List of Boise State University people
This list of Boise State University people includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and administrators affiliated with Boise State University, a public, coeducational research university located in Boise, Idaho. As of 2015, the university has approximately 22,000 current students and over 80,000 living alumni.[1]
Bachelor's degrees were first awarded in the late 1960s; degrees granted prior are associates only.
Business and finance
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Steve Appleton | 1983 | Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology | [2] |
Jim Cathey | 1992 | Vice President of Qualcomm | [3] |
John Carley | 1955 | Former President and chief operating officer of Albertsons | [4] |
Karl Knapp | 1981 | Rhodes Scholar; Vice chairman and managing director at United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) | [5] |
Ralph Peterson | 1965 | President of CH2M Hill; former advisor to President Bill Clinton | [6] |
William Glynn | 1979 | President of Intermountain Industries (Intermountain Gas Co., Petroglyph Energy, and InterWest Capital) | [7] |
William Agee | 1958 | Former President and CEO of Bendix Corporation and Morrison-Knudsen | [8] |
Jan Packwood | 1984 | President and CEO of Idaho Power Company and Idacorp | [9] |
Jim Kissler | 1984 | Owner and CEO of Norco | [10] |
Jack Kane | 1970 | managing director of Duff & Phelps in New York; former Major General in the United States Army | [11] |
James McClary | 1959 | Former President of the Morrison-Knudsen | [12] |
John Elorriaga | 1949 | Former chairman of the board and CEO of U.S. Bancorp | [13] |
Butch Otter | 1964 | Former President of Simplot International | [14] |
Larry Williams | 1964 | Founder and President of Idaho Timber Corp. | [15] |
Louann Krueger | 1978 | Pacific Northwest Regional Director for Wells Fargo Bank | [16] |
Bill Ilett | 1965 | President of Transcorp; founder of the Idaho Stampede | [17] |
Government and public policy
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Butch Otter | 1964 | Former Governor of Idaho; former U.S. Congressman and four-term Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | [18] |
Mike O'Callaghan | 1950 | Former Governor of Nevada and Executive Director of The Las Vegas Sun; won the Bronze Star in Korea | [19] |
Tom Luna | 1985 | Former Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Idaho | [20] |
Bill Sali | 1981 | Former U.S. Congressman and eight-term Representative in the Idaho Legislature | [21] |
Edward Lodge | 1955 | Federal Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho | [22] |
Robert Bakes | 1952 | Former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | [23] |
Sergio Gutierrez | 1980 | Judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals | [24] |
Celia Gould | 1979 | Director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture; former eight-term Idaho State Legislator | [25] |
Jack Kane | 1970 | Former Major General in the United States Army and Commander of the Idaho National Guard | [26] |
Kate Kelly | 1991 | Senate Minority Leader in the Idaho Legislature | [27] |
Mary Pearson | 1979 | Former Chief Judge of the Northwest Intertribal Court System; Chief Judge of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe | [28] |
John Zapp | 1957 | Former Director, American Dental Association and American Medical Association | [29] |
Marilyn Shuler | 1977 | Director of the Idaho Human Rights Commission; President of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center | [30] |
Betty Deddoch Stadler | 1941 | Founder of Idaho Mothers Against Drunk Driving; developer and owner of the Shadow Valley Golf Course | [31] |
Bethine Church | 1943 | Widow of U.S. Senator Frank Church; Democratic political organizer; winner of the Lawrence O'Brien Award | [32] |
Steve "GROVER" Groves | 1998 | United States Navy, Commanding Officer, TACRON-21, Virginia Beach, VA, 2017-2018 | [33] |
Arts, media, and entertainment
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference | |
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Michael Hoffman | 1974 | Rhodes Scholar; Hollywood director of 13 movies, including several Oscar-winning titles | [34] | |
Earl Boen | 1961 | Hollywood actor with roles in over 50 films and 400 televisions appearances, including Naked Gun, the Terminator series, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, LA Law, and The Wonder Years | [35] | |
Jerry Hannifin | 1938 | Former Time magazine and United Press bureau chief in Brazil and Washington, D.C. | [36] | |
William Anderson | 1939 | Best-selling author of 22 books; his book BAT-21 sold a million copies and became a Hollywood movie | [37] | |
Gary Green | 1968 | Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami | [38] | |
Victoria Holloway | 1978 | Co-founder of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; professor of theatre performance at Arizona State University | [39] | |
Michelle Willis | 1996 | Popular composer of LDS and Christian music | [40] | |
Trevor Powers | Musician; Youth Lagoon | [41][42] |
Academia and the sciences
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Radhika Ramana Dasa | 1999 | Professor at The College of William & Mary and Bhaktivedanta College | [43] |
