List of Morgan State University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Centenary Biblical Institute (1867–1890), Morgan College (1890–1938), Morgan State College (1938–1975), and Morgan State University (1975–present). Located in residential Baltimore, Maryland, Morgan State is a historically black university and Maryland's designated public urban university. The Morgan State University National Alumni Association is the official alumni organization of the university.

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See also Morgan State University alumni.

Arts, news, entertainment, media, and publishing

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Walt Carr	c. 1953	Political cartoonist and illustrator	[1]
Jarrett Carter Sr	2003	Journalist, founding editor of the HBCU Digest
Robert F. Chew		Actor (The Wire)
Joe Clair		Comedian and BET VJ
Jae Deal	2002	Composer, music producer
Walt Dickerson		Jazz vibraphonist
Dan Foster	Unknown	Nigerian-based radio DJ
Earl G. Graves	1957	Entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of Black Enterprise magazine
Maysa Leak	1991	Jazz singer known better as Maysa
Mo'Nique	attended	Academy Award-winning actress
William C. Rhoden	1972	New York Times columnist
April Ryan		Journalist, White House Correspondent
Kevin Short		Opera singer	[2]
Howard "Chip" Silverman	1975	Author: Diner Guys, Ten Bears
Lonnie Liston Smith		Jazz musician
David E. Talbert		Playwright, TV producer, and entrepreneur
Waters Edward Turpin		Harlem Renaissance novelist, professor	[3]
Deniece Williams	attended	R&B and gospel singer

Education, science

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Paris Adkins-Jackson	2018	Epidemiological research on structural racism.	[4]
T. J. Bryan		First female president of Fayetteville State University.
Nellie A. Buchanan	1921	Longtime Latin & drama teacher at Frederick Douglass High School	[5]
Warren Buck	1968, BSc	Former physics professor at the Hampton University, where he established the physics graduate program; first chancellor of the University of Washington Bothell	[6]
Ida R. Cummings	1922	First black kindergarten teacher in Baltimore
Helen G. Edmonds	1933	Professor of history, North Carolina Central University
Arthur L. Hardge		Civil rights activist, minister, first African American administrator at the University of Rhode Island, and first African American to head a Rhode Island state agency	[7]
H. Keith Moo-Young	1991	Chancellor, Washington State University, Tri-Cities
Samuel L. Myers Jr.	1971	Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota and Graduate Faculty, Ph.D Program in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota	[8]
Valerie Thomas		Scientist who invented the illusion transmitter

Law

Judiciary

Robert M. Bell

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Jan M. Alexander	1982	Judge, District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County (2002–2010), Circuit Court, Baltimore County (2010–)	[9]
Robert M. Bell		Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Joann Bayneum Bowens	1969	Chief Judge, Fulton County Magistrate Court, Atlanta, Georgia (1984-2015)
Roger W. Brown		Judge, Circuit Court, Baltimore (1987–2002)
Harry A. Cole		First African-American Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals and the first in the Maryland Senate
Arrie W. Davis		Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Askew Gatewood		Judge, District Court, Baltimore
John R. Hargrove, Sr.		Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1984–1997)	[10]
Joseph C. Howard, Sr.		Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1979–2000)
Neal Janey		Judge, District Court, Baltimore (1990–1994)
Norman Johnson		Judge, District Court, Baltimore
Alexander Wright, Jr.		Judge, Circuit Court, Baltimore County (1998–2000); Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2008–)

Other legal figures

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Juanita Jackson Mitchell	c. 1931	First black woman to practice law in Maryland, civil rights lawyer and activist	[11]

Military

Generals

General William Ward

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
H Steven Blum		Lt. General, United States Army (ret.)
Larry Ellis		General, United States Army (ret.)
William E. Ward		General, United States Army, Commander, United States Africa Command

Police

Yogananda Pittman

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Yogananda Pittman	1999	Acting Chief of the United States Capitol Police	[12]

Politics

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Curt Anderson	1973	Maryland House of Delegates, longest serving chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation
Calvin Ball, III		Howard County Executive	[13][14]
Clarence W. Blount	1950	First African-American Majority Leader, Maryland State Senate
David R. Craig	1983	Harford County Executive (2005–2014)
Clarence Davis		Maryland House of Delegates (1983–2007)
Robert L. Douglass		Maryland State Senate (1975–1982)	[15]
Tony Fulton	1973	Maryland House of Delegates (1986–2005)
Edward Gainey	1994	Pennsylvania State Representative (2013–2022), 61st Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W. Wilson Goode	1961	First African-American Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Peter C. Harvey	1979	First African American to serve as New Jersey Attorney General	[16]
Ralph M. Hughes		Maryland State Senate (1991–2007)
Anthony Hylton		Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica
Nathaniel J. McFadden		Maryland State Senate
Kweisi Mfume	1976	Former President of the NAACP and U.S. Congressman
Parren Mitchell		Former U.S. Congressman
Margaret "Peggy" Murphy		Maryland House of Delegates, first black woman to chair the Baltimore City Delegation
C. Anthony Muse		Maryland State Senate
Nathaniel T. Oaks		Maryland House of Delegates
Catherine Pugh		Mayor of Baltimore	[17]
Howard "Pete" Rawlings		Maryland House of Delegates (1979–2003)
Tebelelo Seretse		Botswana Cabinet Minister and Ambassador to the United States
Melvin L. Stukes		Maryland House of Delegates, Baltimore City Council

Sports

Sanford

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Tim Baylor	1976	Defensive back, Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings	[18]
Joe Black	1950	Pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers, first African-American pitcher to win a World Series Game, NL Rookie of the Year (1952)	[19]
Bill Brown	1951	Track and field – 800 meters – Pan American Games silver medalist
Roosevelt Brown	1952	Tackle, New York Giants, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame	[20]
Raymond Chester		Tight end, Oakland Raiders	[21]
Josh Culbreath	1955	Track and field – 400 m hurdles – 1956 Summer Olympics bronze medalist	[22][23]
Sijara Eubanks		Professional mixed martial artist, current UFC Flyweight contender	[24][25]
Len Ford	1949	End, Cleveland Browns, Pro Football Hall of Fame	[26]
Elvis Franks	1980	Defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets	[27]
John Fuqua		Running back, Pittsburgh Steelers	[28]
Clarence Gaines	1945	Former basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University, coached most basketball games in college history[citation needed]
Cornell Gowdy	1986	Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers current NFL scout	[29]
Leroy Kelly	1963	Halfback, Cleveland Browns, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame	[30]
Willie Lanier	1966	Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame	[31]
Dave Meggett	attended, but transferred	NFL player	[32]
Joshua Miles	2018	Offensive tackle, Arizona Cardinals
Jack Pierce	1984	Track and field – 110 m hurdles – Olympic Games bronze medalist	[33]
Jeffrey Queen	1969	Running back, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers	[34]
Donald Sanford	.	American-Israeli Olympic sprinter	[35]
Visanthe Shiancoe	2002	Tight end, New England Patriots	[36]
Chad Simpson	2008	Running back, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, and Washington Redskins	[37]
Rochelle Stevens	1988	Track and field – 4x400 m relay team – Olympic Games bronze medalist	[38]
John Sykes	1972	Running back, San Diego Chargers	[39]
Maurice Tyler	1972	Cornerback, Denver Broncos	[40]
Bob Wade	1968	Cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos	[41]
Mark Washington	1970	Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys	[42]
Marvin Webster	1974	Center, New York Knicks	[43]