LIST OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PEOPLE

This is a list of famous individuals associated with the Pennsylvania State University, including graduates, former students, and professors.

Contents

Alumni

Art/Literature

Business

Entertainment/Media

Politics, Government and Military

Science

Sports

Notable professors and coaches

Alumni

Art/Literature

★ Louis Astorino, architect, PNC Park, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

★ John Balaban, author/poet, ''Words for My Daughter'' and ''Locusts at the Edge of Summer''

★ Dale Brown, bestselling author, ''Act of War'', ''Battle Born'', and ''Plan of Attack''

★ Alan Furst, novelist

★ Jenny Gardiner, author

★ Jean Craighead George, Newbery Medal-winning children's author

★ Chip Kidd, renowned book-jacket designer

★ Steve McCurry, world-renowned photojournalist; most famous for the photograph of the “Afghan Girl” in ''National Geographic Magazine''

★ David Morrell, novelist, ''First Blood''

★ James Morrow, author

★ Oliver Smith, ten-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer

★ Tess Thompson, author, first Penn State Rhodes Scholar

Business

★ Edward R. Book, former chairman and CEO of Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company

★ Jim Broadhurst, founder of Eat'n Park restaurants; now chairman/CEO of Eat ‘N Park Hospitality Group

★ Fletcher Byrom, former CEO of Koppers Co.; director of leading intellectual organizations including the Institute for Advanced Study, the Hudson Institute, and The Conference Board

★ Bruce Claflin, former president and CEO of 3Com Corp.

★ Tom Clarke, former president and CEO of Nike, Inc.

★ Robert E. Eberly, Chairman Eberly Natural Gas Co., Penn State benefactor

★ Herman Fisher, co-founder of Fisher-Price toy company

★ Lloyd Huck, chairman emeritus of Merck & Co., Inc. and former CEO of Nova Pharmaceutical Corp.

★ Edward P. Junker III, former vice chairman of PNC Bank Corp.

★ Melvin Jacobs, chairman emeritus and former CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue

★ Jim Jimirro, creator and first president of the Disney Channel

★ Mike Keebaugh, president of Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems

★ Albert Lord, Chairman and former CEO of SLM Corporation

★ Steven Markowitz, CEO of Allen Organ

★ Glen E. Moyer, president and CEO of National Penn Bank

★ Eugene O'Kelly, chairman emeritus and former CEO of KPMG

★ Mark Parker, CEO of Nike, Inc.

★ William Schreyer, chairman emeritus and former CEO of Merrill Lynch. The Schreyer Honors College was renamed in his honor after he and his wife made a large donation.

★ Frank Smeal, a partner of the Goldman Sachs Group of New York City on Wall Street; an expert in the municipal bond market. The Smeal College of Business is named after his generosity.

★ William L. Weiss, chairman emeritus and former CEO of Ameritech

★ Patricia A. Woertz, CEO of Archer Daniel Midland. Named to ''Fortune'' magazine's "Most Powerful Women in Business" list.[1]

★ George Zoffinger, president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority

★ Tony P. Zook, president and CEO of AstraZeneca LP, US

★ Paul Augustowski, president and CEO of Basell Orlen Polyolefins

Entertainment/Media

★ ChadEO, comedian,

★ Ursula Abbott, co-host of the Nickelodeon TV series, ''Girls v. Boys''

★ Tareq Al-Suwaidan, renowned Muslim scholar, reformer, TV personality and management guru.

★ John Aniston, actor, ''Days of our Lives''; father of actress Jennifer Aniston

★ Brian Baker, former Sprint spokesman

★ Donald Bellisario, television producer

★ Charles Bierbauer, television journalist

★ Benjy Bronk, comedian and writer, The Howard Stern Show

★ Joseph Charles Borkovich, theatrical stage manager.

★ Stephen Bowers, senior writer for ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''

★ Ryan Buell, producer/star of A&E Network's ''Paranormal U'', novelist

★ Ty Burrell, actor, star of CBS sitcom ''Out of Practice''

★ Margaret Carlson, journalist, pundit. First female columnist for TIME

★ Leon Carr, songwriter and composer

★ Jill Cordes, host of ''My First Place'' on HGTV and ''The Best Of'' on the Food Network

★ Steven E. de Souza, screenwriter; ''Judge Dredd'', ''Lethal Weapon'', ''48 Hrs.'', ''Die Hard''

★ Julius J. Epstein, screenwriter of ''Casablanca''

★ Carmen Finestra, Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer; ''The Cosby Show'', ''Home Improvement''

