There are more than 190,000 living Oklahoma State University alumni worldwide. Former Cowboys include NFL stars Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas, NBA stars Desmond Mason and John Starks, businessman T. Boone Pickens, and country music recording artist Garth Brooks.
Alumni [edit]
Academic Research and Scholarship* [edit]
- Anita Hill, Government, Brandeis University
- Ramchandran Jaikumar, Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- 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[1]
- John R. Rice, American mathematician and computer scientist (founder of ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and Professor at Purdue University)
* Some OSU alumni who have distinguished themselves in academia are included under other headings.
Scientific Research and Engineering [edit]
- 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
- John R. Rice, American mathematician and computer scientist (founder of ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and Professor at Purdue University
- Dr. H. Edward Roberts, engineer and inventor of the personal computer
- 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.
Government, religion, and public service [edit]
- Joe Allbaugh, former Federal Emergency Management Agency (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)[2]
- John W. Doucette, Brig. General, US Air Force
- Mary Fallin, current Governor of Oklahoma
- John Paul Hammerschmidt, former US Congressman, Arkansas
- Joel Hefley, US House, 5th District of Colorado
- Roger A. Lalich, U.S. National Guard general
- Frank Lucas, US House, 3rd District of Oklahoma
- Sidney Marks, Major General United States Army, All-American wrestler
- Rixio E. Medina, former Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- Clem McSpadden, US House, Oklahoma
- Don Nickles, former US Senator
- William B. Oden, noted American Methodist Bishop
- Abdisalam Omer, Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
- Robert Dale Price, US House, Texas Panhandle
- Jim Reese, former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
- Virgil A. Richard, Brig. General, US Army
- William Royer, former US Congressman, California
- Steven W. Taylor, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
- Richard A. Waterfield, late State Representative from Canadian, Texas
- Wes Watkins, former US House Representative, Oklahoma
- Robert A. Whitney, Acting Surgeon General of the United States
Arts, media and entertainment [edit]
- 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
- Melanie Bell, Miss New Jersey, 1996 (veterinary school)
- Jason Boland, country music singer, songwriter
- Garth Brooks, singer, songwriter and actor
- June Burn, utopian author
- Gary Busey, actor
- Jaime Cardriche, actor (Malcolm & Eddie)
- Sarah Coburn, operatic soprano and daughter of senator Tom Coburn, also an OSU alumni
- Jay Daniel, television producer
- Burr DeBenning, actor
- Ty England, country music singer
- Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
- Doug Gottlieb, ESPN analyst
- Aaron Gwyn, author and professor
- Regina Holliday, artist, medical rights advocate
- Bill Homans a.k.a. Watermelon Slim, American blues artist[citation needed]
- Siddika Kabir, Bangladeshi cooking show host and cookbook author[3]
- Diane Kern, film producer
- H. Grant Kinzer, Ph.D., eminent western sculpturist (Joy of Learning)
- Ted Leitner, San Diego Padres radio broadcaster
- Rex Linn, actor
- James Marsden, actor
- A. Frank Martin, musician, educator, and founding member of Kappa Kappa Psi
- Meredith Maxwell, comediographer
- Sharron Miller, television producer, director
- Pamela Morsi, USA Today bestselling author
- Kinga Philipps, actor, television host
- Steve Ripley, country-rock artist and guitarist
- Lise Simms, television actress
Business [edit]
- 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
- Clark Hallren, Managing Director of Clear Scope Partners, financial and strategic advisor for those operating in the media and entertainment industry. Hallren is former Managing Director of the Entertainment Industries Group of JPMorgan Securities, Inc.
- 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; has donated over $235 million to OSU, including the renovation of the football stadium
- M. B. "Bud" Seretean, former CEO of Coronet Industries, former general manager of the Atlanta Hawks
- William A. Scroggs, insurance agent and Founder of Kappa Kappa Psi
- Charles Watson, Chairman, Founder and CEO of energy giant Dynegy Corp., owner of the Houston Aeros professional hockey team
- Jerry Winchester, President and CEO of Boots & Coots International Well Control Inc. and CEO of Chesapeake Oilfield Services
Sports [edit]
- Jerry Adair, former MLB player and coach[4]
- Adnan Al-Kaissie, former pro wrestler and manager[citation needed]
- Tony Allen, current NBA basketball player, Memphis Grizzlies[5]
- Dan Bailey,current NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys[6]
- Scott Baker, current MLB pitcher, Minnesota Twins[citation needed]
- Tatum Bell, former NFL football player[7]
- Steven Braley, former Senior Director of the PGA of America[citation needed]
- Jack Brisco, former pro wrestler, 2 time former NWA World Heavyweight Champion[citation needed]
- Jerry Brisco, former pro wrestler[citation needed]
- Dez Bryant, current NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys[8]
- Jeromy Burnitz, former MLB baseball player[9]
- Keith Burns, former NFL football player, Denver Broncos [10]
- Kelly Cook, former NFL football player, Green Bay Packers[11]
- Daniel Cormier, Olympic wrestler, MMA fighter[citation needed]
- Randy Couture, UFC heavyweight champion, former All-American wrestler[citation needed]
- Pete Darcey, former NBA basketball player[12]
- Gary Darnell, former college football coach[citation needed]
- Shane Drury, rodeo bull-rider who died prematurely from cancer[citation needed]
- Danny Edwards, PGA Tour golfer[13]
- David Edwards, PGA Tour golfer[14]
- Josh Fields, current MLB baseball player, Royals[15]
- Rickie Fowler, professional golfer[16]
- Edward C. Gallagher, former wrestling coach; winningest coach in NCAA wrestling history
- Reuben Gant, former NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
- Walt Garrison, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
- Jason Gildon, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Chad Glasgow, current defensive coordinator for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
- Derrel Gofourth, former NFL football player, Green Bay Packers
- Joey Graham, current NBA basketball player, Toronto Raptors
