List of Oklahoma State University people
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There are more than 190,000 living Oklahoma State University alumni worldwide. Famous former Cowboys include NFL stars Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas, NBA stars Desmond Mason and John Starks, and billionaire T. Boone Pickens.
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[edit] Distinguished alumni of Oklahoma State University
[edit] Engineering, architecture and sciences
- William W. Caudill, FAIA, notable U.S. architect (1914-1983)
- Eason Leonard, noted architect, co-founder of I.M. Pei and Partners (now Pei Cobb Fried & Partners)
- William Pogue, Ret. Colonel, USAF, NASA astronaut, pilot of Skylab 4
- Dr. H. Edward Roberts, inventor of the personal computer who helped shape modern computing as it is known today
- Stuart Roosa, NASA astronaut, Apollo 14
- Robert A. Whitney, Acting Surgeon General of the United States
- Walter Clore, Pioneer in Washington State wine growing. Considered the "Father of Washington Wine"
For more Oklahoma State University graduates of distinction in the sciences, look in the "Academia" section.
[edit] Academia
- Rick Antle, Accounting, Yale University School of Management
- Adnan Badran, former President of Jordan, Philadelphia University and Yarmouk University
- Danny J. Ballard, Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A&M University
- Wayne Beavers, Business Law, Vanderbilt University
- Sharad Bhartiya, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
- Audrey Bilger, English, Claremont McKenna College
- Ashton C. Bishop, Accounting, James Madison University
- George C. Boeree, Psychology, Shippensburg University
- Jon R. Bond, Political Science, Texas A&M University
- Frank V. Bright, Chemistry, University at Buffalo
- Johnny R. Buckles, Law, University of Houston Law Center
- Kristen H. Bush, Director of Institutional Research, Virginia Tech
- Anthony Cancelli, Educational Psychology, Fordham University
- John W. Carter, Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Craig Casey, Electrical engineering, Duke University
- Linda Chitwood, Dean of the School of Applied Sciences, University of Mississippi
- Ronald Clark, Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Philip Lee Cline, Economics, Washington and Lee University
- Joel W. Cook, Public Policy and Management, George Washington University
- Laura P. Coombs, Biostatistics, George Washington University
- Bill Emanuel, Environmental Science, University of Virginia/NASA
- James N. Culver, Biology, University of Maryland
- Thomas J. Dean, Management, University of Colorado
- Barbara DeSanto, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Joaquin Diaz-Saiz, Statistics, Rice University
- Peter Donahue, English, Birmingham-Southern College
- James E. Dowdy, Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Louis University
- Jon A. Draeger, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh
- Steven E. Ealick, Biochemistry, Cornell University
- Martha Eining, Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting, University of Utah
- R. Clyde Ellis, History, Elon College
- David G. Folks, Psychiatric Medicine, University of Nebraska College of Medicine
- Stephanie Ford, Religious Studies, Earlham College
- Lynetta Freeman, Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
- Gina Frieden, Education and Psychology, Vanderbilt University
- Morgan Geddie, Management, University of Houston
- James W. Gentry, Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland
- Sheryl Grace, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
- Stephen G. Green, Management, Purdue University
- Stephen J. Grove, Marketing, Clemson University
- F.H. Griffis, Civil Engineering, Columbia University
- David Haddock, Law, Northwestern University
- James A. Hall, Accounting, Lehigh University
- Barry W. Hancock, Public and Environmental Affairs,Indiana University
- Gerri Hanten, Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
- Robert Hardage, Geology, University of Texas at Austin
- David G Harrison, Cardiovascular Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
- Salah S. Hassan, Marketing, George Washington University
- Ray Lorenzo Heffner (attended but did not graduate from OSU), former President, Brown University
- Anita Hill, Government, Brandeis University
- Jack Hoopes, Neuroscience and Surgical Medicine, Dartmouth College
- Matthew Huang, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
- Farhat M. Iftekharuddin, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Brownsville
- Joy M. Jacobs-Lawson, Gerontology, University of Kentucky (College of Medicine)
- Charles A. Kimball, Religion, Wake Forest University
- Toni King, Black Studies, Denison University
- Danel A. Koonce, Psychology, University of Rhode Island
- Bill Lacy, President, SUNY Purchase, former president of Cooper Union
- James Franklin Lawrence, Mathematics, George Mason University
- Edgar Leonard, Marketing, Emory University
- Linda Livingstone, Dean of Graziadio School of Business and Management,Pepperdine University
- Ralph Loring, Pharmaceutical Science, Northeastern University
- Robert L. Lott, Mechanical Engineering (emeritus), Vanderbilt University
- Kim Loudermilk, Dean for Academic Planning, Emory University
