The list of University of Central Oklahoma alumni includes notable alumni, non-matriculating students , and former faculty of the University of Central Oklahoma .
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Arts and entertainment
Scott Booker , manager for The Flaming Lips ; Executive Director of ACM@UCO
T. C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo, 1946–1978), painter and printmaker
Stan Case , CNN Radio and Headline News anchor
Dave Garrett , former New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys radio broadcaster
Bill Glass Jr. (Cherokee Nation), ceramic artist and sculptor
Milena Govich , actress, TV series Law & Order
All four members of the multi-platinum rock group Hinder
Lauren Nelson , Miss America 2007
Betty Lou Shipley , Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, 1997–98
W. K. Stratton , author
Emoly West , Miss Oklahoma 2010[1]
Jamie McGuire , author
Athletics
Joe Aska , former NFL player
Hap Barnard , former NFL player (1938–1938)
Bob Briggs , former NFL player (1965–1965)
Clifford Chatman , former NFL player (1982–1982)
Ken Corley , former BBA/NBA basketball player
Jermelle Cudjo , football player, St. Louis Rams
Tim Elliott , mixed martial artist, currently with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , wrestled at Central Oklahoma
A. J. Haglund , former NFL player
Jared Hess , All-American wrestler, retired professional MMA fighter
Muhammed Lawal , NCAA Division II National Champion (2002), current MMA fighter, formerly for Strikeforce and now Bellator Fighting Championship
J. W. Lockett , former NFL player (1961–1964) and CFL player (1965–1966)
Eddie Robinson , former NBA player[2]
John Sterling , former NFL player
Hurley Tarver , former NFL player
Keith Traylor , former NFL player
Derek Ware , former NFL player (1992–1996)
Robin Freeman , PGA Tour and Champions Tour golfer
Science and technology
Dr. Dwight E. Adams , former Director of the FBI Laboratory ; member of the FBI’s research team that developed the DNA techniques first used in 1988; recipient of 2003 Presidential Rank Award as Distinguished Executive, the highest award given in the Federal Government; Director of the University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Institute[5]
Milt Heflin , first Chief Flight Director; former General Director, NASA , Johnson Space Center [6] [7] [8] [9]
Politics and government
Michael D. Brown
James Bidlack , Professor of Biology, President of Metabolism Foundation; Vice President and Chief Science Officer of Genome Registry[15]