List of University of Missouri alumni

Notable alumni of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

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Academic

• Terry H. Anderson MA 1973, Professor of history at Texas A&M University
• Thomas Curtright BS 1970, MS 1970, Professor of Physics at University of Miami
• Robert P. Foster MA, Ph.D., President of Northwest Missouri State University (1964–1977)
• David Keys AB, MA, Ph.D. 1990, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University
• Uel W. Lamkin (attended), President of Northwest Missouri State University (1921–1945)
• Andrew S.I.D. Lang Ph.D. 1998 – Mathematical Physicist at Oral Roberts University
• Robin Luke, Ph.D., Business Administration and Marketing, Professor and Department Head, Marketing Department, Missouri State University; previously a 1950s popular music singer, best known for the 1958 hit Susie Darlin'
• John C. McManus, Ph.D., military historian, author, and professor of military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Francis Joseph Mullin, president of Shimer College^[1]
• Mason Vaugh, B.S. 1919, B.Eng 1921, Founder and Head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering in Allahabad Agricultural Institute^[2]
• Todd Whitaker, B.S. 1981, M.Ed. 1985, Ph.D. 1992, Professor of Educational Leadership, Indiana State University

Arts, film, and literature

Sheryl Crow

Brad Pitt

Tennessee Williams

• Stephen Morehouse Avery, Hollywood screenwriter
• Tom Berenger, actor
• Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, writer and television producer
• Neal E. Boyd (BA 2001), musician, Winner 2008 America's Got Talent
• Brent Briscoe MU 1984 actor^[3]
• Hal Call Pioneering LGBT rights activist and gay publisher/pornographer
• Kate Capshaw (BS 1975, MEd 1977, ΑΔΠ), actress, Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• Chris Cooper (BGS 1976), Academy Award-winning actor
• Candice Crawford, (BJ 2009, ΠΒΦ), Miss Missouri and Miss USA finalist, TV news reporter
• Sheryl Crow (BS Ed 1984, ΚΑΘ, ΟΔΚ, SAI), musician
• Hope Driskill (BA 2012, ΧΩ), Survivor: Caramoan, Miss Missouri USA 2011 and Miss USA Top 16 finalist
• Jon Hamm (BA 1993), actor, Don Draper of AMC's Mad Men
• William Least Heat-Moon (BA 1961, MA 1962, PhD 1973, BJ 1978, ΤΚΕ), author
• Rebecca Johns (BA 1993, BJ 1993), author
• Robert Loggia (BJ 1951 ΑΣΦ), actor
• David Koechner, actor, Todd Packer of The Office, Champ Kind of Anchorman
• Harris Merton Lyon, short story writer
• Richard Matheson (BJ 1949, ΦΜΑ), screenwriter, author of I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, What Dreams May Come
• Marijane Meaker (BA 1949 ΑΔΠ) novelist
• Greg Miller, IGN cast member and host of "Up at Noon"^[4]
• Pamela Morsi, USA Today bestselling author
• Suniti Namjoshi, writer.
• Brad Pitt (ΣΧ), actor (Journalism School, remains 1 credit short of graduation)^[5]
• James Rollins(aka James Czajkowski), Author of the bestselling Sigma Force series.^[6]
• SallyAnn Salsano, producer and creator of reality television shows for MTV including Jersey Shore
• Ed Sanders (dropout 1958), poet, lead singer of the Fugs, social activist, author
• George C. Scott, Academy Award-winning actor, Patton, Dr. Strangelove
• Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican telenovela producer/director noted for her work on Televisa.
• Mort Walker (BA 1948, ΚΣ), cartoonist (A life size bronze statue of his creation Beetle Bailey sits in front of alumni center and an eatery in the new student center is named Mort's.)
• George Woodward Warder (BA about 1866), eccentric lawyer, real estate speculator, poet, philosopher, cosmologist
• Tennessee Williams (ΑΤΩ), playwright, The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Athletics

