19 Notable alumni of
Kennesaw State University
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Kennesaw State University is 1902nd in the world, 658th in North America, and 619th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Kennesaw 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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Ty Pennington
- Occupations
- television presenteractortelevision actorjoinerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington is an American television host, artist, carpenter, author, and former model and actor.
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Nick Ayers
- Occupations
- political adviser
- Biography
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James Nicholas Ayers is an American political strategist and consultant who served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence between July 2017 and January 2019. He had previously served as national chairman for Pence's vice-presidential campaign in 2016, as well as executive director of the Republican Governors Association from 2007 to 2010.
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Mac Powell
- Occupations
- singer-songwritersinger
- Biography
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Mac Powell, originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee, with both of them being the only continuous members of the band prior to their disbandment in 2018. Powell also delves into country music, having released several independent country albums. As of 2021, he continues his career in Christian music as a solo artist.
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Jasmine Burke
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Jasmine Burke is an American actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Christie Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners.
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Larry Nelson
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer. He has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.
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James Wade Jr
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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James Wade, known as Coco, is an American-French basketball assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Arturo Char
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Arturo Char Chaljub is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.
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Alan Busenitz
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Alan Paul Busenitz is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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Willie Harris
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Charles Harris is an American professional baseball coach who recently served as the third base coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and second baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds between 2001 and 2012. With the White Sox, he won the 2005 World Series against the Houston Astros. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He attended Middle Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University and lives in Cairo, Georgia during the off-season. He is the nephew of former third baseman and shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants, Ernest Riles.
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Max Pentecost
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Maxwell Glen Pentecost is an American former professional baseball catcher. Prior to playing professionally, Pentecost attended Kennesaw State University, where he played college baseball for the Kennesaw State Owls baseball team. He was selected in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Blue Jays.
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Dar'shun Kendrick
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Dar'shun Nicole Kendrick is an American attorney and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 95th district; she previously represented the 94th and 93rd districts. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Richard Lovelady
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Richard Tyler Lovelady is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Tampa Bay Rays. Lovelady was selected by the Royals in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB draft.
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Chad Jenkins
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stephen Chadwick Jenkins is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Emma Hunt
- Enrolled in Kennesaw State University
- Studied in 2020
- Occupations
- rock climber
- Biography
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Emma Hunt is an American competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing, and holds the American women's speed record with 6.301 seconds, set at the USA Climbing North American Cup in Salt Lake City in April 2024.
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Ali Shilatifard
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- researcherbiochemistmolecular biologist
- Biography
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Ali Shilatifard is an American biochemist, molecular biologist, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chairman of the department of biochemistry and molecular genetics, and the director of the Simpson Query Institute for Epigenetics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has served as a member of the Senior Editorial Board for the journal Science. He also served as the founding Deputy Editor and the first academic Editor for Science's open access journal Science Advances between 2014 and 2023. During his tenure as the editor of Science Advances, the journal brought onboard roughly 50 deputy editors and over 350 associate editors managing over 22,000 annual submissions and roughly 2,000 annual publications, reaching an impact factor of 14.98. He has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of Keystone Symposia, Max Planck Society, and Genentech and is a member of the jury for the BBVA Foundation Prize in Medicine.
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Michael Ryan Caldwell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Ryan Caldwell is an American entrepreneur and the Mayor of Woodstock, Georgia. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Technology Authority since October 15, 2020, and a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 20th district between January 13, 2013 and January 11, 2021. He is also the cofounder and the Partner for Operations and Business Development at Black Airplane, an award-winning digital product company headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia.
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Richard Woods
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- politician
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Richard Woods is an American politician and educator who is currently the Georgia Superintendent of Schools, a position he was elected to in 2014. He was reelected to his position in 2018, defeating his Democratic opponent Otha Thornton with slightly over 53% of the vote.
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Nels S.D. Peterson
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 47)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Nels Stefan David Peterson is an American lawyer serving as the presiding justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
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Bradley S. James
- Enrolled in Kennesaw State University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Bradley Steven James is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General who most recently served as the Commander of United States Marine Corps Forces, Korea, Component Commander of the United Nations Command and the Deputy Commander of the Combined Marine Corps Command from May 30, 2019 to June 27, 2022. His previous general officer assignments were as Commanding General of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing from April 29, 2016 until April 13, 2019 and as the Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and US Marine Forces North from November 2018 to May 2019.
