List of Utah State University alumni
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Notable Alumni
 Harry Reid, BS '61, U.S. Senator, D-NV
 Chris Cooley, two-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end
 Dennis Black, Iowa State Representative
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William Marion Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture (1925-1929); Ambassador to Egypt (1930-1933)
 Lars Peter Hansen, B.S. 1974, Nobel Laureate economist
 John K. Cannon, 1914, Chief of United States Air Forces in Europe, namesake of Cannon Air Force Base
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This list of Utah State University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Utah State University (USU), a public, land-grant, research university located in Logan, Utah. This list does not contain the names of presidents or faculty of the university, unless they happen also to be alumni.
Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act as the Agricultural College of Utah, USU has grown to more than 28,000 students. Although it is headquartered in Logan, USU operates throughout the state of Utah through 5 regional campuses and more than 20 distance education sites. On June 13, 1899, graduates of the Agricultural College of Utah met to create the Alumni Association.[1] Today, the Alumni Association is located in the historic David B. Haight Alumni Center, which was dedicated July 11, 1991.[2] Alumni chapters exist in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Washington DC.[3] USU boasts more than 180,000 alumni in each U.S. state and more than 100 countries.[4]
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Contents
Activism
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Bass | 1979 | B.S. Geology | Writer and environmental activist | [4] |
| 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 | [4] |
| Steve Carr | 1981 | B.S. | First and only American elected to Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the worldwide organization's highest governing body | |
| Sonia Johnson | 1958 | B.A. English | Feminist and writer | [5] |
| John C. Nelson | 1965 | B.S. Biology | Practicing obstetrician in Salt Lake City, Utah; former President of the American Medical Association; domestic violence and child abuse activist; spokesperson for the "Stop America's Violence Everywhere" campaign for the AMA Alliance | [4] |
| Diane Stuart | 1990 | M.S. Family Consumer Human Development | Directs the Office on Violence Against Women in the U.S. Department of Justice; former state coordinator for the Utah Domestic Violence Cabinet Council; former domestic violence victim advocacy specialist in Utah's Division of Child and Family Services; began her career as executive director of the Battered Women's Shelter and Rape Crisis Center in Logan | [4] |
| Choichirō Yatani | 1980 | B.S. Psychology | Peace activist; professor of psychology at Alfred State College and Alfred University | [6] |
Business
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Phillip Adams | 1978 | B.S. Business Administration | President and CEO, Flying J, the largest distributor of diesel fuel in North America | [4] |
| Vern Beuhler | 1941 | B.S. | Founder of the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence | |
| Prasert Bunsumpun | 1978 | MBA | President and CEO, PTT Public Company Limited, Thailand's only Fortune Global 500 company | |
| Nolan Bushnell | Founded 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 | [4] |
| Lulama Patricia Chakela | 1989 | MS | Head of Broadcasting, SABC | |
| W. Boyd Christensen | 1948 | B.S. Business Administration | Retired President and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for All-State Insurance | [4] |
| Charlie Denson | 1978 | B.S. Marketing | President of Nike Brand | [4][7] |
| Al Faccinto, Jr. | 1972 | B.S. | President and COO, MGM Mirage International, Inc. | |
| John Forzani | 1971 | B.S. Physical Education | Founder of Forzani Group, Canada's largest sporting goods retailer with 215 company-owned stores under the names Coast Mountain Sports, Sport Chek and Sport Mart | [4] |
| Justin R. Hamilton | 2009 | B.S. Economics & Political Science | Owner and founder of Cafe Sabor, a Mexican Bistro, and Hamilton's, a Steak House, both located in Logan, Utah | [8] |
