List of Oklahoma State University people

There are more than 190,000 living Oklahoma State University alumni worldwide. Famous former Cowboys include NFL stars Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas, NBA stars Desmond Mason and John Starks, billionaire T. Boone Pickens, and country music recording artist Garth Brooks.

Distinguished alumni of Oklahoma State University

Engineering, architecture and sciences

* Walter Clore, Pioneer in Washington State wine growing. Considered the "Father of Washington Wine"
* William Pogue, Ret. Colonel, USAF, NASA astronaut, pilot of Skylab 4
* Dr. H. Edward Roberts, inventor of the personal computer who helped shape modern computing as it is known today
* Stuart Roosa, NASA astronaut, Apollo 14
* Donald Sechrest (1956), golf course designer
* Gene Stephens Designer and inventor of The Auto-electric Lawn Mower (2005)
* Robert A. Whitney, Acting Surgeon General of the United States

"For more Oklahoma State University graduates of distinction in the sciences, look in the "Academia" section."

Academia

* Anita Hill, Government, Brandeis University
* Sidney A. McPhee, President, Middle Tennessee State University
* Gene R. Nichol, former President of The College of William and Mary
* J. Tinsley Oden, pioneer in the field of computational mechanics, noted as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world
* Patricia H. Reiff, Physics and Astronomy, Rice University [ [http://cohesion.rice.edu/administration/fis/report/FacultyDetail.cfm?DivID=1&DeptID=60&RiceID=629 Scholarly Interest of Faculty and Faculty Fellows, Rice University] ]

Government, Religion and Public Service

* Joe Allbaugh, former FEMA director (February 2001 to March 2003)
* Adnan Badran, former Prime Minister of Jordan (also see academia section)
* Henry Bellmon, former US Senator (R-OK) and first Republican governor of Oklahoma
* Francis Cherry, former Governor of Arkansas
* Tom Coburn, US Senator (R-OK)
* John Paul Hammerschmidt, former US Congressman, Arkansas
* Joel Hefley, US House, 5th District of Colorado
* Frank Lucas, US House, 3rd District of Oklahoma
* Clem McSpadden, US House, Oklahoma
* Don Nickles, former US Senator
* William B. Oden, noted American Methodist Bishop
* Robert Dale Price ,US House, Texas
* Virgil A. Richard, Brig. General, US Army
* William Royer, former US Congressman, California
* Steven W. Taylor, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
* Wes Watkins, former US House Representative, Oklahoma
* Robert A. Whitney, Acting Surgeon General of the United States

Arts, Media and Entertainment

* Keith Anderson, country music singer, songwriter
* John Ashley, Producer ("The A-Team", "Walker, Texas Ranger"), Associate Producer ("Apocalypse Now: Redux")
* Tomur Atagok, famed Turkish Artist
* Hoyt Axton, singer, songwriter and actor
* Jason Boland, country music singer, songwriter
* Garth Brooks, singer, songwriter and actor
* June Burn, utopian author
* Gary Busey, actor
* Jaime Cardriche, actor ("Malcolm & Eddie")
* Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
* Doug Gottlieb, ESPN Analyst
* Watermelon Slim, a.k.a. Bill Homans, American blues artist
* Rex Linn, actor "", "Rush Hour"
* James Marsden, actor (Cyclops in "X-Men")
* Kinga Philipps, Host of Current TV's "Yahoo! Current Buzz", Mrs. Powers in "Goldmember"
* Steve Ripley, country-rock artist; lead guitarist for the Grammy-nominated country-rock group The Tractors (whose debut album achieved multi-platinum status)
* Lise Simms, television actress, Disney's "Phil of the Future"

