List of University of Houston people

The Athletics/Alumni center at the University of Houston

The list of University of Houston people includes notable alumni, former students, and faculty of the University of Houston. Class years usually indicate the year of a graduation unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown.

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Alumni

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Academia

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
C. Anthony Anderson	1964	Philosopher; Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara [1]
Robert L. Bradley, Jr.	1980	Expert on public energy policy [2]
James H. Bray	1980	Former president of the American Psychological Association[3]
Brené Brown	1996	Scholar and researcher in social work; author, speaker, and professor at University of Houston [4]
David Callender	1995	President, University of Texas Medical Branch
Max Castillo	1979	Former President of the University of Houston–Downtown and San Antonio College [5]
Vincent Cho		Assistant professor of the Lynch School of Education, Boston College [6]
Thomas W. Dougherty	1981	Emma S. Hibbs/Harry Gunnison Brown Chair of Business and Economics and Professor of Management at Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri [7]
William I. Dykes	1963	Former President of South Texas Junior College (1972–1974); former Interim President of the University of Houston–Downtown College (1974–1975)
Mary C. Gilly		Professor of Management at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine [8]
Ricky W. Griffin	1978	Department Head, Distinguished Professor, and Blocker Chair in Business at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University; Chair of the Organizational Behavior Division and the Research Methods Division at Academy of Management; President of the Southwest Division of the Academy of Management; Board of Directors Member of the Southern Management Association[9]
Douglas G. Horner	1983	Associate Professor of Optometry at Indiana University [10]
Mohan Kuruvilla	1996	Dean and Professor of School of Business at Houston Baptist University [11]
Robert W. Lawless	1964	Former President of Texas Tech University and the University of Tulsa [12]
Marilyn McAdams Sibley		Historian; former President of the Texas State Historical Association, professor at Houston Baptist University[13]
William A. Staples	1977	President of the University of Houston–Clear Lake [14]
Arleigh B. Templeton	1950	First President of the University of Texas at San Antonio; former President of Sam Houston State University, the University of Texas at El Paso, and Alvin Community College [15]
Rajkumar Venkatesan	2002	Bank of America research associate professor at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia[16]
Suresh Viswanathan	2000	Associate Professor of Optometry at Indiana University[17]
Karen Whitney	1982	President of Clarion University of Pennsylvania[18]
Welcome W. Wilson, Sr.	1949	Former Chairman of the University of Houston System Board of Regents [19]

Arts and media

Architecture

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Laura Bennett	1993	Contestant, Season 3 of the television show Project Runway[20]
Neil Denari	1980	Architect, professor[21]
Carlos Jimenez	1981	Architect; professor at Hines College of Architecture[22]
Burdette Keeland	1950[23]	Modernist architect, professor
Jerrold E. Lomax		Architect[24]
Joe Mashburn	1978	Dean, Hines College of Architecture

Entertainment and performing arts

Dennis Quaid, actor

Kenny Rogers, country singer

Jim Parsons, actor

Jack Valenti, former President, Motion Picture Association of America

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Greg Baldwin	—	Actor
Leila Bela	—	Experimental musician, actress, and writer [25]
Shelly Berg	1977	Jazz pianist and educator [26]
Arthur Bergel	1999	Film and television producer/director
Big Moe (Kenneth Moore)	—	Rapper
Larry Blyden	1948	Stage and television actor [27]
Joe Bowman*	mid-1940s	Marksman and western entertainer[28]
Peter Breck	—	Actor [29]
J. T. Buck	—	Theatre director, composer, lyricist (The Gospel According to Tammy Faye) [30]
Marcelo Bussiki	1993	Conductor
Tony Campise	—	Jazz saxophonist
Derek Cecil	—	Actor [31]
Chamillionaire*	—	Rapper
Johnny Chan*	1978	Poker player [32]
Brett Cullen	1979	Actor [33]
Chloe Dao*	—	Season 2 contestant on Project Runway [34]
Loretta Devine	1971	Actress, NAACP Image Award recipient [35]
Magen Ellis	—	Beauty queen
Fat Tony (Anthony Obi)		Hip-hop artist[36]
Bruce Ford*	1982	Operatic tenor
Larry Gatlin	1970	Grammy-winning country singer and songwriter [37]
Jennifer Grassman	—	Independent music singer, pianist
Denyce Graves*	1990	Operatic mezzo-soprano
Keith Grimwood	1974	Bass player for Trout Fishing in America [38]
Julie Haus	—	Fashion designer
Bill Hicks*	—	Comedian, social critic [39]
Kimberly Holland	2004	Playboy model
Larry Hovis	—	Actor [40]
Lil' Wayne*	2008	Rapper [41]
Evelyn Lim	1994	Concert organist, educator [42]
Annie Lin	—	Singer-songwriter
Master P*	—	Hip-hop artist, actor, producer, and athlete [43]
Sally Mayes	—	Broadway singer and actress, rock/jazz singer [44]
Susanne Mentzer*	1982	Operatic mezzo-soprano
Yvar Mikhashoff	1967	Composer, concert pianist, recording artist, music educator [45]
Pauline Oliveros*	1952	Electronic music composer and performance artist [46]
Bárbara Padilla	2004	Opera singer [47]
Jim Parsons	1996	Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, The Big Bang Theory[48][49]
Chris Patton	—	Actor
Cindy Pickett	1972	Actress [50]
Dennis Quaid*	1974	Actor [51]
Randy Quaid	1971	Actor; winner of Golden Globe Award; nominated for Emmy and Academy Awards [52]
Kenneth Radnofsky	—	Classical saxophonist, educator [53]
Timothy Rhea	1999	Director of Bands at Texas A&M University [54]
Kenny Rogers*	—	Country singer; winner of multiple Grammy, American Music, Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, and CMT Awards; USA Today "Favorite Singer of All Time"[55]
Julian Schnabel	1973	Filmmaker; winner of Best Director prize at Cannes Film Festival; visual artist [56]
Guru Singh	—	Actor
Brent Spiner*	1974	Actor [57]
Crystle Stewart	2007	Miss USA 2008
Allison Sumrall	—	Voice actress
Christopher Theofanidis	1992	Classical composer [58]
John Tracy	1968	Television director [59]
Christopher Tuffin	1993	Motion picture producer and executive [60]
Tommy Tune	—	Broadway dancer, actor, Tony Award winner [61]
Jack Valenti	1946	President of the Motion Picture Association of America [62]
Townes Van Zandt*	1966	Country and folk music singer-songwriter [63]
Paul Wall	2001	Rapper and DJ [64][65]
Judy Wilson	—	Casting director [66]
Trey Wilson	—	Actor [67]
Darren Keith Woods	1982	Opera singer, General Director of Fort Worth Opera
Roger Wright	1996	Classical pianist and 2004 National Scrabble Championship winner [68]
Robert Wuhl	1976	Comedian, actor, and writer [69]
Arthur Yoria	—	Guitarist, singer-songwriter [70]
Terence Yung	2012	Concert pianist
Stella Zambalis*	1984	Operatic soprano [71][72]
Jessica Zhu	2009	Concert pianist [73]

Journalism

Jim Nantz, CBS broadcaster

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Erik Barajas	1998	News anchor for Houston's ABC 13 KTRK [74]
Mike Barajas	1981	News anchor for Houston's Fox 26 KRIV [75]
Mark Berman	—	Sports director for Houston's Fox 26 KRIV [76]
Steven Ford Brown	—	Journalist, music critic, publisher, translator
Dan Cook*	1945	Longtime San Antonio television sports reporter and columnist [77]
Steve Edwards*	—	Talk-show host
Robert Flores	1992	ESPN anchor [78][79]
Saul Friedman	1956	Newspaper reporter, columnist, wrote "Gray Matters" column for Newsday [80]
Kevin James	1988	Radio host, conservative political commentator [81]
Tom Jarriel	1956	Correspondent for 20/20 and ABC's evening news [82]
Star Jones	1986	Former co-host of the TV show The View [83]
Prebble McLaughlin	1999	Media personality
Maxine Mesinger	—	Gossip columnist for the Houston Chronicle[84]
Jim Nantz	1981	CBS broadcaster [85]
Chau Nguyen	2010	Television news anchor
Dan Rather*	—	Former Managing Editor and anchor for CBS Evening News [86]
Jennifer Reyna	—	Traffic reporter and anchor for Houston NBC affiliate, KPRC[87]
Dominique Sachse	1990	News anchor for Houston NBC affiliate, KPRC [88]
Andy Scholes	2006	Sports anochor for CNN[89]
Ron Trevino	—	News anchor for Houston CBS affiliate, KHOU [90]
Steve Zabriskie	—	Network television play-by-play sportscaster, ABC, ESPN, CBS

