List of North Carolina State University people

The list of North Carolina State University people includes alumni, faculty, and chief executives of North Carolina State University.

Alumni, faculty, and former students

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Academics

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Athletics

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Patrick Bailey
 
Philip Rivers, NFL quarterback and Pro Bowler
 
David Thompson
 
Russell Wilson

Business

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Media and entertainment

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Lara Trump
 
Jill Wagner

Military

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Politics

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Walter Jones, member of U.S. Congress (1995–2019)
 
U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry, who served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the US House of Representatives
 
former U.S. Congressman J.D. Hayworth

Science and technology

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  • Marshall Brain (M.S. Computer Science 1989, Instructor 1986–1992), founder of HowStuffWorks
  • David Carroll (B.S. Physics 1985), Director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake Forest University
  • James Goodnight (B.S. Applied Mathematics 1965, M.S. Experimental Statistics 1968, PhD Statistics 1972, faculty member 1972–1976), CEO of SAS Institute
  • Jody L. Gookin Distinguished Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and she is a Chancellor’s University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University[110]
  • Terry Hershner (studied Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 1997–2000), electric vehicle advocate and record holder; owner of Off The Grid
  • Wes Jackson (PhD Genetics 1967), founder of the Land Institute
  • Angie Jones (M.S. Computer Science 2010), holds 26 patented inventions in the United States of America and Japan
  • Paul Jones (B.S. Computer Science), poet and director of ibiblio digital library
  • Munir Ahmad Khan (M.S. Nuclear Engineering), director of Pakistan's atomic bomb programmes
  • Christina Koch (B.S. Electrical Engineering 2001, B.S. Physics 2002, M.S. Electrical Engineering 2002), astronaut[111]
  • John S. Mayo (B.S., M.S., PhD Electrical Engineering), engineer and seventh president of Bell Labs
  • Freda Porter, applied mathematician and environmental scientist known as one of the first Native American women to earn a PhD in the mathematical sciences[112]
  • Anand Lal Shimpi (B.S. Electrical Engineering 2004), founder of AnandTech
  • Katharine Stinson (B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1941), first female engineering graduate, first female engineer hired by Federal Aviation Administration[113]
  • Mark Templeton (Bachelor of Environmental Design 1975), President and CEO of Citrix Systems

Chief executives of the University

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Alexander Q. Holladay, first President of NC State (1889–1899)
 
John W. Harrelson, first Chancellor of NC State (1934–1953)

Presidents

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Dean of Administration

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Chancellors

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References

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