List of University of Texas at El Paso people explained

This list of UTEP people includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of University of Texas at El Paso and its graduate programs.

Coaches

• Keitha Adams (born 1967), basketball coach.^[1]
• Don Haskins (1930-2008), basketball coach.
• Sandra Rushing, basketball coach.^[2]

Faculty

• Renato Aguilera, professor of biological sciences^[3]
• Zuill Bailey, professor of cello, professional cellist^[4]
• Steven Best, professor of philosophy and co-founder of the North American Animal Liberation Press Office^[5]
• Andy Cohen, Major League Baseball second baseman who coached university team for 17 years
• Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, chemistry professor and nanoparticle researcher
• Laurie Ann Guerrero, writer and Texas Poet Laureate
• John Haddox, philosopher and Latin-Americanist
• Anna Jaquez, art professor
• Jorge López, physics professor and educator
• Urbici Soler y Manonelles, Spanish sculptor
• Diana Natalicio (born 1939), first woman to serve as president of UTEP.^{[6] [7]}
• Denis O'Hearn, professor of sociology and anthropology.
• Benjamin Alire Sáenz, writer
• Ellwyn R. Stoddard, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology
• Myra Carroll Winkler (1880-1963), second woman to serve as faculty at UTEP.^{[8] [9]}

Alumni

• F. Murray Abraham – Academy Award Best Actor winner, Amadeus
• Nate Archibald – NBA Hall of Famer, chosen as one of the Top 50 Greatest NBA Players
• Bob Beamon – Olympic gold medalist, world record holder in track and field
• Fred Carr - Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame linebacker
• Sam Donaldson – ABC News veteran and former White House Chief Correspondent
• Jon Dorenbos – Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles former long snapper
• Eleanor Lyon Duke – biology professor
• Dave Feitl – former NBA player
• Tevita Fifita – professional wrestler
• Greg Foster – former NBA player and one time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers
• Hector Guerrero – professional wrestler, performed on WWF and NWA
• Vickie Guerrero – General Manager of WWE Smackdown
• Jack Handey – American humorist, Saturday Night Live
• Wayne Hansen – former NFL player
• Tim Hardaway – NBA All-Star, 2000 Summer Olympics gold medalist
• Idris Haron – Chief Minister of Malacca, Malaysia
• William D. Hawkins – U.S. Marine awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously during World War II
• Kjell Ove Hauge - Norwegian former track-athlete, since Head master at Kuben Upper Secondary School
• J. P. Hayes – professional golfer
• Johnnie Lee Higgins – National Football League wide receiver and return specialist, Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006.
• Ed Hochuli – National Football League referee; officiated Super Bowls XXXII and XXXVIII
• Thomas Howard – former NFL linebacker
• Chuck Hughes - NFL receiver; passed away after suffering heart attack during 1971 game while playing for the Detroit Lions vs. the Chicago Bears
• Suzanna Hupp – former Republican state representative and gun rights advocate
• Chris Jacke – BBA 1989, All-American place kicker, Super Bowl champion with Green Bay Packers
• Shoshana Johnson – U.S. Army Specialist, former Iraq POW
• Aaron Jones – Green Bay Packers running back
• Seth Joyner – 1991 NFL Defensive Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated, one-time Super Bowl champion
• Ginger Kerrick – American physicist and first Hispanic female NASA Flight Director at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
• Mia Khalifa – former pornographic actress, social media personality, webcam model
• Mike Maddux – former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Yossi Maiman – Israeli businessman^[10]
• Karla Martinez – host of popular morning show Despierta America
• Don Maynard – Pro Football Hall of Fame
• McKenzie Moore - player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Paul Moreno – former Texas Democratic State Representative, longest serving Mexican American elected official in the United States
• Halakilangi Muagututia – American football player
• Brian Natkin – former NFL tight end and unanimous college All-American
• Blessing Okagbare – Olympic and world medalist in the long jump
• John D. Olivas – first UTEP alumnus to be selected as an astronaut by NASA, member of Space Shuttle Mission STS-117 crew aboard the Atlantis
• Bob O'Rear – one of the earliest employees of Microsoft
• Claudia Ordaz Perez – member of the Texas House of Representatives (2021-Present)
• Estela Portillo-Trambley – poet
• John Rayborn – gridiron football player
• Nolan Richardson – former NCAA champion collegiate men's basketball head coach at the University of Arkansas
• Rubén Salazar – Mexican-American journalist
• Paul Smith – former NFL player
• W. E. "Pete" Snelson – journalist, businessman, and member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland, later worked in Austin as an educational consultant
• Charles A. Steen – geologist whose Mi Vida Mine discovery started the American Uranium Boom of the 1950s
• Billy Stevens – former Green Bay Packers quarterback
• Obadele Thompson – former 100 meters world record holder
• Kayla Thornton – forward for the Dallas Wings
• Tony Tolbert – three-time world champion with the Dallas Cowboys
• Susana Martinez – incumbent governor of New Mexico
• Riley Matheson – former NFL player
• Bob Wallace – former Chicago Bears tight end
• Marvin Washington – former NFL player
• Charlie West – former NFL player
• Jesse Whittenton – former NFL player
• Robert Windham – professional wrestler, performing as Blackjack Mulligan, and patriarch of a prominent wrestling family.
• Richard Crawford White – politician, served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1955 to 1959 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1983.
• Jesse Whittenton – Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
• Barron Wortham – former NFL player
• Brian Young – former NFL player
• Asnage Castelly, Olympic wrestler

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keitha Adams. UTEP Athletics. June 26, 2017.
2. News: New UTEP Coach Says Being Woman Is Big Plus. Henry. Don. 10 May 1990. El Paso Times. 13 July 2019. Newspapers.com. and News: Coach. 10 May 1990. El Paso Times. 13 July 2019. 5C. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Renato Aguilera - Expertise Connector. 2022-12-28.
4. Web site: Zuill Bailey, M.M. . University of Texas at El Paso . 25 October 2018.
5. Web site: CV . drstevebest.org . 25 October 2018.
6. http://www.utepmagazine.com/fall-2018/2018/6/27/mentor-advocate-president MENTOR. ADVOCATE. PRESIDENT.
7. https://www.utsystem.edu/sites/default/files/offices/board-of-regents/board-meetings/board-minutes/2-88meeting831.pdf Meeting No. 831 THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
8. Rodriguez. Christina. Vierra. P.J.. Summer 2017. The XX Factor: A Century of Women at UTEP. UTEP Magazine.
9. News: Miss Winkler To Teach at Mines School. 1922-09-09. El Paso Herald. 2019-12-02. 3. Newspapers.com.
10. Web site: Company Overview of Merhav MNF Ltd.: Yosef A. Maiman. Bloomberg. October 21, 2016.