List of University of Denver alumni
This University of Denver alumni includes those who have studied at or graduated from the University of Denver.
Scientists
- Nicolas Benedict, founder, President and CEO of eScience Labs, LLC
- Henry Otley Beyer, father of anthropology and ethnology in the Philippines
- Wendy Calvin, Director of the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
- Asa Grant Hilliard III, egyptologist and professor of educational psychology
- Arnold Kramish (1923–2010), nuclear physicist on the Manhattan Project who was almost killed in a radioactive explosion[1]
- Henry T. Lynch, cancer researcher
- Valentino Mazzia (1922–1999), forensic anesthesiologist[2]
- Frances McConnell-Mills (1900–1975), toxicologist
- Donald Menzel, former Director of Harvard College Observatory
- Daphne Preuss, geneticist; renewable energy entrepreneur; CEO and co-founder of Chromatin, Inc.
- Anne Roe, clinical psychologist and researcher
- Del Thiessen, psychology theorist
- Cleo Spurlock Wallace, child speech therapist; founder of Wallace Village
- Randy Marsh, Geologist
Politics, government and military
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
- Abu Bakar Abdullah, Director-General of the Malaysian Government's Public Service Department
- Frank Aguon, Guam Senator
- Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
- Carl Anderson, former Special Assistant to President Reagan; current Supreme Knight/CEO of the Knights of Columbus
- Owen Aspinall, 45th Governor of American Samoa
- Wayne Aspinall, former member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
- W. Meredith Bacon, political scientist; LGBT rights activist
- César Vásquez Bazán, former Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru
- Ann Bedsole, Alabama Republican politician
- Alan Berg, former attorney; former radio talk show host
- Charles Brannan, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Truman
- Paula Broadwell, bestselling author;[3] extramarital partner of David Petraeus[4]
- Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
- George W. Casey, Jr., four-star general and 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
- Oscar Chapman, former U.S. Secretary of Interior under President Truman
- Mary Cheney, political activist; daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney
- Cindy Courville, former U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
- Robert Dieter, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
- Pete Domenici, former U.S. Senator (R-N.M.)
- Byron Dorgan, former U.S. Senator (D-N.D.)
- Mike Enzi, current U.S. Senator (R-Wyo.)
- Floyd Esquibel, member of the Wyoming Senate; former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives[5]
- William D. Ford, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mich.)
- John V. Garza, member, Texas House of Representatives (R-San Antonio)
- Peter Groff, President, Colorado Senate
- Millie Hamner, member of the Colorado House of Representatives; former school district superintendent for Summit County, Colorado
- Loy Henderson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iran
- Najma Heptulla, current member of Upper House of the Indian Parliament
- G. Kathleen Hill, current U.S. Ambassador to Malta
- Ahmad Ismail, mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Fred Karger, campaign strategist; 2012 presidential candidate; first ever openly gay candidate
- Michelle Kwan, former U.S. Olympic figure skater; current State Department employee; U.S. Public Diplomacy Envoy
- Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator (R-Nev.)
- Clarence F. Lea, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-California)
- John Arthur Love, former Governor of Colorado; Director of U.S. Energy Policy under President Nixon
- David Malpass, 2010 U.S. Senate candidate (R-NY); former chief economist, Bear Stearns
- Azlan Man, Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Perlis
- Tony Mazzoccoli, Director of Planning and Strategic Performance, U.S. Department of State
- Mike McKevitt, former member, U.S, House of Representatives (R-Colo.)
- Jami Miscik, former Deputy Director for Intelligence at the CIA; Vice-Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. in New York
- Heraldo Muñoz, Current Chilean Foreign Minister, former Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations
- Shahzada Jamal Nazir, former Federal Minister for ministries of National Health Services, Religious Affairs, National Heritage & Integration and National Harmony, Government of Pakistan; former adviser/Minister of State for the Government of Pakistan
- James Nicholson, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President G.W. Bush
- Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President G.W. Bush
- Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor and U.S. Secretary of State under President G.W. Bush
- Byron Rogers, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
- Andrew Romanoff, former Colorado (D) House Speaker; 2010 U.S. Senate Candidate (Colo.)
