Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Marvin Herndon
is incredibly vague, but this might meet  #7 ("The person has made substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity") as well as . He passes the  "Average Professor Test": how many average professors get a cover story on Discover Magazine, or have their work reported in mainstream news publications
— User:Colapeninsula, 15:53, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:PROF (Wikipedia:Notability)