Literature

Gene Wolfe, science-fiction author

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Donald Barthelme*	1957	Author, UH professor
Shane Bolks	1997	Author of chick lit and historical romance novels
Kathryn Casey	1984	Author, journalist
Katherine Center	1998	Author
Thomas Cobb	—	Author [91]
Jill Alexander Essbaum	1994	Poet, writer, professor
Ibis Gómez-Vega	1976	Writer, critic
Jennifer Grotz	2005	Poet [92]
Christine Ha	2012	Writer, poet, editor; chef who won the grand prize on the MasterChef cooking competition on Fox in 2012[93]
John R. Harvey	1997	Playwright, poet, producer
Detrick Hughes	1989	Poet [94]
Corey Marks	2000	Poet [95]
Leslie Adrienne Miller	1991	Poet [96]
Vassar Miller	1947	Poet [97]
Padgett Powell	—	Author; professor at University of Florida [98]
Pattiann Rogers	1981	Poet
Alice Sebold*	1985	Novelist [99]
Sidney Wade	1994	Poet, professor
Gene Wolfe	1956	Science fiction novelist
Robert Clark Young	—	Author

Visual arts

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Michael Ray Charles	1993	Painter [100]
Michael Galbreth	1984	Contemporary performance, conceptual, visual artist [101]
Jack Massing	1984	Contemporary performance, conceptual, visual artist [101]
Eileen Maxson	2002	Video and installation artist
Julian Schnabel	1973	Neo-expressionist painter, sculptor, photographer, and filmmaker [102]

Athletics

Baseball

Jeff Banister, Manager of the Texas Rangers

Michael Bourn, baseball outfielder

Jesse Crain, baseball pitcher

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Jeff Banister	1986	Manager, Texas Rangers; perfect 1.000 major-league career batting average [103]
Mike Basso	1986	Minor league player and manager; major league scout
Matt Beech	1994	Former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies [103]
Michael Bourn	2003	Outfielder for Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves [103]
Jesse Crain	2002	Best career start for a relief pitcher [103]
Steve Cummings	1986	Former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays [103]
Steve Decker	—	Catcher for San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Anaheim Angels [104]
Larry Dierker	—	Pitcher for Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals [105]
Doug Drabek	1983	1990 Cy Young Award winner, 1994 All-Star [103]
Vaughn Eshelman	1991	Former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox [103]
Wayne Graham	1973	Head coach of Rice Owls baseball [106]
Bill Henry	1946	Pitcher, 1960 All-Star [103]
Rob Johnson	2004	Catcher for Seattle Mariners [107]
Donnie Joseph	2009	Pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization
Brad Lincoln*	2006	Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher [108]
Jason McDonald	1993	Oakland Athletics player [103]
Garrett Mock	2004	Pitcher for Washington Nationals [109]
Shane Nance	2000	Former Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher [103]
Rayner Noble	1988	Reached AAA level as player; later UH head baseball coach [110]
Tom Paciorek	1968	1981 All-Star;[103] National College Baseball Hall of Fame
David Pierce	1985	Head coach at Tulane[111]
Scott Sheldon	1991	Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers infielder [103]
Chris Snyder	2002	Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros catcher [103]
Chris Tremie	1992	Houston Astros catcher [103]
Ryan Wagner	2003	First Cincinnati Red to be drafted and reach the majors in the same season [103]
Mike Walker	1986	Former pitcher for the Seattle Mariners [103]
Ben Weber	1991	2002 World Series champion [103]
Gary Weiss	1978	1981 World Series champion [103]
Rocket Wheeler	—	Minor league player and manager
Todd Whitting	1995	Current UH head baseball coach
Woody Williams	1988	1993 World Series champion, 2003 All-Star [103]
Anthony Young	1987	Major League Baseball's longest losing streak [103]

Basketball

Clyde Drexler, former basketball shooting guard, ten-time NBA All-Star, and Basketball Hall of Fame member

Hakeem Olajuwon, former basketball center, twelve-time NBA All-Star, and Basketball Hall of Fame member

Elvin Hayes, former basketball center, twelve-time NBA All-Star, and Basketball Hall of Fame member

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Benny Anders	—	Member of Phi Slama Jama; later played in South America
Greg "Cadillac" Anderson	1987	Player for San Antonio Spurs/Milwaukee Bucks/New Jersey Nets/Denver Nuggets/Detroit Pistons/Atlanta Hawks [112]
Otis Birdsong	1977	Player for Kansas City Kings/New Jersey Nets/Boston Celtics [112][113]
Don Chaney	—	Player for Boston Celtics/Spirits of St. Louis (ABA)/Los Angeles Lakers; Head Coach of the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, and Los Angeles Clippers; 1969 NBA Finals and 1974 NBA Finals champion, 1991 NBA Coach of the Year Award winner [112]
Aubrey Coleman	2010	Led NCAA Division I Men's Basketball in scoring for 2009–2010 season; player for Aliağa Petkim of Turkish Basketball League/Austin Toros of NBA Development League/Pallacanestro Biella of Italian League [114][115]
Marcus Cousin	2010	Player for Utah Jazz [116]
Doug Davalos	1994	Head basketball coach at Sul Ross State University, Texas State University
Dwight Davis	—	Player for Cleveland Cavaliers/Golden State Warriors [112]
Dion Dowell	2008	Player for Golden State Warriors
Clyde Drexler	1983	Player for Portland Trail Blazers/Houston Rockets; 1995 NBA Finals Champion, NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, 2004 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player Inductee; Gold Medal, 1992 Olympic Games [112][113]
Louis Dunbar	1975	Player for Harlem Globetrotters [112]
Rolando Ferreira	—	Player for Portland Trail Blazers [112]
Alton Ford	2004	Player for Phoenix Suns/Houston Rockets [117]
Reid Gettys	1989	Member of Phi Slama Jama, player for Albany Patroons
Anthony Goldwire	—	Player for Charlotte Hornets/Denver Nuggets/San Antonio Spurs/Washington Wizards/New Jersey Nets/Minnesota Timberwolves/Detroit Pistons/Milwaukee Bucks/Los Angeles Clippers [118]
Joe Hamood	—	Player for Houston Mavericks (ABA) [119]
Elvin Hayes	1968	Player for San Diego/Houston Rockets, Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets; player in the "NCAA Game of the Century", 1978 NBA Finals Champion, 1990 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player Inductee, NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team member [112][113]
Carl Herrera	1990	Player for Houston Rockets/San Antonio Spurs/Vancouver Grizzlies/Denver Nuggets; 1994 NBA Finals and 1995 NBA Finals Champion [112][113]
Chandi Jones	2004	Player for Detroit Shock/Minnesota Lynx
Damon Jones	1998	Player for New Jersey Nets/Boston Celtics/Golden State Warriors/Dallas Mavericks/Vancouver Grizzlies/Detroit Pistons/Sacramento Kings/Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat/Cleveland Cavaliers [112]
Dwight Jones	1973	Player for Atlanta Hawks/Houston Rockets/Chicago Bulls/Los Angeles Lakers [112]
Oliver Lafayette	2007	Player for Boston Celtics [120]
Monica Lamb-Powell*	1985	Player for Houston Comets [121]
Leary Lentz	1970	Player for Houston Mavericks/New York Nets (both ABA) [122]
Guy Lewis	1947	UH head basketball coach (see Faculty and staff section below)
Kelvin Lewis	2010	Player for Houston Rockets Summer League team/Texas Legends of the NBA Development League [123]
Ted Luckenbill	1961	Player for Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors [124]
Sancho Lyttle	2005	Player for Houston Comets [125]
Sam Mack	1992	Player for San Antonio Spurs/Houston Rockets/Vancouver Grizzlies/Golden State Warriors/Miami Heat [126]
Larry Micheaux	—	Player for Kansas City Kings/Houston Rockets [112]
Hakeem Olajuwon*	1984	Player for Houston Rockets/Toronto Raptors; 1994 NBA MVP, 1994 NBA Finals and 1995 NBA Finals Champion, 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals MVP, NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Gold Medal, 1996 Olympic Games; 2008 Hall of Fame inductee [113]
Charles "Bo" Outlaw	1993	Player for Los Angeles Clippers/Orlando Magic/Phoenix Suns/Memphis Grizzlies [127]
Andre Owens	—	Player for Utah Jazz [128]
Gary Phillips	—	Player for Boston Celtics/San Francisco Warriors [112]
George Reynolds	—	Player for Detroit Pistons [124]
Dave Rose	1983	Member of Phi Slama Jama; head basketball coach at Brigham Young University
Walker Russell*	1980	Player for Detroit Pistons/Atlanta Hawks/Indiana Pacers; coach for Toronto Raptors; scout for New York Knicks [129]
Jonathon Simmons*	2012	Player for San Antonio Spurs
Ken Spain	—	Player for Pittsburgh Condors (ABA) [124]
Ollie Taylor	—	Player for New York Nets/San Diego Conquistadors/Carolina Cougars (all ABA) [124]
Álvaro Teherán	1991	Player in Colombia
Rob Williams	1982	Player for Denver Nuggets [112]
Rickie Winslow	—	Player for Milwaukee Bucks [124]
Michael Young	2003	Player for Phoenix Suns/Philadelphia 76ers/Los Angeles Clippers (finished UH degree after NBA career) [112]