- Robert W. MacVicar, former president, Oregon State University
- Gary S. Mahoney, Technology and Industrial Art, Berea College
- Henry Mallue, Business Law,College of William and Mary
- Anthony Means, Pharmacology, Duke University
- A. James McKee, Accounting, College of Charleston
- Sidney A. McPhee, President, Middle Tennessee State University
- Billy Frank Melton, Physics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Terri L. Messman-Moore, Psychology, Miami University of Ohio
- Mohammad Medhi Montazer-Rahmati, Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran
- Bruce Miller, Accounting, University of California at Los Angeles
- Jefferson Miller, Public Policy, University of Arkansas
- Robert Miranda, Jr., Psychiatry, Brown University
- William L. Moore, Marketing, University of Utah
- Mohammad Taghi Mostafavi, Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Dean P. Neikirk, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
- Gene R. Nichol, President, The College of William and Mary
- Mick Norton, Mathematics, College of Charleston
- James T. O'Connor, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (One of the nation's top five civil engineering programs according to US News rankings)
- William B. Oden, Theology, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University
- Cheyenne Oldham, Major Gifts Officer, Berea College (Berea has the 15th largest endowment per student)
- Amado M. Padilla, Psychology, Stanford University(One of the nation's top five psychology programs according to US News)
- Aimee Parkison, English, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Michelle Y. Penner, Mathematics, Depauw University
- Thomas M. Perrin, Entomology, University of California-Riverside
- William Richard Picker, Psychology, Weill Cornell Medical College/Cornell University
- Charles R. Plott, Economics, California Institute of Technology
- Sarah J. Ramsey, Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Fred E. Regnier, Chemistry, Purdue University
- Patricia H. Reiff, Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
- Kevin R. Robertson, Neuropsychology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Jack Rutledge, Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M. H. (Safi) Safizadeh, Operations Management, Boston College
- Neva Sanders, Psychology, Canisius College
- Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
- Anne Larason Schneider, Dean, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University
- Judith L. Schotland, Health Sciences, Boston University
- Junren Shi, Researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Royce A. Singleton, Sociology, College of the Holy Cross
- Mun S. Son, Statistics, University of Vermont
- Robert R. Stephens, Biology, Bradley University
- Titus Teodorescu, Mathematics, University of Minnesota
- Mason B. Tomson, Chemistry, Rice University
- Lam Tong, History, University of Richmond
- Frank Charles Townsend, Civil Engineering, University of Florida
- Raji Viswanathan, Chemistry, Yeshiva University
- Ben Ware, Vice President of Research and noted biophysicist, Syracuse University
- Gloria Valencia-Weber, Native American Law, University of New Mexico
- Tony White, Architecture, University of Florida
- Steven N. Wiggins, Economics, Texas A & M University
- Donald O. Wilson, Management and International Business, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Terry P. Wilson, Native American and Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley
- Henry Wu, Dean of International MBA Program, National Cheng Kung University
- J. Tinsley Oden, pioneer in the field of computational mechanics, noted as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world
[edit] Government, Religion and Public Service
- Joe Allbaugh, former FEMA director (February 2001 to March 2003)
- Adnan Badran, former Prime Minister of Jordan (also see academia section)
- Henry Bellmon, former US Senator (R-OK) and first Republican governor of Oklahoma
- Tom Coburn, US Senator
- G. Michael Crooch, Board Member of the FASB
- André-Philippe Futa, Minister of Finance, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Al Goodbary, Major General (USA, Ret.)
- Loyd Hackler, Assistant Press Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson, former President of the National Retail Foundation
- John Paul Hammerschmidt, former US Congressman, Arkansas
- Joel Hefley, US House, 5th District of Colorado
- Frank Lucas, US House, 3rd District of Oklahoma
- Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
- Clem Rogers McSpadden, US House, Oklahoma
- Duck-Woo Nam, former Prime Minister of South Korea (1980-1982)
- Don Nickles, former US Senator
- William B. Oden, noted American Methodist Bishop
- Robert Dale Price ,US House, Texas
- Terri L. Raney, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- John D. Red Eagle, Assistant Chief, Osage Nation
- Virgil A. Richard, Brig. General, US Army
- William Royer, former US Congressman, California
- Steven W. Taylor, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
- Wes Watkins, former US House Representative, Oklahoma
- Robert A. Whitney, Acting Surgeon General of the United States
More than 90 generals and admirals have graduated from OSU's distinguished Army and Air Force ROTC programs.
