List of Ball State University alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of Ball State University:

ports

NFL

*Justin Beriault, NFL football player (safety), Dallas Cowboys
*Blaine Bishop, NFL former player Tennessee Titans
*Brad Maynard, NFL football player (punter), Chicago Bears
*Bernie Parmalee, NFL former player Miami Dolphins and current tight ends coach at the University of Notre Dame
*Dante Ridgeway, NFL football player (wide receiver), New York Jets

NBA

*Theron Smith, NBA basketball player (small forward), Charlotte Bobcats
*Bonzi Wells, NBA basketball player (shooting guard) /small forward), New Orleans Hornets

MLB

*Larry Bigbie, MLB baseball player (outfielder), St. Louis Cardinals
*Bryan Bullington, MLB baseball player (pitcher), Pittsburgh Pirates
*Thomas Howard, 11 year MLB baseball player (outfielder), Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-2000)
*Merv Rettenmund, NFL draft pick (Dallas Cowboys), 13 year MLB baseball player (outfielder), Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, California Angels (1968-1980)
*Brad Snyder, baseball player (outfielder), Cleveland Indians

Other

*Bill Doba, Football coach Washington State University.
*John Paul, racing driver
*Don Shondell, ESPN and ABC collegiate volleyball commentator
*Dave Shondell, Women's volleyball coach at Purdue
*Jason Whitlock, sports columnist for The Kansas City Star and AOL Sports, formerly with ESPN.com
*Ray McCallum, Men's basketball coach at University of Detroit Mercy and formerly basketball coach at Ball State, University of Houston and assistant at Indiana University.

Arts, literature and entertainment

*Bridget Bobel, Miss Indiana USA 2006
*Brian Collins,reporter for KXXV in Waco Texas, best known for viral video featuring him fumbling through a newscast at Ball State.
*Jim Davis, cartoonist of "Garfield"
*Joyce DeWitt, actress in "Three's Company"
*Stedman Graham, Publicist, author; long-time male companion of Oprah Winfrey
*Scott Halberstadt, actor in Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh
*Doug Jones, actor, "Hellboy", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Hocus Pocus", "Mac Tonight"
*Heidi Jones, weekend meteorologist for WABC-TV.
*David Letterman, host of "The Late Show with David Letterman"; his American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming has been a repeated contributor to the university
*Mike Lopresti, national sportswriter, Gannett News Service
*Anthony Montgomery, actor in ""
*Sam Smith, journalist, writes for the "Chicago Tribune".
*Cynda Williams, actress in "Mo' Better Blues", "One False Move"
*Bill Wallace (martial arts), dominant kickboxer of the 1970s; starred in "A Force of One", "The Protector"

Politics

*Amanda Carpenter, national reporter for TownHall.com
*Jeffrey D. Feltman, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon
*Brent McMillan, national political director for the Green Party

Business

*Craig Hartman, Partner at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
*Kent C. Nelson, Retired President and CEO, United Parcel Service
*John Schnatter, Founder and Chairman of Papa John's Pizza restaurants

External links

* [http://www.bsu.edu Ball State University Official Website]
* [http://www.bsu.edu/alumni/article/0,1384,27446-4329-9086,00.html/ Ball State Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients]
* [http://www.bsu.edu/cob/fame/ Ball State Business Hall of Fame Award]
* [http://www.bsu.edu/library/collections/archives/univarchives/ Ball State University Archives] Includes historic Ball State yearbooks and student newspaper (the Ball State Daily News) as well as some alumni papers