Famous Alumni
Emory alumni include a U.S. vice president, a Supreme Court justice, U.S. senators and representatives, governors, university presidents, philanthropists, Pulitzer Prize winners, entrepreneurs, entertainers and an astronaut.
The university's 118,000 alumni enjoy the benefits of a vibrant network worldwide, facilitated by the Emory Alumni Association.
Here we share a few of the many contributions made by Emory graduates over the years.
Business
| Name | School and Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Facundo Bacardi | Law 1996 | Chairman, Bacardi Limited |
| Paul Blum | Emory College 1982 | CEO, Juicy Couture |
| Ely R. Callaway Jr. | Emory College 1940 | Entrepreneur; Founder, Callaway Golf Company |
| Charles Howard Candler Sr. | Emory College 1898 | President, The Coca-Cola Company |
| Kenneth Cole | Emory College 1976 | Chairman, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Kenneth Cole Productions |
| William Gisel Jr. | Law 1978 | President and CEO, Rich Products Corp. |
| Robert Henrikson | Law 1972 | President and CEO, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. |
| Raymond McDaniel Jr. | Law 1983 | President and CEO, Moody's Corp. |
| Duncan Niederauer | Business 1985 | CEO, NYSE Euronext |
| Emory Williams | Emory College 1932 | CEO, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. |
| James B. Williams | Emory College 1955 | CEO, SunTrust Banks |
| Robert W. Woodruff | Emory College 1912 | CEO, The Coca-Cola Company |
Education
| Name | School and Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Warren Akin Candler | Emory College 1875 | President and Chancellor, Emory |
| Ernest Cadman Colwell | Emory College 1923 Theology 1927 | President, University of Chicago |
| James W. Dooley | Emory College 1899 Business 2002 Theology 2002 Graduate School 2003 Nursing 2005 Law 2006 Public Health 2007 Graduate School 2010 | Spirit of Emory |
| Han Wan-Sang | Graduate School 1964, 1967 | President of three schools: Korea National Open University, Jangji University and Hansung University; President, Korean National Red Cross |
| Arthur Hollis Edens | Emory College 1928 Graduate School 1938 | President, Duke University |
| Isaac Stiles Hopkins | Emory College 1858 | President, Emory; First president of Georgia Institute of Technology |
| William N. Kelley | Emory College 1960 Medicine 1963 | Medical school dean and medical center CEO, University of Pennsylvania |
| Howard R. Lamar | Emory College 1945 | President, Yale University |
| Michael L. Lomax | Graduate School 1984 | President, Dillard University; President, United Negro College Fund |
| Henry King Stanford | Emory College 1936 Graduate School 1940 | President of five schools: Georgia Southwestern, Georgia State College for Women, Birmingham Southern, University of Miami and University of Georgia |
Entertainment, Media & Publishing
| Name | School and Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| H. Jackson Brown Jr. | Emory College 1963 | Author, "Life's Little Instruction Book" |
| Kristian Bush | Emory College 1992 | "Sugarland" band member; Winner, Grammy and Country Music Association awards |
| Fala Chen | Business 2005 | Actor |
| Tinsley Ellis | Oxford College 1977 Emory College 1979 | Blues guitarist |
| Kirsten Haglund | Emory College 2013 | Miss America 2008 |
| Louis R. Harlan | Emory College 1943 | Pulitzer Prize winner |
| William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell | Emory College 1940 | Legendary sportscaster |
| Glenda Hatchett | Law 1977 | Host, "Judge Hatchett" TV program |
| Linton Hopkins | Emory College 1992 | James Beard Award-winning chef |
| Patricia A. Lottier | Public Health 1984 | CEO, "Atlanta Tribune" |
| Frank Main | Emory College 1986 | Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Dumas Malone | Emory College 1910 | Pulitzer Prize winner |
| George H. Page | Emory College 1957 | Creator and host, "Nature" TV program |
| Mike Pesca | Emory College 1994 | NPR commentator |
| Jordan Pious | Business 2009 | Winner, "The Amazing Race" |
| David M. Potter | Emory College 1932 | Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Amy Ray | Emory College 1986 | "Indigo Girls" band; Grammy Award winner |
| Adam Richman | Emory College 1996 | Host, "Man vs. Food" TV program |
| Kai Ryssdal | Emory College 1985 | Host, "Marketplace" radio program |
| Emily Saliers | Emory College 1985 | "Indigo Girls" band; Grammy Award winner |
| Ferrol Sams | Medicine 1945 | Novelist; Georgia Writers Hall of Fame |
| Claude F. Sitton | Oxford College 1947 Emory College 1949 | Pulitzer Prize winner |
| Andrew Slater | Emory College 1979 | CEO, Capitol Records |
| Barbara Brown Taylor | Emory College 1973 | Author |
| C. Vann Woodward | Emory College 1930 | Pulitzer Prize winner |
Government & Politics
| Name | School and Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| David Adelman | Law 1989 | U.S. Ambassador to Singapore |
| Alben W. Barkley | Emory College 1900 | 35th Vice President of the United States |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. | Law 1971 | U.S. House of Representatives |
| Patricia Collins Butler | Law 1931 | Founder, U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society |
| Katherine Anne Castor | Emory College 1988 | U.S. House of Representatives |
| Joseph Maxwell "Max" Cleland | Graduate School 1968 | U.S. Senate; Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission |
| Wyche Fowler Jr. | Law 1969 | U.S. Senate; U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia |
| Gordon Giffin | Law 1974 | U.S. Ambassador to Canada |
| Newt Gingrich | Emory College 1965 | Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives |
| Carte Goodwin | Law 1999 | U.S. Senate; Time magazine's 2010 "40 under 40" list of civic leaders |
| Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze | Business 1993 | Prime Minister, Republic of Georgia |
| Bill Haslam | Emory College 1980 | Governor, Tennessee |
| Catharina Haynes | Law 1986 | Judge, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals |
| L.Q.C. Lamar | Emory College 1845 | U.S. Senate; U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice |
| Lee Hong-Koo | Oxford College 1957 Emory College 1959 | Prime Minister, South Korea |
| Elliott H. Levitas | Emory College 1952 Law 1956 | U.S. House of Representatives |
| James A. Mackay | Emory College 1940 Law 1947 | U.S. House of Representatives; Founder, Georgia Conservancy |
| Sam Nunn | Law 1961, 1962 | U.S. Senate |
| Larry L. Palmer | Emory College 1970 | U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean |
| Ralph Reed | Graduate School 1989 | Former leader of the Christian Coalition |
| Leah Ward Sears | Law 1980 | Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice |
| Yun Ch'i-Ho | Emory College 1893 Graduate School 1908 | Author of Korean National Anthem |
Health
| Name | School and Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Luther Fischer | Medicine 1899 | Co-founder, Crawford Long Hospital (now Emory University Hospital Midtown) |
| James R. Gavin | Graduate School 1970 | Chair, Board of Directors, Partnership for a Healthier America; Diabetes expert |
| R. Bruce Logue | Emory College 1943 Medicine 1937 | Pioneering cardiologist |
| Arnell Patz | Emory College 1943 Medicine 1945 | Congressional Medal of Freedom recipient; Expert in infant blindness and the use of lasers to treat eye disease |
| Thomas M. Rivers | Emory College 1909 | Director, Rockefeller Institute; Instrumental in polio vaccine development |
| Thomas Fort Sellers | Medicine 1932 | Director, Georgia Department of Public Health; Developed "Sellers Stain" used to diagnose rabies |
| James Turpin | Emory College 1949 Theology 1951 Medicine 1955 | Founder, Project Concern International |
Additional Distinctions
| Name | School and Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence Adamson | Emory College 1968 Law 1973 | Executive Vice President, National Geographic Society |
| Zain Ahmed | Emory College 2008 | Founder, Global HEED |
| M. Lanier "Sonny" Carter | Emory College 1969 Medicine 1973 | Astronaut |
| Brian Gallagher | Business 1992 | CEO, United Way of America |
| Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones | Law 1929 | Golf's only Grand Slam winner |
| Arthur B. Keys | Theology 1992 | Founder, President and CEO of International Relief |
| William Kelso | Graduate School 1971 | Director of Archaeology, Historic Jamestowne; Honorary Commander of British Empire (CBE) |
| Tiya Miles | Graduate School 1995 | MacArthur Fellow |
| James B. O'Neal | Oxford College 1977 Emory College 1979 | Co-founder and Executive Director, Legal Outreach |
| Elizabeth Sholtys | Emory College 2007 | Co-founder with six friends, Ashraya Initiative for Children |
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