List of Portland State University people
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This List of Portland State University people includes graduates of the Portland State University as well as former students who studied at the university but did not obtain a degree.
Contents
Academia
- Peter Boghossian - assistant professor of philosophy, Portland State University[1]
- Hans G. Furth - professor emeritus of psychology at The Catholic University of America
- Peter A. Griffin - mathematician, professor at California State University-Sacramento
- Michael Kazin - historian, professor at Georgetown University[2]
- Thomas Talbott - professor emeritus of philosophy, Willamette University[3]
- Jack Ernest Vincent - professor emeritus of political science, University of Idaho
- Dali Yang - professor of political science, the University of Chicago[4]
Architecture and design
- Sergio Palleroni - Architect and co-founder of BASIC Initiative[5]
Business and finance
- D. Scott Davis - chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service of America[6]
- Sho Dozono - businessman, CEO of Azumano Travel[7]
- Mike Erickson - entrepreneur[8]
- Judi Hofer - executive CEO, The May Department Stores Company[9]
- Darren Kimura - entrepreneur, inventor of MicroCSP[10]
- Phil Knight - co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc.[11]
- Steven Smith - teamaker and entrepreneur, founder of Tazo Tea Company[12]
- Norm Winningstad - businessman and engineer[13]
Fine arts and entertainment
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Marc Dacascos, actor and martial artist
Film, television, and performing arts
- Jessica Carlson - Miss Oregon USA winner[14]
- Mark Dacascos - actor and martial artist[15]
- Katie Harman - 2002 Miss America
- Terence Knox - actor, St. Elsewhere
- Jennifer Lyon - competitor on Survivor: Palau
- Holly Madison - Playboy model, Reality TV Star "The Girls Next Door"
- Caroline McGowan - actress, Miss Oregon winner; Miss America competitor
- Kari Ann Peniche, Miss Teen USA winner
- Rick Reynolds - comedian, Only the Truth Is Funny[16]
- Sara Jean Underwood - Playboy model, actress[17]
- Ali Wallace - Miss Oregon USA 2015[18]
Literature
- Jean M. Auel - author of The Clan of the Cave Bear
- Francisco Laguna Correa - writer, awarded the National Literary Prize of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language[19]
- Walt Curtis - poet, painter, author of Mala Noche which was made into a film by Gus Van Sant[20]
- Michael Dickman - poet, recipient of Alfred Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University[21]
- David James Duncan - novelist, essayist; author of The River Why[22]
- Christopher Howell - poet, editor, two-time National Endowment Fellowship winner[23]
- Ted Newsom - screenwriter and producer
- Pierre Ouellette - science fiction author
- Mike Richardson - publisher and founder, Dark Horse Comics[24]
- Deborah J. Ross - science fiction and fantasy author[25]
- John Sibley Williams - poet, publisher
Music
- Mel Brown - jazz drummer, worked with Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye[26]
- Ken Butler - experimental musician
- Dave Carter - folk musician
- Sarah Dougher - singer-songwriter[27]
- Jack Ely - vocalist and musician, The Kingsmen; singer of "Louie Louie" (1963)[28]
- Issa - singer, songwriter and producer signed with Akon[29]
- Courtney Love - vocalist and guitarist, frontwoman of alternative rock band Hole[30][31]
- Rob Simonsen - film composer; Foxcatcher, The Age of Adaline[32]
- Lawrence Leighton Smith - conductor and pianist
- Esperanza Spalding - jazz musician[33]
Travis Knight, animator and businessman - Nancy Wilson - rock musician, lead singer of Heart[34]
Visual arts
- Holly Andres - photographer[35]
- Howard Ben Tré - glass artist[36]
- John Callahan - cartoonist, creator of Pelswick[37]
- Carolyn Davidson - graphic designer, creator of the Nike swoosh
- Steve Gaynor - game designer, BioShock 2
- Anne Hughes - art patron, gallery owner, restaurateur
- Lee Kelly - sculptor
- Travis Knight - animator, president & CEO, LAIKA[38]
- Jack Ohman - editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian
- Bill Plympton - animator
- Laura Ross-Paul - contemporary painter
History and humanities
- Lee D. Baker - cultural anthropologist, professor at Duke University
- Chet Orloff - historian, director emeritus of Oregon Historical Society[39]
- Mark Weber - historian, director of Institute for Historical Review
- Amos Yong - Pentecostal theologian[40]
Journalism and media
- Kambiz Hosseini - political satirist, radio host[41]
- Michael Moynihan - journalist, author; Lords of Chaos
- Ebbert Webber - photojournalist[42]
Politics and law
