11 Notable alumni of
Auburn University at Montgomery
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Auburn University at Montgomery is 2790th in the world, 972nd in North America, and 920th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Auburn University at Montgomery sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Rick Bright
- Enrolled in Auburn University at Montgomery
- In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- immunologist
- Biography
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Rick Arthur Bright is an American immunologist, vaccine researcher, and public health official. He was the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority from 2016 to 2020. In May 2020, he filed a whistleblower complaint, alleging that the Trump administration ignored his early warnings about the COVID-19 pandemic and illegally retaliated against him by ousting him from his role and demoting him to a position at the National Institutes of Health. On October 6, 2020, Bright resigned from the government. On November 9 he was named a member of President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus advisory board.
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John E. Hyten
- Enrolled in Auburn University at Montgomery
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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John Earl Hyten is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 11th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2021. A career space operations and acquisitions officer, he commanded the United States Strategic Command from 2016 to 2019 and the Air Force Space Command from 2014 to 2016.
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Richard Bowman Myers
- Enrolled in Auburn University at Montgomery
- In 1977 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- air force officer
- Biography
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Richard Bowman Myers is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 15th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As chairman, Myers was the highest ranking uniformed officer of the United States military forces. He also served as the 14th president of Kansas State University from 2016 to 2022.
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Hugh Shelton
- Enrolled in Auburn University at Montgomery
- Graduated with Master of Science in political science
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Henry Hugh Shelton is a former United States Army officer who served as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001.
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Lucy Baxley
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Lucy Mae Bruner Baxley Smith was an American politician who served from 2003 to 2007 as the 28th lieutenant governor of Alabama and from 2008 to 2012 as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. She was the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor. In 2006, she was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor. In 2008, Baxley was elected President of the Alabama Public Service Commission, and was the only Democrat to win statewide that year. Until Doug Jones's swearing in after his victory over Republican Roy Moore in the 2017 U.S. Senate special election, Baxley had been the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama.
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Jessica Meuse
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Jessica Rose Meuse, also known as Jess Meuse, is an American singer-songwriter from Slapout, Alabama. After spending several years as an unsigned musician, she finished in fourth place on the thirteenth season of American Idol. Her debut album, What's So Hard About Bein' a Man, was self-released in 2011, three years before she gained national exposure on reality television. While competing on American Idol, she became the first person in the history of the series to perform an original song during the finals. Her second album, Halfhearted, was released on August 3, 2018, through Warrior Records.
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Wesley Moodie
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Wesley Moodie is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won the 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles.
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Robert T. Clark
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Robert T. Clark is a retired United States Army officer. His last assignment was as the Commanding General, Fifth United States Army which he commanded from December 5, 2003 to December 2006.
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LaTosha Brown
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- political activistcommunity organizerconsultant
- Biography
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LaTosha Brown is an American community organizer, political strategist, and consultant. She is the co-founder of the voting rights group Black Voters Matter, which has been noted for its work on the 2017 U.S. Senate special election in Alabama and its influence during the 2020–21 Georgia state elections. Brown was born in Selma, Alabama and attended Selma High School and Auburn University at Montgomery. After unsuccessful bids for the Alabama State Board of Education and the Alabama House of Representatives, Brown began working and founding a series of nonprofit organizations centered around disaster relief, Black voting rights, and funding grassroots community development initiatives. In 2016, Brown and fellow activist Cliff Albright founded Black Voters Matter, an organization whose work is credited with significant voter registration and get out the vote efforts in several elections, notably that of United States Senator Doug Jones of Alabama in 2017; the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia; and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia.
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Ana Veselinović
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Ana Veselinović is a former professional tennis player from Montenegro.
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Steven L. Arnold
- Enrolled in Auburn University at Montgomery
- Graduated with Master of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- army officer
- Biography
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Steven Lloyd Arnold is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as commander of the Third United States Army and deputy commander of FORSCOM from 1994 to 1997. He previously served as commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division from 1991 to 1993.