[edit] Arts, Media and Entertainment
- Keith Anderson, country music singer, songwriter
- John Ashley, Producer ("The A-Team," "Walker, Texas Ranger"), Associate Producer ("Apocalypse Now: Redux")
- Tomur Atagok, famed Turkish Artist
- Hoyt Axton, singer, songwriter and actor
- James Strickland Back, radio personality and long-time news director of KRMG Radio in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jimmie Baker, Emmy Award winning director and producer retired from ABC
- Jason Boland, country music singer, songwriter
- Garth Brooks, singer, songwriter and actor
- Gary Busey, actor
- Joseph N. Cameron, author
- Jaime Cardriche, actor (Malcolm & Eddie)
- Jay Daniel, Producer of sitcoms
- Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
- Benjamin Harjo, Jr., Native American Artist
- Jay Hilgert, acclaimed graphic designer
- Watermelon Slim, a.k.a. Bill Homans, American blues artist
- Shane L. Jones, Host and Executive Producer of the ESPN show Wildlife Quest
- Rex Linn, actor "CSI:Miami," "Rush Hour"
- James Marsden, actor (Cyclops in "X-Men")
- Miles Moffeit, investigative reporter, Denver Post
- Matthew Mungle (Academy Award Winner)
- Kinga Philipps - Host of Current TV's Yahoo! Current Buzz, Mrs. Powers in "Goldmember"
- Steve Ripley, country-rock artist; lead guitarist for the Grammy-nominated country-rock group "The Tractors" (whose debut album achieved multi-platinum status)
- Lise Simms- television actress
- Bob Tourtellotte, founder of Gotham Magazine, current media correspondent for Reuters, and independent film producer
- Brandon Vogt, actor and writer for "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn"
- Mike Ward, reporter,Austin American-Statesman
[edit] Business
- W.W. Allen, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips Petroleum Company
- Don Brattain, venture capitalist
- James Don Carreker, former CEO, Trammell Crow
- Stan Clark, founder and President of Eskimo Joe's
- Edwin Cook, President, American Bank Systems
- G. Michael Crooch, Partner and Director of International Accounting, Arthur Andersen
- Stephen L. Cropper, President and CEO of Williams Pipelines
- Kenneth O. "K.O." Dixon, retired founder and president of Dixon Industries
- Charlie Eitel, Chaiman and CEO, Simmons Bedding Company; number one manufacturer of mattresses
- Gordon Eubanks, CEO and President, Symantec Corporation, makers of Norton AntiVirus
- Wesley Gautier, former Natural Gas Liquids mogul who soon turned to power scheduling
- Ronald L. Hoffman, Chairman and CEO, Dover Corporation (a Fortune 100 company)
- Fran Jabara, founder of merchant banking and investment company Jabara Ventures Group and the Jabara Family Foundation, also co-founder of Leisure Hotels Group, expert in entrepreneurial studies
- D. Kyle, CEO, ONEOK
- Paul Miller, former President of the Associated Press and former Chairman and CEO of Gannett Company (publisher of many newspapers including USA Today, Arizona Republic and the Indianapolis Star)
- Neal Patterson, CEO of Cerner Corporation
- T. Boone Pickens, Corporate tycoon and billionaire; has donated over $235 million to OSU, including to the renovation of the football stadium
- Dennis H. Reilley, CEO of Praxair, Inc.
