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 2010, the university has approximately 20,000 current students and over 75,000 living alumni.
University alumni include the current Governor of Idaho, former members of the United States Congress, judges on the United States Federal Courts and the Idaho Supreme Court, members of the Idaho Legislature, leaders of Fortune 500 companies, Hollywood actors and directors, best-selling authors, Rhodes Scholars, and numerous professional athletes.
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 |
Appleton, SteveSteve Appleton |
1983 |
Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology |
[1] |
Cathey, JimJim Cathey |
1992 |
Vice President of Qualcomm Inc. |
[2] |
Carley, JohnJohn Carley |
1955 |
Former President and chief operating officer of Albertsons Inc. |
[3] |
Knapp, KarlKarl Knapp |
1981 |
Rhodes Scholar; Vice chairman and managing director at United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) |
[4] |
Peterson, RalphRalph Peterson |
1965 |
President of CH2M HILL; former advisor to President Bill Clinton |
[5] |
Glynn, WilliamWilliam Glynn |
1979 |
President of Intermountain Industries (Intermountain Gas Co., Petroglyph Energy, and InterWest Capital) |
[6] |
Agee, WilliamWilliam Agee |
1958 |
Former President and CEO of Bendix Corporation and Morrison Knudsen Corporation |
[7] |
Packwood, JanJan Packwood |
1984 |
President and CEO of Idaho Power Company and IDACORP, Inc. |
[8] |
Kissler, JimJim Kissler |
1984 |
Owner and CEO of Norco, Inc. |
[9] |
Kane, JackJack Kane |
1970 |
managing director of Duff & Phelps Corp. in New York; former Major General in the U.S. Army |
[10] |
McClary, JamesJames McClary |
1959 |
Former President of the Morrison Knudsen Corporation |
[11] |
Elorriaga, JohnJohn Elorriaga |
1949 |
Former chairman of the board and CEO of U.S. Bancorp |
[12] |
Otter, ButchButch Otter |
1964 |
Former President of Simplot International |
[13] |
Williams, LarryLarry Williams |
1964 |
Founder and President of Idaho Timber Corp. |
[14] |
Krueger, LouannLouann Krueger |
1978 |
Pacific Northwest Regional Director for Wells Fargo Bank |
[15] |
Ilett, BillBill Ilett |
1965 |
President of TransCorp Inc.; founder of the Idaho Stampede |
[16] |
Government and public policy
Name |
Class year(s) |
Notability |
Reference |
Otter, ButchButch Otter |
1964 |
Current Governor of Idaho; former U.S. Congressman and four-term Lieutenant Governor of Idaho |
[17] |
O'Callaghan, MikeMike O'Callaghan |
1950 |
Former Governor of Nevada and Executive Director of The Las Vegas Sun; won the Bronze Star in Korea |
[18] |
Luna, TomTom Luna |
1985 |
Former Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Idaho |
[19] |
Sali, BillBill Sali |
1981 |
Former U.S. Congressman and eight-term Representative in the Idaho Legislature |
[20] |
Lodge, EdwardEdward Lodge |
1955 |
Federal Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho |
[21] |
Bakes, RobertRobert Bakes |
1952 |
Former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court |
[22] |
Gutierrez, SergioSergio Gutierrez |
1980 |
Judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals |
[23] |
Gould, CeliaCelia Gould |
1979 |
Director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture; former eight-term Idaho State Legislator |
[24] |
Kane, JackJack Kane |
1970 |
Former Major General in the United States Army and Commander of the Idaho National Guard |
[25] |
Kelly, KateKate Kelly |
1991 |
Senate Minority Leader in the Idaho Legislature |
[26] |
Pearson, MaryMary Pearson |
1979 |
Former Chief Judge of the Northwest Intertribal Court System; Chief Judge of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe |
[27] |
Zapp, JohnJohn Zapp |
1957 |
Former Director, American Dental Association and American Medical Association |
[28] |
Shuler, MarilynMarilyn Shuler |
1977 |
Director of the Idaho Human Rights Commission; President of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center |
[29] |
Stadler, Betty DeddochBetty Deddoch Stadler |
1941 |
Founder of Idaho Mothers Against Drunk Driving; developer and owner of the Shadow Valley Golf Course |
[30] |
Church, BethineBethine Church |
1943 |
Widow of U.S. Senator Frank Church; Democratic political organizer; winner of the Lawrence O'Brien Award |
[31] |
Arts, media, and entertainment
Name |
Class year(s) |
Notability |
Reference |
Hoffman, MichaelMichael Hoffman |
1974 |
Rhodes Scholar; Hollywood director of 13 movies, including several Oscar-winning titles |
[32] |
Boen, EarlEarl 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 |
[33] |
Hannifin, JerryJerry Hannifin |
1938 |
Former Time magazine and United Press bureau chief in Brazil and Washington, D.C. |
[34] |
Anderson, WilliamWilliam Anderson |
1939 |
Best-selling author of 22 books; his book BAT-21 sold a million copies and became a Hollywood movie |
[35] |
Green, GaryGary Green |
1968 |
Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami |
[36] |
Holloway, VictoriaVictoria Holloway |
1978 |
Co-founder of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; professor of theatre performance at Arizona State University |
[37] |
Willis, MichelleMichelle Willis |
1996 |
Popular composer of LDS and Christian music |
[38] |
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Powers, TrevorTrevor Powers[39] |
– |
Musician; Youth Lagoon[40] |
|
