24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Notable alumni of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff include Danny K. Davis (U.S. representative for Illinois's 7th district), Gloria Long Anderson (Chemist and Morris Brown College professor) and Terron Armstead (NFL offensive tackle, mainly with the Saints).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Danny K. Davis 1941–

U.S. representative for Illinois's 7th district

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1961

Also attended: Chicago State University, Union Institute and University
Cathy Hudgins 1944–2025

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors member

Also attended: University of Arkansas, George Mason University
Yaphett El-Amin 1971–

Former Missouri state representative

Also attended: Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville
Frank Burgess 1935–2010

Federal district judge and former pro basketball player

Also attended: Gonzaga University
John Walker 1937–2019

Arkansas state representative and lawyer

Also attended: Yale University, New York University

Science and academia

Gloria Long Anderson 1938–

Chemist and Morris Brown College professor

Bachelor of Arts · Chemistry · Class of 1958

Also attended: Clark Atlanta University, University of Chicago
Raye Montague 1935–2018

Naval engineer
Mildred Barnes Griggs 1942–2025

First Black dean of Illinois College of Education

Attended until 1963

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Joseph Albert Booker 1859–1926

Minister, newspaper editor and college president

Attended until 1881

Arts and media

Garnett Brown 1936–2021

Jazz trombonist
Eugene Holmes 1934–2007

African American operatic baritone

Also attended: University of Indianapolis
Big Tuck 1979–

Rapper from Dallas, Texas
Art Porter, Sr. 1934–1993

Jazz pianist from Little Rock, Arkansas

Also attended: Henderson State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The University of Texas at Austin

Child: Art Porter, Jr. (Northeastern Illinois University, Roosevelt University)

Sports

Terron Armstead 1991–

NFL offensive tackle, mainly with the Saints
L. C. Greenwood 1946–2013

Defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mollie Campbell 1995–

British basketball player
Carl Boles 1934–2022

Baseball player who played for the 1962 San Francisco Giants
Hal Blevins 1943–

Former professional basketball player and coach
Willie Frazier 1942–2013

Football tight end for the Houston Oilers
Don Zimmerman 1949–2020

NFL wide receiver for Eagles and Packers
Wallace Francis 1951–

NFL wide receiver for Bills and Falcons
Martell Mallett 1986–

Former professional football running back
Greg Briggs 1968–

Former NFL safety

Also attended: Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Texas Southern University
Greg Wesley 1978–

Former NFL safety

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (people who attended both).

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