List of Northeastern State University alumni

The list of Northeastern State University alumni includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of the Northeastern 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.

Athletics

• Billy Bock, late baseball coach for four high schools, won nine state titles
• Michael Bowie, offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL, Super Bowl XLVIII champion
• Jarrett Byers, former St. Louis Rams wide receiver
• Larry Coker, former head coach at the University of Miami
• Bob Hudson, former NFL player
• Ronnie Jones, football coach
• Rosie Manning, former NFL player
• Derrick Moore, former NFL player

Arts and entertainment

• Zig Jackson, photographer
• Dennis Letts, college professor and actor
• Jim Ross, former WWE play-by-play commentator; President of Talent Relations
• Shawntel Smith, Miss America 1996
• Carrie Underwood, American Idol Fox winner; country music star; winner of multiple Grammy Awards; Country Music's reigning Queen
• The Swon Brothers, fourth season NBC third Place; country music duo

Business

• Bob Berry, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tri-B Nursery, Inc.
• Ken Selby, founder of Mazzio's Italian Eatery
• Jeff Storey, president and chief executive officer of Level 3 Communications ^[1]

Politics

• Bob Ballinger (B.A. in Social Studies Education), lawyer and Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 97+ (Carroll, Madison, and Washington counties) ^[2]
• Glenn Coffee, former Oklahoma Secretary of State and president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
• Drew Edmondson, former Attorney General of Oklahoma
• James E. Edmondson, current justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and former Chief Justice of the same court
• Sandy Garrett, former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Ted Risenhoover, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
• William G. Stigler, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
• John Sullivan, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district
• Kimberly Teehee, senior policy adviser for Native American affairs in the administration of President Barack Obama

Science and engineering

• Mary G. Ross, first Native American female engineer; one of the Skunk Works founding engineers ^[3]
• Laura Sullivan-Beckers, biologist

Others

• Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ
• Sara Dye, physician and surgeon

References

1. "Jeff Storey, Lumen Technologies Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News .
2. "Bob Ballinger, R-97". arkansashouse.org. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
3. Briggs, Kara (December 24, 2008). "Cherokee rocket scientist leaves heavenly gift". Cherokee Phoenix . NMAI Newservice.