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- Clayton AndersonClayton AndersonClayton Conrad Anderson is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Launched on STS-117, he replaced Sunita Williams on June 10, 2007 as a member of the ISS Expedition 15 crew.-Education:...
, NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronaut; first Iowa Stater in space - Dale A. AndersonDale A. AndersonDale A. Anderson is an American aerospace engineer and computational fluid dynamicist. Anderson was the Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Students at the University of Texas at Arlington, United States...
, pioneer in the field of computational fluid dynamicsComputational fluid dynamicsComputational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the interaction of liquids and gases with... - Terry A. Anderson, former Middle East Bureau Chief, The Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
- Chris AshChris AshChris Ash is the Defensive Coordinatior / Defensive Backs Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team.-Biography:A native of Ottumwa, Iowa, Ash is married with two children. He is a graduate of Drake University and Iowa State University.-Career:...
, Defensive Backs Coach of the Wisconsin BadgersWisconsin Badgers footballThe Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
football team - Steve BalesSteve BalesSteve Bales is a former NASA engineer and flight controller. He is best known for his role during the Apollo 11 lunar landing.-Early life:Bales was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, and grew up in the nearby town of Fremont. His father was a school janitor and his mother was a beautician...
, famous NASA engineer - Robert L. BartleyRobert L. BartleyRobert Leroy Bartley was the editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal for more than 30 years. He won a Pulitzer Prize for opinion writing and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the Bush administration in 2003...
, editor of Wall Street Journal opinion page, vice-president of Dow Jones & CompanyDow Jones & CompanyDow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm.The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. Like The New York Times and the Washington Post, the company was in recent years publicly traded but privately... - Aureliano BrandoliniAureliano BrandoliniAureliano Brandolini was an Italian agronomist and development cooperation scholar.Born in Calolziocorte, Italy, after studying at Liceo Alessandro Manzoni high school in Lecco with Giovanni Ticozzi, he graduated in agriculture at the University of Milan in 1950 and specialized in plant breeding...
, Italian agronomist and development cooperation scholar - Luis Ernesto DerbezLuis Ernesto DerbezLuis Ernesto Derbez Bautista is a Mexican politician and current rector of the Universidad de Las Américas.Upon assuming power in December 2000, President Vicente Fox chose him to serve as his Secretary of Economy...
, former MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Economics - Bennett BeanBennett BeanBennett Bean is an American ceramic artist. Although commonly described as a studio potter, some would characterize him as a sculptor and painter who works primarily in studio pottery.Bean resides in Blairstown, New Jersey....
, studio potter - Berkley BedellBerkley BedellBerkley Warren Bedell is a former U.S. Representative from Iowa. After starting a successful business in his youth, Berkley Fly Co., he ran for the United States Congress in 1972, but was defeated by incumbent Wiley Mayne...
, United States Congressman - Ezra Taft BensonEzra Taft BensonEzra Taft Benson was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.-Biography:Born on a farm in Whitney, Idaho, Benson was the oldest of...
, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Clifford E. Berry, co-developer of the first electronic digital computer (see Atanasoff–Berry Computer)
- Henry Otley Beyer, father of PhilippinePhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
anthropologyAnthropologyAnthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and ethnologyEthnologyEthnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct... - Bruce BraleyBruce BraleyBruce Braley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in northeastern Iowa and includes Davenport, Bettendorf, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Clinton....
, U.S. representative, Iowa's 1st district - William R. Brinkley, Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of MedicineBaylor College of MedicineBaylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA, is a highly regarded medical school and leading center for biomedical research and clinical care...
- Arthur E. Bryson, Jr., the "father of modern optimal controlOptimal controlOptimal control theory, an extension of the calculus of variations, is a mathematical optimization method for deriving control policies. The method is largely due to the work of Lev Pontryagin and his collaborators in the Soviet Union and Richard Bellman in the United States.-General method:Optimal...
theory" - Griffith BuckGriffith BuckGriffith Buck was a professor of horticulture at Iowa State University who created over 80 named cultivars of the rose, all of which are capable of withstanding temperatures of -20°F and need no pesticides or fungicides to thrive....
, alumnus and professor of horticultureHorticultureHorticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
; developed nearly 100 new varieties of roses - David P. CampbellDavid P. CampbellDavid P. Campbell is an American psychologist who co-authored the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory which is widely used in vocational counseling.For this accomplishment, he was awarded the E.K...
, creator of Strong-Campbell Interest InventoryStrong-Campbell Interest InventoryStrong-Campbell Interest Inventory is a test instrument in vocational counseling used to reveal career preferences according to interests of individuals within those careers... - Garrey CarruthersGarrey CarruthersGarrey Edward Carruthers currently serves as Dean of the College of Business at New Mexico State University. Previously Carruthers served as Special Assistant to the U.S...
, Governor of New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
(1987–1991); President and CEO of Cimarron Health Plan - George Washington CarverGeorge Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver , was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in Missouri in January 1864....