Bodybuilding

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Lee Labrada	1984	Bodybuilder, nutritionist; IFBB Mr. Universe weight-class world champion 1985, twice runner-up in Mr. Olympia international competition [130]

Finswimming

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Kristine Kelly	2010	Set 3 US national junior finswimming records at the 2000 CMAS World Fin Swimming Championships in Majorca, Spain; holds three USA national senior records in finswimming; competed for Houston as a backstroker and individual medley specialist, 2006-2008[131]

Football

Kevin Kolb, football quarterback

Andre Ware, former football quarterback, Heisman Trophy recipient, College Football Hall of Fame member, sports analyst

Sebastian Vollmer, football offensive tackle

Wade Phillips, football defensive coordinator, former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Willis Adams	1982 [112]	Wide receiver, Cleveland Browns
Allen Aldridge	2002 [112]	Lineman, Denver Broncos/Detroit Lions
Dalva Allen	1957 [132]	Lineman, Houston Oilers/Oakland Raiders, 1960 AFL Championship and 1961 AFL Championship winner
Kyle Allen*	current student	Quarterback
Anthony Alridge	2008	Wide receiver, Denver Broncos (also played running back while at UH)
Kimble Anders	— [112]	Fullback, Kansas City Chiefs, 1995 Pro Bowl, 1996 Pro Bowl, and 1997 Pro Bowl player
Jacolby Ashworth	2013 [133]	Lineman, Washington Redskins
Donnie Avery	2008	Wide receiver, St. Louis Rams
Joey Banes	— [134]	Lineman, Indianapolis Colts
Dave Barrett	— [135]	Running back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Don Bass	— [112]	Tight end, Cincinnati Bengals/New Orleans Saints
Jackie Battle	— [136]	Running back, Dallas Cowboys/Kansas City Chiefs
Tom Beer	1971 [137]	Tight end, Denver Broncos/Boston–New England Patriots
Val Belcher	1977	Lineman, Ottawa Rough Riders/Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Carlos Bell	— [138]	Tight end, New Orleans Saints
Adriano Belli	2001	Lineman, Atlanta Falcons/New York Giants/Cleveland Browns (NFL); Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL); BC Lions/Montreal Alouettes/Hamilton Tiger-Cats/Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
Royce Berry	— [112]	Linebacker, Cincinnati Bengals/Chicago Bears
Dan Birdwell	— [139]	Lineman, Oakland Raiders, 1968 Pro Bowl player
Alois Blackwell	1978 [140]	Running back, Dallas Cowboys
Kent Branstetter	1974 [141]	Lineman, Green Bay Packers
Bobby Brezina	1963 [142]	Running back, Houston Oilers
Greg Brezina	1970 [112]	Linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, 1969 Pro Bowl Player
Bill Bridges	— [112]	Lineman, Buffalo Bills
Art Briles*	1977 [143][144]	Head coach at UH and Baylor University
Terrance Broadway*	2012	Quarterback, transferred from UH to Louisiana–Lafayette
Charley Brown	— [145]	Wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
Chuck Brown	— [146]	Lineman, St. Louis Cardinals
Don Brown	— [147]	Running back, Houston Oilers
Guy Brown	— [148]	Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys
Sammy Brown	2012 [149]	Linebacker, St. Louis Rams
Wilbert Brown	— [150]	Lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Washington Redskins/New England Patriots
Reggie Burnette	1991 [151]	Linebacker, Green Bay Packers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bo Burris	— [152]	Defensive back, New Orleans Saints
Glenn Cadrez	1993 [112]	Linebacker, New York Jets/Denver Broncos/Kansas City Chiefs
Paul Carr	— [153]	Defensive back/linebacker, San Francisco 49ers
Tyron Carrier	2012 [154]	Wide receiver, Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Ken Chancelor	1962 [155]	Lineman, Houston Oilers
Bobby Clatterbuck	1953 [155]	Quarterback, New York Giants
Chuck Clements	1996 [155][156]	Quarterback, New York Jets
Mike Clendenen	1984 [155][157]	Kicker, Denver Broncos
James Cleveland	2011	Wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys, New Mexico Stars (LSFL)
Jim Colvin	1959 [155][158]	Lineman, Baltimore Colts/Dallas Cowboys/New York Giants
Carl Cunningham	1966 [155][159]	Linebacker, Denver Broncos/New Orleans Saints
Jim Dickey	1957	Head coach, Kansas State Wildcats
Tom Dimmick	1955 [155][160]	Lineman/linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles/Dallas Texans (AFL)
James Dixon	1988 [155]	Wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys
Patrick Edwards	2012 [149]	Wide receiver, Detroit Lions
Bubba Evans	2003 [155]	Lineman, Houston Texans
Wiley Feagin	1960 [155][161]	Lineman, Baltimore Colts/Washington Redskins
William Fields	2000	Defensive back, Calgary Stampeders/Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Simon Fletcher	1984 [112][155]	Lineman, Denver Broncos
Don Flynn	1956 [155][162]	Defensive back, Dallas Texans (AFL)/New York Jets
Charlie Ford	1970 [155][163]	Defensive back, Chicago Bears/Philadelphia Eagles/Buffalo Bills/New York Giants
Eddie Foster	1976 [155][164]	Split end, Houston Oilers
Charlie Fowler	1966 [155][165]	Lineman, Miami Dolphins
Ben Fricke	1997 [112][155]	Lineman, Dallas Cowboys
Dennis Furjanic	1966 [155]	Lineman, Denver Broncos
Thomas Gafford	2004 [155][166]	Lineman, Green Bay Packers/Kansas City Chiefs
Terrance Ganaway*	2008 [167]	Running back, New York Jets. Transferred from UH to Baylor after his freshman season.
Willie Gaston	2007	Defensive back, Baltimore Ravens
Steve George	1972 [155][168]	Lineman, St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Falcons
Robert Giblin	1974 [155][169]	Defensive back, New York Giants/St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Gipson	1968 [155][170]	Fullback, Atlanta Falcons/Detroit Lions/New England Patriots
Mike Gisler	1991 [155][171]	Lineman, New England Patriots/New York Jets
Mike Green	1999 [112][155]	Running back, Tennessee Titans/Cincinnati Bengals
Deontay Greenberry*	2014	Wide receiver
Rex Hadnot	2003 [155]	Lineman, Miami Dolphins
Charlie Hall	1967 [112][155]	Linebacker, Cleveland Browns
Lawrence Harris*	1982 [172]	Lineman, Houston Oilers; later professional opera singer
Brandon Hartson	2013 [133]	Lineman, Chicago Bears
D. J. Hayden	2013	Defensive back, Oakland Raiders
Michael Hayes	2012 [149]	Running back, San Diego Chargers
Manny Hazard	1991	Wide receiver, Toronto Argonauts; set NCAA record for receptions in a season
Ken Hebert	1967 [155][173]	Wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers
Charlie Hennigan	— [174]	Wide receiver, Houston Oilers (attended UH after football career)
Jimmy Herndon	1995 [155][175]	Lineman, Jacksonville Jaguars/Chicago Bears/Houston Texans
Carl Hilton	1985 [155][176]	Tight end, Minnesota Vikings
Gus Hollomon	1967 [155][177]	Defensive back, Denver Broncos/New York Jets
Phillip Hunt	2009 [178]	Defensive end, Winnipeg Blue Bombers/Philadelphia Eagles
David Hunter	2012	Defensive lineman, Houston Texans
Joe Bob Isbell	1961 [155][179]	Lineman, Dallas Cowboys/Cleveland Browns
Johnnie Jackson	1988 [155][180]	Defensive back, San Francisco 49ers/Green Bay Packers
William Jackson III*	current student	Cornerback
Curley Johnson	1956 [155][181]	Lineman/running back/kicker, Dallas Texans (AFL)/New York Jets/New York Giants
Marshall Johnson	1974 [155][182]	Wide receiver, Baltimore Colts
Melvin Jones	1979 [155][183]	Lineman, Washington Redskins
Donald Jordan	1983 [155][184]	Running back, Chicago Bears
Case Keenum	2010 [149][185]	Quarterback, Houston Texans/St. Louis Rams; during UH career became all-time NCAA FBS record holder in career passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, completions, 300-yard games, 5000-yard seasons
