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
- Henry Otley Beyer, father of anthropology and ethnology in the Philippines
- 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]
- Lula Lubchenco, pediatrician who researched the relationships between gestational age and birth weight
- 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
- Anne Roe, clinical psychologist and researcher
- Del Thiessen, psychology theorist
- Cleo Spurlock Wallace, child speech therapist; founder of Wallace Village
Politics, government and military
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
- 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
- Charles Brannan, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Truman
- Paula Broadwell, bestselling author;[3] extramarital partner of David Petraeus[4]
- Robyn Brody, associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
- 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
- Fred Mahaffey, DU football all-American and youngest US Army four-star general
- 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
- 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
- Reynold Nesiba, South Dakota state senator
- 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
- Roger Birnbaum, CEO and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment; current Chairman and CEO of MGM Studios
- Peter Coors, Chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Company
- Debra Crew, CEO and President of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Heidi Ganahl, founder of Camp Bow Wow chain
- Ruth Handler, former President of Mattel, Inc.
- 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
- Ian Ivarson, founder of IVAR, a brand of backpacks and bags
- 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
- Emmit McHenry, technology entrepreneur; founder of Network Solutions[7]
- Peter Morton, founder of Hard Rock Cafe chain
- Duane D. Pearsall, inventor of the battery-powered home smoke detector
- 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.
- Andrew C. Taylor, CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Dale Wolf, CEO, Coventry Health Care
Media
- Alan Berg, former attorney; murdered radio talk show host
- 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
- Edward W. Estlow, former CEO of E.W. Scripps Company
- Peter Funt, President and host of Candid Camera
- Merle Harmon, sports broadcaster, ABC and NBC TV, many MLB and NFL teams
- Aaron Huey, photojournalist and contributing editor, Harper's Weekly
- James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
- 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 Fame wing and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups, 1980 Canadian Olympian
- Erik Andersson, former NHL forward with Calgary Flames
- Bob Balog, former NFL Center/Linebacker with Pittsburgh Steelers
- Byron Beck, ABA and NBA Denver Nuggets basketball star in 1960s and 70s, number 40 retired by team
- Adam Berkhoel former NHL goaltender with Atlanta Thrashers
- Eddy Beers, former NHL forward with Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues
- Beau Bennett, NHL forward with St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Doug Berry, former NHL forward with Colorado Rockies
- Ken Berry, former NHL forward with Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, two-time Canadian Olympian (1980, 1988)
- Jerome Biffle, 1952 US Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
- Steve Blateric, former MLB Pitcher, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels
- Ray Boggs, former MLB Pitcher with Boston Braves
- Nat Borchers, former MLS soccer defender with Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, Colorado Rapids and US National Team
- Henrik Borgström, NHL center with Florida Panthers
- Vince Boryla, 1948 US Olympic gold medalist, NBA player with New York Knicks, NBA head coach and long-time NBA executive
- Henry Bostick, former MLB third baseman with Philadelphia Athletics
- Tyler Bozak, NHL forward with St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs
- Lyle Bradley, former NHL player with California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons
- Rick Bragnalo, former NHL player with Washington Capitals
- Mike Busniuk, former NHL player with Philadelphia Flyers
- Will Butcher, NHL defenseman with New Jersey Devils and 2017 Hobey Baker Award Winner
- Chris Butler, NHL defenseman with the St. Louis Blues
- Ryan Caldwell former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes
- Matt Carle, former NHL defenseman with Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
- Don Carlsen, former MLB pitcher with Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates
- Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier, known as "Suzy Chapstick"
- Mike Christie, former NHL player with Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Barons, Vancouver Canucks and California Golden Seals
- Joe Colborne, NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins
- Paul Comrie, former NHL forward with Edmonton Oilers
- Ed Cristofoli, former NHL forward with Montreal Canadiens
- Jimmy Darden, former NBA player with Denver Nuggets
- Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player; current assistant coach, Chicago Blackhawks, 1984 Canadian Olympian and Gold Medal Coach of Canadian Women's Team at 2014 Sochi Olympics
- Kevin Doell, former NHL forward with Atlanta Thrashers
- Matt Donovan, former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders
- Ferd Dreher, former NFL football player with Chicago Bears
- Wade Dubielewicz, former NHL goaltender with New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild
- Reagan Dunk, former MLS soccer defender, Real Salt Lake
- Sam Etcheverry, NFL QB with St. Louis Cardinals, also Canadian Football League Hall of Fame player and coach
- Kortne Ford, MLS soccer defender, with Colorado Rapids
- Dylan Gambrell, NHL forward with San Jose Sharks
- Dallas Gaume, former NHL forward with Hartford Whalers and all-time leading scorer for DU hockey (266 points)
- Gabe Gauthier, former NHL hockey player with Los Angeles Kings
- Ron Grahame, former NHL goaltender with Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings and Quebec Nordiques. Currently athletic director at University of Denver.
