List of University of Nebraska–Lincoln people

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This list of University of Nebraska–Lincoln people includes notable graduates, instructors, and administrators affiliated with University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Three Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university.

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Nobel laureates[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
George Beadle (1903–89) B.S. 1926; M.S. 1927 Scientist, 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner, 7th President of University of Chicago [1][2]
Donald J. Cram (1919–2001) M.S. 1942 Chemist, 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner [3]
Alan J. Heeger (b. 1936) B.S. 1957; Honorary doctorate 1999 Chemist, 2000 Nobel Prize for Chemistry winner [4]

Pulitzer Prize winners[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Willa Cather (1873–1947) B.A. 1895 Writer, 1923 Pulitzer Prize winner [5]
Karen Blessen (b. 1951) B.F.A. 1973 Graphic artist, 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner [6]
Ted Kooser (b. 1939) M.A. 1968 Poet, 13th U.S. poet laureate, 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner [7]
Marjie Lundstrom (b. 1956) B.A. 1978 Journalist, 1991 Pulitzer Prize winner [8]
Karl Shapiro (1913–2000) Professor Poet, 5th U.S. poet laureate, 1945 Pulitzer Prize winner

Academics[]

College founders, presidents, and deans[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Edith Abbott (1876–1957) B.S. 1901 Economist, statistician, social worker, founder of University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration [9]
Gene Budig (1939–2020) B.A. 1962; M.A. 1963; Ph.D. 1967 Baseball executive, academic administrator (Kansas, Illinois State, West Virginia) [10]
Edward C. Elliott (1874–1960) B.S. 1895; M.A. 1897 Academic researcher and administrator (Montana, Purdue)
Miguel Angel Escotet Ph.D. 1972 Social scientist, academic administrator (Texas at Brownsville) [11]
Ronnie D. Green (b. 1961) Ph.D. 1988 Academic administrator (Nebraska) [12]
John Jasinski (b. 1962) Ph.D. 1996 Academic administrator (Northwest Missouri State)
Alvin Saunders Johnson (1874–1971) M.A. 1898 Economist, founder of The New School
James Milliken (b. 1957) B.A. 1979 Academic administrator (Nebraska, Texas) [13]
Roscoe Pound (1870–1964) B.A. 1888; M.A. 1889; Ph.D. 1897 Legal scholar and educator [14][15]
William Ruud (b. 1952) B.A.; Ph.D. Academic administrator (Northern Iowa, Shippensburg, Marietta) [16]

Professors and scholars[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Robert A. Alberty (1921–2014) B.S. 1943; M.S. 1944 Biophysical chemist, Professor Emeritus at MIT [17]
Hartley Burr Alexander (1873–1939) B.A. Philosopher, writer, iconographer; wrote symbolism and inscriptions in the Nebraska State Capitol [18]
George Andreasen (1934–89) B.S; M.S Orthodontist, inventor of the Nitinol wire [19]
Nancy Coover Andreasen (b. 1938) B.A. Neuroscientist, neurophysicist [20]
Norma Elia Cantú (b. 1947) Ph.D. 1982 Writer [21]
Edwin H. Colbert (1905–2001) B.A. Vertebrate paleontologist, researcher, author [19]
Donald Cox (b. 1937) B.S. 1959; M.S. 1960 Electrical engineer, researcher [22]
Frank W. Cyr (1900-1995) B.A. 1923 Rural education researcher, "Father of the Yellow School Bus" [23][24]
Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–90) B.S. 1925 Electrical engineer, stroboscope pioneer, photographer [25]
Loren Eiseley (1907–77) B.A./B.S. 1933 Anthropologist, philosopher, writer [26]
Rollins A. Emerson (1873–1947) B.S. Geneticist [27]
Jay Keasling B.S. 1986 Synthetic biologist, professor of chemical and bioengineering [28]
Derrick Norman Lehmer (1867–1938) B.A. 1893; M.A. 1896 Mathematician, number theorist
John L. Loos (1918–2011) B.A. 1939; M.A. 1940 Historian, Lewis and Clark researcher [29][30]
John Norman (b. 1931) B.A. 1953 Author, philosopher
Dirk Obbink (b. 1957) B.A. 1978 Papyrologist, classicist
Londa Schiebinger (b. 1952) B.A. 1974 Researcher [31]
Bernice Slote (1913–83) M.A. 1941 Editor of Prairie Schooner, poet, Willa Cather scholar [32]

