List of some notable people associated with Colorado State University
Colorado State University
This is a list of some notable people associated with Colorado State University , located in the Fort Collins , Colorado , United States.
CSU has 169,935 living alumni, with 50 active alumni chapters (14 in Colorado and 37 out of state) and nine national interest groups.[1] CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts , CEOs, and two former governors of Colorado .
Arts, sciences, academia and literature [ edit ]
Nicole Anona Banowetz , artist and sculptor
Alicia Bertone , ENGIE-Axium Endowed Dean's Chair of the Graduate School at Ohio State University
Baxter Black , cowboy poet
Paul Broadie , president of Housatonic Community College and Gateway Community College
Mary L. Cleave , astronaut
Martin J. Fettman , astronaut
Edward Harwood , aeroponics inventor
James Van Hoften , astronaut
John Gill , mathematician and father of modern bouldering
Garry Gross , fashion photographer known for his dog portraiture and work with model and actress Brooke Shields
Michael Johnson , country and folk singer-songwriter
Yusef Komunyakaa (MA '81), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Susan Lowdermilk , artist, printmaker
George Marsaglia , computer scientist
Mark Mattson , neuroscientist
Jürgen Mulert , economist, Fulbright scholar, founder of the German Fulbright Alumni Association
J. Wayne Reitz , fifth president of the University of Florida (1955–1967)
Kent Rominger ('78), former NASA astronaut and shuttle commander
Jon Rubinstein , computer scientist, helped create the iPod
Saleem (Saleem Azzouqa), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer
Isaac Slade , professional musician and lead singer of The Fray
George E. Staples , veterinary researcher and animal nutrition pioneer
Harlan Thomas , Seattle architect
Frank Alan Ward , Distinguished Professor in the College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Science; 2022 DARE Hall of Fame Award; Colorado State University : Lifetime Achievement Award, 2022[2]
Entertainment and media [ edit ]
Reporters and journalists [ edit ]
Cinema and television [ edit ]
Becky Hammon
Bill Ritter
Athletics [ edit ]
David Anderson , professional football player[5]
Al "Bubba" Baker , professional football player
Shaquil Barrett , professional football player
Randy Beverly , professional football player
Kapri Bibbs , professional football player
Sam Brunelli , professional football player
Susan Butcher , dogsled racer
Jack Christiansen , professional football player[6]
David Cohn (born 1995), professional basketball player
Jim David , professional football player[7]
Amy Van Dyken , Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
Steve Fairchild , college and professional football coach
Sherwood Fries , professional football player
Donovan Gans , professional football player
Crockett Gillmore , professional football player
Garrett Grayson , professional football player
Clark Haggans , professional football player[8]
Becky Hammon , professional basketball coach
Caleb Hanie , professional football player
John Howell , professional football player[9]
Colton Iverson (born 1989), professional basketball player[10]
Selwyn Jones , professional football player
Brady Keys , professional football player and businessman[11]
Stanton Kidd (born 1992), professional basketball player
Mark Knudson , professional baseball player[12]
Martin Laird , professional golfer
Keith Lee , professional football player
Kim Lyons , athlete and personal trainer on The Biggest Loser
Jim Malloy , professional racecar driver
Lawrence McCutcheon , professional football player
Kevin McDougal , professional football player[13]
Thurman "Fum" McGraw , professional football player
Keli McGregor , president of the Colorado Rockies and professional football player
Kevin McLain , professional football player[14]
Scooter Molander , professional football player
Mike Montgomery , professional basketball coach
Sean Moran , professional football player[15]
Glenn Morris , 1935, Gold medal winner in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Clint Oldenburg , professional football player[16]
Milt Palacio , professional basketball player
Erik Pears , professional football player
Bradlee Van Pelt , professional football player
Joey Porter , professional football player, member of 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Quayle , athletics director for Emporia State University 1979–1999
David Roddy , professional basketball player
Bob Rule , professional basketball player
Ty Sambrailo , professional football player
Bailey Santistevan , legendary coach featured in the July 5, 1999, edition of Sports Illustrated.
