Notable Alumni of McNeese State University

Vic Stelly 1941–2020

Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Willie Mount 1949–

Louisiana state senator from 2000 to 2012

James W. Bryan 1874–1956

US representative from Washington state

Also attended: Yale University, Baylor University

Douglas B. Fournet 1943–1968

Army officer, Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient

Sara Blackwell 2000–

Attorney and founder of Protect US Workers

Grant Cardone 1958–

Founder of Cardone Capital, author and investor

Christopher Catrambone 1981–

Entrepreneur, founder of MOAS

Bobby Kimball 1947–

Original frontman of the band Toto

Adam Johnson 1967–

Novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe, Florida State University

Lynda Benglis 1941–

American sculptor and visual artist

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Doug Kershaw 1936–

Fiddle player, singer and songwriter

Andre Dubus 1936–1999

Writer of short stories, novels and essays

Also attended: University of Iowa

Erin Entrada Kelly 1977–

Children's author, 2018 Newbery Medal winner

Also attended: Rosemont College

Keith Frank 1972–

Zydeco accordionist, singer and producer

Michael Ray Charles 1967–

Painter and printmaker

Also attended: University of Houston

Joe Dumars 1963–

Former NBA player and basketball executive

Alvydas Pazdrazdis 1972–

Lithuanian basketball player, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist

Patrick Richard 1990–

Professional basketball player

Demond Mallet 1978–

Former pro basketball player, McNeese State alumnus

Trey Gilder 1985–

Professional basketball player

Tierre Brown 1979–

Basketball player

Robert MacIntyre 1996–

Scottish professional golfer

Kevin Toth 1967–

Shot putter

Diego Kapelan 1987–

Bosnian-Canadian basketball coach and former player