Arts and entertainment[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Ronald Barnes (1927–1997) B.Mus. 1950 Carillon player and composer [33]
Benjamin A. Botkin (1901–75) Ph.D. 1931 Folklorist [34]
Kirk Bovill (b. 1961) B.S. 1984 Actor, writer, producer [35]
Johnny Carson (1925–2005) B.A. 1949 Host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; winner of seven Emmy Awards; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom; recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award [36]
Bruce Conner (1933–2008) B.F.A. 1956 Artist [37]
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) B.A. 1922 Painter, illustrator and visual arts educator; "the father of African-American art" [38]
Jeff Draheim (b. 1963) B.A. 1985 Film editor [39]
Norman Ericson (1932–2011) B.A. 1954 Biblical scholar
Charles L. Fletcher (b. 1971) B.A. 1996 Architect and interior designer
Barbara Hendricks (b. 1948) B.A. 1969 Opera, recital, and jazz singer; Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Ray Howlett (b. 1940) B.A. 1963 Artist [40]
Weldon Kees (1914–55) B.A. 1935 Poet, abstract expressionist, jazz pianist, composer, photographer, and filmmaker
Jaime King (b. 1979) Did not graduate Actress, model [41]
Stephanie Kurtzuba (b. 1972) Did not graduate Actress [42]
Thomas D. Mangelsen (b. 1946) B.S. 1967 Wildlife photographer, conservationist
Clare Cooper Marcus (b. 1934) B.A. 1952 Landscape architecture educator
Sarah Wool Moore (1846–1911) Artist and art teacher [43]
Chad Myers B.A. 1985 CNN severe weather expert
Conor Oberst (b. 1980) Did not graduate Lead vocalist of Bright Eyes
Joel Sartore (b. 1962) B.A. 1985 National Geographic photographer [44]
Dan Schlissel (b. 1970) B.S. 1993 Record producer; founder of Stand Up! Records and -ismist Recordings [45]
Shelley Smith (b. 1958) B.A. 1981 SportsCenter correspondent
James Valentine (b. 1978) B.A. 2004 Lead guitarist of Maroon 5 [46]
Dan Whitney (b. 1963) Did not graduate Comedian under stage name "Larry the Cable Guy" [47]
Jeff Zeleny (b. 1973) B.A. 1996 CNN senior White House correspondent [48]

Business[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Warren Buffett (b. 1930) B.S./B.A. 1950 Investor, tycoon, philanthropist; chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway [49]
Jack Cole (1920–2007) B.S./B.A. Entrepreneur, creator of criss cross directories
Harry Culver (1880–1946) Real estate agent and promoter; founder of Culver City, California
William E. Galbraith (1926–2012) B.S. 1949 National Commander of the American Legion [50]
Vinod Gupta (b. 1946) M.S. 1969; M.B.A. 1971 Investor, philanthropist; founder of infoGROUP; founder of Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur [51]
Mohammad Kabir Hassan (b. 1963) M.S. 1987; Ph.D. 1990 Economist [52]
C. Edward McVaney (1940–2020) B.S. Founder and CEO of JD Edwards

Law and politics[]

Heads of state[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Kārlis Ulmanis (1877–1942) B.S. 1909 1st Prime Minister of Latvia, 4th President of Latvia [53][54]

