List of University of Missouri alumni
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Notable former students of the University of Missouri.
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[edit] Arts, film, and literature
- Tom Berenger (BA 1971), actor
- Kate Capshaw (BS 1975, MEd 1977, ΑΔΠ), actress
- Chris Cooper (BGS 1976), actor
- Sheryl Crow (BS Ed 1984, ΚΑΘ, ΟΔΚ), musician
- Matthew C. Dudenhoeffer (BS IE 1991, MPA 1993, ΦΚΨ), guitarist for rock band Gravity Kills
- Mary Stella Fernandez, now Kunze (BSIE 1990, MSIE 1992)
- Blake Green (BA 2004, ΦΔΘ), interpretive dancer
- Jon Hamm, actor
- William Least Heat-Moon (BA 1961, MA 1962, PhD 1973, BJ 1978, ΤΚΕ), author
- Robert Loggia (BJ 1951 ΑΣΦ), actor
- Harris Merton Lyon, short story writer
- Richard Matheson (BJ 1949, ΦΜΑ), author and screenwriter
- Marijane Meaker (BA 1949 ΑΔΠ) novelist
- Suniti Namjoshi, writer.
- Michael Patrick, (PhD 1966), author
- Brad Pitt (ΣΧ), actor (Journalism School, but did not graduate)
- Ed Sanders (dropout 1958), poet, lead singer of the Fugs, social activist, author
- George C. Scott, actor
- Mort Walker (BA 1948, ΚΣ), cartoonist (A life size bronze statue of his creation Beetle Bailey sits in front of alumni center.)
- Tennessee Williams (ΑΤΩ), playwright (attended)
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Baseball
- Phil Bradley (also played football), former MLB player
- Ian Kinsler, current All Star MLB second baseman, Texas Rangers
- Dave Otto, former MLB player
- Jerry Schoonmaker (also played football), former MLB player
- Art Shamsky, former MLB outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager
- Mike Shannon (attended), former MLB player and current broadcaster
[edit] Basketball
- John Brown, former NBA player
- DeMarre Carroll, current NBA player for Memphis Grizzlies
- Al Eberhard, former NBA player
- Thomas Gardner, current NBA player for Atlanta Hawks
- Keyon Dooling, current NBA player for New Jersey Nets
- Linas Kleiza, current NBA player for Denver Nuggets
- Gary Leonard, former NBA player
- Anthony Peeler, former NBA player
- Kareem Rush, current NBA player for Philadelphia Sixers
- Doug Smith, former NBA player
- Norm Stewart (BA 1956, ΒΘΠ), All-American and former head coach at Northern Iowa (1961–67) and Mizzou (1967–99)
- Steve Stipanovich, former NBA player
- Jon Sundvold, former NBA player
[edit] Football
- Gary Barnett 1969 (ΒΘΠ), former head football coach at Northwestern and Colorado.
- Dwayne Blakley, current NFL player for Tennessee Titans
- Colin Brown 1st team Big 12, drafted in 2009, current NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
- Sam Budzyna (ΦΔΘ), former NFL player
- Lloyd Carr,(KΣ),former head coach University of Michigan
- Paul Christman (KΣ), College Football Hall of Famer, former NFL player and broadcaster
- Brock Christopher All big 12, current NFL player for Atlanta Falcons
- Chase Coffman 2x All American, John Mackey Award winner, current NFL player for Cincinnati Bengals
- Chase Daniel All American, current NFL player for Washington Redskins
- Lamont Downer
- Atiyyah Ellison, current NFL Player for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Don Faurot[1] 1924 (Farmhouse), legendary MU coach and player
- Will Franklin current NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
- Justin Gage, current NFL player for Tennessee Titans
- Tony Galbreath, former NFL player
- Andy Gibler, former NFL player
- Mel Gray, former NFL player
- Ziggy Hood 1st Team Big 12, drafted 32nd in 2009, current NFL player for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Harry Ice (ΒΘΠ), MVP of 1942 Sugar Bowl, longtime member of athletic department
- Mike Jones, former NFL player
- Kent Layman
- Jim Leavitt, Head Coach University of South Florida
- Damien Nash, former NFL player
- Jeremy Maclin 2x 1st Team All American, drafted 19th in 2009, current NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles
- Steve Martin, former NFL player
- C.J. Mosley, current NFL Player for Cleveland Browns
- Brock Olivo, former NFL player
- Gus Otto (ΒΘΠ), former NFL player
- Howard Richards, former NFL player
- Johnny Roland, current NFL coach and former player
- Martin Rucker All American, John Mackey Award winner, current NFL player for Cleveland Browns
- Jason Simpson, Former College Player
- Brad Smith, current NFL player for New York Jets
- Justin Smith, current NFL player San Francisco 49ers
- Stryker Sulak 1st team Big 12, drafted in 2009, current NFL player for Oakland Raiders
- Roger Wehrli, 7-time pro-bowl NFL player and Pro Hall of Fame
- James Wilder, former NFL player
- Kellen Winslow, College and Pro Hall of Fame player
[edit] Other
- Christian Cantwell, current world-class shot putter, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Champion
- Carl Edwards, current NASCAR driver[2]
- Colleen O'Toole Gibler, former professional triathlete
- Brian Tucker, former professional soccer player, Fulham FC (England)
- Charles Cooper, three-time world Bear Wrestling champion
- Derrick Peterson (AKΛ), current professional runner, 2004 Olympian
- Gene Snitsky, current professional wrestler
- Evan Bourne, current professional wrestler
- Babak Torgoley, former Turkcell Super League soccer player
- Joseph Clemons, reverend, philanthropist, professional cliffhanger, and life coach
[edit] Business
- Ralph W. Babb (BS BA 1971, ΒΘΠ), Chairman and CEO, Comerica
- Mark E. Burkhart (BS BA 1976, ΣΠ), President and CEO, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
- Moris Burger (BS 1961), Chairman of Burgers' Smokehouse; Largest country cured ham producer in the world.