Academia and the sciences
Name |
Class year(s) |
Notability |
Reference |
Dasa, Radhika RamanaRadhika Ramana Dasa |
1999 |
Professor at The College of William & Mary and Bhaktivedanta College |
[41] |
Jayne, BenBen Jayne |
1948 |
Former Dean of Duke's School of Forestry; professor at Yale and the University of Washington |
[42] |
Bishop, KeithKeith Bishop |
1982 |
Cellular immunologist specializing in organ transplants at the University of Michigan School of Medicine |
[43] |
Adcox, MichaelMichael Adcox |
1981 |
Medical director of the Saint Alphonsus Nephrology Center |
[44] |
Bennett, Gary L.Gary L. Bennett |
1960 |
Former manager at NASA; worked on the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and New Horizons missions |
[45] |
Courtright, PaulPaul Courtright |
1978 |
Renowned epidemiologist fighting leprosy and ocular diseases in Africa; clinic director at Tumaini University |
[46] |
Green, GaryGary Green |
1968 |
Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami |
[47] |
Wells, MerleMerle Wells |
1939 |
Founder of the Idaho State Archives; the Wells State Archives Building was named in his honor |
[48] |
Russell, Diane HaddockDiane Haddock Russell |
1961 |
Former department chair at the University of Arizona College of Medicine; pioneer in cell growth research |
[49] |
Bryant, MarvinMarvin Bryant |
1947 |
Former bacteriologist at the University of Illinois; inducted into the National Academy of the Sciences |
[50] |
Luo, JayJay Luo |
1982 |
Former professor at Johns Hopkins University; graduated with a B.S. in math at the age of 12 |
[51] |
Vance, Justin W.Justin W. Vance |
2000 |
Interim Dean, Military Campus Programs and Assistant Professor of History at Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). HPU is one of the top ranked schools in the country for military and Veterans. |
[52] |
Sports
Name |
Class year(s) |
Notability |
Reference |
DeLaet, GrahamGraham DeLaet |
2004 |
Professional golfer on the PGA Tour |
[53] |
Clady, RyanRyan Clady |
2007 |
Two-time NFL All-Pro left tackle for the Denver Broncos; first Pro Bowl appearance in 2009 |
[54] |
Childs, ChrisChris Childs |
1989 |
Former NBA player with the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, and the Toronto Raptors |
[55] |
Crawford, TyroneTyrone Crawford |
2011 |
NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys; |
|
Johnson, GusGus Johnson |
1962 |
Five-time NBA All-Star player with the Baltimore Bullets |
[56] |
Jackson, LarryLarry Jackson |
1952 |
All-Star Major League pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies |
[57] |
Jorgensen, ScottScott Jorgensen |
(Psychology) |
three-time NCAA Wrestling Qualifier; current mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship |
[58] |
Liles, AlvaAlva Liles |
|
Super Bowl XV champion Oakland Raiders |
|
Wilcox, DaveDave Wilcox |
1962 |
Former NFL lineman for the San Francisco 49ers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
[59] |
Summers, DonDon Summers |
1983 |
Former NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos |
|
Colledge, DarynDaryn Colledge |
2005 |
NFL offensive guard for the Arizona Cardinals |
|
Compton, ChuckChuck Compton |
1986 |
Former NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers |
|
Hall, KoreyKorey Hall |
2006 |
NFL fullback for the Arizona Cardinals |
|
McClellin, SheaShea McClellin |
2011 |
NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears |
|
Minter, CedricCedric Minter |
1985 |
Former NFL running back for the New York Jets; also CFL |
[60] |
Oelhoffen, Kimo vonKimo von Oelhoffen |
1994 |
Former NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Super Bowl XL champion |
[61] |
Elliott, ElaineElaine Elliott |
1977 |
Head coach of the University of Utah's Women's Basketball team |
[62] |
Wells, RenwardRenward Wells |
– |
Olympic runner in the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympic Games |
[63] |
Burton, CharlesCharles Burton |
1996 |
Competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Men's Wrestling; wrestling coach at Nebraska |
[64] |
Martin, DougDoug Martin |
2011 |
NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
|
Stasiak, ShawnShawn Stasiak |
1994 |
Former WWE wrestler and three-time World Tag Team Champion |
[65] |
Scandrick, OrlandoOrlando Scandrick |
2007 |
NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys |
|
Pickett, DeeDee Pickett |
1978 |
Former professional rodeo rider; Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association national and world champion |
[66] |
Pulver, JensJens Pulver |
(Criminal Justice) |
Mixed martial arts fighter, first Ultimate Fighting Champsionship (UFC) lightweight champion, and former featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) |
[67] |
Putzier, JebJeb Putzier |
2007 |
Former NFL tight end for the Denver Broncos |
|
Wilson, KyleKyle Wilson |
2009 |
NFL cornerback for the NY Jets |
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Woolsey, RolandRoland Woolsey |
1974 |
Former NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns |
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McInelly, ArdieArdie McInelly |
1982 |
Former NCAA Women's Basketball Head Coach for the Air Force Falcons |
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Boldewijn, GeraldoGeraldo Boldewijn |
|
American football player |
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