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editThe following is a partial list of notable Utah State University alumni. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and boasts more than 180,000 alumni in each U.S. state and more than 100 countries.[1] This list does not contain the names of presidents or faculty of the university, unless they happen also to be alumni.
Utah State University has more than 180,000 alumni throughout the United States and in more than 100 other nations.
Particularly notable alumni include Harry Reid, current U.S. Senate Majority Leader; May Swenson, poet; Merlin Olsen, pro football hall-of-famer, actor, and TV personality; Rick Bass, writer and environmental activist; Charlie Denson, President of Nike Brand; Chris Cooley, pro-football tight-end for the Washington Redskins; and Mary L. Cleave, NASA astronaut.
Administration
editBoard of Trustees
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_K._Granger
Provost
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Athletics Director
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Politics
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Ezra Taft Benson | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1953–61) | |||
Kathleen Clark | 1972 | B.S. Political Science | First woman to be appointed Director of the Bureau of Land Management (2002–07) | [1] |
Elizabeth Dowdeswell | 1972 | M.S. | Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (1993-98) | |
Norah al-Faiz | 1982 | MEd | Deputy Minister for women's Education in Saudi Arabia. First woman appointed to ministerial post. | |
John Gardner Ford | 1975 | B.S. | Son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, attended USU during his presidency. | |
Steven Ford | Son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, attended USU during his presidency. | |||
Kenny Guinn | 1970 | Ed.D. Educational Administration | Governor of Nevada | [1] |
George D. Clyde | 1921 | B.S. | Governor of Utah | |
Paula Hawkins | First woman ever elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without a family connection (1981-87) | |||
Howard Jarvis | Anti-tax activist in California | |||
William Marion Jardine | 1925 | PhD | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1925-1929), U.S. Ambassador to Egypt | |
Evan Mecham | Governor of Arizona | |||
Michael W. Mosman | 1981 | B.S. | Federal District Judge | |
Deanna Okun | 1985 | Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission | ||
Harry Reid | 1961 | B.S. | U.S. Senator, D-NV; current U.S. Senate Majority Leader | |
Mike Simpson | 1972 | B.S. | U.S. House of Representatives, R-ID | |
Jean Westwood | First female Chair of the Democratic National Committee (1972) | |||
Ardeshir Zahedi | 1950 | B.S. | Former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United States |
Activism
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Rick Bass | 1979 | B.S. Geology | Writer and environmental activist | [1] |
Gregory C. Carr | 1982 | B.S. History | Entrepreneur, human rights activist, and founder of the Gregory C. Carr Foundation which supports human rights, education and the arts. | [1] |
Steve Carr | 1981 | B.S. | First-ever American elected to Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the organization's highest governing body | |
Sonia Johnson | 1959 | B.S. | Feminist | |
Choichirō Yatani | 1980 | B.S. | Peace activist and professor of psychology at Alfred State College and Alfred University |
Business
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Vern Beuhler | 1941 | B.S. | Founder of the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence | |
Prasert Bunsumpun | 1978 | MBA | President & CEO, PTT Public Company Limited, Thailand's only Fortune Global 500 company | |
Nolan Bushnell | Founded both Atari Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's chain | |||
Gregory C. Carr | 1982 | B.S. History | Entrepreneur. Founded the company that first developed voice mail; chaired Prodigy, an early global ISP. | [1] |
Lulama Patricia Chakela | 1989 | MS | Head of Broadcasting, SABC | |
Charlie Denson | 1978 | B.S. Marketing | President of Nike Brand | [1][2] |
Al Faccinto, Jr. | 1972 | B.S. | President & COO, MGM Mirage International, Inc. | |
Lars Peter Hansen | 1974 | B.S. | Award-winning economist | |
Jason Lindsey | 1995 | B.A. M.A. | Co-founder, President of Overstock.com | |
Ward Parkinson | 1969 | B.S. Electrical Engineering | Founder of Micron Technology, VP for Commercial Development of Ovonyx, Inc. | [1] |
James H. Quigley | 1974 | B.S. Accounting | CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, named Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by "Accounting Today" in 2003. Serves on the Board of Trustees of the Central Park Conservancy and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. | [1] |