Brady Smith , professional football player
Jason Smith , professional basketball player
Andre Strode , professional football player
Pete Thomas , professional football player
Politics [ edit ]
Cory Gardner
Wayne Allard
Wayne Allard , United States Senator from Colorado (1997–2009)[17]
David Asay , former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf , Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
Anwar al-Awlaki , Yemeni-American imam and reputed Al-Qaeda terrorist; first American citizen to be targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike[18] [19]
Benny Begin , PhD in geology, Israeli politician, Knesset member and minister[20]
Mohammed Ali Beshr , Egyptian politician
Greg Brophy , Republican member of the Colorado Senate
Les Eaves (Business Management), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for White County [21]
John Ensign , former United States Senator from Nevada[22]
Cory Gardner , Republican U.S. Senator from Colorado[23]
Basuki Hadimuljono , Indonesian Minister of Public Works and Public Housing[24]
Jim Hawkes (PhD in psychology, 1970), Canadian politician
Paula Hicks-Hudson , lawyer, Toledo, Ohio City Council President and acting Mayor
Doug Hutchinson , former mayor of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado
Conway LeBleu , attended late 1940s, did not graduate, native of Lake Charles , Louisiana, represented Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in the Louisiana House of Representatives 1964–1988[25]
Mousa Abu Marzook , Hamas member
Stan Matsunaka , politician
Marilyn Musgrave , former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives[26]
Angie Paccione , politician
Bill Ritter , governor of Colorado , former Denver District Attorney
Roy R. Romer , former Colorado governor[27]
Brian Schweitzer , 23rd governor of Montana [28]
Ismail Abu Shanab , Hamas founder
Carol Voisin , ethics professor and former candidate for Congress
Dwight A. York , politician
Business [ edit ]
Walter Scott Jr.
Military and intelligence agencies [ edit ]
William E. Adams , former major in the United States Army, recipient of the Medal of Honor [29]
James H. Dickinson , commander, United States Space Command
Salvatore Augustine Giunta , former staff Ssrgeant in the United States Army, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Barbara Robbins , first female CIA employee to die in action in the agency's history
Lew Walt , decorated U.S. Marine
George Watson , private in U.S. Army, earned a Medal of Honor in World War II
Notable faculty [ edit ]
Maurice Albertson , civil engineer, Peace Corps co-founder
Theodosia Grace Ammons , president, Colorado Equal Suffrage Association
Raj Chandra Bose , statistician
Louis George Carpenter , irrigation engineer and first dean of Engineering & Physics
Henry P. Caulfield, Jr. , political scientist
Howard Ensign Evans , entomologist
Elnora M. Gilfoyle , dean of the College of Applied Human Sciences (1989–1991), provost/academic vice president (1991–1995)
Temple Grandin , animal scientist
William M. Gray , atmospheric scientist
Rachel Justine Pries , mathematician, fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Robin Reid , environmental scientist and member of the team who established the International Livestock Research Institute
Bernard Rollin , animal ethics advocate
Holmes Rolston III , father of environmental ethics
Ronald M. Sega , systems engineer
Steve Simske , systems engineer
Jamuna Sharan Singh , ecologist, faculty (1971–74, 1981–82 and 1993–94), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
Holly Stein , geologist
Thomas Sutherland , former hostage in Lebanon
Bryan Willson , mechanical engineer
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Colorado State University Fact Book, 2007–2008 . Pg 6
^ "Group of NMSU faculty named among top scientists worldwide" . The NewsMarket . November 8, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024 .
^ "Eugene Daniels" . McCain Institute . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "Leslie Jones Found Her Funny at CSU | Fall – 2015 | Colorado State Un…" . archive.is . July 31, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
^ "David Anderson" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "Jack Christiansen" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "Jimmy David" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "Clark Haggans" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "John Howell" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012 .
^ LTD, Art-Up. "Colton Iverson joins Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv" . Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
^ "Brady Keys" . databaseFootball.com . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016 .
^ "Mark Knudson Stats" . Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "Hughes Stadium memories: A letter by Kevin McDougal" . Coloradoan . Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2016 .
^ "Kevin Mclain" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "Sean Moran" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .
^ "Clint Oldenburg" . CBS Sports . Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012 .
^ "Wayne Allard" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .
^ Gal Perl Finkel, A NEW STRATEGY AGAINST ISIS , The Jerusalem Post , March 7, 2017.
^ "Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki 'killed in Yemen' " . BBC News . September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011 .
^ "Benny Begin" . jewishvirtuallibrary.org . Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ "Les Eaves" . arkansashouse.org. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
^ "John Ensign" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .
^ "Cory Gardner" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .
^ "Profil Basuki Hadimuljono" . Viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2018 .
^ "Biographical Sketch" . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
^ "Marilyn Musgrave" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .
^ "Roy R. Romer" . National Governors Association. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2012 .
^ "Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer" . National Governors Association. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ "Medal of Honor recipients to be honored Saturday" . October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
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