- Mark Grimmette, with Brian Martin, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair in 1998 and 2002 Olympics
- Gil Hanse, Top Golf Course Architect (Rio 2016 Olympic Course, Doral Golf Club)
- Phil Heath, IFBB pro bodybuilder, seven-time and current Mr. Olympia Winner 2011-2017
- Danton Heinen, NHL Hockey forward with Boston Bruins
- Blake Hillman, NHL Hockey defenseman with Chicago Blackhawks
- Monty Hoyt, 1964 US Olympic figure skater
- Lex Hudson, former NHL hockey player with Pittsburgh Penguins
- Tommy Hugo, former CFL Hall of Fame football player with Montreal Allouettes
- Connor James, former NHL forward with Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings
- Ray Johnson, NFL football player with Cleveland Rams
- Marshall Johnston, NHL and Canadian Olympic hockey forward (1964 and 1968), NHL coach and executive
- Chris Kenady, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers
- Yoram Kochavy 1984 Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Cliff Koroll, former NHL winger Chicago Blackhawks and later Blackhawks head coach
- George Konik, former NHL player with Pittsburgh Penguins
- Michelle Kwan, Multiple World Champion figure skater, two-time Olympic medalist in 1998/2002, graduated June 2009
- Antti Laaksonen, former NHL forward with Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche, 2006 Olympic Silver Medal with Finland
- Mike Lampman, former NHL player with St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals
- Richard Lapchick, sports human rights activist
- Jim Leavins, former NHL defenseman with Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers
- Floyd Little, Hall of Fame running back, Denver Broncos (MS Judicial Admin '75)
- Jessica López, Venezuelan three-time Olympic gymnast in 2008, 2012 and 2016
- Pete LoPresti, former NHL goaltender with Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers
- Aaron MacKenzie, former NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche
- John MacMillan, former NHL forward and two-time Stanley Cup winner with Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings
- Keith Magnuson, former NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks and later Blackhawks head coach
- Peter Mannino, former NHL goaltender with New York Islanders, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets
- Brian Martin, with Mark Grimmette, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair, 1998 and 2002
- Tom Martin, former NHL forward with Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers and Winnipeg Jets
- Bill Masterton, former NHL forward with Minnesota North Stars; namesake of the NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy
- Dwight Mathiasen, former NHL forward with Pittsburgh Penguins
- Derek Mayer, former NHL defenseman with Ottawa Senators, 1994 Canadian Olympian
- Scott Mayfield, NHL defenseman, New York Islanders
- Peter McNab, former NHL player with Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils; current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
- Dakota Mermis, NHL defenseman, Arizona Coyotes
- Paul Messier, former NHL forward with Colorado Rockies
- Tom Miller, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders
- Gavin Morgan, former NHL forward with Dallas Stars
- George Morrison, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues
- Royce O'Neale, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
- Rob Palmer, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks
- Craig Patrick, former NHL player; Stanley-Cup winning NHL Executive and assistant coach for 1980 US Olympic gold medal hockey team
- Matt Pettinger, former NHL forward with Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning
- Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs and 2020 U.S. Olympic Team
- Lynn Powis, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks and Kansas City Scouts
- Rich Preston, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils
- Rhett Rakhshani, former NHL forward, New York Islanders
- Craig Redmond, former NHL defenseman, Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers, 1984 Canadian Olympian
- Mark Rycroft, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche
- Reggie Rivers, motivational speaker; former Denver Broncos running back
- Don Stansauk, NFL defensive end with Green Bay Packers, later became pro wrestling legend and actor Hard Boiled Haggerty
- Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series, Minnesota Twins (and other MLB teams)
- Jim Shires, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins
- Drew Shore, NHL forward with Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks
- Nick Shore, NHL forward with Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames
- Brett Skinner, former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders
- Graham Smith, MLS soccer defender, Sporting Kansas City
- Wayne Smith, former NHL player with Chicago Blackhawks
- Craig Stimac, former MLB catcher with San Diego Padres
- Paul Stastny, NHL forward, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Avalanche and 2010 US Olympic silver medalist
- Troy Terry, forward, Anaheim Ducks, 2018 U.S. Olympic Team
- Jack Tising, former MLB pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Brock Trotter, former NHL forward with Montreal Canadiens
- Vic Venasky, former NHL forward, Los Angeles Kings
- Michelle Waterson (attended), professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Strawweight division[8]
- Patrick Wiercioch, NHL defenseman with Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks
- Joe Willis, MLS Goalkeeper with Houston Dynamo and Washington D.C. United
- Jim Wiste, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks
- John Woudenberg, former NFL player with Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers, 1942 Pro Bowl
- 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
- Ed Dwight, first African American Astronaut trainee who became famed sculptor of large African-American memorials
- 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
- Isidore Okpewho foremost scholar of African oral literature and award-winning novelist
- 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
Other
- Margaret L. Curry, state parole officer
- Mary Ann Kerwin, J.D. 1986, co-founder of the La Leche League
- Dottie Lamm (MSW, 1967), former First Lady of Colorado
- Pauline Short Robinson (B.S. 1943), first African-American librarian in Denver
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.
- ↑ "Network Solutions founder Emmit McHenry creates networks at alma mater, too". University of Denver. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Michelle Wateson UFC Profile Bio".
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