9 Notable alumni of University of the Cumberlands
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of the Cumberlands is ranked #3,530 in the world and #927 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from University of the Cumberlands 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 the Cumberlands won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Betty Siegel
1931-2020 (aged 89)
academic administrator
Betty L. Siegel was an author and president of Kennesaw State University. She was the first female president of the University System of Georgia. She served in that position for 25 years, making her the longest serving female president of a state university in the United States.
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2. Edwin P. Morrow
1877-1935 (aged 58)
lawyer
politician
Edwin Porch Morrow was an American politician, who served as the 40th governor of Kentucky from 1919 to 1923. He was the only Republican elected to this office between 1907 and 1927. He championed the typical Republican causes of his day, namely equal rights for African-Americans and the use of force to quell violence. Morrow had been schooled in his...
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3. Eugene Siler
1900-1987 (aged 87)
lawyer
judge
politician
Eugene Edward Siler Sr. was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky between 1955 and 1965. He was the only member of the House of Representatives to oppose (by pairing against) the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. That resolution authorized deeper involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War.
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4. Jean Ritchie
1922-2015 (aged 93)
singer
singer-songwriter
historian
musicologist
musician
Jean Ruth Ritchie was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries-old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child Ballads. In adulthood, she shared...
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5. Chris Ulmer
1989-. (aged 37)
television producer
YouTuber
educator
Christopher Ulmer is an American disability-rights advocate, former special education teacher, YouTuber, and founder of the non-profit Special Books by Special Kids.
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6. Bert T. Combs
1911-1991 (aged 80)
lawyer
judge
Bertram Thomas Combs was an American jurist and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. After serving on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, he was elected the 50th governor of Kentucky in 1959 on his second run for the office. Following his gubernatorial term, he was appointed to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of...
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7. Cat Zingano
1982-. (aged 44)
mixed martial arts fighter
Cat Zingano is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Women's Featherweight division. Zingano also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and on April 13, 2013, she became the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout (TKO). At the time of her departure from the UFC, she was No. 7...
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8. Rick Stansbury
1959-. (aged 67)
basketball coach
Richard Lee Stansbury, is an American college basketball coach. Stansbury was the head basketball coach for Mississippi State from 1998 to 2012. He also was the head coach for Western Kentucky from 2016 to 2023. Stansbury is the all-time wins leader for Mississippi State and reached 9th all-time in SEC wins as head coach of the Bulldogs. He most recently...
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9. Mike Duncan
1951-. (aged 75)
banker
lobbyist
politician
Michael William Duncan is an American political history podcaster and author. After not finding any Roman history podcasts in 2007, Duncan began The History of Rome, a narrative podcast chronicling events from the founding of Rome until the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The podcast concluded in 2012. A year later he began Revolutions, which ran for ten seasons...
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