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.

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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] Aliue Babatunde Fafunwa 1950 He was the first Nigerian Professor of Education. He was a Nigerian Educationist, Scholar and Former Minister for Education. As Minister, he was in charge of the biggest school system in Africa [4]

Entertainment

Name Class year Notability References Allen & Allen Gospel musicians and pastors Rodney Chester Actor from the Logo Network TV show Noah's Arc [5] 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	Former 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	[6]
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		Former 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