List of Texas State University alumni

The list of Texas State University alumni includes notable alumni of Texas 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.

Politics and government

• Rosalyn Baker, Hawaii State Senator, District 6 ^[1]
• Andrew J. Duck, political organizer and perennial candidate
• Buddy Garcia, interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• Lyndon B. Johnson (Class of 1930), 36th US President
• David M. Medina, justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, 2004-2013
• James Oakley, County Judge for Burnet County
• John Sharp, Texas A&M University System Chancellor ^[2]
• Dwayne Stovall, businessman in Cleveland, Texas, school board member, and Republican candidate for the United States Senate in the primary election scheduled for March 4, 2014 ^[3]
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (attended but did not graduate), US Treasurer ^{[4] [5]}

Military

• Robert L. Rutherford, former general in the United States Air Force, former commander of United States Transportation Command

Music

• Scott H. Biram, blues, country, rock musician
• Maggie Heath, member of folk rock duo The Oh Hellos ^[6]
• Terri Hendrix, folk singer-songwriter
• Jamestown Revival ^[7]
• Emilio Navaira, country/Tejano singer ^[8]
• Kyle Park, country singer ^[9]
• Charlie Robison, country singer ^[10]
• Randy Rogers, country singer ^[11]
• Tommy Bolton, Dan Buie, Gerry Gibson and Bill Pennington of Roy Head and The Traits, Rockabilly Hall of Fame band members ^[12]
• George Strait, country singer ^[13]
• S U R V I V E ^[14]
• Sunny Sweeney, country singer

Media

• G. W. Bailey, actor
• Powers Boothe, actor ^[15]
• Thomas Carter, film director ^[16]
• Aaryn Gries, Big Brother 15 contestant, 8th place
• Edi Patterson, actress
• Chelcie Ross, actor ^[17]
• Tracy Scoggins, actress ^[18]
• Alexis Texas, AVN award winner and pornographic actress ^[19]
• Julie White, actress ^[20]

Journalism and literature

• E. R. Bills, author and journalist
• P. Djèlí Clark, writer and historian
• Julian S. Garcia, writer, editor and op-ed writer for San Antonio Express-News, AP News and contributor-editor to ViAztlan: International Journal of Arts and Letters; contributor to Caracol
• Heloise, columnist ^[21]
• Joe O'Connell, writer, journalist, photographer, and documentarian
• Tomás Rivera, writer ^[22]
• Maria Luisa Tucker, writer
• Meg Turney, Internet news host

Sports

• Charles Austin, Olympic high jump gold medalist ^[23]
• Joplo Bartu, former NFL player
• Edgar Baumann, Olympic javelin thrower ^[24]
• Torgeir Bryn, former NBA player ^[25]
• Ken Coffey, former NFL player
• Wayne Coffey, football player
• Fred Evans, former NFL player ^[26]
• Kyle Finnegan, MLB pitcher
• Jeff Foster, former NBA player ^[27]
• Paul Goldschmidt, MLB first baseman ^[28]
• Donnie Hart, MLB pitcher
• Lance Hoyt, professional wrestler ^[29]
• A.J. Johnson, former NFL player
• Wade Key, former NFL player ^[30]
• Tony Levine (born 1972), football coach
• J. L. Lewis, golfer
• Scott Linebrink, former MLB pitcher ^[31]
• Craig Mager, football player ^[32]
• David Mayo, football player ^[33]
• Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler ^[34]
• Darryl Morris, cornerback, NFL, Indianapolis Colts ^[35]
• Anicka Newell, pole vaulter ^[36]
• Jeff Novak, former NFL player ^[37]
• Ty Nsekhe, former NFL player
• Ricky Sanders, former NFL player ^[38]
• Carson Smith, pitcher, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox ^[39]
• Darrick Vaughn, former NFL player
• Mitchell Ward, football player
• Bobby Watkins, NFL player
• Spergon Wynn, former NFL player ^[40]

Art

• Charles Barsotti, cartoonist ^[41]
• Griffon Ramsey, chainsaw artist ^[42]