, first African-American student and faculty member; plant scientist - Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt was a women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920...
, leader of women's suffrage movement and founder of the League of Women VotersLeague of Women VotersThe League of Women Voters is an American political organization founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during the last meeting of the National American Woman Suffrage Association approximately six months before the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote... - Lauro CavazosLauro CavazosLauro Fred Cavazos Jr. is a U.S. educator. He served as Secretary of Education, and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet....
, former U.S. Secretary of Education - Clarence Chamberlin, aviation pioneer
- Vance D. CoffmanVance D. CoffmanVance D. Coffman was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was elected to the Board of Directors of 3M on 12 May 2009.-Biography:...
, retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed MartinLockheed MartinLockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area.... - Nancy CoxNancy CoxNancy Cox is an American virologist who works with influenza and bird flu viruses for the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.Nancy Cox is a native of Iowa who was educated at Iowa State University and Darwin College, Cambridge, where she was a Marshall Scholar.She was 57 years old as of 2006,...
, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
, 2006 U.S. Federal Employee of the Year - Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
- Lawrence F. DahlLawrence F. DahlLawrence F. Dahl is an R.E. Rundle and Hilldale Professor of Chemistry, emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dahl is an inorganic chemist, and his research focused on high-nuclearity metallic compounds. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1988.-Early life and...
(Ph.D. 1956), professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonThe University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... - Parviz DavoodiParviz DavoodiParviz Davoodi is an Iranian hardline conservative politician.He was born in Tehran to an Iranian Azeri family from Astara, Ardebil, northern Iran. He served as the First Vice President of Iran from September 11, 2005 to July 17, 2009. He is also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University....
, First Vice President of IranVice President of IranVice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to Presidential affairs. , there are 12 Vice Presidents in Iran... - Vine Deloria, Jr.Vine Deloria, Jr.Vine Deloria, Jr. was an American Indian author, theologian, historian, and activist. He was widely known for his book Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto , which helped generate national attention to Native American issues in the same year as the Alcatraz-Red Power Movement...
, Native American rights leader and author - Helen DerrHelen DerrHelen Elizabeth Clark Derr was a nationally recognized journalist, religion writer, and editor during a career at the Alexandria Daily Town Talk that spanned from 1955 to 1977...
, journalist - Charles W. "Chuck" Durham, founder of global architecture and engineering firm HDR, Inc.HDR, Inc.HDR Inc. is an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. HDR has worked on projects in all 50 U.S. states and in 60 countries, including notable projects such as the Hoover Dam Bypass, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, and the The Roslin Institute building...
and noted philanthropist. - Edward M. WalshEdward M. Walshis the Founding President of the University of Limerick, the first new university established by the Republic of Ireland. He held that post from its inception as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick,when he was appointed as Chairman of the Planning Board and Director in 1970,...
Founder of the University of LimerickUniversity of LimerickThe University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989... - Ed DrosteEd DrosteEdward "Ed" Droste is an original member of the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's Horn of Plenty, originally released on Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste...
, CEO and founder of Provident Management Corporation, cofounder of HootersHootersHooters is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Incorporated, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hooters, Incorporated, based in Clearwater, Florida...
Restaurants - Eugene B. Ely, pioneering aviator who made the first take-off and landing of an aircraft from a ship.
- Bob O. EvansBob O. EvansBob Overton Evans , also known as "Boe" Evans, was a computer pioneer and corporate executive at IBM . He led the groundbreaking development of compatible computers that changed the industry.-Early life and education:Evans was born in Grand Island, Nebraska...
, computer pioneer and National Medal of TechnologyNational Medal of TechnologyThe National Medal of Technology and Innovation is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology...
recipient - Velmer A. FasselVelmer A. FasselVelmer A. Fassel is an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma and demonstrated its use as ion source for mass spectrometry.- Early life and education :* 1941 B.A. Southeast Missouri State College...
, creator of inductively coupled plasma for mass spectrometryMass spectrometryMass spectrometry is an analytical technique that measures the mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles.It is used for determining masses of particles, for determining the elemental composition of a sample or molecule, and for elucidating the chemical structures of molecules, such as peptides and... - John GarangJohn GarangJohn Garang de Mabior was a Sudanese politician and rebel leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and following a peace agreement he briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan from January 2005 until he died in a July 2005...
, former commander of SPLA and former vice president of SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... - Roswell GarstRoswell GarstRoswell "Bob" Garst was an American farmer and seed company executive. He developed hybrid corn seed in 1930 that allowed greater crop yields than open-pollinated corn. He was perhaps most well known for hosting Nikita Khrushchev on his farm in Coon Rapids, Iowa, on September 23, 1959...
, established one of the world’s leading seed corn companies; hosted Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
on his farm in 1959 - James Lorraine GeddesJames Lorraine GeddesJames Lorraine Geddes was a soldier in India, a brigade commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, college administrator and professor, and military songwriter.-Biography:...
