List of Texas State University alumni

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

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, 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]

Military

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

Music

• Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer^[6]
• Kyle Park, country singer^[7]
• Randy Rogers, country singer^[8]
• Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members^[9]
• George Strait, country singer^[10]
• Sunny Sweeney, country singer

Theatre, television and movies

• G. W. Bailey, actor
• Powers Boothe, actor^[11]
• Thomas Carter, film director^[12]
• Jesse Heiman, actor^[13]
• Aaryn Gries, Big Brother 15 contestant, 8th place
• Chelcie Ross, actor^[14]
• Tracy Scoggins, actress^[15]
• Thea Samper, actress^[16]

Journalism

• Heloise, columnist^[17]
• Tomás Rivera, writer^[18]
• Meg Turney, Internet news host
• Polo Sandoval, CNN Correspondent

Sports

• Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist^[19]
• Joplo Bartu, ILB NFL Jacksonville Jaguars^[20]
• Torgeir Bryn^[21]
• Wayne Coffey, football player
• Fred Evans, former NFL player^[22]
• Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
• Jeff Foster, former NBA player^[23]
• Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman^[24]
• A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
• Wade Key, former NFL player^[25]
• Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher^[26]
• Craig Mager, cornerback, NFL, San Diego Chargers^[27]
• David Mayo, linebacker, NFL, Carolina Panthers^[28]
• Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler^[29] and Lance Hoyt^[30]
• Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Houston Texans^[31]
• Alex Newton, National Pro Fastpitch softball player
• Jeff Novak, former NFL player^[32]
• Ricky Sanders, former NFL player^[33]
• Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox^[34]
• Mitchell Ward, football player
• Bobby Watkins, NFL player
• Spergon Wynn^[35]
• Kristen Zaleski, National Pro Fastpitch softball player^[36]

Art

• Charles Barsotti, cartoonist^[37]
• Griffon Ramsey, chainsaw artist^[38]

Education

• Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas^[39]
• F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president^[40]

Business

• T. Paul Bulmahn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation^[41]
• Jerry Fields, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of J.D. Fields & Co.^[42]
• Rod Keller, President of Segway Inc.^[43]
• Michael R. Young, President of Chuy’s Comida Deluxe, Inc.^[44]

Medicine

• Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon^[45]

Notable alumni gallery

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  Lyndon B. Johnson, B.Ed. '30

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  Tomás Rivera, B.A. '58

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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

1. "An Inventory of Bill Files of Senator J. E. Buster Brown at the Texas State Archives, 1981-2001 (bulk 1999-2001)". lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
2. "Die hard Aggie looks forward to leading system". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
3. "Proud to Be Texan". texansforstovall.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
4. "Appointment of Catalina Villalpando as Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, June 15, 1983". Retrieved June 14, 2009.
5. Barbara Vobejda, "Government Stints Lace Villalpando's Career;...," The Washington Post (October 31, 1992).
6. "Tejano star still critical". KTRK ABC. March 24, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
7. McDonnell, Brandy (December 8, 2010). "Texas country musician Kyle Park takes do-it-yourself approach, plays Oklahoma shows". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
8. Sweeten-Shults, Lana (April 3, 2009). "Randy Rogers band heats up Texas stage". Times Record News. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
9. http://www.rockabillyhall.com/HRAB.html
10. "George Strait". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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13. Karl, Peter (March 18, 2011). "Meet Jesse Heiman, the greatest extra of his generation, with a credit roll A-listers would die for". Daily Mail. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
14. "Chelcie Ross". IMDB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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35. , former NFL player"Spergon Wynn". Bleacherreport. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
36. "National Pro Fastpitch Announces Team-NPF Roster". SpySoftball.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
37. http://txstateu.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/alumni-profile-charles-barsotti/ Texas State University Alumni Profiles. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
38. Pelham, Alex. "Artist Griffon Ramsey carves pop culture sculptures out of wood". dailytexanonline. The Daily Texan. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
39. "New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
40. "Biography". Weber State University. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
41. "T. Paul Bulmahn, J.D.". Forbes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
42. "Jerry and Linda Fields make record-setting $6 million gift to athletics". Texas State University. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
43. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rod-keller/7/8b8/b34
44. http://www.liberalarts.txstate.edu/people/alumni.html
45. Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." Houston Press. Wednesday October 26, 2011. 2. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.