Baseball

Ian Kinsler

• Phil Bradley (also played football), former MLB player
• Skip Caray, former broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves son of Harry Caray
• Jeff Cornell, former MLB pitcher
• Aaron Crow, MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
• John Dettmer, former MLB pitcher
• David Freese,^[7] MLB third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals 2011 NLCS & World Series MVP & Babe Ruth Award Winner^[8]
• Kyle Gibson, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Ian Kinsler, current All Star MLB second baseman, Detroit Tigers
• Dave Otto, former MLB pitcher
• Max Scherzer, MLB All-Star pitcher for the Washington Nationals, 2013 AL Cy Young Winner (Detroit Tigers)^[9]
• Jerry Schoonmaker (also played football), former MLB outfielder
• Art Shamsky, former MLB outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager
• Mike Shannon (attended), and current broadcaster
• Sonny Siebert, former MLB pitcher
• Dave Silvestri, former MLB infielder
• Gene Stephenson (also played football), current Wichita State University baseball head coach
• Nick Tepesch, pitcher for the Texas Rangers

Basketball

• John Brown, former NBA player
• DeMarre Carroll, current NBA player for Atlanta Hawks
• Marcus Denmon, NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs
• Larry Drew, former NBA player and current head coach for Atlanta Hawks
• Al Eberhard, former NBA player
• Kim English, former NBA player
• Thomas Gardner, former NBA player for Atlanta Hawks
• Keyon Dooling, former NBA player for Boston Celtics
• Linas Kleiza, current NBA player for Toronto Raptors
• Gary Leonard, former NBA player
• Anthony Peeler, former NBA player
• Phil Pressey, current NBA player for Boston Celtics
• Kareem Rush, current NBA player for Los Angeles Clippers
• Doug Smith, former NBA player
• Norm Stewart (BA 1956, ΒΘΠ), All-American and former head coach at Northern Iowa (1961–67) and Mizzou (1967–99)
• Steve Stipanovich, former NBA player
• Jon Sundvold, former NBA player
• Jordan Clarkson, Current NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Jabari Brown, Current NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers

