The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Historically a women's college, it was known as the State Normal and Industrial School from 1891 to 1896, the State Normal and Industrial College from 1896 to 1919, the North Carolina College for Women from 1919 to 1932, and the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. It became a coeducational university, as one of the three charter institutions of the consolidated University of North Carolina, in 1963. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Academics

Kari Adamsons (MA 2003, Ph.D. 2006) – associate professor of human development and family studies at University of Connecticut Norman B. Anderson – professor studying health disparities and mind/body health at Florida State University Mary Michel Boulus (1947) – president of Sacred Heart College Kevin Cokley (MA 1993) – associate chair of diversity initiatives and professor of psychology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor Barbara L. Drinkwater (MSc) – president of the American College of Sports Medicine Etta C. Gravely (non-degreed) – associate professor of chemistry education at North Carolina A&T State University Jonathan D. Green – musicologist, composer, and academic administrator serving as president of Susquehanna University Ione Grogan (BA 1913 and 1926) – academic and educator Lee Hall (BFA 1955) – painter, writer, educator, and university president James D. Herbert (MA and Ph.D.) – psychologist and sixth president of the University of New England Matthew Hughey (BA 1999) – professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut Elva Jones (MA) – professor and founding chair of the Department of Computer Science at Winston-Salem State University Patsy M. Lightbown (BA 1965) – applied linguist and Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University Gwendolyn O'Neal (M.Ed. 1953) – interim president of Bennett College Len Preslar (MBA) – distinguished professor of practice at Wake Forest University Nido Qubein (MS 1973) – president of High Point University Katherine A. Rawson (BA 1999) – professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University Margaret J. Safrit (1957) – kinesiologist, college professor Cleveland Sellers (EdD) – president of Voorhees College and civil rights activist Anna Maria Siega-Riz (MS 1983) – dean of the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences Lelia Judson Tuttle (1900) – chair of the English literature department at McTyeire Institute and dean of women at Soochow University Timothy Tyson (non-degreed) – senior research scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and an adjunct professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina Celeste Ulrich (BS 1946) – professor and dean of the College of Human Development and Performance at the University of Oregon

Art and architecture

James Barnhill (MFA 1982) – artist Phyllis Birkby (non-degreed) – architect Kendel Boone – documentary photographer Clyde Caldwell (MFA) – artist and fantasy illustrator MC Coble (BFA 2001) – performance artist Karen Favreau (MLIS and MEd) – comic artist Carla Gannis (BFA) – transmedia artist Jim Gaylord (1997) – artist Margaret McConnell Holt (1930) – artist Marcia Jones (MFA 2004) – contemporary artist known for multimedia and large-scale installation works Alan LeQuire (MFA) – sculptor Gwendolyn Ann Magee (BA 1963) – fiber artist Ellen Murray (BFA 1969) – watercolorist Jane South (MFA 1997) – artist known for large scale installations, mixed media constructions, and fabric wall pieces Carol Sutton (MFA 1969) – multidisciplinary artist Bayard Wootten (1894) – photographer

Business

Doris Davis Centini (1953) – food scientist with Stouffer's Food's, helped develop food for Apollo 11 Janet Danahey (1978) - mass murderer who earned a degree in Business Administration

Entertainment

Patrick Ball (actor) (BFA) - actor Tyler Barnhardt (BFA 2015) – actor Binki – singer and songwriter Chrystelle Trump Bond (BS 1960, MFA 1963) – dancer, choreographer, and dance historian Jay Bushman – Emmy Award-winning transmedia writer and book author Andy Cabic – singer-songwriter for the band Vetiver Chris Chalk – actor in the show Gotham and the movie 12 Years a Slave Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (BFA) – actress and writer DaBaby (non-degreed) – rapper The Darlinettes – vocal group Hermene Warlick Eichhorn (BS 1926) – musician and composer Ansel Elkins (MFA) – poet David Epley (BFA) – stage actor, and comedian Emily V. Gordon (MS and EdS) – writer, producer, and Academy Award-nominated for her autobiographical film The Big Sick Melanie Greene (MFA) – dancer and choreographer Emmylou Harris (non-degreed) – Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Indonesia Hayes – rapper and member of CUZZOS Lauren Holt (BFA 2013) – actress, comedian, and former cast member of Saturday Night Live Brian Huskey – character actor and comedian Mark Janicello – singer, actor, writer and producer Beth Leavel (1980) – Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lister (DMA 1998) – soprano and teacher of singing Beth Mitchell – competitive shag dancer Nadia Moffett – Miss North Carolina USA 2010 Anne-Claire Niver (BM 2013) – singer and songwriter Howard R. Paul – guitarist; former president and CEO of Benedetto Guitars Anne Pitoniak – actress Samwell – internet celebrity made famous by his video "What What (In the Butt)" Rhea G. Sikes – television producer with PBS Tom Smith (MA) – musician, inductee into Jazz Education Hall of Fame Emily Spivey – television writer and producer Justin Tornow (BA 2001, MFA 2010) – dancer and choreographer Jan Van Dyke – dancer, choreographer, dance educator, and a pioneer of modern and contemporary dance Curtis Waters – musician and songwriter, best known for his single “Stunnin”

Law

Barbara Hervey (1975) – judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Librarianship

Carrie Lougee Broughton – State Librarian of North Carolina Wanda Kay Brown (MLS 1983) – president of the American Library Association Mary Peacock Douglas (A.B. 1923) – librarian and author Genevieve Oswald (DFA 1978) – dance archivist at the New York Public Library