Cabinet secretaries and assistant secretaries[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Claude M. Bolton Jr. (1945–2015) B.S. 1969; Honorary doctorate 2007 U.S. Air Force major general, 3rd U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology [55]
Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904–96) B.A. 1924 Lawyer, 62nd U.S. Attorney General [56]
G. Bradford Cook (1937–2014) Law 1961 Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [57]
Richard Lee McCall Jr. (b. 1942) Did not graduate 14th U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs [58]
John R. McCarl (1879–1940) B.S. 1903 1st U.S. Comptroller General
Clayton Yeutter (1930–2017) B.S. 1952; J.D. 1963; Ph.D. 1966 23rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 9th U.S. Trade Representative [59]

Governors[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Ralph G. Brooks (1898–1960) Law 1926 29th governor of Nebraska (D) [60]
Robert Leroy Cochran (1886–1963) B.S. 1910 24th governor of Nebraska (D) [61]
Jonathan M. Davis (1871–1943) Did not graduate 22nd governor of Kansas (D) [62]
Dwight Griswold (1893–1954) B.A. 1914 25th governor of Nebraska (R), U.S. Senator (R–NE) [63]
Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005) Law 1950 27th governor of Wyoming (R), 40th U.S. Secretary of the Interior [64]
Elmer Holt (1884–1945) 1902 10th governor of Montana (D) [65]
Bob Kerrey (b. 1943) B.S. 1966 35th governor of Nebraska (R), U.S. Senator (R–NE), Medal of Honor recipient [66]
Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881–1956) Did not graduate 19th governor of Nebraska (R), 13th lieutenant governor of Nebraska [67]
Adam McMullen (1872–1959) 1896 21st governor of Nebraska (R) [68]
Frank B. Morrison (1905–2004) Law 1931 31st governor of Nebraska (D)
Ben Nelson (b. 1941) B.A. 1963; M.A. 1965; J.D. 1970 37th governor of Nebraska (D), U.S. Senator (NE) [69]
Val Peterson (1903–83) M.A. 1931 26th governor of Nebraska (R), U.S. ambassador to Denmark, U.S. ambassador to Finland [70]
George L. Sheldon (1870–1960) 1892 14th governor of Nebraska (R) [71]
Charles Thone (1924–2018) Law 1950 34th governor of Nebraska (R), U.S. Representative (NE) [72]
Norbert Tiemann (1924–2012) B.S. 1949 32nd governor of Nebraska (R), 13th administrator of the Federal Highway Administration [73]
Arthur J. Weaver (1873–1945) Law 1896 22nd governor of Nebraska (R) [74]
Toryalai Wesa (b. 1949) M.S. 1977 8th governor of Kandahar

Senators[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
James Abdnor (1923–2012) B.S. 1945 U.S. Senator (R–SD) [75]
Hazel Abel (1888–1966) B.A. 1908 U.S. Senator (R–NE) [76]
Elmer Burkett (1867–1935) Law 1893 U.S. Senator (R–NE), U.S. Representative (R–NE) [77]
Deb Fischer (b. 1951) B.S. 1987 U.S. Senator (R–NE) [78]
Richard C. Hunter (1884–1941) B.A. 1909 U.S. Senator (D–NE) [79]
David Karnes (1948–2020) B.S. 1971 U.S. Senator (R–NE) [80]
Kenneth S. Wherry (1892–1951) B.A. 1914 7th U.S. Senate minority leader (R–NE) [81]

