List of North Carolina State University people
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The following is a list of notable people from North Carolina State University.
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[edit] Notables
[edit] Academics
- Donald Bitzer (Professor 1989-Present) Father of Plasma Television
- 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
- 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
- Tom Regan (Professor 1967-Present) Philosopher and animal rights activist
- Mary Schweitzer (Professor 2003-Present) Paleontologist
- R. V. Young (Professor 19??-Present) Renaissance English literature scholar and co-founder of the John Donne Journal
[edit] Business
- James W. Owens (1968, MT 1970, Ph.D. 1973) CEO and Chairman of Caterpillar Inc.
- Nancy Webster (1975) President and CEO of Thomasville Furniture Industries.
[edit] Science and technology
- Donnie Barnes (B.S. Computer Science 1995) Former Executive at Red Hat.
- Marshall Brain (M.S. Computer Science 1989, Instructor 1986-1992) Founder of HowStuffWorks
- C. Clark Cockerham (Emeritus Professor, deceased) Father of DNA fingerprinting.
- Joe Britt (B.S. Computer Engineering 1991) Chief Technology Officer, Danger Inc. company that designed and developed the ever popular T-Mobile Sidekick communication device.
- 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.
- Bill Nussey (B.S. Electrical Engineering 1987) Former Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of DaVinci Systems.
- Anand Lal Shimpi (B.S. Electrical Engineering 2004) Founder of AnandTech.
- Mark Templeton (Bachelor of Environmental Design 1975) President and CEO of Citrix Systems.
- Erik Troan (B.S. Computer Science 1995) Former Executive at Red Hat.
- Scot Wingo (M.S. Computer Engineering 1992) Co-Founder of Stingray Software, Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor.
[edit] Athletics
- Thurl Bailey (1983) former NBA basketball player
- Chris Colmer (2005) Offensive Lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Chris Corchiani (1991) former NBA basketball player
- Bill Cowher (B.S. Education 1979) football, Former 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.
- Paul Hutchens (B.S. BUS 2006 ) NHL, 2006 Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes.
- Manny Lawson (B.S.Industrial Engineering 2006), football player, San Francisco 49ers, #22 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.
- Sidney Lowe (1983) former NBA basketball player and coach, now head coach of the North Carolina State University basketball team.
- 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.
- Tab Ramos Soccer player, MetroStars. Represented United States in the FIFA World Cup in 1990, 1994, and 1998.
- 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.
- Will Tomlinson (B.S. ABM 2006) NHL, 2006 Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes.
- Jim Valvano Head Coach of Men's Basketball for NC State's National Championship (1983)
- Mario Williams (Attended 2003-2005), football player, Houston Texans, #1 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.
[edit] Media
- Richard Curtis (Bachelors 1972) A founder and managing editor of graphics and photography for USA TODAY
- Amanda Edmonds (M.A. English 1995) Google Book Search Strategic Partner Manager
- Zach Galifianakis (Communication and film major circa 1987, did not graduate) Comedian
- Terry Gannon (B.A. History 1985) ABC Sports commentator
- Tim Kirkman (B.E.D. Design 1990) film writer/director
- 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
- Michael Gracz (B.S. Business 2004) Professional poker player
[edit] Politics
- John Edwards (B.S. Textile Technology 1974) Former Senator and 2004 vice-presidential candidate, running again for President in 2008.
- 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
- Patrick McHenry (B.A. History 1999) Member, United States Congress, 10th District, North Carolina
- Burley Mitchell (B.A. 1966) Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice
[edit] Military
- Cmdr. Bradley Lee (B.S. Chemistry 1987) Commander of the USS San Antonio.
- Gen. Hugh Shelton (B.S. Textile Technology 1963) Former chairman of the U.S. Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff
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