List of University of Richmond people

This is a list of notable faculty and alumni from the University of Richmond.

Presidents

*Robert Ryland - first president (1841-1866)
*Tiberius G. Jones - second president (1866-1869)
*Frederic W. Boatwright - third president (1895-1946)
*George M. Modlin - fourth president (1946-1971)
*E. Bruce Heilman - fifth president (1971-1986 and 1987-1988)
*Samuel A. Banks - sixth president (1986-1987)
*Richard L. Morrill - seventh president (1988-1998)
*William E. Cooper - eighth president (1998-2007)
*Edward L. Ayers - ninth president (2007-present)

Alumni

Sports

*Bruce Allen - general manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Shawn Barber - linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
*Joe Biscaha - former NFL and AFL end, 1959-1960
*Lew Burdette - former MLB pitcher, 1950-67; Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series
*Sean Casey - first baseman, Boston Red Sox
*Erik Christensen - former NFL end, 1956
*Kevin Eastman - assistant coach, Boston Celtics
*Reggie Evans - former NFL running back, 1983
*Tim Finchem - Commissioner, PGA Tour
*Walker Gillette - former NFL wide receiver, 1970-1976
*Sean Gustus - scout, Philadelphia Eagles
*Tim Hightower - running back, Arizona Cardinals
*John Hilton - former NFL tight end, 1965-1973
*Brian Jordan - first baseman, Atlanta Braves
*Matt Joyce - former NFL offensive lineman, 1995-2004
*Paris Lenon - linebacker, Detroit Lions
*Gregg Marshall - head men's basketball coach, Wichita State University
*Johnny Newman - former NBA player, 1986-2002
*Jeff Nixon - former NFL player, 1979-81
*Barry Redden - former NFL player, 1st Round Draft Pick, LA Rams, 1982-1990
*John Schweitz - former NBA player
*Arman Shields - wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
*Barty Smith - former NFL running back, Green Bay Packers
*Mike Smith - pitcher, Minnesota Twins
*Deborah Snagg - UR track star and Richmond Marathon Winner
*Matt Snider (Class of 1999) - former NFL fullback, 1999-2002, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston
*Tim Stauffer - pitcher, San Diego Padres organization; fourth overall pick in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
*Margaret Stender - President, Chicago Sky
*Benjy Taylor - head men's basketball coach, Chicago State University
*Brendan Toibin - former NFL kicker, 1987
*Stacy Tutt - fullback, New York Jets
*Ben Zeskind - professional baseball player; second baseman
*Craig Ziadie - former Major League Soccer defender, 2001-2004

Politics and government

*Watkins Abbitt - U.S. Representative, 1948-1973
*Ward Armstrong - member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1992-present
*M. Caldwell Butler - U.S. Representative, 1972-1983
*Virgil Goode - U.S. Representative, 1997-present
*J. Vaughan Gary - U.S. Representative, 1945-1965
*J. Steven Griles - Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, 2001-2005
*William J. Howell - Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates, 2003-present
*Charles J. Hughes, Jr. - U.S. Senator, 1909-1911
*Menalcus Lankford - U.S. Representative, 1929-1933
*Andrew Jackson Montague - U.S. Representative, 1913-1937
*Owen B. Pickett - U.S. Representative, 1987-2001
*Absalom Robertson - U.S. Senator, 1946-1966
*Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. - U.S. Representative, 1937-1945
*David E. Satterfield III - U.S. Representative, 1965-1981
*John Ambler Smith - U.S. Representative, 1873-1875
*Mary Sue Terry - Attorney General of Virginia, 1986-1993
*Robert E. Trono - Deputy Director of the United States Marshals Service, 2006-present
*Joseph Whitehead - U.S. Representative, 1925-1931

Business

*Leslie M. Baker, Jr. (Class of 1964) - former President and CEO, Wachovia Corporation
*Chris Daniel - President, Torrid, a division of Hot Topic
*William K. Howell - former President, Miller Brewing Company
*Frank E. Resnik (M.S., 1955) - former Chairman and CEO, Philip Morris USA
*Claiborne Robins (Class of 1894) - founder, A.H. Robins Company (now a part of Wyeth)
*E. Claiborne Robins (Class of 1931) - former Chairman, A.H. Robins Company
*Robert S. Ukrop (Class of 1969) - President and CEO, Ukrop's

Humanities and arts

*Steve Buckingham - multi Grammy winning record producer and music executive
*Paul Duke - journalist, best known for his 20-year stint as moderator of "Washington Week in Review" on PBS
*Douglas S. Freeman - two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian
*Earl Hamner - author of Spencer's Mountain and creator of television shows "The Waltons" and "Falcon Crest"
*Bruce Hornsby - singer (often known for his association with the Grateful Dead); briefly attended UR but did not graduate
*Grant Shaud - actor, best known for playing the role of Miles Silverberg on the 1990s TV sitcom "Murphy Brown"
*Nick Warnock - contestant on season one of The Apprentice; briefly attended UR but did not graduate
*Michaela Clemence (Class of 2006) - Contestant on America's Toughest Jobs Season 1

Science and technology

*Saul Krugman - scientist; conducted pioneering research on hepatitis B vaccine
*Leland D. Melvin - NASA astronaut
* [http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~greg/ Gregory Morrisett] - Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
* Alice T. Schafer - past president, Association for Women in Mathematics, for whom the national prize for undergraduates given by the organization is named

Education

*J. Hillis Miller, Sr. - former president, Keuka College, 1935-1941, and University of Florida, 1948-1953