List of University of Denver alumni

The following is a list of some notable people associated with 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
 * Lula Lubchenco, pediatrician who researched the relationships between gestational age and birth weight
 * Henry T. Lynch, cancer researcher, considered one of the "fathers of cancer genetics"
 * Valentino Mazzia (1922–1999), forensic anesthesiologist
 * Frances McConnell-Mills (1900–1975), toxicologist
 * Donald Menzel, one of America's first astrophysicists, former director of Harvard College Observatory
 * David Pion-Berlin, political scientist, academic, author and scholar
 * Myrtle L. Richmond, astronomical researcher at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1913–1947
 * Anne Roe, clinical psychologist and researcher
 * Claibourne Smith, chemist
 * Del Thiessen, psychology theorist
 * Cleo Spurlock Wallace, child speech therapist; founder of Wallace Village

Politics, government and military

 * Frank Aguon, Guam Senator
 * 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.)
 * Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Foreign Minister, Saudi Arabia
 * 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; extramarital partner of David Petraeus
 * 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
 * Jason Crow, Member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
 * Robert E. DeNier, member of the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate
 * 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, former U.S. Senator (R-Wyo.)
 * Floyd Esquibel, member of the Wyoming Senate; former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
 * 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
 * John Grubesic, New Mexico State Senator, representing the 25th District as a Democrat
 * Millie Hamner, member of the Colorado House of Representatives; former school district superintendent for Summit County, Colorado
 * Martin Hatcher (1927–2023), Colorado state senator and college professor
 * 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
 * Howard Jenkins Jr., former civil servant and labor lawyer
 * Katherine Karađorđević, Princess of Serbia
 * Fred Karger, campaign strategist; 2012 presidential candidate; first openly gay candidate
 * Michelle Kwan, former U.S. Olympic figure skating medalist; current U.S. Ambassador to Belize
 * 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
 * Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
 * David Malpass, President, The World Bank Group
 * 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
 * Massouma al-Mubarak, Kuwait's first woman Cabinet Minister
 * 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
 * Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
 * Susan Waltz, Chair of International Executive Committee, Amnesty International; professor of public policy at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
 * 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 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)
 * John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
 * Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran

Business and industry

 * Brad Anderson, former CEO of Best Buy
 * Dean Baker (born 1958), macroeconomist
 * Roger Birnbaum, CEO and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment; former Chairman and CEO of MGM Studios
 * Peter Coors, chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Company
 * Debra Crew, CEO and president of Diageo
 * Heidi Ganahl, founder of Camp Bow Wow chain
 * Ruth Handler, former president of Mattel, Inc.
 * 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
 * Peter Morton, founder of Hard Rock Cafe chain
 * Marc Nathanson, billionaire founder of Falcon Cable, Biden nominee as ambassador to Norway
 * 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
 * Carol Tomé, CEO of United Parcel Service
 * 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
 * Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa, Mongolian economist, television host, writer, and political commentator
 * 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
 * Louise Martin, journalistic photographer, Houston Forward Times and Houston Informer
 * 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
 * Bill Scott, writer and voice artist, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
 * Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, Rocky Mountain News
 * Jon Taffer, host and creator, Bar Rescue television show, SpikeTV
 * Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
 * David Von Drehle, columnist, Washington Post; former editor-at-large for Time magazine and author