Literature and journalism

Penny Abernathy (1972) – journalist Kent Anderson (BA) – novelist Bonnie Angelo (1944) – journalist and author Julianna Baggott (MA) – novelist, essayist, and poet Denis Baker – novelist and short story writer Brad Barkley – novelist Lynne Barrett (MFA) – writer and editor John Baskin – writer and editor Ruth Bellamy (BA 1928) – writer Linda Carter Brinson (MFA 1987) – editor, writer, and journalist Kathryn Stripling Byer (MFA) – poet and teacher; North Carolina Poet Laureate 2005–2009 Greg Campbell – journalist, documentary filmmaker, and nonfiction author Wiley Cash (MA) – author Kelly Cherry (MFA 1967) – Poet Laureate of Virginia 2010–2012 Christina Duhig (MFA) – poet Camille Dungy (MFA) – poet Pam Durban – novelist and short story writer Claudia Emerson (MFA 1991) – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kerri French (MFA 2006) – poet Janice Moore Fuller (MA and Ph.D.) – poet and playwright Daisy Hendley Gold – author, poet, and journalist Bertha Harris – lesbian feminist author Harry Humes (MFA 1967) – poet, short-story writer, and professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 1968–1999 Sarah Lindsay (MFA) – poet Kelly Link (MFA) – author who has won a Hugo Award, three Nebula Awards, and a World Fantasy Award Robert Morgan (MFA 1968) – poet and novelist, author of Gap Creek, selected by Oprah's Book Club Keith Lee Morris (MFA) – author of The Dart League King, The Greyhound God, and The Best Seats in the House Sarah Rose Nordgren (MFA) – poet and winner of Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize Karen L. Parker (non-degreed) – journalist Lettie Hamlet Rogers (BA 1940) – novelist Stephanie Rogers (MFA 2007) – poet William Pitt Root – poet Margaret Rowlett (1925) – writer of children's books; artist known for fabrics made for children's clothing Eve Shelnutt (MFA) – poet George Singleton (MFA) – author of short stories, novels, and nonfiction Mary Ellen Snodgrass (1966) – author and two-time New York Public Library award winner Jan Cox Speas (1995) – short story author and novelist Gabriel Spera (MFA) – poet Julia Montgomery Street (1923) – poet, playwright and author Eleanor Ross Taylor (1940) – poet Sylvia Wilkinson (1962) – author

Military

Mildred Inez Caroon Bailey (1940) – United States Army general

Politics and public life

Cynthia Ball (BA) – North Carolina House of Representatives James Brochin (BA 1986) – Maryland Senate Gertrude Sprague Carraway – 22nd president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution J. P. Carter (MA) – mayor of Madison, North Carolina Ashton Clemmons (Ph.D.) – North Carolina House of Representatives Katie G. Dorsett (Ph.D.) – North Carolina Senate and Secretary of Administration of North Carolina John Faircloth (MA) – North Carolina House of Representatives Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1918) – North Carolina Senate Ada Fisher (BS) – Republican National Committeewoman for the state of North Carolina Dale Folwell (BS and MS) – North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina state treasurer Virginia Foxx (MA and EdD) – United States Congress Bill Gardner (BA) – New Hampshire secretary of state Michael Garrett (BA 2007) – North Carolina Senate Patricia Wright Gwyn (MLS) – first woman to serve as chair of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Martha Blakeney Hodges (BA 1918) – First Lady of North Carolina Ruby Hooper (BA 1945) – first woman to run for governor of North Carolina Kathy Hoyt – Vermont House of Representatives and chief of staff to Vermont governors Madeleine Kunin and Howard Dean Maggie Jeffus (MEd 1970) – North Carolina House of Representatives Margaret French McLean – First Lady of North Carolina Mark Robinson (2022) – 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina Yolanda Hill Robinson (BA and MS) – Second Lady of North Carolina Angel Joy Chavis Rocker – first black woman to run for president of the United States as a Republican Grace Taylor Rodenbough (MEd) – member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Jessie Rae Scott – First Lady of North Carolina Mary White Scott – First Lady of North Carolina Sarah Stevens (BS) – North Carolina House of Representatives Al Stewart (MA) – acting United States secretary of labor Terry Sullivan (non-degreed) – political consultant and campaign manager for Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign Larry W. Womble (MEd 1977) – North Carolina House of Representatives Stephen W. Wood (MA) – North Carolina House of Representatives

Science and medicine

Norman Anderson (MA and Ph.D. in psychology) – CEO of the Psychological Association Mary Eugenia Kapp (AB 1931) – chemist with DuPont de Nemours and professor Jaylee Burley Mead (BA 1951) – astronomer at Goddard Space Flight Center Rose Morton (BA 1948) – mathematician known for her work in fluid mechanics at the David Taylor Model Basin Vincent Rue – psychotherapist and advocate for government bans on abortion

Social work

Zung Wei-tsung (BA 1919) – social worker, educator, and leader of the YWCA in China who worked on child labor regulation, and working conditions for women

Sports

Angelo Allegri – professional basketball player Francis Alonso (2019) – professional basketball player Gerry Austin (Ph.D.) – National Football League referee Kenny Bundy (2003) – soccer player and coach Marge Burns (1948) – professional golfer Ronnie Burrell – professional basketball player Paul Chelimo – 2016 Summer Olympics silver medalist at 5000 meters in track and field Théo Collomb – professional soccer player James Dickey – basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League