, American Civil War general; Acting University President in 1875–77. - John GustafsonJohn Gustafson (scientist)John L. Gustafson is an American computer scientist and businessman, chiefly known for his work in High Performance Computing such as the invention of Gustafson's Law, introducing the first commercial computer cluster, measuring with QUIPS, leading the reconstruction of the Atanasoff–Berry...
, inventor of Gustafson's lawGustafson's lawGustafson's Law is a law in computer science which says that problems with large, repetitive data sets can be efficiently parallelized. Gustafson's Law contradicts Amdahl's law, which describes a limit on the speed-up that parallelization can provide. Gustafson's law was first described by John...
of parallel computingParallel computingParallel computing is a form of computation in which many calculations are carried out simultaneously, operating on the principle that large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which are then solved concurrently . There are several different forms of parallel computing: bit-level,... - Niels Ebbesen HansenNiels Ebbesen HansenNiels Ebbesen Hansen was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in Plant breeding.-Background:...
, Head of the Horticultural Department at South Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act... - Tom HarkinTom HarkinThomas Richard "Tom" Harkin is the junior United States Senator from Iowa and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives ....
, current United States Senator from Iowa and author of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
(ADA) - Spencer HavenSpencer Haven-Biography:Haven was born in Floyd, Iowa in 1868. He attended Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Haven passed away in 1938.-Career:...
, Attorney General of WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is... - Bourke B. HickenlooperBourke B. HickenlooperBourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945...
, Governor of Iowa (1943–1944) and longtime U.S. Senator (1945–1969) - Harold HumeHarold HumeHardrada Harold Hume was a Canadian-born American university professor, administrator and horticulturalist. Hume was a native of Ontario, and earned bachelor's and master's degrees before embarking on a career as a research botanist, horticulturalist and professor...
, noted horticulturalist and president of the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... - Murray JoslinMurray JoslinWilliam Murray Joslin was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to nuclear power. He was born in Independence, Iowa.-Biography:...
, pioneer on nuclear energy, vice-president of Commonwealth EdisonCommonwealth EdisonCommonwealth Edison is the largest electric utility in Illinois, serving the Chicago and Northern Illinois area... - Jerry JunkinsJerry JunkinsJerry Ray Junkins was a U.S. electronics businessman who served as the president, chairman, and CEO of Texas Instruments, Incorporated from 1988 until his death in Germany, during a business trip....
, Chairman and CEO of Texas InstrumentsTexas InstrumentsTexas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology... - Antti HerlinAntti HerlinAntti Herlin is the current and fourth chairman of the Board of Finnish KONE Corporation. He is the richest man in Finland with assets worth nearly 1 billion euros in KONE stock owned through his holding companies. He is the son of Pekka Herlin, former chairman of the board of KONE as well...
, fourth chairman of the Board of KONE Corporation; richest man in FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... - Leonard KlinckLeonard KlinckLeonard Sylvanus Klinck was the second President of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada from 1919 to 1940.-Biography:...
, second president of the University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley... - Charles Boynton KnappCharles Boynton KnappCharles Boynton "Chuck" Knapp was the president of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. He served in that capacity from 1987 until his resignation in 1997.-Early life and education:...
, former president, University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States... - Edward F. Knipling, noted entomologist and World Food PrizeWorld Food PrizeThe World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.-The Prize:...
winner - Ted KooserTed KooserTed Kooser is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004 to 2006.-Early Life:...
, U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winner - Robert E. KowalskiRobert E. KowalskiRobert E. Kowalski was a noted American medical journalist and best-selling author.Kowalski came to national prominence in 1987 with the publication of his New York Times best-selling book - On the list for a record-breaking 115 weeks - "The NEW 8-Week Cholesterol Cure"...
, best-selling medical author - Tom LathamTom LathamThomas "Tom" Latham is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, current United States Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional districtIowa's 4th congressional districtIowa's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of the north-central part of the state.... - Dave Loebsack, U.S. representative, Iowa's 2nd district
- Jay L. Lush, pioneer of modern animal breedingAnimal breedingAnimal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation of the genetic value of domestic livestock...
- Thomas Harris MacDonaldThomas Harris MacDonaldThomas Harris "Chief" MacDonald was an American civil engineer and politician with tremendous influence in building the country's interstate highway system...
led the development of the Interstate Highway SystemInterstate Highway SystemThe Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
. - Charles Manatt, former chair of Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic National CommitteeThe Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
, former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... - Samuel MassieSamuel P. MassieDr. Samuel Proctor. Massie jr. was elected as the third President of North Carolina College at Durham on August 9, 1963. Dr. Massie came to the institution from Washington, D...
, noted scientist, first African American to teach at the U.S. Naval Academy - Elwood MeadElwood MeadElwood Mead was a professor, politician and engineer, known for heading the Bureau of Reclamation from 1924 until his death in 1936. During his tenure, he oversaw some of the most complex projects the Bureau of Reclamation has undertaken...
