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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Business

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

Community service and civil rights

Name Class year Notability References
Dr. Matthew J. Gillespie 2012 CEO of the Mary McLeod Bethune Educational Legacy Foundation, Inc.[1]
Henry 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]

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]
Jimmy "Bo" Horne 1971 Disco recording artist

Modeling

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

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

References

  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.
  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.