16 Notable alumni of
Henderson State University
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Henderson State University is 2177th in the world, 751st in North America, and 707th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Henderson State 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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Billy Bob Thornton
- Occupations
- musiciantelevision actordirectorfilm actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. For his role in A Simple Plan (1998) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Bobby Bones
- Occupations
- singerradio personalitysongwriter
- Biography
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Bobby Bones is an American radio and television personality, best known for hosting the nationally syndicated The Bobby Bones Show, originating from the iHeart Studios in Nashville, TN, and for his role as a full-time mentor on American Idol on ABC. He was the winner of season 27 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Sharna Burgess. He has also written two New York Times best sellers. Bones has also released a number of country music albums through Black River Entertainment.
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Gus Malzahn
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator at Florida State. He was the head coach at the University of Central Florida (UCF) from 2021 to 2024, Auburn University from 2013 to 2020, and Arkansas State in 2012. He also served as offensive coordinator at Auburn from 2009 to 2011; in that role, he helped lead the 2010 Auburn Tigers to a national championship victory. As head coach at Auburn, he led the team to a SEC Championship win and an appearance in the 2014 National Championship. Malzahn has coached Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and two Heisman candidates: Nick Marshall and Tre Mason, including coaching 14 All-Americans. During Malzahn's tenure at Auburn, he was the second-longest tenured head coach at one school in the SEC, behind Nick Saban.
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David Pryor
- Occupations
- politiciandeanlawyerfounderpublisher
- Biography
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David Hampton Pryor was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Pryor also served as the 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966. He served as the acting chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party from 2008 to 2009, following Bill Gwatney's assassination.
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John R. Steelman
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachereconomist
- Biography
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John Roy Steelman was the first person to serve as "The Assistant to the President of the United States", in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1946 to 1953. The office later became the White House Chief of Staff.
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Ken Duke
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Kenneth Wootson Duke is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, with his sole victory coming at the 2013 Travelers Championship.
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Aaron Owens
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Aaron Owens, better known by his nickname "AO", is an American streetball player from North Philadelphia.
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Sid McMath
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
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Sidney Sanders McMath was a U.S. marine, attorney and the 34th governor of Arkansas from 1949 to 1953. In defiance of his state's political establishment, he championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections, and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II.
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Sean McGrath
- Occupations
- American football playerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Sean McGrath is an American football tight ends coach at Missouri Southern State University and a former tight end. He played college football at Eastern Illinois and Henderson State, and signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012. McGrath also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers.
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Lloyd L. Burke
- Occupations
- soldier
- Biography
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Lloyd Leslie Burke was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 28, 1951.
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Oren Harris
- Enrolled in Henderson State University
- Studied in 1929
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Oren Harris was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
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John P. McConnell
- Enrolled in Henderson State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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General John Paul McConnell was the sixth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff, McConnell served in a dual capacity. He was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which, as a body, acts as the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. In his other capacity, he was responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force for managing the vast human and materiel resources of the world's most powerful aerospace force.
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Jimmie O. Keenan
- Enrolled in Henderson State University
- Studied in 1982-1986
- Occupations
- nurse
- Biography
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Jimmie O. Keenan is a retired major general of the United States Army. She served as the Deputy Commanding General of the Medical Command and also the Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps before retiring on January 1, 2016. She now works at WellMed Medical Management in San Antonio, Texas.
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Phil L. Johnson
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Phillip Lane Johnson is an American college basketball coach. He was the interim men's head basketball coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
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Robert Fisher
- Biography
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Robert Fisher is an American academic administrator. He served as the president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. from 2000 to 2021. He was one of the highest paid university presidents in the United States.
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Jimmy D. Ross
- Enrolled in Henderson State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in education
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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General Jimmy Douglas Ross was a United States Army four-star general and member of the board of two corporations.
