Alumni List of University of Virginia people

1 alumni

1.1 space , land exploration
1.2 united states supreme court
1.3 politics , diplomacy
1.4 business
1.5 science , technology
1.6 writers , academics
1.7 media
1.8 actors, musicians, , artists
1.9 athletics
1.10 military
1.11 religion
1.12 environmentalism

alumni

space , land exploration

richard e. byrd (attended) – polar explorer, first fly on south pole
patrick g. forrester, grad 1989 – nasa astronaut
karl g. henize, col 1947, grad 1948 – astronomer; nasa astronaut
thomas marshburn, engr 1984 – nasa astronaut
leland melvin, engr 1991 – nasa astronaut
bill nelson, law 1968 – nasa astronaut; u.s. senator, florida
gregory olsen, grad 1971 – co-founder , chairman of sensors unlimited, inc.; third private citizen make self-funded trip international space station
kathryn c. thornton, grad 1977, grad 1979 – nasa astronaut
jeff wisoff, col 1980 – nasa astronaut; engineering professor @ rice university

united states supreme court

howell edmunds jackson, grad 1854 – justice, united states supreme court; u.s. senator of tennessee
james clark mcreynolds, law 1884 – justice, united states supreme court
stanley forman reed, law 1908 – justice, united states supreme court; united states solicitor general

