List of University of Denver alumni

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This University of Denver alumni includes those who have studied at or graduated from the University of Denver.

• Nicolas Benedict, founder, President and CEO of eScience Labs, LLC
• Henry Otley Beyer, father of anthropology and ethnology in the Philippines
• Wendy Calvin, Director of the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
• Asa Grant Hilliard III, egyptologist and professor of educational psychology
• Arnold Kramish (1923–2010), nuclear physicist on the Manhattan Project who was almost killed in a radioactive explosion^[1]
• Lula Lubchenco, pediatrician who researched the relationships between gestational age and birth weight
• Henry T. Lynch, cancer researcher
• Valentino Mazzia (1922–1999), forensic anesthesiologist^[2]
• Frances McConnell-Mills (1900–1975), toxicologist
• Donald Menzel, former Director of Harvard College Observatory
• Daphne Preuss, geneticist; renewable energy entrepreneur; CEO and co-founder of Chromatin, Inc.
• Anne Roe, clinical psychologist and researcher
• Del Thiessen, psychology theorist
• Cleo Spurlock Wallace, child speech therapist; founder of Wallace Village
• Randy Marsh, Geologist

• Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
• Abu Bakar Abdullah, Director-General of the Malaysian Government's Public Service Department
• Frank Aguon, Guam Senator
• Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia
• Carl Anderson, former Special Assistant to President Reagan; current Supreme Knight/CEO of the Knights of Columbus
• Owen Aspinall, 45th Governor of American Samoa
• Wayne Aspinall, former member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
• W. Meredith Bacon, political scientist; LGBT rights activist
• César Vásquez Bazán, former Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru
• Ann Bedsole, Alabama Republican politician
• Charles Brannan, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Truman
• Paula Broadwell, bestselling author;^[3] extramarital partner of David Petraeus^[4]
• Robyn Brody, associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
• Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
• George W. Casey, Jr., four-star general and 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
• Oscar Chapman, former U.S. Secretary of Interior under President Truman
• Mary Cheney, political activist; daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney
• Cindy Courville, former U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
• Robert Dieter, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
• Pete Domenici, former U.S. Senator (R-N.M.)
• Byron Dorgan, former U.S. Senator (D-N.D.)
• Mike Enzi, current U.S. Senator (R-Wyo.)
• Floyd Esquibel, member of the Wyoming Senate; former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives^[5]
• William D. Ford, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mich.)
• John V. Garza, member, Texas House of Representatives (R-San Antonio)
• Peter Groff, President, Colorado Senate
• Millie Hamner, member of the Colorado House of Representatives; former school district superintendent for Summit County, Colorado
• Loy Henderson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iran
• Najma Heptulla, current member of Upper House of the Indian Parliament
• G. Kathleen Hill, current U.S. Ambassador to Malta
• Ahmad Ismail, mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Fred Karger, campaign strategist; 2012 presidential candidate; first ever openly gay candidate
• Michelle Kwan, former U.S. Olympic figure skater; current State Department employee; U.S. Public Diplomacy Envoy
• Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator (R-Nev.)
• Clarence F. Lea, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-California)
• John Arthur Love, former Governor of Colorado; Director of U.S. Energy Policy under President Nixon
• David Malpass, 2010 U.S. Senate candidate (R-NY); former chief economist, Bear Stearns
• Azlan Man, Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Perlis
• Tony Mazzoccoli, Director of Planning and Strategic Performance, U.S. Department of State
• Mike McKevitt, former member, U.S, House of Representatives (R-Colo.)
• Jami Miscik, former Deputy Director for Intelligence at the CIA; Vice-Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. in New York
• Heraldo Muñoz, Current Chilean Foreign Minister, former Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations
• Shahzada Jamal Nazir, former Federal Minister for ministries of National Health Services, Religious Affairs, National Heritage & Integration and National Harmony, Government of Pakistan; former adviser/Minister of State for the Government of Pakistan
• Reynold Nesiba, South Dakota state senator
• James Nicholson, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President G.W. Bush
• Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President G.W. Bush
• Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Advisor and U.S. Secretary of State under President G.W. Bush
• Byron Rogers, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
• Andrew Romanoff, former Colorado (D) House Speaker; 2010 U.S. Senate Candidate (Colo.)
• Ed Schafer, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President G.W. Bush; former Governor of North Dakota
• Richard Stark, current Florida State House member (D-FL)
• Paul Trivelli, former U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
• Susan Waltz, Chair of International Executive Committee, Amnesty International; professor of public policy at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
• Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
• Alvin Wiederspahn, law school graduate; former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature; prominent Cheyenne attorney and historical preservationist
• Jerre Stockton Williams, expert in labor law; first Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States; professor of law at The University of Iowa College of Law (1941–1942), University of Denver (1946), and The University of Texas School of Law (1946–1980); President, Association of American Law Schools (1980); Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1980–1993)^[6]
• John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran

• Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman/CEO of Emirates Airlines
• Brad Anderson, former CEO of Best Buy
• Ed Anderson, founder and CEO of North Bridge Venture Partners
• Max Appel, founder of OxiClean
• Jay Batson, former CEO of Acquia
• Roger Birnbaum, CEO and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment; current Chairman and CEO of MGM Studios
• Matt Bond, Executive V.P. of Content Distribution for NBC Universal
• Peter Coors, Chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Company
• Debra Crew, CEO and President of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
• Heidi Ganahl, founder of Camp Bow Wow chain
• Mark Gasta, CHRO, Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP, Vail Resorts
• Pat Grant, former CEO of National Western Stock Show
• Ruth Handler, former President of Mattel, Inc.
• James M. Henderson (Bachelor's degree in Advertising), founder of top-ranked Henderson Advertising Agency in Greenville, South Carolina; Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1970
• Richard Hilton, chairman of Hilton and Hyland Real Estate
• Jeff Hopmayer, owner of EOS Vineyard
• Ian Ivarson, founder of IVAR, a brand of backpacks and bags
• James Legg,^[7] President and CEO of Thycotic; Former CEO of PHD Virtual Technologies, Former EVP and GM Unitrends; Former EVP at Idera Software; Former Vice President of NetIQ/PentaSafe^[8]
• Howard P. James, former CEO of Sheraton Hotels
• Elrey Jeppesen, aviation pioneer; founder of Jeppesen and Co., an aviation charting company today owned by Boeing
• Jay Kemmerer, Chairman of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
• James C. Kennedy, former CEO and current Chairman of Cox Enterprises
• Ted J. Kleisner, President and CEO of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
• Lewis Kornfeld, former CEO of Radio Shack
• Jim Lentz, President and CEO of Toyota North America
• Jeffrey Lorberbaum, Chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries
• Tom Marsico, founder and CEO of Marsico Capital Management; served on U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee
• Ryan Martin, CEO, Yakima Products, Inc.^[9]
• Emmit McHenry, technology entrepreneur; founder of Network Solutions^[10]
• Sean Menke, President and CEO of Sabre Corporation
• Michael Morton, co-founder of N9NE Group
• Peter Morton, founder of Hard Rock Cafe chain
• Jon Niermann, President and Managing Director, EA, Asia
• Tom O'Brien, CEO of Tom's of Maine
• Mike O'Dell, CEO of Pep Boys
• Duane D. Pearsall, inventor of the battery-powered home smoke detector
• Mike Prager, CEO of De'longhi America
• Nilanshu Raja, Greater Asia CFO, Microsoft Corp
• Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, CEO/Chairman of Platinum Studios; founder of Malibu Comics; screenwriter of Con Air and Men in Black
• Joseph Saunders, Chairman and CEO of Visa Inc.
• Todd M. Schneider, Civil Rights Lawyer of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky Wotkyns, LLP
• Marc Schulman, President and CEO of Eli's Cheesecake
• Emily Cinader Scott, former Chairman of J.Crew
• Emily B. Susanin, President and CEO, Private Collection Management
• Andrew C. Taylor, CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Frank Techar, Chief Operating Officer of BMO Financial Group, parent of Bank of Montreal
• Carol Tome, CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
• Pam Turbeville, CEO of Navistar Financial
• James Unruh, former CEO of Unisys
• Joseph Warrington, President of Waterville USA
• Ted Weisberg, founder of Seaport Securities
• Steve Whisler, former CEO of Phelps Dodge Mining
• Dale Wolf, CEO, Coventry Health Care
• Greg Barnett, founder and President of EnerCom,^[11] Inc.

• Alan Berg, former attorney; murdered radio talk show host
• Bob Berkowitz, former CNN White House correspondent, ABC News and NBC's Today Show
• Clarke Canfield, Associated Press reporter and author
• James W. "Jim" Case, program director, KRMA-TV
• James L. Conway, producer and director, Charmed, Smallville, 90210, Star Trek
• Ronnie Cramer, film director^[12]
• Marion Edwards, President, International Television, Fox
• Edward W. Estlow, former CEO of E.W. Scripps Company
• Scott Feldman, New York television news anchor
• Peter Funt, President and host of Candid Camera
• John Hames, television director^[13]
• Merle Harmon, sports broadcaster, ABC and NBC TV, many MLB and NFL teams
• Aaron Huey, photojournalist and contributing editor, Harper's Weekly
• James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
• Don Levy, Senior Marketing VP, Sony Pictures Digital
• Bill Mercer, sports play-by-play announcer, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, and World Class Championship Wrestling; retired faculty member from University of North Texas
• Mike Rosen, conservative talk radio host
• Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
• Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, Rocky Mountain News
• Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
• David Von Drehle, editor-at-large for Time magazine
• Jon Taffer, host and creator, Bar Rescue television show, SpikeTV

