List of North Carolina State University People

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The following is a list of notable people from North Carolina State University.

Contents 1 Notables 1.1 Academics 1.2 Science and technology 1.3 Athletics 1.4 Media 1.5 Politics 1.6 Military 2 Chief executives

[edit] Notables

[edit] Academics

• William Brantley Aycock (B.S. Education 1936) former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor
• Albert Carnesale (Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering 1966, Faculty member 1962-1969) UCLA Chancellor
• William C. Friday (B.S. Textile Engineering 1941) Former President of the University of North Carolina
• Tom Regan (Professor 1967-Present) Philosopher and animal rights activist
• M. Thomas Hester (Professor 19??-Present) Renaissance English literature scholar and co-founder of the John Donne Journal
• George Kennedy (Professor 1976-Present) Entomologist
• John Kessel (Professor 1982-Present) science-fiction author
• R. V. Young (Professor 19??-Present) Renaissance English literature scholar and co-founder of the John Donne Journal

[edit] Science and technology

• Donald Bitzer (Professor 1989-Present) Father of Plasma Television
• Marshall Brain (M.S. Computer Science 1989, Instructor 1986-1992) Founder of HowStuffWorks
• James Goodnight (B.S. Applied Mathematics 1965, M.S. Experimental Statistics 1968, Ph.D. Statistics 1972, Faculty member 1972-1976) CEO of SAS Institute
• Wes Jackson (Ph.D. Genetics 1967) Founder of The Land Institute.
• C. Clark Cockerham (Emeritus Professor, deceased) Father of DNA fingerprinting.

[edit] Athletics

• Thurl Bailey (1983) former NBA basketball player
• Bill Cowher (B.S. Education 1979) football, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• David Fox (B.S. Civil Engineering 1994) 1996 Olympic swimmer.
• Roman Gabriel (B.S. Education 1962) football player.
• Julius Hodge (B.A. Communications 2005, theater minor) NBA Basketball player, Denver Nuggets, #20 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.
• Terrence Holt (B.A. Sociology 2004, attended 1999-2001) football player, Detroit Lions.
• Torry Holt (Attended 1995-1998) football player, St. Louis Rams.
• Pablo Mastroeni (Attended 1994-1997), Soccer player, Miami Fusion and Colorado Rapids. Represented United States in the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006.
• Nate McMillan (Attended 1985-1986) former NBA Basketball player, now head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
• Philip Rivers (B.S. Business 2003) football player, San Diego Chargers, #4 pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.
• Cedric Simmons (Attended 2004-2006), NBA Basketball player, New Orleans Hornets, #15 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.
• Doug Strange, retired Major League Baseball player
• David Thompson (B.A. Sociology 2003, attended 1971-1975) retired NBA and ABA basketball player.
• Mario Williams (Attended 2003-2005), football player, Houston Texans, #1 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.
• Manny Lawson (B.S.Industrial Engineering 2006), football player, San Francisco 49ers, #22 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.
• Tab Ramos Soccer player, MetroStars. Represented United States in the FIFA World Cup in 1990, 1994, and 1998.

[edit] Media

• Richard Curtis (Bachelors 1972) A founder and managing editor of graphics and photography for USA TODAY
• Terry Gannon (B.A. History 1985) ABC Sports commentator
• Roy H. Park (Bachelors 1931) Communications executive
• Jerry Punch (B.S. Pre-Med 1975) Sideline reporter & auto racing analyst for ESPN and ABC
• John Tesh (B.A. Communication 1975) Musician
• Zach Galifianakis (Communication and film major circa 1987, did not graduate) Comedian
• Amanda Edmonds (M.A. English 1995) Google Book Search Strategic Partner Manager

[edit] Politics

• John Edwards (B.S. Textile Technology 1974) U.S. Senator and 2004 vice-presidential candidate
• J.D. Hayworth (B.A. Speech Communications and Political Science 1980) Member, United States Congress, 6th District, Arizona
• James B. Hunt Jr. (B.S. Agricultural Education 1959, M.S. Agricultural Economics 196?) 4-term Governor of North Carolina
• Walter B. Jones (Attended 1962-1965) Member, United States Congress, 3rd District, North Carolina
• Burley Mitchell (B.A. 1966) Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice

[edit] Military

• Gen. Hugh Shelton (B.S. Textile Technology 1963) Former chairman of the U.S. Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff

[edit] Chief executives

President Alexander Q. Holladay 1889-1899 George T. Winston 1899-1908 Daniel H. Hill, Jr. 1908-1916 Wallace Carl Riddick 1916-1923 Eugene C. Brooks 1923-1934 Dean of Administration John W. Harrelson 1934-1945 Chancellor John W. Harrelson 1945-1953 Carey Hoyt Bostian 1953-1959 John T. Caldwell 1959-1975 Jackson A. Rigney (interim) 1975 Joab Thomas 1975-1981 Nash Winstead (interim) 1981-1982 Bruce Poulton 1982-1989 Larry K. Monteith 1989-1998 Marye Anne Fox 1998-2004 Robert A. Barnhardt (interim) 2004 James L. Oblinger 2005-present

Alexander Q. Holladay, first President of NC State (1889-1899)