- Ed Schafer, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President G.W. Bush; former Governor of North Dakota
- Richard Stark, current Florida State House member (D-FL)
- Paul Trivelli, former U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
- Susan Waltz, Chair of International Executive Committee, Amnesty International; professor of public policy at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
- Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
- Alvin Wiederspahn, law school graduate; former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature; prominent Cheyenne attorney and historical preservationist
- Jerre Stockton Williams, expert in labor law; first Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States; professor of law at The University of Iowa College of Law (1941–1942), University of Denver (1946), and The University of Texas School of Law (1946–1980); President, Association of American Law Schools (1980); Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1980–1993)[6]
- John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
- Mohammad Javad Zarif, current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
Business and industry
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman/CEO of Emirates Airlines
- Brad Anderson, former CEO of Best Buy
- Ed Anderson, founder and CEO of North Bridge Venture Partners
- Max Appel, founder of OxiClean
- Jay Batson, former CEO of Acquia
- Roger Birnbaum, CEO and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment; current Chairman and CEO of MGM Studios
- Matt Bond, Executive V.P. of Content Distribution for NBC Universal
- Peter Coors, Chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Company
- Debra Crew, President and COO of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Heidi Ganahl, founder of Camp Bow Wow chain
- Mark Gasta, CHRO, Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP, Vail Resorts
- Pat Grant, former CEO of National Western Stock Show
- Ruth Handler, former President of Mattel, Inc.
- Jayson Hatt, aviation innovator
- James M. Henderson (Bachelor's degree in Advertising), founder of top-ranked Henderson Advertising Agency in Greenville, South Carolina; Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1970
- Richard Hilton, chairman of Hilton and Hyland Real Estate
- Jeff Hopmayer, owner of EOS Vineyard
- Ian Ivarson, founder of IVAR, a brand of backpacks and bags
- James Legg,[7] President and CEO of Thycotic; Former CEO of PHD Virtual Technologies, Former EVP and GM Unitrends; Former EVP at Idera Software; Former Vice President of NetIQ/PentaSafe[8]
- Howard P. James, former CEO of Sheraton Hotels
- Elrey Jeppesen, aviation pioneer; founder of Jeppesen and Co., an aviation charting company today owned by Boeing
- Jay Kemmerer, Chairman of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
- James C. Kennedy, former CEO and current Chairman of Cox Enterprises
- Ted J. Kleisner, President and CEO of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
- Lewis Kornfeld, former CEO of Radio Shack
- Jim Lentz, President and CEO of Toyota North America
- Jeffrey Lorberbaum, Chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries
- Tom Marsico, founder and CEO of Marsico Capital Management; served on U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee
- Ryan Martin, CEO, Yakima Products, Inc.[9]
- Emmit McHenry, technology entrepreneur; founder of Network Solutions[10]
- Sean Menke, President and CEO of Pinnacle Airlines
- Michael Morton, co-founder of N9NE Group
- Peter Morton, founder of Hard Rock Cafe chain
- Jon Niermann, President and Managing Director, EA, Asia
- Tom O'Brien, CEO of Tom's of Maine
- Mike O'Dell, CEO of Pep Boys
- Duane D. Pearsall, inventor of the battery-powered home smoke detector
- Mike Prager, CEO of De'longhi America
- Nilanshu Raja, Greater Asia CFO, Microsoft Corp
- Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, CEO/Chairman of Platinum Studios; founder of Malibu Comics; screenwriter of Con Air and Men in Black
- Joseph Saunders, Chairman and CEO of Visa Inc.
- Todd M. Schneider, Civil Rights Lawyer of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky Wotkyns, LLP
- Marc Schulman, President and CEO of Eli's Cheesecake
- Emily Cinader Scott, former Chairman of J.Crew
- Emily B. Susanin, President and CEO, Private Collection Management
- Andrew C. Taylor, CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Frank Techar, Chief Operating Officer of BMO Financial Group, parent of Bank of Montreal
- Carol Tome, CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
- Pam Turbeville, CEO of Navistar Financial
- James Unruh, former CEO of Unisys
- Joseph Warrington, President of Waterville USA
- Ted Weisberg, founder of Seaport Securities
- Steve Whisler, former CEO of Phelps Dodge Mining
- Dale Wolf, CEO, Coventry Health Care
- Greg Barnett, founder and President of EnerCom,[11] Inc.