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President Casten Nemra
Barbara Roberts, 34th Governor of Oregon
Presidents and other Heads of State
- Casten Nemra - 7th President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Diplomats
- Joseph LeBaron - current U.S. Ambassador to Qatar[43][44]
- Marisa Lino - former U.S. Ambassador to Albania[45]
Governors
- Barbara Roberts - 34th Governor of Oregon
Judges
- Anna J. Brown - U.S. federal judge
- Paul De Muniz - Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice
- R. William Riggs - former Oregon Supreme Court justice
- Betty Roberts - first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals
Other politicians
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Margaret Carter, politician
- Margaret Carter - Democratic member of Oregon House of Representatives and Senate[46]
- Joe DeLaCruz - Native American program leader, elected president of National Congress of American Indians[47]
- Richard Devlin - Democratic member of Oregon House of Representatives and Senate
- Margaret Doherty - Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 35th district
- Joe Gallegos - Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 13th district
- Avel Gordly - first African American woman elected to the Oregon Senate
- Chris Gorsek - Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 49th district
- Jim Moeller - Washington House of Representatives, Washington's 49th district
- Charles Moose - former police chief for Montgomery County, Maryland, one of the sites of the Beltway Sniper attacks
- Ron Packard - Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, California's 43rd district
- Chuck Riley - Member of the Oregon House of Representatives, Oregon Senate[48]
Science, technology, and psychology
- John Hughes - pioneer in school-based alcohol and drug prevention efforts
- Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil - theoretical physicist, Outstanding Scientist Award (2004) winner
- David Maier - chairman of the program committee of ACM SIGMOD[49] ACM Fellow[50]
- Fariborz Maseeh - pioneer in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and philanthropist who founded IntelliSense in 1991
- Paul Shattuck - autism researcher at Drexel University
- Ivan Sutherland - director, Asynchronous Research Center (ARC);[51] computer science and Internet pioneer, Turing award winner[52]
Social activism
- Harry Anastasiou - pioneer in peace-building initiatives
- Musse Olol - social activist and recipient of the Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA)
- Paul Popham - gay rights activist, founder of Gay Men's Health Crisis; Vietnam war veteran[53][54]
- Robert Robideau - Native American activist, acquitted in 1975 shooting deaths of two FBI agents in South Dakota[55]
Sports
Baseball
- Jeff Lahti - retired Major League Baseball pitcher and 1982 World Series Champion
- Steve Olin - late Major League Baseball pitcher
- Gordon Riese - Portland State pitcher and Pac-10 Referee
- Paul Schrieber - Major League Baseball umpire[56]
- Tom Trebelhorn - Major League Baseball manager
Basketball
- Ime Udoka - current assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association
- Freeman Williams - retired National Basketball Association guard
Football
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Julius Thomas, NFL player
- Shaun Bodiford - American football wide receiver, New York Giants; Oakland Raiders
- Tony Curtis - backup tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
- Clint Didier - former NFL tight end, Super Bowl XVII Champion[57]
- Dan Frantz - American football player for the Chicago Rush
- Adam Hayward - linebacker for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Darick Holmes - former NFL running back
- June Jones - head football coach, Southern Methodist University
- Neil Lomax - National Football League quarterback, played for St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals (1981–89)
- Jordan Senn - linebacker for Carolina Panthers
- DeShawn Shead safety for the 2014 Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks [58]
- Dave Stief - American football wide receiver, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Redskins
- Julius Thomas - tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars[59]
Other sports
- Bree Schaaf Boyer - U.S. Olympic Bobsledder, 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver BC[60]
- Dave Jansen - wrestler and mixed martial artist[61]
- Mike Pierce - 2-time All-American wrestler; professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the UFC[62]
- Richard Sanders - wrestler, NCAA, FILA and Summer Olympics[63]
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