My Carolina Alumni Association

Mike Dunleavy, coach of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers and former coach of Lakers, Bucks, and Trail Blazers; former player with 76ers, Rockets, Spurs, and Bucks; 1976, psychology
Alex English, member of Basketball Hall of Fame; seventh-leading scorer in NBA history; former player with Bucks, Pacers, Nuggets, and Mavericks; 1991, interdisciplinary studies
Zam Federick, led the nation in scoring in basketball in 1980-81 (28.9 points per game); state championship-winning coach at Calhoun County (S.C.) High School; inducted into USC Athletic Hall of Fame, 2002; 1981, BS, business administration
Tim Hankinson, former soccer coach at Syracuse University and former coach of Major League Soccer's Tampa Bay Mutiny and Colorado Rapids; 1978, interdisciplinary studies
Alex Hawkins, former NFL running back and receiver with Baltimore Colts and Atlanta Falcons, 1959-1968; ACC Player of the Year in 1958; inducted into USC's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970; 1964; BS in business administration
Shannon Johnson, second all-time leading scorer in women's basketball history (2,230 points); member of gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team; four-time WNBA all-star; 1996, bachelor of science
Kevin Joyce, first-round NBA draft pick in 1973, but played three seasons in the American Basketball Association; member of 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team; inducted into USC's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998; 1977, general studies
Ed Lynch, former major league (Cubs) general manager and pitcher (Mets and Cubs); former USC baseball and basketball player; 1977, finance
Dan Reeves played football at Carolina from 1962-64 and was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 1977. He went on to star in the NFL, spending eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played in two Super Bowls, including a 24-3 win over Miami following the 1971 season. He became the youngest coach in the NFL in 1981 when he joined the Denver Broncos.
George Rogers Jr., 1980 Heisman Trophy winner; former NFL No. 1 draft pick; 1981, associate's, commercial education, and 1989, interdisciplinary studies
Sterling Sharpe, former ESPN analyst; former NFL standout with Green Bay Packers; 1987, interdisciplinary studies
Terrence Trammel, two-time Olympic silver medalist in 110-meter hurdles (2000, 2004); 2005, retailing
Charlie Weis, football coach of Notre Dame; former NFL assistant coach who won three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots and one with the New York Giants; 1989, master of education
Tonique Williams-Darling, USC's first Olympic gold medalist, as the 400-meter champion for her native Bahamas in the 2004 Games; 1999, BS in business administration
Brian Winters, coach of WNBA's Indiana Fever; first-round NBA draft pick in 1974; played with Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks; former head coach of Vancouver Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors; 1980, master of education

