List of Angelo State University people

The list of Angelo State University people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Angelo State University.

This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Angelo State Alumni Center

Arts and Entertainment

• Sohini Alam, British Bangladeshi singer
• Rupert Boneham, contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: All-Stars where he was voted a fan favorite of the series winning a million dollar prize. 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for governor of Indiana where he lost to Republican Party candidate Mike Pence receiving 101,868 votes or 3.95 percent of the total.
• Bill Erwin, Emmy Award nominated actor (The Andy Griffith Show, The West Wing, Seinfeld, My Name Is Earl)
• Luci Christian, American Anime Awards nominated Voice actress (Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, Dance Dance Revolution Universe)
• Jenny Lawson, blogger and author of the #1 New York Times best seller Let's Pretend This Never Happened
• Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor (The Wild Life, Weird Science); Angelo State professor
• Lucy A. Snyder, author, Bram Stoker Award Winner 2010
• David Trevino, Grammy Award Winner 2008, Musician, Little Joe y La Familia^[1]

Athletics

• Spike Dykes former Head Coach, Texas Tech University
• Gary Gaines, head football coach of Permian High School football team, which was the focus of the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, the film Friday Night Lights, and the subsequent NBC TV show loosely based on the book & movie. Also was head coach of Abilene Christian University and coach at Texas Tech University.
• Alvin Garrett, NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins; played in Super Bowl XVII
• Ken Kennard, NFL defensive lineman for the Houston Oilers
• Tranel Hawkins, Olympic hurdler^[2]
• Pierce Holt, NFL defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers; played in Super Bowl XXIII, Super Bowl XXIV, and NFL Pro Bowl
• Jim Morris, MLB player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; inspiration for the film The Rookie
• Josh Neiswander, quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes^[3]
• Glen Sefcik, Sprint and Hurdles coach for the Saudi Arabian Olympic Team. Head track coach at Wayland Baptist University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
• Grant Teaff, Head coach, Baylor University, Angelo State; ranked 33rd all time winningest Football coach in NCAA Division I. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
• Wylie Turner, NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers
• Clayton Weishuhn, NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XX^[4]
• Charlie West, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings; played in Super Bowl IV

Business and Non-profit

• A. Mario Castillo, President, Aegis Group, Chief of Staff, United States House Committee on Agriculture, named one of the "Top 25 Hispanic leaders in the United States" by the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus^[5]
• Houston Harte, Founder, Harte-Hanks, Consultant, President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Alvin New, CEO, Town & Country Food Stores, Stripes Convenience Stores,^[6] San Angelo mayor
• Albert Reyes, CEO, Buckner International President, Baptist University of the Américas,

Government

• Troy Fraser, Texas Senate, 24th District
• Rick Green, Texas House, District 45
• Mark Homer, Texas House of Representatives, District 3^[7]
• Robert Junell, Texas House of Representatives, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee^[8]
• Morris Overstreet, Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; Judge for Potter County Court at Law No. 1; Prosecutor in the 47th Judicial District; General Counsel to the Texas State Baptist Convention; Distinguished visiting professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law; first African-American official elected to statewide office in the history of the State of Texas.^[9]
• J.T. Rutherford, United States Representative, Texas's 16th congressional district

Journalism

• Arnold Garcia, Editorial Editor, Austin American-Statesman; served as both a juror and as a chair of a jury for the Pulitzer Prize^[10]
• Rena Penderson, Editorial Page Editor at The Dallas Morning News for 16 years, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, One of the "Most Powerful Women in Texas" -Texas Monthly, Director of Communications, American College of Education, Senior Advisor, Department of State^[11][12]
• Satcha Pretto, Correspondent, CNN, Anchor, Primer Impacto on Univision Television Network - Miami^[10]
• Renay San Miguel, former Reporter, CNBC, CBS Marketwatch, Anchor, Headline News^[13][14][15]

Science and Education

• Robert Nason Beck, Founder, Center for Imaging Science, University of Chicago
• Dr. Billy Mac Jones, President, Texas State University, President, Memphis State University,^[16][17]
• Ruth J. Person, Chancellor, University of Michigan-Flint, President, Indiana University Kokomo
• Rajesh Rao, Director, NSF Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington,^[18]

References

Angelo State University Academics College of Business College of Education College of Graduate Studies College of Liberal and Fine Arts College of Nursing and Allied Health College of Sciences Campus Houston Harte University Center Management Instruction and Research Center Athletics and traditions Baseball Football Foster Field LeGrand Sports Complex Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball San Angelo Stadium Junell Center Student life Notable people The Ram Page Concho River Review