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NOTE: The
categories used below are based on how the alum is "well-known"
and may not tie to their SJSU major.
Education
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Charles W. Childs, 1867, San Jose State Normal School
Principal, 1889-96
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Dr. Marshall "Mark" Drummond, (BS Management
and Economics, and MBA), Chancellor of the California Community
College system (2003 - present)
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Margaret
Shallenberger McNaught, 1880, first State Commissioner of
Elementary Schools, first woman to teach in the School of Education at Stanford University
(1891)
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Henry Zuzallo, 1895, (former)
President of the University of Washington
Science/Engineering
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Ray Dolby.
founder of Dolby sound systems
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John
Farley, 2000 (MS Meteorology), NBC 11 Chief Meteorologist (San Jose)
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Dian
Fossey, 1954 (Occupational Therapy) (1932-1985) gorilla researcher,
author, teacher
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Gordon
Moore, founder of Intel Corporation, "Moore's Law"
creator
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Ed
Oates, 1968 (Science/Math) co-founder of Oracle
Literature
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Lorna
Dee Cervantes (1985) - poet
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James
D. Houston - author of Farewell to Manzanar, Continental Drift,
Snow Mountain Passage, and others; Lurie Distinguished Visiting
Professor of Creative Writing at SJSU in Spring 2006
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Jayne Ann Krentz
(Masters in Library Science), author; also writes under Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle
and others
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Edwin Markham, 1872, Poet
(1852-1940)
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Sandra
McPherson - poet
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Amy
Tan, 1972 (BA English and Linguistics), novelist, author of The Joy Luck Club,
The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Opposite of Fate, and others
Journalism
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Valerie Coleman-Morris, anchor for CNN
Financial News
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Eric Grigorian, photojournalism,
recipient of the 2002 World Press Photo of the Year Award
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David
Willman, 1978 (B.A. in Journalism), Los Angeles Times
reporter who won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for investigative
reporting
Arts and
Entertainment
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Irene
Dalis, 1946, former Metropolitan Opera star and founder of Opera
San Jose, Tower Award 1974
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Robert Peña Graham
(1938 - 2008), internationally
acclaimed sculptor whose work includes the Olympic Gateway in Los
Angeles and the Plumed Serpent in San Jose's Plaza de Cesar
Chavez
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Edith
Harvey Heron, 1918 & 1929 (1895-1980), watercolorist
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Jerry
Juhl, (1937 - 2005), head writer and producer for The Muppets and
Fraggle Rock
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Omar Benson Miller, actor
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Stevie Nicks, member of Fleetwood Mac
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Tom and Dick Smothers, popular comedy
duo
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Luis
Valdez, 1964 (English), prize-winning playwright, film actor and
director
Politics and Law Enforcement
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James T. Beall,
Jr, (BA in Political Science) San Jose City Council 1980 - 1994; Santa
Clara County Board of Supervisors (District 4) 1994 - 2006;
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Dr.
Lee P. Brown, 1964 (Masters in Sociology) former mayor of Houston;
professor; law enforcement
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Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of
Colorado, one of the first Native Americans to serve in the U.S. Senate
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Albert E. Carter, 1903, (former) U.S. Congressman
(Oakland)
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Cindy Chavez, San Jose City
Councilmember, District 3
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Judy Chirco, San Jose City Councilmember, District 9
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Robert C. Doerr, (former) Mayor of San Jose (Mayor
during SJSC's Centennial year - 1957)
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Robert Foster
(BA public administration), president of Southern California Edison,
CSU Trustee (1997 - 2006); elected Mayor of Long Beach in 2006
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Leslie
C. Francis, 1965 (BA
in Social Science) and 1966 (Secondary Teaching Credential) Democratic
political consultant. served in the Carter administration
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Congressman Mike Honda,
1968 (BA Biological Sciences and Spanish; MA Education, 1974) representing San
Jose
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Lou
Henry Hoover, 1893 (1874-1944), first lady (Herber Hoover, 31st U.S.
President)
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Linda J.