James Barrow, investment manager at Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc., which manages the Vanguard Windsor II Fund and Vanguard Selected Value Fund; 1962, finance
Paula Harper Bethea, director, Bethea, Jordan & Griffin, Hilton Head, S.C.; former chairwoman of the board, United Way of America; former chairwoman and current board member, S.C. Chamber of Commerce; 1975, English
Catherine Cameron Cooper, chairwoman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Board of Trustees; former partner with executive search firm Blackshaw, Olmstead, Lynch, & Koenig; former president of the Owners' Association of InterContinental Hotels Group; 1971, business management
Charles Dallara, international economist and managing director, Institute of International Finance, Washington, D.C.; former assistant secretary, U.S. Treasury for International Affairs; 1970, economics
John Fain, president of Fain Enterprises in Virginia Beach, Va.; former board of director of Keane Inc.; founder and president of Metro Information Services, which merged with Keane; recently recognized as Distinguished Eagle Scout by Boy Scouts of America; 1970, computer science
Roosevelt Giles, founder and president, Information Management Systems, Atlanta; 1974, associate's in commercial education, USC Union
Richard Holcomb, CEO StrikeIron, Web solutions company, Raleigh, N.C.; founder and former chairman, HAHT Commerce, Web applications company; former owner, Q+E Software; 1982, computer science
W.W. “Hootie” Johnson, chairman of the executive committee of Bank of America Corp.; chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club; 1953, finance
Larry Kellner, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Continental Airlines; 1981, accounting
Ellen Knapp, chair and chief information officer for global operations, Pricewaterhouse Coopers; 1974, geography.
David Lanter, group/practice leader for the information management services of Camp Dresser & McKee; former director of research at Rand McNally; 1989, doctorate, geography
Peter McCausland, chairman and CEO, Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., North America's largest distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and welding equipment; 1971, history.
Robert McNair, founder, chairman, and CEO of NFL's Houston Texans; chairman of McNair Foundation; founder of McNair Scholar Program; 1958, psychology. Award Winner
Darla Moore, financier and partner in Rainwater Inc.; 1975, political science. Award Winner
Edna Morris, president of the James Beard Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the culinary arts; former vice president of operations for Red Lobster; 1974, psychology
Phillip Pearce, former governor, New York Stock Exchange; 1953, business
Daniel Sanders Sr., former president of ExxonMobil Chemical Co.; 1961, mechanical engineering
Shigeru Sekine, CEO and president of Nikko Chemicals Co. Ltd., Tokyo; 1977, master's in international business
Marva Smalls, executive vice president of public affairs and chief of staff, Nickelodeon, New York; founder of USC's first NAACP student chapter; 1977, political science, and 1982, master's public administration. Award Winner
Don Tomlin, mortgage financing pioneer, real estate developer, and former co-owner of Park Communications; co-chairman of Columbia Chamber of Commerce committee on the city's master-plan development; supports USC Technology Incubator for business development; 1971, business administration
Glenn Tilton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of UAL Corp. and United Airlines; former senior vice president, Texaco; 1970, international studies
Charles Way Jr., chair and CEO of Charleston developer the Beach Co.; former South Carolina secretary of commerce; 1959, economics, and 1962, law
Howard “Humpy” Wheeler Jr., president of Lowe's Motor Speedway, Charlotte, N.C.; 1961, journalism

Bernard Addison, actor; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Broadway debut in 1998 in “Electra”; narrated Emmy-nominated “The Farm: Angola USA,” documentary about death-row inmates; 1985, theatre
Robert Ariail , nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist, The State, Columbia; two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee; 1984, interdisciplinary studies
Susan Aude, longtime news anchor, WIS-TV, Columbia; retired February 2006; 1978, master's of mass communication
Don Belt, writer and editor for National Geographic magazine; 1975, English literature
Kay Spann Byrd, editor and publisher of Women Ministries, Women of Power magazine; 1982, education
Mike Colter, actor; played Big Willie in Oscar-winning “Million Dollar Baby” appears in 2005 release “Brooklyn Lobster” with Danny Aiello and Jane Curtin; 1998, theater
Rita Cosby, former Fox News anchor and MSNBC host; three-time Emmy Award winner; 1989, broadcast journalism and Spanish degrees. Read Member Profile
Leeza Gibbons, television celebrity and radio personality; three-time Emmy winner for former talk show “Leeza” created the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation to support victims of Alzheimer's disease and their families; 1978, broadcast journalism
Jim Hoagland, foreign affairs columnist, The Washington Post; two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize; 1961, journalism. Read Award Winner Profile
Cliff Hollingsworth, screenwriter for “Cinderella Man,” starring Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger; 1977, journalism; 1979, master's in education
Matt Homan, general manager of Iowa Events Center; former assistant general manager of Colonial Center; named in 2005 as one of Billboard magazine's “ 30 Under 30,” which honored entertainers and others in the entertainment industry; 2000, sport and entertainment management.
R. Dean Johnson, author, screenwriter, producer; author of “Life, Be There at Ten 'Til” wrote the screenplay for “Just Pray,” directed by actress Tiffani Thiessen and screened at the prestigious Tribecca Film Festival in 2005; 1985, master's in business administration
Lanier Laney, television writer and producer; former writer, “Saturday Night Live” and former co-producer, “MadTV” wrote screenplay for movie “Shag” 1977, art history
Tyron McFarlan, ringmaster for Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus; former performer with Circa 21, a professional troupe in Illinois; 1996, criminal justice
Gary Parsons, founder XM Satellite Radio; former executive vice president of MCI; 1977, master's in business administration
Brenda Pressley, actress; appeared in Tim Robbins' “Cradle Will Rock,” TV mini-series “Brewster's Place” with Oprah Winfrey, and guest appearances on various “Law & Order” episodes; cast in Maya Angelou's “And Still I Rise” and a number of off-Broadway productions; 1978, theatre
Robin Roberts, co-founder and president of National Media Inc., Alexandria, Va..; 1976, advertising/public relations

