Prominent Alumni
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Arts & Entertainment 

  • Glenn Ballard,
    Emmy Award-winning record producer
  • Beau Bridges, actor
  • Lloyd Bridges, actor
  • Eraldo Carugati, artist
  • David Clemmons, stage actor and singer
  • David Connell, musician with the Connells
  • Mike Connell, musician with the Connells
  • Roger Corman, motion picture producer
  • Jim Dunne, composer and producer
  • Sam Elliot, actor
  • William Faulkner, Pullitzer Prize winning author
  • Carmen Finestra, television producer
  • Terry Gilliam, actor and producer
  • Sheldon Hackney,
    chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Bobby Hatfield,
    musician with the Righteous Brothers
  • Jim Ibbotson,
    musician with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • John Jakes, author
  • David McFadzean, television producer
  • Walker Percy, author
  • Michael Rosenbaum, actor
  • Grant Shaud, actor
  • Fred Savage, actor
  • Hal Shmykus, author
  • Andy Sidaris, motion picture director
  • David Spade, actor
  • Pete Taylor, Pulitzer Prize winning author
  • Kevin Tighe, actor
  • Bobby Troupe, actor
  • Rudy Vallee, actor
  • Bob Waterman, author
  • Robert Woods, actor
  • Robert Young, actor

Media

  • Bill Allen,
    executive vice president for MTM Television
  • Dave Campbell, sports broadcaster
  • George Gallup, pollster
  • Ernie Harwell, sports broadcaster
  • Bob Goen, Host of Entertainment Tonight
  • Phillip Howlett, publisher of Sports Illustrated
  • Chet Huntley, TV news anchor
  • Kenley Jones, TV correspondent
  • James Kilpatrick, syndicated columnist
  • John Palmer, TV news anchor
  • Ross Porter, sports broadcaster
  • Ernie Pyle, World War II war correspondent
  • James Quello,
    former chair of the Federal Communications Commission
  • Hughes Rudd, TV correspondent
  • Larry Sorenson, sports broadcaster
  • Louis Weill, publisher of TIME magazine

Sports

  • Troy Aikman, professional football player
  • Andy Bean, professional golfer
  • Scott Boras, sports agent
  • Avery Brundage,
    president of the International Olympic Committee
  • Ken Caminiti, professional baseball player
  • Bumby Frazier, president of the United States Tennis Association
  • Bill Freehan, professional baseball player; all star catcher
  • Mike Gminski, professional basketball player
  • Brian Goodell, Olympic gold medalist
  • Kevin Grevey, professional basketball player
  • John Hencken, Olympic gold medalist
  • Bobby Jones, legendary professional golfer
  • Max Knake, professional football player
  • Pete Maravich, professional basketball player
  • Ed McCaffrey, professional football player
  • Kevin S. McClatchy, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Patrick McEnroe, professional tennis player
  • Jack Mills, sports agent
  • Bob Murphy, professional golfer
  • Craig Nettles, professional baseball player
  • John Offerdahl, professional football player
  • Gregg Olson, professional baseball player
  • Tom Purtzer, professional golfer
  • Frank Ramsey, basketball hall of famer
  • Bob "Buck" Rodgers, professional baseball manager
  • Brad Schumacher, Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Taylor Smith, president of the Atlanta Falcons
  • Fran Tarkenton, Hall-of-Fame football player
  • Walt Terrell, professional baseball player
  • David Treadwell, professional football player
  • Dick Van Arsdale, professional basketball player
  • Tom Van Arsdale, professional basketball player
  • William T. Young, Kentucky Derby winning breeder

Local

  • Dr. Sam Cohlmia, Owner of Cohlmia Eye Care
  • J.R. Koontz, Owner of Koontz Flowers
  • Steve Pendergraft, Owner of Pen Publishing
  • Craig Barton, Contributor to Barton School of Business

Government & Politics

  • Bill Archer, US Representative
  • Max Baucus, US Senator
  • Doug Bereuter, US Representative
  • David Bonior, US Representative
  • William Brock, former US Secretary of Labor
  • Jay Dickey, US Representative
  • Peter Dominici, US Senator
  • Thomas Ewing, US Representative
  • George Gekas, US Representative
  • Paul Gillmor, US Representative
  • Stephen L. Henry,
    former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
  • David Hobson, US Representative
  • Fob James,
    former Governor of Alabama
  • Kenneth James, Candian House of Commons
  • Don Johnson, US Representative
  • Gary Johnson,
    former Governor of New Mexico
  • William McKinley,
    25th President of the United States
  • Connie Mack, US Senator
  • Ross Perot,
    presidential candidate and founder of the Reform Party
  • Larry Pressler, US Senator
  • David Pryor, US Senator
  • Mark Pryor,
    former Attorney General of Arkansas
  • Ralph Regula, US Representative
  • Pat Robertson, Religious Right leader
  • Joseph M. Rodgers,
    former ambassador to France
  • Richard Russell, US Senator
  • Charles Stenholm, US Representative
  • Jim Guy Tucker, former Governor of Arkansas

Military

  • Joe Foss,
    World War II flying ace and former governor of South Dakota
  • Frank Kelso,
    Commander-in-Chief US Atlantic Fleet
  • Ernie Pyle, World War II war correspondent

Law Enforcement

  • Elliot Ness, ATF agent

 

Science

  • Robert Ballard, oceanographer
  • Robert Goddard, physicist and Father of the modern rocket
  • Joseph Strauss,
    engineer & designer Golden Gate Bridge
    Founded Ohio Epsilon Chapter at U.C.

Business

  • Michael Andreas,
    vice chairman Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
  • Donald Beall,
    president Rockwell International
  • Norman Blake, CEO USF&G Corp.
  • J. Donald Bowers, V.P. United Airlines
  • Doug Burgum,
    president/CEO Great Plains Software
  • Roger Crouch, founder MNX Transport Co.
  • Cecil Day, owner Days Inn
  • Richard Duchossois,
    owner Arlington International Racecourse
  • Tom DuPree, CEO Appleby's South Restaurants
  • David Garrett, former chair Delta Airlines
  • John J. Gillin, V.P. Coca Cola
  • Walter Hanson,
    CEO Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
  • James Hembree,
    president Dow Chemical / Canada
  • Thomas J. Kalinske, CEO SEGA of America
  • Phillp Knox,
    V.P. / General Counsel to Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  • Tony Lama, founder Tony Lama Boots
  • Richard LeFauvre,
    president Saturn Car Corporation
  • Richard Morrow,
    president and CEO Amoco Corp.
  • Bill Osborn, CEO Northern Trust Bank
  • T. Boone Pickens, chair Mesa Petroleum
  • David Scott, chair Allis Chalmers
  • L. Edwin Smart,
    CEO and chair Trans World Airline
  • Chris Sullivan, CEO Outback Steakhouse
  • E. Lawrence Tabat,
    chairman Dictaphone Corp.
  • William Young, chair Royal Crown Corp.