List of Southern Methodist University people
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The following is a list of some of the notable alumni of Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, TX
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[edit] Political and military leaders
- Laura Bush - First Lady of the United States
- Gela Bezhuashvili - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Georgia
- Bill Clements - Former Governor of the State of Texas
- James M. Collins - U.S. House of Representatives
- John Culberson - U.S. House of Representatives
- Antonio Garza - U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- Ralph Hall - U.S. House of Representatives
- Roy M. Huffington - U.S. Ambassador to Austria
- Karen Hughes - Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- Eddie Bernice Johnson - U.S. House of Representatives
- Sam Johnson - U.S. House of Representatives
- Robert Krueger - U.S. Senator
- Lt. Col Eric Kruger - Was killed in Iraq (November 2006)
- W. Scott McDonald - Former Dallas City Manager, 1966 to 1972
- Jeanne L. Phillips - U.S. Permanent Representative to the OECD in Paris
- Richard Rubottom - U.S. Ambassador to Argentina
- Lamar S. Smith - U.S. House of Representatives
- John Tower - U.S. Senator
- Tyne Mary Vance - President Gerald R. Ford's Granddaughter
- Heather Elizabeth Vance - President Gerald R. Ford's Granddaughter
[edit] Academics
- Betsy Vogel Boze - CEO and Dean, Kent State University Stark Campus
- Larry Faulkner - President, University of Texas at Austin
- Neil Rees - Dean, faculty of law, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Andrea I. Robinson - Dean of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute
- Charles Sprague - President, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
[edit] Scientists
- Floyd Bloom - Neuroscience Pioneer who was one of the first researchers to find a chemical link to brain disorders
- James Cronin - Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist
- Robert Dennard - Computing Pioneer
- Robert W. Haley - Principal investigator on exposure to chemicals by Gulf War veterans
- Reed A. Hooks - Peterson Award Winner, Botany
- J. Barry McKernan - First surgeon in the United States to use laparascopic surgery to remove a gallbladder in 1988
- Kent Norman - Cognitive Psychologist and expert on computer rage
- Frank A. Selecman, M.D. - Renowned Dallas Clinical Surgeon
[edit] Business leaders and entrepreneurs
- Gabriel Barbier-Mueller - Founder and CEO, Harwood International
- Charles Cullum - Co-founder and CEO, Tom Thumb
- Nancy M. Dedman. - Civic and Philanthropic Leader
- Robert H. Dedman, Jr. - President and CEO, ClubCorp Corporation
- Robert H. Dedman, Sr. - Founder and CEO, ClubCorp Corporation
- M. Craig Deisenroth - President and CEO, Deisenroth Gas Products
- David B. Dillon - President and Chairman, The Kroger Co.
- J. Lindsay Embrey - Chairman and CEO, First Continental Enterprises Inc., and Embrey Enterprises Inc.
- Mindy Tucker Fletcher - Senior Vice President of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, and National Press Secretary, George W. Bush Presidential bid
- Gerald J. Ford - Dallas-based billionaire
- Arthur George - Senior Vice President, Texas Instruments
- Frederick B. Hegi, Jr. - Founding Partner, Wingate Partners
- Donald Holmquest - CEO, California RHIO
- Clark Hunt - Chairman of the Board of the Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in MLS
- Lamar Hunt - Founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Helen LaKelly Hunt - Founder of the The Sister Fund
- June Hunt - Founder of the Hope for the Heart Ministry
- Ray Hunt - Chairman and CEO, Hunt Oil Company
- Jim Irsay - Owner of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
- Jerry Junkins - Chairman and CEO, Texas Instruments
- Jack M. Kinnebrew - Executive Director, Communities Foundation of Texas
- William H. Lively - President and CEO, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
- Thomas S. Lockyer - President and CEO, Environmental One Services
- J. K. Loh - President and CEO, Dah An Commercial Bank, and former minister of finance, Republic of China
- Clark J. Matthews - President and CEO, 7-Eleven
- Robert E. Mellor - President and CEO, Building materials Holding corporation
- Erle A. Nye - Chairman and CEO, TXU
- Timothy Puckorius - Senior VP of International Sales and Marketing, GeoEye
- George T. Reynolds - Founder and President, Reynolds Outdoor Advertising
- John T. Sharpe - President and Chairman, Saxon Publishing Company
- Mark Shepherd - Chairman and CEO, Texas Instruments
- Jeffrey Skilling - Former Chairman and CEO of Enron
- Claire C. Skinner - Chairman and CEO, Coachmen Industries, Inc.
