List of California State University, Fresno people

The list of California State University, Fresno people includes notable alumni, faculty, and presidents of California State University, Fresno.

Notable alumni

*Armen A. Alchian, Professor Emeritus, Founder of the "UCLA Tradition" in Economics
*Verna L. Allen, Exec. Dir. Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Ed
*Theresa Alvillar-Speake, Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy
*Erika Aure, Director of Nursing in the Philippines, and recipient of the Presidential award for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence by the Philippines Board of Health.
*Marvin Baxter, Justice, California Supreme Court
*Prof. Wendell Bell, Yale University's Graduate Studies Director
*Robert Beltran, Actor, Commander Chakotay of the USS Voyager (Star Trek)
*William Boyanjian, former President, Gemological Institute of America
*Lee P. Brown, former Mayor of Houston, former New York Police Commissioner
*Ezunial Burts, President - Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
*Cruz Bustamante, California Lieutenant Governor
*Joe Cafaro, Cafaro Cellars, Napa Valley, California
*Ron Catalano Musician
*Daniel Chacón, University professor, acclaimed essayist, playwright, and fiction writer
*Malinda Chouinard, Owner of Patagonia, one of the world's most successful designers of outdoor clothing and gear
*Roy Christopher, Emmy Award winning set designer
*Jac Cole, Winemaker for the Charles Krug Winery
*Noreen Corcoran, Actress
*Jim Costa, U.S. Representative, Former California State Assembly Member
*Joy Covey, Former Chief Strategy Officer, Amazon.com
*Sid Craig, CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Jenny Craig, Inc.
*Dr. Joseph Crowley, President Emeritus, University of Nevada
*Larry S. Dickenson, Senior VP Sales, Boeing
*Nat DiBuduo, President, Allied Grape Growers of California
*William Everson, poet (did not graduate)
*David Fillpot, President of Alaras Software, enterprise software development
*Major General Jon Gallinetti, Commander Joint Warfighting Center, and Director, Joint Training, J-7, U.S. Joint Forces Command
*Geoffrey Gamble, President, Montana State Univ.
*Jim Ganduglia; Touring musician with Johnny Mathis
*Kirk D. Grimes, Exec. of Energy & Chemicals, Fluor Corp
*Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada
*Robert Hanashiro, USA Today Photographer
*Joe Heitz, Heitz Wine Cellars, established the viticulture program at California State University, Fresno.
*Richard Douglas Husband, mission commander, shuttle Columbia STS107, 2003
*Sam Iacobellis, CEO, Rockwell International (retired). Led development of B1 bomber
*Bill Jones, former California Secretary of State
*Cuneyt Koryurek, Turkish journalist, Author [http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%BCneyt_Kory%C3%BCrek]
*Emily Kuroda, Award-Winning Actress
*Brad Lewis, producer of "Ratatouille"
*John Lofgren, clothing store owner and jewelry designer. Has resided in Japan since 1998.
*Janet Nichols Lynch, author
*Adam Majid, Business Analyst, Affiliated Computer Services, San Francisco
*Alex A. Martinez, Deputy CAO, San Diego County
*Jose Benito Martinez Jr., Warner Bros. Technical Operations, Lead.
*Mike Martz, former NFL head coach, St. Louis Rams, current offensive coordinator for San Francisco 49ers
*Manny Mashouf, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, bebe stores
*Eric McAfee, Co-founder of Cagan McAfee Capital Partners
*Col. Steven Nagel, NASA Astronaut
*Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor
*Paul O'Neill, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, CEO of Alcoa Corporation
*Sam Peckinpah, Film director
*Dr. Norval Pohl, Former President, University of North Texas
*Charles Poochigian, California State Senator
*Al Radka, Radio and Television Personality
*Tammy Savage, Manager of Business Development, Microsoft
*Gary Soto, acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer
*Roberta Spear, Award-Winning Poet
*Sribala Subramanian, Times Magazine journalist
*Sherley Anne Williams, Author, National Book Award Nominee, Emmy Award Winner