Representatives[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Doug Bereuter (b. 1939) B.A. 1961 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [82]
Lawrence Brock (1906–68) B.S. 1929 U.S. Representative (D–NE) [83]
Howard Buffett (1903–1964) B.S. 1925 U.S. Representative (R–NE), father of Warren Buffett [84]
Chris Carney (b. 1959) Ph.D. 1993 U.S. Representative (D–PA) [85]
Jackson B. Chase (1890–1974) LL.B. 1912 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [86]
Marian W. Clarke (1880–1953) Did not graduate U.S. Representative (R–NY) [87]
Harry B. Coffee (1890–1972) 1913 U.S. Representative (D–NE) [88]
Oren S. Copeland (1887–1958) B.A. 1907 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [89]
George E. Danielson (1915–98) B.A. 1937; J.D. 1939 U.S. Representative (D–CA) [90]
Hal Daub (b. 1941) J.D. 1966 U.S. Representative (R–NE), 48th mayor of Omaha [91]
George H. Heinke (1882–1940) Law 1908 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [92]
Mary Ann Hanusa (b. 1963) M.A. U.S. Representative (R–IA) [93]
Robert Dinsmore Harrison (1897–1977) Ph.D. 1934 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [94]
Fred Gustus Johnson (1876–1951) Law 1903 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [95]
Walter Judd (1898–1994) M.D. 1923 U.S. Representative (R–MN) [96]
Thomas F. Konop (1879–1964) Law 1904 U.S. Representative (D–WI) [97]
John Henry Kyl (1919–2002) B.A. 1947 U.S. Representative (R–IA) [98]
Henry Carl Luckey (1868–1956) Law 1912 U.S. Representative (D–NE) [99]
John A. Maguire (1870–1939) Law 1899 U.S. Representative (D–NE) [100]
Jan Meyers (1928–2019) B.A. 1951 U.S. Representative (R–KS) [101]
Charles F. McLaughlin (1887–1976) B.A. 1908 U.S. Representative (D–NE), federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia [102]
David Henry Mercer (1857–1919) B.S. 1880 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [103]
Howard Shultz Miller (1879–1970) Law 1900 U.S. Representative (D–KS) [104]
Patsy Mink (1927–2002) Did not graduate U.S. Representative (D–HI) [105]
John N. Norton (1878–1960) B.S. 1903 U.S. Representative (D–NE) [106]
Ernest M. Pollard (1869–1939) B.S. 1893 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [107]
Robert G. Simmons (1891–1969) Law 1915 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [108]
Adrian Smith (b. 1970) B.S. 1993 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [109]
Virginia D. Smith (1911–2006) B.S. 1936 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [110]
John Hyde Sweet (1880–1964) B.A. 1899 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [111]
Lee Terry (b. 1962) B.A. 1984 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [112]
Phillip Hart Weaver (1919–89) B.A. 1940 U.S. Representative (R–NE) [113]

Judges[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
C. Arlen Beam (b. 1930) B.S. 1951; J.D. 1965 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska [114]
John Robert Brown (1909–1993) B.A. 1930 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [115]
William G. Cambridge (1931–2004) B.S. 1953; J.D. 1955 District judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska [116]
Laurie Smith Camp (1953–2020) Law 1977 District judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska [117]
Kristine Cecava Law 1976 District judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska [118]
L. Steven Grasz (b. 1961) B.S. 1984; J.D. 1989 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [119]
Harvey M. Johnsen (1895–1975) LL.B. 1919; B.A. 1921 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [120]
Richard G. Kopf (b. 1946) J.D. 1972 District judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska [121]
John Coleman Pickett (1896–1983) LL.B. 1922 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit [122]
William J. Riley (b. 1947) B.A. 1969; J.D. 1972 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [123]
Donald Roe Ross (1922–2013) J.D. 1948 Federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [124]
Robert Van Pelt (1897–1988) LL.B. 1922 District judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska [125]

Political figures and activists[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Grace Abbott (1878–1939) B.A. 1907 Social worker, immigrants' rights and child welfare advocate
Helen Klanderud (1937–2013) J.D. 1991 Mayor of Aspen [126]
Mark Quandahl (b. 1961) Law 1987 Attorney, director of Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party [127]
J. Lee Rankin (1907–96) LL.B. 1930 31st Solicitor General of the U.S., general counsel to the Warren Commission [128]
Ted Sorensen (1928–2010) J.D. 1951 8th White House Counsel, special Counsel and speechwriter for John F. Kennedy [129]
Park Yong-man (1881–1928) B.S. 1909 Korean nationalist and independence activist

