3 Notable alumni of University of Arkansas – Fort Smith
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith is ranked #4,384 in the world and #1,141 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from University of Arkansas – Fort Smith sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Arkansas – Fort Smith won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sonny Weems
1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
Clarence "Sonny" Weems is an American professional basketball player for the Jiaozuo Cultural Tourism of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Denver Nuggets. He has since played...
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2. Mike Neighbors
1969-. (aged 57)
basketball coach
Michael Earl Neighbors is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). He previously served as the head coach at Washington and at his alma mater, Arkansas.
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3. Laurence Luckinbill
1934-. (aged 92)
television actor
stage actor
film producer
film actor
Laurence George Luckinbill is an American actor, playwright and director. He has worked in film, television and theatre, doing triple duty in the theatre by writing, directing and starring in stage productions. He is known for penning and starring in one-man shows based upon the lives of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, author Ernest Hemingway, and American defense attorney Clarence Darrow;...
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