Football

• Bud Abell, former American Football League player for the Kansas City Chiefs^[10]
• Danario Alexander, current NFL player for San Diego Chargers^[11]
• Russ Ball, Vice President of Football Administration/Player Finance of the Green Bay Packers
• Gary Barnett 1969 (ΒΘΠ), former head football coach at Northwestern and Colorado.
• Dwayne Blakley, current NFL player for Tennessee Titans^[12]
• Justin Britt, current offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks
• Colin Brown, current NFL player for Buffalo Bills
• Lloyd Carr,(KΣ),former head coach University of Michigan
• Byron Chamberlain, former NFL player^[13]
• Paul Christman (KΣ), College Football Hall of Famer, former NFL player and broadcaster
• Chase Coffman 2x All American, John Mackey Award winner
• DeMontie Cross, current assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers
• Chase Daniel Current NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
• Robert Delpino, former NFL player
• Kony Ealy, current defensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers
• Brad Edelman, former NFL player
• Atiyyah Ellison, current NFL Player for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Don Faurot^[14] 1924 (Farmhouse), legendary MU coach and player
• Ron Fellows, former NFL player
• Will Franklin former NFL player
• Blaine Gabbert, current NFL player for San Francisco 49ers
• Andrew Gachkar current NFL player with San Diego Chargers
• Justin Gage, former NFL player
• E.J. Gaines current NFL player for St. Louis Rams
• Tony Galbreath, former NFL player
• Mel Gray, former NFL player
• Ziggy Hood 1st Team Big 12, drafted 32nd in 2009, current NFL player for Jacksonville Jaguars
• Harry Ice (ΒΘΠ), MVP of 1942 Sugar Bowl, longtime member of athletic department
• Brad Imes,football player; current professional mixed martial arts fighter^[15]
• Jim Jennings, former NFL player
• Mike Jones, former NFL player
• Henry Josey, former NFL player
• Jim Kekeris, former NFL player
• Jim Leavitt, Former head coach of the University of South Florida
• Leo Lewis, former NFL player
• Rick Lyle, former NFL player
• Bill McCartney, Former head coach of the University of Colorado
• Damien Nash, former NFL player
• Jeremy Maclin 2x 1st Team All American, drafted 19th in 2009, current NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
• Henry Marshall, former NFL player
• Steve Martin, former NFL player
• John Matuszak, former NFL player
• Ron McBride, former NFL player
• Erik McMillan, former NFL player
• William Moore, 2007 1st team All-American, drafted in 2009 2nd round, current NFL player for Atlanta Falcons
• C. J. Mosley, current NFL Player for Cleveland Browns
• Brock Olivo, former NFL player
• Gus Otto (ΒΘΠ), former NFL player
• Francis Peay, former NFL player
• Kurt Petersen, former NFL player
• Johnnie Poe, former NFL player
• Howard Richards, former NFL player
• Johnny Roland, current NFL coach and former player
• Martin Rucker All American, current NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles
• Andy Russell, former NFL player
• Jerome Sally, former NFL player
• Michael Sam, Former NFL player for the St. Louis Rams, first openly gay player in the NFL
• George Seals, former NFL player
• Aldon Smith, current NFL player for San Francisco 49ers
• Brad Smith, current NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles
• Justin Smith, current NFL player San Francisco 49ers
• Otis Smith, former NFL player
• Hugh Sprinkle, NFL player
• Stryker Sulak 1st team Big 12, drafted in 2009, current NFL player for Green Bay Packers
• Morris Towns, former NFL player
• Bruce Van Dyke, former NFL player
• L'Damian Washington, current wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
• Russ Washington, former NFL player
• Sean Weatherspoon, drafted in 2010(19th overall), current NFL player for Atlanta Falcons^[16]
• Roger Wehrli, 7-time pro-bowl NFL player and Pro Hall of Fame
• James Wilder, former NFL player
• Kellen Winslow, College and Pro Hall of Fame player
• Eric Wright, former NFL player
• Shane Ray, DE for the Denver Broncos (drafted 23rd overall 2015)
• Mitch Morse, OG for the Kansas City Chiefs, (drafted 49th overall 2015)
• Dorial Green-Beckham WR for the Tennessee Titans, (drafted 40th overall in 2015) dismissed from Missouri in 2013, practiced but never played for Oklahoma Sooners football
• Markus Golden DE for the Arizona Cardinals, (drafted 58th overall in 2015)

Other

• Ben Askren, 2-time NCAA Wrestling Champion (2006,2007), 2008 US Olympics team member; professional MMA fighter, former Bellator Welterweight Champion^[17]
• Dick Ault, Olympic hurdler
• Evan Bourne, current professional wrestler
• Christian Cantwell, current world-class shot putter, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Champion, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Champion
• Michael Chandler, 2009 NCAA Wrestling All-American (5th place 157 lbs.), former Bellator Lightweight Champion (Mixed Martial Arts)^[18]
• Carl Edwards, NASCAR drive and 2007 Busch Series Champion (attended but did not graduate)^[19]\
• Sammie Henson, 2-time NCAA Wrestling Champion. 1998 World Freestyle Wrestling Champion. 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist. 2006 World Bronze Medalist at age 36.
• Derrick Peterson (AKΛ), current professional runner, 2004 Olympian
• J.P. Reese, two-time NCAA Wrestling Championships qualifier (2002 and 2003); current professional MMA fighter^[20]
• Gene Snitsky, current professional wrestler
• Mike Whitehead (attended), three-time All-American wrestler; current professional MMA fighter.^[21]
• Tyron Woodley, 2-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler; current mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship^[22]

