Delaware State University
Name Class year Notability
Reggie Barnes 1988 Canadian Football League running back , various teams , 1990-1996
Clyde Bishop U.S . Ambassador to the Marshall Islands , 2006-2009
Clifford Brown trumpet virtuoso , composer , an influential and highly rated American jazz musician
George F. Budd President , St . Cloud State University , 1952-1965 ; president , Kansas State College of Pittsburg ( since 1977 , Pittsburg State University ) , 1965-1977
Robin Christiansen mayor of Dover since 2014 , city councilman from 1983 to 2001 , and council president and vice mayor from 1990 to 2001
Emanual Davis 1991 former NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks , and Seattle SuperSonics
Wayne Gilchrest 1973 U.S. Representative for Maryland 's 1st congressional district , 1990-2009
Jamaal Jackson 2003 National Football League offensive lineman , Philadelphia Eagles , 2003-2010
Maxine R. Lewis 1973 publicist , ABC television network
Robert London 1998 National Football League sports agent
Shaheer McBride 2008 National Football League wide receiver
Darnerien McCants 2001 National Football League wide receiver
Marlene Saunders 1967 2008 Delaware social worker of the year ; also professor , scholar and historian
Sam Shepherd 1975 represented Venezuela in basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Harley F. Taylor 1929 housing developer and creator of oldest African-American housing development in Dover , Delaware
John Taylor 1986 National Football League wide receiver , San Francisco 49ers , 1987-1995
Bonsu Thompson Editor-In-Chief , The Source magazine
Walter Tullis National Football League wide receiver , Green Bay Packers
David G. Turner 1986 executive , Bank of America , recognized by Fortune magazine in 2002 as one of the 50 most powerful black executives in America
Ralph Wesley 2003 public address announcer for the Washington Wizards
Notable alumni
Delaware State University (DSU or Del State), is a public historically black university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses, one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown. The university encompasses four colleges and a diverse population of undergraduate and advanced-degree students.