List of Boise State University people
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This list of Boise State University people includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and administrators affiliated with Boise State University, a public, coeducational research university located in Boise, Idaho. As of 2010, the university has approximately 20,000 current students and over 75,000 living alumni.
University alumni include the current Governor of Idaho, former members of the United States Congress, judges on the United States Federal Courts and the Idaho Supreme Court, members of the Idaho Legislature, leaders of Fortune 500 companies, Hollywood actors and directors, best-selling authors, Rhodes Scholars, and numerous professional athletes.
Business and Finance
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Steve Appleton | 1983 | Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology | [1] |
Jim Cathey | 1992 | Vice President of Qualcomm Inc. | [2] |
John Carley | 1955 | Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Albertsons Inc. | [3] |
Karl Knapp | 1981 | Rhodes Scholar; Vice Chairman and Managing Director at United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) | [4] |
Ralph Peterson | 1965 | President of CH2M HILL; former advisor to President Clinton | [5] |
William Glynn | 1979 | President of Intermountain Industries (Intermountain Gas Co., Petroglyph Energy, and InterWest Capital) | [6] |
James Cassan | 1960 | Founder of the Dollar Rent A Car company. | [7] |
William Agee | 1958 | Former President and CEO of Bendix Corporation and Morrison Knudsen Corporation | [8] |
Jan Packwood | 1984 | President and CEO of Idaho Power Company and IDACORP, Inc. | [9] |
Jim Kissler | 1984 | Owner and CEO of Norco, Inc. | [10] |
John "Jack" Kane | 1970 | Managing Director of Duff & Phelps Corp. in New York; former Major General in the U.S. Army | [11] |
James McClary | 1959 | Former President of the Morrison Knudsen Corporation | [12] |
John Elorriaga | 1949 | Former Chairman of the Board and CEO of U.S. Bancorp | [13] |
C.L. "Butch" Otter | 1964 | Former President of Simplot International | [14] |
Larry Williams | 1964 | Founder and President of Idaho Timber Corp. | [15] |
Louann Krueger | 1978 | Pacific Northwest Regional Director for Wells Fargo Bank | [16] |
Bill Ilett | 1965 | President of TransCorp Inc.; founder of the Idaho Stampede | [17] |
Government and Public Policy
Arts, Media, and Entertainment
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Michael Hoffman | 1974 | Rhodes Scholar; Hollywood director of 13 movies, including several Oscar-winning titles | [33] |
Earl Boen | 1961 | Hollywood actor with roles in over 50 films and 400 televisions appearances, including Naked Gun, the Terminator series, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, LA Law, and The Wonder Years | [34] |
Jerry Hannifin | 1938 | Former Time Magazine and United Press bureau chief in Brazil and Washington, D.C. | [35] |
William Anderson | 1939 | Best-selling author of 22 books; his book BAT-21 sold a million copies and became a Hollywood movie | [36] |
Gary Green | 1968 | Award-winning conductor; Music Department Chair at the University of Miami | [37] |
Victoria Holloway | 1978 | Co-founder of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; professor of theatre performance at Arizona State University | [38] |
Michelle Willis | 1996 | Popular composer of LDS and Christian music | [39] |
Academia and the Sciences
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Radhika Ramana Dasa | 1999 | Professor at The College of William & Mary and Bhaktivedanta College | [40] |
Ben Jayne | 1948 | Former Dean of Duke’s School of Forestry; professor at Yale and the University of Washington | [41] |
Keith Bishop | 1982 | Cellular immunologist specializing in organ transplants at the University of Michigan School of Medicine | [42] |
Michael Adcox | 1981 | Medical director of the Saint Alphonsus Nephrology Center | [43] |
Gary L. Bennett | 1960 | Former manager at NASA; worked on the the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and New Horizons missions | [44] |
Paul Courtright | 1978 | Renowned epidemiologist fighting leprosy and ocular diseases in Africa; clinic director at Tumaini University | [45] |
Gary Green | 1968 | Award-winning conductor; Music Department Chair at the University of Miami | [46] |
Merle Wells | 1939 | Founder of the Idaho State Archives; the Wells State Archives Building was named in his honor | [47] |
Diane Haddock Russell | 1961 | Former department chair at the University of Arizona College of Medicine; pioneer in cell growth research | [48] |
Marvin Bryant | 1947 | Former bacteriologist at the University of Illinois; inducted into the National Academy of the Sciences | [49] |
Jay Luo | 1982 | Former professor at Johns Hopkins University; graduated with a B.S. in math at the age of 12 | [50] |
Sports
References
- ^ "Steve Appleton Corporate Profile". Micron Technology. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Jim Cathey Profile" (PDF). Qualcomm. Retrieved 2011-1-31.
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(help) - ^ "John Carley Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Karl Knapp Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Ralph Peterson Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "William Glynn Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "James Cassan Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "William Agee Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Jan Packwood Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Jim Kissler Profile". Norco. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Jack Kane Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "James McClary Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "John Elorriaga Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Butch Otter Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Larry Williams Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Louann Krueger Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Bill Ilett Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Butch Otter Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Mike O'Callaghan Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Tom Luna Profile". Idaho DOE. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Bill Sali Profile". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Edward Lodge Profile". U.S. Courts. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Robert Bakes Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Sergio Gutierrez Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Celia Gould Profile". NASDA. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Jack Kane Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Kate Kelly Profile". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Mary Pearson Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "John Zapp Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "Marilyn Shuler Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Betty Stadler Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Bethine Church Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Michael Hoffman Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Earl Boen Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Jerry Hannifin Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "William Anderson Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Gary Green Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Victoria Holloway Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Michelle Willis Profile". Now Playing Utah. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Radhika Ramana Dasa Profile". Bhaktivedanta College. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Ben Jayne Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Keith Bishop Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Michael Adcox Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Gary Bennett Profile". Scientific Commons. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Paul Courtright Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Gary Green Profile". Music For All. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Merle Wells Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Diane Haddock Russell Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Marvin Bryant Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Jay Luo Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Graham DeLaet Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Ryan Clady Profile". NFL. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Chris Childs Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Gus Johnson Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Larry Jackson Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Dave Wilcox Profile". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Don Summers Profile". Famous Why. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Chuck Compton Profile". Famous Why. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Cedric Minter Profile". New York Jets. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Elaine Elliott Profile". Utah Athletics. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Renward Wells Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Charles Burton Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Shawn Stasiak Profile". Wrestling World. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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(help) - ^ "Dee Pickett Profile". Boise State University. Retrieved 2011-1-1.
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