List of Boise State University people

This list of Boise State University people includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and administrators affiliated with Boise State University, a public, coeducational research university located in Boise, Idaho. As of 2015, the university has approximately 22,000 current students and over 80,000 living alumni.[1]

Bachelor's degrees were first awarded in the late 1960s; degrees granted prior are associates only.

Business and finance
Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Steve Appleton 1983 Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology [2]
Jim Cathey 1992 Vice President of Qualcomm [3]
John Carley 1955 Former president and chief operating officer of Albertsons [4]
Karl Knapp 1981 Rhodes Scholar; vice chairman and managing director at United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) [5]
Ralph Peterson 1965 President of CH2M Hill; former advisor to President Bill Clinton [6]
William Glynn 1979 President of Intermountain Industries (Intermountain Gas Co., Petroglyph Energy, and InterWest Capital) [7]
William Agee 1958 Former president and CEO of Bendix Corporation and Morrison-Knudsen [8]
Jan Packwood 1984 President and CEO of Idaho Power Company and Idacorp [9]
Jim Kissler 1984 Owner and CEO of Norco [10]
Jack Kane 1970 managing director of Duff & Phelps in New York; former Major General in the United States Army [11]
James McClary 1959 Former president of the Morrison-Knudsen [12]
John Elorriaga 1949 Former chairman of the board and CEO of U.S. Bancorp [13]
Butch Otter 1964 Former president of Simplot International [14]
Larry Williams 1964 Founder and president of Idaho Timber Corp. [15]
Louann Krueger 1978 Pacific Northwest Regional Director for Wells Fargo Bank [16]
Bill Ilett 1965 President of Transcorp; founder of the Idaho Stampede [17]

Government and public policy
Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Butch Otter 1964 Former Governor of Idaho; former U.S. Congressman and four-term Lieutenant Governor of Idaho [18]
Mike O'Callaghan 1950 Former governor of Nevada and executive director of The Las Vegas Sun; won the Bronze Star in Korea [19]
Tom Luna 1985 Former Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Idaho [20]
Bill Sali 1981 Former U.S. Congressman and eight-term Representative in the Idaho Legislature [21]
Edward Lodge 1955 Federal Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho [22]
Robert Bakes 1952 Former Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court [23]
Sergio Gutierrez 1980 Judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals [24]
Celia Gould 1979 Director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture; former eight-term Idaho State Legislator [25]
Jack Kane 1970 Former Major General in the United States Army and Commander of the Idaho National Guard [26]
Kate Kelly 1991 Senate Minority Leader in the Idaho Legislature [27]
Mary Pearson 1979 Former chief judge of the Northwest Intertribal Court System; Chief Judge of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe [28]
John Zapp 1957 Former director, American Dental Association and American Medical Association [29]
Marilyn Shuler 1977 Director of the Idaho Human Rights Commission; president of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center [30]
Betty Deddoch Stadler 1941 Founder of Idaho Mothers Against Drunk Driving; developer and owner of the Shadow Valley Golf Course [31]
Bethine Church 1943 Widow of U.S. Senator Frank Church; Democratic political organizer; winner of the Lawrence O'Brien Award [32]
Steve "GROVER" Groves 1998 United States Navy, commanding officer, TACRON-21, Virginia Beach, VA, 2017-2018 [33]

Arts, media, and entertainment
Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Michael Hoffman 1974 Rhodes Scholar; Hollywood director of 13 movies, including several Oscar-winning titles [34]
Earl Boen 1961 Hollywood actor with roles in over 50 films and 400 televisions appearances, including Naked Gun, the Terminator series, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, LA Law, and The Wonder Years [35]
Jerry Hannifin 1938 Former Time magazine and United Press bureau chief in Brazil and Washington, D.C. [36]
William Anderson 1939 Best-selling author of 22 books; his book BAT-21 sold a million copies and became a Hollywood movie [37]
Gary Green 1968 Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami [38]
Victoria Holloway 1978 Co-founder of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; professor of theatre performance at Arizona State University [39]
Michelle Willis 1996 Popular composer of LDS and Christian music [40]
Trevor Powers Musician; Youth Lagoon [41][42]

