List of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University alumni

The following is a list of notable people associated with Florida A&M University, located in the American city of Tallahassee, Florida. Florida A&M University is a public, four-year, historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida. It is one of eleven institutions in Florida's State University System.^[1]

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Education

Name Class year Notability References James H. Ammons former President of Florida A&M University Castell V. Bryant former Interim President of Florida A&M University Meredith Clark Professor of Media Studies at University of Virginia Blanche G. Ely school principal, Broward County. See Ely Educational Museum Fred Gainous former President of Florida A&M University Tameka Bradley Hobbs associate provost of Florida Memorial University, historian and author ^[2] Frederick S. Humphries former President of Florida A&M University

Business and philanthropy

Name Class year Notability References Raymond A. Brown attorney whose clients included Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur and "Dr. X" physician Mario Jascalevich ^[3] Arthur R. Collins 1982 founding partner of the theGROUP, a strategy, policy and communications firm established in 2011 in Washington, D.C.; former President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Private Partnership, Inc., an independent strategic planning and political consulting firm founded in Tallahassee, FL in 1989; former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Florida A&M University John W. Thompson 1971 Chairman and former President and CEO, Symantec Corporation; former VP IBM; part owner of the Golden State Warriors

John W. Thompson

Politics, judicial, and public service

Name Class year Notability References Keisha Lance Bottoms 1995 second female mayor of Atlanta ^[4] Corrine Brown 1969 former U.S. Congresswoman Melvin Carter mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota ^[5] Andrew Fahie 1991 Premier of the British Virgin Islands ^[6] Wilkie D. Ferguson 1960 former judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal and the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Andrew Gillum mayor of Tallahassee, Florida Alcee L. Hastings former U.S. Congressman Joseph Woodrow Hatchett 1954 first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court of Florida Mia L. Jones 1991 former member of the Florida House of Representatives Kwame Kilpatrick 1992 former mayor of Detroit, Michigan Alfred Lawson, Jr. current member of the U.S. House of Representatives Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. lawyer and civil rights activist, former Secretary of State of Florida, the first black member of the Florida Cabinet since Reconstruction Carrie P. Meek 1946 former U.S. Congresswoman Kendrick Meek 1989 former U.S. Congressman Gwendolyn M. Miller Chairwoman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida, District 1 ^[7] Diallo Vincent Rabain 1995 former Opposition Senate Leader; current Member of Parliament and Minister of Education and Workforce Development Legislature of Bermuda Alzo J. Reddick former member of the Florida House of Representatives David Scott current U.S. Representative from Georgia's 13th congressional district

Corrine Brown   Alcee Hastings

Entertainment

Athletics

Name Class year Notability References Gene Atkins former NFL player Jamie Brown former NFL offensive tackle Greg Coleman NFL punter Vince Coleman former MLB player Andre Dawson former MLB player and a member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Hewritt Dixon former NFL player Glen Edwards former NFL player Kevin Elliott NFL player Willie Galimore former NFL player Althea Gibson 1953 tennis player ^[8] Quinn Gray NFL quarterback Marquis Grissom MLB player Bob Hayes football player, Olympic gold medalist Earl Holmes former NFL player and current linebackers coach at FAMU Jerome James NBA player Clemon Johnson former NBA player Meadowlark Lemon former Harlem Globetrotter Hal McRae former MLB player and manager Terry Mickens former NFL wide receiver Jamie Nails former NFL offensive tackle Nate Newton former NFL offensive tackle Dexter Nottage former NFL player Dan Parrish NFL player Casey Printers CFL quarterback Ken Riley former NFL player and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Wally Williams former NFL player

Althea Gibson

Film, television, and performing arts

Name Class year Notability References Gregory Anderson film producer (Tri-Destined Studios) Rob Hardy film producer (Rainforest Productions) T'Keyah Crystal Keymah actress Dr. Heavenly Kimes 2013 reality television cast member Pam Oliver sports anchor William Packer film producer (Rainforest Productions) Angela Pitts contestant on Flavor of Love 3 and winner of I Love Money 2 Angela Robinson actress Anika Noni Rose Tony Award-winning actress Peyton Alex Smith actor ^[9] Daniel Sunjata actor Meshach Taylor 1993 actor ^[10] Roy Wood, Jr. comedian and radio personality

Anika Noni Rose

Music

Name Class year Notability References Julian "Cannonball" Adderley jazz alto saxophonist Nat Adderley jazz cornetist Scotty Barnhart jazz trumpeter ^[11] Tabi Bonney rapper Common attended rapper and entertainer K.Michelle R&B singer Rico Love songwriter and rapper M-1 real name Mutulu Olugabala, member of hip-hop group Dead Prez Smitty attended rapper and producer stic.man real name Clayton Gavin, member of hip-hop group Dead Prez

Smitty

Other notable alumni

Name Class year Notability References Ibram X. Kendi 2004 author, historian Bernard Kinsey owner of one of the largest African-American art collections Jami Valentine Miller, Ph.D. 1996 physicist; founder of African American Women in Physics, Inc.

See also

• Florida A&M University alumni

References

1. Facts About FAMU Alumni
2. Benowitz, Shayne (October 22, 2020). "These rising local power players are advancing the community through activism, education, and more". Miami Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
3. Berger, Joseph. "Raymond A. Brown, Civil Rights Lawyer, Dies at 94", The New York Times, October 11, 2009. Accessed October 12, 2009.
4. "Atlanta mayoral runoff: Bottoms claims victory; Norwood seeks recount". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
5. "Melvin Carter is St. Paul's new mayor; Jacob Frey leads in Minneapolis". Star Tribune.
6. "Andrew Fahie sworn in as Premier". BVI News. 26 February 2019.
7. . allamericanspeakers.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
8. "Althea ~ Althea Gibson Biographical Timeline | American Masters | PBS". PBS. 31 August 2015.
9. "'The Quad' Peyton 'Alex' Smith on Showcasing HBCU Excellence". 15 February 2017.
10. "Meschach Taylor". allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
11. "Atlanta Native Scotty Barnhart Named Conductor of Count Basie Orchestra". Atlanta Daily World. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-12-14.