1984) – New York City artist, painter, sculptor
* Erika Costell – YouTuber, model, and singer
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Brandon Curry
Brandon Curry (born October 19, 1982) is an American professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB pro league. He is the 2019 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion.
Biography
Early life
Curry was born a ...
professional bodybuilder
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Donna Scott Davenport Donna Scott Davenport (born Scott) is the first judge to have overseen the Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile justice system, filling the newly created position in 2000. She is also a former adjunct professor at her ''alma mater'', Middle Tenness ...
– embattled
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2021 census, the population was 352,182, making it the fifth-most populous county in Tennessee. A study conducted by the Univers ...
juvenile court Judge
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Lane Davies
Lane Davies (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor.
Personal life
Davies was born in Dalton, Georgia, the son of Emily and Bill Davies. He has three brothers—Bruce, George, and Whit. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with ...
(Actor) – known for portraying Mason Capwell in Santa Barbara
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Ashley Eicher
Ashley Eicher is a host, producer, podcaster and storyteller. She is the host of ''Guest List Radio with Ashley Eicher'' on Apple Music. She is the co-host and co-founder of the ''All Our Favorite People Podcast with Ashley Eicher and Hunter Kel ...
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Miss Tennessee
The Miss Tennessee competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss America Scholarship Competition.
Lauren Dickson of Parsons was crowned Miss Tennessee 2022 on June 25, 2022 at the Cannon Center ...
2004
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Mark Gwyn
Mark Gwyn is an American law enforcement officer. He is the former director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). He is eighth director in the agency's history and the first African American to serve in this capacity.
Early life
Mark G ...
– director,
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
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(2004–2018)
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Nick Levay
Nick Levay (1977–2021) also known as Rattle was an American computer security expert and hacker. He was the Chief Security Officer at the Council on Foreign Relations and other organizations such as Carbon Black and the Center for American ...
(b. 1977) – Chief Security Officer at organizations such as the
Council on Foreign Relations
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Sondra Locke
Sandra Louise Anderson (''née'' Smith; May 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. She achieved worldwide recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit f ...
(1944–2018) – Oscar-nominated actress and director
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Bayer Mack
Bayer Leevince Mack (born August 26, 1972) is an American record executive and filmmaker. He is the publisher of the late-1990s, early-2000s urban entertainment website ''HOT 104.com'', the founder of Block Starz Music and the director of '' The C ...
– award-nominated writer,
record executive
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and film producer.
* Mary Scales – first black MTSU faculty member and first black female Murfreesboro City Councilperson.
* Wayne White – artist, known for his work on ''
Pee-wee's Playhouse
''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' is an American television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens's po ...