Larry Keller	1974 [155][186]	Linebacker, New York Jets
J. D. Kimmel	1952 [155][187]	Lineman, Washington Redskins/Green Bay Packers
Claude King	1959 [155][188]	Running back, Houston Oilers/Boston Patriots
David Klingler	1991 [112][155]	Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals/Oakland Raiders/Green Bay Packers
Jimmy Klingler	1994	Quarterback, Birmingham Barracudas/Texas Terror
Wade Koehl	—	Linebacker, Team Texas
Kevin Kolb	2006 [155][189]	Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles/Arizona Cardinals/Buffalo Bills
Tom Landry	1952 [190]	Defensive back, New York Yankees (AAFC)/New York Giants, 1956 NFL Championship winner; coach, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII champion, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach inductee (1990), inventor of the 4-3 defense formation
Lamar Lathon	1989 [155][191]	Linebacker, Houston Oilers/Carolina Panthers, 1996 Pro Bowl player
Harold Lewis	1958 [155][192]	Running back/defensive back, Baltimore Colts/Buffalo Bills/Oakland Raiders
Errol Linden	1960 [155][193]	Lineman, Cleveland Browns/Minnesota Vikings/Atlanta Falcons/New Orleans Saints
Everett Little	1975 [155][194]	Lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eugene Lockhart	1983 [155][195]	Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys/New England Patriots, 1989 All-Pro Team
Randy Love	1978 [155][196]	Running back, St. Louis Cardinals
Josh Lovelady	2000 [155][197]	Lineman, Detroit Lions
Vincent Marshall	2007	Wide receiver, Saskatchewan Roughriders/Calgary Stampeders/Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Dedric Mathis	1995 [155][198]	Defensive back, Indianapolis Colts
Ryan McCoy	1993 [155]	Linebacker, Jacksonville Jaguars
Don McDonald	1959 [199]	Running back, Buffalo Bills (AFL)
Marcus McGraw	2012 [149]	Linebacker, Arizona Cardinals
Audray McMillian	1984 [199]	Defensive back, Houston Oilers/Minnesota Vikings
Warren McVea	1967 [199]	Running back, Cincinnati Bengals/Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl IV champion
Loyce Means	2011	Defensive back, Hamilton Tiger-Cats/Green Bay Packers
Brandon Middleton	2003 [199]	Wide receiver, St. Louis Rams
Ostell Miles	1991 [199]	Running back, Cincinnati Bengals
Hamin Milligan	2001 [199]	Defensive specialist, Dallas Desperados (Arena Football League)
Hanik Milligan	2001 [199]	Defensive back, San Diego Chargers, 2006 Pro Bowl player
Billy Milner	1994 [199]	Lineman, Miami Dolphins/St. Louis Rams
Leonard Mitchell	1980 [199]	Lineman, Philadelphia Eagles/Atlanta Falcons
Mack Mitchell	1974 [199]	Lineman, Cleveland Browns/Cincinnati Bengals
Alton Montgomery	1989 [199]	Defensive back, Denver Broncos/Atlanta Falcons
Glenn Montgomery	1988 [199]	Lineman, Houston Oilers/Seattle Seahawks
Monty Montgomery	1996 [199]	Defensive back, Indianapolis Colts/San Francisco 49ers/Philadelphia Eagles/New Orleans Saints
Don Mullins	1960 [199]	Defensive back, Chicago Bears
Robert Newhouse	1971 [199]	Running back, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XI champion
Jim Norris	1961 [199]	Lineman, Oakland Raiders
Riley Odoms	1971 [199]	Lineman, Denver Broncos, 1973 Pro Bowl, 1974 Pro Bowl, 1975 Pro Bowl, and 1978 Pro Bowl player
Alfred Oglesby	1990 [199]	Lineman, Miami Dolphins/Green Bay Packers/New York Jets/Cincinnati Bengals
John O'Korn*	2014	Quarterback; transferred from UH to Michigan
Fendi Onobun	2010	Tight end, St. Louis Rams/Chicago Bears
Chad O'Shea	1995	Coaching staffs of Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots
Patterson Owens	1999 [200]	Lineman, San Angelo Stampede (Intense Football League)
Johnny Peacock	1968 [199]	Defensive back, Houston Oilers
Jason Phillips	1988 [199]	Wide receiver, Detroit Lions/Atlanta Falcons
Wade Phillips	1968	Head coach of Dallas Cowboys; previous coaching positions with Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers
Dickie Post	1966 [199]	Running back, San Diego Chargers/Denver Broncos/Houston Oilers
Scott Regimbald	2000	Fullback, Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
Joffrey Reynolds	2002 [199]	Running back, St. Louis Rams
Charles Rieves	1960 [199]	Linebacker, Oakland Raiders/Houston Oilers
Hal Roberts	1973 [199]	Kicker, St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Roberts	1969 [199]	Defensive back, Chicago Bears
Craig Robinson	1970 [199]	Lineman, New Orleans Saints
SirVincent Rogers	2009	Offensive lineman Toronto Argonauts
Wayne Rogers	2000 [199]	Linebacker, Detroit Lions
Stanford Routt	2004 [199]	Cornerback, Oakland Raiders
L. D. Rowden	1970	Linebacker, Chicago Bears
Nick Saenz	2012 [201]	Defensive back, Buffalo Bills
Rocky Schwartz	2008 [202]	Safety, signed by New Orleans Saints
Darrell Shepard*	1979	Quarterback, transferred to University of Oklahoma
Antoine Simpson	1997 [199]	Lineman, Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Simpson	1968 [199]	Defensive back, San Francisco 49ers
Charles Sims	2012	Running back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antowain Smith	1996 [199]	Running back, Buffalo Bills/New England Patriots/Tennessee Titans/New Orleans Saints/Houston Texans, Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII champion; inventor of the "deke" move
Lamar Smith	1993 [199]	Running back, Seattle Seahawks/Miami Dolphins/New Orleans Saints/Carolina Panthers
Marcus Spriggs	1996 [199]	Lineman, Buffalo Bills/Miami Dolphins/Green Bay Packers
Phillip Steward	2013 [133]	Linebacker, St. Louis Rams
Rich Stotter	1967 [199]	Linebacker, Houston Oilers
Jim Strong	1969 [199]	Running back, San Francisco 49ers/New Orleans Saints
Pat Studstill	1959 [199]	Wide receiver, Detroit Lions/Los Angeles Rams/New England Patriots
Hosea Taylor	1980 [199]	Lineman, Baltimore Colts
Earl Thomas	1970 [199]	Wide receiver/tight end, Chicago Bears/St. Louis Cardinals/Houston Oilers
Ed Thomas	1989 [199]	Tight end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Thompson	2012 [203]	Lineman, Dallas Cowboys
Randy Thornton	1987 [199]	Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII champion
Matangi Tonga	2010 [204]	Football player
T. J. Turner	1985 [199]	Lineman, Miami Dolphins
Craig Veasey	1989 [199]	Lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers/Houston Oilers/Miami Dolphins
Sebastian Vollmer	2009	Lineman, New England Patriots
Greg Ward, Jr.*	current student	Quarterback; has also played as receiver and return specialist
Andre Ware	1989 [199]	Quarterback, Oakland Raiders/Detroit Lions/CFL, Recipient of the 1989 Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award
Chuck Weatherspoon	1990 [199]	Running back, Detroit Lions/Philadelphia Eagles/Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hogan Wharton	1958 [199]	Lineman, Houston Oilers
Emile White	2000 [199]	Defensive back, Green Bay Packers
Wilson Whitley	1976 [199]	Lineman, Cincinnati Bengals/Houston Oilers
Daryl Wilkerson	1979 [199]	Lineman, Baltimore Colts
Gerome Williams	1995 [199]	Defensive back, San Diego Chargers/Cleveland Browns
Jermaine Williams	1996 [199]	Running back, Jacksonville Jaguars/Oakland Raiders
Shomari Williams*	2009	Lineman, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Elmo Wright	1970 [199]	Wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs/New England Patriots/Houston Oilers, inventor of the touchdown victory dance
George Wright	1969 [199]	Lineman, Baltimore Colts

