10 Notable alumni of
Charleston Southern University
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Charleston Southern University is 3298th in the world, 1130th in North America, and 1072nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Charleston Southern University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tim Scott
- Enrolled in Charleston Southern University
- In 1988 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Timothy Eugene Scott is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Charleston County Council, a state representative, and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics. Scott is the longest-serving Black senator in the U.S. Senate's 235-year history, and the first to serve in both the House and Senate.
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Tyler Thornburg
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Tyler Michael Thornburg is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins.
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Bobby Parnell
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Robert Allen Parnell is an American former baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. He was drafted by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft after attending Charleston Southern University.
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Mathiang Muo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mathiang Mauot Muo is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the South West Slammers of the NBL1 West. He played four seasons of college basketball in the United States between 2009 and 2013 before joining the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was a member of the Wildcats' 2014 championship-winning team but managed just 15 games over two seasons due to injury. Since parting ways with the Wildcats, Muo has had a successful state league career, playing in the SBL, SEABL, NBL1 and Queensland State League (QSL). He won an SBL championship with the East Perth Eagles in 2014 and a SEABL championship with the Hobart Chargers in 2018.
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Kelvin Martin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kelvin Martin is an American basketball player for Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese B.League. Martin played college basketball for CSU. After turning professional in 2012, Martin played for several clubs in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. In 2019, he won the Basketball Champions League with Virtus Bologna.
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Kandie Smith
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kandie Diane Smith is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, United States, representing the 5th district. She was previously a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and interim mayor of Greenville, North Carolina.
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R. J. Swindle
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Robert Joseph "R. J." Swindle is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 and 2009.
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Alison Schwagmeyer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Alison Renee Schwagmeyer is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers and the Quincy Hawks before playing in Germany, Australia, Romania, Spain, and Serbia. In Australia, she helped the Lakeside Lightning win the SBL championship in 2018 and earned three consecutive SBL Most Valuable Player awards. She also played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the Perth Lynx, Sydney Uni Flames and UC Capitals.
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Henry E. Brown
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Henry Edward Brown Jr. is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He did not stand for re-election in 2010.
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Charles Alexander Harvin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles Alexander Harvin III was an American attorney and politician who was a state legislator from South Carolina. He was a Democrat.
