10 Notable alumni of Saint Augustine’s University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Saint Augustine’s University is ranked #8,048 in the world and #2,004 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Saint Augustine’s University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Saint Augustine’s University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Roxroy Cato
1988-. (aged 38)
athletics competitor
Roxroy Cato is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He placed 5th in his heat in a time of 49.03s at the 2012 Olympics.
2. James E.C. Perry
1944-. (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
James E. C. Perry is an American judge. He is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
3. Ruby B. DeMesme
1948-2020 (aged 72)
official
Ruby Butler DeMesme was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment from 1998 to 2001.
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4. Brian Hemphill
1969-. (aged 57)
university president
academic administrator
Brian O. Hemphill is an American academic administrator, researcher, author and the current president of Old Dominion University, his third university presidency in a decade. Before taking the role at ODU, Hemphill was president of Radford University and West Virginia State University. On February 12, 2021, Dr. Hemphill was announced as the 9th president of Old Dominion University in Norfolk,...
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5. Ramon Gittens
1987-. (aged 39)
athletics competitor
Ramon Gittens is a Barbadian sprinter. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as four outdoor World Championships in Athletics. He was the 100 meters silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.
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6. Ralph Campbell
1946-2011 (aged 65)
politician
Ralph Campbell Jr. was an American politician and auditor who served as the North Carolina State Auditor from 1993 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to hold statewide elected executive office in North Carolina. Campbell was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and he attended St. Augustine's College. He graduated with a degree...
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7. Millie Dunn Veasey
1918-2018 (aged 100)
military personnel
Millie Dunn Veasey was an American veteran, who served from 1942 to 1945 in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC).
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8. Henry Beard Delany
1858-1928 (aged 70)
architect
Anglican priest
Henry Beard Delany was an American clergyman and the first African-American person elected Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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9. Charles Alston
1907-1977 (aged 70)
visual artist
painter
sculptor
caricaturist
Charles Henry "Spinky" Alston was an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher who lived and worked in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Alston was active in the Harlem Renaissance; Alston was the first African-American supervisor for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Alston designed and painted murals at the Harlem Hospital and the Golden State Mutual...
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10. Anna J. Cooper
1858-1964 (aged 106)
writer
sociologist
suffragist
educator
political theorist
Anna Julia Cooper was an African American author, educator, and activist. Although born enslaved, Cooper pursued higher education at Oberlin College in Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1884 and a master's degree in mathematics in 1887. At the age of sixty-six, she completed her doctoral studies at the University of Paris, making her the fourth African...
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