Golf

Fred Couples, PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer

Steve Elkington, PGA Tour golfer

Fuzzy Zoeller, PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Rex Baxter	1957 [205]	1 PGA victory
Larry Beck	1960[206]	PGA Tour professional
Homero Blancas	1962 [205]	4 PGA victories, 1 Senior victory; 1965 PGA Rookie of the Year, US Ryder Cup team; record holder for lowest round in the history of competitive golf
Billy Ray Brown	1985 [205]	3 PGA victories before injuries ended career
Fred Couples	1980 [205]	15 PGA victories including 1 major (1992 Masters); first American to reach #1 world rank; World Golf Hall of Fame
Dick Crawford	1961 [205]	PGA Tour professional
Jacky Cupit	1959 [207]	4 PGA victories
Steve Elkington	1985 [205]	10 PGA victories including 1 major (1995 PGA Championship)
Brad Fabel*	1975 [208]	PGA Tour professional, 2 Nationwide Tour victories
Nick Faldo*	1976[206]	9 PGA victories including 6 majors (1987 1990, and 1992 British Opens; 1989, 1990, and 1996 Masters); 30 European Tour victories; held world #1 ranking for 98 weeks; World Golf Hall of Fame
Keith Fergus	1976 [209]	3 PGA victories, 2 Nationwide Tour victories, 1 Champions Tour victory
Ed Fiori*	1977 [210]	4 PGA victories, 1 Champions Tour victory
Marty Fleckman	1966 [211]	1 PGA victory
Kirk Hanefeld	1977 [212]	PGA, Champions tours
Anders Hansen	1995 [213]	PGA Tour professional, 3 European Tour victories, 2 Sunshine Tour victories
Butch Harmon	—	Golf instructor; coached Tiger Woods and many other PGA champions
Jeff Hawkes	1975[206]	PGA Tour professional, 1 European Tour victory, 1 Southern Africa Tour victory
Babe Hiskey	1962 [214]	2 PGA victories
David Ishii	1977 [215]	1 PGA victory, 14 Japan Golf Tour victories
Tom Jenkins	1971 [216]	1 PGA victory, 7 Champions Tour victories
Bruce Lietzke	1973 [205]	13 PGA victories, 7 Champions Tour victories including Senior Open
John Mahaffey	1969 [205]	10 PGA Victories including 1 major (1978 PGA Championship)
Dave Marr	1952 [217]	3 PGA victories including 1 major (1965 PGA Championship); PGA Golfer of the Year for 1965
Blaine McCallister	1981 [218]	5 PGA victories, 1 Champions Tour victory
Jim McLean	1972 [219]	PGA Tour professional; golf instructor
Phil Rodgers	1958 [220]	5 PGA victories
Bill Rogers	1973 [221]	6 PGA victories including 1 major (1981 British Open); 1981 PGA Golfer of the Year
Jack Rule, Jr.*	1959[206]	2 PGA Tour victories
Jay Sigel*	— [217]	PGA Tour professional, 8 Champions Tour victories
Jim Simons*	1969 [217]	3 PGA victories
Mike Standly	1986 [222]	1 PGA victory
Warren Sye	1980[206]	2 Canadian Amateur Championship victories
Rocky Thompson	1962[206]	PGA Tour professional, 3 Champions Tour victories
Bobby Wadkins*	1970 [217]	PGA Tour professional, 1 European Tour victory, 2 Japan Golf Tour victories, 4 Champions Tour victories
Kermit Zarley	1963 [221]	2 PGA victories, 1 Senior PGA victory
Fuzzy Zoeller*	1973 [221]	10 PGA victories including 2 majors (1979 Masters, 1984 U. S. Open), 2 Champions Tour victories including Senior PGA

Gymnastics

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Shannon Miller	2003 [223]	Most decorated American gymnast
Mo Mitchell	1995 [224]	Gymnastics coach, University of Kentucky

Swimming and diving

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Ang Peng Siong	1984	Swimming
Tania Cagnotto*	2007 [225]	First Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship
Carin Cone	1962 [226][227]	Olympic medalist, set 7 world records; featured on cover of Sports Illustrated
Jane Figueiredo	1987	UH head diving coach (see Faculty and staff section below)
Hilary Grivich*	1997 [228][229]	Nationally ranked diver at UH; had been an Olympic medalist and US junior all-around champion in gymnastics as a teen
Vera Ilyina	— [230]	Olympic medalist for Russia
Anne Jardin	— [231]	Olympic medalist for Canada; set world record in 50m freestyle
Diane Johannigman	— [232]	Four-time NCAA champion swimmer, set American record in 100m butterfly
David Lowe	— [231]	Olympic medalist for Great Britain
Yuliya Pakhalina	2002 [233]	Won two silver medals for Russian diving team at 2008 Olympics
Anastasia Pozdniakova	2009 [233]	Won silver medal for Russian diving team at 2008 Olympics
Teresa Rivera	— [230]	Pan-American Games medalist for Mexico
Sasha Schwendenwein	2009 [226]	Competed in the 2009 World University Games for Austria and was the national age group champion in the 400-meter freestyle for South Africa
Michelle Smith de Bruin	—	Swimming

Tennis

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Sarah Borwell	2002 [234]	65 in the world for doubles, number 1 GBR doubles player, played every grand Slam, represented Great Britain 3 times and won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games Player for New York Buzz (WTT)
Ricardo Ycaza	—	World top-ten junior, Davis Cup stalwart, world top-fifty touring professional

Track and field

Carl Lewis, track and field legend, 10 Olympic medals (9 gold, 1 bronze)

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Jenny Adams	2000 [235]	Hurdler
Seun Adigun	2009 [236]	Hurdler, African champion
Kirk Baptiste	1985	Sprinter
Andrea Blackett	2001	Sprinter; coach at Rice University
Dawn Burrell	1996 [237]	World champion long jumper
Leroy Burrell	1990 [238]	World record-breaking sprinter, replaced track coach Tom Tellez
Ollan Cassell	1961	Sprinter, Olympic gold medalist
Cletus Clark	1985 [239]	Hurdler, Pan American Games gold medalist
Dennis Darling	— [231]	Sprinter, World Championships medalist for Bahamas
Joe DeLoach	—	Sprinter, 1988 Olympic 200 m champion
Stanley Floyd	— [240]	Sprinter, set several world records
Sandra Glover	1991 [241]	Hurdler
Jolanda Jones	1995 [242]	City of Houston Council Member, U.S. heptathlon champion, contestant on Survivor
Allan Lawrence	1963 [243]	Distance runner, Olympic medalist for Australia, set several US records
Carl Lewis	1985	Track and field legend, 10 Olympic medals (9 gold, 1 bronze)
Carol Lewis	1989 [238]	American record-breaking long jumper; bronze medal, World Championship (1983)
Errol Nolan	2014	Sprinter; gold and bronze medals at World Junior Championships
Frank Rutherford	1988 [231]	Triple jumper, Olympic medalist (first ever Olympic medals for Bahamas); awarded Order of the British Empire

Volleyball

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Rita Crockett*	1977	Volleyball
Rosemary Eickenhorst*	1977	Volleyball
Flo Hyman*	1977	Volleyball
Rose Magers	1981 [244]	Volleyball

