SPORTS
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Hal Bradley (1936) - Former player for the NFL's Washington Redskins and Chicago Cardinals
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Jesse Branson (1965) - Second-round pick of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in 1965; Played for the 76ers and New Orleans Buccaneers
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Ward Burton (1985) - NASCAR driver
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Drew Coble (1975) - Fomer MLB umpire
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Billy Devaney (1978) - Pro Personnel Scout with the Atlanta Falcons; Former General Manager of the St. Louis Rams
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Wes Durham (1988) - Play-by-play announcer for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and ACC Football on Fox Sports South; Former play-by-play announcer for Georgia Tech University football and basketball
• Joey Hackett (1981) - Former NFL player; Played in Super Bowl XXI with the Denver Broncos
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Frank Haith (1988) - Head men's basketball coach at the University of Tulsa
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Greg W. Harris (1987) - Fomer MLB pitcher
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Bunn Hearn (1912) - Fomer MLB pitcher
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Clint Irwin (2010) - Goalkeeper for MLS' Toronto FC
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Steven Kinney (2009) - Defender for MLS' Chicago Fire
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Peter Lindstrom (1994) - Computer scientist at the Center for Applied Scientific Computing; Earned a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy
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Richard McGeorge (1971) - Former tight end for the NFL's Green Bay Packers; 2012 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame
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Jack McKeon (Pictured, 1963) - Former MLB manager of the World Series champion Florida Marlins; Two-time National League Manager of the Year
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Aaron Mellette (2013) - Former wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens
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Jim Morris (1972) - Head baseball coach at the University of Miami
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Chad Nkang (2007) - Fomer linebacker for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
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Blake Russell (G, 2001) - Olympic marathoner
• Mark Russell (1974) - Vice President of Rules and Competitions on the PGA Tour
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Jim Schlossnagle (1992) - Head baseball coach at TCU
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Patrick Singleton (1997) - Olympic luger
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Joe West (1974) - MLB umpire
BUSINESS/EDUCATION
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Kerrii Anderson (Pictured, 1979) - Former CEO and President of Wendy's International, Inc.
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Jo Craven (1985) - 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner
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Douglas Finberg (1994) - SVP Marketing with Saban Brands
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Marjorie Hunter (1942) - New York Times reporter
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Christopher P. Martin (1978) - President and CEO of Provident Financial Services, Inc.
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Robert Model (1967) - Great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder William Rockefeller; Served as a Director of the boards of CapMAC, Thoedore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and Piggly Wiggly
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Dr. Marvin K. Moss (1954) - Former Provost and Vice Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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Dr. Donna Oliver (1972) - President of Mississippi Valley State University and 1987 National Teacher of the Year
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Stephen F. Schuckenbrock (1982) - CEO of CROSSMARK; Former President of Dell Services
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Dr. Drew L. Van Horn (1982) - Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Lenoir-Rhyne University; Former President of Brevard College
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Deborah A. Yow (1974) - Director of Athletics at North Carolina State University
POLITICS/MILITARY
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Isabella W. Cannon (1924) - Former mayor of Raleigh, N.C.
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Patricia Edmonson (1975) - Virginia politician
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Vice Admiral William E. Gorney (1977) - Commander of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet
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Hugh Holliman (1966) - Former North Carolina House of Representatives Majority Leader
ENTERTAINMENT
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Laith al-Majali (2005) - Award-winning filmmaker and photographer; Founder of Immortal Entertainment
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Casey Beathard (1990) - Country music composer/writer
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Rich Blomquist (Pictured, 2000) - Emmy Award-winning former writer for
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Reno Collier (1994) - Stand-up comic; Hosted NBC's
Great American Road Trip
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Nick Cooper (2004) - Vocal coach for Beyonce', Jada Pinkett-Smith, Ciara and Vanessa Williams
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Lisa Goldstein (2003) - Actress on the CW's
One Tree Hill
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Martin Ritt (1936) - Director of Oscar-winning film "Norma Rae" and 26 other films
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Katherine Southard (2007) - Miss North Carolina
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Mike Trainer (2003) - Stand-up comic and panelist on TruTV's
The Smoking Gun Presents...The World's Dumbest
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Kenneth Utt (1942) - Academy Award-winning producer of
The Silence of the Lambs
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Peter F. Yelverton (1989) - Video editor, The Golf Channel