Gary E. Stevenson | 1979 | B.A. | Co-founder, ICON Health & Fitness | |
Kay Toolson | 1969, 70 | B.S. Marketing, M.B.A. | CEO, Monaco Coach Corporation | [1] |
Scott Watterson | 1979 | Co-founder, ICON Health & Fitness | ||
J. Phillip Adams | 1978 | B.S. Business Administration | President and CEO, Flying J, the largest distributor of diesel fuel in North America. | [1] |
W. Boyd Christensen | 1948 | B.S. Business Administration | Retired President and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for All-State Insurance. | [1] |
John Forzani | 1971 | B.S. Physical Education | Founder, Forzani Group, Canada's largest sporting goods retailer with 215 company-owned stores under the names Coast Mountain Sports, Sport Chek and Sport Mart. | [1] |
Ron K. Labrum | 1983 | B.S. Marketing | President and CEO of Integrated Provider Solutions for Cardinal Health | [1] |
Robert B. Murray | 1951 | B.S. Business Administration | Chairman of the Board for Alpine Confections, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of candy products. Former President and Owner of the Steve Regan Company. | [1] |
Jim Ryan | 1971, 74 | B.S. History, B.S. Business Administration | Retired President and CEO for Volvo Commercial Finance | [1] |
James L. Sanford | 1975 | M.B.A. | Corporate VP and Treasurer for Northrop Grumman, a global defense company. | [1] |
Don Wang | 1972 | M.S., Nutrition and Food Science | Chairman and President of MetroCorp Bancshares, a Texas corporation which, through its subsidary MetroBank, N.A., provides community banking services in Houston and Dallas. | [1] |
Science
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Nathaniel Baldwin | Inventor of headphones | |||
Mary L. Cleave | 1975, 80 | M.S. Biology, Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering | NASA Astronaut | [1] |
Richard F. Daines | 1974 | B.S. | Commissioner of Health for New York State, head of the New York Department of Health | |
Niranjan R. Gandhi | 1970, 72 | MS, Ph.D. | President of Jeniel Biotech. World-renowned biotechnologist and food scientist. | [1][3] |
Archimedes Plutonium | 1979 | MEd | (as Ludwig van Ludvig), notable Usenet personality | |
Shang Fa Yang | 1963 | Ph.D. | research unlocked key to prolonging freshness in fruits and flowers; 1991 Wolf Prize in Agriculture, considered the "Nobel Prize of Agriculture" |
Education
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Randy L. Bott | 1970, 75 | B.S. M.S. | Named #1 Professor in the U.S. by RateMyProfessors.com | |
Richard Eyre | 1968 | B.S. | Co-author, with his wife Linda J. Eyre, of 33 books on parenting, including New York Times #1 Best Seller Teaching Your Children Values; developed and founded Joy Schools preschool system | |
Linda J. Eyre | 1970 | B.S. | Co-author, with her husband Richard Eyre, of 33 books on parenting, including New York Times #1 Best Seller Teaching Your Children Values; developed and founded Joy Schools preschool system | |
Mathana Santiwat | 1978 | MAcc | President of Bangkok University, Thailand | |
Bart Stevens | 2002 | B.S. | Director, Bureau of Indian Education | |
Andy Van Schaack | 2002, 08 | B.S., Ph.D. | Co-inventor of the Livescribe smartpen | |
Caryn Beck-Dudley | 1980 | B.S. Political Science | Dean of the College of Business at Florida State University, first female Dean of the Huntsman School of Business (2002-2005) | [1] |
Rudy Castruita | 1966, 67 | B.S. Physical Education, M.S. Physical Education | Former Superintendent of the Sand Diego County Office of Education | [1] |
Humanities and fine arts
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Michael Ballam | 1972 | B.S. Music | Renowned tenor. Founder and Director of the Utah Festival Opera. Author of more than 30 publications and music recordings. | [1] |
Rick Bass | 1979 | PEN/O.Henry prize-winning novelist, essayist | ||
Reed Cowan | 1998 | B.S. | Emmy Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker | |
Glen Edwards | 1962, 76 | B.S.,M.F.A. | Award-winning watercolor and oil painter | |
Douglas Kent Hall | Writer and photographer | |||
Craig Jessop | 1973 | B.S. | Music director; former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
Lee Jones | 1979, 87 | M.S., Ph.D. | President of Houghton Mifflin-Riverside Publishing | |
Greg Olsen | Prolific Mormon Painter | |||
Don Quayle | 1952, 63 | B.S., M.S. | First President of National Public Radio | |
Bill Ransom | 1998 | M.A. | Science fiction writer; Stegner Fellow at Stanford | |
Chip Rawlins | 1974, 83 | B.S., M.S. | Non-fiction writer, poet | |
Jan Shipps | 1961 | B.S. | Historian of Mormonism | |
May Swenson | 1934 | B.S. | Renowned poet, Chancellor of Academy of American Poets | |
Brad Teare | American painter and illustrator | |||
Mark Walton | 1998 | B.F.A. | Annie-nominated voice actor and story artist, known as the voice of "Rhino" in the movie Bolt | |