Media
- Bob Berkowitz, former CNN White House correspondent, ABC News and NBC's Today Show
- Clarke Canfield, Associated Press reporter and author
- James W. "Jim" Case, program director, KRMA-TV
- James L. Conway, producer and director, Charmed, Smallville, 90210, Star Trek
- Ronnie Cramer, film director[12]
- Marion Edwards, President, International Television, Fox
- Edward W. Estlow, former CEO of E.W. Scripps Company
- Scott Feldman, New York television news anchor
- Peter Funt, President and host of Candid Camera
- John Hames, television director[13]
- Aaron Huey, photojournalist and contributing editor, Harper's Weekly
- James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
- Don Levy, Senior Marketing VP, Sony Pictures Digital
- Bill Mercer, sports play-by-play announcer, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, and World Class Championship Wrestling; retired faculty member from University of North Texas
- Mike Rosen, conservative talk radio host
- Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
- Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, Rocky Mountain News
- Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
- David Von Drehle, editor-at-large for Time magazine
- Jon Taffer, host and creator, Bar Rescue television show, SpikeTV
Sports
- Bruce Affleck, former NHL player; now Chief Operating Officer of St. Louis Blues
- Glenn Anderson, NHL Hall of Famer and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups
- Byron Beck, Denver Nuggets basketball star in 1960s and 70s, number 40 retired by team
- Beau Bennett, NHL forward with New Jersey Devils
- Jerome Biffle, 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
- Nat Borchers, soccer defender with Portland Timbers, (MLS)
- Vince Boryla, 1948 US Olympic gold medalist, NBA player, head coach and long-time NBA executive
- Tyler Bozak, NHL forward with Toronto Maple Leafs
- Chris Butler, NHL defenseman with the St. Louis Blues
- Matt Carle, NHL defenseman with Tampa Bay Lightning, 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
- Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier, known as "Suzy Chapstick"
- Joe Colborne, NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche
- Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player; current assistant coach, Chicago Blackhawks
- Ferd Dreher, American football player
- Sam Etcheverry, Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback and coach, as well as NFL QB with St. Louis
- Mark Grimmette, with Brian Martin, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair
- Gil Hanse, Top Golf Course Architect (Rio 2016 Olympic Course, Doral Golf Club)
- Merle Harmon, sports broadcaster, ABC and NBC TV, many MLB and NFL teams
- Phil Heath, IFBB pro bodybuilder, five-time Mr. Olympia Winner from 2011-2015
- Monty Hoyt, US Olympic figure skater, graduated 1967
- Ray Johnson, American football player
- Yoram Kochavy (born 1962), Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Cliff Koroll, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and winger (11 yrs)
- Michelle Kwan, World Champion figure skater, graduated June 2009
- Richard Lapchick, sports human rights activist
- Floyd Little, Hall of Fame running back, Denver Broncos (MS Judicial Admin '75)
- Jessica López, Venezuelan gymnast; two-time Olympic gymnast
- Keith Magnuson, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and defenseman
- Brian Martin, with Mark Grimmette, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair
- Bill Masterton, former Minnesota North Star; namesake of the NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy
- Peter McNab, former NHL player; current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
- Craig Patrick, former NHL player; Pittsburgh Penguins EVP/general manager and assistant coach for the US Olympic gold medal hockey team in 1980
- Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
- Reggie Rivers, motivational speaker; Denver Broncos running back
- Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series, Minnesota Twins (and other MLB teams)
- Nick Shore, NHL forward with Los Angekes Kings
- Paul Stastny, forward, St. Louis Blues, NHL, runner-up for 2006–2007 Rookie of the Year
- Patrick Wiercioch, NHL defenseman with Colorado Avalanche
- Joe Willis. Goalkeeper, Houston Dynamo, MLS
- Jason Zucker, NHL forward with Minnesota Wild
Literature, music, and the arts
- Chris Broderick, heavy metal guitarist (Megadeth, Jag Panzer, Nevermore)
- C.J. Box, New York Times best-selling novelist
- Sandra Dallas, writer and novelist
- Peter Gay, Historian and educator, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University
- Aaron Gwyn, author and professor
- Mark Harris, author, Bang the Drum Slowly
- Duane Michals, art photographer
- Ted Shackelford, television actor, Knots Landing
- Paul Sharits, avant-garde/abstract filmmaker
- Ted Shawn, modern dance pioneer
- Neil Simon, playwright
- Charlie Burrell, African-American bassist, known to be the "Jackie Robinson of classical music," one of the first African-American classical musicians in the country
- Sinbad, born David Adkins, comedian and actor
- Rodney Stark, author, professor, and sociologist of religion
- Morton Subotnick, electronic music; synthesizer pioneer
- Hao Jiang Tian, basso cantante opera singer, Metropolitan Opera
- Josh Taylor, comedy and dramatic television actor
- Cedar Walton, jazz pianist
- John Edward Williams, author; National Book Award winner
References
- ↑ Hoffman, Jascha. "Arnold Kramish, Expert on Nuclear Intelligence, Dies at 87", The New York Times, July 15, 2010. Accessed July 15, 2010.
- ↑ Severo, Richard. "Valentino Mazzia, 77, Student Of Deaths Under Anesthesia", The New York Times, March 21, 1999. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Bestsellers February 26, 2012". New York Times. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ Horwitz, Sari (10 November 2012). "FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Senator Floyd A. Esquibel". State of Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Jerre Stockton Williams [2566]". Cemetery.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Thycotic Leadership | Meet the team leaders at Thycotic Software". Thycotic. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ https://thycotic.com/about-us/leadership/
- ↑ Martin, Ryan. "CEO".
- ↑ "Network Solutions founder Emmit McHenry creates networks at alma mater, too". University of Denver. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ↑ "EnerCom | Oil and Gas Consulting, Marketing, Media". EnerCom, Inc. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186196/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4032498/
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