Notable athletes

*Stephen Abas - Olympic Silver medalist Freestyle Wrestling - Athens, Greece (2004); 3-time NCAA champion
*Courtney Alexander - NBA player
*Rafer Alston - NBA point guard, Houston Rockets, And1/New York City streetball legend "Skip to my Lou"
*Jahine Arnold - former NFL wide receiver
*Stephen Baker - former NFL wide receiver, New York Giants
*Laura Berg - three-time Olympic gold-medalist, USA Softball
*Bernard Berrian - wide receiver/kick returner, Currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings. Played in Super Bowl XLI with the Chicago Bears
*Sonny Bishop - former american football player
*Reggie Brown - former NFL fullback
*David Carr, New York Giants quarterback - 1st overall draft pick in the 2002 NFL Draft
*Duane Carter, former Indianapolis 500 racer
*Ron Cox - former NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers), NCAA sacks leader
*Aaron Craver - former NFL fullback
*Tyrone Culver - NFL safety, Green Bay Packers
*Trent Dilfer - NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, former NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl-champion quarterback as member of the Baltimore Ravens, 1994 first-round draft (No. 6 overall) choice of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Henry Ellard - Former NFL wide receiver with the (Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, and Washington Redskins)
*Melvin Ely - NBA forward-center, New Orleans Hornets, two-time WAC Player of the Year (2001-2002)
*Noel Felix - former NBA player, NBDL player, Anaheim Arsenal
*Vernon Fox - NFL safety, Washington Redskins
*Jethro Franklin - NFL assistant coach, Houston Texans, former NFL player
*Hiram Fuller - former NBA player
*Matt Garza- MLB pitcher] , Tampa Bay Rays]
*A. J. Gass - CFL linebacker, Edmonton Eskimos
*Tom Goodwin - Major League Baseball outfielder, former NCAA steals leader
*Dan Gladden - former Major League Baseball outfielder with the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers
*PJ Haggerty - 3-time Intercollegiate Bowling Player of the Year
*Cory Hall - former NFL safety
*Chris Herren - former NBA player
*Rod Higgins - General Manager, Golden State Warriors
*Orlando Huff - NFL linebacker, Arizona Cardinals
*Lane Kiffin - NFL Oakland Raiders Head Coach, USC Offensive Coordinator, former Fresno State quarterback
*Haruo Imamura - 9th Dan Black belt, 1960-62 US Open Weight Judo Grand Champion, Fresno State Judo Team Head Coach, Veteran of 1,000 Judo matches, at one time going 300-0
*Jermaine Jamison - NFL wide receiver, Philadelphia Eagles
*Chris Jefferies - former NBA player, Argentine national league player, Club Sportivo Ben Hur
*Adam Jennings - NFL wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons
*Bobby Jones - former Major League pitcher (New York Mets, San Diego Padres), 1991 NCAA Player of the Year
*Charlie Jones - former NFL wide receiver
*Louis Leonard - NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland Browns
*Tito Maddox - former NBA player
*Dominic McGuire - NBA player, Washington Wizards
*Robin Mackin - Pitcher for Canadian National Softball Team, representing her home country in 2008 summer Olympics
*Logan Mankins - NFL offensive lineman, New England Patriots (first-round draft pick 2005)
*Dante Marsh - CFL cornerback, BC Lions
*Richard Marshall - NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers
*Mike Martz - Offensive coordinator, San Francisco 49ers
*Wendell Mathis - NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings
*Marcus McCauley - NFL cornerback, Minnesota Vikings
*Lorenzo Neal - 3-time Pro Bowl NFL Fullback, San Diego Chargers
*Stephone Paige - former NFL wide receiver
*Terry Pendleton - 1991 National League MVP Atlanta Braves
*Michael Pittman - NFL Running Back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Marquez Pope - NFL Defensive Back, San Diego Chargers/Los Angeles Rams/San Francisco 49ers/Cleveland Browns/Oakland Raiders - Played for every California NFL Franchise
*Ron Rivers - former NFL running back
*Terrance Roberson - Euroleague basketball player
*Bryan Robinson - NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals
*James Sanders - NFL safety, New England Patriots
*Stephen Spach - NFL tight end, New England Patriots
*Carlos Spenceraious - 3-time National Champion, Gymnastics, (Pommel Horse, 1979-1981), USA Championships
*Jamie Southern - Team USA national softball team pitcher
*Michael Stewart - former NFL safety
*Omar Stoutmire - NFL safety, Washington Redskins
*Kevin Sutherland - PGA Tour golfer, won 2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
*Kevin Sweeney - former NCAA record-setter in career passing yards and former quarerback for the Dallas Cowboys.
*Jerry Tarkanian - legendary, controversial basketball coach (Fresno State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs). Won NCAA basketball title as head coach at UNLV.
*Jeff Tedford - Head Football Coach, University of California, Berkeley
*Billy Volek - NFL Quarterback, San Diego Chargers
*Derrick Ward - NFL running back, New York Giants,Let it be noted that Derrick transferd from Fresno State
*Cornelius Warmerdam - former pole vault world record holder
*Anthony Washington - former NFL cornerback
*Nick Watney - PGA Tour golfer, NCAA All-American, and 2007 Zurich New Orleans champion
*Jeff Weaver - Major League Baseball pitcher with the Seattle Mariners
*James Williams - former NFL defensive back
*Paul Williams - NFL wide receiver, Tennessee Titans
*Sam Williams - NFL linebacker, Oakland Raiders
*Tydus Winans - former NFL wide receiver
*Cameron Worrell - NFL safety, Miami Dolphins
*Dwayne Wright - NFL running back, Buffalo Bills
*Rodney Bernard Wright, Jr. - Arena Football League wide receiver, San Jose SaberCats

Notable faculty and staff

* Dr. James M. Cypher, Senior Economics Professor - Expert on economic development in Latin America.
* Kenneth Fugelsang, Fresno State Winemaster - Leads world-renowned enology program.
* Dr. Gary P. Gilroy, Music Professor and Department Chair- Noted Composer for both marching and concert bands.
* Eric W. Hickey, Criminology Professor - Noted criminologist and author.
* Dr. Lan Jin, Computer Science Professor - Expert in parallel design processors.
* Dr. Keith Putirka, Geology Professor - Expert Volcanologist.
* Bruce Thornton, Humanities and Classics - Notable author.
* Dr. John Wakabayashi, Geology Professor - Expert in Sierra Nevada orogeny and the brewing sciences.

Notable former faculty and staff

*Gene Bluestein — author and folk musician
*Lillian Faderman, MFA — English professor emeritus--acclaimed author
*Victor Davis Hanson, founder of Classics Department — historian, essayist, columnist and television personality; author of "Mexifornia" and "Carnage and Culture".
*Philip Levine, English — widely known poet and Pulitzer Prize winner
*Roger Mahony, social work — Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Los Angeles
*Juan Serrano, Music professor — Noted master of guitar in the flamenco style.
*Lawrence Sutherland — Director of Bands and Professor of Music since 1969.
*Roger Tatarian, journalism — Editor-in-Chief, United Press International (deceased)

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