Military[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Lloyd M. Bucher (1927–2004) B.S. 1953 Captain of the USS Pueblo
Bruce P. Crandall (b. 1933) B.A. 1969 U.S. Army colonel, helicopter pilot, Medal of Honor recipient [130]
John Cusick (b. 1942) M.A. 1971 42nd U.S. Army Quartermaster General [131]
Galen B. Jackman (b. 1951) B.A. 1973 U.S. Army major general
Ben Kuroki (1917–2015) B.A. 1950 Only Japanese American in the U.S. Army Air Forces to serve in combat operations in the Pacific theater of World War II [132]
Michael D. Navrkal B.S. 1984 Army National Guard brigadier general, Legion of Merit recipient
John J. Pershing (1860–1948) LL.B. 1893 1st General of the Armies, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, recipient of the Order of the Bath, Legion of Honour, Order of the Companions of Honour, and 1932 Pulitzer Prize [133]
Sidney Shachnow (1934–2018) B.S. U.S. Army major general, two-time Silver Star recipient, Holocaust survivor
Robert T. Smith (1918–1995) Did not graduate World War II ace [134]

Literature[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Eudora Stone Bumstead (1860–92) B.A. 1879 Poet, hymnwriter [135]
Roxane Gay (b. 1974) M.A. 2004 Writer, editor [136]
Catherine Kidwell (1921–2002) M.F.A. 1977 Novelist
Mary Pipher (b. 1947) Ph.D. 1977 Clinical psychologist and author [137][138]
Gayathri Prabhu (b. 1974) Ph.D. 2011 Novelist [139]
Mari Sandoz (1896–1966) Did not graduate Novelist, biographer, Newbery Medal recipient
Jim Thompson (1906–77) Did not graduate Author, screenwriter

Science and technology[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Bion J. Arnold (1861–1942) M.S. 1897 Engineer, designer of New York City's Interborough Rapid Transit system; "father of the third rail"
Henry Beachell (1906–2006) B.S. 1930 Rice breeder, recipient of the 1987 Japan Prize and 1996 World Food Prize [140]
Rolla Kent Beattie (1875–1960) B.S. 1896; M.A. 1898 Botanist, plant pathologist [141]
John Leland Champe (1895–1978) B.A. 1921 Archaeologist
Frederic Clements (1874–1945) B.S. 1894; M.A. 1896; Ph.D. 1898 Plant ecologist [142]
Gladys Dick (1881–1963) B.S. 1900 Co-inventor of scarlet fever vaccine [143]
Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016) B.S. 1939 Computer engineer, systems scientist, inventor of magnetic-core memory
Gene V. Glass (b. 1940) B.A./B.S. 1962 Statistician, inventor of meta-analysis
Richard Hamming (1915–98) M.A. 1939 Mathematician, founder of Association for Computing Machinery, Turing Award recipient
Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1886–1939) B.A. 1906 Psychologist [144]
William A. Mueller (1901–92) B.S. 1922 Sound engineer, head of Warner Bros. sound department, two-time Academy Awards nominee
Donald Othmer (1904–95) B.S. 1924 Inventor, philanthropist [145]
Anne Plant M.S. 1978 Biochemist [146]
Charles H. Purcell (1883–1951) B.S. 1906 Civil engineer, chief designer and engineer of the Bay Bridge [147]
Christina Riesselman B.A./B.S. 2001 Paleoceanographer [148]
Per Axel Rydberg (1860–1931) B.S. 1891; M.A. 1895 Botanist, 1st curator of the New York Botanical Garden [149]
Joel Stebbins (1878–1966) B.S. 1899 Astronomer [150]
Gerry Thomas (1922–2005) B.A. 1948 Inventor of the TV dinner
Herbert John Webber (1865–1946) B.S. 1889; M.A. 1990 Plant physiologist [151]
Gerald Weinberg (1933–2018) B.S. 1955 Computer scientist, author [152]
Evan Williams (b. 1972) Did not graduate Technology entrepreneur, co-founder of Twitter [153]

