List of Virginia Tech alumni
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This is a list of Virginia Tech alumni. This includes graduates, current students, and non-graduate former students of Virginia Tech.
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[edit] Military
Virginia Tech and its Corps of Cadets have a long tradition of providing service to the military. Seven Medal of Honor recipients are alumni or former cadets at Virginia Tech, more honorees than any other institution of higher learning with the exception of sister senior military college Texas A&M (which also has seven) excluding the United States Military Academy and United States Naval Academy.
- Lt. Col. Julien E. Gaujot, Class of 1893 (only enrolled in 1889-1890), Awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on the Mexican Border in 1914, the only soldier ever awarded the Medal for actions of a peacekeeping nature. The brother of Antoine Gaujot
- Col Antoine A.M. Gaujot, Class of 1900 (only enrolled in 1896-1897), Awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as an Army Corporal at the Battle of San Mateo during the Philippine-American War
- Sgt Earle D. Gregory, Class of 1923, Awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as an Army Sergeant during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I
- Sgt Herbert J. Thomas, Class of 1944, member of Virginia Tech's Athletic Hall of Fame, Awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Bougainville Island in World War II
- 1st Lt Jimmie W. Monteith, Class of 1944, Awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as an Army lieutenant at D-Day during World War II
- 2nd Lt Robert E. Femoyer, Class of 1944, Eagle Scout Awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as an Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress navigator on a bombing mission over Germany
- 1st Lt Richard Thomas Shea, Class of 1948, Awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as an Army First Lieutenant at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War
- Major Lloyd Williams, Class of 1907, Williams has been attributed with one of the more famous quotes of World War I: "Retreat? Hell! We just got here!"
- Lieutenant General Lewis A. Pick, USA, Class of 1914
- Lieutenant General Wallace H. Robinson, USMC, Class of 1940
- Lieutenant General John H. Elder, Jr., USA, Class of 1941
- Lieutenant General Joseph G. Wilson, USAF, Class of 1942
- Lieutenant General Howard H. Cooksey, USA, Class of 1943
- Lieutenant General Walter D. Druen, Jr., USAF, Class of 1951, Commander of Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and deputy commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Southern Area
- Lieutenant General Robert L. Moore, USA, Class of 1952, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command
- General Thomas C. Richards, USAF, Four Star General, Class of 1956, Deputy Commander in Chief of US European Command
- Lieutenant General Joseph R. Inge, USA, Class of 1969, Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command, and Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command
- Lieutenant General William G. Boykin, USA, Class of 1971, Assistant Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
- General Lance L. Smith, USAF, Class of 1969, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command/North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
- Rear Admiral Jody Breckenridge, USCG, Commander Eleventh Coast Guard District (2006-)
[edit] Business, government, and academia
- Donaldson Brown, Class of 1902, financial executive and corporate director with both DuPont and General Motors
- Robert B. Pamplin, Sr., Class of 1933, CEO of Georgia Pacific Corp.
- Clifton C. Garvin, Class of 1943 (BS) and 1947 (MS), Chairman and CEO of Exxon Corp.
- Clifford A. Cutchins III, Class of 1944, Chairman and CEO of Sovran Bank
- Frank Dunham, Jr., the lead lawyer for Zacarias Moussaoui
- Chris Kraft, Class of 1944, NASA architect of Mission Control and the first flight director. Author of Flight My Life in Mission Control
- Thomas L. Phillips, Class of 1947, Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Corp.
- Robert Coleman Richardson, Class of 1958 (BS) and 1960 (MS), physicist at Cornell University, shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 for the discovery of superfluidity in He-3[1]
- Homer Hickam, Class of 1964, NASA employee and author of the memoir Rocket Boys, which was the basis for the film October Sky
- Roger K. Crouch, Class of 1968 (MS) and 1971 (PhD), NASA astronaut
- James K. Asselstine, Class of 1970, Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during Three Mile Island incident
- Richard Baker, game designer
- William Lewis, Rhodes Scholar, Founding Director of McKinsey Global Institute
- Molly Line, reporter for Fox News
- Mark Embree, Class of 1996, Rhodes Scholar, currently Associate Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University
- Denis G. Clem, Class of 1973, Chief Information Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense[2]
- George Nolen, Class of 1978, President and CEO of Siemens Corp.