- Jack E. Bush (BS BA 1958, ΑΓΡ, ΑΚΨ) former president and director of Michaels; president of Raintree Partners
- Tom Carnahan (JD 1995), founder of Wind Capital Group developer of wind farms
- Harry M. Cornell, Jr. (BS BA 1950, ΒΘΠ), Chairman Emeritus, Leggett & Platt, Inc.
- Harvey P. Eisen (BS BA 1964, ZBT, QEBH, ΟΔΚ), Chairman of Bedford Oak Advisors
- Alan Greenberg[3] (BS BA 1949, ZBT), Chairman, Bear Stearns Companies
- David S. Haffner (BS 1974, MBA 1980), President and CEO, Leggett & Platt, Inc
- Harold S. Hook (BS BA 1953, ΒΘΠ, ΟΔΚ), former President, CEO, and Chairman, American General Insurance
- Edward D. "Ted" Jones (1947), managing partner of Edward Jones Investments
- R. Crosby Kemper (AB 1914, ΒΘΠ), former President and Chairman, United Missouri Bancshares
- R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. (AB 1949, ΒΘΠ), former President and Chairman, United Missouri Bancshares
- Richard Kinder (BA 1966. JD 1968, ΣN), Chairman and CEO, Kinder Morgan, and former President, Enron. With a net worth of $3.5 billion, Kinder is currently tied for #105 on the 2008 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.
- E. Stanley Kroenke (BS BA 1971, MBA 1973), Chairman, THF Realty, owner, NBA's Denver Nuggets, NHL's Colorado Avalanche; co-owner NFL's St. Louis Rams, majority shareholder Arsenal FC. With a net worth of $3.5 billion, Kroenke is currently tied for #105 on the 2008 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.
- Kenneth Lay (BA 1964, MA 1965, ΒΘΠ, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), former CEO of Enron
- Harry J. Lloyd (BJ 1950, TKE), founder of House of Lloyd and the upscale Loch Lloyd village and country club near Kansas City
- Steve Lumpkin (BS BA 1977, ΦΔΘ), CFO & Treasurer, Applebee's International
- Bruce B. Melchert (1961, TKE), VP of government affairs, Clarion Health, and International Founder and past Executive Director of Tau Kappa Epsilon
- James C. Morton, Jr. (JD 1972), Senior VP Finance & Administration, Nissan North America
- David C. Novak (BJ 1974, ΔΥ), Chairman, CEO, and President, Yum! Brands, Inc.
- Gary L. Rainwater (BS EE 1969), CEO and President, Ameren
- Edward Rapp (BS BA 1979, ΑΚΨ), Vice President, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Rodger O. Riney[4] (BS CiE 1968, MBA 1969, XE), founder of Scottrade, deep-discount brokerage firm
- Matthew K. Rose (BS BA 1981, ΛΧΑ), Chairman, CEO, and President, Burlington Northern Santa Fe
- William S. Thompson, Jr. (BS CiE 1968, ΑΤΩ, ΟΔΚ, Mystical Seven), CEO and Managing Director of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
- Roger M. Vasey (BS BA 1958, ΦΚΨ), former Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch & Co.
