List of Texas State University alumni explained

The list of Texas State University alumni includes notable alumni of Texas State University.

Politics and government

• Rosalyn Baker, Hawaii State Senator, District 6
• Andrew J. Duck, political organizer and perennial candidate
• Buddy Garcia, interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• Lyndon B. Johnson (Class of 1930), 36th US President
• David M. Medina, justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, 2004-2013
• James Oakley, County Judge for Burnet County
• John Sharp, Texas A&M University System Chancellor^[1]
• 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^[2]
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (attended but did not graduate), US Treasurer^{[3] [4]}

Military

• Robert L. Rutherford, former general in the United States Air Force, former commander of United States Transportation Command

Music

• Maggie Heath, member of folk rock duo The Oh Hellos^[5]
• Terri Hendrix, folk singer-songwriter
• Jamestown Revival^[6]
• Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer^[7]
• Kyle Park, country singer^[8]
• Charlie Robison, country singer^[9]
• Randy Rogers, country singer^[10]
• Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members^[11]
• George Strait, country singer^[12]
• S U R V I V E^[13]
• Sunny Sweeney, country singer

Media

• G. W. Bailey, actor
• Powers Boothe, actor^[14]
• Thomas Carter, film director^[15]
• Aaryn Gries, Big Brother 15 contestant, 8th place
• Edi Patterson, actress
• Chelcie Ross, actor^[16]
• Tracy Scoggins, actress^[17]
• Alexis Texas, AVN award winner and pornographic actress^[18]
• Julie White, actress^[19]

Journalism and literature

• E. R. Bills, author and journalist
• P. Djèlí Clark, writer and historian
• Julian S. Garcia, writer, editor and op-ed writer for San Antonio Express-News, AP News and contributor-editor to ViAztlan: International Journal of Arts and Letters; contributor to Caracol
• Heloise, columnist^[20]
• Joe O'Connell, writer, journalist, photographer, and documentarian
• Tomás Rivera, writer^[21]
• Maria Luisa Tucker, writer
• Meg Turney, Internet news host

Sports

• Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist^[22]
• Joplo Bartu, former NFL player
• Edgar Baumann, Olympic javelin thrower^[23]
• Torgeir Bryn, former NBA player^[24]
• Ken Coffey, former NFL player
• Wayne Coffey, football player
• Fred Evans, former NFL player^[25]
• Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
• Jeff Foster, former NBA player^[26]
• Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman^[27]
• Donnie Hart, MLB pitcher
• Lance Hoyt, professional wrestler^[28]
• A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
• Wade Key, former NFL player^[29]
• Tony Levine (born 1972), football coach
• J. L. Lewis, golfer
• Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher^[30]
• Craig Mager, football player^[31]
• David Mayo, football player^[32]
• Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler^[33]
• Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Indianapolis Colts^[34]
• Anicka Newell, pole vaulter^[35]
• Jeff Novak, former NFL player^[36]
• Ty Nsekhe, former NFL player
• Ricky Sanders, former NFL player^[37]
• Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox^[38]
• Darrick Vaughn, former NFL player
• Mitchell Ward, football player
• Bobby Watkins, NFL player
• Spergon Wynn, former NFL player^[39]

Art

• • Charles Barsotti, cartoonist^[40]
• Griffon Ramsey, chainsaw artist^[41]

Education

• Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas^[42]
• Paul K. Davis, military historian
• F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president^[43]
• Amelia Worthington Williams, Texas historian^[44]

Business

• Rod Keller, president of Segway Inc.^[45]

Medicine

• Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon^[46]

