Centenary Salutes Notable Alumni
The 1920s
Cal Hubbard '26
The only person to date inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame
and the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The 1930s
Virginia Carlton '39
The first Centenary professor to win a Fullbright Scholarship.
She won two, 1963 and 1970.
The 1940s
James Dean '41
Former Vice-President on Exxon
Virginia K. Shehee '43
President and CEO of Kilpatrick Life Insurance and Kilpatrick
Rose-Neath Funeral Homes and Cemeteries.
She was also the first woman elected to the Louisiana Senate.
Beverly Lynds '49
Published atmospheric astronomer
The 1950s
John Bookout '50
Former President and CEA of Shell
William Bradford '58
Former President and CEO of Dresser Industries and Halliburton
The 1960s
Hoyt Duggan '60
Centenary's first and only Rhodes Scholar, he is now a professor
and researcher at University of Virginia
Joe Ben La Grone '61
Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Congressional Fellow with The Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
One of the first ever recipients of the Distiguished Senior Executive Service Award from President Carter in 1980.
Received two gold medals for leadership and management and a silver medal for his
work in promoting diversity from three different Secretaries of Energy.
Paul Michael Mann, M.D. '63
Pioneer of laser eye surgery. Named one of the Top 100
refractive surgeons in the United States in 1999.
James M. McCoy '66
The sixth Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest non-commissioned position in the United States Air Force
Jeffery Victory '67
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice
The 1970s
Rick Hawkins '73
Emmy-Winning television writer for "Punky Brewster," "Welcome Back Kotter,"
"Mama's House," and "The Carol Burnett Show"
Gordan LeBlanc '74
CEO of PetroSun
Robert "The Chief" Parish '76
NBA Basketball player for 21 seasons and member of the NBA Hall of Fame
Keith Stegall '77
Country music writer and producer for such names as Clay Walker, Alan Jackson and Travis Tritt
Paul L. Rogers , M.D. '78
Nationally recognized and distinguished medical educator at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Elaine Ades Clark '79
Award-winning actor, director, producer, teacher, playwright and author of the quintessential
voice-over book "There's Money Where Your Mouth Is." She is also the founder of Voice One.
Elaine McArdle '79
Journalist for The Boston Globe and author of The Migraine Brain
The 1980s
Kathy Johnson '81
Olympic medalist in gymnastics
Hal Sutton '81
Pro Golfer
John George, M.D. '82
Co-founder of LifeCare Management Services which offers medical help to those
patients in need of long-term hospital care.
Damon Green '85
Pro Golf Caddy who caddied for Zack Johnson when he won the Masters
Everett Lee Morgan '85
Broadway Actor and musician
Celia Whitler '85
Singer and Songwriter in Nashville, TN
Patrick Sewell '86
Named one of "America's Best Doctors" after co-founding the
Sapheneia Medical Minimally Invasive Therapy Institute
Lorin Anderson '88
Golf Consultant, Journalist and Commentator
Susan Roberts '88
CBS News Correspondent
Brady Blade '89
Noted American rock, pop and country drummer, record producer and composer who has played
with such folks as Dave Matthews Band and Emmylou Harris. He currently serves as the
AssistantEconomic Development Director for the office of Shreveport Mayor, Cedric Glover.
The 1990s
Scott Durbin '92
Co-star and co-executive producer of "Imagination Movers," a Playhouse Disney Television Show
Alec Van Hook '93
U.S. Attorney
Joby Ogwyn '97
The youngest person in the world to summit the "Big Seven," the highest mountains on each continent.
He did it the first time only three years after finishing at Centenary.
Herbert "Herb" Lang '98
Harlem Globetrotter
The 2000s
James Eakin '00
Composer-in-Residence of Resounding Harmony and director of the film scoring program at the Aspen Summer Music Festival.
Former composer-in-residence of Turtle Creek Chorale, the most widely recorded men's chorus in the United States.
Angelique Lasseigne, Ph.D. '00
Metallurgical and Materials Engineer with the National Institue of Standards and Technology
Valerie Curtis Moore, Ph.D. '01
Preeminent expert in the field of nanotechnology and Executive Director of Nano World Headquarters
Taylor Davis '03
Composer and conductor who received awards for his composing as early as 7 years of age.
He has been commissioned to write for many different groups, and his works have been performed across the US, Europe, South America and South Africa.
Nathan Hanks MBA '05
Co-Founder and Chief Distribution Officer of Reach Local
The Centenary College National Alumni Association is proud of all of its graduates. If you would like to suggest other notable alumni to be added to this list, please email us at email.