Milligan College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Charles Buddy Bolding, baseball coach, Class of 1973
  • Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter and photographer
  • David Davis, Class of 1991, U.S. Congressman from Tennessee District 1
  • Del Harris, basketball coach, Class of 1959
  • Frank Knight, American economist, Class of 1911
  • The Rev. Dr. John Preston McConnell, ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The Rev. Dr. McConnell was the founder and first president of Radford University. He also served as pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Radford, Virginia, which is located just across the street from Radford University.
  • Francis Gary Powers, an American pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union, causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960, Class of 1950
  • Sonny Smith, basketball coach and commentator, Class of 1958
  • Alf and Bob Taylor, Tennessee governors and congressional Representatives
  • Duard B. Walker, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Athletics Director of the Year (2001). NAIA Hall of Fame (2008), Class of 1948

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