- Helmut Sohmen - M.C.L. '66 of Austria, President and CEO, the Y.K. Pao Group, Hong Kong
- James C. Thompson - Chairman and CEO, Thompson Petroleum Corporation
- Myra Nicol Williams - President and CEO, Molecular Applications Group
[edit] Justices
- Bagir Manan - Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Indonesia
- Harriet Miers - George W. Bush Administration nominee to the United States Supreme Court
- Barbara M.G. Lynn - Judges, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- William Steger - Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- James A. Baker - Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Craig T. Enoch - Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Nathan Hecht - Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., Justice, Supreme Court of Missouri
- Deborah G. Hankinson - Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Hideo Chikusa - M.C.L. '62, Justice Supreme Court of Japan
- Shigeharu Negishi - M.C.L. '60, Justice, Supreme Court of Japan
- Yukio Horigome - Justice, Supreme Court of Japan
- Reynato Puno - M.C.L. '67, Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Haechang Chung - M.C.L. '68, Former minister of justice and former chief of staff to the president of Korea
- Chitti Tingsabadh - '57, Former legal advisor to the king of Thailand
[edit] Ministry
- Sante Uberto Barbieri - a Bishop of The Methodist Church in Latin America (earned Bachelor's, Master's and Divinity degrees)
- Kirbyjon Caldwell - U.M. Pastor and Community Leader in Houston, Texas, gave the benediction at George W. Bush's first inauguration
- Robert E. Hayes Jr - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church (M.Th. degree, 1972)
- Scott J. Jones - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church and former McCreless Associate Professor of Evangelism and Director of the Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Evangelism, Perkins School of Theology (earned M.Th. and Ph.D. degrees)
- James Lee Mayfield - Senior Pastor, Tarrytown United Methodist Church in Austin, TX
- Cecil Williams - pastor of Glide Memorial Church (United Methodist) in San Francisco, California
[edit] Sports
- Raymond Berry - Pro Football Hall of Fame Wide Receiver
- Michael Carter - Professional football player and Olympic silver medalist
- Eric Dickerson - Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back
- Jason Tunks - Olympic discus thrower for Canada
- Libor Charfreitag - Olympic hammer thrower for Slovakia
- Doak Walker - Heisman Trophy winner
- Luchi Gonzalez - Hermann Trophy winner
- Lars Frölander - Olympic gold medalist swimmer
- Martina Moravcova - Olympic silver medalist
- Kajsa Bergqvist - Olympic bronze medalist
- Forrest Gregg - Former NFL coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame guard
- Don Meredith - Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Monday Night Football commentator
- Payne Stewart - Professional golfer
- Robert Richardson - Race car driver
- Craig James - Professional football player
- Steve Lundquist - Olympic gold medalist swimmer
- Uzooma Okeke - Profesional football player
- Kyle Rote - Professional football player; Four time pro-bowler
- Jerry Ball - Professional football player; Three time pro-bowler
- Jerry Norton - Professional football player; Five time pro-bowler
- Jeryl Sasser - Professional basketball player
- Quinton Ross - Professional basketball player
- Jon Koncak - Professional basketball player
- Jim Krebs - Professional basketball player
[edit] Entertainment
- Aaron Spelling - TV and film producer
- Amy Acker - actress on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel
- Bill Fagerbakke - actor on Coach and voice on SpongeBob SquarePants
- Brian Baumgartner - actor on The Office
- Bob Banner - TV producer
- David Bates - artist
- Diana Bellamy - actress
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan - pro wrestler
- Joey Slotnick - actor on Boston Public, A League of Their Own
- Kathy Bates - Oscar-winning actress
- Lauren Graham - lead actress on Gilmore Girls
- David Hudgins - TV writer and producer on Everwood and Friday Night Lights (TV series)
- Michael Mitchell - Thief, guest spot on CSI Miami, Invasion, The Disney Channel's Phil of the Future.
- Paige Davis - TLC Network personality
- Patricia Richardson - actress on Home Improvement, Strong Medicine and The West Wing
- Powers Boothe - Emmy Award-winning actor
- Regina Taylor - playwright, director, Golden Globe-winning actress
- James Roodhouse - filmmaker on Wishbone and Space Marines
- Saundra Santiago - actress on Miami Vice
- Stefanie de Roux - model, represented Panama on Miss Universe 2003 and Miss Earth 2006.
- Stephen Tobolowsky - actor
- William Joyce (writer) - creator of Rolie Polie Olie and George Shrinks
[edit] Journalists and other public figures
- Javier J. Aldape - Vice President of Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Craig Flournoy - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Rick Halperin - Chair, Amnesty International USA
- Beth Henley - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
- Heather Kovar - New York Emmy-nominated journalist
- Andy Sidaris - Sports TV Pioneer
- Mark Seibel - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, currently Managing Editor/International for McClatchy News Service
- Clifton Taulbert - Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and public speaker