Education

• Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas; former official State Historian of Texas ^[43]
• Paul K. Davis, military historian
• F. Ann Millner, Weber State University president ^[44]
• Amelia Worthington Williams, Texas historian ^[45]

Business

• Rod Keller, president of Segway Inc. ^[46]

Medicine

• Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeon ^[47]

Notable alumni gallery

• 
  Lyndon B. Johnson, B.Ed. '30
• 
  Powers Boothe, B.A. '69
• 
  George Strait, B.S. '79, Honorary Ph.D. '06
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  General Robert L. Rutherford, B.B.A. '61

References

1. Rosalyn Baker at Ballotpedia
2. "Die hard Aggie looks forward to leading system". 2011-08-15. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
3. "Proud to Be Texan". texansforstovall.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
4. "Appointment of Catalina Villalpando as Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison, June 15, 1983" . Retrieved June 14, 2009.
5. Barbara Vobejda, "Government Stints Lace Villalpando's Career;...," The Washington Post (October 31, 1992).
6. "The Oh Hellos Examine What's Blowin' in the Wind". American Songwriter. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
7. "It's a Texas band — so why was Jamestown Revival's first album called 'Utah'?". Deseret News. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
8. "Tejano star still critical". KTRK ABC. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
9. McDonnell, Brandy (December 8, 2010). "Texas country musician Kyle Park takes do-it-yourself approach, plays Oklahoma shows". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
10. Remz, Jeffrey (March 2001). "Charlie Robison steps right up". Country Standard Time. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
11. Sweeten-Shults, Lana (April 3, 2009). "Randy Rogers band heats up Texas stage". Times Record News. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
12. "Rockabilly Hall of Fame".
13. "George Strait". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
14. Kendallpublished, Jo (2016-11-29). "Strange days: Meet SURVIVE, the composers behind the Stranger Things soundtrack". loudersound. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
15. Lichtenauer, Tad (July 2007). "Emmy-Winning Actor Powers Boothe". Cross & Crescent. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
16. "Gifted Hands - Crew Biography". TNT.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
17. "Chelcie Ross". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
18. "Tracy Scoggins: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
19. Cherry, Maya (October 7, 2010). "Alexis Texas: Lone Star Superstar". Xtreme Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
20. Gates, Anita (January 20, 2006). "Julie White, Killer Agent, in 'The Little Dog Laughed'". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
21. "Who is Heloise?". Heloise.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
22. "Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winners". Austin Public Library. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
23. "Charles Austin". CharlesAustin.net. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
24. "Five former Bobcats to compete in Olympic trials | San Marcos Mercury | Local News from San Marcos and Hays County, Texas". Archived from the original on December 28, 2013.
25. "Torgeir Bryn Statistics". Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
26. "Fred Evans". Mahalo. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
27. "Jeff Foster". Mahalo. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
28. "Paul Goldschmidt". arizona.sbnation.com. August 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
29. "Lance Hoyt". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
30. "Wade Key". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
31. "Scott Linebrink". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
32. "Roster".
33. "Carolina Panthers Team Roster".
34. "Shawn Michaels". USA Networks. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
35. "Roster".
36. "Anicka Newell - Track and Field". Texas State Athletics. Texas State University. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
37. "Jeff Novak". Database Football. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
38. "Ricky Sanders". TheHots.net. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
39. "Boston Acquires Smith in Trade". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015.
40. "Spergon Wynn". Bleacherreport. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
41. http://txstateu.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/alumni-profile-charles-barsotti/ Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Texas State University Alumni Profiles. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
42. Pelham, Alex. "Artist Griffon Ramsey carves pop culture sculptures out of wood". dailytexanonline. The Daily Texan. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
43. "New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
44. "Biography". Weber State University. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
45. Latimer, Rosa Walston (2021-10-18). Austin's Flower Hill Legacy: A Remarkable Family & a Sixth Street Wildscape. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-4671-4939-6.
46. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rod-keller/7/8b8/b34 ^{[ self-published source ]}
47. Malislow, Craig. "Out of Hand." Houston Press . Wednesday October 26, 2011. 2. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.