# List of Austin Peay State University alumni

Austin Peay State University is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee. The university was called the Austin Peay Normal School from 1925 to 1943 and Austin Peay State College from 1943 to 1967.

## Business

* Wayne Pace, 1968, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Time Warner
* Jeff Stec, entrepreneur who formed Peak Fitness

## Education

* Daniel R. Jeske, statistician and Vice Provost at the University of California, Riverside
* John G. Morgan, 1973, Chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents and former Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee
* W. Dale Warren, conductor, professor of music and. senior wind band director at the University of Arkansas

## Entertainment

* David Alford, 1989, actor
* Bob Harper, a personal trainer who gained fame on The Biggest Loser.
* Greg Kinman, gun reviewer on YouTube as Hickok45
* Chonda Pierce, comedian, television hostess, author, and actor
* Josh Rouse, singer-songwriter

## Law

* Ben Dean, Chancery Court Judge of the 19th Judicial District, Montgomery Robertson Counties.
* Camille McMullen, judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
* Mary C. Noble, 1971 and 1975, Secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and a former Deputy Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
* [John W. McClarty,1967-1971], Judge Tennessee Court of Appeals,(the first Afro-American state Judge & appeals court Judge in East Tennessee).

## Military

* Ronald L. Bailey, 1977, United States Marine Corps Commanding General, 1st Marine Division
* David Hackworth, United States Army Colonel and author

## Politics

* Steve Adams, 39th Tennessee State Treasurer
* Andre Barnett, presidential candidate of the Reform Party in the 2012 United States presidential election
* David Bibb, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration
* Riley Darnell, Tennessee State Senator and Tennessee Secretary of State
* Tommy Head, 1967, Tennessee House of Representatives
* Jason Hodges, Tennessee House of Representatives
* Douglas S. Jackson, Tennessee State Senator
* Darren Jernigan, Tennessee House of Representatives
* Curtis Johnson, Tennessee House of Representatives
* Ron Lollar, Tennessee House of Representatives
* John G. Morgan, 1973, Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee and Chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents
* Joe Pitts, 1980, Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
* Jay Reedy, 1990, Tennessee House of Representatives
* Phil Roe, 1967, U.S. House of Representatives
* Eric Stewart, Tennessee Sentate

## Religion

* William J. Hadden, minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a priest of the Episcopal Church (United States)

## Sports

* Eli Abaev, professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Natalia Ariza, professional soccer player and member of the Colombia women's national football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Tatiana Ariza, professional soccer player and member of the Colombia women's national football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Erik Barnes, professional golfer
* Jack Bushofsky, college football coach and executive
* Rick Christophel, college and professional football coach
* Carrie Daniels, college basketball coach
* TyShwan Edmondson, professional basketball player
* A. J. Ellis, 1993, professional baseball player and special assistant to the general manager for the San Diego Padres
* George Fisher, college basketball coach and athletic administrator
* Calvin Garrett, professional basketball player
* Corey Gipson, college basketball coach
* Jeff Gooch, 1996, professional football players with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions
* Ryne Harper, 2007, professional baseball player
* Trenton Hassell, 2001, professional basketball player, New Jersey Nets
* Will Hogue, World Long Drive competitor and three-time winner
* Chris Horton, professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Otis Howard, professional basketball player, Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons
* Percy Howard, 1973, professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys
* Shawn Kelley, 2007, professional baseball player with the San Diego Padres
* Braden Layer, college football coach
* Hod Lisenbee, professional baseball player with the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds.
* Kristen Mattio, college basketball coach
* Gary McClure, college baseball coach
* Andy McCollum, college football coach
* D. J. Montgomery, professional football player
* Kyran Moore, professional gridiron football player with the Canadian Football League
* Noel Phillips, professional tennis player
* Drake Reed, professional basketball player
* Matt Reynolds, 2007, professional baseball player with the San Francisco Giants
* Josh Robinson, professional basketball players
* Tyler Rogers, 2013, professional baseball player with the San Francisco Giants
* Jared Savage, professional basketball player
* George Sherrill, 1999, professional baseball player with the Seattle Mariners, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Bonnie Sloan, 1973, professional football player
* Jimmy Stewart, 1961, professional baseball player and utility man and scout for Major League Baseball
* Barry Sumpter, professional baseball player
* Michael Swift, 1997, professional football player
* Terry Taylor, professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
* Greg Tubbs, professional baseball player
* Jamie Walker, 1992, a professional baseball player with the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers, and the Baltimore Orioles
* Bubba Wells, 1997, professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks
* Walt Wells, college football coach
* James "Fly" Williams, professional basketball players
* Howie Wright, professional basketball players
* Jack Zduriencik, former general manager of the Seattle Mariners