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die hard Aggie looks forward to leading system . August 15, 2011. 2011-08-15 .
2. Web site: Proud to Be Texan. texansforstovall.com. February 16, 2014.
3. Web site: Appointment of Catalina Villalpando as Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, June 15, 1983 . June 14, 2009.
4. Barbara Vobejda, "Government Stints Lace Villalpando's Career;...," The Washington Post (October 31, 1992).
5. Web site: 2020-10-16 . The Oh Hellos Examine What's Blowin' in the Wind . 2022-08-27 . American Songwriter . en-US.
6. Web site: 2019-06-25 . It's a Texas band — so why was Jamestown Revival's first album called 'Utah'? . 2022-08-27 . Deseret News . en.
7. Web site: Tejano star still critical . March 24, 2008 . KTRK ABC . April 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080325000258/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=6036960 . March 25, 2008 . live .
8. News: Texas country musician Kyle Park takes do-it-yourself approach, plays Oklahoma shows . Brandy . McDonnell . The Oklahoman . December 8, 2010 . May 1, 2012.
9. Web site: Charlie Robison steps right up . Jeffrey . Remz . Country Standard Time . March 2001 . April 27, 2019 .
10. Web site: Randy Rogers band heats up Texas stage . Lana . Sweeten-Shults . Times Record News . April 3, 2009 . April 4, 2009 .
11. Web site: Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
12. Web site: George Strait . Country Music Hall of Fame . April 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070620233247/http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/inductees.aspx?cid=1749 . June 20, 2007 .
13. Web site: Kendallpublished . Jo . 2016-11-29 . Strange days: Meet SURVIVE, the composers behind the Stranger Things soundtrack . 2022-08-27 . loudersound . en.
14. Web site: Emmy-Winning Actor Powers Boothe . Tad . Lichtenauer . July 2007 . Cross & Crescent . April 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511212040/http://www.crossandcrescent.com/2007/07/emmy-winning-actor-powers-boothe/ . May 11, 2008 .
15. Web site: Gifted Hands - Crew Biography . TNT.com . April 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090415035443/http://www.tnt.tv/stories/story/?oid=44676 . April 15, 2009 . dead .
16. Web site: Chelcie Ross . IMDb . June 9, 2009 .
17. Web site: Tracy Scoggins: Summary . TV.com . April 4, 2009 .
18. Web site: Alexis Texas: Lone Star Superstar. Cherry. Maya. October 7, 2010. Xtreme Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821145714/http://www.xtrememagazine.com/2010/10/alexis-texas-lone-star-superstar/. 2012-08-21. April 15, 2015.
19. News: Gates. Anita. Julie White, Killer Agent, in 'The Little Dog Laughed'. The New York Times. New York, NY. English. January 20, 2006. February 10, 2024.
20. Web site: Who is Heloise? . Heloise.com . April 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302191215/http://heloise.com/who_is_heloise.html . March 2, 2009 . dead .
21. Web site: Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winners . Austin Public Library . April 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090324035129/http://www.wiredforyouth.com/reading/youth_rive.cfm . March 24, 2009 .
22. Web site: Charles Austin . CharlesAustin.net . April 4, 2009 .
23. Web site: Five former Bobcats to compete in Olympic trials | San Marcos Mercury | Local News from San Marcos and Hays County, Texas. https://web.archive.org/web/20131228001852/http://smmercury.com/2008/07/02/five-former-bobcats-to-compete-in-olympic-trials/ . usurped . December 28, 2013 .
24. Web site: Torgeir Bryn Statistics . Basketball Reference . April 4, 2009 .
25. Web site: Fred Evans . Mahalo . April 4, 2009 .
26. Web site: Jeff Foster . Mahalo . April 4, 2009 .
27. Web site: Paul Goldschmidt . August 2011 . arizona.sbnation.com . August 1, 2011.
28. Web site: Lance Hoyt. https://archive.today/20120723143417/http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/lance_hoyt.html. usurped. July 23, 2012. Slam! Sports. April 4, 2009.
29. Web site: Wade Key . pro-football-reference.com . 2012-01-02.
30. Web site: Scott Linebrink . Baseball Reference . April 4, 2009 .
31. Web site: Roster.
32. Web site: Carolina Panthers Team Roster.
33. Web site: Shawn Michaels . USA Networks . April 4, 2009 .
34. Web site: Roster.
35. Web site: Anicka Newell - Track and Field. Texas State Athletics. Texas State University. February 10, 2024.
36. Web site: Jeff Novak . Database Football . April 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218222642/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NOVAKJEF01 . February 18, 2010 .
37. Web site: Ricky Sanders . TheHots.net. April 4, 2009.
38. Web site: Boston Acquires Smith in Trade.
39. Web site: Spergon Wynn . Bleacherreport . August 2, 2012 .
40. http://txstateu.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/alumni-profile-charles-barsotti/ Texas State University Alumni Profiles. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
41. Web site: Pelham. Alex. Artist Griffon Ramsey carves pop culture sculptures out of wood. dailytexanonline. The Daily Texan. 6 May 2015.
42. Web site: New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term . Texas Historical Commission . August 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023210058/http://www.thc.state.tx.us/news/pressreleases/pr2009/pr052609_2.shtml . October 23, 2012 .
43. Web site: Biography . Weber State University . April 4, 2009 .
44. Book: Latimer, Rosa Walston . Austin's Flower Hill Legacy: A Remarkable Family & a Sixth Street Wildscape . 2021-10-18 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-4671-4939-6 . en.
45. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rod-keller/7/8b8/b34
46. Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." Houston Press. Wednesday October 26, 2011. 2. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.