List of Texas State University alumni

The list of Texas State University alumni includes notable alumni of Texas State University.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Politics and government

• J. E. "Buster" Brown, Republican state senator from District 17, 1981-2002[1]
• Carter Casteel (Master of Arts, 1971), lawyer and Republican politician from New Braunfels
• Buddy Garcia, interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• Larry Gonzales (Class of 2011 Master of Public Administration), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County
• Lyndon B. Johnson (Class of 1930), 36th US President
• David M. Medina, justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, 2004-2013
• Doug Miller (Class of 1976 Bachelor's degree in Law Enforcement), former mayor of New Braunfels and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2009 from Comal County
• James Oakley, County Judge for Burnet County
• John Sharp, Texas A&M University System Chancellor[2]
• Dwayne Stovall, businessman in Cleveland, Texas, school board member, and Republican candidate for the United States Senate in the primary election scheduled for March 4, 2014[3]
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (attended but did not graduate), US Treasurer[4][5]
• Rosalyn Baker, Hawaii State Senator, District 6[6]

Military

• Robert L. Rutherford, former General in the United States Air Force, former commander of United States Transportation Command

Music

• Todd Goodwin, Senior Vice President of College, Lifestyle & Experiential Marketing @ Universal Music Group[7]
• Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer[8]
• Kyle Park, country singer[9]
• Randy Rogers, country singer[10]
• Charlie Robison, country singer[11]
• Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members[12]
• George Strait, country singer[13]
• Sunny Sweeney, country singer

Media

• G. W. Bailey, actor
• W.R. Bolen, New York Times best selling author and podcast host[14]
• Powers Boothe, actor[15]
• Stephen Brower, "Dmitry" in the 2018-2019 US National tour of Anastasia the Musical
• Thomas Carter, film director[16]
• Jesse Heiman, actor
• Aaryn Gries, Big Brother 15 contestant, 8th place
• Chelcie Ross, actor[17]
• Tracy Scoggins, actress[18]
• Alexis Texas, AVN award winner and pornographic actress[19]
• Gianna Yanelli, actress[20]
• Edi Patterson, actress
• Anna Uzele, "Catherine Parr" in SIX on Broadway

Journalism

• E. R. Bills (author), author and journalist.
• Heloise, columnist[21]
• Tomás Rivera, writer[22]
• Maria Luisa Tucker writer
• Meg Turney, Internet news host

Sports

• Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist[23]
• Joplo Bartu, Former NFL Player
• Edgar Baumann, Olympic javelin thrower[24]
• Torgeir Bryn former NBA player[25]
• Wayne Coffey, football player
• Fred Evans, former NFL player[26]
• Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
• Jeff Foster, former NBA player[27]
• Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman[28]
• Donnie Hart, MLB pitcher
• Lance Hoyt, professional wrestler[29]
• A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
• Wade Key, former NFL player[30]
• Tony Levine (born 1972), football coach
• Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher[31]
• Craig Mager, cornerback, NFL, San Diego Chargers[32]
• David Mayo, linebacker, NFL, Carolina Panthers[33]
• Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler[34]
• Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Indianapolis Colts[35]
• Jeff Novak, former NFL player[36]
• Ricky Sanders, former NFL player[37]
• Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox[38]
• Mitchell Ward, football player
• Bobby Watkins, NFL player
• Spergon Wynn former NFL player[39]
• Kristen Zaleski, National Pro Fastpitch softball player[40]

Art

• Charles Barsotti, cartoonist[41]
• Griffon Ramsey, chainsaw artist[42]

Education

• Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas[43]
• F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president[44]

Business

• T. Paul Bulmahn, chairman and chief executive officer of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation[45]
• Jerry Fields, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of J.D. Fields & Co.[46]
• Rod Keller, president of Segway Inc.[47]
• Michael R. Young, president of Chuy’s Comida Deluxe, Inc.[48]
• James Poplin, chief executive officer of Austin Telco Federal Credit Union

Medicine

• Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon[49]

Notable alumni gallery

• 
  Lyndon B. Johnson, B.Ed. '30
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  Powers Boothe, B.A. '69
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  George Strait, B.S. '79, Honorary PH.D. '06
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  General Robert L. Rutherford, B.B.A. '61

References

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2. "Die hard Aggie looks forward to leading system". 2011-08-15. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
3. "Proud to Be Texan". texansforstovall.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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5. Barbara Vobejda, "Government Stints Lace Villalpando's Career;...," The Washington Post (October 31, 1992).
6. Rosalyn Baker at Ballotpedia
7. "Todd Goodwin Elevated to Senior Vice President, College, Lifestyle and Experiential Marketing". Universal Music Group. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
8. "Tejano star still critical". KTRK ABC. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
9. McDonnell, Brandy (December 8, 2010). "Texas country musician Kyle Park takes do-it-yourself approach, plays Oklahoma shows". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
10. Sweeten-Shults, Lana (April 3, 2009). "Randy Rogers band heats up Texas stage". Times Record News. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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16. "Gifted Hands - Crew Biography". TNT.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
17. "Chelcie Ross". IMDB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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19. Cherry, Maya (October 7, 2010). "Alexis Texas: Lone Star Superstar". Xtreme Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
20. Garcia, Sonia. "Alumna joins Mean Girls on Broadway". The University Star. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
21. "Who is Heloise?". Heloise.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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33. "Carolina Panthers Team Roster".
34. "Shawn Michaels". USA Networks. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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36. "Jeff Novak". Database Football. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
37. "Ricky Sanders". TheHots.net. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
38. "Boston Acquires Smith in Trade".
39. "Spergon Wynn". Bleacherreport. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
40. "National Pro Fastpitch Announces Team-NPF Roster". SpySoftball.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
41. http://txstateu.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/alumni-profile-charles-barsotti/ Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Texas State University Alumni Profiles. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
42. Pelham, Alex. "Artist Griffon Ramsey carves pop culture sculptures out of wood". dailytexanonline. The Daily Texan. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
43. "New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
44. "Biography". Weber State University. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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46. "Jerry and Linda Fields make record-setting $6 million gift to athletics". Texas State University. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
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48. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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