- Samuel M. Walton (BA 1940, ΒΘΠ, QEBH), founder of Wal-Mart
- Phillip J. Yeckel (1933, ΒΘΠ), founder of Hidden Valley Ranch
[edit] Journalism
- [[Mike Hegedus (broadcaster)Sr. Feature Correspondent CNBC, Executive Producer McKinley Reserve Media Group (BJ '71)
- John Anderson (BJ 1987), ESPN SportsCenter host
- William Springer: Producer, Comedian, Civil Rights Activist, KMOX
- Douglas F. Attaway (1910-1994), publisher of defunct Shreveport Journal and former owner of KSLA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Gerald M. Boyd, former Managing Editor of the New York Times, first African American metropolitan editor and managing editor of the New York Times
- Barney Calame (ΒΘΠ), Public Editor, New York Times Company
- Jann Carl, (BJ 1982, KKΓ) Weekend Anchor/Correspondent, Entertainment Tonight
- John Mack Carter, Former President, Hearst Corporation
- Sophia Choi, CNN Headline News anchor
- Dennis Dodd, CBSSportsline columnist
- Kit Doyle, Southeast Missourian world-renowned photojournalist
- Clifton C. Edom (BJ 1946), Mizzou photojournalism educator and co-founder of Pictures of the Year, Missouri Photo Workshop, and Kappa Alpha Mu
- Pat Forde, ESPN columnist
- Martin Frost (BJ 1964, ZBT), Political Commentator, Fox News Channel
- Major Garrett (BJ 1984), National Correspondent, Fox News Channel
- John Graham, Chairman and CEO, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
- Mike Hall, the first winner of the ESPN "Dream Job" series.
- Lee Hills, Former Chairman and CEO, Knight-Ridder Inc.
- Robert Horner (BJ 1970), president of NBC News Channel
- Juliet Huddy, FOXNews host
- Walter E. Hussman, Sr. (1906-1988) owner of newspaper chain in south Arkansas, including Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, cable systems, and radio stations
- Michael Kim, ESPNEWS host
- Jim Lehrer[5] (ΣΔΧ award), PBS news anchor
- Andrea Mackris, FOX News Television Producer
- Linda Marx (BJ, AEΦ), Writer, People Weekly, freelance journalist, author
- Russ Mitchell (BJ 1982), Anchor, CBS Evening News Sunday, CBS News
- Jonathan Murray (BJ 1977), executive producer and co-creator of MTV's Real World
- Joel Myers Sports Play-By-Play Voice, Various
- Lisa Myers (BJ 1973), Senior Investigative Correspondent, NBC News
- James O'Shea, Editor, Los Angeles Times
- Ken Paulson, Editor, USA Today
- Chuck Roberts (BJ 1971), CNN news anchor
- Charles Griffith Ross, Press secretary for President Harry S. Truman
- Brian Sandalow, McAllen Monitor, Texas
- Jon Scott, FOXNews anchor
- Edgar Snow (ΒΘΠ), main Western journalist in Mao's China
- Brian Storm (MA 1997), president & founder of MediaStorm, former vice president of Corbis
- Lee Strobel (BJ 1974), journalist and author of The Case for Christ series
- Joyce King Thomas (BJ 1978), Chief Creative Officer, McCann-Erickson Worldwide
- Wright Thompson, ESPN Senior Writer
- Elizabeth Vargas (BJ 1984), ABC News anchor/correspondent and 20/20 co-anchor
- Nick Wagoner (BJ '04), Sports Writer, St. Louis Rams
- Seth Wickersham, ESPN Senior Writer
- Matt Winer (BJ 1991, ΠKA), ESPN SportsCenter host
[edit] Government and law
- Russ Carnahan[6] (BS 1979, JD 1983, KA), U.S. Congressman
- William S. Cowherd 1881 (ΒΘΠ), former Democratic mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1892-1893 and U.S. Congressman from Missouri in 1897-1905
- Paul Coverdell (ΦΚΨ), former U.S. Senator (GA); died 2000
- William B. Cravens 1893 (ΒΘΠ), former U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Randy "Duke" Cunningham, former U.S. Congressman from California who resigned in 2005 amid a massive bribery scandal
- Gen. Donald Dawson 1932 (ΒΘΠ), former aide to President Truman, Curator of the Truman Presidential Library
- Martin Frost[7] (BJ 1964, ZBT), former U.S. Congressman
- Hon. John R. Gibson (BA 1949, JD 1952, TKE, QEBH, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Sam Graves[8] (BS 1986, AΓΣ), U.S. Congressman
- Chuck Gross (BA 1981, MPA 1982), Missouri State Senator.
- Bob F. Griffin (JD 1958), Speaker of Missouri House of Representatives for 15 years[9]
- Kate Hanley, nee Keith (BA 1965, BS 1965, ΦΒΚ), Virginia politician
- Martin Heinrich (BS 1995), current U.S. Congressman from New Mexico
- Kenny Hulshof (BA 1980, Farmhouse), U.S. Congressman
- James P. Kem 1910 (ΒΘΠ), United States Senate from Missouri, 1947 to 1953
- Lloyd E. Lenard, (MS, advertising and merchandising), Caddo Parish (Louisiana) commissioner; businessman; author
- Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. 1951 (ΒΘΠ), U.S. Federal District Court Judge and former president of the Missouri Bar Assoc.