Business

• Tom Carnahan (JD 1995), founder of Wind Capital Group developer of wind farms
• Andrew Cherng(MS 1972), founder of Panda Express and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group
• James H. Faulkner, Alabama politician, newspaper publisher, and business leader
• Alan C. Greenberg^[23] (BS BA 1949, ZBT), Chairman, Bear Stearns Companies
• Edward D. "Ted" Jones (1947), managing partner of Edward Jones Investments
• R. Crosby Kemper (AB 1914, ΒΘΠ), former President and Chairman, United Missouri Bancshares
• R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. (AB 1949, ΒΘΠ), former President and Chairman, United Missouri Bancshares
• Oliver Winfield Killam (Law 1898), South Texas oil industrialist; former Oklahoma state legislator
• Richard Kinder (BA 1966. JD 1968, ΣN, QEBH), Chairman and CEO, Kinder Morgan, and former President, Enron. With a net worth of $10.2 billion, Kinder is currently #39 on the 2013 Forbes 400 list of richest AmericansRichard Kinder Forbes 400.
• E. Stanley Kroenke (BS BA 1971, MBA 1973), Chairman, THF Realty, owner, NBA's Denver Nuggets, NHL's Colorado Avalanche; co-owner NFL's St. Louis Rams, majority shareholder Arsenal FC. With a net worth of $3.5 billion, Kroenke is currently tied for #105 on the 2008 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.
• Kenneth Lay (BA 1964, MA 1965, ΒΘΠ, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), former CEO of Enron
• Harry J. Lloyd (BJ 1950, TKE), founder of House of Lloyd and the upscale Loch Lloyd village and country club near Kansas City
• David C. Novak (BJ 1974, ΔΥ), Chairman, CEO, and President, Yum! Brands, Inc.
• Rodger O. Riney^[24] (BS CiE 1968, MBA 1969, XE), founder of Scottrade, deep-discount brokerage firm
• Matthew K. Rose (BS BA 1981, ΛΧΑ), Chairman, CEO, and President, Burlington Northern Santa Fe
• Roger Straus, (1917–2004), co-founder, chairman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York book publishing company
• Samuel M. Walton (BA 1940, ΒΘΠ, QEBH), founder of Walmart

Journalism

• John Anderson (BJ 1987), ESPN SportsCenter host
• Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994), publisher of since defunct Shreveport Journal and former owner of KSLA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Gerald M. Boyd, former Managing Editor of the New York Times, first African=American metropolitan editor and managing editor of the New York Times
• Barney Calame (ΒΘΠ), Public Editor, New York Times Company
• Jann Carl, (BJ 1982, KKΓ) Weekend Anchor/Correspondent, Entertainment Tonight
• Papa Joe Chevalier, Host of the nationally syndicated "Papa Joe Show" on the Sporting News Radio Network until 2005^[25]
• Sophia Choi, CNN Headline News anchor
• Clifton C. Edom (BJ 1946), Mizzou photojournalism educator and co-founder of Pictures of the Year, Missouri Photo Workshop, and Kappa Alpha Mu
• Clarence Faulk, (BJ c. 1931), publisher of Ruston Daily Leader, founder of radio station KRUS, and diversified businessman in Ruston, Louisiana
• Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports columnist
• Martin Frost (BJ 1964, ZBT), Political Commentator, Fox News Channel
• Major Garrett (BJ 1984), National Correspondent, Fox News Channel
• Mike Hall, the first winner of the ESPN "Dream Job" series.
• Robert Horner (BJ 1970), president of NBC News Channel
• Juliet Huddy, Fox News Channel host
• Walter E. Hussman, Sr. (1906–1988) owner of newspaper chain in south Arkansas, including Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, cable systems, and radio stations
• Jeffrey Crawford Jones, American radio host
• James J. Kilpatrick (BJ 1941), conservative columnist^[26][27]
• Michael Kim, ESPNEWS host
• Ah Jook Ku (1935), former Associated Press correspondent, first Asian American female reporter for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin^[28]
• Jim Lehrer^[29] (ΣΔΧ award), PBS news anchor
• David Limbaugh (BA 1975, JD 1978), political commentator and author
• Andrea Mackris, Fox News television producer
• Thomas Franklin Fairfax Millard (ΒΘΠ), journalist
• Russ Mitchell (BJ 1982), Anchor, CBS Evening News on Sunday nights
• Jonathan Murray (BJ 1977), executive producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World
• Joel Meyers Sports play-by-play voice, various programs
• Lisa Myers (BJ 1973), Senior Investigative Correspondent, NBC News
• Ken Paulson, Editor, USA Today
• Chuck Roberts (BJ 1971), CNN news anchor
• Ben Robertson, 1926, war correspondent WW II, New York Herald Tribune, author
• Charles Griffith Ross, Press secretary for President Harry S. Truman
• Jon Scott, Fox News Channel anchor
• Brad Sham, (BJ 1970, AEΠ) Dallas Cowboys Radio Network host
• Edgar Snow (ΒΘΠ), main Western journalist in Mao's China
• Lee Strobel (BJ 1974), journalist and author of The Case for Christ series
• Wright Thompson, ESPN Senior Writer
• Elizabeth Vargas (BJ 1984), ABC News anchor/correspondent and 20/20 co-anchor
• Matt Winer (BJ 1991, ΠKA), ESPN SportsCenter host