, Commissioner of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation during construction of the Hoover DamHoover DamHoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...
, namesake of Lake MeadLake MeadLake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located on the Colorado River about southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by water impounded by the Hoover Dam, it extends behind the dam, holding approximately of water.-History:The lake was... - Conde McCulloughConde McCulloughConde Balcom McCullough was a U.S. bridge engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101. The native of South Dakota worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1919 to 1935 and 1937 until 1946...
, noted bridge architect - Sean McLaughlin, former Today Show weather anchor
- Dan MozenaDan MozenaDan Mozena is a United States Foreign Service Officer and a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the United States Ambassador to Angola 2007–2010....
US Ambassador to Angola - Jackie NorrisJackie NorrisJackie Norris was President Barack Obama's Iowa State Director during the 2008 presidential election. Norris served as First Lady Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff during the early months of the Obama presidency...
, Chief of Staff to Michelle ObamaMichelle ObamaMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States... - Bill NortheyBill NortheyWilliam Howard "Bill" Northey is an Iowan politician, a member of the Republican Party, and the current Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. He was elected on November 7, 2006 and was sworn in on January 2, 2007...
, Secretary of Agriculture for the State of Iowa - James L. Oblinger, Chancellor, North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
- Rose Marie PangbornRose Marie PangbornRose Marie Pangborn was an American scientist, born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was a pioneer in the sensory analysis of food.-Education:Professor Pangborn earned a B.S. at New Mexico State University and a M.S...
, noted sensory scientist - Charles PartridgeCharles Partridge (American football)Charles Partridge is the co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team.-Biography:A native of Plantation, Florida, Partridge is married with two children. He first attended Drake University, where he was a team captain of the football team...
, Defensive Line and Specialists Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team - Frederick Douglas Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute and founder of the United Negro College FundUnited Negro College FundThe United Negro College Fund is an American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for black students and general scholarship funds for 39 private historically black colleges and universities. The UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944 by Frederick D. Patterson , Mary...
- Sally PedersonSally PedersonSally Pederson was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Democrat, she is a native of Vinton, Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State University in Ames....
, former Lieutenant Governor of IowaLieutenant Governor of IowaThis is a List of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of Iowa, 1858 to present. In Iowa, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor run together on the same ticket. Before the 1998 Election, the law was changed from the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor running separately.... - Trudy Huskamp PetersonTrudy Huskamp PetersonTrudy Huskamp Peterson was the Acting Archivist of the United States from March 25, 1993 to May 29, 1995.She earned her B.S. in English and history from Iowa State University in 1967, and a Ph.D...
, Archivist of the United StatesArchivist of the United StatesThe Archivist of the United States is the chief official overseeing the operation of the National Archives and Records Administration. The first Archivist, R.D.W. Connor, began serving in 1934, when the National Archives was established as an independent federal agency by Congress...
(1993–1995) - Christine RomansChristine RomansChristine Romans is a correspondent and anchor for CNN. She previously worked for Reuters and Knight Ridder Financial News. She is a co-host with Ali Velshi on the weekend business TV show Your $$$$$ and is a business correspondent for American Morning. She is from Iowa and graduated from Iowa...
, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
financial reporter - Bruce RothBruce RothBruce D. Roth is an American chemist who invented atorvastatin, better known as Lipitor, which has become the largest-selling drug in pharmaceutical history....
, inventor of Lipitor; Vice President of Chemistry, PfizerPfizerPfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... - Roy Vernon ScottRoy Vernon ScottRoy Vernon Scott is a Professor Emeritus of history at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, who specialized in agricultural and railroad studies in the American South and Midwest...
, historian of agriculture and railroads, Professor emeritus at Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State UniversityThe Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
. - Hugh SideyHugh SideyHugh Sidey was an American journalist and worked for Life magazine starting in 1955, then moved on to Time magazine in 1957.-Biography:...
, journalist for Life and Time magazines - Mallory SnyderMallory SnyderMallory Snyder is an American model best known for her participation on MTV's reality television program The Real World: Paris and her work as a swimsuit model for Sports Illustrated.-Early life:...
, Sports Illustrated swimsuit modelSports Illustrated Swimsuit IssueThe Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....
, actress, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Real WorldThe Real WorldThe Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the... - Robert W. SennewaldRobert W. SennewaldRobert William Sennewald is a retired United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S...
, Commanding General, United States Army Forces CommandUnited States Army Forces CommandUnited States Army Forces Command is the largest Army Command and the preeminent provider of expeditionary, campaign-capable land forces to Combatant Commanders. Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National... - Graham SpanierGraham SpanierGraham B. Spanier is an American academic, who served as the 16th president of the Pennsylvania State University from September 1, 1995, until he was forced to resign on November 9, 2011, in the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal...
