List of University of Denver alumni

This University of Denver alumni includes those who have studied at or graduated from the University of Denver.

Scientists

• Henry Otley Beyer, father of anthropology and ethnology in the Philippines
• Asa Grant Hilliard III, egyptologist and professor of educational psychology
• Arnold Kramish (1923–2010), nuclear physicist on the Manhattan Project who was almost killed in a radioactive explosion.^[1]
• Henry T. Lynch, cancer researcher
• Valentino Mazzia (1922–1999), forensic anesthesiologist.^[2]
• Frances McConnell-Mills (1900–1975), toxicologist
• Donald Menzel, former Director, Harvard College Observatory
• Nicolas Benedict, Founder, President & CEO, eScience Labs, LLC.
• Del Thiessen, noted psychology theorist
• Daphne Preuss, Geneticist and Renewable Energy Entrepreneur, CEO and Co-Founder of Chromatin, Inc.
• Wendy Calvin, Director of the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
• Cleo Spurlock Wallace, child speech therapist, founder of Wallace Village
• Randy Marsh, Geologist

Politics, government and military

• Ann Bedsole, Alabama Republican politician
• George W. Casey, Jr., four-star general and 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
• Heraldo Muñoz, former Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations
• Najma Heptulla, Indian Politician and current member of Upper house of the Indian Parliament.
• Ahmad Ismail, mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor and U.S. Secretary of State under President G.W. Bush
• Shahzada Jamal Nazir, former Federal Minister for ministries of National Health Services, Religious Affairs, National Heritage & Integration and National Harmony, Government of Pakistan; and also former Adviser/Minister of State for the Government of Pakistan.
• Massouma al-Mubarak – Former Kuwaiti Minister of Planning and current Member of the Kuwaiti Parliament (National Assembly of Kuwait).
• Michelle Kwan – Former U.S. Olympic Figure Skater and current State Department employee. U.S. Public Diplomacy Envoy
• Susan Waltz, Chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty International, Professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
• Cindy Courville, former U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
• Ed Schafer, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President G.W. Bush, former Governor of North Dakota
• Jami Miscik, former Deputy Director for Intelligence at the CIA, Vice-Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. in New York.
• James Nicholson, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President G.W. Bush
• Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President G.W. Bush
• Current U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
• Former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
• Former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
• Current Florida State House Member Richard Stark(D-FL)
• Paula Broadwell, a bestselling author^[3] and extramarital partner of David Petraeus.^[4]
• Robert Dieter, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
• Carl Anderson, former Special Assistant to President Reagan, current Supreme Knight/CEO, Knights of Columbus
• Fred Karger, campaign strategist and 2012 Presidential Candidate, first ever openly gay candidate
• Paul Trivelli, former U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
• Loy Henderson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iran
• Frank Aguon, Guam Senator
• Owen Aspinall, 45th Governor of American Samoa
• Wayne Aspinall, former member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
• Mike McKevitt, former member, U.S, House of Representatives (R-Colo.)
• William D. Ford former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mich.)
• Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
• Byron Rogers, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
• Jerre Stockton Williams, expert in Labor law; first Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States; professor of law at The University of Iowa College of Law (1941–1942), University of Denver (1946), and The University of Texas School of Law (1946–1980); President, Association of American Law Schools (1980); Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1980–1993)^[5]
• John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
• Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator (R-Nev.)
• Charles Brannan former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President H. Truman
• Oscar Chapman former U.S. Secretary of Interior under President H. Truman
• John Arthur Love, former Gov. of Colorado and Dir. of U.S. Energy Policy under President Nixon.
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mary Cheney, Political activist and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney
• Alvin Wiederspahn, law school graduate, former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and prominent Cheyenne attorney and historical preservationist
• Peter Groff, President, Colorado Senate
• Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
• Dr.Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
• Abu Bakar Abdullah, Director-General of the Malaysian Government's Public Service Department
• Andrew Romanoff, former Colorado (D) House Speaker and 2010 U.S. Senate Candidate (Colo.)
• Millie Hamner, member of the Colorado House of Representatives and former school district superintendent for Summit County, Colorado
• David Malpass, 2010 U.S. Senate Candidate (R-NY), former chief economist, Bear Stearns
• John V. Garza, member, Texas House of Representatives (R-San Antonio)
• Floyd Esquibel, member of the Wyoming Senate and former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives^[6]
• César Vásquez Bazán, former Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru
• Tony Mazzoccoli, Director, Planning and Strategic Performance, U.S. Department of State
• Azlan Man, Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Perlis

