List of Utah State University people

The following is a partial list of notable Utah State University people. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with Utah State University.

University presidents

# Jeremiah W. Sanborn (1890–1894)
# Joshua H. Paul (1894–1896)
# Joseph M. Tanner (1896–1900)
# William J. Kerr (1900–1907)
# John A. Widtsoe (1907–1916)
# Elmer George Peterson (1916–1945)
# Franklin S. Harris (1945–1950)
# Louis Linden Madsen (1950–1953)
# Henry Aldous Dixon (1953–1954)
# Daryl Chase (1954–1968)
# Glen L. Taggart (1968–1979)
# Stanford Cazier (1979–1992)
# George H. Emert (1992–2000)
# Kermit L. Hall (2001–2005)
# Stan L. Albrecht (2005–present)

Notable alumni

ports

*Kent Baer, coach and defensive coordinator at many colleges/universities.
*Jay Don Blake, professional golfer and PGA Tour winner.
*Anthony Calvillo, CFL player, quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes.
*Chris Cooley, NFL player, tight end of the Washington Redskins.
*Kevin Curtis, NFL player, wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
*Lavell Edwards, former football coach at Brigham Young University
*Cornell Green, NFL player, defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys
*Eric Hipple, former NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions
*Merlin Olsen, NFL Hall of Fame player
*Chris Stallworth, Af2 Football player
*Kyle Fiat, professional Lacrosse player, Philadelphia Wings
*Tom Forzani - Former Wide Receiver for CFL team Calgary Stampeders
*Len Rohde - Former Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers
*Rulon Jones - Former Defensive Lineman for the Denver Broncos
*Lionel Aldridge - Former Defensive End for the New York Giants
*Greg Kragen - Former Defensive Tackle for the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Carolina Panthers
*Phil Olsen - Former Center and Defensive Tackle for the Boston Patriots (IR), Los Angeles Rams (now St. Louis Rams), Denver Broncos, and the Buffalo Bills (IR)
*Donnie Henderson - Former Defensive Coordinator for the New York Jets and Detroit Lions

Government

*Ezra Taft Benson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1953 to 1961
* Kathleen B. Clarke, former Director of the Bureau of Land Management (2002-2007), appointee of George W. Bush.
*John Gardner Ford and Steven Ford, sons of former U.S. President Gerald Ford.
*Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada.
*William Marion Jardine, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1925 to 1929, U.S. Ambassador to Egypt.
*Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona.
*Michael W. Mosman, federal district judge
*Harry Reid, current U.S. Senate Majority Leader.
*Mike Simpson, Congressman from Idaho's 2nd District.
*Ardeshir Zahedi, former Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United States.

Dental School

*Blaine A. Hammond, top of his class at Temple University

Activism

*Choichirō Yatani, peace activist and professor of psychology at Alfred State College, and Alfred University.
*Rick Bass, writer and environmental activist.
*Sonia Johnson, feminist.

Business

*Charlie Denson, [http://www.nikebiz.com/media/executives/charlie_denson.html Current President of Nike Brand.]
*James H. Quigley, Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
*Gary Stevenson, Co-founder of ICON Health and Fitness.
*Scott Watterson, Co-founder of ICON Health and Fitness.
*Steve Mothersell, President and CEO of SCM Corporate Group
*Mark Holland, CEO of Intermountain Staffing
*Nolan Bushnell, was a student temporarily at USU, electrical engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari Inc and the Chuck E. Cheese's chain.
*Doran Barton, President of Iodynamics LLC
*Norzafri Mohamed Nor, CEO of Eralogika Pvt Ltd
*Jason Lindsey, COO and President of Overstock.com
*Phil Adams, CEO and President of Flying J Oil
*Greg Carr, Co-Founder Boston Technology, Past Chairman Prodigy.
*George Morgan, Executive Vice-President, Arctic Circle Restaurants.

cience & Education

*Niranjan R. Gandhi, world-renowned biotechnologist and food scientist, and owner of Jeneil Biotech, Inc.
*Cyril Ku, Professor at William Paterson University of New Jersey
*Mary L. Cleave, NASA Astronaut.
*Brandon Patrick Lowham, current Chair of The University of Southern Mississippi College of Health Ambassadors
*Shanil Keshwani, Medical Technologist.
*Archimedes Plutonium, ( 1979 Masters, Ludwig van Ludvig), science -- Atom Totality Theory and Fusion Barrier Principle

Literature

*Bill Ransom, science fiction writer.
*Chip Rawlins, non-fiction writer, poet.

Art

*Kevin Wasden, science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator.

Music

*Craig Jessop, former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
*Yukiko Tanaka, B.A. in sociology, pianist.

Religion

*David B. Haight, late member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*W. Rolfe Kerr, current commissioner of education of the LDS Church.
*Boyd K. Packer, President of the LDS Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
*L. Tom Perry, member of the LDS Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
*Quentin L. Cook, member of the LDS Church's Quorum of Twelve Apostles.

Military

*Chase Nielsen, participant in Doolittle Raid, career U.S. Air Force officer

Infamous

*Mark Hoffman, author of the Salamander Letter and convicted murderer.