, Tenured Professor, Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... - Scott StanzelScott StanzelScott Michael Stanzel was a political appointee in the administration of President of the United States George W. Bush. On October 16, 2006, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow announced that President Bush had the Iowa native to a position as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press...
, deputy press secretary, The White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical... - Russell StoverRussell StoverRussell Stover was the founder of the Russell Stover Candies.-Early life:Stover was born in a sod house south of Alton, Kansas in Osborne County, Kansas...
, founder of Russell Stover CandiesRussell Stover CandiesRussell Stover Candies, Inc. is a supplier of candy, chocolate, and confections in the United States. They are headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.- Ice cream years :...
(attended year and a half but did not graduate) - Subra SureshSubra SureshSubra Suresh is the Director of National Science Foundation and former Dean of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
, Director of National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, MIT Dean of Engineering - Sehat SutardjaSehat SutardjaSehat Sutardja , is the CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Marvell Technology Group. He has been awarded more than 150 patents and is a fellow of IEEE. In 2006, Dr. Sutardja was recognized as the Inventor of the Year by the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association...
, founder and CEO of Marvell Technology GroupMarvell Technology GroupMarvell is an American producer of storage, communications and consumer semiconductor products.Founded in 1995, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has operations worldwide and approximately 5,700 employees. Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has... - Elaine SzymoniakElaine SzymoniakElaine Eisfelder Szymoniak was a State Senator from the U.S. state of Iowa, a former City Council Member representing the city of Des Moines, Iowa and a retired hearing and speech specialist, counselor, and administrator for the Iowa Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.Szymoniak, an elected...
, former IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
State Senator - Lee Teng-huiLee Teng-huiLee Teng-hui is a politician of the Republic of China . He was the 7th, 8th, and 9th-term President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct...
, former President of the Republic of ChinaPresident of the Republic of ChinaThe President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Republic of China . The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912, to govern all of China...
(Taiwan) - G. Malcolm TroutG. Malcolm TroutGeorge Malcolm Trout was a professor in food science at Michigan State University for almost 50 years.-Biography:...
, noted food scientist and creator of homogenized milk - Bryan M. Walker, CEO Walker Industries and founder of Midwest Pickup Consultants, Inc.
- Henry Agard Wallace, Vice President of the United StatesVice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
and founder of Pioneer Hi-BredPioneer Hi-BredPioneer Hi-Bred is the largest U.S. producer of hybrid seeds for agriculture.- History :In 1926, farm journal editor and future U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, along with a group of Des Moines, Iowa businessmen, founded the "Hi-Bred Corn Company". At the time, most corn farmers saved part of... - Henry C. WallaceHenry Cantwell WallaceHenry Cantwell Wallace was a United States farm leader. He served as the Secretary of Agriculture between 1921 and 1924. He was the father of Henry Agard Wallace, who would follow in his footsteps as Secretary of Agriculture under President Franklin D. Roosevelt...
, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921–1924 - Carol WilsonCarol WilsonCarol Wilson is an American operatic soprano who is particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Richard Wagner...
, operatic soprano - James WilsonJames Wilson (U.S. politician)James "Tama Jim" Wilson was a Scotland-born United States politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years during three presidencies, from 1897 to 1913. He holds the record as the longest-serving United States Cabinet member.-Personal background:Wilson was born in...
, professor who later became United States Secretary of AgricultureUnited States Secretary of AgricultureThe United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 20 January 2009. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other... - Tom WhitneyTom WhitneyThomas M. Whitney is best known as an inventor of the pocket calculator and an early employee of Apple Computer.Tom joined Hewlett-Packard in 1967, where he helped develop the HP-35, the world's first handheld scientific electronic calculator...
, inventor, pocket calculator - Thornton WilsonThornton WilsonThornton "T" Arnold Wilson was the Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of Boeing corporation....
, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing Company - Earl G. YarbroughEarl G. YarbroughDr. Earl Glenn Yarbrough Sr. is the president of the Savannah State University since May 30, 2007.-Education:A native of Wichita, Kansas, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in industrial education from Wichita State University in 1969...
, current president of Savannah State UniversitySavannah State UniversitySavannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...
Notable faculty and administrators
- John Vincent AtanasoffJohn Vincent AtanasoffJohn Vincent Atanasoff was an American physicist and inventor.The 1973 decision of the patent suit Honeywell v. Sperry Rand named him the inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer...
(see also Atanasoff–Berry Computer), inventor of the first electronic digital computer - James Millikin BevansJames Millikin BevansJames Millikin Bevans was a Major General in the United States Air Force.-Biography:Bevans was born in San Francisco, California in 1899. It cannot be confirmed who his parents were, though it has been considered possible that his parents were United States Army Colonel James Lung Bevans of...
, U.S. Air Force Major General - Wayne Arthur FullerWayne Arthur FullerWayne Arthur Fuller is a prominent American statistician who has specialised in econometrics, survey sampling and time series analysis. He was on the staff of Iowa State University from 1959 , becoming a Distinguished Professor in 1983....