★ Jonathan Frakes, actor and director ('' series)

★ Dave Jones, former national editor for ''The New York Times''

★ Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian; ''MADtv'', host of Animal Planet’s ''The Planet's Funniest Animals''

★ Stan Lathan, television producer and director, co-creator of ''Def Comedy Jam''

★ Rick Lyon, actor/creator of Broadway show "Avenue Q"

★ Adam McKay, film director and screenwriter; writer and director of '', '', and ''The Landlord (2007 film)''

★ Ira Miller, former columnist for the ''San Francisco Chronicle''

★ Amy Wynn Pastor, TV personality, TLC's ''Trading Spaces''

★ Mike Reid, Grammy Award-winning songwriter

★ Ian Rosenberger, 3rd place in '' on CBS and one time President of Penn State's USG

★ Leah Rozen film critic

★ Lisa Salters, ESPN reporter and former Nittany Lady Lion Basketball Star

★ David Schelzel, lead singer of The Ocean Blue

★ Lara Spencer, TV host of ''The Insider''

★ Tom Verducci, senior writer for ''Sports Illustrated''

★ Andrew Kevin Walker, screenwriter of ''Seven''

★ Fred Waring, Bandleader

★ Gina Cancelliere, chief meteorologist of KLAS-TV in Las Vegas

★ Denis Phillips, chief meteorologist of WFTS-TV in Tampa Bay.

★ Eric Palumbo, screenwriter of ''Sack Lunch'' and ''Chunnel''

Politics, Government and Military

★ Charlie Dent, United States Congressman (R-PA 15)

★ Michael F. Doyle, United States Congressman (D-PA. 14)

★ Tom Feeney, United States Congressman (R-FL 24)

★ Barbara Hackman Franklin, former United States Secretary of Commerce

★ Harold Gehman, former commander-in-chief of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic

★ Robert Jubelirer, President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.

★ William Perry, former United States Secretary of Defense

★ Valerie Plame, former CIA officer

★ Hugh Ellsworth Rodham, father of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

★ Hugh Edwin Rodham, politician and brother of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

★ Rick Santorum, former United States Senator. (R-PA)

★ Anish Sen, Lieutenant General, United States Army

★ Richard Schweiker, United States Senator and Secretary of Health and Human Services.

★ Lyonpo Jigme Thinley, ’76g — Former Prime Minister and Head of the Government of Bhutan; currently Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs

★ George J. Trautman, III, Major General, United States Marine Corps

★ David C. Hodge, President of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Science

★ Paul Berg, recipient of 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

★ Elliott Abrams, Accuweather Meteorologist

★ Kate Bilo, AccuWeather on air meteorologist

★ Guion Bluford, astronaut, first African-American in space

★ James E. Carnes, inventor, HDTV pioneer, former president and CEO of Sarnoff Corporation

★ Robert Cenker, Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-61-C

★ Joseph EZ Chein, mathematician

★ Nina Fedoroff, geneticist

★ Joel N. Myers, founder and CEO of AccuWeather

★ Erwin Müller, physicist, inventor of the field ion microscope, and the first person ever to "see" an atom

★ Aaron Bloom, engineer

★ Nick Nowakowski, physicist

★ Kevin C. O'Kane, computer scientist

★ James Pawelczyk, Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-90

★ Jef Raskin, author and human-computer interface expert best-known for starting the Macintosh project for Apple Computer

★ Heather Rarick, NASA space flight director, Kennedy Space Center

★ Gustavo Restrepo, computer scientist and video game programmer

★ Paul J. Weitz, astronaut, Skylab 2, STS-6

★ William W. Weinaug, engineer, owner & executive vice president of GRG INC.

Sports

★ David Aardsma, major league pitcher spent 1 semester before transferring to Rice University

★ John Amaechi, former professional basketball player; BBC, ITV, and SKY television personality

★ Richie Anderson, former NFL running back

★ LaVar Arrington, All-Pro NFL linebacker

★ Horace Ashenfelter, 1952 Olympic gold medalist, track and field

★ Mark Baldwin (baseball), former Major League baseball player

★ Todd Blackledge, retired NFL quarterback and television sports analyst

★ Calvin Booth, professional basketball player

★ Kyle Brady, NFL tight end

★ Courtney Brown, NFL defensive end and #1 overall NFL draft pick

★ Nate Bump, professional baseball player

★ Jack Greening, minor league baseball player

★ John Cappelletti, Heisman Trophy winner and subject of book "Something for Joey"