politics , diplomacy

yasushi akashi, grad 1956 – chairman, international house of japan; former undersecretary of united nations
george allen, col 1974, law 1977 – governor , u.s. senator, virginia
hanan ashrawi, grad 1982 – official spokesperson of palestinian delegation middle east peace process; peace activist
nathan l. bachman, law 1903 – u.s. senator, tennessee; justice, tennessee supreme court
alben w. barkley, law 1900 – 35th vice-president of united states; u.s. senator, kentucky
francois barras, grad 1976 – swiss ambassador lebanon , united arab emirates
evan bayh, law 1981 – u.s. senator , governor, indiana
rupert blue, col 1890 – surgeon general of united states
kit bond, law 1963 – u.s. senator, missouri
alan stephenson boyd, law 1948 – first united states secretary of transportation
david brown, col 1977 – mayor of charlottesville
harry f. byrd, jr., law 1936 – u.s. senator, virginia
james laurence cabell, class 1833 – president of national board of health
millard f. caldwell, law 1924 – governor, u.s. congressman, , state supreme court justice, florida
mortimer caplin, law 1940 – internal revenue service commissioner, law professor, tax attorney
james paul clarke, law 1878 – united states senator , 18th governor of arkansas
john cornyn, law 1995 – u.s. senator, texas
ken cuccinelli, engr 1990 – virginia attorney general
hugh s. cumming, med 1893 – surgeon general of united states
joseph t. curry – member of louisiana house of representatives 1930 1944
william h. daingerfield, 1829 – 2nd mayor of san antonio; ambassador
henry winter davis, law 1841 – outspoken radical republican; u.s. congressman, maryland
collins denny, jr. (1899-1964), 1924 – pro-segregationist lawyer
mary derosa, 1981 – former deputy counsel president national security affairs in obama administration
hasjim djalal, law 1959 – indonesian ambassador germany, canada, , united nations; chairman , president of international seabed authority, international law of sea expert
william a. eaton, 1978, former united states ambassador panama, former u.s. assistant secretary of state
william meade fishback, law 1855 – 17th governor of arkansas , u.s. senator-elect, arkansas
luis fortuño, law 1985 – governor of puerto rico
thomas watt gregory, law 1884 – attorney general of united states
michael guest, grad 1981 – u.s. ambassador romania; first openly gay man confirmed u.s. senate , serve u.s. ambassador
barbara halliday, mayor-elect of hayward, california
hilary a. herbert, law 1855 – secretary of navy
robert mercer taliaferro hunter, col 1828 – speaker of united states house of representatives , u.s. senator, virginia
eppa hunton, law 1843 – csa brigadier general; u.s. congressman , u.s. senator, virginia
louis arthur johnson, law 1913 – second united states secretary of defense
brereton jones, class 1961 – 58th governor of kentucky
edward m. kennedy, law 1959 – u.s. senator, massachusetts
john neely kennedy, law 1977 – state treasurer of louisiana
robert f. kennedy, law 1951 – u.s. senator, new york; 1968 u.s. presidential candidate, u.s. attorney general
william preston lane, jr., law 1915 – governor, maryland
samuel lawrason, engineering 1872 – louisiana state senator authored lawrason act of 1898 regarding municipal government
j. hamilton lewis – u.s. senator, illinois , first whip
stephen n. limbaugh, jr., law, missouri supreme court justice
thurgood marshall, jr., col 1978, law 1981 – cabinet secretary, clinton administration
henry m. mathews, grad 1856 – 5th governor of west virginia
samuel d. mcenery, col 1857 – governor , u.s. senator louisiana
chuck mcmains, law 1973 – former louisiana state representative , lobbyist
ana montes, col 1979 – convicted cuban spy
john s. mosby (attended) – gray ghost , csa guerilla fighter
robert mueller, law 1973 – director of federal bureau of investigation
janet napolitano, law 1983 – president of university of california system; former governor of arizona , secretary of homeland security
bill nelson, law 1968 – u.s. senator, florida; nasa astronaut
longin pastusiak, grad 1959 – marshall of senate, poland
h. foster pettit, b.a. , law – member of kentucky house of representatives, 1965–1970; mayor of lexington, kentucky, 1972–1978
george w. randolph, law 1842 – confederate states secretary of war
pratt c. remmel, col 1937 – mayor of little rock 1951–1955
chuck robb, law 1973 – governor , u.s. senator, virginia
joseph taylor robinson, law 1895 – governor , united states senate majority leader, arkansas
franklin delano roosevelt, jr., law 1940 – u.s. congressman, new york
chuck rosenberg, law 1990 – former united states attorney, eastern district of virginia , southern district of texas; former counsel fbi director; former chief of staff deputy attorney general; former counselor attorney general
larry sabato, col 1974 – politics professor; director of university of virginia center politics; called quoted college professor in land wall street journal
mark sanford, darden 1988 – governor of south carolina
james alexander seddon, grad 1836 – 4th confederate states secretary of war
joseph d. selby – lawyer, judge, state legislator in cheyenne, wyoming
faryar shirzad, law – advisor u.s. president george w. bush
john william snow, grad 1965 – united states secretary of treasury
javier solana, grad 1968 – spanish former secretary general of north atlantic treaty organization , previous european union foreign policy chief
william b. spong, jr., law 1947 – u.s. senator, virginia
john c. stennis, law 1928 – u.s. senator, mississippi
edward stettinius, jr., col 1924 – united states secretary of state
benjamin franklin stringfellow, law 1835 – missouri attorney general , border ruffian
robert m. switzer, law – united states representative
charles l. terry, jr., col 1922 – governor, delaware
lee emmett thomas, law 1889 – mayor of shreveport, louisiana (1922–1930) , speaker of louisiana house of representative (1912–1916)
robert toombs, law 1830 – u.s. senator, georgia
john v. tunney, law 1959 – u.s. congressman , u.s. senator, california
thomas b. turley, law 1867 – u.s. senator, tennessee
william m. walton, law 1851 – attorney general of texas
john warner, law 1953 – u.s. senator, virginia
lowell p. weicker, jr., law 1957 – governor, u.s. congressman, , u.s. senator, connecticut
kevin whitaker, col 1979 – u.s. ambassador colombia
john c. white, english 1998 – louisiana education superintendent since 2012
john sharp williams, law 1876 – minority leader of united states house of representatives
woodrow wilson (attended) – 28th president of united states
walter wyatt, law 1917 – general counsel, federal reserve system
yan huiqing, col 1900 – premier , prime minister of republic of china; chinese ambassador united states; 1st chinese ambassador soviet union; chinese representative in league of nations