Sports

 * Bruce Affleck, former NHL player; now chief operating officer of St. Louis Blues
 * Glenn Anderson, Hockey 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
 * Trevor Baptiste, PLL All-Star lacrosse player with Atlas Lacrosse Club, Philadelphia Wings
 * Byron Beck, ABA and NBA Denver Nuggets basketball star in 1960s and 70s, number 40 retired by team
 * Eddy Beers, former NHL forward with Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues
 * Beau Bennett, former NHL forward with Arizona Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Wesley Berg, PLL lacrosse player with Redwoods Lacrosse Club, San Diego Seals
 * Adam Berkhoel, former NHL goaltender with Atlanta Thrashers
 * Doug Berry, former NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche
 * 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 Chicago Blackhawks and 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
 * Bobby Brink, forward with Philadelphia Flyers
 * Gregg Browning, NFL tight end with New York Giants
 * Mike Busniuk, former NHL player with Philadelphia Flyers
 * Will Butcher, NHL defenseman with Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils and 2017 Hobey Baker Award Winner
 * Chris Butler, former NHL defenseman with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres
 * 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 Avalanche, Cleveland Barons, Vancouver Canucks and California Golden Seals
 * Magnus Chrona, NHL goaltender with San Jose Sharks
 * Joe Colborne, former 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
 * Courtney Dauwalter, America's top-ranked ultra-distance runner
 * Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player; former head coach, Florida Panthers, 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, NHL defenseman with Nashville Predators
 * 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
 * Burak Elmas, President, Galatasaray Soccer Club, Istanbul, Turkey
 * 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 Ottawa Senators and 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
 * Mark Grimmette, with Brian Martin, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair in 1998 and 2002 Olympics
 * Cole Guttman, NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks
 * Kristen Hamilton, NWSL professional soccer player, North Carolina Courage and US National Team
 * Gil Hanse, golf course architect (Rio 2016 Olympic Course, Doral Golf Club)
 * Ronnie Harrell (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Phil Heath, professional bodybuilder, seven-time Mr. Olympia winner
 * Danton Heinen, NHL hockey forward with Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks and Boston Bruins
 * Keri Herman, free style skier with five X Games silver medals, three World Cup titles, and a Grand Prix gold and represented Team USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics
 * Blake Hillman, former 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 Canadian Football 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 Olympic swimmer with Israel
 * Espen Kofstad, 2022 PGA Tour golfer and 2016 Olympic golfer with Norway
 * George Konik, former NHL player with Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Cliff Koroll, former NHL winger with Chicago Blackhawks and later Blackhawks head coach
 * 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 defenseman 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 with New York Islanders
 * Peter McNab, former NHL player with Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils; former color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
 * Dakota Mermis, NHL defenseman with Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils and Arizona Coyotes
 * Paul Messier, former NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche
 * Tom Miller, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders
 * Ian Mitchell, NHL defenseman with Chicago Blackhawks
 * Trevor Moore, NHL forward with Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs
 * Gavin Morgan, former NHL forward with Dallas Stars
 * George Morrison, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues
 * Ade Murkey, NBA forward with Sacramento Kings
 * Logan O'Connor, NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche
 * Royce O'Neale, NBA forward with Brooklyn Nets and 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
 * Ernie Pitts, Canadian Football Hall of Famer with Winnipeg Blue Bombers and British Columbia Lions
 * Gregg Popovich, head coach, NBA champion with 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 with New York Islanders
 * Craig Redmond, former NHL defenseman with Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers, 1984 Canadian Olympian
 * Reggie Rivers, motivational speaker; former Denver Broncos running back
 * Mark Rycroft, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche
 * Willy Schaeffler, former University of Denver ski coach 1948–1972; former U.S. Ski Team Alpine director + coach 1968–1972
 * Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series, Minnesota Twins (and other MLB teams)
 * Jim Shea, Olympic cross-country skier
 * Andre Shinyashiki, MLS forward with Charlotte FC, Colorado Rapids, 2019 MLS Rookie of the Year
 * Jim Shires, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Drew Shore, former NHL forward with Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes
 * Nick Shore, former NHL forward with Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames
 * Brett Skinner, former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders
 * Graham Smith, MLS soccer defender with Sporting Kansas City
 * Wayne Smith, former NHL player with Chicago Blackhawks
 * Don Stansauk, NFL defensive end with Green Bay Packers, later became pro wrestling legend and actor Hard Boiled Haggerty
 * Craig Stimac, former MLB catcher with San Diego Padres
 * Paul Stastny, NHL forward, Winnipeg Jets and Las Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche and 2010 US Olympic silver medalist
 * Troy Terry, NHL forward with Anaheim Ducks, 2018 U.S. Olympic Team
 * Sarah Thomas, ultra-distance swimmer, first person, male or female, to ever swim English Channel four times non-stop
 * Jack Tising, former MLB pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Brock Trotter, former NHL forward with Montreal Canadiens
 * Vic Venasky, former NHL forward with Los Angeles Kings
 * Michelle Waterson, professional mixed martial artist for the UFC's Strawweight division
 * Patrick Wiercioch, former NHL defenseman with Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche
 * Joe Willis, MLS goalkeeper with Nashville SC, 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 Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild

Literature, music, and the arts

 * Linda Alterwitz, artist and photographer
 * C.J. Box, novelist
 * Chris Broderick, heavy metal guitarist (Megadeth, Jag Panzer, Nevermore)
 * Charlie Burrell, bassist
 * Mary Coyle Chase, playwright, wrote Broadway hit Harvey
 * Sandra Dallas, writer and novelist
 * Joan Dickinson, artist, writer, and teacher
 * Ed Dwight, first African-American astronaut trainee, sculptor
 * Victoria Fuller, artist and sculptor
 * Peter Gay, historian and educator
 * Aaron Gwyn, author and professor
 * Mark Harris, author, Bang the Drum Slowly
 * Elizabeth Orpha Sampson Hoyt (1828–1912), philosopher, author, lecturer
 * Wilson Bryan Key, author
 * Elliot Martin, Broadway producer and director
 * Frank Mechau, major Western artist
 * Duane Michals, art photographer
 * Ken Michelman, TV actor, The White Shadow, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing
 * Mary Obering, noted modern abstract painter
 * Isidore Okpewho, scholar of African oral literature, novelist
 * Paul Quinichette, tenor saxophonist
 * Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, film producer, Men in Black, Cowboys and Aliens
 * Ted Shackelford, television actor, Knots Landing
 * Paul Sharits, avant-garde/abstract filmmaker
 * Ted Shawn, modern dancer
 * Neil Simon, playwright and screenwriter
 * Sinbad, born David Adkins, comedian and actor
 * Rodney Stark, author, professor, and sociologist of religion
 * Morton Subotnick, electronic musician
 * Josh Taylor, comedy and dramatic television actor
 * Hao Jiang Tian, basso cantante opera singer
 * Cedar Walton, jazz pianist
 * John Edward Williams, author

Other

 * Margaret L. Curry, state parole officer
 * Sumiko Hennessy (PhD, 1978), Japanese-American academic, social worker, and activist for the Asian American community in Denver
 * Harold Franklin, professor, first Black student at Auburn University
 * Nancy Golden, professor, Chief Education Officer of Oregon, 2013-1015
 * Mary Ann Kerwin, J.D. 1986, co-founder of the La Leche League
 * Dottie Lamm (MSW, 1967), former First Lady of Colorado
 * Sue Miller (M.A. counseling psychology and counselor education, 2009), breast cancer activist
 * Pauline Short Robinson (B.S. 1943), first African-American librarian in Denver