9 Notable alumni of University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Maryland Eastern Shore is 2606st in the world, 1st in North America, and 676st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 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 Maryland Eastern Shore won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Helen Reed-Rowe
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
Helen Reed-Rowe, a career diplomat of the Senior Foreign Service, served as the first resident United States Ambassador to Palau.
2. Merrecia James
1986-. (aged 40)
athletics competitor
Merrecia James is a track and field middle distance athlete, competed collegiately for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is the daughter of Merle Stewart and William James of Jamaica. She has seven half brothers and five half sisters. She represented Jamaica at the North American Central American Caribbean cross country meet in 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning the...
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3. Rubin Collins
1953-. (aged 73)
basketball player
Rubin Collins Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. Collins was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 36th overall pick of the 1974 NBA draft but spent his professional career in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA).
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4. Adesuwa Aighewi
1992-. (aged 34)
filmmaker
film director
model
Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi is an American fashion model and filmmaker. In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for "Breakout Star of the Year" by models.com. As of January 2019, Aighewi ranks as one of the "Top 50" models by models.com.
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5. Earl S. Richardson
1943-2025 (aged 82)
Earl Stanford Richardson was an American academic who served as the ninth president of Morgan State University from 1984 to 2010. Prior to serving as the president of Morgan State University, Richardson served as Assistant to the president of the University System of Maryland, and Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, Director of Career Planning and Placement and Acting Director of...
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6. Tim Parham
1983-. (aged 43)
basketball player
Ashley Timothy Parham is an American professional basketball player for Cóndores de Cundinamarca of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. At the college level, he played for Ellsworth Community College and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Since going pro, Parham has played with teams in countries such as Canada, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, the United States, and Taiwan.
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7. David Banner
1974-. (aged 52)
record producer
television actor
philanthropist
activist
songwriter
Lavell William Crump, known professionally as David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and activist.
8. Clifford Brown
1930-1956 (aged 26)
trumpeter
composer
jazz musician
Clifford Benjamin Brown was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud" have become jazz standards. Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the...
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9. Brasheedah Elohim
1980-. (aged 46)
basketball player
Brasheedah Elohim is an American-Israeli basketball player and tennis player. During her professional women's basketball career in Israel, she played for Ramat HaSharon, Ashdod, Ramla, and Jerusalem. She was a member of the 2016 Israel women's national basketball team.
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