business

lee ainslie, comm 1986 – founder , managing partner of maverick capital
eric c. anderson, engr 1996 – president , ceo, co-founder, space adventures
eric a. drum, clas 1987 – founder, oldstocks.com
david t. beers, col 1975 – special adviser governor of bank of canada, former head of sovereign credit ratings, standard & poor s
alfred berkeley, col 1966 – president, nasdaq stock exchange
vinit s. bhatt, engr ms 1984, founder of bhatt innovation capital, technology-focused long/short equity hedge fund
charles l. brown, engr 1943 – chairman , ceo, american telephone & telegraph corporation
john h. bryan, darden 1960 – ceo , chairman of sara lee
algernon s. buford, law 1850 – president, richmond , danville railroad
w. graham claytor jr., col 1933 – president, southern railway , amtrak; , u.s. secretary of navy
george david, darden 1967 – chairman , ceo, united technologies corporation
william stamps farish iii, col 1962 – chairman of board, churchill downs, u.s. ambassador united kingdom
thomas farrell, 1976, ceo, dominion resources
john a. griffin, comm 1985 – founder, president , trustee, blue ridge capital,
william a. hawkins, darden 1982 – ceo, medtronic corp.
russell herron, engr 1979 – author, co-founder of geoquest systems
laura k. ipsen, monsanto board member
mansoor ijaz, col 1983 – founder , chairman, crescent investment management ltd
paul tudor jones, col 1976 – president , founder, tudor investment corporation , robin hood foundation, billionaire
randal j. kirk, law 1979 – founder, chairman, new river pharmaceutical; billionaire
alan lafley (attended) – ceo, chairman of board, procter & gamble
alexander f. mathews, m.a. 1856 – president , founder of bank of lewisburg , first national bank of ronceverte
halsey minor, col 1987 – co-founder , former ceo, cnet inc.
nick morgan – speaking coach , author
daniel mudd, col 1980 – ceo, fannie mae
p clarke murphy, history 1984 – ceo, russell reynolds associates
william nelson page (attended) – civil engineer, co-founder of virginian railway
timothy j. naughton, col 1987, ceo , president, avalonbay communities, inc.
michelle nunn, col 1989 – ceo, points of light
charles t. pepper, med 1855 – original dr. pepper according dr pepper company
peter quick, engr 1978 – chairman, gain capital; former president, american stock exchange; former president , ceo, quick & reilly
steven reinemund, darden 1978 – chairman , ceo, pepsico inc.
ed romanoff, entrepreneur , singer-songwriter
julio mario santo domingo, col 1948 – colombian businessman, billionaire
john d. shafer jr., darden 1968 – president of dunkin donuts
thomas shannon, darden 1992 – ceo, bowlmor lanes
sheridan snyder, col 1958 – entrepreneur , philanthropist
samuel spencer – engr 1868 – first president, southern railway
mark b. templeton, darden 1978 – president , ceo, citrix systems
robert r. young (attended) – chairman of board, c&o railroad
william p. utt, engr 1979, 1980, darden 1984 – ceo/president, kbr