Business and Industry

• Brad Anderson, former CEO, Best Buy
• James C. Kennedy, former CEO and current Chairman of Cox Enterprises
• Peter Morton, founder, Hard Rock Cafe chain
• Roger Birnbaum, CEO and Co-Founder, Spyglass Entertainment, Current Chairman & CEO of MGM Studios (major movie producer)
• Scott Mitchell Rosenberg – CEO/Chairman Platinum Studios; Founder, Malibu Comics, screenwriter of movies Con Air and Men in Black
• Peter Coors, Chairman, Molson Coors Brewing Company
• Matt Bond, Executive V.P. of Content Distribution for NBC Universal
• Nilanshu Raja, Greater Asia CFO, Microsoft Corp
• Lewis Kornfeld, former CEO, Radio Shack
• Andrew C. Taylor, CEO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Elrey Jeppesen, Aviation Pioneer and Founder of Jeppesen and Co, an aviation charting company today owned by Boeing
• Joseph Saunders, Chairman and CEO, Visa Inc.
• Jim Lentz, President and CEO, Toyota North America
• Jay Batson, Former CEO of Acquia
• James M. Henderson (Bachelor's degree in Advertising), founder of top-ranked Henderson Advertising Agency in Greenville, South Carolina; Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1970
• Jay Kemmerer, Chairman of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
• Emmit McHenry, Technology Entrepreneur, Founder, Network Solutions^[7]
• Jeff Hopmayer, Owner, EOS Vinyard
• Tom Marsico, founder and CEO, Marsico Capital Management, served on U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee
• Richard Hilton, chairman, Hilton and Hyland Real Estate
• Jon Niermann, President and Managing Director, EA, Asia
• Jeffrey Lorberbaum, CEO of Mohawk Industries
• Ed Anderson, Founder and CEO of North Bridge Venture Partners
• Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman/CEO Emirates Airlines
• Dale Wolf. CEO, Coventry Health Care
• Debra Crew, President of PepsiCo Americas Beverages
• Mark Gasta, CHRO, Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP, Vail Resorts
• Max Appel, Founder of OxiClean
• Duane D. Pearsall, inventor of the battery-powered home smoke detector.
• Ian Ivarson, Founder, IVAR, a brand of backpacks and bags
• Tom O'Brien, CEO, Tom's of Maine
• Steve Whisler, former CEO, Phelps Dodge Mining
• Heidi Ganahl, Founder, Camp Bow Wow chain
• Pat Grant, former CEO, National Western Stock Show
• Ted J. Kleisner, President and CEO, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
• Michael Morton, Co-Founder, N9NE Group
• Carol Tome – CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
• Mike O'Dell, CEO, Pep Boys
• Mike Prager, CEO, De'longhi America
• Marc Schulman, President and CEO, Eli's Cheesecake
• Frank Techar, Chief Operating Officer, BMO Financial Group, parent of Bank of Montreal
• James Unruh, former CEO, Unisys
• Pam Turbeville, CEO, Navistar Financial
• Ted Weisberg, Founder, Seaport Securities
• Sean Menke, President and CEO, Pinnacle Airlines
• Emily Cinader Scott, Former Chairman, J.Crew
• Howard P. James, former CEO, Sheraton Hotels
• Joseph Warrington, President, Waterville USA
• Emily B. Susanin, President and CEO, Private Collection Management

