31 Notable alumni of
Tennessee Technological University
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Tennessee Technological University is 1318th in the world, 474th in North America, and 445th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from Tennessee Technological 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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Rich Froning Jr
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- athlete
- Biography
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Rich Froning Jr. is an American professional CrossFit athlete known for his achievements participating in the CrossFit Games. He became the first person to win the CrossFit Games title of "Fittest Man on Earth" four times with his first-place finish in the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 CrossFit Games. In 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022 he led a team from CrossFit Mayhem to the first-place finish in the Team category in the CrossFit Games.
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Dottie West
- Occupations
- singer-songwritersingermusicianrecording artistlyricist
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Dottie West was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several people who helped to elevate the platform of female country artists. She was also known for mentoring up-and-coming artists and being the first woman to win a country music accolade from the Grammy Awards.
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Rodney Atkins
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- singersinger-songwritermusician
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Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart in 1997, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the hit single "Honesty (Write Me a List)".
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James A. Lindsay
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- writermathematiciannon-fiction writercritic
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James Stephen Lindsay, known professionally as James A. Lindsay, is an American author. He is known for the grievance studies affair, in which he, Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose submitted hoax articles to academic journals in 2017 and 2018 to test scholarship and rigor in several academic fields. Lindsay has written several books including Cynical Theories (2020), which he co-authored with Pluckrose. He is also known for promoting right-wing conspiracy theories, such as that of Cultural Marxism, and LGBT grooming conspiracy theories.
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Trae Crowder
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- writer
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Trae Crowder is an American comedian and co-author of The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark and Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front-Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies.
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John W. Rose
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- politician
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John Williams Rose is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district since 2019. A Republican, he was commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee and president of Boson Software, LLC.
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Barry E. Wilmore
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- astronautengineermilitary officer
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Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission in November 2009, to the International Space Station. Wilmore was designated as pilot with five other crew members on Space Shuttle Atlantis for the mission STS-129. He most recently served as part of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station.
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Ron Estes
- Enrolled in Tennessee Technological University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Ronald Gene Estes is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district since April 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2011 to 2017.
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Scott Stallings
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Scott Robert Stallings is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
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Jarrod Alonge
- Occupations
- YouTubervideo bloggermusiciantelevision producercomedian
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Jarrod Alonge is an American comedian, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for his parodies of the artists, sub-genres and stereotypes within alternative music. He has released three independent full-length studio albums, Beating a Dead Horse, Friendville and Awkward & Depressed, all of which reached number one on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart. Alonge is the owner and founder of Boketo Media, a digital media and production company which launched in March 2019. He is also the lead songwriter and guitarist of post-hardcore supergroup CrazyEightyEight.
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Carl Stiner
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- military personnel
- Biography
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Carl Wade Stiner was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command (USCINCSOC) from 1990 to 1993.
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Kevin Murphy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Marquis Murphy is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League. He played college basketball for Tennessee Tech.
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Andy Landers
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Andrew Grady Landers is a retired American college basketball coach who was head women's basketball coach at the University of Georgia from 1979 to 2015.
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Da'Rick Rogers
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
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Da'Rick Jamal Rogers is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Tennessee and Tennessee Tech, and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
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Corey Chamblin
- Occupations
- player of American football
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Corey Jermaine Chamblin is an American football coach who is the safeties coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He was previously the defensive backs coach for the San Antonio Brahmas. He is a former professional gridiron football defensive back and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Tennessee Tech. As a player, Chamblin has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire and Indianapolis Colts.
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Adam Liberatore
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Adam Joseph Liberatore is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Lincoln Davis
- Enrolled in Tennessee Technological University
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianbusinessperson
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Lincoln Edward Davis is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
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David Hess
- Occupations
- professional baseball player
- Biography
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David James Hess is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, and Tampa Bay Rays.
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Alison Piepmeier
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- writer
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Alison Piepmeier was an American scholar and feminist, known for her book Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism. She was director of Women's and Gender Studies and associate professor of English at the College of Charleston.
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Roger K. Crouch
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- astronaut
- Biography
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Roger Keith Crouch is an American scientist and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1997.
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Frank Omiyale
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Frank Tayo Omiyale is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee Tech.
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Stephen Pryor
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stephen Michael Pryor is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Pryor made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners on June 2, 2012. He won his first game on June 8, 2012, in a combined no-hitter started by Kevin Millwood.
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David H. Simmons
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David H. Simmons is a Republican politician from Florida. He represented parts of Greater Orlando in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2020, and in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008.
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Chris Jones
- Occupations
- head coach
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Chris Jones is the head coach and general manager of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was previously the head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for three seasons, after serving as the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos for two seasons. Jones previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts before becoming a head coach. Jones won four Grey Cup rings with four teams between 2002 and 2015.
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Lori Wilson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lori Wilson was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Florida.
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Bill Jenkins
- Enrolled in Tennessee Technological University
- In 1957 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianjudgefarmer
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William Lewis Jenkins is an American politician from the state of Tennessee. He represented the state's 1st Congressional district, centered on the Tri-Cities (map), from 1997 until his successor was sworn in on January 3, 2007.
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Thurman D. Rodgers
- Enrolled in Tennessee Technological University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Thurman Donell Rodgers was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Commanding General the United States Army Information Systems Command, United States Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon. Rodgers attended the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1957 with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He later earned an M.A. degree in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Barry A. Vann
- Occupations
- geographer
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Barry Aron Vann is an American author, speaker and retired Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Colorado Christian University. A prolific writer, Vann has published on a wide range of geographic topics. He is most noted for his work in environmental perceptions and religious geography, in particular themes in which religious beliefs are associated with forming environmental perceptions and politicized regions such as Northern Ireland and the American Bible Belt. Vann's work along the interface between religion and geography stresses the role of faith leaders in shaping the behaviours of others who in turn impact the cultural landscape. An excellent description of how Vann conjoins geotheology and leadership, or the lack thereof, is expressed by Andrew Nicholls in The Journal of British Studies: “Vann acknowledges that the early Stuart policy of plantation facilitated the emigration of Scots to Ireland, and for those who feared and loathed the religious policies of the regime, early seventeenth century Ulster [nine northern counties in Ireland] could stand as a land of refuge. But only for some. Scotland featured numerous socioeconomic challenges, and for some dissenters, rising rents, unproductive lands, and failed crops were evidence of punishment from an angry God. Therefore, migration became an opportunity to atone for one's sins as well, although individuals leaving Scotland owing to poverty could expect little sympathy from their religious leaders." His book Puritan Islam: The Geoexpansion of the Muslim World was chosen as a Top 25 Outstanding Academic Title for 2012 by Choice, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). A review in the April 2012 issue of Choice referred to Puritan Islam as "perhaps the best geographical text produced on this subject since 2000" and of "utmost significance in finally taking the topic away from the emotional to where it needs to be—rational and explanatory discussion." On her show Spirited Debate, Lauren Green of Fox News called Puritan Islam a "fascinating book."
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Hannah Bromley
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hannah Bromley in New Plymouth, New Zealand is a former football who played as a central defender. She has represented New Zealand on the senior national team as well as various youth national teams.
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Ryan Dennick
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryan Dennick is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Daryl Szarenski
- Occupations
- sport shooter
- Biography
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Daryl Szarenski is an American sport shooter who competes in pistol events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 23rd in the qualifying round, failing to make the cut for the final. He has also competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