science , technology

john backus (attended) – inventor of first high-level programming language, fortran
daniel barringer, grad 1888 – proved existence of meteorites on earth (barringer meteorite crater)
jesse beams, grad 1926 – 1 of 5 primary physicists selected manhattan project, pioneer of ultracentrifuge
s. ward casscells, med 1939 – pioneering orthopedic surgeon, introduced arthroscopy of knee joint practice in united states
francis collins, col 1970 – director of human genome project
heber doust curtis, grad 1902 – astronomer participated in great debate harlow shapley, 1920
wade hampton frost, med 1903 – established epidemiology science; founding dean of johns hopkins school of public health
j. hartwell harrison, med 1932 – pioneer kidney transplant surgeon, member board of visitors
steve huffman, engr 2005 – co-founder of reddit
richard lutz, col 1971 – deep sea vent researcher, director of institute of marine , coastal sciences
janet akyüz mattei, grad 1972 – astronomer; director, american association of variable star observers
edward p. ney, ph.d 1946 , faculty 1946–47 – astrophysicist; discovered heavy cosmic ray nuclei
alexis ohanian, comm 2005 – co-founder of reddit
charles pollard olivier, grad 1911 – astronomer; founder, american meteor society
charlie papazian, nuclear engineer; influential member of american homebrewing movement
phil plait, grad 1994 – author of bad astronomy , bad astronomy blog
walter reed, med 1869 – discovered transmission of yellow fever
mendel rosenblum, col 1984 – co-founder of vmware
stuart schreiber, col 1977 – chemical biologist; founding member of broad institute of harvard , mit
ann m. valentine, bs 1993 – inorganic chemist
alexander n. vyssotsky, grad 1927 – astronomer; cataloged milky way m dwarf stars
beverly r. wellford, grad 1816 – sixth president of american medical association
thomas w. whitaker, ms 1929, phd 1931, botanist , horticulturist
ralph elmer wilson, grad 1910 – astronomer; wilson crater on moon co-named after him
carl a. wirtanen, grad 1939 – astronomer; discovered number of asteroids , comets
william wulf, grad 1966 – designer of bliss programming language, president of national academy of engineering
hugh h. young, col 1889, med 1891 – inventor, author, pioneering surgeon
norman l. crabill, mae – engineer, inventor, author

writers , academics

todd j. albert – surgeon , author
louis auchincloss, law 1941 – novelist, lawyer
david baldacci, law 1986 – novelist
michael b. blank, gsas 1986, 1991 - professor @ penn medicine
paul bowles (attended) – novelist, travel writer, composer
charles augustus briggs, col 1860 – hebrew scholar , theologian
skylar hamilton burris, col 1997 – novelist
c.e. byrd, attended 1882–1883 – educator
erskine caldwell, attended 1923-1926 – novelist, author of tobacco road
john t. casteen iii, col 1965, grad 1970 – president of university of virginia
john r. conniff, new orleans , baton rouge educator; president of louisiana tech university, 1926-1928; attended university of louisiana c. 1895
heather derr-smith, col 1995 – poet
tyler drumheller, col 1974 – pre-iraq war european cia station chief; author of on brink
claudia emerson, col 1979 – 2006 pulitzer prize winner poetry
linda fairstein, law 1972 – prosecutor of sex crimes in manhattan , best-selling author of crime novels
jerry falwell, jr., law 1987 – chancellor , president, liberty university
richard foerster, a&s 1972 – poet
joanne b. freeman – historian
william fuller, ph.d. 1983, poet; senior vice president , chief fiduciary officer of northern trust corporation
elizabeth garrett, law 1988 – president of cornell university; former provost of university of southern california
emily giffin, law 1997 – chick lit author
julien green, col 1922, major figure of french literature of 20th century
claude hall, grad 1954 – historian, author of abel parker upshur
thomas m. humphrey, economist
trig johnson, phd, col 1994 – educator , musician
edward p. jones, grad 1981 – author, winner of 2004 pulitzer prize fiction, macarthur fellow
jack temple kirby – historian of southern united states, awarded bancroft prize 2006 book mockingbird song: ecological landscapes of south
gloria cordes larson, law 1976 – president of bentley university
helen matthews lewis, master s of sociology 1949 – sociologist, historian, , activist
edgar odell lovett, grad 1895 – mathematician, astronomer, first , longest-tenured president of rice university
j. hillis miller, sr., grad 1928 – fourth president of university of florida (1947–1953)
robert miskimon (attended) – novelist, journalist, poet
blake morant, col 1975, law 1978 – dean of wake forest university school of law (2007–present)
david nolan, col 1967 – author , historian
breece d j pancake (attended) – short-story writer
edgar allan poe (attended) – poet, author of raven
harrison randolph, grad 1892, thirteenth president of college of charleston (1897–1945)
w. taylor reveley, iii, law 1968 – president, college of william , mary; former dean , professor of law @ william & mary law school
william craig rice, col 1975 – president of shimer college
paul craig roberts, economist , political pundit; undersecretary of treasury under ronald reagan
will shortz, law – editor of new york times crossword puzzle
brooks d. simpson, col 1979 – historian
valerie smith, grad 1978 – president, swarthmore college; former dean of college, princeton university
jens söring, honor student, autobiographer , writer of social issues, convicted murderer without parole
richard b. spencer, col 2001 – white nationalist, founder of alternativeright.com, president , director of national policy institute
william force stead, col 1905 – diplomat , poet
henry s. taylor, col 1965 – pulitzer prize winner poetry
william g. thomas iii phd - history professor @ university of nebraska–lincoln, 2016 guggenheim fellow.
dennis unkovic, col 1970 – international business advisor; author of 6 books; partner @ meyer, unkovic & scott
richard e. wagner, 1966 – economist

