19 Notable alumni of
University of Central Arkansas
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The University of Central Arkansas is 1665th in the world, 580th in North America, and 545th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from the University of Central Arkansas sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Scottie Pippen
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- basketball playeractor
- Biography
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Scotty Maurice Pippen Sr., commonly known as Scottie Pippen, is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Considered one of the greatest small forwards of all time, Pippen played an important role in transforming the Bulls into a championship team and popularizing the NBA around the world during the 1990s.
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Gil Gerard
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
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Gilbert Cyril Gerard was an American actor, whose roles include that of Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
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Mike Norvell
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- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Michael Norvell is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Florida State University (FSU), a position he has held since the 2020 season. He was previously head coach at Memphis, and has coached for Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Central Arkansas. He played wide receiver at the University of Central Arkansas from 2001 to 2005 and is the school's all-time receptions leader.
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Charlie Strong
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Charles Rene Strong is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He recently served as the assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2021 and also previously served as a defensive analyst at the University of Alabama in 2020.
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Kris Allen
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- singerguitaristcomposersinger-songwriterpianist
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Kristopher Neil Allen is an American singer, songwriter, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol.
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Arthur Hunnicutt
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- actortelevision actorstage actor
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Arthur Lee Hunnicutt was an American actor known for his portrayal of old, wise, grizzled rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).
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Cody Rutledge Wilson
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- activistengineerdesignergun rights advocate
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Cody Rutledge Wilson is an American gun rights activist and crypto-anarchist. He started Defense Distributed, a non-profit organization which develops and publishes open source gun designs, so-called "wiki weapons" created by 3D printing and digital manufacture. Defense Distributed gained international notoriety in 2013 when it published plans online for the Liberator, the first widely available functioning 3D-printed pistol.
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Jordan Howard
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- basketball player
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Jordan Isaiah Howard is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Hangzhou Jingwei of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Central Arkansas. He represents Puerto Rico on the men's national basketball team.
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Jason Rapert
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- politician
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Stanley Jason Rapert is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Arkansas State Senate from 2011 to 2023, representing the 18th district and then the 35th district.
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Jonathan Davis
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Jonathan Rayshad Davis is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, and Miami Marlins.
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Mary L. Good
- Enrolled in the University of Central Arkansas
- Studied in 1950
- Occupations
- university teacherchemist
- Biography
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Mary Lowe Good was an American inorganic chemist who worked academically, in industrial research and in government. Good contributed to the understanding of catalysts such as ruthenium.
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Sheffield Nelson
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- attorney at lawlawyerbusinesspersonpolitician
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Edward Sheffield Nelson is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas. Originally a Democrat, Nelson in 1990 ran for governor of Arkansas as a Republican against then governor and future U.S. president Bill Clinton and in 1994 against another Democrat, the incumbent governor Jim Guy Tucker.
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Dale Alford
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- university teacherophthalmologistpolitician
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Thomas Dale Alford Sr. was an American ophthalmologist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who served as a conservative Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Little Rock from 1959 to 1963.
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J. Cody Hiland
- Years
- 1970s
- Occupations
- lawyer
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James Cody Hiland is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2023. He was appointed to the court by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. He served as the United States attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 2017 to 2020 after being appointed by President Donald Trump.
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Nate Bowie
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nathan Ezell Bowie is an American basketball coach and former player.
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Ken Collums
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
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Kenneth Layne Collums is an American college football coach and former player. He is the assistant head coach & tight ends coach the University of Central Arkansas, positions he has held since 2025. Collums served as the head football coach at Abilene Christian University from 2012 to 2016, compiling a record of 24–32. Prior to his promotion to head coach, for seven seasons he was the Wildcats' offensive coordinator. As a student-athlete, Collums was a four-year starting quarterback for the Central Arkansas, leading the Bears to the NAIA Division I Football Championship in 1991.
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Benjamin Travis Laney
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Benjamin Travis Laney, Jr., was an American businessman who served as the 33rd governor of Arkansas from 1945 to 1949.
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Raymond Simon
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United States - Biography
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Raymond Joseph Simon is an American educator and the former United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Simon led the Office of the Deputy Secretary which served the administration of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Simon was nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 26, 2005. He was primarily focused on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act that aims at reforming primary and secondary education. Simon had previously served as the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, which serves as the top official within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Dewayne Pemberton
- Occupations
- politician
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Dewayne Pemberton is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 9th district from 2016 to 2024.