List of Colorado State University people explained

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 nine 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 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
• 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, computer scientist, member of National Academy of Engineering, helped create the iPod，iMac
• 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
• Harlan Thomas, Seattle architect
• Frank Alan Ward, Distinguished Professor in the College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Science; 2022 DARE Hall of Fame Award;
• Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist, 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Former Adjunct professor in Colorado State University.
• Steven D. Tanksley, Chief Technology Officer of Nature Source Improved Plants, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Wolf Prize and Japan Prize laureates
• Rebecca Skloot, American Science writer, Author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• Kjell N. Lindgren,American Astronut
• Handa Lin, Chinese Historian, deputy to the National People's Congress,Former Vice Minister of education of China, co-author of Five Thousand Years Up and Down
• Anne LaBastille, American author, ecologist, and photographer. 1974 World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal for Conservation, 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award Adirondack Literary Awards, 2008 Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award given by the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, known for The Woodswoman series
• Fred Anderson (historian), American historian, held fellowships from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Colorado State University: Lifetime Achievement Award, 2022^[2]

Entertainment and media

Reporters and journalists

• Eugene Daniels (BA '12), White House correspondent and Playbook author^[3]

Cinema and television

• John Amos, actor
• Keith Carradine, Academy Award-winning actor
• Dominique Dunne, actress
• Leslie Jones, actress and comedian^[4]
• Willow Patterson, drag queen and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 14
• Derek Theler, actor in Baby Daddy

Singer

• Henson Cargill, American country music singer, known for Skip a Rope

Athletics

• David Anderson, professional football player^[5]
• Al "Bubba" Baker, professional football player
• Shaquil Barrett, professional football player, 2 times Superbowl winner,Second-Team All pro 2019
• 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
• Mike Montgomery, professional basketball coach
• Sean Moran, professional football player^[15]
• Glenn Morris, 1935, Gold medal winner in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
• 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 1979–1999
• 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
• Weston Richburg, former NFL player for New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers
• Trey McBride,NFL player for Arizona Cardinals
• Kim Mestdagh,Belgium professional basketball player, WNBA champion 2019, EuroBasket Women bronze medalist in 2017 and 2021,now playing for PF Schio
• Joel Dreessen,former NFL player
• Janay DeLoach Soukup, 2012 Summer Olympic bronze medalist in Women's long jump
• Erin Popovich, three-time United States Paralympic swimmer,has won 14 Paralympic gold medals, and 19 medals total.

Politics

• Wayne Allard, United States Senator from Colorado (1997–2009)^[17]
• David Asay, former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
• Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
• Anwar al-Awlaki, Yemeni-American imam and reputed Al-Qaeda terrorist; first American citizen to be targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike^{[18] [19]}
• 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 1964–1988^[25]
• Mousa Abu Marzook, Hamas member
• Stan Matsunaka, politician
• 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
• 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
• Dave Young, Treasurer of Colorado,Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
• Hsu Shu-hsiang
• Sam Steiger, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, former mayor of Prescott, Arizona

Business

• Walter Scott, Jr., former CEO Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated, Level 3 Communications; Berkshire Hathaway chairman
• Bonnie Ross,Corporate Vice President at Xbox Game Studio,Founder and former head of 343 Industries, Known for developing Halo (franchise) series
• Andrew Wirth, American businessman,CEO of Palisades Tahoe,

Military and intelligence agencies

• William E. Adams, former major in the United States Army, recipient of the Medal of Honor^[29]
• James H. Dickinson, commander, United States Space Command
• Salvatore Augustine Giunta, former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Barbara Robbins, first female CIA employee to die in action in the agency's history
• Lew Walt, decorated U.S. Marine
• George Watson, private in U.S. Army, earned a Medal of Honor in World War II
• Ralph C. Smith, a senior officer of the United States Army,was decorated with the Legion of Merit for his service in World War II
• Roger A. Brady, United States Air Force four-star general, served as commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe
• Dee Mewbourne, retired United States Navy vice admiral, 16th deputy commander of United States Transportation Command

