List of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University alumni

The following is a list of notable people associated with Florida A&M University, located in the American city of Tallahassee, Florida. Florida A&M University is a public, four-year, historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida. It is one of eleven institutions in Florida's State University System.

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Education

Name Class year Notability References James H. Ammons former President of Florida A&M University Castell V. Bryant former Interim President of Florida A&M University Fred Gainous former President of Florida A&M University Frederick S. Humphries former President of Florida A&M University

Business and philanthropy

Name Class year Notability References Arthur R. Collins 1982 founding partner of the Collins Johnson group, a strategy, policy and communications firm established in 2011; former President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Private Partnership, Inc., an independent strategic planning and political consulting firm; former member of the Board of Trustees of Florida A&M University Raymond A. Brown attorney whose clients included Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and "Dr. X" physician Mario Jascalevich John W. Thompson 1971 Chairman and former President and CEO, Symantec Corporation; former VP IBM; part owner Golden State Warriors

Politics, judicial, and public service

Name Class year Notability References Corrine Brown 1969 current U.S. Congresswoman Wilkie D. Ferguson 1960 former judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal and the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Andrew Gillum current Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida Kwame Kilpatrick 1992 former Mayor of Detroit, Michigan Alfred Lawson, Jr. former member of the Florida Senate Alcee L. Hastings current U.S. Congressman Joseph Woodrow Hatchett 1954 first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court of Florida Mia L. Jones 1991 current member of the Florida House of Representatives Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. lawyer and civil rights activist, former Secretary of State of Florida, the first black member of the Florida Cabinet since Reconstruction Kendrick Meek 1989 former U.S. Congressman Carrie P. Meek 1946 former U.S. Congresswoman Gwendolyn M. Miller Chairwoman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida, District 1 Alzo J. Reddick former member of the Florida House of Representatives David Scott current U.S. Representative from Georgia's 13th congressional district John W. Williams current Inspector General of the South Florida Water Management District

Entertainment

Athletics

Name Class year Notability References Gene Atkins former NFL player Vince Coleman former MLB player Greg Coleman NFL punter Jamie Brown former NFL offensive tackle Andre Dawson former MLB player and a member of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Hewritt Dixon former NFL player Glen Edwards former NFL player Kevin Elliott NFL player Willie Galimore former NFL player Althea Gibson tennis player Quinn Gray NFL quarterback Marquis Grissom MLB player Bob Hayes football player, Olympic gold medalist Earl Holmes former NFL player and current linebackers coach at FAMU Jerome James NBA player Meadowlark Lemon former Harlem Globetrotter Hal McRae former MLB player and manager Terry Mickens former NFL wide receiver Dexter Nottage former NFL player Nate Newton former NFL offensive tackle Jamie Nails former NFL offensive tackle Dan Parrish NFL player Casey Printers CFL quarterback Ken Riley former NFL player Wally Williams former NFL player

Film, television, and performing arts

Name Class year Notability References Angela Robinson actress T'Keyah Crystal Keymah actress Pam Oliver sports anchor Anika Noni Rose Tony Award-winning actress Meshach Taylor 1993 actor William Packer (director) film producer (Rainforest Productions) Rob Hardy film producer (Rainforest Productions) Gregory Anderson film producer (Tri-Destined Studios) Daniel Sunjata actor, Broadway actor Angela Pitts contestant on Flavor of Love 3 and winner of I Love Money 2 Roy Wood, Jr. comedian and radio personality

Music

Name Class year Notability References Julian "Cannonball" Adderley jazz alto saxophonist Nat Adderley jazz cornetist Scotty Barnhart jazz trumpeter Common attended rapper and entertainer Clayton Gavin member of hip-hop group Dead Prez Mutulu Olugabala member of hip-hop group Dead Prez Smitty attended rapper and producer Rico Love songwriter and rapper Tabi Bonney rapper K.Michelle R&B singer

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Other notable alumni

Name Class year Notability References Bernard Kinsey owner of one of the largest African-American art collections

See also

• Florida A&M University alumni