media

robert aldrich (attended) – film director, writer, , producer of dirty dozen
fred barnes, col 1965 – editor, weekly standard
john brenkus, col 1993 – host, espn s sports science
margaret brennan, col 2002 – bloomberg tv anchor, in business margaret brennan
bruce brandfon, col 1969 – publisher, scientific american
coran capshaw, col 1983 – founder, red light management; manager of dave matthews band, faith hill, , alicia keys
whitney casey, educ 1997 – correspondent cnn; anchor of cnn headline news
katie couric, col 1979 – anchor of cbs evening news; former host of nbc s today show
virginius dabney, col 1921, editor of richmond times dispatch, author, pulitzer prize winner (editorial writing)
lane degregory, col 1989, grad 1995 – pulitzer prize–winning journalist
deidre downs (attended) – miss america 2005
kimberly dozier, 1993 – reporter cbs news
thomas frank, col 1987 – founder , editor, baffler
bob gazzale, col 1987 – president, american film institute
richard glatzer, grad 1975 – film director, producer, writer, still alice, fluffer, , quinceañera
david m. granger, grad 1981 – editor-in-chief, esquire
rea s. hederman, darden 1968 – publisher, new york review of books
bernard holland – former chief music critic new york times
brit hume, col 1965 – managing editor, fox news
laura ingraham, law 1991 – conservative talk show host
mark johnson, col 1971 – film producer, rain man, morning, vietnam, , chronicles of narnia; academy award recipient
robert llewellyn, photographer, engineering 1964-1968.
rich lowry, col 1990 – editor-in-chief, national review
jessica lynch, col 2000 – miss new york 2003
elva mason – media manager , attorney
tyler mathisen, col 1976 – co-anchor, power lunch; vice president strategic editorial initiatives, cnbc
george p. rodrigue iii, col 1978 – editor, plain dealer, two-time pulitzer prize winner
mahsa saeidi-azcuy, col – apprentice
andrew scheinman, law 1973 – tv producer, seinfeld; emmy award recipient
tom shadyac, col 1981 – director, ace ventura: pet detective, patch adams, bruce almighty
leigh-taylor smith, col 2007 – miss new york 2009
melissa stark, col 1995 – reporter, espn , abc s monday night football
ron suskind, col 1981, pulitzer prize–winning journalist, author
michael vitez, col 1979 – staff writer, philadelphia inquirer, pulitzer prize winner
james wagner, col 2008 – staff writer, new york times, baseball writer
paul junger witt, col 1963 – film producer, dead poets society, 3 kings , insomnia; tv producer, golden girls, partridge family, soap, benson, , blossom; emmy award recipient
vern yip, col 1990 – interior designer, hgtv home improvement personality