Ben Jayne | 1948 | Former Dean of Duke's School of Forestry; professor at Yale and the University of Washington | [44] |
Keith Bishop | 1982 | Cellular immunologist specializing in organ transplants at the University of Michigan School of Medicine | [45] |
Michael Adcox | 1981 | Medical director of the Saint Alphonsus Nephrology Center | [46] |
Gary L. Bennett | 1960 | Former manager at NASA; worked on the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and New Horizons missions | [47] |
Paul Courtright | 1978 | Renowned epidemiologist fighting leprosy and ocular diseases in Africa; clinic director at Tumaini University | [48] |
Gary Green | 1968 | Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami | [49] |
Merle Wells | 1939 | Founder of the Idaho State Archives; the Wells State Archives Building was named in his honor | [50] |
Diane Haddock Russell | 1961 | Former department chair at the University of Arizona College of Medicine; pioneer in cell growth research | [51] |
Marvin Bryant | 1947 | Former bacteriologist at the University of Illinois; inducted into the National Academy of the Sciences | [52] |
Jay Luo | 1982 | Former professor at Johns Hopkins University; graduated with a B.S. in math at the age of 12 | [53] |
Nathan Stark | 2000 | Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Montana State University | [54] |
Elena Gallina | 2018 | Truman scholar, international development scholar and activist | [55] |
Justin W. Vance | 2000 | Dean, School of Arts and Humanities at College of Western Idaho. Formally Founding Dean of College of Extended and Interdisciplinary Education and Associate Professor of History at Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). | [56] |
David Estrada | 2007 | Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies |
Sports
Name | Class year(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Graham DeLaet | 2004 | Professional golfer on the PGA Tour | [57] |
Ryan Clady | 2007 | Two-time NFL All-Pro left tackle for the Denver Broncos; first Pro Bowl appearance in 2009 | [58] |
Chris Childs | 1989 | Former NBA player with the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, and the Toronto Raptors | [59] |
Tyrone Crawford | 2011 | NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys; | |
Gus Johnson | 1962 | Five-time NBA All-Star player with the Baltimore Bullets | [60] |
Larry Jackson | 1952 | All-Star Major League pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies | [61] |
Scott Jorgensen | (Psychology) | three-time NCAA Wrestling Qualifier; current mixed martial artist, formerly competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship | [62] |
Alva Liles | Super Bowl XV champion Oakland Raiders | ||
Dave Wilcox | 1962 | Former NFL lineman for the San Francisco 49ers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | [63] |
Don Summers | 1983 | Former NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos | |
Daryn Colledge | 2005 | NFL offensive guard for the Arizona Cardinals | |
Chuck Compton | 1986 | Former NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers | |
Korey Hall | 2006 | NFL fullback for the Arizona Cardinals | |
Alexander Mattison | 2018 | NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings | |
Shea McClellin | 2011 | NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears | |
Cedric Minter | 1985 | Former NFL running back for the New York Jets; also CFL | [64] |
Kimo von Oelhoffen | 1994 | Former NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Super Bowl XL champion | [65] |
Elaine Elliott | 1977 | Head coach of the University of Utah's Women's Basketball team | [66] |
Renward Wells | Olympic runner in the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympic Games | [67] | |
Charles Burton | 1996 | Competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Men's Wrestling; wrestling coach at Nebraska | [68] |
Doug Martin | 2011 | Former NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
Shawn Stasiak | 1994 | Former WWE wrestler and three-time World Tag Team Champion | [69] |
Orlando Scandrick | 2007 | Former NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys.[70] | |
Dee Pickett | 1978 | Former professional rodeo rider; Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association national and world champion | [71] |
Jens Pulver | (Criminal Justice) | Mixed martial arts fighter, first Ultimate Fighting Champsionship (UFC) lightweight champion, and former featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) | [72][73] |
Jeb Putzier | 2007 | Former NFL tight end for the Denver Broncos | |
Kyle Wilson | 2009 | NFL cornerback for the NY Jets | |
Roland Woolsey | 1974 | Former NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns | |
Ardie McInelly | 1982 | Former NCAA Women's Basketball Head Coach for the Air Force Falcons | |
Geraldo Boldewijn | American football player | ||
Kellen Moore | 2012 | Former NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Currently (2019) the Offensive Coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. | |
Chandler Hutchison | 2018 | Current NBA player for the Chicago Bulls | |
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