Athletics[]

Baseball[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Joba Chamberlain (b. 1985) Did not graduate MLB pitcher [154]
Darin Erstad (b. 1974) B.S. 2020 MLB outfielder; college baseball manager [155]
Alex Gordon (b. 1984) B.S. 2006 MLB outfielder, three-time MLB All-Star; 2005 Golden Spikes Award winner [156]
Bill Kinnamon (1919–2011) B.S. 1941 MLB umpire [157]

Basketball[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Tyronn Lue (b. 1977) Did not graduate NBA point guard and head coach [158]
Isaiah Roby (b. 1998) Did not graduate NBA small forward [159]

Football[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Clete Blakeman (b. 1964) Law 1991 NFL head official, attorney [160]
Bob Brown (b. 1941) B.A. 1964 NFL offensive lineman, six-time Pro Bowl selection, Pro Football Hall of Fame; College Football Hall of Fame, All-American [161]
Guy Chamberlin (1894–1967) B.S. 1916 NFL head coach, Pro Football Hall of Fame; College Football Hall of Fame, 1915 All-American [162]
Roger Craig (b. 1960) 1983 NFL running back, four-time Pro Bowl selection [163]
Eric Crouch (b. 1978) B.S. 2001 College football quarterback, 2001 Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame, 2001 All-American [164]
Lavonte David (b. 1990) Did not graduate NFL linebacker, 2015 Pro Bowl selection; two-time All-American [165]
John Dutton (b. 1951) B.S. 1973 NFL defensive lineman, three-time Pro Bowl selection; 1973 All-American
Tommie Frazier (b. 1974) B.S. 1996 College football quarterback, College Football Hall of Fame, 1995 All-American [166]
Scott Frost (b. 1975) B.S. 1997 NFL safety; college football quarterback and head coach [167]
Turner Gill (b. 1962) Did not graduate College football quarterback and head coach [168]
Ahman Green (b. 1977) B.A. 2003 NFL running back, five-time Pro Bowl selection [169]
Barron Miles (b. 1972) B.S. 1995 CFL cornerback, six-time CFL All-Star selection, Canadian Football Hall of Fame [170]
Danny Noonan (b. 1965) B.S. NFL defensive end; 1986 All-American [171]
Tom Osborne (b. 1937) M.A. 1963; Ph.D. 1965 College football head coach, College Football Hall of Fame; U.S. Representative (R–NE) [172]
Johnny Rodgers (b. 1951) B.A. 1997 College football wingback, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame, two-time All-American; three-time CFL All-Star selection [173]
Mike Rozier (b. 1961) Did not graduate NFL running back, two-time Pro Bowl selection; 1983 Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame, two-time All-American [174]
Will Shields (b. 1971) B.S. 1993 NFL offensive lineman, twelve-time Pro Bowl selection, Pro Football Hall of Fame; College Football Hal of Fame, 1992 All-American [175]
Frank Solich (b. 1944) B.A. 1966; M.A. 1972 College football fullback and head coach [176]
Ndamukong Suh (b. 1987) B.S. 2009 NFL defensive lineman, five-time Pro Bowl selection; 2009 All-American [177]
Zac Taylor (b. 1962) B.S. 2006 NFL head coach [178]
Pat Tyrance (b. 1968) B.S. 1990 Orthopedic surgeon [179][180]
Zach Wiegert (b. 1972) B.S. 1995 NFL offensive lineman; 1994 All-American [181]

