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* [[Roger L. Kemp, BS, MPA, MBA, PhD; Career City Manager; Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Executive MPA Program, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California; and Practitioner in Residence, Department of Public Management, College of Business, University of New Haven, Connecticut. |
* [[Roger L. Kemp]], BS, MPA, MBA, PhD; Career City Manager; Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Executive MPA Program, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California; and Practitioner in Residence, Department of Public Management, College of Business, University of New Haven, Connecticut. |
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* [[Steven T. Kuykendall]], former Member of Congress, California. |
* [[Steven T. Kuykendall]], former Member of Congress, California. |
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* [[Bill Lowery (US politician)|Bill Lowery]], lobbyist and former Member of Congress |
* [[Bill Lowery (US politician)|Bill Lowery]], lobbyist and former Member of Congress |
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This is a list of notable people associated with San Diego State University, a California State University campus located in the United States.
Alumni
Entertainment, Arts, and Media
- K.D. Aubert, supermodel, model, actress and Fantanas member
- John Baldessari, artist
- Russell Carpenter, cinematographer of Titanic (1997 film)
- Greg Bear, noted science fiction author
- Jesse Billauer, quadriplegic, motivational speaker, surfer
- Fred Dryer, actor-producer and former NFL player
- Faye Emerson, actress
- Sid Fleischman, author of children's books and screenplays
- Courtney Friel, television host
- Ted Giannoulas, The San Diego Chicken
- Bob Goen, media personality and Entertainment Tonight anchor-correspondent
- Mark Grace, long time Chicago Cubs first baseman, current color analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fox Sports.
- Justin Halpern, author
- Crystal Harris, model
- John Howard, Newscaster
- Brion James, actor
- Julie Kavner, actress and voice of Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
- Kathleen Kennedy, film producer
- George Lewis, NBC Nightly News news correspondent
- Art Linkletter (1912–2010), veteran entertainer
- Cleavon Little, actor
- Kathy Najimy, actress
- Gregory Peck, actor
- Lisa Dergan Podsednik, model
- Zach Porter, lead singer of pop band Allstar Weekend
- Andy Rathbone, author of '...for Dummies books, technology writer
- Constance Reid, author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics
- Marion Ross, TV actress
- Tammie Souza, television meteorologist
- Suzy Spafford, cartoonist, creator of "Suzy's Zoo"
- Bill Spencer, Chief Consumer Reporter WXYZ-TV
- J. Michael Straczynski, writer
- Mika Tan, pornographic actress and fetish/pantyhose model
- Susanna Thompson, actress
- Salvador Torres, artist and muralist, father of the Chicano Park murals
- Joan D. Vinge, author
- Alison Waite, model
- Carl Weathers, actor/former professional football player, Apollo Creed in Rocky
- Raquel Welch, actress
- Steve Yuhas, radio broadcaster and television personality
- Jeanne Zelasko, sports journalist, Fox Sports
Business
- Linda A. Lang (Chairman & CEO Jack in the Box)
- Charles Brandes, founder of Brandes Investment Partners
- Robert O. Peterson, founder of Jack in the Box
- Sol Price, founder of Price Club (later merged with Costco)
- Ralph Rubio, founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (f.k.a. Rubio's Fish Tacos)
- Jim Sinegal, (Costco) Chief Executive Officer, Time Magazine's 2006 list of The 100 most influential people
Science
- Belle Benchley, Director of San Diego Zoo from 1927 to 1953
- Timothy Day, MS, Physics (PhD Stanford), Cofounded New Focus Inc
- Laurance Doyle, PhD, SETI astronomer
- Jacques Gauthier, PhD, Paleotonlogist and Professor at Yale University and Peabody Museum of Natural History
- Arthur Jensen, PhD, Professor Emeritus of educational psychology at University of California, Berkeley
- Ellen Ochoa, BS, Physics (PhD Stanford), First Latina astronaut
- Bernard Rimland, PhD, noted autism researcher and founder of the Autism Society of America
- J. Michael Scott, PhD, noted biologist and ornithologist
- Gina Simmons, PhD, psychoanalyst, writer
- Robert Titzer, professor and infant researcher
Politics & Government
- David Alvarez, San Diego City Council member.
- Ken Calvert, Member of Congress, California.
- Dusty Foggo, former CIA official.
- Shirley Horton, Assemblywoman 2002–2008.
- Roger L. Kemp, BS, MPA, MBA, PhD; Career City Manager; Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Executive MPA Program, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California; and Practitioner in Residence, Department of Public Management, College of Business, University of New Haven, Connecticut.
