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Justin Anderson | MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels | [4] |
John Bormann | MLB catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates | [5] |
Bruce Bowen | former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs, attended and received credit for public relations classes | [6] |
Devin Brown | former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs and NBA Champion (2005) | [7] |
Michael Connell | professional golfer | |
Marcus Davenport | football player, selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints | [8] |
Johan Edfors | professional golfer | [9] |
Richard Fröhlich | German basketball player | |
Derrick Gervin | | [10] |
| UTSA football quarterback; Conference USA Most Valuable Player in 2022 | [11] |
Alexander Hernandez | professional mixed martial artist, currently in the UFC's Lightweight Division | [12] |
Phil Hui | professional poker player and the winner of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2019 World Series of Poker; played golf at the University of Texas-San Antonio and professionally before turning to poker | [13] [14] [15] |
Liza Hunter-Galvan | Olympian in the 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens) and 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) | [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
Leroy Hurd | professional basketball player currently with the Italian team Sebastiani Rieti | [22] |
Ben Lectome | | [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] |
Les Maruo | professional football player; 4th overall pick in the 2021 CFL Draft | [28] [29] [30] |
David Morgan II | tight end for the Minnesota Vikings; became UTSA's first draftee in the NFL when the Vikings selected him in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft | [31] [32] |
Bill Peters | NHL head coach of the Calgary Flames | [33] |
Brian Price | football player, signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016 | [34] [35] |
María José Rojas | Class of '14; Chilean professional footballer; has played for the Chilean National women's soccer team on several occasions but most notably in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup; first Chilean female player to be contracted internationally | [36] [37] [38] |
Kevin Strong | NFL player, defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions | [39] |
Josiah Tauaefa | NFL player, linebacker for the New York Giants | [40] [41] [42] [43] |
Triston Wade | NFL player, free safety for the Seattle Seahawks | [44] [45] |
Teddy Williams | NFL player for the Carolina Panthers, played in Super Bowl 50 | [46] [47] |
Tariq Woolen | NFL player, first UTSA football player to make the Pro Bowl, cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks | [48] |
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Susan Budge | M.F.A. '99; internationally known ceramic sculptor artist with works included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Antonio Museum of Art, the San Angelo Museum of Art, the Art Museum at Northern Arizona State University, the Art Museum of South Texas, and the New Orleans Museum of Art | [49] [50] |
Rafael C. Castillo | author of Distant Journeys and Aurora; Op-Ed Arts writer for San Antonio Express-News | |
Rolando Gomez | B.A. '01; professional photographer, author, and Defense Meritorious Service Medal recipient | [51] |
Marcia Gygli King | '80 M.F.A; artist with works in the Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Newark Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, San Antonio Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum and National Museum of Women in the Arts | [52] |
Jimmy Kuehnle | contemporary artist and professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art | [53] [54] |
Marilyn Lanfear | artist with works in the permanent collections of the San Antonio Museum of Art, Art Museum of South Texas, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | |
Deanna Raybourn | New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist | [55] [56] [57] |
Dario Robleto | B.F.A. '97; conceptual artist with works profiled in numerous publications and media including Radiolab, Krista Tippet's On Being, and The New York Times | [58] [59] |
Kathy Vargas | '84; internationally acclaimed artist with works in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's permanent collection | [60] [61] [62] |
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María Antonietta Berriozábal | activist, Harvard Fellow, and author; in 1981, first Hispanic woman to serve on the city council of San Antonio, where she served District One for ten years before running for mayor in 1991; member of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board at Harvard University | [80] [81] |
Rosie Castro | M.P.A. '83; civil rights activist, educator, and poet; former interim Dean of Student Affairs at Palo Alto College; member of the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame; mother of former presidential candidate Julian Castro and House Representative Joaquin Castro | [82] [83] [84] |
Elisa Chan | first Asian-American and first immigrant member of the San Antonio City Council, serving one term, 2009–2013 | [85] [86] |
Philip Cortez | Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives; previously State Representative for House District 117 during the 83rd Legislative Session; serves in the United States Air Force Reserve | [87] [88] [89] |
Monica De La Cruz | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Republican to represent Texas's 15th congressional district | [90] |
Trey Martinez Fischer | Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives who represents the 116th District, serving since 2019; previously held this seat 2000–2017; named one of the "10 Best Legislators" by Texas Monthly magazine in 2013 and 2015 | [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] |
Roland Gutierrez | Member of the Texas State Senate from the 119th District; formerly served in the Texas House of Representatives and was the driving force in establishing Texas A&M University at San Antonio; UTSA class of '95 | [97] [98] [99] |
Christian Menefee | youngest person and first African American elected County Attorney of Harris County, Texas | [100] [101] |
Tammy Morales | B.A.; member of the Seattle City Council from District 2 | [102] [103] |
Rolando Pablos | former Texas Secretary of State by Republican Governor Greg Abbott; class of '94 | [104] [105] [106] |
Leo Pacheco | M.P.A. Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 118 | [107] [108] |
Howard W. Peak | former Mayor of San Antonio, 1997–2001; Class of 1975 | [109] [110] [111] [112] |
Sylvia Romo | tax assessor-collector for Bexar County; former member of the Texas House of Representatives, first woman elected to this position | [113] |
Emmy Ruiz | White House Director of Political Strategy and Outreach for the U.S. President Joe Biden administration | [114] |
Mario Marcel Salas | African-American civil rights leader | [115] |
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