# List of University of West Georgia alumni

The University of West Georgia is a public university in Carrollton, Georgia. Following are some of its notable 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 | |

## Education

| Name | Class | Notability |
| 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 |
| Julian Stanley | 1936 | Retired professor of psychology and director/founder of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth at Johns Hopkins University |

## Entertainment

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Zac Brown | 1997 | Grammy-winning country singer, lead vocalist for Zac Brown Band |
| 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" |

## Literature and journalism

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

## Military

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

## Politics

| Name | Notability |
| 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 |
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## Science and medicine

| 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 | |

## Sports

| Name | Notability |
| Tyrell Adams | Buffalo Bills linebacker |
| Alex Armah | New Orleans Saints fullback |
| Rick Camp | Atlanta Braves pitcher (1976–1985) |
| 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 |
| Odell Willis | Toronto Argonauts defensive end |