23 Notable alumni of
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is 1769th in the world, 633rd in North America, and 597th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from McNeese 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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Joe Dumars
- Occupations
- basketball playerinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Joe Dumars III is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the executive vice president and head of basketball operations of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played his entire fourteen-year career with the Detroit Pistons. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of the best backcourts in NBA history. Dumars was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Doug Kershaw
- Occupations
- singermusiciansongwriterfiddler
- Biography
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Douglas James Kershaw is an American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1948, he began his career as part of the duo Rusty and Doug, along with his brother, Rusty Kershaw. He had an extensive solo career that included fifteen albums and singles that charted on the Hot Country Songs charts. He is also a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2009.
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Adam Johnson
- Occupations
- novelistuniversity teacherwriteracademic
- Biography
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Adam Johnson is an American novelist and short story writer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2012 novel, The Orphan Master's Son, and the National Book Award for his 2015 story collection Fortune Smiles. He is also a professor of English at Stanford University with a focus on creative writing.
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Fabulous Flournoy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Fabulous Flournoy is a former professional basketball player who currently serves as assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. He was previously the player-coach for the Newcastle Eagles, who compete in the British Basketball League.
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Kerry Joseph
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Kerry Tremaine Joseph is an American former gridiron football quarterback and current coach. He is the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana.
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Donald W. Washington
- Enrolled in McNeese State University
- In 1984 studied engineering
- Occupations
- military officerlawyerengineer
- Biography
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Donald Wayne Washington is an American attorney who served as the 11th director of the United States Marshals Service from March 2019 to September 2021. He previously served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, from to 2001 to 2010.
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Matt Viator
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Matt Viator is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at McNeese State University from 2006 to 2015 and the University of Louisiana at Monroe from 2016 to 2020. Viator began his coaching career in 1986 as a high school assistant coach, before leading several high schools in southwestern Louisiana as a head coach. He moved to the college ranks at McNeese State in 1999 and was elevated to head coach four games into the 2006 season after the firing of Tommy Tate.
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Demond Mallet
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dayon Demond Mallet is a retired American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at McNeese State University. Mallet spent 17 seasons as a professional player, in multiple European leagues afterwards, and won multiple championships and was named the Most Valuable Player of several competitions.
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Patrick Richard
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Patrick Richard is an American-born naturalised Romanian professional basketball player for Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played collegiately with the McNeese State Cowboys for four seasons before playing professionally in Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Israel, Spain and New Zealand.
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Keith Frank
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Keith Frank is an American zydeco musician from Louisiana, United States. Frank started his band, The Soileau Zydeco Band, in 1990 and is active as of 2016. He is the son of accordion player Preston Frank.
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Erin Entrada Kelly
- Occupations
- university teacherliterary theoristwriterchildren's writer
- Biography
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Erin Entrada Kelly is an American writer of children's literature. She was awarded the 2018 John Newbery Medal by the Association for Library Service to Children for her third novel, Hello, Universe.
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Christopher Catrambone
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Christopher Paul Catrambone is an Italian American entrepreneur and humanitarian, best known for founding the Migrant Offshore Aid Station, a global search and rescue charity.
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Stephen Starring
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Stephen Dale Starring is a former professional American football Wide receiver and return specialist who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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Douglas B. Fournet
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Douglas Bernard Fournet was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
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Willie Mount
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Willie Landry Mount is an American politician from Louisiana who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 2000 to 2012. She represented District 27, which includes parts of her native Lake Charles and the surrounding cities of Sulphur and Westlake. From 1993 to 1999, Mount was the first woman to serve as the mayor of Lake Charles.
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Adrien Mörk
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Adrien Mörk is a French professional golfer. In 2006 he recorded the first ever sub 60 round on any tour run by the PGA European Tour.
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Vic Stelly
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Victor Theodore Stelly was an American politician who was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, best known for the since repealed Stelly Plan tax-shifting amendment. He was also a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education from 2007 through 2013, resigning before his term ended because he was dismayed at cuts to higher education.
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Paul Rainwater
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paul W. Rainwater is an American former local and state government official from Louisiana who served as an aide to Governor Bobby Jindal and played a prominent role in Louisiana during its recovery from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike and the recovery of the state from the 2010 British Petroleum Oil Spill.
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James W. Bryan
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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James Wesley Bryan was a U.S. Representative from Washington state.
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Sha'markus Kennedy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Sha'markus Kennedy is an American professional basketball player for SCM U Craiova in the Liga Națională.
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Sara Blackwell
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- attorney at law
- Biography
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Sara Blackwell is an American attorney specializing in employment law and is the founder of Protect US Workers, a non profit organization. Blackwell gained national media attention when she represented hundreds of United States citizens and permanent residents who were replaced by recipients of H-1B temporary work visas. In 2018, she represented New Orleans Saints cheerleader, Bailey Davis, who was fired for an Instagram post and allegedly attending a party where NFL players were present.
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Dick Harris
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Dick Harris is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the American Football League with the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers from 1960 to 1965. He was selected to the 1960 and 1961 AFL All-League teams. Harris had a total of 25 interceptions in the Chargers' first four seasons.
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Damond L. Williams
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Damond L. Williams is an American professional basketball player in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia League. Williams, who is 6'6", is known for his versatility as a combo guard, effective at playing both point guard and shooting guard positions. He led his team through a perfect season of 42-0 during the Syrian Premier League and Syrian League Cup in the 2009 season. In 2009 Damond was voted the best shooting guard of the 20th Dubai International Basketball Tournament. Damond is also Founder of the Chicago Basketball Academy a global company that creates high-quality programs and services to provide alternative career opportunities for aspiring NCAA, NBA, and FIBA athletes.
