Notable Alumni

Once a Spartan, Always a Spartan

Doctors. Filmmakers. Educators. Researchers. Writers. Business owners.

See the impact of an education from UNCG’s College of Arts & Sciences, through the stories of these notable CAS alumni:

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MEDIA STUDIES

Mike Rufail ’05

Founder and Chief Gaming Officer of Envy Gaming, Inc.

COMMUNICATION STUDIES

CHRIS LEA ’09

Lead sports anchor at WRAL in Raleigh

MFA CREATIVE WRITING

Ruth dickey ’04

Executive director of the National Book Foundation

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ENGLISH

CHRIS BOYETte ’10

Emmy-winning journalist for CNN

MEDIA STUDIES

John Hilary Shepherd ’89

Co-producer of films “1917,” “Black Swan,” and others; Writer for the hit show “Nurse Jackie” 

PSYCHOLOGY

EMILY V. GoRDON ’01, ’03

Writer and producer; Academy Award-nominated for her autobiographical film, “The Big Sick.”

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MEDIA STUDIES

Emily spivey ’93

Emmy-winning writer for “Saturday Night Live,” “Parks and Recreation,” and “Modern Family”

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POLITICAL SCIENCE, AADS

Preston blakely ’17

Mayor of Fletcher, NC — one of America’s youngest mayors

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GEOGRAPHY

TAL BLEVINS ’95

Owner of hit Greensboro restaurant, Machete

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ENGLISH

Leah Carper ’06

North Carolina’s “Teacher of the Year” (2022)

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