15 Notable alumni of
Salem University
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Salem University is 2133rd in the world, 743rd in North America, and 699th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Salem 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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Jimbo Fisher
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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John James "Jimbo" Fisher Jr. is an American college football coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies from 2018 until 2023. Prior to that, he led the Florida State Seminoles to a BCS National Championship victory in 2014.
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Rich Rodriguez
- Occupations
- player of American footballhead coach
- Biography
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Richard Alan Rodriguez, also known as Rich Rod, is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Jacksonville State University, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Rodriguez previously was the head football coach at Salem University (1988), Glenville State College (1990–1996), West Virginia University (2001–2007), the University of Michigan (2008–2010), and the University of Arizona (2012–2017). His career head coaching record stands at 181–125–2. In 2011, Rodriguez worked as an analyst for CBS Sports.
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Jennings Randolph
- Occupations
- editorpolitician
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Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1947 and the United States Senate from 1958 to 1985. He was the last living member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. Randolph retired in 1985, and was succeeded by Jay Rockefeller.
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Hugh Aynesworth
- Occupations
- writerjournalist
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Hugh Grant Aynesworth was an American journalist, investigative reporter, author, and teacher. Aynesworth was reported to have witnessed the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, the capture and arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters. In a 1976 Texas Monthly article, William Broyles Jr. described Aynesworth as "one of the most respected authorities on the assassination of John F. Kennedy".
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Fritz Coleman
- Occupations
- radio personalityjournalist
- Biography
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Fritz Coleman is a retired weathercaster, who worked for NBC Channel 4 (KNBC) in Los Angeles, California from 1982 until 2020. He began hosting Media Path Podcast with Louise Palanker in 2020.
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Cecil H. Underwood
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Cecil Harland Underwood was an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career.
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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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Sharon Robinson
- Occupations
- writersinger-songwritersingerrecord producercomposer
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Sharon Robinson is an American singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known as a frequent writing collaborator with Leonard Cohen, although she has written songs for a number of other artists as well, including The Pointer Sisters, Aaron Neville, Brenda Russell, Diana Ross, Don Henley, Michael Bolton, Randy Crawford, Patti LaBelle, Roberta Flack, The Temptations, Bettye LaVette and others.
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Michael B. Surbaugh
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Michael B. Surbaugh was the 13th Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, having succeeded the retiring Wayne Brock on October 1, 2015. He was previously Group Director of HR, Innovation, Exploring and Learning for Life for the BSA. Surbaugh first joined the organization as a professional scouter in 1983.
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Matthew M. Neely
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Matthew Mansfield Neely was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia. He is also the only person to have held a full term in both Senate seats from the state.
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Orson Mobley
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Orson Odell Mobley is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for five seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. Mobley played in three Super Bowls (XXI, XXII, XXIV), and started in two of them. He ran into problems with the league late in his career and was suspended for substance abuse violations.
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Rush Holt Sr
- Occupations
- peace activistpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Rush Dew Holt Sr. was an American politician who was a United States Senator from West Virginia (1935–1941) and a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1931–1935, 1942–1950, 1954–1955).
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Mike Carey
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Alan Carey is the former head coach of the West Virginia University women's basketball team. He had previously served as head basketball coach for the Salem International University men's basketball team.
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Joseph Rosier
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Joseph Rosier was a United States senator from West Virginia. Born in Wilsonburg, West Virginia, he attended the public schools and graduated from Salem College in 1895. In 1890, Rosier was a teacher of the village school at Bristol, West Virginia and was principal of the public schools of Salem in 1891 and 1892; in 1893 and 1894 he was superintendent of schools of Harrison County, West Virginia and was a member of the faculty of Salem College from 1894 to 1896. He was a teacher in the State normal school at Glenville, West Virginia from 1896 to 1897 and was a member of the faculty of the State Teachers' College at Fairmont, West Virginia from 1897 to 1900. He was superintendent of schools of Fairmont from 1900 to 1915 and was president of Fairmont State College, Fairmont from 1915 to 1945 and then president emeritus.
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Dave Ewart
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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David Ewart is the assistant head coach for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL).