, statisticianStatisticianA statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
noted for his textbooks on econometricsEconometricsEconometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...
and survey samplingSurvey samplingIn statistics, survey sampling describes the process of selecting a sample of elements from a target population in order to conduct a survey.A survey may refer to many different types or techniques of observation, but in the context of survey sampling it most often involves a questionnaire used to... - Henry GilmanHenry GilmanHenry Gilman was an American organic chemist known as the father of organometallic chemistry, the field within which his most notable work was done. He discovered the Gilman reagent, which bears his name....
, known as the "father of organometallic chemistryOrganometallic chemistryOrganometallic chemistry is the study of chemical compounds containing bonds between carbon and a metal. Since many compounds without such bonds are chemically similar, an alternative may be compounds containing metal-element bonds of a largely covalent character...
" - Oscar KempthorneOscar KempthorneOscar Kempthorne was a statistician and geneticist known for his research on randomization-analysis and the design of experiments, which had wide influence on research in agriculture, genetics, and other areas of science...
, Distinguished Professor of Science and Humanities at Iowa State UniversityIowa State UniversityIowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of... - Allan MackintoshAllan MackintoshAllan Roy Mackintosh, FRS was a prominent English-born Danish physicist and a leading authority on magnetism and neutron scattering, especially in the rare-earth metals....
, noted solid-state physicistSolid-state physicsSolid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the large-scale properties of solid materials result from...
, director of Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics - Elsa MuranoElsa MuranoElsa Alina Murano was the 23rd President of Texas A&M University. On June 14, 2009, Murano resigned as president of the university, effective June 15, 2009....
, President, Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... - Christian PetersenChristian PetersenChristian Møller Pedersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in 1920....
, sculptor, whose works appear around campus - Jane SmileyJane SmileyJane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from John Burroughs School. She obtained an A.B. at Vassar College, then earned an M.F.A. and Ph.D. from the...
, winner of the 1992 Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for fiction - George W. SnedecorGeorge W. SnedecorGeorge Waddel Snedecor was an American mathematician and statistician. He contributed to the foundations of analysis of variance, data analysis, experimental design, and statistical methodology. Snedecor's F distribution and the George W...
, statistician and pioneer of modern applied statistics in the U.S., namesake of Snedecor Award - Frank SpeddingFrank SpeddingFrank Harold Spedding was a Canadian chemist who led a group of chemists at Ames Laboratory which developed an efficient process for obtaining high purity uranium from uranium halides. The general technique is known as the Thermite process, or more specifically, the Ames process...
, noted Ames LaboratoryAmes LaboratoryAmes Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Ames, Iowa. The Laboratory conducts research into various areas of national concern, including the synthesis and study of new materials, energy resources, high-speed computer design, and environmental cleanup...
chemist, namesake of Spedding Prize - Dan ShechtmanDan ShechtmanDan Shechtman is the Philip Tobias Professor of Materials Science at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, an Associate of the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, and Professor of Materials Science at Iowa State University. On April 8, 1982, while on sabbatical at the U.S...
, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,... - Theodore SchultzTheodore SchultzTheodore William Schultz was the 1979 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences....
, the 1979 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics - Yong Chin PakYong Chin PakYong Chin Pak is an 8th dan taekwondo master and adjunct instructor in Exercise Sport Science and has been instructing students in the martial arts at Iowa State University since 1973...
, Grandmaster, instructs taekwondo, hapkido, and judo
Accomplished athletes and coaches
- Chris Anthony, wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the New York DragonsNew York DragonsThe New York Dragons were an Arena Football League team based in the New York metropolitan area. The team was founded in as the original incarnation of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in . They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded...
of the Arena Football League - Mack BrownMack BrownWilliam Mack Brown is head coach of The University of Texas at Austin Longhorn football team.Prior to his head coach position at Texas, Brown was head coach at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs...
, head coach at University of Texas (at Iowa State 1979–1982) - Mike Busch, former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Pete CarrollPete CarrollPeter Clay Carroll is the head coach and executive Vice-President of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is a former head coach of the New York Jets, New England Patriots and the University of Southern California Trojans football team.-Early life:Carroll attended Redwood High...
, head coach of the Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
, former coach at University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(at Iowa State 1978) - Kelvin CatoKelvin Cato- College career :Cato was an obscure player averaging six points and six rebounds at the University of South Alabama in 1992-93. At that time, he struck up a relationship with then University of New Orleans coach Tim Floyd, who recognized Cato's potential. In 1994, Floyd took over as head coach...
, former NBA player - Gene ChizikGene ChizikEugene "Gene" Chizik is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Auburn University football team, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS...
, head coach at Auburn UniversityAuburn UniversityAuburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... - John CooperJohn Cooper (coach)John Cooper is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tulsa , Arizona State University , and Ohio State University , compiling a career record of 192–84–6...