| Lars Peter Hansen | 1974 | B.S. Mathematics & Political Science | Winner of 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics | |
| Joseph Hays | 1953 | B.S. Journalism | Consultant to the CEO of Tribune Co. in Chicago, Illinois; established the Hays Group, a consulting firm that provides counsel to companies on communications policies and enhancing shareholder value; advises non-profit organizations on strategic planning and fundraising | [4] |
| Ron K. Labrum | 1983 | B.S. Marketing | President and CEO of Integrated Provider Solutions for Cardinal Health | [4] |
| Jason Lindsey | 1995 | B.A. M.A. | Co-founder and President of Overstock.com | |
| Dick Motta | 1953 | B.S. Physical Education | Owner of the Bluebird Inn in Logan and the Bluebird Inn Bed and Breakfast in Bear Lake, Utah; former NBA coach and color commentator; coach of Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets and Dallas Mavericks; NBA Coach of the Year in 1971; won an NBA Championship while coaching the Washington Bullets | [4] |
| Robert B. Murray | 1951 | B.S. Business Administration | Chairman of the Board for Alpine Confections, Inc., candy manufacturer and distributor; former President and owner of the Steve Regan Company | [4] |
| Shelly Anderson Neilson | 2001 | Human Resource Management | Entrepreneur; owner of Say Anything Expressions, a vinyl home decor company | [8] |
| Ward Parkinson | 1969 | B.S. Electrical Engineering | Founder of Micron Technology; VP of Commercial Development of Ovonyx, Inc. | [4] |
| James H. Quigley | 1974 | B.S. Accounting | CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; named in Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today in 2003; on the Board of Trustees of the Central Park Conservancy and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce | [4][9] |
| Jim Ryan | 1971 1974 |
B.S. History B.S. Business Administration |
Retired President and CEO of Volvo Commercial Finance | [4] |
| James L. Sanford | 1975 | M.B.A. | Corporate VP and Treasurer of Northrop Grumman, a global defense company | [4] |
| Gary Stevenson | 1979 | B.A. | Co-founder, ICON Health & Fitness | |
| Kay Toolson | 1969 1970 |
B.S. Marketing M.B.A. |
CEO, Monaco Coach Corporation | [4] |
| Don Wang | 1972 | M.S., Nutrition and Food Science | Chairman and President of MetroCorp Bancshares, a Texas corporation which, through its subsidiary MetroBank, N.A., provides community banking services in Houston and Dallas | [4] |
| Scott Watterson | 1979 | Co-founder, ICON Health & Fitness | ||
| Josey Barnes Wayman | 1951 | B.S. Speech, English | Distinguished nine-year career in television; rose from model, to hostess of a daily program, to women's program director; recipient of three consecutive Lifeline of America broadcast awards; hosted the first weekly network program and in-color television program in the Intermountain West | [4] |
Education
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | [4] |
| Randy L. Bott | 1970 1975 |
B.S. M.S. |
Named #1 Professor in the U.S. by RateMyProfessors.com | |
| Rudy Castruita | 1966 1967 |
B.S. Physical Education M.S. Physical Education |
Former Superintendent of the San Diego County Office of Education | [4] |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Mathana Santiwat | 1978 | MAcc | President of Bangkok University, Thailand | |
| Bart Stevens | 2002 | B.S. | Director, Bureau of Indian Education | |
| Andy Van Schaack | 2002 2008 |
B.S. Ph.D. |
Co-inventor of the Livescribe smartpen |
Government and politics
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norah al-Faiz | 1982 | MEd | Deputy Minister for Women's Education in Saudi Arabia; first woman appointed to ministerial post in Saudi Arabia | [4] |
| Ezra Taft Benson | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1953–61) | |||
| Dennis Black | B.S. Forest Management M.S. Natural Resources Economics |
Democratic politician, representing the 21st District in the Iowa Senate since 1995 | ||
| Laurence J. Burton | 1956 | Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1971) | [10] | |
| Kathleen Clark | 1972 | B.S. Political Science | First woman appointed Director of the Bureau of Land Management (2002–07) | [4] |
| George D. Clyde | 1921 | B.S. | Governor of Utah | |
| Spencer Cox | B.A. | Lieutenant Governor of Utah | [11] | |