- Charles J. Camarda, Class of 1983 (Ph.D) — Astronaut on board the space shuttle Discovery for the STS-114 mission
- Jim Buckmaster, CEO of craigslist.org
- Steven C. Bowman, founder of Management Consultants LLC
- Steve DeBenedittis, Herndon, Virginia Town Mayor (2006-present)
- Chet Culver, current Governor of Iowa and former Iowa Secretary of State (1999-2007)
- Jess Cliffe, Game Designer and co-creator of Counter-Strike, the popular online videogame.
- David L. Calhoun, CEO and Chairman of the Board, VNU
- Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr., Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia
- Danny Ludeman, President & CEO Wachovia Securities (1999-Present)
- Hoda Kotb, Class of 1986 - Television news anchor and correspondent for NBC
- Doug Curling, President and COO, ChoicePoint
- Guillermo Ramon Miranda, former Assistant of the General Manager of Empresa Nacional Portuaria (Honduras National Port Authority).
- Tony McNulty, Minister for Police and Security in the UK government.[3]
- Matt Lohr, Class of 1995 - Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates
- Stephen G. Foti, Jr., Class of 2005 (MBA), United States Air Force Officer, Ballistic Missile Defense
- Elsa Murano, 23rd President of Texas A&M University; former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
[edit] Literary
- Homer Hickam author of several books, including Rocket Boys, later renamed by the anagram October Sky with a movie of the same name.
- Sharyn McCrumb, Author
[edit] Music
- Founding members of Soul-Ska band The Pietasters
- Charlie Byrd, American jazz guitarist
- Founding members of Ska-Rock band Fighting Gravity
- Gerry Beckley, (attended Virginia Tech), founding member of the rock band America (band)
[edit] Sports
[edit] Auto racing
- Brian Whitesell, NASCAR team manager for Hendrick Motorsports
- Darian Grubb, NASCAR team manager for Hendrick Motorsports
- Jeff Motley, NASCAR Sr. Public Relations Director for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- Ed Clark, NASCAR President of Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Doug Fritz, NASCAR President of Richmond International Raceway
- Brandon Thomas, NASCAR Crew Chief for Hall of Fame Racing (Driver J.J. Yeley)
- Chad Willis, SPRINT Operations Director for Sprint Cup Series
[edit] Baseball
- Kevin Barker, first baseman, Toronto Blue Jays
- Johnny Oates, catcher and later the manager for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as manager of the Texas Rangers.
- Joe Saunders, pitcher, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Franklin Stubbs, first baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Basketball
- Vernell "Bimbo" Coles, member of the United States 1988 Olympic Basketball team; played in the National Basketball Association, ending his career with the Miami Heat
- Dell Curry, NBA shooting guard for Utah Jazz 15th overall pick in 1986
[edit] Football
- Frank Beamer, Class of 1969, football coach at Virginia Tech
- Bruce Smith, defensive linesman for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins, All-American and first overall pick at the 1985 NFL Draft
- Jake Grove, Center for the Oakland Raiders, All-American 2nd round draft pick in 2004 NFL Draft.
- Michael Vick, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, first overall pick at the 2001 NFL Draft.
- Don Strock, quarterback for Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns; later a college head coach
- Aaron Rouse, safety for the Green Bay Packers
- Carroll Dale, wide receiver, All-American, played for Vince Lombardi-era Green Bay Packers
- Antonio Freeman, wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers played in Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXII, and 1998 Pro Bowl
- DeAngelo Hall, defensive back for the Oakland Raiders, 8th overall pick at the 2004 NFL Draft and played in consecutive Pro-Bowls in 2006-2007.
- Kevin Jones, former running back for the Detroit Lions, 30th overall pick at the 2004 NFL Draft
- Darryl Tapp, defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, 63rd overall pick at the 2006 NFL Draft
- James Anderson, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers
- David Clowney, wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
- John Engelberger, defensive end for the Denver Broncos
- Shayne Graham, place-kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Vaughn Hebron, running back/kick returner for the Denver Broncos played in Super Bowl XXXII (against Green Bay Packer Antonio Freeman), Super Bowl XXXIII, and is a 2-time Pro Bowler[4]
- André Davis, wide receiver for the Houston Texans
- Ernest Wilford, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, selected with the 24th pick of the 4th round in the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Justin Hamilton, safety for the Washington Redskins, selected with 222nd overall pick at 2006 NFL Draft
[edit] Golf
- Drew Weaver, 2007 British Amateur golf tournament winner, first American to win in 28 years
[edit] Softball
- Angela Tincher, 2008 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
