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USU ALUMNI LIST

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Notable Alumni
 
Harry Reid BS '61, U.S. Senator, D-NV
 
Chris Cooley 2-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end
Notable Professors
 
Stephen Covey Author, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
 
Craig Jessop BS '73, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Music Director (1999-2008)
 
Rainer Maria Latzke, German artist

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Notable Alumni
 
Harry Reid BS '61, U.S. Senator, D-NV
 
Chris Cooley 2-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end
 
William Marion Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture (1925-1929); Ambassador to Egypt (1930-1933)
 
Lars Peter Hansen, B.S. 1974, Economist
 
John K. Cannon, 1914, Chief of United States Air Forces in Europe for whom Cannon Air Force Base is named.

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Main articles: List of Utah State University alumni, presidents, and faculty

The 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 edit

Board of Trustees
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_H._Welling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_McKeachnie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_K._Granger
Provost
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gogue
Athletics Director
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_W._Spetman

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Politics edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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 edit

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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

  1. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.nikebiz.com/media/executives/charlie_denson.html
  3. ^ Owner of Jeneil Biotech, Inc.
  4. ^ http://usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=50216
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fCdyHXXVvM
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