Media

• Bob Berkowitz, former CNN White House correspondent, ABC News and NBC Today Show
• Clarke Canfield, Associated Press reporter and author
• James W. "Jim" Case, program director, KRMA-TV
• James L. Conway, Producer/Director for Charmed, Smallville, 90210, Star Trek
• Ronnie Cramer – Film director^[8]
• David Von Drehle, editor-at-large for Time magazine
• Marion Edwards President, International Television, Fox
• Edward W. Estlow, former CEO, E.W. Scripps Company
• Scott Feldman, New York television news anchor
• Peter Funt, President and host, Candid Camera
• Kevin Friduss, Restaurant and Broadway in Chicago Critic, Examiner
• Aaron Huey, photojournalist & contributing editor, Harper's Weekly
• James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
• Don Levy, Senior Marketing VP, Sony Pictures Digital
• Bill Mercer, sports play-by-play announcer, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, and World Class Championship Wrestling, retired faculty member from University of North Texas
• Mike Rosen, conservative talk radio host
• Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
• Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, Rocky Mountain News
• Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
• John Hames, Television Director ^[9][10]

Sports

• Bruce Affleck, former NHL Hockey player, now Chief Operating Officer of St. Louis Blues (NHL)
• Eric Alexander, scaled Mt. Everest with first blind climber to summit
• Glenn Anderson NHL Hall of Famer and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups
• Jerome Biffle, 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
• Byron Beck Denver Nuggets basketball star in 1960s and 70s, number 40 retired by team
• Beau Bennett, NHL Hockey forward with Pittsburgh Penguins
• Vince Boryla 1948 US Olympic Gold medalist, NBA player, head coach and long-time NBA executive
• Tyler Bozak, NHL Hockey Forward with Toronto Maple Leafs
• Nat Borchers, soccer defender with Real Salt Lake (MLS)
• Chris Butler, NHL Hockey Defenseman with the St. Louis Blues
• Matt Carle, NHL Hockey Defenseman with Tampa Bay Lightning, 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
• Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier, known as "Suzy Chapstick"
• Joe Colborne, NHL Hockey Forward with Calgary Flames
• Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player and current coach, Florida Panthers (NHL)
• Matt Donovan, NHL defenseman with New York Islanders
• Sam Etcheverry, Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback and coach, as well as NFL QB with St. Louis
• Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Luge Pair
• Merle Harmon Sports Broadcaster, ABC and NBC TV, plus many MLB and NFL teams
• Phil Heath, IFBB pro bodybuilder and 2011 and 2012 Mr. Olympia Winner
• Monty Hoyt Olympic Figure Skater, Graduated 1967.
• Cliff Koroll, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and winger (11 yrs)
• Michelle Kwan, World Champion Figure Skater, Graduated June 2009.
• Richard Lapchick, Sports Human Rights Activist.
• Floyd Little, Hall of Fame Running Back, Denver Broncos (MS Judicial Admin '75)
• Jessica Lopez, Venezuelan gymnast, 2 time Olympic gymnast
• Keith Magnuson, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and defenseman
• Bill Masterton, former Minnesota North Star, The NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy is named in his honor
• Peter McNab, Former NHL hockey player, current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
• Craig Patrick, former NHL player, Pittsburgh Penguins EVP/general manager & Assistant Coach for the US Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Team in 1980
• Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
• Dan Schatzeder, Winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series
• Drew Shore, NHL Hockey Forward with Florida Panthers
• Paul Stastny, forward, St. Louis Blues, NHL, runner up for 2006–2007 Rookie of the Year
• Joe Willis. Goalkeeper, DC United, MLS
• Patrick Wiercioch NHL Hockey Defenseman with Ottawa Senators
• Jason Zucker, NHL Hockey Forward with Minnesota Wild

Arts and Letters

• Chris Broderick, heavy metal guitarist (Megadeth, Jag Panzer, Nevermore)
• Hao Jiang Tian, Basso Cantante Opera Singer, Metropolitan Opera
• C.J. Box, New York Times best-selling novelist
• Rodney Stark, Author, Professor, and Sociologist of Religion
• Neil Simon, playwright
• Sandra Dallas, writer and novelist
• Aaron Gwyn, author and professor
• Mark Harris, Author, Bang the Drum Slowly
• Ted Shackelford, Television Actor, Knots Landing
• Morton Subotnick, Electronic Music/Synthesizer pioneer
• Sinbad, comedian and actor (under his birth name of David Adkins)
• Cedar Walton, Noted Jazz Pianist
• John Edward Williams, Author and National Book Award Winner
• Ted Shawn, Modern Dance Pioneer
• Duane Michals, Noted Art Photographer
• Paul Sharits, Noted avante-garde/abstract filmmaker

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