| Elizabeth Dowdeswell | 1972 | M.S. Behavioral Sciences | Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (1993–98); Canada's permanent representative to the World Meteorological Organization; twice elected to its executive council | [4] |
| 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 | [4] |
| Paula Hawkins | First woman ever elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without a family connection (1981–87) | |||
| William Marion Jardine | 1925 | PhD | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1925-1929); U.S. Ambassador to Egypt | [12] |
| Howard Jarvis | Anti-tax activist in California | |||
| Lorna Kesterson | Journalism | Newspaper reporter and editor; first woman elected Mayor of Henderson, Nevada (1985-1993) | [13] | |
| Munir Khoury | Former Chairman of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon and Syria; Professor of Economics at the Beirut University College (currently the Lebanese American University) | |||
| Evan Mecham | Governor of Arizona | |||
| Michael W. Mosman | 1981 | B.S. | Federal District Judge | |
| Deanna Okun | 1985 | B.A. Political Science | Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission; former associate attorney and member of the International Trade Group at the Washington, D.C., law firm of Hogan & Hartson | [4] |
| Harry Reid | 1961 | B.S. Political Science | U.S. Senator, D-NV; current U.S. Senate Majority Leader; youngest Lieutenant Governor in Nevada's history | [4] |
| Mike Simpson | 1972 | B.S. | U.S. House of Representatives, R-ID | |
| Chris Stewart | 1984 | B.S. | New York Times best-selling author | |
| Ted Stewart | 1972 | B.S. | Federal District Judge | |
| Jean Westwood | First female Chair of the Democratic National Committee (1972) | |||
| Ardeshir Zahedi | 1950 | B.S. Animal Science | Former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United States | [4] |
Humanities and fine arts
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ballam | 1972 | B.S. Music | Tenor; founder and Director of the Utah Festival Opera; author of more than 30 publications and music recordings | [4] |
| Rick Bass | 1979 | PEN/O.Henry Prize-winning novelist, essayist | ||
| Reed Cowan | 1998 | B.S. | Emmy Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker | |
| Glen Edwards | 1962 1976 |
B.S. M.F.A. |
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 1987 |
M.S. Ph.D. |
President of Houghton Mifflin-Riverside Publishing | |
| Al Lewis | 1975 | Broadcast Journalism | Known as the "Voice of the Aggies" for KVNU Radio, former announcer at Romney Stadium and the Smith Spectrum | [8] |
| Rod Miller | 1975 | Writer | [14] | |
| Greg Olsen | Painter | |||
| Don Quayle | 1952 1963 |
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 1983 |
B.S. M.S. |
Non-fiction writer, poet | |
| Jan Shipps | 1961 | B.S. | Historian of Mormonism | |
| May Swenson | 1934 | B.S. | Poet; Chancellor of Academy of American Poets | |
| Brad Teare | 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 | |
| Gene Tobey | 1965 1967 1969 |
A.A. B.F.A. M.F.A. |
Artist; sculptor; teaches sculpture and three-dimensional design at USU Logan; namesake of Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarship Fund created by his wife Rebecca Tobey in 2006 | [15] |
Military
| 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; four-star General | ||
| Peter Cooke | 1971 1973 |
Political Science | Retired Major General; United States Army Reserves for 39 years | [16] |
| 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 |
Religion
| 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 | [4] | |
| W. Rolfe Kerr | 1960 1966 |
B.S. M.S. |
Commissioner of Education of the LDS Church | |
| Boyd K. Packer | 1949 1953 |
B.S. M.S. |
President of the LDS Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles | |
| Bonnie D. Parkin | 1962 | B.S. Early Childhood Education | 14th General President of the Relief Society of LDS Church | [4] |
| L. Tom Perry | 1949 | B.S. Business Administration | Member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church | [4] |
| Jan Shipps | 1961 | B.S. History | Preeminent non-Mormon expert on Mormonism; Professor Emeritus of history and religious studies in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University | [4] |
| Gary E. Stevenson | 1979 | B.S. Business Administration | Member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church | [17] |