, football captain and MVP and later head football coach at Ohio State - ((James Robert Doran, former NFL Detroit Lion, MVP NFL 1953 Championship Game Played on 51,53 and 57 Championship Teams))
- Larry EustachyLarry EustachyLarry Eustachy is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of The University of Southern Mississippi's men's basketball team. He was hired as head coach on March 25, 2004. He had previously been head coach of the men's basketball teams at Idaho , Utah State and Iowa State...
, former men's basketball coach, 2000 NCAA National Coach of the Year - Tim FloydTim FloydTim Floyd is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the University of Texas at El Paso Miners men's basketball team. He is also a former head coach of several teams in both the NCAA and the NBA, most recently the University of Southern California men's college...
, former men's basketball coach with 81–49 record and only coach with three consecutive 20-win seasons. - Dan GableDan GableDan Gable is an American amateur wrestler. He is famous for having only lost one match in his entire Iowa State University collegiate career—his last, and winning gold at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany while not giving up a single point...
, 1972 Olympic1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
gold medalist, became wrestling coach at the University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... - Weylan HardingWeylan HardingWeylan Harding is the former head coach of the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.-High school years:...
, Arena Football League head coach and former player - Fred HoibergFred HoibergFredrick Kristian Hoiberg is the head men's basketball coach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he grew up and had played college basketball...
, former NBA player and current head men's basketball coach, Iowa State University - Jeff HornacekJeff HornacekJeffrey John Hornacek is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000.-Elementary and high school:...
, retired NBA all-star - Johnny MajorsJohnny MajorsJohnny Majors is a former American football player and coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for...
, renowned football head coach (at Iowa State 1968–1972) - Nawal El MoutawakelNawal El MoutawakelNawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become an Olympic champion. She was also the first Moroccan and the first woman from a Muslim...
, first African woman and first Muslim woman to earn Olympic gold - Mike MyersMike Myers (baseball player)Michael Stanley Myers is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher.-High school and college:...
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Yobes OndiekiYobes OndiekiYobes Ondieki is a former Kenyan 5000 m runner, who won the World Championships' gold medal in Tokyo 1991. In the same year he set a temporary Kenyan 5000 m record of 13:01.82 in Zurich...
, 10000-meter world record-holder, 1993. - Johnny OrrJohnny OrrJohn M. "Johnny" Orr is a retired American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Michigan and at Iowa State University.-Life as a player:...
, the most successful coach in Iowa State and Michigan men's basketball history - Darryl Peterson, NCAA all American and former professional wrestler
- Cael SandersonCael SandersonCael Norman Sanderson , is considered one of the greatest American amateur wrestlers of all time. A 2004 Olympic champion in Athens, Greece, he went undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State University , winning four consecutive NCAA titles...
, NCAA wrestling champion and 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
gold medalist, head coach of Penn State wrestling - Jack TriceJack TriceJohnny "Jack" Trice was a football player who became the first African-American athlete from Iowa State College...
, football player and pioneer for minorities in sports, died of injuries sustained in a football game - Jim WalewanderJim WalewanderJames Walewander was a Major League Baseball infielder. He is an alumnus of Iowa State University. Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1983 MLB amateur draft, Walewander was notoriously a fan of the satirical Philadelphia punk band The Dead Milkmen, endearing himself to Tiger...
, former Major League Baseball player - MMA Fighters: Mike Van ArsdaleMike van ArsdaleMike van Arsdale is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, Justin EilersJustin EilersJustin Mark Eilers was an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC and WEC. Eilers trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa.-Biography:... - NBA Players: Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born Donald A. Smith)Zaid Abdul-AzizZaid Abdul-Aziz is a retired American professional basketball player. Donald Smith changed his name to Zaid Abdul-Aziz in 1976. The 6'9" Abdul-Aziz starred at Iowa State University before being drafted by the NBA's Cincinnati Royals in 1968...
, Victor AlexanderVictor AlexanderVictor Joe Alexander is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round of the 1991 NBA Draft after playing collegiately at Iowa State University...
, Bill CainBill CainBill Cain is an American playwright.Cain founded a Shakespeare company in Boston.His play, Equivocation was produced at City Center in New York City in March, 2010.The New York Times praised Cain's "impish humor."-References:...
, Kelvin CatoKelvin Cato- College career :Cato was an obscure player averaging six points and six rebounds at the University of South Alabama in 1992-93. At that time, he struck up a relationship with then University of New Orleans coach Tim Floyd, who recognized Cato's potential. In 1994, Floyd took over as head coach...
, Marcus FizerMarcus FizerDarnell Marcus Lamar Fizer is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.- High school career :Fizer played high school basketball at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Louisiana...
, Jeff GrayerJeff GrayerJeffrey Grayer is a retired American basketball player. A and shooting guard, Grayer starred at Iowa State University 1985-1988 where he set the all-time career scoring record, with 2,502 points. He was named 3-time all-Big Eight and All-American in 1988...
