11 Notable alumni of
Lenoir-Rhyne University
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Lenoir-Rhyne University is 2895th in the world, 990th in North America, and 936th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Lenoir-Rhyne 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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Tom Segura
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- actorcomedianpodcaster
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Thomas Weston Segura is an American stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. Segura co-hosts the Your Mom's House podcast with his wife, fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky. Segura also co-hosts the podcast Two Bears One Cave with friend and fellow comedian Bert Kreischer.
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Rick Barnes
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- basketball coach
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Richard Barnes is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Tennessee. He is also known for coaching at the University of Texas from 1998 to 2015, taking the team to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons—including 14 straight from 1999 to 2012—as well as a Final Four appearance in 2003. Barnes also previously coached at George Mason University, Providence College, and Clemson University. He has an overall record of 28–26 (.519) in the NCAA tournament (including 19–16 while at Texas).
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Burgess Jenkins
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- film produceractortelevision actor
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Burgess Jenkins is an American actor. He is known for work in the film Remember the Titans opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington; and as Hilary Swank's husband David Winter in The Reaping (2007).
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Kyle Dugger
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- American football player
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Kyle Dugger is an American professional football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lenoir–Rhyne.
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Cherie K. Berry
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- politician
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Nora Cherie Killian Berry is an American politician who served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor from 2001 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first woman to hold the office.
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James B. Black
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- politician
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James Boyce Black is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party, and a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the state's 100th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. An optometrist from Matthews, North Carolina, Black was elected to 11 (non-consecutive) terms in the House of Representatives, and served as Speaker of the House from January 1999 through the end of 2006, when scandal forced him to give up the leadership post. For the 2003-2004 legislative session Black was elected to serve as "Co-Speaker" with Republican Richard T. Morgan serving as the other Co-Speaker.
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W. Stine Isenhower
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- politician
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Walter Stine Isenhower was an American politician in the state of North Carolina.
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Elizabeth K. Dillon
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- lawyerjudge
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Elizabeth Kay Dillon is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
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Herm Starrette
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- baseball player
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Herman Paul Starrette was an American relief pitcher; pitching and bullpen coach; and farm system official in Major League Baseball. Starrette was a native and lifelong resident of Statesville, North Carolina. He attended Lenoir Rhyne College in nearby Hickory. During his playing days, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
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Virginia Dare Aderholdt
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- cryptographer
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Virginia Dare Aderholdt was an Arlington Hall cryptanalyst and Japanese translator. She decrypted the intercepted Japanese surrender message at the close of World War II on August 14, 1945.
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Aaron Wheeler
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- association football player
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Aaron Wheeler is an American former professional soccer player.