Business

* Minnie Lou Bradley, Class of 1953, first woman to graduate from OSU with a degree in animal husbandry, matriarch of Bradley 3 Ranch in Childress County, Texas
* Gordon Eubanks, CEO and President, Symantec Corporation, makers of Norton AntiVirus
* Paul Miller, former President of the Associated Press and former Chairman and CEO of Gannett Company (publisher of many newspapers including USA Today, Arizona Republic and the Indianapolis Star)
* Neal Patterson, CEO of Cerner Corporation
* T. Boone Pickens, Corporate tycoon and billionaire; has donated over $235 million to OSU, including to the renovation of the football stadium
* M. B. "Bud" Seretean, former CEO of Coronet Industries, former general manager of the Atlanta Hawks
* Charles Watson, Chairman, Founder and CEO of energy giant Dynegy Corp., owner of the Houston Aeros professional hockey team

ports

* Tony Allen, current NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics
* Scott Baker, current MLB pitcher, Minnesota Twins
* Tatum Bell, current NFL football player, Detroit Lions
* Steven Braley, former Senior Director of the PGA of America
* Jeromy Burnitz, current MLB baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
* Randy Couture, UFC heavyweight champion, former All-American wrestler
* Shane Drury, rodeo bull-rider who died prematurely from cancer
* Danny Edwards, PGA Tour golfer
* David Edwards, PGA Tour golfer
* Edward C. Gallagher, former wrestling coach; winningest coach in NCAA wrestling history
* Joey Graham, current NBA basketball player, Toronto Raptors
* Mike Gundy, current head coach of Oklahoma State University football
* Labron Harris first golf coach at Oklahoma State University
* Don Haskins, former NCAA men's basketball coach, University of Texas at El Paso, subject of movie "Glory Road"
* Mark Hayes, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour golfer
* Randy Heckenkemper, noted golf course architect
* Mike Holder, former men's golf coach and current athletic director
* Charles Howell III, current PGA Tour golfer
* Moe Iba, former University of Nebraska basketball coach
* Pete Incaviglia, former MLB baseball player, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball newspaper College Baseball Player of the Century
* Charlie Johnson, current NFL player, Super Bowl Champion 2006 Indianapolis Colts
* John Juanda, Professional poker player, Winner of 3 World Series of Poker bracelets
* John Lucas, current NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
* R.W. McQuarters, current NFL football player, New York Giants
* Hunter Mahan, PGA Tour golfer
* Desmond Mason, current NBA basketball player, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
* Vernand Morency, current NFL football player, Green Bay Packers
* Ray Murphy (Jr), former wrestler and developer of handicapped-assisting technologies, recipient of Medal of Courage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Houston Nutt, current NCAA football head coach, University of Mississippi
* Doyle Parrack, former NBA basketball player, and NCAA coach
* Bryant Reeves, former NBA basketball player, Vancouver Grizzlies
* Allie Reynolds, MLB pitcher
* Barry Sanders, Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL football player, Detroit Lions; Hall of Famer
* Luke Scott, current MLB outfielder, Houston Astros
* Bill Self, current NCAA basketball head coach, University of Kansas; former head coach Oral Roberts University, University of Tulsa, University of Illinois
* Jerry Slack, golf course architect
* John Smith, current head coach of Oklahoma State University wrestling and two-time Olympic gold metal winner
* John Starks, former Oklahoma State basketball player, former New York Knicks guard
* Eddie Sutton, former head coach of Oklahoma State University basketball
* Sean Sutton, former head coach of Oklahoma State University basketball
* Mickey Tettleton, former MLB baseball player
* Doug Tewell, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour golfer
* Thurman Thomas, former NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
* Bob Tway, current PGA Tour golfer
* Robin Ventura, former MLB baseball player
* Scott Verplank, current PGA Tour golfer
* Gary Ward, former baseball coach
* Darrent Williams, former NFL football player, Denver Broncos (d. 2007)
* Kevin Williams, current NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
* Rashaun Woods, current NFL Europa football player, Hamburg Sea Devils
* Josh Fields, current MLB baseball player, White Sox

Faculty and Administration

Presidents past and present

Notable Former and Current Faculty

* Ai Famous American Poet and current member of OSU English faculty
* William Jaco Famous mathematician (discovered the JSJ decomposition)

Former and Current Athletic Staff

* Henry Iba, former basketball coach and athletic director
* Eddie Sutton former basketball coach (also alumnus)
* Les Miles current head football coach of LSU

ee also

* List of Oklahoma State University Olympians

References

External links

* [http://www.okstatealumni.org/ Oklahoma State University Alumni Association]