7 Notable alumni of Hiwassee College
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Hiwassee College is ranked #8,482 in the world and #2,058 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Albert Houston Roberts
1868-1946 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
Albert Houston Roberts was an American politician, educator, and jurist. He served as the 33rd governor of Tennessee from 1919 to 1921, having previously served as a state court judge and as principal of the Alpine Institute. He is best remembered for calling the special session of the Tennessee General Assembly that ratified the 19th Amendment, which gave women the...
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2. John Randolph Neal
1836-1889 (aged 53)
lawyer
politician
John Randolph Neal was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.
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3. Eric Griffin
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Eric Londery Griffin is an American professional basketball player for Paisas Basketball of the Basketball Champions League Americas. He played college basketball for Hiwassee College, Garden City CC, and Campbell University before playing professionally in Italy, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the United Arab Emirates, Dominican Republic, Israel, Poland, Australia, Greece, Uruguay and Taiwan.
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4. David M. Key
1824-1900 (aged 76)
lawyer
judge
politician
David McKendree Key was a United States senator from Tennessee, United States Postmaster General and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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5. Alexander S. Clay
1853-1910 (aged 57)
lawyer
politician
Alexander Stephens Clay was a United States senator from Georgia.
6. Isaac Cline
1861-1955 (aged 94)
meteorologist
Isaac Monroe Cline was the chief meteorologist at the Galveston, Texas, office of the U.S. Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Service, from 1889 to 1901. In that role, he became a central figure in the devastating Galveston hurricane of 1900. The Isaac M. Cline Award, the NWS's highest honor, is named due to his "numerous contributions to...
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7. Jake Butcher
1936-2017 (aged 81)
businessperson
banker
Jacob Franklin Butcher was an American banker and politician. He built a financial empire in East Tennessee and was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Tennessee in 1978. He was also the primary promoter of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, and lost his business and his personal fortune after he was found to have engaged in bank...
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