List of University of Central Oklahoma people explained

The list of University of Central Oklahoma alumni includes notable alumni, non-matriculating students, and former faculty of the University of Central Oklahoma.

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

• Scott Booker, manager for The Flaming Lips; Executive Director of ACM@UCO
• T. C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo, 1946–1978), painter and printmaker
• Stan Case, CNN Radio and Headline News anchor
• Dave Garrett, former New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys radio broadcaster
• Bill Glass Jr. (Cherokee Nation), ceramic artist and sculptor
• Milena Govich, actress, TV series Law & Order
• All four members of the multi-platinum rock group Hinder
• Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007
• Betty Lou Shipley, Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, 1997–98
• W. K. Stratton, author
• Emoly West, Miss Oklahoma 2010^[1]
• Jamie McGuire, author

Athletics

• Joe Aska, former NFL player
• Hap Barnard, former NFL player (1938–1938)
• Bob Briggs, former NFL player (1965–1965)
• Clifford Chatman, former NFL player (1982–1982)
• Ken Corley, former BBA/NBA basketball player
• Jermelle Cudjo, football player, St. Louis Rams
• Tim Elliott, mixed martial artist, currently with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, wrestled at Central Oklahoma
• A. J. Haglund, former NFL player
• Jared Hess, All-American wrestler, retired professional MMA fighter
• Muhammed Lawal, NCAA Division II National Champion (2002), current MMA fighter, formerly for Strikeforce and now Bellator Fighting Championship
• J. W. Lockett, former NFL player (1961–1964) and CFL player (1965–1966)
• Eddie Robinson, former NBA player^[2]
• John Sterling, former NFL player
• Hurley Tarver, former NFL player
• Keith Traylor, former NFL player
• Derek Ware, former NFL player (1992–1996)
• Robin Freeman, PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer

Business

• Bijan Allipour, Iranian business executive; CEO of NISOC^[3]
• Chad Richison, founder, president and CEO Chief Executive Officer of Paycom^[4]
• Randall L. Stephenson, (CEO) Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of AT&T

Science and technology

• Dr. Dwight E. Adams, former Director of the FBI Laboratory; member of the FBI’s research team that developed the DNA techniques first used in 1988; recipient of 2003 Presidential Rank Award as Distinguished Executive, the highest award given in the Federal Government; Director of the University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Institute^[5]
• Milt Heflin, first Chief Flight Director; former General Director, NASA, Johnson Space Center^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Politics and government

• Michael D. Brown, former FEMA director
• Donna Campbell, member of the Texas Senate; emergency room physician in New Braunfels, Texas; received bachelor's degree in nursing, c. 1976^[10]
• Mary Fallin, former Governor of Oklahoma^[11]
• Danny Morgan, Oklahoma State Representative and leader of the Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus^[12]
• Bryan Couch, USMC 2nd Batallion 1st Marines
• Kevin Ward, Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security and Oklahoma Commissioner of Public Safety^{[13] [14]}

Notable faculty

• James Bidlack, Professor of Biology, President of Metabolism Foundation; Vice President and Chief Science Officer of Genome Registry^[15]

Notes and References

1. http://broncho2.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=9441 UCO News: UCO Senior, Edmond Native Wins Miss Oklahoma Pageant
2. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/eddie_robinson/index.html Eddie Robinson Bio
3. Web site: Iran's NIOC dismisses head of National Iranian South Oil Company . https://archive.today/20141021031408/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/markets/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201410180946KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_35826_21525-1 . dead . October 21, 2014 . . 2014-10-18.
4. http://newsok.com/uco-names-distinguished-alumni/article/3724031 UCO Distinguished Alumni | The Oklahoman rel="nofollow"
5. http://www.uco.edu/forensics/aboutus/dadams.shtml UCO: Forensic Science Institute: About Us
6. http://students.ou.edu/F/Amanda.K.Foster-1/Milt_Heflin.html
7. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=13284 A Mishmashed Oil Change – a memo from J. Milt Heflin, Chief, Flight Director Office, NASA JSC | SpaceRef – Your Space Reference
8. https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/94/colleges-09_University-of-Central-Oklahoma_94592.html
   1. 419 University of Central Oklahoma
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101111509/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-14/html/jsc2006e43986.html Photo-jsc2006e43986
10. Web site: Senator Donna Sue's Campbell's Biography. votesmart.org. January 2, 2013.
11. Web site: UCO HONORS GOV. MARY FALLIN WITH DEDICATION OF ROOM. uco.edu. October 13, 2021.
12. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20090917/ai_n35669825/?tag=rel.res3 University of Central Oklahoma Alumni Association to honor former | Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) | Find Articles at BNET
13. http://www.ok.gov/homeland/News/2004/January_2004/OKLAHOMA_HOMELAND_SECURITY_DIRECTOR_NAMED.html Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security – OKLAHOMA HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR NAMED
14. https://www.youtube.com/user/UCOBronchos#p/u/32/jWOmEC6NKtU Kanaal van UCOBronchos
15. http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/413538-1377649633-oklahoma-biology-professor-opens-the-genome-registry.html Bidlack - onlineprnews.com