Business

Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

John Moores, Co-founder of BMC Software, co-owner of San Diego Padres

Samuel DiPiazza, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Richard H. Anderson	—	CEO, Delta Air Lines
Mary Kay Ash*	1943 [245]	Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Antonella Ballatori	1992	President and CEO, Avia International Travel / HRG
John F. Baugh	1936	Founder, Sysco Corporation
Rick Bowen	1988	Former President, Peabody Energy
Douglas H. Brooks	1972	CEO, Brinker International
Paul K. Broughton	1995	Managing Director, The Broughton Investment Group, Inc.
Rod Canion	1966	Co-founder, Compaq
Stephen I. Chazen	—	President and CFO, Occidental Petroleum
Samuel DiPiazza	1973	Chairman and Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tilman J. Fertitta	—	President and CEO, Landry's Restaurants
Alan Gershenhorn	1982	Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, United Parcel Service
Richard A. Gonzalez	—	President, Abbott Laboratories
James C. Houck	1972	President and CEO, Western Oil Sands
Louis B. Katopodis	1971	President and CEO, Fiesta Mart
Karen Katz	1982	President and CEO, Neiman Marcus
Fran Keeth	1988	President and CEO, Shell Chemical, LP
Donita R. Koval	1981	President and CEO, Omega Bank
Kenneth Lay	1970 [246]	Former CEO, Enron
Aylwin Lewis	1990	President and CEO, Kmart, Sears
James E. Lyon		Houston developer and Republican political activist
David McClanahan	1976	President and CEO, CenterPoint Energy
Mike McShaffry	1990 [247]	Video-game programmer, entrepreneur, author; founder, Tornado Alley
Eric A. Miller	2007	Operations Director, EQUIPXP, LC.
Jack B. Moore	1977	President and CEO, Cameron (company)
John Moores	1970	Founder, Peregrine Systems; co-founder, BMC Software; owner, San Diego Padres; major contributor to University of Houston and San Diego State University
Matt Mullenweg*	2004 [248]	Founding developer of WordPress; founder of Automattic
Dominic Ng	1980	Chairman and CEO, East West Bancorp, Inc.
Marvin Odum	1995	President, Shell Oil Company; CEO, Intergen
Mark Papa	1980	Chairman and CEO, EOG Resources
Bill Post	1976	Founder and CEO, Roti Mediterranean Grill
Dan Rapoport	1991	President of Rapoport Capital, financier and philanthropist
Richard Rawson	1972	President, Insperity
Howard Schramm	1978	Executive Vice President and CFO, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Edmund P. Segner III	1980	President, EOG Resources
Lane Sloan	1979	Former CFO of Shell Oil Company; former President and CEO of Shell Chemical Company
Allen Stanford		Former President and CEO Stanford Financial and currently in Federal Prison
Alan Strassner	2006 and 2007	Founder and President, Strassner Capital
John Stubblefield	1970	Former CFO, Sysco Corporation
Ramiz Tafilaj	—	Oil business executive; activist who has helped liberate Kosovo and Albania
Henry Taub*	—	Founder, Automatic Data Processing
Kenneth Thomas	1972	CFO, United States Chess Federation
Kenneth R. Trammell	1984	Executive Vice President and CFO, Tenneco
Robert Waltrip	1954	Chairman and Former CEO, Service Corporation International
David A. Williams	1992	President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation
Bruce Williamson	1995	Chairman, CEO, and President, Dynegy
Welcome W. Wilson, Sr.	1949	Chairman of GSL Welcome Group, chairman of University of Houston System Board of Regents
Melvyn Wolff	1953	Chairman Star Furniture, a Berkshire Hathaway Company [249]

Government, politics, and law

Government

Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Secretary of Education

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Leslye A. Arsht	1968	U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense
Nandita Berry		109th Secretary of State of Texas
Steven A. Browning	1974	U.S. Ambassador to Uganda [250]
Carol E. Dinkins	1971	Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General[251]
Robert Eckels		Former member of the Texas House of Representatives (1983-1995) from Harris County; county judge of Harris County from 1995 to 2007, president of Lone Star High Speed Rail[252][253]
Jim Gunter	1972	Arkansas Supreme Court Justice [254]
Michael P. Jackson	1977	Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Former United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation [255]
Terry Keel	1983	First Republican sheriff of Travis County since Reconstruction; Texas House of Representatives, elected member 1997 - 2007, parliamentarian, 2007 - 2009 [256]
Kamal Kharazi	1976	Former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs; former Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations [257]
Mark Langdale	1977	U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica [258]
Brian D. Montgomery	1986	Assistant Secretary for Housing and Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary [259]
Lloyd O. Pierson	1972	U.S. Assistant Administrator for Africa [260]
Peter Roussel	1965	Former White House Deputy Press Secretary [261][262]
Margaret Spellings	1979	8th United States Secretary of Education [263]
Jim Whitfield	1993	President of Apex PRD[264]
Philip D. Zelikow	1977	Executive director of 9/11 Commission

Politics

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Alma A. Allen	1992	Texas State Representative [265]
Joseph Hugh Allen	—	Texas State Representative from Baytown[266]
Thad Altman	1976 & 1977	Current Florida State Senator; former Florida State Representative; former Brevard County Commissioner [267]
Carol Alvarado	1992 & 2008	Texas State Representative [268]
Ray Barnhart	1993 (M.A. in speech and theatre)	State representative from Pasadena from 1973-1975, Republican Party state chairman from 1977-1979, and director of the Federal Highway Administration from 1981-1987[269]
Michael Berry	1993	former Houston city councilman and currently a talk show host
Elton Bomer		Texas state representative from Anderson County and former Texas Secretary of State [270]
Peter Hoyt Brown	1958	Houston city councilman, 2009 Houston Mayoral Candidate [271]
Bill Callegari	1972	Texas State Representative, 2001-2015; engineer and businessman[272]
Robert R. Casey	1934	Former Texas State Representative; former U.S. Congressman [273]
David Cobb*	1993	2004 presidential candidate of the Green Party
Henry Cuellar*	—	United States and Texas State Representative
Russell B. Cummings	—	Texas State Representative, 1963-1967[274]
John E. Davis	—	Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 129 in Houston since 1999[275]
Tom DeLay	1970	Former U.S. Congressman; former Deputy Minority Whip; former House Majority Whip; former House Majority Leader [276]
Eni Faleomavaega	1972	U.S. Congressman, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from American Samoa; former Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa; former Attorney General of American Samoa [277]
Jessica Farrar	1995	Texas State Representative [278][279]
Raul A. Gonzales	—	Former Texas Supreme Court Justice [280]
Gene Green	1971	U.S. Congressman [281]
Henry Grover	1962	Texas Republican politician, gubernatorial nominee in 1972
David Heitmeier	1987	Member of the Louisiana State Senate for New Orleans; optometrist	[282]
Ana E. Hernandez	—	Texas State Representative [283]
Al Hoang	1989[284]	first Vietnamese American member of Houston City Council[285]
Fred Hofheinz	1964	Houston mayor, son of Roy Hofheinz [286]
Roy Hofheinz	1931	Houston mayor, Harris County judge, Texas State Representative; also entrepreneur who led efforts to create Houston Colt .45s, Astrodome, Astroturf [287]
Chuck Hopson	1965	Texas State Representative [288][289]
Dean A. Hrbacek	1986	Former mayor of Sugar Land, Texas
Daylin Leach	1986	Pennsylvania State Representative
Melissa Noriega	1977	Houston City Councilperson
Rick Noriega	1984	Former Texas State Representative
Dora Olivo	1981	Texas State Representative [290]
Ted Poe	1973	U.S. Congressman [291]
Howard Wallace Pollock	1955	Former U.S. Congressman [292]
Barbara Ann Radnofsky	1976	U.S. Senate nominee, Texas Attorney General candidate
Richard T. Schulze*	1949	Former U.S. Congressman [293]
Lonnie Stabler		Mayor of Bryan, Texas, 1995-2001[294]
Steve Stockman	1990	U.S. Representative from Texas, 1995-1997, 2013-; candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 Republican primary
Robert Talton	1971	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009; candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court in 2014 Republican primary election[295]
Ed Thompson		Texas State Representative from Brazoria County[296]
Senfronia Thompson	1996	Texas State Representative[297]
Sylvester Turner	1977	Texas State Representative,[298] mayor of Houston
Leticia R. Van de Putte*		Texas State Senator [299]
Richard Viguerie	1958	Conservative activist, writer [300]
Hubert Vo	1983	Texas State Representative; first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas Legislature [301][302]
Armando Walle*	—	Texas State Representative
Elizabeth Warren	1970	United States Senator from Massachusetts; special advisor of U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; chair of Congressional Oversight Panel; Harvard law professor; bankruptcy expert; one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World [303]
Royce West	1979	Texas State Senator [304]
James E. White	M.S. 2010 and Ph.D. 2012	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 19 in Tyler County; educator and rancher[305]
John Whitmire	1975	Texas State Senator, Dean of the Texas Senate [306]
Kathryn J. Whitmire	1977	Former City of Houston Mayor [307]
Martha Wong	1976	Former Texas State Representative [308]
Beverly Woolley	1993	Texas State Representative [309][310]
Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr.*	1970	U.S. Congressman
Judith Zaffirini	—	Texas State Senator [311]

Law and law enforcement

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Tony Buzbee	1997	Trial lawyer
Larry Joe Doherty	1970	Judge for TV show Texas Justice, 2008 Congressional candidate [312]
Vanessa Gilmore	1981	US Federal judge (youngest in the nation at the time of her appointment) [313]
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes	1956	Criminal Defense attorney [314]
Randy Hendricks	1968	Sports attorney and agent
Patricia R. "Pat" Lykos	1967	Harris County District Attorney
I. D. McMaster	—	US District Judge[315]
Gray H. Miller	1974	US Federal judge [316]
David Newell		Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
John O'Quinn	1967	Highest paid attorney in Texas [317]
Ruby Kless Sondock	1962	First female Texas Supreme Court justice [318]
James D. Squier	1968	District judge