, Fred HoibergFred HoibergFredrick Kristian Hoiberg is the head men's basketball coach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he grew up and had played college basketball...
, Jeff HornacekJeff HornacekJeffrey John Hornacek is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000.-Elementary and high school:...
, Loren MeyerLoren MeyerLoren Henry Meyer is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round of the 1995 NBA Draft...
, Paul ShirleyPaul ShirleyPaul Murphy Shirley is an American professional basketball player, most recently a member of Unicaja Málaga in the Spanish ACB. He is also a writer, with his primary focus on his basketball experiences....
, Barry StevensBarry Stevens (basketball)Barry Wayne Stevens was an American basketball player. He was born in Flint, Michigan. Stevens was the second-leading scorer in Iowa State college basketball history....
, Jamaal TinsleyJamaal TinsleyJamaal Lee Tinsley is an American professional basketball player. Tinsley was drafted out of Iowa State University by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the 27th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, and was immediately dealt to the Atlanta Hawks, and then on to the Indiana Pacers on draft night...
, Jackson VromanJackson VromanJackson Vroman is a US-born Lebanese professional basketball player. He was naturalized as a Lebanese citizen to play in the Lebanon national basketball team, substituting the other naturalized American Lebanese player, Joe Vogel...
, Will BlalockWill BlalockWilliam Anthony "Will" Blalock is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada....
and Dedric WilloughbyDedric WilloughbyDedric Willoughby is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard, Willoughby began his college basketball career at the University of New Orleans, then transferred to Iowa State University. His coach at both schools was Tim Floyd... - NFL Players: David ArcherDavid ArcherDavid Mark Archer is a former professional American football player. A 6'2" undrafted quarterback from Snow College and Iowa State University, Archer played six seasons in the National Football League from 1984 to 1989 for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and...
, Matt BlairMatt BlairMatt Blair was an outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 to 1985.-Career:...
, Jordan CarstensJordan CarstensJordan Lee Carstens is an American football defensive tackle for the NFL's Carolina Panthers. He was an undrafted free agent out of Iowa State University. Jordan, a native of Bagley, Iowa, farms and enjoys hunting during his time away from the NFL.-High School Years:Carstens attended Panorama...
, Dennis GibsonDennis GibsonDennis Michael Gibson is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League from 1987-1995 for the Detroit Lions and the San Diego Chargers...
, Troy Davis, Tim DobbinsTim DobbinsTimothy L. Dobbins , an American football linebacker, signed with the Houston Texans of the National Football League in August 2011. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft as an inside linebacker for their 3/4 scheme...
, Reggie HaywardReggie HaywardReginald Joseph Hayward Jr. is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
, Ennis HaywoodEnnis HaywoodEnnis Haywood is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.-Football career:...
, LaMarcus HicksLaMarcus HicksLaMarcus Hicks is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Iowa State.-External links:*...
, Ellis HobbsEllis HobbsEllis Hobbs III is a former American football cornerback who played for six seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for Iowa State. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft and played for them from 2005–2008...
, Keith KrepfleKeith KrepfleKeith Robert Krepfle is a former American football tight end who played for eight seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1975–1981 and the Atlanta Falcons in 1982. He was selected by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL Draft...
, J.J. Moses, James ReedJames ReedJames Reed is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
, Bruce ReimersBruce ReimersBruce Reimers is a former American football guard who played ten seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League.- High school career:...
, Marcus RobertsonMarcus RobertsonMarcus Aaron Robertson is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State.Robertson is currently the secondary coach for the Tennessee Titans.-External links:*...
, Sage RosenfelsSage RosenfelsSage Rosenfels is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Iowa State before he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played with the Miami Dolphins from 2002–2005, the Houston Texans from...
, Oliver RossOliver RossOliver Calvin Ross is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
, Keith SimsKeith SimsKeith Alexander Sims is a former American football player in the National Football League who played offensive line for eleven seasons between 1990 and 2000 for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins. Sims and Richmond Webb were leaders on a dominant Miami offensive line in the mid-1990s...
, Tom VaughnTom Vaughn (American football)Thomas Robert Vaughn is a former professional American football safety who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
, Seneca WallaceSeneca WallaceSeneca Isayha Wallace is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, Chris WashingtonChris WashingtonChris Washington is a former linebacker in the NFL. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Phoenix Cardinals. He played seven seasons in the league, and has suffered from debilitating injuries brought on by his NFL career since his retirement....
, Tom WatkinsTom Watkins (American football)Tom Watkins was an American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 15th round of the 1960 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State....
, and Tony YelkTony YelkTony Yelk attended high school in Poynette Wisconsin. He is a National Football League place kicker. He is currently a free agent. Yelk left high school as a highly decorated prep. He attended college on athletic scholarhship and played college football at Iowa State University. Yelk was a 4...