List of Bethune–Cookman University alumni

This is a list of Bethune-Cookman University alumni. Bethune-Cookman University is a historically black university located in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Business

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Marjorie Joyner	1973	Inventor of the permanent wave machine

Marc Vanja Mišanović (Class of 2013) co-founded a nation-wide software company serving mostly independent restaurants.

Community service and civil rights

Name	Class year	Notability
Dr. Matthew J. Gillespie	2012	CEO of the Mary McLeod Bethune Educational Legacy Foundation, Inc.^[1]
Dr.Henry J.Lyons	1964	Former President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
Harry T. Moore		Civil rights leader; state secretary in Florida for the NAACP in the 1940s and 1950s; the first NAACP official murdered in the civil rights struggle
Lucille O'Neal	2003	Mother of former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal; longtime supporter of the Bethune-Cookman University School of Nursing
A. Philip Randolph	1907	Civil rights leader; attended the Cookman Institute, before it merged with Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School and became Bethune-Cookman

Education

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Oswald P. Bronson, Sr.		Former president of Bethune-Cookman, 1975-2004 and Edward Waters College, 2005-2007
Gregory Drane	2002	Current Director of Athletic Bands at Pennsylvania State University	^[2]
Yvonne Scarlett-Golden		Educator and activist; the first African American mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida, elected in 2003	^[3]

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Entertainment

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Allen & Allen		Gospel musicians and pastors
Rodney Chester		Actor from the Logo Network TV show Noah's Arc	^[4]
Darnell Lamont Walker	2005	Emmy-nominated actor and casting executive
Marc Nailz Dixon	2009	Multimedia Personality
Kevin Jamal Woods	2009	Actor
Roderick Zeigler aka Rod Z	1996	Actor

Modeling

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Nakera Simms-Symonette		Model; Miss Bahamas 2000; contestant in 2000 Miss Universe Pageant

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Empress(Princess) Harrison	2003	Model; Caribbean Fashion Week Model 2004-2007

Politics

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
James Bush III	1979	Current member of the Florida House of Representatives District 109
James Dean	1876	first African-American judge in Florida; attended the Cookman Institute before the merger in which it became Bethune–Cookman.	^[5]
James V. Pierce	1980	Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Pinellas County, Florida, 2006—present
William H. Turner	1956	First African-American chairperson of the Miami-Dade County School Board; member of the Florida Senate, 1992-1998

Athletics

Name	Class year	Notability
Terry Anderson		Former NFL player
Stevie Baggs		Former NFL and Canadian Football League player
Rudy Barber		Former American Football League player
Sebastien Boucher		Former Minor League baseball prospect
John Chaney	1955	Former men's head basketball coach at Temple University
Rickey Claitt		Former NFL player
Boobie Clark		Former NFL player, running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Oilers; 1973 AFC Rookie of the Year
Jerrell Cogmon		Arena Football League player
Nick Collins	2005	Former NFL player
Damion Cook		Former NFL player
Ryan Davis		Current NFL player
Kevin Ferguson, aka Kimbo Slice	attended	Street fighter and mixed martial arts fighter
Andrew Hinson	1955	Former head football coach at Bethune-Cookman
Stan Jefferson	attended, but transferred	Former Major League Baseball player
Eric Lewis		Former NBA referee
Larry Little	1967	Former NFL offensive guard, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played on Miami Dolphins Super Bowl champion teams; former head football coach at Bethune-Cookman
Rashean Mathis	2003	Former NFL cornerback
Cy McClairen	1953	First Bethune-Cookman alumnus in National Football League who played tight end for five seasons; served as head football coach, head basketball coach, and athletics director at Bethune-Cookman
Maulty Moore		Former NFL player
Aulcie Perry		Former professional basketball player
Clifford Reed		Former head men's basketball coach at Bethune-Cookman
Booker Reese		Former NFL player
Charles Riggins		Former NFL player
Jerry Simmons		Former NFL player
T. T. Toliver		Current Arena Football League player
Eric Weems	2007	Former NFL wide receiver
Lee Williams		Former American Football League player
Mark Woodyard		Former Major League Baseball player
Antron Wright		Former NFL player and XFL player
Alvin Wyatt	1970	Former NFL player and former head football coach at Bethune-Cookman

Kevin Bradshaw, NCAA basketball record-holder for points in a single game, player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

↑ "Home". marymcleodbethune1875.com.
↑ "Staff". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
↑ "Yvonne Scarlett-Golden - KeyWiki".
↑ "Noah's Arc: Season 2". LOGO TV. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
↑ Brown, Canter; Rivers, Larry E. (2008). "The Pioneer African American Jurist Who Almost Became a Bishop: Florida's Judge James Dean, 1858-1914". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 87 (1): 16–49. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 20700194.

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[1] "Home". marymcleodbethune1875.com.

[2] "Staff". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-03.

[3] "Yvonne Scarlett-Golden - KeyWiki".

[4] "Noah's Arc: Season 2". LOGO TV. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

[:0-5] Brown, Canter; Rivers, Larry E. (2008). "The Pioneer African American Jurist Who Almost Became a Bishop: Florida's Judge James Dean, 1858-1914". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 87 (1): 16–49. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 20700194.

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