List of some notable people associated with Colorado State University
Colorado State University
This is a list of some notable people associated with
Colorado State University , located in the
Fort Collins ,
Colorado , United States.
CSU has 169,935 living alumni with 50 active alumni chapters (14 in Colorado and 37 out of state) and 9 national interest groups.
[1] CSU graduates include
Pulitzer Prize winners,
astronauts , CEOs, and two former
governors of Colorado .
Arts, sciences, academia and literature
Nicole Anona Banowetz , artist and sculptor
Alicia Bertone , ENGIE-Axium Endowed Dean's Chair of the Graduate School at the
Ohio State University
Baxter Black , cowboy poet
Paul Broadie , president of
Housatonic Community College and
Gateway Community College
Mary L. Cleave , astronaut
Martin J. Fettman , astronaut
Edward Harwood ,
aeroponics inventor
James Van Hoften , astronaut
John Gill , mathematician and father of modern bouldering
Garry Gross , fashion photographer known for his dog portraiture and work with model and actress
Brooke Shields
Katherine Indermaur , poet and author
Michael Johnson , country and folk singer-songwriter
Yusef Komunyakaa , (MA '81), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Susan Lowdermilk , artist, printmaker
George Marsaglia , computer scientist
Mark Mattson , neuroscientist
Jürgen Mulert , economist, Fulbright scholar, founder of the German Fulbright Alumni Association
J. Wayne Reitz , fifth president of the
University of Florida (1955–1967)
Kent Rominger , ('78), Former NASA astronaut and shuttle commander
Jon Rubinstein , American computer scientist, helped create the
iPod
Saleem (Saleem Azzouqa), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer
Isaac Slade , professional musician and lead singer of
The Fray
George E. Staples , veterinary researcher and animal nutrition pioneer==Arts and performance==*
John Amos , actor*
Nicole Anona Banowetz , artist and sculptor*
Baxter Black , cowboy poet*
Keith Carradine , Academy Award-winning actor*
Dominique Dunne , actress*
Garry Gross , fashion photographer known for his dog portraiture and work with model and actress
Brooke Shields *
Katherine Indermaur , poet and author*
Michael Johnson , country and folk singer-songwriter*
Leslie Jones , actress and comedian
[2] *
Yusef Komunyakaa , MA, 1981, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet*
Willow Patterson , drag queen and winner of
RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 *
Susan Lowdermilk , artist, printmaker*
Saleem (Saleem Azzouqa), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer*
Isaac Slade , professional musician and lead singer of
The Fray *
Derek Theler , actor in
Baby Daddy
Harlan Thomas , Seattle architect*
Harlan Thomas , Seattle architect
Entertainment and media
Reporters and journalists
Cinema and television
Becky Hammon
Bill Ritter
Athletics
David Anderson , professional football player
[5]
Al "Bubba" Baker , professional football player
Shaquil Barrett , professional football player
Randy Beverly , professional football player
Kapri Bibbs , professional football player
Sam Brunelli , professional football player
Susan Butcher , dogsled racer
Jack Christiansen , professional football player
[6]
David Cohn (born 1995), professional basketball player
Jim David , professional football player
[7]
Amy Van Dyken , Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
Steve Fairchild , college and professional football coach
Sherwood Fries , professional football player
Donovan Gans , professional football player
Crockett Gillmore , professional football player
Garrett Grayson , professional football player
Clark Haggans , professional football player
[8]
Becky Hammon , professional basketball coach
Caleb Hanie , professional football player
John Howell , professional football player
[9]
Colton Iverson (born 1989), professional basketball player
[10]
Selwyn Jones , professional football player
Brady Keys , professional football player and businessman
[11]
Stanton Kidd (born 1992), professional basketball player
Mark Knudson , professional baseball player
[12]
Martin Laird , professional golfer
Keith Lee , professional football player
Kim Lyons , athlete and
personal trainer on
The Biggest Loser
Jim Malloy , professional racecar driver
Lawrence McCutcheon , professional football player
Kevin McDougal , professional football player
[13]
Thurman "Fum" McGraw , professional football player
Keli McGregor , President of the
Colorado Rockies and professional football player
Kevin McLain , professional football player
[14]
Scooter Molander , professional football player
Glenn Morris , 1935, Gold medal winner in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Mike Montgomery , professional basketball coach
Sean Moran , professional football player
[15]
Clint Oldenburg , professional football player
[16]
Milt Palacio , professional basketball player
Erik Pears , professional football player
Bradlee Van Pelt , professional football player
Joey Porter , professional football player, member of 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Quayle , athletics director for
Emporia State University from 1979 to 1999.