- Claire McCaskill (AB 1975, JD 1978), former Missouri State Auditor and current junior U.S. Senator from Missouri
- Bruce B. Melchert (1961, TKE), former Chairman, Indiana Republican Party, and former Deputy Mayor, City of Indianapolis
- Thomas L. Rubey 1885 (ΒΘΠ), former U.S. Representative from Missouri
- Sally Shelton-Colby, Ambassador to Grenada and Barbados from 1979 to 1981.
- Ike Skelton (AB 1953, JD 1956, ΣΧ, ΦΒΚ), U.S. Congressman, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
- Kimbrough Stone 1895 (ΒΘΠ), judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- James G. Lindsay former general counsel to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
[edit] Governors
- James T. Blair, Jr. former Missouri Governor
- Mel Carnahan, former Missouri Governor, only person elected U.S. Senator posthumously
- John M. Dalton[10] (ΦΓΔ), former Missouri Governor
- Forrest C. Donnell (KΣ, ΦΔΦ, ΦΒK, ΘKΝ, QEBH) former Missouri Governor
- Warren E. Hearnes former Missouri Governor namesake of the Hearnes Center
- William Jayne, first Governor of Dakota Territory
- Tim Kaine, current Governor of Virginia
- Ted Kulongoski (undergraduate and law degrees), current Governor of Oregon[11]
- Guy B. Park (ΒΘΠ), former Missouri Governor
- Roger B. Wilson, former Missouri Governor
[edit] Military
- Gen. Enoch Crowder 1886 (ΒΘΠ), United States Military World War I general
[edit] Science and technology
- Bruce Barkelew (AB 1984), creator of ProComm and co-founder of Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
- Linda Godwin (MS 1976, PhD 1980), NASA astronaut
- William T. Kane (PhD., 1966), physicist in field of fiber optics
- Richard N. Richards (BS ChE 1969, ΛΧΑ), NASA astronaut
- Herschel Roman (PhD 1942), early pioneer in yeast genetics[12]
- William C. Schwartz (MA 1951), Physicist, Laser pioneer, and founder of International Laser Systems
- Larry Smarr (BA 1970, MS 1970), physicist; founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Thomas Smith (AB 1984), co-founder of Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
- Debbye Turner (DVM 1991), veterinarian and former Miss America
- Ernest Lenard Hall (BS EE 1965, MS 1966, PhD 1971), Roboticist
- Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (PhD 1983), WMD Scientist for Saddam Hussein, one of the 55 most wanted Iraqis post-Coalition invasion
- Brent "Mitch" Thieman (MD 2008), inventor of sitting on the growler, internal medicine physician
[edit] Social sciences
- Ritch Savin-Williams (BA 1971), professor of developmental psychology at Cornell University; prolific sexual orientation researcher
- Karen Marie Shelton (BA 1973 ΑΞΔ - Alpha Xi Delta)[13]. Internet (HairBoutique.com) & Telephony (T&S Software) Entrepreneur
[edit] References
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1922. p. 411. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Faurot;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1922;view=image;seq=411.
- ^ Wickham, Pete (2004-07-12). "Learning the ropes: Carl Edwards' talent has him in a slingshot to the big time". The Sporting News (Sporting News Publishing Co.). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_28_228/ai_n6127188. Retrieved on 2008-11-07.
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1948. p. 267. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Alan%20%20Greenberg;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1948;view=image;seq=267.
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1968. p. 497. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Riney;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1968;view=image;seq=497.
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1956. p. 232. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Lehrer;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1956;view=image;seq=232.
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1978. p. 342. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Carnahan;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1978;view=image;seq=342.
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1962. p. 312. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Martin%20Frost;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1962;view=image;seq=312.
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1983. p. 342. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=Sam%20Graves;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1983;view=image;seq=342.
- ^ Griffin's legacy tarnished by charges Ex-speaker's bribery and racketeering trial is set to begin Monday - The Kansas City Star - May 11, 1997
- ^ The Savatar. University of Missouri Archives. 1921. p. 128. http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=savitar;cc=savitar;q1=John%20Dalton;rgn=full%20text;idno=sav1921;view=image;seq=128.
- ^ "About Governor Kulongoski". State of Oregon. 2008-09-05. http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/bio.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-11-07.
- ^ Gartler, Stanley; David Stadler (September 1990). "Herschel L. Roman". Genetics (Bethesda, Maryland: Genetics Society of America) 126: 1–3. ISSN 0016-6731. http://www.genetics.org/cgi/reprint/126/1/1.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-11-07.
- ^ Karen Marie Shelton (2006-10-25). "Sorority Hair: Memories Of Alpha Xi Delta" (in English). HairBoutique News Site. HairBoutique.com. http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip99014.htm. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