Academia and the sciences
Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Radhika Ramana Dasa 1999 Professor at The College of William & Mary and Bhaktivedanta College [43]
Ben Jayne 1948 Former Dean of Duke's School of Forestry; professor at Yale and the University of Washington [44]
Keith Bishop 1982 Cellular immunologist specializing in organ transplants at the University of Michigan School of Medicine [45]
Michael Adcox 1981 Medical director of the Saint Alphonsus Nephrology Center [46]
Gary L. Bennett 1960 Former manager at NASA; worked on the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and New Horizons missions [47]
Paul Courtright 1978 Renowned epidemiologist fighting leprosy and ocular diseases in Africa; clinic director at Tumaini University [48]
Gary Green 1968 Award-winning conductor; Music Department chairman at the University of Miami [49]
Merle Wells 1939 Founder of the Idaho State Archives; the Wells State Archives Building was named in his honor [50]
Diane Haddock Russell 1961 Former department chair at the University of Arizona College of Medicine; pioneer in cell growth research [51]
Marvin Bryant 1947 Former bacteriologist at the University of Illinois; inducted into the National Academy of the Sciences [52]
Jay Luo 1982 Former professor at Johns Hopkins University; graduated with a B.S. in math at the age of 12 [53]
Nathan Stark 2000 Director of bands and associate professor of music at Montana State University [54]
Elena Gallina 2018 Truman scholar, international development scholar and activist [55]
Justin W. Vance 2000 Dean, School of Arts and Humanities at College of Western Idaho. Formerly founding dean of College of Extended and Interdisciplinary Education and associate professor of history at Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). [56]
David Estrada 2007 Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; associate director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies

Sports
Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Graham DeLaet 2004 Professional golfer on the PGA Tour [57]
Ryan Clady 2007 Two-time NFL All-Pro left tackle for the Denver Broncos; first Pro Bowl appearance in 2009 [58]
Chris Childs 1989 Former NBA player with the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, and the Toronto Raptors [59]
Tyrone Crawford 2011 NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys;
Gus Johnson 1962 Five-time NBA All-Star player with the Baltimore Bullets [60]
Larry Jackson 1952 All-Star Major League pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies [61]
Scott Jorgensen (Psychology) three-time NCAA Wrestling Qualifier; current mixed martial artist, formerly competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship [62]
Alva Liles Super Bowl XV champion Oakland Raiders
Dave Wilcox 1962 Former NFL lineman for the San Francisco 49ers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame [63]
Don Summers 1983 Former NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos
Daryn Colledge 2005 NFL offensive guard for the Arizona Cardinals
Chuck Compton 1986 Former NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers
Korey Hall 2006 NFL fullback for the Arizona Cardinals
Alexander Mattison 2018 NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings
Shea McClellin 2011 NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears
Cedric Minter 1985 Former NFL running back for the New York Jets; also CFL [64]
Kimo von Oelhoffen 1994 Former NFL defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Super Bowl XL champion [65]
Elaine Elliott 1977 Head coach of the University of Utah's Women's Basketball team [66]
Renward Wells Olympic runner in the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympic Games [67]
Charles Burton 1996 Competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Men's Wrestling; wrestling coach at Nebraska [68]
Doug Martin 2011 Former NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Shawn Stasiak 1994 Former WWE wrestler and three-time World Tag Team Champion [69]
Orlando Scandrick 2007 Former NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys.[70]
Dee Pickett 1978 Former professional rodeo rider; Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association national and world champion [71]
Jens Pulver (Criminal Justice) Mixed martial arts fighter, first Ultimate Fighting Champsionship (UFC) lightweight champion, and former featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) [72][73]
Jeb Putzier 2007 Former NFL tight end for the Denver Broncos
Kyle Wilson 2009 NFL cornerback for the NY Jets
Roland Woolsey 1974 Former NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns
Ardie McInelly 1982 Former NCAA Women's Basketball Head Coach for the Air Force Falcons
Geraldo Boldewijn American football player
Kellen Moore 2012 Former NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Currently (2019) the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.
Chandler Hutchison 2018 Current NBA player for the Chicago Bulls

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