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)
• Temple Grandin, animal scientist
• William M. Gray, atmospheric scientist
• Rachel Justine Pries, mathematician, fellow of the American Mathematical Society
• Robin Reid, environmental scientist and member of the team who established the International Livestock Research Institute
• Bernard Rollin, animal ethics advocate
• Holmes Rolston III, father of environmental ethics
• 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
• Thomas Sutherland, former hostage in Lebanon
• Bryan Willson, mechanical engineer
• Albert Meyers, American organic chemist, member of National Academy of Sciences, known for Meyers synthesis

See also

• List of colleges and universities in Colorado
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

External links

• Colorado State University
  • Colorado State University Alumni Association

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Notes and References

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2. Web site: Group of NMSU faculty named among top scientists worldwide . The NewsMarket . November 8, 2023 . May 1, 2024.
3. Web site: Eugene Daniels . March 11, 2024 . McCain Institute.
4. Web site: July 31, 2017 . Leslie Jones Found Her Funny at CSU Fall – 2015 Colorado State Un… . dead . https://archive.today/20170731092134/http://magazine.colostate.edu/issues/fall-2015/leslie-jones-found-her-funny-at-csu/ . July 31, 2017 . November 16, 2019 . archive.is.
5. Web site: David Anderson. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123163002/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ANDERDAV01. January 23, 2013. December 21, 2012.
6. Web site: Jack Christiansen. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123142226/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HAGGACLA01. January 23, 2013. December 21, 2012.
7. Web site: Jimmy David. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012195149/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAVIDJIM01. October 12, 2012. December 21, 2012.
8. Web site: Clark Haggans. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123142226/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HAGGACLA01. January 23, 2013. December 21, 2012.
9. Web site: John Howell. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025211744/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOWELJOH02. October 25, 2012. October 22, 2012.
10. Web site: Colton Iverson joins Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv. LTD. Art-Up. November 30, 2016. December 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201080126/https://www.maccabi.co.il/news.asp?id=5523&lang=en. live.
11. Web site: Brady Keys. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211418/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KEYSBRA01. March 3, 2016. March 18, 2016.
12. Web site: Mark Knudson Stats. Baseball Almanac. December 21, 2012. November 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112072730/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=knudsma01. live.
13. Web site: Hughes Stadium memories: A letter by Kevin McDougal. Coloradoan. September 10, 2016. September 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904180459/https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/football/2016/09/09/hughes-memories-kevin-mcdougal-csu/90098696/. live.
14. Web site: Kevin Mclain. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007144530/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCLAIKEV01. October 7, 2012. December 21, 2012.
15. Web site: Sean Moran. databaseFootball.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012121132/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MORANSEA01. October 12, 2012. December 21, 2012.
16. News: Clint Oldenburg. CBS Sports. November 18, 2012. June 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616205658/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/417984/clint-oldenburg. live.
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18. Gal Perl Finkel, A NEW STRATEGY AGAINST ISIS, The Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2017.
19. News: September 30, 2011. Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki 'killed in Yemen'. BBC News. September 30, 2011.
20. Web site: Benny Begin. jewishvirtuallibrary.org. October 20, 2016. October 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022011414/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/zbegin.html. live.
21. Web site: Les Eaves. arkansashouse.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331045224/http://arkansashouse.org/member/359/Les-Eaves. March 31, 2015. April 3, 2015.
22. Encyclopedia: John Ensign. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 15, 2012. October 26, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061026015455/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000194. live.
23. Encyclopedia: Cory Gardner. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 15, 2012. January 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120109023343/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000562. live.
24. News: Profil Basuki Hadimuljono. February 9, 2018. Viva.co.id. id. July 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724043207/https://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/40-basuki-hadimuljono. live.
25. Web site: Biographical Sketch. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305231437/http://ereserves.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/lebleu075.htm. March 5, 2016. July 13, 2015.
26. Encyclopedia: Marilyn Musgrave. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 15, 2012. December 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205070027/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001152. live.
27. Web site: Roy R. Romer. National Governors Association. October 15, 2012. July 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730223048/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_colorado/col2-content/main-content-list/title_romer_roy.html. live.
28. Web site: Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer. National Governors Association. October 14, 2012. November 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104034608/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/current-governors/col2-content/main-content-list/brian-schweitzer.html. live.
29. Web site: Medal of Honor recipients to be honored Saturday . October 22, 2009 . November 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191127163612/https://today-archive.colostate.edu/story6102.html?id=2483 . November 27, 2019 . live.