30 Notable alumni of
Jacksonville University
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Jacksonville University is 1507th in the world, 531st in North America, and 499th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 30 notable alumni from Jacksonville 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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Jay Thomas
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- film actorfilm producerradio personalityscreenwritervoice actor
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Jay Thomas was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality. He was heard in New York from 1976–1979 on top-40 station 99X, and later on rhythmic CHR station 92KTU, and in Los Angeles beginning in 1986 on KPWR "Power 106", where he hosted the station's top-rated morning show until 1993. His notable television work included his co-starring role as Remo DaVinci on Mork & Mindy (1979–1981), the recurring role of Eddie LeBec, a Boston Bruins goalie on the downside of his career, on Cheers (1987–1989), the lead character of newspaper columnist Jack Stein on Love & War (1992–1995), and a repeat guest role as Jerry Gold, a talk-show host who becomes both an antagonist and love interest of the title character on Murphy Brown. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1991 for portraying Gold.
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Jade Cargill
- Occupations
- Category:Fitness modelsprofessional wrestlerbasketball player
- Biography
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Jade Cargill is an American professional wrestler. As of 2024, she is signed to WWE. She is also known for her time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2020 to 2023, where she was a one-time and inaugural AEW TBS Champion; her reign of 508 days is the longest for any AEW championship.
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Artis Gilmore
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Artis Gilmore Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011.
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Dee Brown
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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DeCovan Kadell "Dee" Brown is an American retired professional basketball player who spent thirty years in the NBA including twelve seasons as a player (1990–2002) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and Orlando Magic, and as an executive with the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and as Vice President of Holistic Player Performance with the Los Angeles Clippers. His daughter Lexie Brown plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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William Forsythe
- Occupations
- dancerchoreographerballet dancerballet master
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William Forsythe is an American dancer and choreographer formerly resident in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and now based in Vermont. He is known for his work with the Ballet Frankfurt (1984–2004) and The Forsythe Company (2005–2015). Recognized for the integration of ballet and visual arts, which displayed both abstraction and forceful theatricality, his vision of choreography as an organizational practice has inspired him to produce numerous installations, films, and web-based knowledge creation, incorporating the spoken word and experimental music.
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Alvin Brown
- Occupations
- politician
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Alvin Brown is an American politician from Florida who served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, from 2011 to 2015. He was the first African American to be elected to that position. Brown succeeded John Peyton as mayor after winning the 2011 mayoral election. In the 2015 race, he lost his re-election bid to Republican Lenny Curry.
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Mike Malloy
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- television producerjournalistradio personality
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Michael Dennis Malloy is a progressive American radio broadcaster based in Atlanta. Previously his show has been carried by WSB (AM) Atlanta, WLS (AM) Chicago, the I.E. America Radio Network, the Air America Radio network, Nova M Radio and the On Second Thought network. He is now self-syndicated. Politically, he describes himself as "a traditional Liberal Democrat doing his part to return the Democratic Party to its Liberal roots."
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Otis Smith
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Otis Fitzgerald Smith is an American former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Jacksonville Dolphins.
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Aaron Bean
- Occupations
- politician
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Aaron Paul Bean is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 4th congressional district since 2023. A Republican, Bean represented the 4th district in the Florida Senate, which included all of Nassau County, Clay County and parts of Duval County, from 2012 to 2022. From 2000 to 2008, he represented the 12th district in the Florida House of Representatives.
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David M. Walker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David M. Walker is an American CPA and public servant who served as the Comptroller General of the United States from 1998 to 2008, and is founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative (CAI) from 2010 to 2013.
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Tommy Hazouri
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Lester Hazouri Sr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986, as the 3rd Mayor of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991, and represented School District 7 in the Duval County School Board from 2004 to 2012. He was later an At-Large member of the Jacksonville City Council.
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Marjorie Holt
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
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Marjorie Holt, a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland. Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97.
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Rick Peterson
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Erick Harding "Rick" Peterson is an American former pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He was most recently the director of pitching development for the Baltimore Orioles. He was a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, but is most notable as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers. Peterson is known for his unique use of biomechanical research and psychological principles to help pitchers improve their pitching motions. His nicknames include "The Jacket" (because he always wears a jacket during games) and "The Professor." He is also known for placing his hand on the shoulder of the pitcher during mound visits.
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Will W. Weatherford
- Occupations
- politician
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Will Weatherford is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included eastern Pasco County, from 2012 to 2014. During his final term in the legislature, he served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, which made him the youngest presiding officer of any state legislative chamber in the United States at the time.