Government and law

• Emily Newell Blair, was an American writer, suffragist, national Democratic Party political leader, a founder of the League of Women Voters and feminist.
• Russ Carnahan^[30] (BS 1979, JD 1983, KA), U.S. Congressman
• Paul Coverdell (ΦΚΨ), former U.S. Senator (GA); died 2000
• William S. Cowherd 1881 (ΒΘΠ), former Democratic mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1892–1893 and U.S. Congressman from Missouri in 1897–1905
• William B. Cravens 1893 (ΒΘΠ), former U.S. Representative from Missouri
• Thomas T. Crittenden, Jr. 1882 (ΒΘΠ), former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1908–1909
• Elgin English Crull 1930 (Kappa Sigma), longest serving city manager of Dallas,Texas to date (1952–1966); was city manager when John F. Kennedy was assassinated
• Randy "Duke" Cunningham, former U.S. Congressman from California who resigned in 2005 amid a massive bribery scandal
• Gen. Donald Dawson 1932 (ΒΘΠ), former aide to President Truman, Curator of the Truman Presidential Library
• Martin Frost^[31] (BJ 1964, ZBT), former U.S. Congressman
• Nicole Galloway (Master's degree in business administration), State Auditor of Missouri
• Hon. John R. Gibson (BA 1949, JD 1952, TKE, QEBH, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Jack Goodman (BA 1995, JD 1998) State Senator, practicing attorney in Mount Vernon, MO.
• Sam Graves^[32] (BS 1986, AΓΣ), U.S. Congressman
• Jason Grill – Missouri House of Representatives (2006–2010)
• Chuck Gross (BA 1981, MPA 1982), Missouri State Senator.
• Bob F. Griffin (JD 1958), Speaker of Missouri House of Representatives for 15 years^[33]
• Hon. Harsha de Silva (MA & PhD, 1993) – Sri Lankan Member of Parliament
• Kate Hanley, née Keith (BA 1965, BS 1965, ΦΒΚ), Virginia politician
• Martin Heinrich (BS 1995), Former U.S. Congressman and current U.S. Senator from New Mexico
• Jay Houghton, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
• Kenny Hulshof (BA 1980, Farmhouse), former U.S. Congressman
• James P. Kem 1910 (ΒΘΠ), United States Senate from Missouri, 1947 to 1953
• Jason Klumb (JD 1993), Regional Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration
• Lloyd E. Lenard, (MS, advertising and merchandising), Caddo Parish (Louisiana) commissioner; businessman; author
• Rush Limbaugh, Sr. 1914, attorney, civic leader, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, and patriarch of the Limbaugh family
• Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. 1951 (ΒΘΠ), U.S. Federal District Court Judge and former president of the Missouri Bar Assoc.
• Jon Lindgren Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota, 1978–1994 and pioneering LGBT supporter.
• Claire McCaskill (AB 1975, JD 1978, ΚΑΘ, QEBH), former Missouri State Auditor and current senior U.S. Senator from Missouri
• Walter McCormick (BJ 1976; JD 1979; ATΩ, OΔK, Mystical 7) President & CEO, United States Telecom Association; former general counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee
• James B. Potter, Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71
• Clarke Reed (born 1928), Mississippi state Republican chairman, 1966 to 1976; instrumental in the nomination of Gerald R. Ford, Jr., at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City; Greenville, Mississippi businessman^[34][35]
• Thomas L. Rubey 1885 (ΒΘΠ), former U.S. Representative from Missouri
• Sally Shelton-Colby, Ambassador to Grenada and Barbados from 1979 to 1981.
• Tom Shively, Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives
• Ike Skelton (AB 1953, JD 1956, ΣΧ, ΦΒΚ, QEBH), former U.S. Congressman and past Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
• Kimbrough Stone 1895 (ΒΘΠ), judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Governors