Kevin Wasden | 2008 | B.A. | Science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator |
Religion
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Ezra Taft Benson | President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) | |||
Hugh B. Brown | Member of the First Presidency of the LDS Church | |||
Quentin L. Cook | 1964 | B.S. | Member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church | |
David B. Haight | 1929 | Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church | [1] | |
W. Rolfe Kerr | 1960, 66 | B.S., M.S. | Commissioner of Education of the LDS Church | |
Boyd K. Packer | 1949, 53 | B.S.,M.S. | President of the LDS Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles | |
Bonnie D. Parkin | 1962 | B.S. | 14th General President of the Relief Society of LDS Church | |
L. Tom Perry | 1949 | B.S. | Member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church |
Athletics
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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LaVell Edwards | 1952 | B.S. Physical Education | College Football Hall of Fame coach; head coach of 1984 National Champion BYU Cougars | [1] |
Lionel Aldridge | former NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers | |||
Kent Baer | 1974 | B.S. | Former head football coach, Notre Dame; defensive coordinator at many universities | |
Rick Baird | 2000 | U.S. Bobsled Team, 1998–2003; forerunner during 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
Ed Berry | Former NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers | |||
Jay Don Blake | Professional golfer and PGA Tour winner | |||
Anthony Calvillo | All-time leading passer and star quarterback in the Canadian Football League | |||
Chris Cooley | 2-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end, currently with the Washington Redskins | |||
Kevin Curtis | 2003 | B.S. | NFL wide receiver, currently with the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Kyle Fiat | Professional lacrosse player, Philadelphia Wings | |||
Mary Lou Ramm Flippen | 1984 | B.S. | Inaugural National Softball Hall of Fame inductee, played for Team USA | |
Gar Forman | 1984 | B.S. | Current General Manager, Chicago Bulls | |
Cornell Green | Former NFL defensive back, Dallas Cowboys. Played basketball at USU. | |||
Donnie Henderson | 1986 | B.S. | Former defensive coordinator, New York Jets and Detroit Lions | |
Eric Hipple | 1980 | B.S. | Former starting NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions | |
Phil Johnson | 1963, 65 | B.S., M.S. | Former NBA head coach; currently longtime assistant coach, Utah Jazz; named NBA's top assistant coach three times | |
Rulon Jones | 1987 | B.S. | Former NFL defensive lineman, Denver Broncos. AFC Defensive Player of the Year, 1986. | |
Greg Kragen | 2005 | B.S. | Former NFL Pro Bowl defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Carolina Panthers | |
Dick Motta | 1953 | B.S. | One of top 10 winningest NBA head coaches of all time; NBA Coach of the Year, 1971; head coach of 1978 NBA champion Washington Bullets | |
Merlin Olsen | 1962, 71 | B.S., M.S. | College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle, later NFL analyst and TV personality. Selected to 14 Pro Bowls. 1974 NFL MVP. | |
Phil Olsen | 1970 | B.S. | Former NFL center and defensive tackle, Boston Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills | |
Norm Parrish | 1994 | MEd | NJCAA Division I men's basketball Coach of the Year, 2009; NJCAA National Champions, 2009 (Salt Lake CC) | |
Len Rohde | 1960 | B.S. | Former NFL Pro Bowl tackle, San Francisco 49ers | |
Jay Silvester | 1959, 71 | B.S., M.S. | '71, 4-time Olympian discus thrower, silver medal (1972); broke world record four times, first to throw 60 meters |
Military
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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John K. Cannon | 1914 | Air Commander-in-Chief, Allied Air Forces, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, World War II; 4-star General | ||
Russell Maughan | 1917 | Pilot of first-ever dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States | ||
Chase Nielsen | 1939 | Participant in Doolittle Raid, career U.S. Air Force officer |
Miscellaneous
editName | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Freddy Deeb | Professional poker player, World Series of Poker; over $6,000,000 in live tournament winnings | |||
Brandon Wright | Student trapped underneath a burning car rescued by fellow students, construction workers, and emergency responders. Video of the rescue made international news. | [4][5] | ||
Mark Hofmann | Author of the Salamander Letter and convicted murderer. |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Utah State University Greats". Utah State University. Retrieved 06 November 2011.
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