LeZotte, San Jose City Councilmember,
District 1
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Nancy
McFadden, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Clinton Administration;
currently VP Governmental Relations for PG&E
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Gaylord
A. Nelson, 1939 Political Science; 1960 Honorary Master of Arts
degree; founder of Earth Day, former U.S. Senator and Governor
from Wisconsin
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Lyn
Nofziger, 1950 (BA in Journalism) (1924 - 2006), aide to Governor
Reagan, advisor to Presidents Nixon and Reagan, campaign advisor for
Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan
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Ed
Rollins, political strategist
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Laurie Smith, first California female
sheriff, Santa Clara County
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Fernando
Torres-Gil, 1970 (BA in Political Science) first Assistant Secretary
for Aging at the Department of Health and Human Services in the
Clinton Administration; currently Associate Dean of the School of
Public Affairs at UCLA
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Susanne B.
Wilson, former member of San Jose City Council and Santa Clara County
Board of Supervisors; recipient of the SJSU Tower Award in 1996
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Ken Yeager, San Jose City
Councilmember, District 6
Business
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Chuck
Davidson, major Bay Area home builder, and chair of the SJSU Tower
Foundation
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Robert Foster
(BA public administration), president of Southern California Edison,
CSU Trustee (1997 - 2006); elected Mayor of Long Beach in 2006
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Robert W. Foy, Chairman of the Board,
California Water Service Group
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Charles Gingold, vice president,
Discovery Channel
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Carl Guardino, President and CEO,
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
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William Hauck,
1963 (BA social science), President of California Business Roundtable,
CSU Trustee (1993 - 2009)
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Omid
Kordestani, Google's senior VP for Global Sales and Business
Development
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Donald
Lucas, retired founder of the Lucas Dealership Group, and
philanthropist
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Jessica McClintock, fashion design
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Jenny Ming, President, Old Navy
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Gordon
Moore, founder of Intel Corporation
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Peter Ueberroth, 1959 (Business),
former Baseball Commissioner, head of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los
Angeles, Time Man of the Year for 1984
Sports
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Tariq
Abdul-Wahad (Art History Major; attended SJSU as Olivier Saint-Jean),
player for Dallas Mavericks
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John Carlos,1970,
"Speed City" athlete and Bronze Medal Winner in the
200-meter race at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City; USATF
Hall of Fame (2003)
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Jeff Garcia,
Detroit Lions quarterback (formerly with San Francisco 49ers)
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George
Frederick Haines, 1950, (1924 - 2006), swim coach, founder of the
Santa Clara Swim Club, 3 time head coach of US Olympic swim team
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Pat
Hurst, pro golf
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Julie
Inkster, pro golf
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Patty
Sheehan, pro golf
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Tommie
Smith, 1968, "Speed City" athlete and Gold Medal Winner in
the 200-meter race at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City; USATF
Hall of Fame (1978)
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Yosh Uchida, SJSU judo coach, entrepreneur
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Ken Venturi, pro golf
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Dick
Vermeil, 1958 (BA) and 1959 (MA), coach of the Kansas City Chiefs,
former coach St. Louis Rams
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Bill
Walsh, former head coach and currently general manager/vice
president of the San Francisco 49ers; former head coach of
Stanford football team
Olympic Medalists
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Kevin Asano, judo, 1988, silver
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Chuck Adkins, boxing, 1952, gold
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Bob Berland, judo, 1984, silver
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John Carlos, track and field, 1968, bronze
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Jim Doehring, track and field, 1992, silver
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Lee Evans, track and field, 1968, two gold medals
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Mitch Ivey, swimming, silver in 1968 and bronze in
1972
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John Powell, track and field, bronze in 1976 and 1984
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Ronnie Ray Smith, track and field, 1968, gold
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Tommie Smith, track and field, 1968, gold
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Willie Steele, track and field, 1948, gold
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Jill Sudduth, synchronized swimming, 1996, gold
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Mike Swain, judo, 1988, bronze
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Lynn Vidali, swimming, silver in 1968 and bronze in
1972
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