Susan Bell, professor of biology, University of South Florida; 1979, doctorate in marine science
Joseph Burckhalter, retired as distinguished professor emeritus, University of Michigan; member of National Inventors Hall of Fame; 1934, chemistry
Glenda Curry, rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Ala.; former president of Troy State University in Montgomery, Ala.; 1974, nursing
Bradley Hamm, dean, Indiana University School of Journalism; 1990, master's in journalism
John Harvey, professor of psychology, University of Iowa; 1968, psychology
Charles Joyner, associate professor of history and culture, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C.; author of “Shared Traditions, Southern History and Folk Culture” 1959, master's, history; 1968, doctorate, history
Joab Lesesne Jr., former president of Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C.; master's and doctorate, history
Stephen E. Loflin is founder and executive director of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars in Washington, D.C.; 1985, marketing
Elisabeth Muhlenfeld, president, Sweet Briar College, Virginia; author and Pulitzer Prize nominee; 1978, doctorate in English
David Oliver, artist-in-residence, college organist, and assistant professor of music, Morehouse College, Atlanta; 1999, doctorate, musical arts in performance
Patricia Spakes, chancellor of University of Washington, Tacoma; 1973, master's in social work
Mary Thornley, president, Trident Technical College, Charleston, S.C.; 1986, doctorate of education, curriculum and instruction
Duan Wei, professor Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwain; former director general, budget accounting and statistics, government of Taiwain; 1975, master's of mathematics; 1977, doctorate of mathematics

Andrew Card, White House chief of Staff under President George W. Bush, 2001-2006; served in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. Bush; former U.S. Secretary of Transportation; former vice president for government relations, General Motors Corp.; 1971, engineering. Award Winner
Kathryn George Frost, deceased; retired in April 2005 as the highest-ranking woman in the Army; former brigadier general, adjutant general, and commander of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service; 1970, bachelor's of library education
Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator, R-S.C.; colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserves; former U.S. congressman and S.C. legislator; 1976, BA; 1981, law
Grady Patterson, South Carolina State Treasurer; pilot in Army Air Corps, 1941-45; 1950, law
Noel Gary Preston, deputy chief, Navy Reserve; 1970, biology
Melvin Purvis, FBI agent who helped capture notorious 1930s gangsters John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson; 1925
Floyd Spence, deceased; former Congressman, Second District, South Carolina; 1952, English, and 1956, law
James “Spike” Stephenson, veteran of U.S. Agency for International Development; tours of duty in Iraq, Serbia and Montenegro, Egypt, Barbados, Grenada, El Salvador, and Lebanon; 1968, English; 1975, law Thirty-five South Carolina governors hold degrees from Carolina, among them:
James Hodges, elected 1998; former state legislator; 1979, business administration; 1982, law
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, elected governor in 1958; former U.S. Senator (1966-2005); former state legislator; 1947, law. Award Winner
Dick Riley, two-term govern first elected in 1978; former U.S. Secretary of Education; 1959, law

Stephen Benjamin, mayor, Columbia, South Carolina; principal, the Benjamin Law Firm; board member, USC Development Foundation; former director, S.C. Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services; 1999 Young Lawyer of the Year, National Bar Association; 1991, political science; 1994, law
Rigdon Hiett Boykin, international attorney and partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York; 1967, English; 1973, law
Judy Clarke, federal public defender; past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; has represented such high-profile defendants as Eric Rudolph, Ted Kaczynski, Susan Smith, and alleged Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui; 1977, law
Cameron Currie, U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina; former U.S. Magistrate Judge; 1970, political science
Kaye G. Hearn, first woman elected chief judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals; 1977, law
Reginald Lloyd, South Carolina U.S. Attorney; former S.C. Circuit Court judge; former South Carolina assistant attorney general; former director of research, chief counsel to S.C. House Judiciary Committee; 1993, law
Casey Manning, judge, Fifth Circuit Court, Columbia; former USC basketball standout; 1973, political science; 1977, law. Read Member Profile
Harriet Smith O'Neill, justice, Texas Supreme Court; 1982, law
Michael L. Thurmond, commissioner of Georgia Department of Labor; won Carolina's Outstanding Black Alumni Award, 2005; former director of Georgia Department of Family and Children Services and former state legislator; author of two histories on African Americans in Georgia; 1978, law
Jean Hoefer Toal, chief justice, S.C. Supreme Court; former state legislator; 1968, law
Karen Williams, first woman judge appointed to U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit; 1980, law

