List of University of West Georgia alumni

Clergy

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Josh Buice			Christian pastor, author, and the founder and the current president of G3 Ministries
Creflo Dollar	1984		Televangelist Founder of World Changers Church International CEO of Creflo Dollar Ministries and Arrow Records

Name	Class	Notability	References
Clarice Cross Bagwell		Educator and activist
John Barge		Georgia Superintendent of Schools
Newt Gingrich		History professor and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives	^[1]
Julian Stanley	1936	Retired professor of psychology and director/founder of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at Johns Hopkins University	^[2]

Name	Class	Notability	References
Zac Brown	1997	Grammy-winning country singer, lead vocalist for Zac Brown Band	^[3]
Elle Duncan	2005	Sports anchor for ESPN
Todd Grisham	1998	Former WWE commentator and backstage interviewer
C. Michael Greene	1971	Former president/CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammys)
George Knapp		Television journalist and talk radio host
Lil Nas X	non-degreed (dropped out)	Rapper best known for the hit song "Old Town Road"

Name	Class	Notability	References
David Bottoms		Poet, novelislt, and former poet laureate of Georgia	^[4]
Raymond Moody		Author of Life After Life and several others regarding his work on near-death experiences, a term he coined	^[5]
Matthew O'Brien		Author and journalist	^[6]
Adam Selzer	attended 1999–2001	Author of several novels and books of nonfiction for Random House and others	^[7]

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
John M. Brown III,			Lieutenant general of the United States Army

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Jim Beck			Insurance Commissioner of Georgia
J. Collins			Mayor of Villa Rica, Georgia and member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Randy Evans			United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
Wayne Garner			Georgia State Senate
Joyce Hearn			South Carolina House of Representatives
El-Mahdi Holly			Georgia House of Representatives
Robert R. Hood			Assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs and head of the Hyundai Motor Company's Washington, D.C. office
John Meadows III			Mayor of Calhoun, Georgia and member of Georgia House of Representatives

Abraham Lincoln

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
David T. Curiel,			Cancer biologist, professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, and director of the Biologic Therapeutics Center
J. Willis Hurs	1938		Cardiologist to President Lyndon B. Johnson and author of The Heart, the premier textbook for cardiologists	^[8]

Name	Notability	References
Tyrell Adams	Buffalo Bills linebacker
Alex Armah	New Orleans Saints fullback
Rick Camp	Atlanta Braves pitcher (1976–1985)	^[9]
Shea Cowart	2000 Summer Paralympics Gold Medalist
Drew Cronic	College football coach
Barry Evans	Former MLB infielder
Brandon Jamison	Former NFL linebacker
Ricky Jones	Former Baltimore Orioles infielder
Dennison Robinson	Former CFL and Arena Football League defensive back
Mike Sansing	Former Kennesaw State Owls baseball baseball coach
Foots Walker	Former NBA player with Cleveland Cavaliers	^[10]
Odell Willis	Toronto Argonauts defensive end

^ "Gingrich comes home to UWG for TV special" (PDF). The Campus Chronicle. 39 (1): 2. 16 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
^ Plunkett, John (2005-10-27). "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
^ Zac Brown Zac Brown: "Proud to be a KA!" Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
^ "Georgia Writers Hall of Fame".
^ "Dr. Raymond Moody".
^ "Sucked Into The Tunnels Beneath Las Vegas", NPR's coverage of Matthew O'Brien's first book, Beneath the Neon, 4 Dec 2008.
^ "Adam Selzer.com".
^ "Regents' Awards for Excellence in Education 2007" Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2 March 2009.
^ "Players who Played for State University of West Georgia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
^ "Playing Footsie" Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 March 2009.