Other sports[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Therese Alshammar (b. 1977) B.A. 1999 Swimmer, two-time Olympic silver medalist, 2000 Olympics bronze medalist [182]
Gary Anderson (b. 1939) Did not graduate Sport shooter, two-time Olympic gold medalist [183]
Jordan Burroughs (b. 1988) B.A. 2011 Freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympics gold medalist, four-time world champion; two-time national champion [184]
Rulon Gardner (b. 1971) B.A. 1993 Greco-Roman wrestler, 2000 Olympics gold medalist, 2004 Olympics bronze medalist
Jessie Graff (b. 1984) B.A. 2007 Stunt performer, American Ninja Warrior competitor [185]
Penelope Heyns (b. 1974) B.A. 1996 Swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, 2000 Olympics bronze medalist [186]
Jason High (b. 1981) B.A. 2004 Mixed martial artist [187]
Jordan Larson (b. 1986) B.A. 2008 Indoor volleyball player, 2012 Olympics silver medalist, 2016 Olympics bronze medalist; two-time All-American, 2020 Olympics gold medalist and MVP. [188]
Matt Lindland (b. 1970) Did not graduate Mixed martial artist, 2000 Olympics silver medalist [189]
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (b. 1982) B.S. 2004 Hurdler, 2008 Olympics bronze medalist [190]
Merlene Ottey (b. 1960) B.A. 1984 Sprinter, three-time Olympic silver medalist, six-time Olympic bronze medalist, three-time world champion
Sarah Pavan (b. 1986) B.S. 2008 Volleyball player, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist; 2006 AVCA Player of the Year
Louise Pound (1872–1958) B.B. 1892; M.A. 1895 Folklorist, linguist, tennis player
Russ Rose (b. 1953) M.S. 1978 Volleyball coach, AVCA Hall of Fame [191]
Ryan Schultz (b. 1977) B.S. Mixed martial artist, IFL lightweight champion [192]
Curtis Tomasevicz (b. 1980) B.S. 2003; M.S. 2006; Ph.D. 2017 Bobsledder, 2010 Olympics gold medalist, 2014 Olympics silver medalist, three-time world champion [193]
Brad Vering (b. 1977) B.S. 2001 Greco-Roman wrestler
Frederick Wedge (1880–1953) Did not graduate Boxer, clergyman
Justine Wong-Orantes (b. 1995) B.S. 2016 Indoor volleyball player, two-time Nations League gold medalist; 2019 World Cup silver medalist, three-time Pan-American gold medalist, 2020 Olympics gold medalist and Best Libero. [194]

Faculty[]

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
(1972–Present) Current professor of Physics and the founding director of the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Nominated for Nobel Prize for the discovery of the world's strongest magnet
Dana X. Bible (1891–1980) Football coach, athletic director Two-time national champion, College Football Hall of Fame
Charles Edwin Bessey (1845–1915) Chancellor, dean Botanist, inventor of the Bessey system
Hank M. Bounds (b. 1967) President Academic administrator [195]
Bill Callahan (b. 1956) Football coach NFL head coach, 2002 AFC champion
John Cook (b. 1956) Volleyball coach Four-time national champion, AVCA Hall of Fame
Bob Devaney (1915–97) Football coach, athletic director Two-time national champion, College Football Hall of Fame
August Hjalmar Edgren (1840–1903) Professor, honorary doctorate 1902 Linguist [196]
Edmund Burke Fairfield (1821–1904) Chancellor Minister, 12th lieutenant governor of Michigan [197]
Herb Howe (1942–2012) Department chair Psychologist
August Luebs (1889–1989) Professor Mechanical engineer
Bo Pelini (b. 1967) Football coach College football head coach
Terry Pettit (b. 1946) Volleyball coach 1995 national champion, AVCA Hall of Fame
Laura Poppo (b. 1962) Department chair Researcher
Mike Riley (b. 1953) Football coach NFL head coach; two-time Grey Cup champion
Fielding H. Yost (1871–1946) Football coach Six-time national champion, College Football Hall of Fame

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