List of The Evergreen State College people
This is a list of notable students and staff of The Evergreen State College, an accredited public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. TESC is located in Olympia, Washington, United States.
Notable alumni
Academia
- Thomas Herndon, economist[1][2]
- Matthew Frye Jacobson, historian, professor[3]
- Douglas Kahn, historian of sound, media arts, and science and technology studies
- Robert W. McChesney, university professor in communications and media studies[4]
- Russell Potter, novelist and college professor
- David Price, anthropologist
- Douglas Robinson, professor of English, dean, best known as a translation scholar
- Joshua Stovall, professor of faculty of languages
- Roger Stritmatter, professor of humanities and one of the leading modern-day advocates of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship
Activists
- Rachel Corrie, International Solidarity Movement political activist, killed in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces
- Saab Lofton, author, activist
- Don Price, Deputy Head of Darfur for the United Nations
Business
- Noah Maffitt, Executive Vice President, Global Digital of Live Nation
- Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records
- Bre Pettis, entrepreneur; co-founder of MakerBot Industries, NYC Resistor
- Thomas Thwaites, entrepreneur; co-founder of Coda Coffee (Roast Magazine's Macro Roaster of the Year, 2014)
- Dan Tishman, Vice Chairman of AECOM Technology Corporation; Chairman and CEO of Tishman Construction Corp. of New York;[5] Chair of Natural Resources Defense Council Board of Trustees [6]
Entertainment, visual arts and media
- Tom Anderson, artist
- Lynda Barry, cartoonist and author
- Craig Bartlett, cartoonist and animator for Rugrats and Hey Arnold!; married to Lisa Groening, Matt Groening's sister
- Josh Blue, stand-up comedian, winner of Last Comic Standing, member of US Men's Paralympic Soccer Team
- Violetta Blue, adult film star
- Robert Meyer Burnett, filmmaker; writer-director of Free Enterprise; producer of The Hills Run Red, Agent Cody Banks
- Charles Burns, cartoonist
- Tammy Rae Carland, artist
- Steve De Jarnatt, director of cult films Miracle Mile and Cherry 2000[7]
- Colleen Frakes, cartoonist
- Tatiana Gill, cartoonist
- Tim Girvin, calligrapher and designer
- Matt Groening, cartoonist, creator of Life in Hell, The Simpsons, and Futurama
- Byron Howard, director and story artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation; lead character animator on Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear; director of Bolt and Tangled
- Clayton Kauzlaric, artist, animator, game designer noted for work on Total Annihilation, Voodoo Vince and DeathSpank
- Megan Kelso, cartoonist
- Sarah Larson, Season 5 Fear Factor winner; ex-girlfriend of George Clooney
- Audrey Marrs, Academy Award-winning film producer and Sundance Film Festival award winner
- Nikki McClure, illustrator of New York Times best-selling children's book All in a Day
- Jared Pappas-Kelley, artist
- Heather Rae, filmmaker
- Michael Richards, actor, known as the popular character Cosmo Kramer on the TV show Seinfeld
- Don Roff, writer and filmmaker
- Dana Simpson, cartoonist, creator of Ozy and Millie and I Drew This
- John Taylor, star of the Emmy Award-nominated weight loss series Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back; New Jersey's State Teacher of the Year for 2016[8]
- Steve Thomas, host of the PBS show This Old House
- Cappy Thompson, artist
- Peter West, filmmaker[9]
- Jennifer West, artist and filmmaker
- Tay Zonday, internet personality, musician, voice actor
Fictional
- Bill (possible alumnus), Charlie's advanced English teacher in Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower, "studied undergraduate work at some college in the West that doesn't give grades, which [Charlie] thought was peculiar, but Bill said it was the best education he ever got."[10]
Government
- Maia Bellon, Director, Washington State Department of Ecology [11]
- Elizabeth Furse, former US Congresswoman
- Dennis Heck, Washington State Representative, 17th District; founder of TVW