Religion

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Shaker Elsayed	—	Muslim Imam of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Virginia
John E. Fellers	—	Executive director of the Institute of Religion and Health at Texas Medical Center in Houston
René Henry Gracida	1950	Former Catholic Bishop
Hal Lindsey*	—	Christian evangelist and writer
Victoria Osteen*	—	Co-pastor of Lakewood Church, the largest church in the nation; spouse of Joel Osteen [319]
Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi	—	Muslim scholar, writer, educator
Hyman Judah Schachtel	1948	Longtime Houston rabbi and deliverer of Lyndon B. Johnson's inaugural prayer [320]
Priscilla Shirer	—	Christian speaker, author
Wilburn Snyder	—	Houston-area Baptist pastor and survivor of the Bataan Death March [321]
Thomas B. Warren	—	Church of Christ minister and Restorationist Philosopher and Theologian
Kenneth W. Wright	—	Church of Christ minister

Science and technology

Astronauts

Bonnie J. Dunbar, former NASA astronaut

Bernard A. Harris, Jr., former NASA astronaut

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Maurizio Cheli	1994	ESA astronaut
Bonnie Dunbar	1983	Former NASA astronaut; President of the Museum of Flight; member of National Academy of Engineering [322][323]
William Frederick Fisher	1980	Former NASA astronaut; longest space walk in history [324]
Bernard A. Harris, Jr.	1978	Former NASA astronaut; first African-American to walk in space [325]
Akihiko Hoshide	1997	JAXA astronaut [326]
Donald Holmquest	1988	NASA astronaut [327]
John D. Olivas	1993	NASA astronaut [328]
Rex J. Walheim	1989	NASA astronaut [329]

Other scientists and engineers

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Abdeldjelil Belarbi	1986	Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston [330]
Brigitte Boisselier	—	Raëlian bishop and CEO of Clonaid
Savas Dimopoulos	—	Particle physicist
David W. Murhammer	1989	Department Chair of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa
Dennis Paul		Engineer; Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County; earlier worked to clean up Armand Bayou[331]
John Randall	1975	Nanotechnologist
John Smart	—	Futurist

Other

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr.	1953	Activist, father of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Azim Makanojiya	2008	Founder of Wrist-band.com
James Murphy	1977	Director of External Relations, International Institute for Strategic Studies [332]
Olga Rodriguez	1970	Chicano activist
Charles Rogers	—	Implicated in John F. Kennedy assassination
Jon Schillaci	—	former fugitive on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives [333]
Aafia Siddiqui*	1991	Neuroscientist (alleged Al-Qaeda operative), convicted of assaulting with a deadly weapon and attempting to kill U.S. soldiers and FBI agents.
Andrea Yates*	1984	Drowned her five children; highly publicized legal case ensued [334]

Honorary degrees

Individuals who have received honorary degrees from the University of Houston include Edward Albee, George H.W. Bush, Jan de Hartog, Loretta Devine, Barron Hilton, William P. Hobby, Jr., Philip Johnson, Lyle Lovett,^[335] Carlos Menem, Ray Miller, François Mitterrand, Jim Nantz, Margaret Spellings, and Jack Valenti.^[336]
(Bold names indicate UH alumni.)

Faculty and staff

Administration

Name	Department	Years	Notability	Reference
Marguerite Ross Barnett	Administration	1990–1992	President of University of Houston
A. D. Bruce	Administration	1954–1956	President of University of Houston
Hugh Roy Cullen	Administration	1937–1957	Chairman of Board of Regents
James A. Elkins	Administration	—	Board of Regents
Glenn Goerke	Administration	1995–1997	President of University of Houston
Jay Gogue	Administration	2003–2007	President of University of Houston, Chancellor of University of Houston System
Philip Guthrie Hoffman	Administration	1961–1977 [337]	President of University of Houston, Chancellor of University of Houston System
Renu Khator	Administration	2008– [338]	President of University of Houston, Chancellor of University of Houston System
Barry Munitz	Administration	1977–1982	President of University of Houston
Edison E. Oberholtzer	Administration	1927–1950	Founder and first president of University of Houston
Richard L. Van Horn	Administration	1983–1989	President of University of Houston
Welcome W. Wilson, Sr.	Administration	2006–	Chairman of Board of Regents

Athletic coaches

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Frank Anderson	Athletics	Assistant baseball coach 2013–present
Major Applewhite	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2015–present
Joe Arenas	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1963–1986
John R. Bender	Athletics	PE instructor 1927–1928, coined "Cougars" nickname
Art Briles	Athletics	Head football coach 2003–2007
Alvin Brooks	Athletics	Head basketball coach 1993–1998, assistant basketball coach 2010–present
Jamie Bryant	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2011–2012
Todd Buchanan	Athletics	Head women's basketball coach 2010–2013
Leroy Burrell	Athletics	Track coach 1998–present
Leon Burtnett	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2008–2011
Travis Bush	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2012–2014
Neil Callaway	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1993–1997
Bill Carr	Athletics	Athletic Director 1993–1997
James Casey	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2016–present
Red Conkright	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1957–1958
Harden Cooper	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1950–1954
Larry Coyer	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1990
Jack Cressend	Athletics	Assistant baseball coach 2010–2012
Joe Curl	Athletics	Head women's basketball coach 1998–2010; National Coach of the Year 2003–2004 [339]
Cedric Dempsey	Athletics	Athletic Director 1979–1982
James Dickey	Athletics	Head basketball coach 2010–2014
Jim Dickey	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1964–1965
Dana Dimel	Athletics	Head football coach 2000–2002
Clyde Drexler	Athletics	Head basketball coach 1998–2000
Jim Eddy	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1986–1989
Chuck Fairbanks	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1962–1965
Keith Fergus	Athletics	Golf coach 1988–1994
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	Athletics	Assistant track coach 2014–present
Jane Figueiredo	Athletics	Head diving coach 1990–2014; four-time NCAA Diving Coach of the Year [340][341]
Pat Foster	Athletics	Head basketball coach 1986–1993
Harry Fouke	Athletics	Athletic Director 1946–1979
David Gibbs	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2013–2014; interim head football coach 2014
Chet Gladchuk, Jr.	Athletics	Athletic Director 1997–2001 [342]
Phill Hansell	Athletics	Swimming and diving coach, 1957–1996 [343]
Kim Helton	Athletics	Head football coach 1993–1999
Tom Herman	Athletics	Head football coach 2015–present
Lovette Hill	Athletics	Head baseball coach 1950–1974, assistant football coach 1949–1961
Dana Holgorsen	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2008–2009
Joel Hunt	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1955
Jim Jeffcoat	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2008–2010
John Jenkins	Athletics	Head football coach 1990–1992
Kliff Kingsbury	Athletics	Football staff 2008–2011
Les Koenning, Jr.	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1999
Hal Lahar	Athletics	Head football coach 1957–1961
Clyde Lee	Athletics	Head football coach 1948–1954
Tony Levine	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2008–2011; head football coach 2011–2014
Guy Lewis	Athletics	Head basketball coach 1956–1986: 592 wins; 27 consecutive seasons without a losing record; five Final Four appearances, including two NCAA finals; National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2007; Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2013[344]
John Lott	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1991–1996
Dave Maggard	Athletics	Athletic Director 2002–2009
Mickey Matthews	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1986
Ray McCallum	Athletics	Head basketball coach 2000–2004
Marcus McGraw	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2014–present
Bill Meek	Athletics	Head football coach 1955–1956
Brandon Middleton	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2012–2013
Philip Montgomery	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2003–2005
Ruth Nelson	Athletics	Head women's volleyball coach 1974–1980
Mike Nesbitt	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2012
Rayner Noble	Athletics	Head baseball coach 1994–2010
Todd Orlando	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2015–present
Chad O'Shea	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1996–1999
Yulia Pakhalina	Athletics	Diving coach 2014–2015
Jack Pardee	Athletics	Head football coach 1987–1989
Alden Pasche	Athletics	Head basketball coach 1946–1956
Tom Penders	Athletics	Head basketball coach 2004–2010
Bum Phillips	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1965–1966
Jason Phillips	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2010–2011
Wade Phillips	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1969
Hollis Price	Athletics	Assistant basketball coach 2014–present
Mack Rhoades	Athletics	Athletic Director 2009–2015
Melvin Robertson	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1965–1971, 1991–1993
Doc Sadler	Athletics	Assistant basketball coach 1986
Kelvin Sampson	Athletics	Head basketball coach 2014–present
John Skladany	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2008–2009
Brian Stewart	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2010–2011
Kevin Sumlin	Athletics	Head football coach 2008–2011
Tom Tellez	Athletics	Head track coach 1976–1998, volunteer assistant track coach 1998–present; legendary coach of numerous world champions and Olympic gold medalists, head coach of U.S. national team for World Championships and Pan American Games, namesake of UH's Tom Tellez Track at Carl Lewis International Complex [345]
Pat Thomas	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1985–1989
Ned Thompson	Athletics	Head baseball coach 1947, assistant football coach 1946–1948, associate athletic director 1946–1976
Chris Thurmond	Athletics	Interim head football coach 2007
Don Todd	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1972–1985
Jewell Wallace	Athletics	Head football coach 1946–1947
Alan Weddell	Athletics	Assistant football coach 2005–2007
Todd Whitting	Athletics	Head baseball coach 2010–present
Dave Williams	Athletics	Golf coach 1952–1988; legendary coach under whom UH won 16 NCAA team championships; referred to in a New York Times article as "the father of college golf" [346]
Gregg Williams	Athletics	Assistant football coach 1988–1989
Ryan Wochomurka	Athletics	Head swimming and diving coach 2015–present
Bill Yeoman	Athletics	Head football coach 1962–1986
Steve Yoder	Athletics	Assistant basketball coach 2014–present