actors, musicians, , artists

david berman



tina fey



will anderson, lead singer of pop-rock band parachute
david berman, col – lead singer of indie-rock band silver jews
edward brophy, col – actor
tom cora, col – avant-garde cellist , composer
sarah drew, col 2002 – actress, grey s anatomy
tina fey, col 1992 – creator, writer, producer , actress, 30 rock; former head writer, actress, saturday night live
schuyler fisk, col 2004 – singer/songwriter
jason george, col 1994 – actor
brennan gilmore, col 2001 – bluegrass musician; former u.s. diplomat; political activist
ann hould-ward, grad 1978 – broadway costume designer, tony award recipient
jen lilley, col 2007 – actress, general hospital, days of our lives, artist
rod macdonald, col 1970 – singer/songwriter
stephen malkmus, col 1988 – lead singer of indie-rock band pavement
benjamin mckenzie, col 2001 – actor, fox s o.c.
georgia o keeffe (attended) – painter
teddy sears, col 1999 – actor, masters of sex
skipp sudduth, grad 1983 – actor
boyd tinsley, violinist, mandolinist, backup vocals dave matthews band
sean patrick thomas, col 1993 – actor
stan winston, col 1968 – special effects expert, four-time academy award recipient
dylan walsh, col 1986 – actor, nip/tuck
sasheer zamata, col 2008 – actor, saturday night live

athletics

val ackerman, col 1981 – founder , former president of wnba, , current commissioner of big east conference
bruce arena – coached virginia cavaliers 5 ncaa men s soccer championships; head coach of national men s soccer team; professional soccer coach
darion atkins – basketball player hapoel holon of israeli ligat haal
ronde barber, comm 1996 – cornerback, tampa bay buccaneers
tiki barber, comm 1997 – former running back, new york giants; current sportscaster
morgan brian 2014 – member of women s national soccer team
brian buchanan – former mlb player
heather burge – former wnba player
heidi burge, col 1993 – former wnba player
chris canty – former nfl defensive end
rick carlisle, col 1984 – former nba player; current head coach, dallas mavericks
john choma – retired nfl offensive linemen, san francisco 49ers
casey crawford – nfl tight end
mike cubbage – former mlb third baseman , manager
virginius dabney – running back
chris dey, col 1989 – president, new york islanders (nhl)
somdev devvarman, col 2008 – tennis professional career high ranking of 62 in world
bill dudley, educ 1942 – nfl hall of fame player
jeffrey eggleston, 2007 – long-distance runner
carlton elliott – defensive end, green bay packers
alecko eskandarian, col (attended) – mls #1 overall draft pick, player d.c. united , u.s. national team
paul ereng, col 1993 – gold medalist in 800 meters @ 1988 summer olympics
d brickashaw ferguson, col 2006 – offensive tackle, new york jets
mustapha farrakhan jr. – guard bakersfield jam
tim finchem, law 1973 – commissioner of pga tour
conor gill, col 2002 – won major league lacrosse rookie of year award in 2002; named mll mvp in 2004
robert kent gooch – quarterback
jim grobe, 1975, 1978 – current head coach of wake forest demon deacons football team
al groh, comm 1967 – former head coach of new york jets, former head coach of virginia football team
brandon guyer – outfielder tampa bay rays
darryl hammond, col 1988 – arena football league career tackles leader
john harkes – former soccer player , captain of u.s. national team
brett hughes, 2004 – professional lacrosse player; co-founder , chairman of lacrosse nations 501c3
mike jones – professional wrestler; wrestles under names virgil, vincent, , curly moe
thomas jones – running back, kansas city chiefs
melanie kok – silver medalist in rowing @ 2008 summer olympics
joe koshansky – first baseman san francisco giants farm system (formerly colorado rockies)
bowie kuhn – law 1950, former commissioner of major league baseball
jeff lamp – former nba player
noel lamontagne – retired nfl offensive lineman, cleveland browns
sylven landesberg, basketball shooting guard (maccabi tel aviv)
chris long, defensive end st. louis rams
javier lópez – relief pitcher san francisco giants
john loyd – tackle
wali lundy – running back, houston texans
buck mayer – running back
tom mcknight, com 1976 – champions tour golfer
tony meola, col 1989 – major league soccer , world cup goalkeeper
heath miller, col 2004 – tight end, pittsburgh steelers
eugene monroe, col 2008 – offensive tackle, jacksonville jaguars
herman moore, col 1991 – nfl former record-holder catches in season
ed moses, educ 2004 – olympic gold medalist in swimming
ben olsen (attended) – international soccer player; former player , current coach of d.c. united
john phillips – nfl tight end
shamek pietucha, col 1999 – olympic swimmer
chris rotelli, 2003 – professional lacrosse player
john beverly pollard – quarterback
claudio reyna (attended) – international soccer player; former captain of u.s. national team
laroy reynolds – middle linebacker atlanta falcons
mark reynolds – third baseman st. louis cardinals
eppa rixey, col 1912 – hall of fame baseball pitcher
ralph sampson, col 1983 – nba #1 overall draft pick, all-star center houston rockets , member of hall of fame
matt schaub, col 2003 – quarterback, houston texans
michael schwimer, 2008 – relief pitcher philadelphia phillies
mike scott – nba player atlanta hawks
don shula – head coach of baltimore colts , miami dolphins; career wins leader among nfl coaches; defensive backs coach 1958 virginia cavaliers football team
chris slade, col 1993 – defensive end / linebacker nfl pro new england patriots
michael slive, law 1965 – outgoing commissioner of southeastern conference (sec) (retiring in 2015)
devin smith, professional basketball player maccabi tel aviv
kurt smith, col 2006 – current nfl player, san diego chargers
dawn staley, col 1992 – olympic gold medalist, carried u.s. flag @ opening ceremonies of 2004 summer olympics
bradley walker – former referee
demya walker, col 1999 – wnba player
george welsh – former head football coach
ralph c. wilson jr. – founding owner of buffalo bills, namesake of ralph wilson stadium
monica wright, col 2010 – wnba player, uva s all-time career leader in points women
ryan zimmerman – col 2005 – third baseman washington nationals

