List of Morgan State University alumni

List of Morgan State University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Centenary Biblical Institute (1867-1890), Morgan College (1890-1938), Morgan State College (1938-1975), and Morgan State University (1975-Present). Located in residential Baltimore, Maryland, Morgan State is a historically black university and Maryland's designated public urban university.

See also Morgan State University alumni.

Contents

Arts, News, Entertainment, and Publishing

Name Class year Notability References
Carolyn Baker attended Entertainment Exec. MTV-founder team Warner Bros. Rec. President, RayCharles label Philanthropic Matchmaker http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynbbaker
Joe Clair Comedian and BET VJ
Jae Deal 2002 Composer, Music Producer
Walt Dickerson jazz vibraphonist
Dan Foster Unknown Nigerian-based radio DJ
Earl G. Graves 1957 Entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Black Enterprise Magazine
Mark Gray 1990 sports writer, talk show host at WOL (AM) AM (Washington, DC), former talk show host at ESPN Radio [1]
Maysa Leak 1991 Jazz singer known better as Maysa
Mo'Nique attended Academy Award winning actress
Crystal A. Johnson 1995 ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition, VH1's Motormouth, and NBC's Three Wishes
Richard Muhammad Editor-in-Chief, The Final Call [2]
Dexter Nixon 1994 Warner Brothers TV, CEO of April 10th Films
William C. Rhoden 1972 New York Times columnist
Tiffany Riddick 1999 Singer, Songwriter, background vocalist for Beyoncé
Keith Russell 1995 ESPN anchor
Howard "Chip" Silverman 1975 author: Diner Guys, Ten Bears
Lonnie Liston Smith Jazz Musician
Doreen Spicer Disney's The Proud Family and Jump In! writer
David E. Talbert playwright, TV producer, and entrepreneur
Waters Turpin 1931 author, Harlem renaissance [3]
Deniece Williams attended R&B and Gospel Singer

Education

Name Class year Notability References
Elzee Gladden principal, Baltimore's Dunbar High School, first to receive Phd. from Morgan

Judiciary

Robert M. Bell
Name Class year Notability References
Jan M. Alexander 1982 Judge, District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County, (2002-2010), Circuit Court, Baltimore County, (2010- ) [4]
Robert M. Bell Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Roger W. Brown Judge, Circuit Court, Baltimore City, (1987-2002)
Harry A. Cole first African American Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals and the first in the Maryland Senate
Arrie W. Davis Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Askew Gatewood Judge, District Court, Baltimore City
John R. Hargrove, Sr. Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1984-1997) [5]
Joseph C. Howard, Sr. Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1979-2000)
Neal Janey Judge, District Court, Baltimore City (1990-1994)
Norman Johnson Judge, District Court, Baltimore City
Alexander Wright, Jr. Judge, Circuit Court, Baltimore County, (1998-2000); Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2008-)

Sports

Name Class year Notability References
Tim Baylor 1976 defensive back, Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings [6]
Joe Black 1950 pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers, First African American pitcher to win a World Series Game, NL Rookie of the Year (1952) [7]
Bill Brown 1951 Track and Field - 800 meters - Pan American Games Silver Medalist
Roosevelt Brown 1952 tackle, New York Giants, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [8]
Raymond Chester tight end, Oakland Raiders [9]
Josh Culbreath 1955 Track and Field - 400m hurdles - 1956 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalist [10][11]
Len Ford 1949 end, Cleveland Browns, Pro Football Hall of Fame [12]
Elvis Franks 1980 defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets [13]
John Fuqua running back, Pittsburgh Steelers [14]
Clarence Gaines 1945 former basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University, coached most basketball games in college history[citation needed]
Cornell Gowdy 1986 cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers current NFL scout [15]
Leroy Kelly 1963 halfback, Cleveland Browns, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [16]
Willie Lanier 1966 linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [17]
Jack Pierce 1984 Track and Field - 110 Hurdles - Olympic Games Bronze Medalist [18]
Jeffrey Queen 1969 running back, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers [19]
Visanthe Shiancoe 2002 tight end, Minnesota Vikings [20]
Chad Simpson 2008 running back, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, and Washington Redskins [21]
Rochelle Stevens 1988 Track and Field - 4x400 Relay Team - Olympic Games Bronze Medalist [22]
John Sykes 1972 running back, San Diego Chargers [23]
Maurice Tyler 1972 cornerback, Denver Broncos [24]
Bob Wade 1968 cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos [25]
Mark Washington 1970 cornerback, Dallas Cowboys [26]
Marvin Webster 1974 center, New York Knicks [27]

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  2. ^ "Richard Muhammad, editor-in-chief of The Final Call". http://straightwords.typepad.com/about.html. 
  3. ^ "Turpin, Waters E.(1910–1968) - Writer, Chronology, Education career". http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/4488/Turpin-Waters-E-1910-1968.html. 
  4. ^ "District Court of Maryland: Jan M. Alexander". Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/32dc/html/msa13937.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
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  8. ^ "Rosey Brown". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNROS01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  9. ^ "Raymond Chester". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHESTRAY01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  10. ^ Mitchell, Bryan (July 23, 2008). "4 inducted into Marine sports Hall of Fame". Marine Corps Times. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/07/marine_induction_072208w/. Retrieved December 18, 2008. 
  11. ^ "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". USA Track & Field, Inc.. http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/m400mH.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-14. 
  12. ^ "Len Ford". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FORDLEN01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  13. ^ "Elvis Franks". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FRANKELV01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  14. ^ "John Fuqua". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FUQUAJOH01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  15. ^ "Cornell Gowdy". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GOWDYCOR01. Retrieved 2008-03-02. 
  16. ^ "Leroy Kelly". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KELLYLER01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  17. ^ "Willie Lanier". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LANIEWIL01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  18. ^ "Jack Pierce". USA Track & Field, Inc.. 1999-12-22. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080307025200/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/1997/pierce.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
  19. ^ "Jeffrey Queen". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=QUEENJEF01. Retrieved 2008-03-02. 
  20. ^ "Vishante Shiancoe". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SHIANVIS01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  21. ^ "Chad Simpson". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SimpsCha01. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  22. ^ "USATF Athlete Biography: Rochelle Stevens". USA Track & Field, Inc.. 1999-12-22. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080307025836/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2000/stevens.html. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
  23. ^ "John Sykes". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SYKESJOH01. Retrieved 2008-03-02. 
  24. ^ "Maurice Tyler". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TYLERMAU01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  25. ^ "Bob Wade". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WADEBOB01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  26. ^ "Mark Washington". databaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WASHIMAR01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  27. ^ "Marvin Webster". databaseBasketball.com. DatabaseSports. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WEBSTMA01. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
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