- Terry Oliver, Bonneville Power Administration's Chief Technology Innovation Officer, 2005-[12][13]
- Judge Christine Quinn-Brintnall, Washington State Court of Appeals Judge
- Kevin Ranker, Washington State Senator, 40th Legislative District[14]
- Sharon Tomiko Santos, Washington State Representative, 37th District
- John Stocks, Idaho State Senate, 1989-1990; Deputy Executive Director NEA, 2004-
- Timi Vann, Western Regional Coordinator, National Weather Service (NOAA) [15]
Literature
- Maile Chapman, author
- John Bellamy Foster, co-editor, Monthly Review
- Thorn Kief Hillsbery, author
- Benjamin Hoff, writer, The Tao of Pooh
- Steve House, Piolet d’Or Award recipient
- Tom Maddox, science fiction writer [16]
- Robert W. McChesney, co-editor, Monthly Review
- Judith Moore, author of the novel Fat Girl: A True Story
- Inga Muscio, author of book Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
- Leslie Rule, non-fiction author, novelist, paranormal writer
- Ken Silverstein, investigative journalist
Music
- Carrie Brownstein, musician in band Sleater-Kinney and co-star in the television series Portlandia
- Martin Courtney, musician in the band Real Estate
- Kimya Dawson, musician
- Heather Duby, musician
- Timo Ellis, musician
- Phil Elverum, musician
- Steve Fisk, musician, audio engineer, and producer
- Jeff Fuccillo, musician and member/founder of the band Irving Klaw Trio
- Glass, progressive-rock band
- Kathleen Hanna, musician in Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin
- Calvin Johnson, composer, musician, audio producer and founder of K Records
- Conrad Keely, vocalist/guitarist of indie rock band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- Nomy Lamm, singer, songwriter, activist, accordionist
- Sara Lund, musician in band Unwound
- Macklemore, born Ben Haggerty, rapper
- Lois Maffeo, musician
- Jeff Miller, musician and founder of The Folk School, St. Louis, Missouri
- Mirah, born Mirah Zeitlyn, recording artist
- Casey Neill, musician, singer, songwriter, leader of the band Casey Neill & the Norway Rats
- David Rovics, musician, political folk
- Jeff Sherman, musician in band Glass
- Justin Trosper, musician in band Unwound
- Corin Tucker, musician in band Sleater-Kinney
- Tobi Vail, musician in band Bikini Kill
- Kathi Wilcox, musician in band Bikini Kill
- John Wozniak, musician in band Marcy Playground, record producer
Science
- Michelle Mack, plant and ecosystem ecology[17]
- Paul Stamets, mycologist
Sports
- Joey Gjertsen, soccer player with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer
Faculty and staff
- Stephanie Coontz, historian
- Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington
- Bill Ransom, science fiction author
- Gail Tremblay, poet and artist
- Willi Unsoeld, mountaineer (deceased)
- Sean Williams, ethnomusicologist
- Michael Zimmerman, biologist
References
- ^ http://www.peri.umass.edu/236/hash/31e2ff374b6377b2ddec04deaa6388b1/publication/566/
- ^ http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/04/grad-student-who-shook-global-austerity-movement.html
- ^ Professor of American Studies, African American Studies, and History
- ^ personal website
- ^ http://www.tishmanconstruction.com/index.php?q=aboutus/management
- ^ http://www.nrdc.org/about/board.asp
- ^ "Class Notes". Evergreen Magazine. Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College. Spring 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|deadurl=(help) - ^ "Jersey City educator named N.J. charter school teacher of the year". www.nj.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Peter West
- ^ Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. p. 107. 1999.
- ^ http://www.ecy.wa.gov/DirectorBio.html
- ^ http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/438633
- ^ http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/about_BPA/orgs/orgs/OrgChart.pdf
- ^ http://www.senatedemocrats.wa.gov/senators/ranker/biography.htm
- ^ http://www.regions.noaa.gov/western/western_region_bios.html
- ^ http://evergreen.edu/alumni/writersproject/home.htm
- ^ https://www2.nau.edu/macklab-p/wordpress/