• James T. Blair, Jr. former Missouri Governor
• Mel Carnahan, former Missouri Governor, only person elected U.S. Senator posthumously
• John M. Dalton^[36] (ΦΓΔ), former Missouri Governor
• Forrest C. Donnell (KΣ, ΦΔΦ, ΦΒK, ΘKΝ, QEBH) former Missouri Governor
• Warren E. Hearnes former Missouri Governor (QEBH) namesake of the Hearnes Center
• William Jayne, first Governor of Dakota Territory
• Tim Kaine, former Governor of Virginia (QEBH)
• Ted Kulongoski (undergraduate and law degrees), Governor of Oregon^[37]
• Jay Nixon, Current Governor of Missouri
• Guy B. Park (ΒΘΠ), former Missouri Governor
• Roger B. Wilson, former Missouri Governor

Military

• Gen. Fred F. Castle Jr. 1970 and 1977, United States Military Vietnam War and Gulf War.
• Major General Roger E. Combs 1968 and 1975, Assistant Adjutant General-Air Missouri National Guard, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau
• Gen. Enoch Crowder 1886 (ΒΘΠ), United States Military Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I general
• Colonel Arthur D. Simons 1941, United States Military, with distinguished service in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Ranger patriarch and leader of the Son Tay Raid.
• Colonel F. D. Wickham 1893 (ΒΘΠ), United States Army Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I. Helped found Kappa Kappa Psi band fraternity at Oklahoma A&M College.

Science and technology

• Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (PhD 1983), WMD Scientist for Saddam Hussein, one of the 55 most wanted Iraqis post-Coalition invasion
• William F. Baker (BS CiE '75), chief structural engineer of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest man-made structure^[38]
• Gerald J. Fishman (BS 1965, AEΠ), research astrophysicist, specializing in gamma-ray astronomy
• Linda Godwin (MS 1976, PhD 1980), NASA astronaut
• Ernest Lenard Hall (BS EE 1965, MS 1966, PhD 1971), Roboticist
• William T. Kane (PhD., 1966), physicist in field of fiber optics
• Richard N. Richards (BS ChE 1969, ΛΧΑ), NASA astronaut
• Herschel Roman (PhD 1942), early pioneer in yeast genetics^[39]
• William C. Schwartz (MA 1951), Physicist, Laser pioneer, and founder of International Laser Systems
• Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, (BS 1889, Valedictorian), Astronomer; Controversial astronomer, critic, opponent of Einstein.
• Harlow Shapley (AB in 1910, AM in 1911), Astronomer; Used RR Lyrae stars to correctly estimate the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and the sun's position within it.
• Larry Smarr (BA 1970, MS 1970), physicist; founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• William Jasper Spillman, (B.S. 1886, M.S. 1890), wheat geneticist, founder, agricultural economics^[40]
• Debbye Turner (DVM 1991), veterinarian and former Miss America

Social sciences

• Thomas Swain Barclay '15 (ΒΘΠ), professor of political science at Stanford University
• Ritch Savin-Williams (BA 1971), professor of developmental psychology at Cornell University; prolific sexual orientation researcher
• Karen Marie Shelton (BA 1973 ΑΞΔ – Alpha Xi Delta).^[41] Internet (HairBoutique.com) & Telephony (T&S Software) Entrepreneur

Other

• Thomas Doty, suicide bomber

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