- Mike Gundy, current head coach of Oklahoma State University football
- Charlie Harper, former NFL football player, New York Giants
- Bob Harris, former NBA player
- 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
- Johny Hendricks, MMA fighter
- Rusty Hilger, former NFL football player, Detroit Lions
- Mike Holder, former men's golf coach and current athletic director
- Matt Holiday, current MLB baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals
- Joe Horlen, former MLB All-Star pitcher[17]
- Charles Howell III, current PGA Tour golfer
- Dick Hutton, former pro wrestler, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 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
- Ed Jeffers, former professional football player
- Charlie Johnson, current NFL player, Super Bowl Champion 2006 Indianapolis Colts
- John Juanda, Professional poker player, Winner of 5 World Series of Poker bracelets
- Howard N. "Sonny" Keys, NFL football player, Philadelphia Eagles 1960 World Champions (precursor to Super Bowl) and coach Cleveland Browns
- Jacob Lacey, current NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
- Muhammed Lawal, MMA fighter
- John Little, former NFL football player, New York Jets
- John Lucas, current NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
- Hunter Mahan, PGA Tour golfer [18]
- Dexter Manley, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, Washington Redskins
- Desmond Mason, former NBA basketball player, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Caroline Masson, professional golfer
- R.W. McQuarters, former NFL football player, New York Giants
- Leroy McGuirk, former pro wrestler and promoter, 3 time NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- Bud Millikan, basketball coach of University of Maryland
- Vernand Morency, current NFL football player, Green Bay Packers
- Mark Muñoz, MMA fighter, wrestling All-American
- 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
- Leslie O'Neal, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, San Diego Chargers
- Bill Owen, former NFL football player, New York Giants[19]
- Frank Parker, former NFL football player, Cleveland Browns
- Juqua Parker, former NFL football player, Philadelphia Eagles
- Jim Parmer, former NFL football player, Philadelphia Eagles
- Doyle Parrack, former NBA basketball player, and NCAA coach
- Danny Perez, former MLB outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers
- Dean Prater, former NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
- Bryant Reeves, former NBA basketball player, Vancouver Grizzlies
- Allie Reynolds, MLB pitcher
- Shane Roller, MMA fighter
- Jake Rosholt, former NCAA champion wrestler, current MMA fighter
- Jared Rosholt, MMA fighter
- Rusty Ryal, current MLB infielder, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Barry Sanders, Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL football player, Detroit Lions; Hall of Famer
- Luke Scott, current MLB outfielder, Baltimore Orioles
- Bill Self, current NCAA basketball head coach, University of Kansas; former head coach Oral Roberts University, University of Tulsa, University of Illinois
- Jerry Sherk, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, Cleveland Browns
- Jerry Slack, golf course architect
- Antonio Smith (defensive end), current Pro Bowl NFL football player, Houston Texans
- John Smith, current head coach of Oklahoma State University wrestling and two-time Olympic gold medal 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
- Scott Sutton, current head coach of Oral Roberts University basketball
- Mickey Tettleton, former MLB baseball player
- Doug Tewell, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour golfer
- Thurman Thomas, former NFL football player, Buffalo Bills; Hall of Famer
- Leonard Thompson, former NFL football player, Detroit Lions
- Orville Tuttle, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, New York Giants
- Bob Tway, current PGA Tour golfer
- Robert (Bo) Van Pelt, professional golfer
- Robin Ventura, former MLB baseball player
- Scott Verplank, current PGA Tour golfer
- Gary Ward, former baseball coach
- John Ward, former NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
- John Washington, former NFL football player, New York Giants
- Brandon Weeden, current NFL football player, Cleveland Browns
- Darrent Williams, former NFL football player, Denver Broncos (d. 2007)
- Jamal Williams, former Pro Bowl NFL football player, San Diego Chargers
- Kevin Williams, current Pro Bowl NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
- Casey Wittenberg, current PGA TOUR Golfer
- Duane Wood, former AFL All-Star football player, Kansas City Chiefs
- Rashaun Woods, former NFL football player, San Francisco 49ers
- Kenyatta Wright, former NFL football player, New York Jets
Faculty and administration [edit]
Presidents past and present [edit]
Notable former and current faculty [edit]
Former and current athletic staff [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://cohesion.rice.edu/administration/fis/report/FacultyDetail.cfm?DivID=1&DeptID=60&RiceID=629 Scholarly Interest of Faculty and Faculty Fellows, Rice University
- ^ "COBURN, Thomas Allen, (1948 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Siddika Kabir passes away". The News Today (Bangladesh). 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ "Jerry Adair Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Tony Allen". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Dan Bailey". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Tatum Antoine Bell". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "88 Dez Bryant, R". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Jeromy Burnitz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Keith Burns". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Kelly Cook". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Henry J. Darcey". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Danny Edwards". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Davd Edwards". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Josh Fields Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Rickie Fowler". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Joe Horlen Stats". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ "Hunter Mahan". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OWENBIL01
- ^ "Burns Hargis sends greeting to OSU campus". Oklahoma State University. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-22. [dead link]
- ^ Angie Debo Collection: Interviews with Angie Debo 1981-1985 at OSU Library website.
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