List of Angelo State University people

This list includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Angelo State University.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Angelo State Alumni Center

Arts and entertainment

• Sohini Alam (born 1978), British Bangladeshi singer
• Rupert Boneham, contestant on reality TV shows Survivor: Pearl Islands , Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains , Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: All-Stars ; voted a fan favorite and won a million dollar prize; 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for governor of Indiana
• Luci Christian, American Anime Awards-nominated Voice actress ( Full Metal Panic! , Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi , Dance Dance Revolution Universe )
• Bill Erwin, Emmy Award-nominated actor ( The Andy Griffith Show , The West Wing , Seinfeld , My Name Is Earl )
• Ben Garrison, political cartoonist and artist
• Jenny Lawson, blogger and author of the #1 New York Times best seller Let's Pretend This Never Happened
• Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor ( The Wild Life , Weird Science ); Angelo State professor
• Lucy A. Snyder, author, Bram Stoker Award winner 2010
• David Trevino, Grammy Award winner 2008; musician, Little Joe y La Familia ^[1]

Athletics

• Colby Carthel, head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce
• Gary Gaines, head football coach of Permian High School football team, the focus of the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream , the film Friday Night Lights , and the subsequent NBC TV show loosely based on the book and movie; head coach of Abilene Christian University; coach at Texas Tech University
• Alvin Garrett, NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins; played in Super Bowl XVII
• Tranel Hawkins, Olympic hurdler
• Pierce Holt, NFL defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers; played in Super Bowl XXIII, Super Bowl XXIV, and NFL Pro Bowl
• Mike Jinks, head football coach at Bowling Green University
• Chris Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Tramain Jones, former football defensive back who played in the Arena Football League
• Ken Kennard, NFL defensive lineman for the Houston Oilers
• Jim Morris, MLB player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; inspiration for the film The Rookie
• Glen Sefcik, sprint and hurdles coach for the Saudi Arabian Olympic team; head track coach at Wayland Baptist University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University–Kingsville
• Grant Teaff, head football coach, Baylor University, Angelo State; ranked 33rd all-time winningest football coach in NCAA Division I; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001
• Wylie Turner, NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers
• Clayton Weishuhn, NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XX ^[2]
• Charlie West, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings; played in Super Bowl IV

Business and nonprofit

• A. Mario Castillo, president of Aegis Group; Chief of Staff, United States House Committee on Agriculture; named one of the "Top 25 Hispanic Leaders in the United States" by the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus ^[3]
• Houston Harte, founder of Harte-Hanks; consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Alvin New, CEO of Town & Country Food Stores, Stripes Convenience Stores; ^[4] San Angelo mayor
• Albert Reyes, CEO of Buckner International; president of Baptist University of the Américas

Government

• Troy Fraser, Texas Senate, 24th District
• Mark Homer, Texas House of Representatives, District 3 ^[5]
• Robert Junell, Texas House of Representatives, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee ^[6]
• Morris Overstreet, judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; Judge for Potter County Court at Law No. 1; prosecutor in the 47th Judicial District; General Counsel to the Texas State Baptist Convention; distinguished visiting professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law; first African-American official elected to statewide office in Texas history ^[7]
• J.T. Rutherford, United States representative, Texas's 16th congressional district

Military

• Matthew O. Williams, serving in the U.S. Army since his graduation in 2005, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the Battle of Shok Valley in Afghanistan

Journalism

• Arnold Garcia, Editorial Editor, Austin American-Statesman ; served as both a juror and as a chair of a jury for the Pulitzer Prize ^[8]
• Rena Penderson, Editorial Page Editor at The Dallas Morning News for 16 years; finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; named one of the "Most Powerful Women in Texas" by Texas Monthly , Director of Communications, American College of Education; Senior Advisor, Department of State ^{[9] [10]}
• Satcha Pretto, CNN correspondent; anchor of Despierta America on Univision Television Network - Miami ^[8]
• Renay San Miguel, former CNBC reporter; MarketWatch ; anchor of Headline News ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Science and education

• Robert Nason Beck, founder of Center for Imaging Science, University of Chicago
• Dr. Billy Mac Jones, president of Texas State University and Memphis State University ^{[14] [15]}
• Ruth J. Person, chancellor of University of Michigan-Flint; President of Indiana University Kokomo
• Rajesh Rao, director of NSF Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington

References

1. "The San Angelo Standard-Times ASU student says Grammy won't be the peak for him". Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
2. "Clayton Weishuhn - 2006". Angelosports.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
3. "Texas Historical Commission". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
4. "ON CAMPUS: Commencement coming Saturday » Standard-Times". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
5. Mark Homer Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
6. State Representative Robert Junell Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Texas Southern University > Law School > Faculty > Faculty Profiles". Tsulaw.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. Verizon Names New Head of Diversity, Ethics and Workplace Programs Archived 2013-01-25 at archive.today
9. "Rena Pederson | Staff". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
10. "Alumni Profiles". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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12. FORMER CNN/CNBC ANCHOR-REPORTER JOINS SPARK360 TEAM | spark360 Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
13. "Renay San Miguel". Linkedin.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
14. "University of Memphis :: University News :: Dr. Billy Mac Jones, President, Memphis State University, 1973-1980". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2009.