List of Texas State University alumni
Appearance
The list of Texas State University alumni includes notable alumni of Texas State University.
Politics and government
- J. E. "Buster" Brown, Republican state senator from District 17, 1981-2002[1]
- Carter Casteel (Master of Arts, 1971), lawyer and Republican politician from New Braunfels
- Buddy Garcia, interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
- Larry Gonzales (Class of 2011 Master of Public Administration), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Class of 1930), 36th US President
- David M. Medina, justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, 2004-2013
- Doug Miller (Class of 1976 Bachelor's degree in Law Enforcement), former mayor of New Braunfels and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2009 from Comal County
- James Oakley, County Judge for Burnet County
- John Sharp, Texas A&M University System Chancellor[2]
- Dwayne Stovall, businessman in Cleveland, Texas, school board member, and Republican candidate for the United States Senate in the primary election scheduled for March 4, 2014[3]
- Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (attended but did not graduate), US Treasurer[4][5]
- Rosalyn Baker, Hawaii State Senator, District 6[6]
Military
- Robert L. Rutherford, former General in the United States Air Force, former commander of United States Transportation Command
Music
- Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer[7]
- Kyle Park, country singer[8]
- Randy Rogers, country singer[9]
- Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members[10]
- George Strait, country singer[11]
- Sunny Sweeney, country singer
Theatre, television, movies and radio
- G. W. Bailey, actor
- Powers Boothe, actor[12]
- Thomas Carter, film director[13]
- Jesse Heiman, actor[14]
- Aaryn Gries, Big Brother 15 contestant, 8th place
- Chelcie Ross, actor[15]
- Tracy Scoggins, actress[16]
- Thea Samper, actress[17]
- Nicholas Hajda, radio personality in Austin, Texas[18]
Journalism
- Heloise, columnist[19]
- Tomás Rivera, writer[20]
- Meg Turney, Internet news host
- Polo Sandoval, CNN Correspondent
Sports
- Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist[21]
- Joplo Bartu, Former NFL Player
- Edgar Baumann, Olympic javelin thrower[22]
- Torgeir Bryn former NBA player[23]
- Wayne Coffey, football player
- Fred Evans, former NFL player[24]
- Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
- Jeff Foster, former NBA player[25]
- Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman[26]
- Lance Hoyt, professional wrestler[27]
- A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
- Wade Key, former NFL player[28]
- Tony Levine (born 1972), football coach
- Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher[29]
- Craig Mager, cornerback, NFL, San Diego Chargers[30]
- David Mayo, linebacker, NFL, Carolina Panthers[31]
- Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler[32]
- Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Indianapolis Colts[33]
- Jeff Novak, former NFL player[34]
- Ricky Sanders, former NFL player[35]
- Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox[36]
- Donnie Hart, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles[37]
- Mitchell Ward, football player
- Bobby Watkins, NFL player
- Spergon Wynn former NFL player[38]
- Kristen Zaleski, National Pro Fastpitch softball player[39]
Art
Education
- Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas[42]
- F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president[43]
Business
- T. Paul Bulmahn, chairman and chief executive officer of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation[44]
- Jerry Fields, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of J.D. Fields & Co.[45]
- Rod Keller, president of Segway Inc.[46]
- Michael R. Young, president of Chuy’s Comida Deluxe, Inc.[47]
Medicine
- Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon[48]
Notable alumni gallery
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Lyndon B. Johnson, B.Ed. '30
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Powers Boothe, B.A. '69
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George Strait, B.S. '79, Honorary PH.D. '06
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General Robert L. Rutherford, B.B.A. '61
Terry Funk
References
- ^ "An Inventory of Bill Files of Senator J. E. Buster Brown at the Texas State Archives, 1981-2001 (bulk 1999-2001)". lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Die hard Aggie looks forward to leading system". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Proud to Be Texan". texansforstovall.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ "Appointment of Catalina Villalpando as Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, June 15, 1983". Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ^ Barbara Vobejda, "Government Stints Lace Villalpando's Career;...," The Washington Post (October 31, 1992).
- ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Rosalyn_Baker.
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(help) - ^ "Tejano star still critical". KTRK ABC. March 24, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ McDonnell, Brandy (December 8, 2010). "Texas country musician Kyle Park takes do-it-yourself approach, plays Oklahoma shows". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- ^ Sweeten-Shults, Lana (April 3, 2009). "Randy Rogers band heats up Texas stage". Times Record News. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ http://www.rockabillyhall.com/HRAB.html
- ^ "George Strait". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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- ^ Karl, Peter (March 18, 2011). "Meet Jesse Heiman, the greatest extra of his generation, with a credit roll A-listers would die for". Daily Mail. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ "Chelcie Ross". IMDB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ "Tracy Scoggins: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Alexis Texas". IMDB.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ https://www.101x.com/personalities/nick-hajda
- ^ "Who is Heloise?". Heloise.com. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winners". Austin Public Library. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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- ^ http://smmercury.com/2008/07/02/five-former-bobcats-to-compete-in-olympic-trials/
- ^ "Torgeir Bryn Statistics". Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Fred Evans". Mahalo. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Jeff Foster". Mahalo. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Paul Goldschmidt". arizona.sbnation.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "Lance Hoyt". Slam! Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Wade Key". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ "Scott Linebrink". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Roster".
- ^ "Carolina Panthers Team Roster".
- ^ "Shawn Michaels". USA Networks. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- ^ "Roster".
- ^ "Jeff Novak". Database Football. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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- ^ "Boston Acquires Smith in Trade".
- ^ "Orioles to promote lefty sidearmer Donnie Hart".
- ^ "Spergon Wynn". Bleacherreport. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "National Pro Fastpitch Announces Team-NPF Roster". SpySoftball.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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- ^ Pelham, Alex. "Artist Griffon Ramsey carves pop culture sculptures out of wood". dailytexanonline. The Daily Texan. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
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- ^ "T. Paul Bulmahn, J.D." Forbes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ "Jerry and Linda Fields make record-setting $6 million gift to athletics". Texas State University. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rod-keller/7/8b8/b34
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
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