26 Notable alumni of Southeastern Louisiana University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Southeastern Louisiana University is ranked #2,066 in the world and #519 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from Southeastern Louisiana 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 Southeastern Louisiana University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Steve Pugh
1961-2021 (aged 60)
politician
Stephen E. Pugh was an American florist and politician. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 until January 2020 as a member of the Republican Party.
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2. Nick Bruno
1951-. (aged 75)
scientist
Nick Joseph Bruno has been the president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, also known as ULM, since November 8, 2010. He was appointed by the Baton Rouge-based University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. Bruno is the eighth president of ULM. He succeeded James E. Cofer Sr., who had resigned to become president of Missouri State University. Bruno's...
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3. Brandon Fortenberry
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Brandon Fortenberry is an American professional basketball player for Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Southeastern Louisiana University He was born in Picayune.
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4. Charlice Byrd
politician
Charlice Hew Byrd is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives who serves District 20 and parts of Cherokee County. She is a member of the Georgia Freedom Caucus.
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5. Brandon J. Fremin
1974-. (aged 52)
lawyer
Brandon Joseph Fremin is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2018 to 2021.
6. James Joseph Brady
1944-2017 (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
James Joseph Brady was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, based in the capital city of Baton Rouge.
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7. John L. Crain
1960-. (aged 66)
academic administrator
accountant
John Luther Crain is an American accountant and academic administrator and formerly served as president of Southeastern Louisiana University, having been appointed to the position on February 17, 2009, by the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System. He succeeded Randy Moffett. Crain so far has served the longest presidency at Southeastern Louisiana University and in the UL...
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8. Mac Sceroler
1995-. (aged 31)
baseball player
Joseph McDonald Sceroler is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles in 2021.
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9. Raymond M. Clausen, Jr
1947-2004 (aged 57)
military personnel
Raymond Michael Clausen Jr. was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in January 1970. On a mission to rescue Marines from a minefield, under heavy enemy fire, he carried out one dead and eleven wounded Marines, making six trips through the minefield until every Marine was extracted.
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10. DeVonte Upson
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Zwencyl DeVonte Upson is an American professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basketball League and the Basketball Champions League. He plays the center position. He played college basketball for Trinidad State College and Southeastern Louisiana University.
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11. Eddy Polanco
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Eddy Polanco is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for HLA Alicante of the Spanish Primera FEB.
12. Barbara Forrest
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
philosopher
Barbara Carroll Forrest is a professor of philosophy at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. She is a critic of intelligent design and the Discovery Institute.
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13. Carl Barbier
1944-. (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
Carl Joseph Barbier is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
14. John Whitley
1944-. (aged 82)
prison warden
John P. Whitley is a former Louisiana corrections officer who served as the warden of Louisiana State Penitentiary (or Angola Prison), the largest maximum-security in the United States, from 1990 to 1995. Time magazine credited Warden Whitley with turning around hopelessness and violence at Angola with "little more than his sense of decency and fairness."
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15. Amanda Shaw
1990-. (aged 36)
singer
fiddler
Amanda Christian Amaya-Shaw is an American Cajun fiddler and singer from Mandeville, Louisiana. She was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2020.
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16. John Schroder
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
John Michael Schroder Sr. is an American businessman from Covington, Louisiana who served as state treasurer from 2017 to 2024. He was formerly a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St. Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans.
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17. Steve Campbell
1966-. (aged 60)
head coach
American football player
Steve Campbell is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the offensive line and tight ends coach at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, Alabama. Campbell was the head football coach at the University of South Alabama from 2018 to 2020. Campbell has previously served as head football coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College from 1997 to...
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18. John Fred
1941-2005 (aged 64)
singer-songwriter
John Fred Gourrier, best known as simply John Fred, was an American musician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was best known for the 1968 number-one single "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)".
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19. Nathaniel Lofton
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
reality television participant
Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton is an American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters. He and his fellow Globetrotter Herbert "Flight Time" Lang are known for their participation in three seasons of The Amazing Race.
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20. Billy Kennedy
1964-. (aged 62)
basketball coach
William Joseph Kennedy Jr. is an American basketball coach who last served as an assistant coach for Wichita State University men's basketball team. Previously, Kennedy was the head coach of the Texas A&M University men's basketball team. He took over the position vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011. Prior to this, he held the same position at Murray State...
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21. Wade Miley
1986-. (aged 40)
baseball player
Wade Allen Miley is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs.
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22. Kyle Keller
1968-. (aged 58)
basketball coach
Kyle Robert Keller is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Angels, and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants.
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23. Amir Abdur-Rahim
1981-2024 (aged 43)
basketball coach
basketball player
Amir Abdur-Rahim was an American basketball coach and player who was the head coach of the South Florida Bulls men's basketball team. Prior to coaching at USF, he was the head coach at Kennesaw State from 2019 to 2023, leading the Owls to the 2023 conference regular season and tournament titles and their first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I...
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24. Robin Roberts
1960-. (aged 66)
basketball player
sports commentator
news presenter
journalist
Robin Roberts is an American television broadcaster who co-anchors ABC's Good Morning America.
25. Jeff Williams
1972-. (aged 54)
baseball player
Jeffrey Francis Williams is an Australian-born former left-handed pitcher who played for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. He was a specialist set-up pitcher, or closer.
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26. Bill Evans
1929-1980 (aged 51)
composer
bandleader
jazz pianist
conductor
William LaVar Evans is a college basketball head coach, currently the head coach at USU Eastern.