★ Ki-Jana Carter, NFL Halfback and #1 overall NFL draft pick

★ Ken Chertow, US Wrestling Team and Olympian, 1986-1993

★ Mary Ellen Clark, 1992 and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist, diving

★ Kerry Collins, Pro Bowl NFL Quarterback and 4,000 yard passer (2002)

★ Shane Conlan, former NFL linebacker

★ Bob Coulson, former Major League Baseball player

★ Birdie Cree, former Major League Baseball player

★ Joe Crispin, professional basketball player

★ John Gilmore, NFL tight end

★ Robbie Gould, Professional Kicker for Chicago Bears

★ Helen Darling, Professional WNBA guard for the San Antonio Silver Stars

★ Rosey Grier, former professional football player

★ Tamba Hali, Professional football player

★ Franco Harris, former professional football player

★ Jeff Hartings, All-Pro NFL Offensive Lineman

★ Jack Ham, former professional football player

★ Michael Haynes, NFL defensive end

★ Cliff Heathcote, former Major League Baseball player

★ Dan Heisman, chess master

★ Tom Irwin, former Major League Baseball player

★ Dan Bertolino, professional baseball player

★ Larry Johnson, Pro Bowl NFL running back

★ Bhawoh Jue, NFL safety

★ Joe Jurevicius, NFL wide receiver

★ Lewis Katz, part-owner, NBA’s New Jersey Nets and NHL’s New Jersey Devils

★ Jimmy Kennedy, NFL defensive tackle

★ Ed Klepfer, former Major League Baseball player

★ David Macklin, NFL cornerback

★ Kelly Mazzante, professional basketball player

★ Suzie McConnell Serio, former professional basketball player, current coach

★ Kerry McCoy, 2x United States Olympian in Wrestling, current coach Stanford University Wrestling

★ O. J. McDuffie, former NFL wide receiver

★ Kareem McKenzie, NFL Offensive Lineman

★ Patrick McVerry, President/General Manager of the Somerset Patriots, minor league baseball team.

★ Matt Millen, former professional football player and current president of the Detroit Lions

★ Jim O'Hora former football player, football coach

★ Bob Osborne, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup crew chief, Roush Fenway Racing #99 Office Depot car

★ Mike Scioscia, former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager

★ Bud Sharpe, former Major League Baseball player

★ Jack Sherry, captain of the 1954 Final Four Team

★ Alan Strange, former Major League Baseball player

★ Myles Thomas, former Major League Baseball player

★ Wallace Triplett, former NFL Running Back (first African-American draftee to play in the NFL)

★ Russ Van Atta, former Major League Baseball pitcher

★ John Montgomery Ward, former Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive

★ Dr. Richard Weiss, Two-time slalom Olympic kayaker; finished sixth in the slalom event at the 1996 Summer Games and honored as Kayak Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee

★ Lenny Moore, former NFL Running Back
For a list of Penn State Olympians:
http://www.psu.edu/sports/olympics/index.html

Notable professors and coaches

★ Roger Penrose

★ John Barth, American novelist and short-story author

★ Christian M. M. Brady, targumist and Dean of Schreyer Honors College

★ Velvet Brown, tuba soloist and recording artist; is associate professor of music

★ O. Richard Bundy, Director of Athletic Bands, including the Penn State Blue Band

★ Donald Byrne, coach of America's first varsity chess team

★ Paul DeMaine, one of the founders of the Computer Science Department.

★ Joseph Heller, author of ''Catch-22''

★ Ivan Illich, polymath: author, philosopher, and polemicist

★ Philip Jenkins, professor of religious studies and writer on modern religious controversies

★ Gary N. Knoppers, Head of the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies who has written a massive and hugely significant two-volume commentary on I Chronicles ('''I Chronicles 1 - 9''' Anchor Bible Vol. 12: Doubleday, 2003) and '''I Chronicles 10 - 29''' Anchor Bible Vol. 12A: Doubleday, 2004)

★ Webb Miller, Co-creator of BLAST, a research tool used by geneticists worldwide.

★ Erwin Müller, inventor of the field emission microscope, the field ion microscope, the atom probe, and the first person to view atoms

★ Joe Paterno, head football coach since 1966

★ Rene Portland, head women's basketball coach from 1980 – 2007

★ C. R. Rao, 2002 National Medal of Science winning statistician

★ Theodore Roethke, 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry recipient

★ William Tenn (pen name of Philip Klass), famous science fiction writer

★ Aleksander Wolszczan, discoverer of first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets