List of Towson University people

These are some of the more notable alumni, attendees and faculty of Towson University, a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, and its predecessor institutions.

Arts and entertainment

• John Auville, co-host of The Sports Junkies on WJFK, 106.7
• Brandon Broady, host of BET's The Xperiment ^[1]
• Bob Castrone, writer, director of Flock Of Dudes
• Charles S. Dutton, actor
• Charla Baklayan Faddoul and Mirna Hindoyan, contestants on the fifth and eleventh (all-star version) editions on the multiple-Emmy Award-winning game show The Amazing Race
• Dave Ehrman, actor best known for commercials. Also appeared on the last season of "The Simple Life"
• Mark Evans, Director of Fan Services at Philadelphia Union
• John Ferber, founder, Advertising.com and ABC's Secret Millionaire
• Mike Flanagan, filmmaker (Before I Wake, Oculus, Absentia)
• John Glover, Smallville star; graduated and received an honorary master's degree; frequently visits the theater department to work with students; recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus in May 2008
• Andy Karl, Broadway actor, best known for his Tony-nominated performance in Rocky the Musical
• John Kassir, film, stage and TV actor and producer, comedian, voice actor. Star Search winner 1985, The Three Stooges bio pic, Reefer Madness the Musical, Johnnytime on USA TV.
• Stacy Keibler, actress and former WWE wrestler, was part of Towson's Mass Communications department; her graduation is uncertain
• Chris LaMartina, director, producer, and writer
• Brad Mays, filmmaker (The Watermelon, SING*ularity, The Bacchae); former Baltimore, New York and Los Angeles stage director
• Erik Kristopher Myers, writer and director of Roulette
• Mike Riley, cartoonist, graduated with a BA in Fine Arts
• Howard Rollins, Academy Award-nominated actor known for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in the film Ragtime, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television series In the Heat of the Night
• Mike Rowe, Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs host
• Gerry Sandusky, sportscaster for WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore; son of Baltimore Colts' John Sandusky
• Dwight Schultz, TV actor, played Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on The A-Team and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation; graduated with a BA in Arts
• Amy Schumer, comedian and contestant on Last Comic Standing
• Drew Van Acker, actor, plays Jason DiLaurentis on Pretty Little Liars

Sports

• Jermon Bushrod, NFL player drafted by the New Orleans Saints (#125th pick) in 2007 draft; currently plays for the Chicago Bears^[2]
• Kacy Catanzaro, first woman to complete the qualifying course of American Ninja Warrior
• Kyle Fiat, professional lacrosse player, Philadelphia Wings^[3]
• Tamir Goodman, professional basketball player once known as the "Jewish Jordan"^[4]
• Sean Landeta, former NFL player for the New York Giants^[5]
• Mike Locksley, Maryland Terrapins football Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach, 2012^[6]
• Dave Meggett, former NFL player for the New York Giants and New England Patriots^[7]
• Machel Millwood, forward, Baltimore Blast^[8]
• Gary Neal, NBA player, Washington Wizards^[9]
• John Schuerholz, Atlanta Braves President; frequent donor to the university; namesake of Towson's baseball park (John B. Schuerholz Baseball Complex)^[10]
• Chad Scott, former NFL player, New England Patriots
• Gerrard Sheppard, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens^[11]
• Joe Vitt, Assistant Head Coach for the New Orleans Saints^[12]
• Terrance West, Running Back for the Baltimore Ravens^[13]
• Casper Wells, MLB player, Chicago Cubs^[14]
• Madieu Williams, NFL player, Washington Redskins; transferred from Towson to finish college career at University of Maryland, College Park^[15]
• Tye Smith, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks^[16]
• Ryan Delaire, NFL player, Carolina Panthers^[17]

Jordan Dangerfield, NFL Player, Pittsburgh Steelers

Music

• Cecylia Barczyk - cellist
• John Christ, guitar player for Danzig, dropped out in 1987
• Ellery Eskelin - jazz saxophonist, internationally recognized touring and recording artist
• Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist for The String Cheese Incident
• Joe Nice, dubstep DJ
• Tom Strohman - jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, and pianist
• Bryan Basham - Makes fire under pseudonym Haphazardous

Business

• Brandon Myers, Top Health Insurance Broker in America
• Mark Nottingham, web infrastructure developer
• Austin Rose, Staffing Manager, Randstad

• Eric Lent (1991) Vice-President Full Service Hotels and Food and Beverage, IHG

Writers

• Jack L. Chalker, author of over 50 science fiction novels; graduated in 1966; awarded as a Distinguished Alumni, College of Liberal Arts, April 2003
• Ronald Malfi, novelist, graduated in 1999
• Brian Stelter, New York Times media writer/blogger
• W. Wesley McDonald, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology and former professor at Elizabethtown College

Politics and government

Judiciary of Maryland

• Mary Ellen Barbera (1975), Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2013–present^[18]
• Catherine Curran O'Malley (1985), Associate Judge, District Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, wife of former Maryland Governor and former Baltimore Mayor, Martin O'Malley

State Delegates

• Charles E. Barkley (1972), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–present^[19]
• Pamela Beidle (1994), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present^[20]
• John L. Bohanan, Jr. (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–present^[21]
• Michael W. Burns (1980), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1995–99^[22]
• Ann Marie Doory (1976), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1987–2010^[23]
• Tawanna P. Gaines (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–present^[24]
• Jolene Ivey (1982), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present^[25]
• A. Wade Kach, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1975–present^[26]
• Melissa R. Kelly (1987), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2001–02^[27]
• Susan W. Krebs (1981), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–present^[28]
• Stephen W. Lafferty (1977), member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2007–present^[29]
• Christian Miele (2004, 2008), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–present^[30]
• Warren E. Miller (1987), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–present^[31]
• Nathaniel T. Oaks, member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1983–89, and 1995–present^[32]
• B. Daniel Riley (1978), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999–2003, and 2007–11^[33]
• Tanya Thornton Shewell (1970), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2004–11^[34]
• Kathy Szeliga (1994), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–present^[35]
• Pat Young (2010), member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015–present^[36]

State Senate

• Michael J. Hough (2007), member of the Maryland Senate, 2015–present,^[37] former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2011–2014^[38]
• Katherine Klausmeier, member of the Maryland Senate, 2003–present^[39]
• Karen S. Montgomery, former member of the Maryland Senate, 2010–2016^[40]

County Executives

• David R. Craig (1971), former member of the Maryland Senate, 1995–99, Harford County Executive, 2005–present^[41]

Local government

• Calvin B. Ball, III (1997), member of the Howard County Council, 2006–present^[42]
• Emily Csapo (2013), current BCPS teacher, member of Loyola Graduate Program, 2014
• Sheila A. Dixon (1976), former president of the Baltimore City Council, 1999–2007, former Mayor of Baltimore, 2007–2010^[43]
• James B. Kraft (1971), former member of the Maryland Senate, 2002–03, member of the Baltimore City Council, 2004–present^[44]

Faculty

• Phyllis Chinn - mathematics professor
• Beth Haller - journalism professor, Fulbright scholar
• Donald Minnegan - former coach of the school's championship soccer teams; namesake of the school's mascot, Doc
• Johnny Unitas - former quarterback for the Baltimore Colts; Towson Athletics' community liaison; raised funds for the school's athletic programs

References

See also

• List of Towson alumni