List of St. Cloud State University people

This list of St. Cloud State people contains links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni and other people connected to St. Cloud State University, a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Presidents

• 1869–1875 Ira Moore
• 1875–1881 David L. Kiehle
• 1881–1884 Jerome Allen
• 1884–1890 Thomas J. Gray
• 1890–1895 Joseph Carhart
• 1895–1902 George R. Kleeberger
• 1902–1915 Waite A. Shoemaker
• 1915–1916 Isabel Lawrence, interim
• 1916–1927 Joseph C. Brown
• 1927–1943 George A. Selke
• 1943–1947 Dudley S. Brainard
• 1947–1952 John W. Headley
• 1952–1965 George F. Budd
• 1965–1971 Robert H. Wick
• 1971–1981 Charles J. Graham
• 1981–1982 Lowell R. Gillette, interim
• 1982–1992 Brendan J. MacDonald
• 1992–1995 Robert O. Bess, interim
• 1995–1999 Bruce F. Grube
• 1999–2000 Suzanne R. Williams, interim
• 2000–2007 Roy H. Saigo
• 2007–2016 Earl H. Potter III
• 2016–2018 Ashish Vaidya, interim
• 2018–2024 Robbyn Wacker
• 2024–Present Larry Dietz, interim

Notable alumni and non-graduates

See List of St. Cloud State University people

• Grayce Kaneda Uyehara – national director of the Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee during lobbying efforts for the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which issued an apology for Japanese-American internment during World War II and paid reparations to surviving former internees. ^[1]
• John Stumpf – former chairman, CEO and president of Wells Fargo & Company ^[2]
• James B. Bullard – President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
• Christine L. Clouser – American virologist
• Clarence L. Gunter - Businessman and Minnesota state representative
• Bonnie Henrickson – women's basketball coach at University of California, Santa Barbara ^[3]
• Jim Graves – founder, chairman and CEO of Graves Hospitality Corporation ^[4]
• David Frederickson – Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture ^[5]
• Jodi Huisentruit – television news anchor who went missing in Iowa June 27, 1995
• Dorothy Houston Jacobson – Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, 1964–1969
• Haley Kalil – Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model and Miss Minnesota USA
• Leo Kottke – Grammy-nominated finger-style acoustic guitar virtuoso with a four-decade recording career
• Warren Limmer – A Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate representing the 34th District, which includes portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Limmer previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
• Win Borden - Minnesota State Senator, Senate 1971–72 (District 53); Senate 1973–78 (District 13) ^[6]
• H. Timothy ("Tim") Vakoc – first U.S. military chaplain to die from wounds received in the Iraq War. ^[7]
• Terrence "Lee" Zehrer – American entrepreneur and internet pioneer. Founder of one of the first online dating services, Kiss.com.
• Richard Dean Anderson – actor (MacGyver)
• Dan Bakkedahl – actor (The Heat, Legit)
• John Hawkes – Oscar-nominated film and television actor ^[8]
• Billy Flynn – film and television actor ^[9]
• Jim Pehler - Minnesota state legislator and educator ^[10]
• Fannie Almara Quain – first woman born in North Dakota to earn a doctor of medicine degree ^[11]
• Loreen Olson - professor in the Communications Studies Department at University of North Carolina at Greensboro specializing in family communication. ^[12]
• Paul Babitzke - professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Pennsylvania State University.

Notable athletes

• Tyler Arnason – professional hockey player ^[13]
• Jonny Brodzinski – professional hockey player
• William Borgen - professional hockey player
• Todd Bouman – professional football player ^[14]
• Logan Clark – wrestler and mixed martial artist ^[15]
• Matt Cullen, professional hockey player
• Jim Eisenreich – professional baseball player ^[16]
• Nic Dowd – professional hockey player
• Ben Nelson – professional football player ^[17]
• Van Nelson – 1968 Olympic track and field athlete
• Jeff Finger – professional hockey player
• Kevin Gravel – professional hockey player
• Jessica Kresa – professional wrestler
• Andrew Gordon – professional hockey player ^[18]
• Ben Hanowski – professional hockey player
• Mark Hartigan – professional hockey player ^[19]
• Bret Hedican – professional hockey player ^[20]
• Lawrence Heinemi – professional wrestler
• Nick Jensen – professional hockey player
• Drew LeBlanc – professional hockey player
• Matt Hendricks – professional hockey player
• Bob Kronenberg – professional football player
• Charlie Lindgren – professional hockey player
• Ryan Malone – professional hockey player ^[21]
• Steve Martinson – professional hockey player, coach, and manager
• Heather Miller-Koch – Olympic track and field athlete, heptathlon
• Bob Motzko – college hockey coach ^[22]
• Joe Motzko – professional hockey player
• Andreas Nödl – professional hockey player ^[23]
• Keith Nord – professional football player
• Mark Parrish – professional hockey player ^[24]

Notable faculty and staff

• Mildred L. Batchelder – namesake of the ALA award given to the publisher of a translated children's book. ^[25]
• Herb Brooks – former St. Cloud State and U.S. Olympic men's hockey coach.
• Bruce Hyde – cast member of the original Star Trek TV series.
• Jim Pehler – Former Minnesota House of Representatives member for 18 years. ^[26]

References

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3. "Bonnie Henrickson". The Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
4. "Jim Graves". Twin Cities Business. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
5. "Dave Frederickson, Commissioner". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
6. "Borden, Winston W. "Win" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
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8. "John Hawkes". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
9. "Billy Flynn". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
10. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-James C. "Jim" Pehler
11. "Changing the Face of Medicine: Fannie Almara Quain". National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2023-07-15. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
12. "Loreen Olson, Ph.D." UNC Greensboro. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
13. "Tyler Arnason". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
14. "Todd Bouman". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
15. "Logan Clark MMA Bio" . Retrieved 2014-01-01.
16. "About Jim". Jim Eisenreich Foundation. Archived from the original on 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
17. "Ben Nelson". AFL. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
18. "Andrew Gordon". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
19. "Mark Hartigan". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
20. "Bret Hedican". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
21. "Ryan Malone". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
22. "Bob Motzko - Men's Hockey Coach".
23. "Andreas Nodl". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
24. "Mark Parrish". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
25. "Welcome to the (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award home page". American Library Association. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
26. "Jim Pehler '65 '67 COLA | St. Cloud State University".