• Bruce Affleck, former NHL player; now Chief Operating Officer of St. Louis Blues
• Glenn Anderson, NHL Hall of Fame wing and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups, 1980 Canadian Olympian
• Erik Andersson, former NHL forward with Calgary Flames
• Bob Balog, former NFL Center/Linebacker with Pittsburgh Steelers
• Byron Beck, ABA and NBA Denver Nuggets basketball star in 1960s and 70s, number 40 retired by team
• Adam Berkhoel former NHL goaltender with Atlanta Thrashers
• Eddy Beers, former NHL forward with Calgary and St. Louis
• Beau Bennett, NHL forward with St. Louis Blues
• Doug Berry. former NHL forward with Colorado Rockies
• Ken Berry, former NHL forward with Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, two-time Canadian Olympian (1980, 1988)
• Jerome Biffle, 1952 US Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
• Steve Blateric, former MLB Pitcher, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels
• Ray Boggs, former MLB Pitcher with Boston Braves
• Nat Borchers, former MLS soccer defender with Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, Colorado Rapids and US National Team
• Vince Boryla, 1948 US Olympic gold medalist, NBA player with New York Knicks, head coach and long-time NBA executive
• Henry Bostick, former MLB third baseman with Philadelphia Athletics
• Tyler Bozak, NHL forward with Toronto Maple Leafs
• Lyle Bradley, former NHL player with California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons
• Rick Bragnalo, former NHL player with Washington Capitals
• Mike Busniuk, former NHL player with Philadelphia Flyers
• Will Butcher, NHL defenseman with New Jersey Devils and 2017 Hobey Baker Award Winner
• Chris Butler, NHL defenseman with the St. Louis Blues
• Ryan Caldwell former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes
• Matt Carle, former NHL defenseman with Tampa Bay Lightning, 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
• Don Carlsen, former MLB Pitcher with Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates
• Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier, known as "Suzy Chapstick"
• Mike Christie, former NHL player with Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Barons, Vancouver Canucks and California Golden Seals
• Joe Colborne, NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins
• Paul Comrie, former NHL forward with Edmonton Oilers
• Ed Cristofoli, former NHL forward with Montreal Canadiens
• Jimmy Darden, former NBA player with Denver Nuggets
• Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player; current assistant coach, Chicago Blackhawks, 1984 Canadian Olympian and Gold Medal Coach of Canadian Women's Team at 2014 Sochi Olympics
• Kevin Doell, former NHL forward with Atlanta Thrashers
• Matt Donovan, former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders
• Ferd Dreher, former NFL football player with Chicago Bears
• Wade Dubielewicz, former NHL goaltender with New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild
• Reagan Dunk, MLS soccer defender, Real Salt Lake
• Sam Etcheverry, NFL QB with St. Louis Cardinals, also Canadian Football League Hall of Fame player and coach
• Kortne Ford, soccer defender, Colorado Rapids (MLS)
• Mark Grimmette, with Brian Martin, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair in 1998 and 2002 Olympics
• Dallas Gaume, former NHL forward with Hartford Whalers and all-time leading scorer for DU hockey (266 points)
• Gabe Gauthier, former NHL hockey player with Los Angeles Kings
• Ron Grahame, former NHL goaltender with Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings and Quebec Nordiques. Currently athletic director at University of Denver.
• Gil Hanse, Top Golf Course Architect (Rio 2016 Olympic Course, Doral Golf Club)
• Phil Heath, IFBB pro bodybuilder, seven-time and current Mr. Olympia Winner 2011-2017
• Danton Heinen, NHL Hockey player with Boston Bruins
• Monty Hoyt, 1964 US Olympic figure skater, graduated 1967
• Lex Hudson, former NHL hockey player with Pittsburgh Penguins
• Connor James,former NHL forward with Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings
• Ray Johnson, NFL football player with Cleveland Rams
• Marshall Johnston, NHL and Canadian Olympic hockey player (1964 and 1968, NHL coach and executive
• Chris Kenady, NHL forward with St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers
• Yoram Kochavy 1984 Israeli Olympic swimmer
• Cliff Koroll, former NHL winger Chicago Blackhawks and later coach
• George Konik, former NHL player with Pittsburgh Penguins
• Michelle Kwan, Multiple World Champion figure skater, two-time Olympic medalist in 1998/2002, graduated June 2009
• Antti Laaksonen, former NHL forward with Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche, 2006 Olympic Silver Medal
• Mike Lampman, former NHL player with St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals
• Richard Lapchick, sports human rights activist
• Jim Leavins, former NHL defenseman with Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers