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Tom McMillan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Thomas Erwin McMillan is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned seven seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners (1977). As a member of the inaugural Mariners team, McMillan, a shortstop, went hitless in five at-bats. The majority of his career was spent in the minor leagues. After he was drafted out of Jacksonville University by the Cleveland Indians during the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft, McMillan made his professional debut that year with the Double-A San Antonio Brewers.
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Kimberly Ellis
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United States - Occupations
- activistpolitician
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Kimberly Ellis is an American activist and was the Executive Director of Emerge California from 2010 until she ran for the Chair of the California Democratic Party in 2017. Ellis is considered a progressive Democrat and formerly served on the California Democratic Party Finance Committee and also on the California Democratic Party's African American Caucus as Recording Secretary. Ellis ran for the Chair of the California Democratic Party in 2017, losing to party insider Eric Bauman.
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Donnie Hammond
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Donald William Hammond is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.
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Sam Jones
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samuel Leon Jones is an American politician who is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing district 99. Jones was the first African-American mayor of Mobile, Alabama, serving from September 2005 until August 2013. He ran on a platform of safety, efficient government, historic preservation and bringing new employers to the city.
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David J. Dorsett
- Occupations
- executive officer
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David John "Jack" Dorsett is a corporate vice president for cyber and C4 at Northrop Grumman, and a retired vice admiral of the U.S. Navy. He was the first Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance and 63rd Director of Naval Intelligence. He served as the Director of Intelligence, Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2008 prior to assuming his position on the Chief of Naval Operations staff.
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Byron Adams
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- musicologistcomposer
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Byron Adams is an American composer, conductor, and musicologist.
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Paul G. Gaffney II
- Occupations
- military officer
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Vice Admiral Paul Golden Gaffney II, USN, (born May 30, 1946) was the seventh president of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, from 2003 to 2013, becoming president emeritus August 1, 2013.
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Michael E. Boyle
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Enrolled in Jacksonville University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in business administration
- Occupations
- military officerUnited States Naval Aviator
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Michael Edward Boyle is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as commander of the United States Third Fleet since June 16, 2022. He most recently served as the Director of Maritime Operations of the United States Pacific Fleet from June 2020 to June 2022, and previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 12 from June 2019 to May 2020.
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Lehmon Colbert
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Lehmon Colbert Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Jacksonville Dolphins before playing professionally in England, Mexico and Ireland. With UCC Demons in the Irish Super League, he won two championships and multiple other trophies and was the league's Player of the Year in 2016. Between 2018 and 2020, he played for Neptune and served as player-coach in his second season.
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Ben Moses
- Occupations
- television producerdocumentary filmmaker
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Ben Moses is an American documentarian, television producer, director, writer, and filmmaker best known for Good Morning, Vietnam and the documentary A Whisper to a Roar. Moses has been the executive in charge of television production and programming for General Electric, the executive producer of the ABC-TV affiliate in Washington, DC, and was a producer for Young & Rubicam Advertising in New York.
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Harold Fox
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Harold Fox is a former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves.
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Frank Pace
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- 1950-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- television producer
- Biography
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Frank Pace is an American television producer and writer.
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Clint Crisher
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- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterdancersingermusiciancomposer
- Biography
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Clint Crisher is an American pop singer and songwriter. He is believed to be the first American R&B or pop singer to be openly gay from the beginning of his career.
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Victoria Livengood
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Enrolled in Jacksonville University
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- opera singer
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Victoria Livengood is an American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. She is most renown for her extensive and prestigious international operatic career spanning over 35 years and counting. Her past and current career sees her regularly in the top opera houses around the world. She has sung over 100 different operatic roles throughout her career and over 120 separate performances at the Metropolitan Opera. In her early years, she was most known for her portrayal of the title role of Carmen (sung opposite Plácido Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera) which she has performed over 250 times worldwide. In addition to her continued performance career, she also teaches voice privately in Concord, North Carolina.
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Bobby Payne
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bobby Payne is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 19th House district.
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Stan Jordan
- Occupations
- politician
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Stan Jordan is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a School Board Member for the Duval County School Board from 1984 to 2000 and then served as a State Representative for the Florida House of Representatives 17th District from 2000 to 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party. Jordan retired from the legislature when his term ended on November 3, 2008 and continued to serve one last term as a School Board Member for the Duval County School Board from 2008 to 2009.