- M. B. "Bud" Seretean, former CEO of Coronet Industries, former general manager of the Atlanta Hawks
- Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CEO of The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (a/k/a DitchWitch)
- Randall Simons, CFO, Boeing Integrated Systems
- Willard Sparks, former CEO of Sparks Companies and former co-owner of Memphis Redbirds
- Carl D. Thoma, CEO and co-founder of Thoma Cressey, a leading private equity firm
- Tom Turvey, Director of Strategic Partner Development, Google
- Thomas "Tom" K. Tracy, Chairman and CEO of Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets, Atlanta, Georgia
- Charles Watson, Chairman, Founder and CEO of energy giant Dynegy Corp., owner of the Houston Aeros professional hockey team
[edit] Sports
- John Lucas, current NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
- Tony Allen, current NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics
- Tatum Bell, current NFL football player, Denver Broncos
- Steven Braley, former Senior Director of the PGA of America
- Jeromy Burnitz, current MLB baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Danny Edwards, PGA Tour golfer
- David Edwards, PGA Tour golfer
- Edward C. Gallagher, former wrestling coach; winningest coach in NCAA wrestling history
- Joey Graham, current NBA basketball player, Toronto Raptors
- Mike Gundy, current head coach of Oklahoma State University football
- Labron Harris first golf coach at Oklahoma State University
- Don Haskins, former NCAA men's basketball coach, University of Texas at El Paso, subject of movie Glory Road
- Mark Hayes, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour golfer
- Randy Heckenkemper, noted golf course architect
- Mike Holder, former men's golf coach and current athletic director
- Charles Howell III, current PGA Tour golfer
- Henry Iba, former men's basketball head coach
- Pete Incaviglia, former MLB baseball player, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball newspaper College Baseball Player of the Century
- Jimmy Johnson, former football head coach
- Pat Jones, former football head coach
- John Juanda, Professional poker player, Winner of 3 World Series of Poker bracelets
- R.W. McQuarters, current NFL football player, New York Giants
- Jeff Maggert, PGA Tour golfer
- Desmond Mason, current NBA basketball player, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
- Les Miles, former football head coach
- Vernand Morency, current NFL football player, Houston Texans
- Ray Murphy (Jr), former wrestler and developer of handicapped-assisting technologies, recipient of Medal of Courage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Houston Nutt, current NCAA football head coach, University of Arkansas
- Doyle Parrack, former NBA basketball player, and NCAA coach
- Bryant Reeves, former NBA basketball player, Vancouver Grizzlies
- Allie Reynolds, MLB pitcher
- Barry Sanders, Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL football player, Detroit Lions; Hall of Famer
- Luke Scott, current MLB outfielder, Houston Astros
- Bill Self, current NCAA basketball head coach, University of Kansas; former head coach Oral Roberts University, University of Tulsa, University of Illinois
- Jerry Slack, golf course architect
- John Smith, current head coach of Oklahoma State University wrestling and two-time Olympic gold metal winner
- John Starks, former Oklahoma State basketball player, former New York Knicks guard
- Eddie Sutton, former head coach of Oklahoma State University basketball
- Sean Sutton, current head coach of Oklahoma State University basketball
- Mickey Tettleton, former MLB baseball player
- Doug Tewell, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour golfer
- Thurman Thomas, former NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
- Bob Tway, current PGA Tour golfer
- Robin Ventura, former MLB baseball player
- Scott Verplank, current PGA Tour golfer
- Gary Ward, former baseball coach
- Darrent Williams, former NFL football player, Denver Broncos (d. 2007)
- Kevin Williams, current NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
- Rashaun Woods, current NFL Europa football player, Hamburg Sea Devils
[edit] Faculty and Administration
[edit] Presidents past and present
[edit] Notable Former and Current Faculty
- Ai Famous American Poet and current member of OSU English faculty
[edit] Former and Current Athletic Staff
- Henry Iba, former basketball coach and athletic director
- Eddie Sutton former basketball coach (also alumnus)
- Les Miles current head football coach of LSU
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| President | Tenure |
|---|---|
| David J. Schmidly | November 25, 2002 - March 1, 2007 |
| James E. Halligan | 1994 - 2002 |
| Oliver S. Willham | 1952 - 1966 |
| Henry G. Bennett | July 1, 1928 - December 22, 1951 |
| Bradford Knapp | July 1, 1923 - 1928 |
| Academics | Academics • College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources • College of Arts & Sciences • CEAT • College of Education • College of Human Environmental Services • Edmon Low Library • William S. Spears School of Business |
| Athletics | OSU Athletics • OSU Wrestling • Bedlam • Boone Pickens Stadium • Gallagher-Iba Arena • Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Karsten Creek • Sherman E. Smith Training Center • Bullet • Pistol Pete • National Wrestling Hall of Fame |
| Campuses | Center for Health Sciences • Oklahoma City • Okmulgee • OSU Medical Center • Stillwater • Tulsa |
| History | History • Old Central |
| People | List of OSU people • List of OSU Olympians • List of OSU Greeks |
| Student Life | Colvin Center • Daily O'Collegian • Eskimo Joe's • Homecoming • Orange Peel • Student Union |
