Kentucky State University Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Kentucky State University has produced many notable alumni, including:

• Alice Allison Dunnigan, is a journalist, civil rights activist, and author.
  
• Whitney M. Young Jr. is a civil rights leader and executive director of the National Urban League.
  
• Ersa Hines Poston was a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission and the first African American to hold a presidential cabinet position.
  
• Patricia Russell-McCloud, business executive and president of The Links, Inc.
  
• Yingluck Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand.
  
• John Merritt is a college football coach and one of the winningest coaches in HBCU history.