13 Notable alumni of Agnes Scott College
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Agnes Scott College is ranked #2,650 in the world and #686 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Agnes Scott College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Agnes Scott College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ivylyn Girardeau
1900-1987 (aged 87)
missionary
physician
Ivylyn Lee Girardeau was an American medical doctor and missionary in India and Pakistan.
2. Martha Priscilla Shaw
1904-1981 (aged 77)
teacher
politician
Martha Priscilla Shaw was an American educator and politician in the state of South Carolina. She served as mayor of Sumter, South Carolina between 1952 and 1956, thus becoming the first female mayor in South Carolina.
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3. Anna Irwin Young
1873-1920 (aged 47)
mathematician
Anna Irwin Young was an American professor of mathematics, physics and astronomy and in 1916 was a charter member of the Mathematical Association of America.
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4. Michelle Malone
singer-songwriter
composer
Michelle Malone is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born and raised in Atlanta, she started performing in bands and writing songs as a teenager. Initially, she would sign with Arista Records after performing around parts of Atlanta. Soon after, she would release an album entitled Relentless with her band Drag the River. She would also collaborate with The Harshed Mellows...
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5. Susan M. Phillips
1944-. (aged 82)
economist
Susan Meredith Phillips is an American economist who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1991 to 1998. She was the third woman to sit on the Board. After leaving the Fed, Phillips served as dean of the George Washington University School of Business from 1998 to 2010.
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6. Chesya Burke
writer
novelist
Chesya Burke is an American editor, educator and author of comic books and speculative fiction, most notably horror and dark fantasy. She has published over a hundred short stories, essays, and articles in magazines and anthologies such as Clarkesworld, Apex Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, and Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany. Her short story collection Let's Play White...
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7. Loretta Ross
1953-. (aged 73)
activist
academic
writer
Loretta J. Ross is an American academic, feminist, and activist who advocates for reproductive justice, especially among women of color. As an activist, Ross has written on reproductive justice activism and the history of African American women.
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8. Jean H. Toal
1943-. (aged 83)
lawyer
judge
politician
Jean Hoefer Toal is an American former judge who was a chief justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. She was the first (and to date, the only) woman and the first Roman Catholic to serve as chief justice. In 2013, she became the first chief justice on the Supreme Court of South Carolina since the 1800s to have...
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9. Katherine Harris
1957-. (aged 69)
real-estate agent
politician
Katherine Harris is an American politician from Florida. A Republican, she served in the Florida Senate from 1994 to 1998, as Secretary of State of Florida from 1999 to 2002, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2003 to 2007. Harris lost her 2006 campaign for a United States Senate...
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10. Jennifer Nettles
1974-. (aged 52)
singer
guitarist
singer-songwriter
pianist
film producer
Jennifer Odessa Nettles is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.
11. Joanna Moore
1934-1997 (aged 63)
film actor
actor
television actor
Joanna Moore was an American film and television actress, who, between 1956 and 1976, appeared in 17 feature films and guest-starred in nearly a hundred television series episodes. After 1976, personal problems derailed her career and she landed only two minor film roles.
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12. Marsha Norman
1947-. (aged 79)
music educator
screenwriter
writer
Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and The Red Shoes, as well...
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13. Wasfia Nazreen
1982-. (aged 44)
social worker
Wasfia Nazreen is a Bangladeshi mountaineer, activist, social worker and environmentalist.