Science
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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| Nathaniel Baldwin | Inventor of headphones | |||
| Mary L. Cleave | 1975 1980 |
M.S. Biology Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering |
NASA astronaut | [4] |
| 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 1972 |
MS Ph.D. |
President of Jeniel Biotech; biotechnologist and food scientist | [4][18] |
| Archimedes Plutonium | 1979 | MEd | As Ludwig van Ludvig, notable Usenet personality | |
| Gene P. Weckler | 1958 | B.S. Electrical Engineering | President of Rad-icon Imaging Corporation, a company he started in 1997 to produce CMOS images and cameras; holds 14 patents concerning semiconductor devices for signal processing and image sensing; received the Distinguished Alumnus award for Electrical Engineering in 1988 | [4] |
| 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" |
Sports
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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| 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 and CFL All Star defensive back, Green Bay Packers | |||
| Jay Don Blake | Professional golfer and PGA Tour winner | |||
| Clyde Brock | 1962 | B.S. | Former CFL All-Star offensive tackle | |
| Anthony Calvillo | All-time leading passer and star quarterback in the Canadian Football League | |||
| Mike Connelly | 1959 | Former NFL center, Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Chris Cooley | Two-time NFL Pro Bowl tight end, currently with the Washington Redskins | |||
| Kevin Curtis | 2003 | B.S. | NFL wide receiver, currently with the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Chuck Detwiler | Former NFL and WFL player | |||
| LaVell Edwards | 1952 | B.S. Physical Education | College Football Hall of Fame coach; head coach of 1984 National Champion BYU Cougars | [4] |
| 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 | |
| Bob Gagliano | 1981 | Former NFL and USFL quarterback | ||
| Hal Garner | 1985 | Former linebacker, Buffalo Bills | ||
| Cornell Green | 1962 | Former NFL All-Pro 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 | |
| Jim Hough | 1978 | B.S. | Former offensive lineman, Minnesota Vikings | |
| Phil Johnson | 1963 1965 |
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 | |
| Micah Knorr | 1997 | B.S. | Former NFL punter, Dallas Cowboys, and Denver Broncos | |
| Greg Kragen | 2005 | B.S. | Former NFL Pro Bowl defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Carolina Panthers | |
| Travis LaBoy | B.S. | Former NFL linebacker | ||
| MacArthur Lane | 2003 | B.S. | Former NFL Pro Bowl running back | |
| Michael McCullough | 1984 | B.S. Political Science | Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Miami Heat | [4] |
| Dick Motta | 1953 | B.S. Physical Education | 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; owner of the Bluebird Inn in Logan and the Bluebird Inn Bed and Breakfast in Bear Lake, Utah; former NBA coach and color commentator; Coach of Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets and Dallas Mavericks; NBA Coach of the Year in 1971; won an NBA Championship while coaching the Washington Bullets | [4] |
| Merlin Olsen | 1962 1971 |
B.S. Finance 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; actor, Little House on the Prairie and Father Murphy | [4] |
| 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) | |
| Donald Penn | 2005 | B.S. | NFL offensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Marv Roberts | 1970 | B.S. | Former ABA basketball player | |
| Len Rohde | 1960 | B.S. | Former NFL Pro Bowl tackle, San Francisco 49ers | |
| Roy Shivers | 1966 | Former NFL running back, CFL head coach and general manager | ||
| Jay Silvester | 1959 1971 |
B.S. M.S. |
Four-time Olympian discus thrower, silver medal (1972); broke world record four times; first to throw 60 meters | |
| Al Smith | B.S. | Former NFL linebacker, Houston Oilers | ||
| Robert Turbin | 2011 | NFL tailback, Seattle Seahawks | [4] | |
| Bobby Wagner | 2011 | B.S. | NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks | [4] |
Miscellaneous
| Name | 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 | |||
| Mark Hofmann | Author of the Salamander letter; convicted murderer |
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