- Steven T. Kuykendall, former Member of Congress, California.
- Bill Lowery, lobbyist and former Member of Congress
- Rodney Melville, US judge.
- Mary Salas, CA State Assemblywoman.
- Lori Saldana, CA State Assemblywoman.
- Jerry Sanders, current mayor of San Diego and former Chief of Police.
- Howard Wayne, Assemblyman 1996–2002.
- Bob Wilson, former Member of Congress and namesake of Bob Wilson Naval Hospital.
Athletics and sports
- Marcelo Balboa, World Cup and MLS soccer star
- Bud Black, former Major League Baseball pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres
- Will Blackwell, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
- Michael Cage, former NBA player
- Don Coryell, former NCAA and NFL head coach, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Kerwin Danley, Major League Baseball umpire
- Jeff DaVanon, MLB baseball player
- Herm Edwards, former Kansas City Chiefs head coach
- Marshall Faulk, former NFL Running Back, star of the St. Louis Rams, Inducted in to the NFL Hall of Fame
- John Fox, current Denver Broncos head coach
- Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Green Bay Packers
- Joe Gibbs, former NFL head coach of the Washington Redskins, Hall of Famer, and owner of NASCAR racing team Joe Gibbs Racing
- Mark Grace, retired Major League Baseball player and World Series Champion
- Chris Gwynn, retired Major League Baseball player
- Tony Gwynn, Baseball Hall of Famer
- Tony Gwynn, Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
- Az-Zahir Hakim, current NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
- Tally Hall, goalkeeper for Major League Soccer (MLS)'s Los Angeles Galaxy
- Aaron Harang, San Diego Padres pitcher
- Doug Harvey, former MLB Umpire and Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
- Alex Hinshaw, San Francisco Giants pitcher
- Mike Houghton, former Buffalo Bills guard
- Freddie Keiaho, current NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts and Super Bowl XLI Champion
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- Armen Keteyian, Sports Journalist, HBO Sports, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
- Travis Lee, former Major League Baseball player
- Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs small forward
- Malcolm Thomas, Los Angeles Lakers
- John Madden, former Oakland Raiders head coach, Monday Night Football color-commentator
- Chris Marlowe, Sportscaster, former Olympic volleyball player
- Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians pitcher
- Matt McCoy, current NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Bob Mendoza, Rugby Player of the Year, 1967, former Red Sox outfielder
- Kirk Morrison, Oakland Raiders current starting linebacker
- Kassim Osgood, San Diego Chargers receiver
- Chester Pitts, NFL, Houston Texans
- Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts kicker
- Jimmy Raye, former New York Jets wide receiver
- Charlene Rink, former professional fitness competitor
- Arnie Robinson, Olympic long jump gold medalist
- Brian Russell, NFL safety
- Chaz Schilens, NFL wide receiver former Oakland Raiders and current New York Jets
- Darnay Scott, former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver
- Brian Sipe, former Cleveland Browns quarterback
- Webster Slaughter, former American football wide receiver
- Willie Steele, 1948 Olympic long jump gold medalist
- Steven Strasburg, Washington Nationals pitcher.
- Jeff Webb, former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
- Dave Smith, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Kyle Turley, Kansas City Chiefs lineman
- Marviel Underwood, Free Safety for the Denver Broncos
- Eric Wynalda, well-known World Cup and MLS soccer star, and current ABC broadcaster
Military
- Robert Cardenas, retired Brigadier General
- Thomas J. Haynes, Air National Guard general
- Merrill McPeak, retired Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- James E. McPherson, retired Navy officer, former 39th Judge Advocate General of the Navy
- Eugene P. Wilkinson, first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear submarine
- Donald Erwin Wilson, U.S. Navy admiral
Faculty
- Jerry Farber, author, SDSU professor
- Larry McCaffery, writer, editor, post-modern literary critic, SDSU professor
- Khaleel Mohammed, PhD, SDSU professor of religious studies
Retired and former faculty
- Nathalia Crane, noted poet and deceased SDSU professor of English
- Suzette Haden Elgin, noted author, retired SDSU professor
- Bob Filner, Member of Congress (former professor)
- Clinton Jencks, PhD, retired SDSU professor of Economics
- John V. Pavlik, founding director of the SDSU School of Communication
- Vernor Vinge, PhD, noted Sci-Fi writer and visionary, retired SDSU professor of mathematics