military

gen. robert magnus



fernando bolivar – venezuelan military, nephew of general simon bolivar
brig. gen. john b. copenhaver, usaf, col 1926 – former command surgeon, headquarters alaskan air command
maj. gen. william j. crumm usaf, col 1941 – former deputy joint chief of staff, atomic operations division
lt. gen. david a. deptula usaf, col 1974, engr 1976 – former deputy chief of staff of air force intelligence
maj. gen. andrew m. egeland jr. usaf, col 1965, law 1968 – former deputy staff judge advocate general of u.s. air force
brig. gen william lafayette fagg, usaf, law 1941 – former executive officer, staff judge advocate general of u.s. air force
lt. gen. ralph e. havens, usaf, col 1960 – former commander, air university
maj. gen. donald w. henderson, usaf, engr 1960 – commander, space , missile test organization
captain humayun khan – u.s. army officer killed in combat in iraq
gen. robert magnus, usmc, col 1969 – assistant commandant of marine corps
vadm john morgan, usn, col 1972 – former deputy chief of naval operations information, plans , strategy
brig. gen. william preston nuckols, usaf, col 1927 – commander, 33rd continental air defense division
vice admiral denby h. starling, ii usn, engr 1974 – former commander, navy cyber forces , commander, naval network warfare command
brig. gen. samuel m. thomasson jr., usaf, law 1947 – former staff judge advocate general, headquarters air force systems command
brig. gen. felix j. zaniewski, usaf, law 1948 – former staff judge advocate general strategic air command

religion

lloyd rutherford craighill – second bishop of anking, china
carl p. daw jr. – executive director of hymn society in united states , canada
collins denny (1889–1891) – bishop of methodist episcopal church, south (1910–1939)
david ellenson – professor, president emeritus , chancellor of hebrew union college-jewish institute of religion
james addison ingle – first bishop of missionary district of hankow, china
j. william jones – confederate chaplain, campus minister, christian author

environmentalism

gary l. francione, m.a. , j.d. – legal theorist, law professor, , animal rights/vegan activist
robert f. kennedy, jr., law 1982 – chairman, waterkeeper alliance; co-host of ring of fire; chief prosecuting attorney, riverkeeper
william a. welch – engineer , environmentalist had major impact on state , national park systems of united states




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