David Roddy , professional basketball player
Bob Rule , professional basketball player
Ty Sambrailo , professional football player
Bailey Santistevan , legendary coach featured in the July 5, 1999, edition of Sports Illustrated.
Brady Smith , professional football player
Jason Smith , professional basketball player
Andre Strode , professional football player
Pete Thomas , professional football player
Politics
Wade O. Troxell, past mayor (2015-2021) and councilmember (2007-2015) City of Fort Collins, mechanical engineering professor (1984–present) and former CSU football player (co-captain senior year) as offensive center (1975-1978).
Cory Gardner
Wayne Allard
Wayne Allard ,
United States Senator from
Colorado (1997–2009)
[17]
Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf , Finance Minister – Saudi Arabia
Anwar al-Awlaki , Yemeni-American
imam and reputed
Al-Qaeda terrorist. The first American citizen to be targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike
[18]
[19]
David Asay , former Republican member of the
Wyoming House of Representatives
Benny Begin , PhD in geology, Israeli politician,
Knesset member and minister.
[20]
Mohammed Ali Beshr , Egyptian politician
Greg Brophy , Republican member of the Colorado Senate
Les Eaves (Business Management), Republican member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives for
White County
[21]
John Ensign , former United States Senator from Nevada
[22]
Cory Gardner , Republican U.S. Senator from Colorado
[23]
Basuki Hadimuljono , Indonesian Minister of Public Works and Public Housing
[24]
Jim Hawkes , (PhD in psychology, 1970), Canadian politician
Paula Hicks-Hudson , lawyer,
Toledo, Ohio City Council President and acting Mayor
Doug Hutchinson , former mayor of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado
Conway LeBleu , attended late 1940s, did not graduate, native of
Lake Charles , Louisiana, represented
Calcasieu and
Cameron parishes in the
Louisiana House of Representatives from 1964 to 1988
[25]
Marilyn Musgrave , former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
[26]
Angie Paccione , politician
Bill Ritter ,
governor of Colorado , former
Denver District Attorney
Mousa Abu Marzook ,
Hamas member
Stan Matsunaka , politician
Roy R. Romer , former Colorado governor
[27]
Brian Schweitzer ,
23rd Governor of Montana
[28]
Ismail Abu Shanab , Hamas founder
Carol Voisin , ethics professor and former candidate for Congress
Dwight A. York , politician
Business
Walter Scott Jr.
Military and intelligence agencies
Notable faculty
Maurice Albertson , civil engineer, Peace Corps co-founder
Theodosia Grace Ammons , president, Colorado Equal Suffrage Association
Raj Chandra Bose , statistician
Louis George Carpenter , irrigation engineer and first dean of Engineering & Physics
Henry P. Caulfield, Jr. , political scientist
Howard Ensign Evans , entomologist
Elnora M. Gilfoyle , dean of the College of Applied Human Sciences (1989–1991), Provost/Academic Vice President (1991–1995)
William M. Gray , atmospheric scientist
Temple Grandin , animal scientist
Rachel Justine Pries , mathematician, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Thomas Sutherland , former hostage in Lebanon
Robin Reid , environmental scientist and member of the team who established the
International Livestock Research Institute
Holmes Rolston III , father of
environmental ethics
Bernard Rollin , animal ethics advocate
Ronald M. Sega , systems engineer
Steve Simske , systems engineer
Jamuna Sharan Singh , ecologist, faculty (1971–74, 1981–82 and 1993–94),
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
Holly Stein , geologist
Bryan Willson , mechanical engineer
See also
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