Noel Brownlee, a member of the surgical pathology faculty of Johns Hopkins University. He is an intra-operative consultant to surgeons, helping to diagnose disease by examining organs, tissues and cells. He also teaches residents and medical students. Dr. Brownlee also serves as national secretary of the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum; 2002, MD. Award Winner
Nioka "Nikki" Campbell, an assistant professor of clinical neuropsychiatry for the General Psychiatry Residency Program within Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine. She received multiple awards for her clinical work and was also the recipient of the School of Medicine Distinguished Young Physician Alumni Award; 1996, biology; 2000, MD. Read Award Winner Profile
Jim Chow, a brigadier general and surgeon in the United States Air Force as an Air National Guardsman from South Carolina, is the associate director of dermatology/dermatologic surgery and clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He’s also a partner at the Columbia Skin Clinic, LLC, and is an elected board member for the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 1980, biology; 1985, MD. Read Award Winner Profile
Katherine Anne Close, the director of Baskerville Free Medical Clinic near Georgetown, S.C. She also works to provide medical care to those who would otherwise go without in Haiti; 1988, MD. Award Winner
Virginia Eddy, director of undergraduate surgical education general/trauma surgery at Maine Medical Center; former trauma critical-care surgeon and associate professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; 1979, psychology; 1980, chemistry; 1984, MD
Cathy Forth, laboratory manager of the advanced communications systems laboratory at GE Global Research, Niskayuna, N.Y.; former vice president of communication networks and infrastructure at Lockheed Martin; 1979, master's in biology
Sister Carol Keehan, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States; former CEO of Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C.; 1980, master's of business administration. Read Award Winner Profile
David King, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; recipient of Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executives, the highest honor a government employee can receive; former Space Shuttle launch director and director of Shuttle Processing; 1983, mechanical engineering
Eileen Klimkowski, received Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian award in North Carolina, and the North Carolina Association for Home Care and Hospice Hero Award; founder and former director of EmeraldCare, private home health-care agency; 1994, master's in nursing
Raphael Lee, professor of plastic surgery and biomedical engineering, University of Chicago; national and international patent holder; MacArthur Prize Fellowship winner; 1971, engineering
Jacqueline Michel, internationally known expert on oil spills; president of Columbia-based Research Planning Inc.; 1974, 1976, 1980, geology bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees
Ralph Roe Jr., director of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center in Langley, Va.; recipient of Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executives, the highest honor a government employee can receive; former manager Space Shuttle Vehicle Engineering; 1983, mechanical engineering
John Swearingen, retired chairman, Standard Oil Company, Indiana; namesake of USC's engineering center; 1938, chemical engineering
Henrie Monteith Treadwell, senior social scientist and associate director of development at the National Center for Primary Care Medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta; former program director for health at W.K. Kellogg Foundation; first black woman graduate in USC's modern era; 1965, biochemistry. Read Member Profile
Jennifer Walker, cardiothoracic surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital; one of the first 100 women in the United States to be certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons;1987, biology, USC Aiken
Gerald A. Wilson, surgeon; chairman of the S.C. Medical Association; chairman of the South Carolina Health Planning Committee; past president of the Columbia Medical Society; 1971, biology
Cassandra D. Youmans, played an active role in providing clinical service as an incident commander of one of the largest special needs shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and in developing the public health Katrina Recovery Plan. She was the recipient of the USC School of Medicine 2007 Humanitarian Alumni Award and was featured in New Orleans City Business News Magazine as a minority New Orleanean who has made a difference in the community through their energy, ideas and commitment to excellence; 1982, biology; 1987, MD. Award Winner

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