Government, politics, and law

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Alberto Gonzales	Law	80th United States Attorney General [347]
Elwyn C. Lee	Law	Vice-President for Student Affairs, UH; Vice-Chancellor, UH System
Raymond Nimmer	Law	Dean of UH Law School
Richard W. Murray	Political Science	Director, Survey Research Institute, Hobby Center for Public Policy [348]

Liberal arts

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Alfred Arteaga	English	Poet, writer, scholar
Donald Barthelme	English	Author and co-founder of Creative Writing School
J. Don Boney	Psychology, Education	Educator
Robert Boswell	English	Short-story writer, novelist
Brené Brown	Social work	Scholar, author, public speaker
Rosellen Brown	English	Author
Carol L. Dennis	English	Author, editor, teacher
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni	English	Author, poet, and professor of English
Mark Doty	English	Poet, memoirist
Nick Flynn	English	Writer, poet
Sandra Gin	Communication	Television journalist, Emmy Award-winning producer of Cristina's Court [349]
William Goyen	English	Author
Edward Hirsch	English	Poet
Tony Hoagland	English	Poet, winner of 2008 Jackson Prize [350]
Alan Hollinghurst	English	Novelist
Frank L. Holt	History	Authority on Ancient Greece and Rome
Gerald Horne	History	Historian
Richard Howard	English	Poet, critic, essayist
Mat Johnson	English	Fiction writer
Justin Leiber	Philosophy	Philosopher, science fiction writer
Philip Levine	English	Poet
Joe Leydon	Communication	Award winning film critic and author, adjunct professor of Journalism
Paul Lisicky	English	Novelist, memoirist
Phillip Lopate	English	Film critic, essayist, fiction writer, poet, teacher
Rubén Martínez	English	Journalist, author, musician
William Matthews	English	Poet, essayist
Martin V. Melosi	History	Environmental historian, chairman of Graduate Studies Division and Institute for Public History [351]
Ange Mlinko	English	Poet; Guggenheim Fellow
Antonya Nelson	English	Author
Lynn Okagaki	Education	Head, National Center for Education Research
Robert Phillips	English	Poet
Anai Portillo	English/Psychology	Educator
Claudia Rankine	English	Poet
Mary Robison	English	Short-story writer, novelist
Alexander F. Schilt	Education	Education professor; former chancellor of UH System and president or chancellor of several other colleges and universities
Dale Schunk	Education	Educational psychologist
Daniel Stern	English	Novelist
Mark Strand	English	Poet, essayist
Mercedes Valdivieso	English	Novelist, journalist
Jody Williams	Social work	Nobel laureate, professor of Social Work and Global Justice
Meg Wolitzer	English	Writer
Charles Wright	English	Poet

Performing and visual arts

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Edward Albee	Theatre	Playwright; Kennedy Center Honoree, three Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Award, etc.
Steven Ansell	Music	Violist; principal, Boston Symphony Orchestra
James Austin	Music	Trumpet player; principal, Houston Symphony
Emanuel Borok	Music	Violinist; concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Igor Buketoff	Music	Conductor
Tony Campise	Music	Jazz saxophonist; director of UH Jazz Ensemble [352]
Michael Ray Charles	Art	Painter
George Chandler Chase	Music	Trumpet teacher
Lois Chiles	Theatre	Actress
Katherine Ciesinski	Music	Opera singer
Wayne Crouse	Music	Violist; principal, Houston Symphony
Carlisle Floyd	Music	Opera composer; American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Medal of Arts (U.S.)
Horacio Gutiérrez	Music	Concert pianist
Sidney Harth	Music	Violinist, conductor; concertmaster, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Frank Huang	Music	Violinist; concertmaster, New York Philharmonic [353]
Luis Jiménez	Art	Sculptor
Benjamin Kamins	Music	Bassoonist; principal, Houston Symphony
Milton Katims	Music	Violist and conductor; principal violist, NBC Symphony Orchestra; Music Director, Seattle Symphony Orchestra
George Krause	Photography	Established UH photography department
Fredell Lack	Music	Violinist
Mark Medoff	Theatre	Playwright, screenwriter, actor; Tony Award, Oscar nomination [354]
Abinadi Meza	Art	Sound artist, conceptual artist, filmmaker; was awarded a Rome Prize
Brett Mitchell	Music	Conductor
Bill Moffit	Music	Director of marching bands at UH and other universities; composer, arranger ("Soundpower Series"), and marching innovator
Elena Nikolaidi	Music	Opera singer
Stuart Ostrow	Theatre	Playwright, theatrical director, and Tony Award-winning producer
Howard Pollack	Music	Musicologist
Theresa Rebeck	Theatre	Playwright
Hal Robinson	Music	Classical string bassist; principal, Philadelphia Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra (U.S.)
A. Clyde Roller	Music	Conductor
Jade Simmons	Arts leadership	Pianist, arts advocate, former beauty queen[355]
Abbey Simon	Music	Pianist
Patsy Swayze	Theatre	Film choreographer; taught dance at the University of Houston for 18 years[356]
Laszlo Varga	Music	Cellist; principal, New York Philharmonic
Lanford Wilson	Theatre	Playwright; won Pulitzer Prize for Talley's Folly [357]

Science and technology

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Neal Amundson	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Research on air quality issues; United States National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellow, NAE Founders' Award [358]
David P. Anderson	Computer science	Space research scientist
Steve Baldelli	Chemistry	Surface chemist
Peter C. Bishop	Future studies	Futurist
Eric R. Bittner	Chemistry	Guggenheim Fellow
Maurice Brookhart	Chemistry	Research in organometallic chemistry; member, National Academy of Sciences[359]
Patrick Callaerts	Biology	Molecular biologist
Shiing-Shen Chern	Mathematics	Research in differential geometry [360]
Wynne Chin	Decision and Information Sciences	Information technologist
Chu Ching-wu (Paul Chu)	Physics	Leader in superconductivity research, U.S. National Medal of Science
Joseph Colaco	Architecture	Structural engineer, architect; member, National Academy of Engineers [361]
David Criswell	Space systems	Director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at UH
Bonnie Dunbar	Engineering	Director, UH STEM Center; former NASA astronaut, President of the Museum of Flight, member of National Academy of Engineering [322][323]
Siemion Fajtlowicz	Mathematics	Developed Graffiti computer program [360]
George E. Fox	Biology	Researcher in cell biology
Roland Glowinski	Mathematics	Research in partial differential equations, variational inequalities
Jan-Åke Gustafsson	Biosciences & Nutrition	Leading researcher in hormone function; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, United States National Academy of Sciences [362]
Fazle Hussain	Mechanical engineering	Engineer [363]
Lennart Johnsson	Computer science	Hugh and Lillie Roy Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, UH; research in grid computing
Ioannis Kakadiaris	Computer science	Developed an identity verification system
Włodzimierz Kuperberg	Mathematics	Research in geometry and topology [360]
John Lienhard	Mechanical engineering	Writer and host of PBS program The Engines of Our Ingenuity; National Academy of Engineering; UH professor emeritus [364]
R. Bowen Loftin	Computer science	Former chair of UH Department of Computer Science; now President of Texas A&M University [365]
Archer John Porter Martin	Chemistry	Winner of 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for invention of partition chromatography
Joseph L. McCauley	Physics	Research in econophysics, nonlinear dynamics, statistical physics
B. Montgomery Pettitt	Chemistry	Cullen Professor
Doreen Rosenstrauch	Engineering	Scientist, physician, humanist
Barbara A. Schaal	Biology	Evolutionary biologist
Ronald M. Sega	Physics	NASA astronaut [366]
Adam Thrasher	Health and Human Performance	Author of Space Moose[367][368]
Arthur C. Vailas	Biology, mechanical engineering	Biochemist, scholar; later president of Idaho State University
Mary Wheeler	Mathematics	Research in partial differential equations [360]

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