Shorter University alumni

Marion Mckinley Bradford (October 28, 1946 - May 3, 2021) was an American scientist who developed and patented the Bradford protein assay, a method to quickly quantify the amount of protein in a sample. His paper describing the method is among the most cited scholarly articles of all time.

Jamie Barton (born October 17, 1981) is an American mezzo-soprano. She won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition (both Main and Song Prizes) in June 2013. She is also the winner of the 2015 Richard Tucker Award.

Rachel Marilyn Lloyd (née Laird; January 3, 1929 – September 19, 2018) was an American politician and businesswoman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1995.

Vivian Louise Aunspaugh (born Bedford City, Virginia, August 14, 1869; died Dallas, Texas, March 9, 1960) was an American painter and art teacher who founded the first art school in the American Southwest to use live models, nude and draped.

Ethel Hillyer Harris was an American author.

Martin Scott is an American businessman, educator, politician, and pastor from Georgia. Scott is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 2.

Lennie Acuff (born January 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach, currently head coach of the Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team.

David P. Cordle (born September 27, 1954 in Rome, Georgia) is an American professor and currently serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emporia State University, a position he has held since July 1, 2013. Cordle attended Shorter College for his bachelor's degree, and he received his master's and doctorate in Music from Florida State University.

Nathan Dean (May 9, 1934 – June 8, 2013) was an insurance executive from Rockmart, Georgia, who served 15 consecutive terms in the Georgia General Assembly as Senator for district 31. Dean was first elected to the Senate in 1974 and began serving in 1975. Previously, Dean served for 12 years in the Georgia House of Representatives (1963 – 1975)—and served on the Rockmart City Council. Dean was Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus and a member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia. as Senator, Dean represented both Polk and Haralson County and parts of Bartow and Paulding county as well. Dean has been recognized for his civic duties—seeing the Rockmart community center named in his honor, and being named Senator of the Year by the Georgia Municipal Association.

Phyllis Natalie Tickle (née Alexander; March 12, 1934 – September 22, 2015) was an American author and lecturer whose work focuses on spirituality and religion issues. After serving as a teacher, professor, and academic dean, Tickle entered the publishing industry, serving as the founding editor of the religion department at Publishers Weekly, before then becoming a popular writer. She is well known as a leading voice in the emergence church movement. She is perhaps best known for The Divine Hours series of books, published by Doubleday Press, and her book The Great Emergence- How Christianity Is Changing and Why. Tickle was a member of the Episcopal Church, where she was licensed as both a lector and a lay eucharistic minister. She has been widely quoted by many media outlets, including Newsweek, Time, Life, The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, C-SPAN, PBS, The History Channel, the BBC and VOA. It has been said that "Over the past generation, no one has written more deeply and spoken more widely about the contours of American faith and spirituality than Phyllis Tickle." A biography of Tickle's life was published in February 2018. Phyllis Tickle: A Life (Church Publishing, Inc), has been widely reviewed.