List of University of Northern Iowa people

This list includes notable alumni, faculty, and staff of what is now the University of Northern Iowa.

Alumni[]

Bess Streeter Aldrich, novelist
Terry Allen, former Missouri State head football coach
Eddie Berlin, former NFL player
Bruce Charlesworth, filmmaker and photographer
John R. Dinger, former U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia (2000–2003)
Paul Emerick, professional rugby player and three-time Rugby World Cup veteran
Ali Farokhmanesh, former professional basketball player, made famous shot to beat Kansas
LJ Fort, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker
Joe Fuller, former NFL player
Mike Furrey, former NFL player
Charles Grassley, current U.S. Senator
Gil Gutknecht, former U.S. Congressman
Mike Hawker, Alaska State Representative, 2002–present
Robert John Hibbs, Medal of Honor recipient, 1966, Vietnam war
Ryan Hannam, former NFL player
Roger Jepsen, former U.S. Senator
David Johnson, NFL Running Back for the Arizona Cardinals
Chris Klieman, head coach of North Dakota State University football
Bonnie Koloc, vocalist, recording artist
Pamela Levy, American-Israeli artist
Jason Lewis, nationally syndicated talk host
Greg McDermott, current Creighton University head men's basketball coach
C. Edward McVaney, co-founder and former CEO of the JD Edwards Corporation, an enterprise resource planning company purchased by PeopleSoft in 2002
Brad Meester, former NFL player
Brian Meyer, member of the Iowa House of Representatives^[1]
Abinadi Meza, performance artist
Brian Mitchell, arena football drop kick record holder
Nick Nurse, basketball coach
Bryce Paup, 1995 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 4-time Pro Bowler
Tom Pettit, television news correspondent for NBC
Chris Pirillo, former host of TechTV's "Call for Help" show, founder of Lockergnome
Nancy Jo Powell, current United States Ambassador to India. Former U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana and Uganda
Steve Proffitt, senior producer, National Public Radio
Dorothy Jean Ray, anthropologist
William P. Robinson, president of Whitworth University
Dean Schwarz, ceramic artist
Warren Allen Smith, writer
Mary Ellen Solt, poet
Jane Elliot, social activist
Phyllis Somerville film, theatre and television actress
Mark Steines, co-host of Entertainment Tonight
Bill Stewart, jazz musician
Tyree Talton, former NFL player
Ed Thomas, high school football coach^[2]
Krista Voda, NASCAR on Fox announcer
Kurt Warner, two-time NFL MVP, MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV
Will Wilkinson, political writer and policy analyst
Joey Woody, national champion U.S. hurdler

Notable faculty[]

Donna Alvermann, former professor of education, now distinguished professor and researcher in education at the University of Georgia
Jeremy Beck, composer, Associate Professor of Composition & Theory (1992–98)
Herb Hake, television personality
James Hearst, poet and former professor
Miguel Franz Pinto, vocal coach, conductor, and pianist
Loree Rackstraw, literary critic and memoirist
Leland Sage, former professor
Norm Stewart, former men's basketball coach who went on to become a coach at the University of Missouri
Robert James Waller, alumnus, former professor and Dean of College of Businesses Administration, author of The Bridges of Madison County

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Edward Arthur Thomas, 58, Parkersburg". The Daily Freeman Journal. 25 June 2006. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Edward Arthur Thomas, 58, Parkersburg". The Daily Freeman Journal. 25 June 2006. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

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