List of Washington State University people

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The Washington State University Alumni Association defines an alumnus as anyone who was a student at WSU and is no longer attending. This page lists accomplished alumni and faculty members of WSU.

Nobel laureates[edit]

  • Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize, 1970, recipient for "Green Revolution", honorary doctorate recipient from WSU
  • Irwin Rose, 1948, 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner for research in immune defense and proteins; discoveries may lead to development of drugs to combat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, and cervical cancer; first year of undergraduate study was at WSU; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2005
  • Mario Vargas Llosa, recipient of 2010 Nobel Prize in literature, visiting faculty, 1968–69

Notable alumni[edit]

Academe[edit]

Animal husbandry[edit]

The arts, literature and media[edit]

  • Sherman Alexie, 1994 B.A. American studies, author and filmmaker; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2003
  • Rudy Autio, sculptor, best known for figurative ceramic vessels
  • Cindy Brunson, 1996 B.A. communications/broadcasting, ESPN anchor, Pac-12 Networks commentator
  • Ana Cabrera, 2004 B.A. communications, CNN reporter and anchor
  • Betty Feves, artist
  • Deborah Gardner, Peace Corps volunteer murdered in Tonga in 1976; subject of American Taboo by Philip Weiss
  • Art Gilmore, 1931, voice actor and announcer
  • Keith Jackson, 1954 B.A. sports communications, ABC-TV sports commentator; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1978
  • Edward Kienholz, pop art installation artist
  • Grace Kim, cofounder of Schemata Workshop architecture firm in Seattle; cohousing expert; author of The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career Development; commissioner of the Seattle Planning Commission.
  • Gary Larson, 1972 B.A. communications, Far Side cartoonist; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1990
  • Blake Lewis, American Idol Season 6 runner-up
  • Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, studied chemical engineering for a year at Washington State
  • Scott MacDonald, television actor
  • Patrick F. McManus, outdoor humor writer; studied at Washington State College before it became Washington State University
  • Edward R. Murrow, 1930 B.A. speech, journalist for CBS; "father of television news broadcasting"; WWII radio correspondent; Hear It Now radio program host; See It Now television program host; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1963
  • Krist Novoselic, 2016 B.S. social sciences, founding member and bassist for grunge band Nirvana
  • Barry Serafin, 1986 B.A. humanities, ABC News correspondent; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1991
  • D. C. Simpson, creator of webcomic Ozy and Millie and political cartoon I Drew This
  • Clyfford Still, 1935 MFA, abstract expressionist painter,
  • Frances Yeend, lyric soprano opera singer

Business[edit]

  • Paul Allen, 1977 (1973–75), co-founder of Microsoft; owner of Vulcan Enterprises, Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers; philanthropist; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999
  • Scott E. Carson, B.A. business administration, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airlines
  • Clint Cole, co-founder of Heartstream, creator of first automatic external defibrillator (AED) for commercial use; co-founder of Digilent, a Pullman electronics manufacturer
  • J. Patrick Foley, 1955 B.A. education, president of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (1978–1984); chief executive officer of Braniff Airlines (1984–1988); served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of DHL Corporation Inc./DHL Airways Inc. (1988–1999)
  • Nick Huzar, 1999 B.A. MIS. CEO of OfferUp
  • Jamie Kern Lima, 1999 B.A. business administration, co-founder of IT Cosmetics
  • Robert L. Phillips, 1976 B.A. economics and B.A. mathematics author, entrepreneur and professor
  • Mark Suwyn, 1967 Ph.D. inorganic chemistry, CEO of NewPage Corp.; former chair and CEO of Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 1996–2004; former executive at International Paper and E.I. DuPont; member and former chair of WSU Foundation Board of Trustees

Government, law and politics[edit]

U.S. Senator Patty Murray
Former Congressman George Nethercutt

Humanities[edit]

Military[edit]

Science, space and technology[edit]

Sports and athletics[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

Notable regents[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ Harrison Smith (2018-04-05). "Alfred Crosby, environmental historian of 'Columbian exchange,' dies at 87". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  5. ^ Aumen, Adrian (2016-04-13). "WSU professor leads international study of women's rights". WSU Insider. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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