List of Arizona State University alumni

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This is a list of notable alumni of Arizona State University.

Business

  • Robert Bigelow – hotel and aerospace entrepreneur
  • Michael R. Burns - Vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; received the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2017
  • Chris Cohan – founder of Sonic Communications; former NBA owner, Golden State Warriors
  • Ted Sarandos – Chief Content Officer at Netflix
  • Eric Crown – chairman of the board and co-founder of Insight Enterprises; received the Founders’ Day Young Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1995
  • Vince Ferraro – VP of Global Strategy and Marketing, Eastman Kodak (2010–present)
  • Ira A. Fulton – businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended)
  • Bennie Gonzales – architect; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1970
  • Derrick Hall – president of the Arizona Diamondbacks; received the Founders’ Day Young Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2003
  • Robert Hecht-Nielsen – businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of California-San Diego; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1994
  • Wilbur R. Ingalls, Jr. – architect, business owner
  • Howard Lindzon – author and founder of StockTwits[1]
  • Allison Maslan – CEO of Blast Off!, executive producer of Allie & You web series
  • T. Allen McArtor – chief executive, EADS North America; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1989
  • Ioanna Morfessis – helped launch the nation's first "one-stop" business assistance center for small minority business enterprises; inaugural executive director, Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation; founding president and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council; founder, IO. INC consulting practice; honoree for the 2012 Arizona Centennial Legacy Project: Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women project
  • Joe Shoen – chairman of Amerco; chairman and president of U-Haul
  • Kate Spade – fashion designer, business owner
  • Gary L. Tooker – retired corporate executive; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1983

Arts, literature and entertainment

Military

  • Maj. Gen. William P. Acker – retired Major General in the U.S. Air Force; former commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
  • Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie, Jr. – retired Major General in the U.S. Air Force; former vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
  • Gen. Philip M. Breedlove – four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
  • Ryan Cleckner – former Army sniper and veterans activist
  • John C. Keegan – served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy; served as judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona
  • Gen. John L. Piotrowski – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, from 1985 to 1987; former commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Command (attended)
  • Rick Romley – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1989 and served until 2004; currently serves as Interim Maricopa County Attorney following his appointment by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
  • Eldon Rudd – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; served as a fighter pilot in during World War II; served 20 years in the FBI on assignments in Latin America, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix; elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th District in 1976, where he served until retirement in 1987 (deceased)
  • Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan – retired General in the U.S. Army
  • Jeremy Staat – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; Iraqi War veteran; NFL professional athlete; founder of the Jeremy Staat Foundation, which works to prevent veteran suicide
  • Margaret H. Woodward – Major General in the U.S. Air Force, one of the commanders of Operation Odyssey Dawn

Miscellaneous

Government

Sports

Baseball

100 ASU Sun Devils have made it to Major League Baseball, including:

Ike Davis
Ian Kinsler

Basketball

Football

Golf

Olympics

Soccer

Track

Wrestling

E-Sports

Notes and references

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