• Floyd Little, Hall of Fame running back, Denver Broncos (MS Judicial Admin '75)
• Jessica López, Venezuelan three-time Olympic gymnast in 2008, 2012 and 2016
• Pete LoPresti, former NHL goaltender with Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers
• Aaron MacKenzie, former NHL forward with Colorado Avalanche
• John MacMillan, former NHL forward and two-time Stanley Cup winner with Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings
• Keith Magnuson, former NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks and later Blackhawks coach
• Peter Mannino, former NHL goaltender with New York Islanders, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets
• Brian Martin, with Mark Grimmette, two-time U.S. Olympic medalist luge pair, 1998 and 2002
• Tom Martin, former NHL forward with Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers and Winnipeg Jets
• Bill Masterton, former Minnesota North Star; namesake of the NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy
• Dwight Mathiasen, former NHL forward with Pittsburgh Penguins
• Derek Mayer, former NHL defenseman with Ottawa Senators, 1994 Canadian Olympian
• Scott Mayfield. defenseman, New York Islanders
• Peter McNab, former NHL player with Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and NJ Devils; current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
• Dakota Mermis, NHL Defenseman, Arizona Coyotes
• Paul Messier, former NHL forward with Colorado Rockies
• Tom Miller, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders
• Gavin Morgan, former NHL forward with Dallas Stars
• George Morrison, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues
• Royce O'Neale, NBA forward, Utah Jazz
• Rob Palmer, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks
• Craig Patrick, former NHL player; Stanley-Cup winning NHL Executive and assistant coach for the US Olympic gold medal hockey team in 1980
• Matt Pettinger, former NHL forward with Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lighting
• Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
• Lynn Powis, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks and Kansas City Scouts
• Rich Preston, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils
• Rhett Rakhshani, former NHL forward, New York Islanders
• Craig Redmond, former NHL defenseman, Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers, 1984 Canadian Olympian
• Mark Rycroft, former NHL forward with St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche
• Reggie Rivers, motivational speaker; Denver Broncos running back
• Don Stansauk, NFL defensive end with Green Bay Packers, later became pro wrestling legend and actor Hard Boiled Haggerty
• Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series, Minnesota Twins (and other MLB teams)
• Jim Shires, former NHL player with Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins
• Drew Shore, NHL forward with Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks
• Nick Shore, NHL forward with Los Angeles Kings
• Brett Skinner, former NHL defenseman with New York Islanders
• Wayne Smith, former NHL player with Chicago Blackhawks
• Craig Stimac, former MLB catcher with San Diego Padres
• Paul Stastny, forward, St. Louis Blues, NHL, runner-up for 2006–2007 Rookie of the Year, 2010 US Olympian silver medalist
• Jack Tising, former MLB pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Brock Trotter, former NHL forward with Montreal Canadiens
• Vic Venasky, former NHL forward, Los Angeles Kings
• Patrick Wiercioch, NHL defenseman with Vancouver Canucks
• Joe Willis. Goalkeeper, Houston Dynamo, MLS
• Jim Wiste, former NHL forward with Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks
• John Woudenberg, former NFL player with Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers, 1942 Pro Bowl
• Jason Zucker, NHL forward with Minnesota Wild

• Chris Broderick, heavy metal guitarist (Megadeth, Jag Panzer, Nevermore)
• C.J. Box, New York Times best-selling novelist
• Sandra Dallas, writer and novelist
• Peter Gay, Historian and educator, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University
• Aaron Gwyn, author and professor
• Mark Harris, author, Bang the Drum Slowly
• Duane Michals, art photographer
• Isidore Okpewho foremost scholar of African oral literature and award-winning novelist
• Ted Shackelford, television actor, Knots Landing
• Paul Sharits, avant-garde/abstract filmmaker
• Ted Shawn, modern dance pioneer
• Neil Simon, playwright
• Charlie Burrell, African-American bassist, known to be the "Jackie Robinson of classical music," one of the first African-American classical musicians in the country
• Sinbad, born David Adkins, comedian and actor
• Rodney Stark, author, professor, and sociologist of religion
• Morton Subotnick, electronic music; synthesizer pioneer
• Hao Jiang Tian, basso cantante opera singer, Metropolitan Opera
• Josh Taylor, comedy and dramatic television actor
• Cedar Walton, jazz pianist
• John Edward Williams, author; National Book Award winner

• Margaret L. Curry, state parole officer