List of Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni

This list of Brigham Young University-Idaho alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University–Idaho (also known as BYU–Idaho or BYU–I), a four-year private college owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Rexburg, Idaho, United States. From 1933 to 2001, this school was a two-year junior college known as Ricks College. As of August 2008, BYU–Idaho/Ricks College had approximately 150,000 alumni.^[1] Many of them, in particular those before 2001, graduated with a two-year associate's degree or simply attended two years before moving on to another institution to complete their bachelor's degree.

Business and finance

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Frank L. VanderSloot	—	A.A.	Entrepreneur, radio network owner, cattle rancher and founder and CEO of Direct Marketing company Melaleuca, Inc.	[2][3]

Educators and scholars

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Stephanie Barclay	—	B.S.	Law Professor at Georgetown University Law Center; former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch	[4]
Jeff Benedict	—	A.A.	Professor at Southern Virginia University; bestselling author	[5]
Kory Katseanes	—	A.A.	Director of the School of Music at Brigham Young University	[6]
Phillip McArthur	—	A.A.	Folklorist and anthropologist with notable work involving the Marshall Islands and elsewhere in Micronesia	[7]

Entertainment and media

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Benson Boone	2024 (left 2021 to pursue singing)	Unknown	Singer-songwriter
Gregg Hale	1996, 1998–2000	A.A. graduated April 2000	Guitarist for Spiritualized	[citation needed]
Ryan Hamilton	—	A.A.	Stand-up comedian and actor	[8]
Jared and Jerusha Hess	—	(transferred to BYU before graduating)	Directors and screenwriters of Napoleon Dynamite (2004)	[citation needed]
Timothy Holst	—		Ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus	[9]
Art Rascon	—	A.A.	News anchor for the five o'clock ABC News in Houston, Texas	[10]
Clint Schwabedissen	2012–2018	B.S. Industrial Organizational Psychology	Video director and producer	[11]
Daryn Tufts	—	A.A.	Writer, director, producer, and actor	[12]

Government, law, and public policy

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Dean L. Cameron	1984	A.A.	Republican member of the Idaho Senate	[13]
Danielle J. Forrest	1996	A.A.S.	U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	[14]
Tom Luna	1981–1982		Educational leader	[15]
Fred S. Martin	1974–1976	Student body (ASRC) President 1975–76	Republican member of the Idaho Senate	[16]
Dean Mortimer	1974	A.A.	Republican member of the Idaho Senate	[17]
Michael W. Mosman	1979	A.B.	U.S. District judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon	[18]
Mark Ricks		A.A.	Lt. governor of Idaho

Other

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Steven Koecher			Journalist, disappeared in 2009	[19]
Wayne Quinton			Inventor of biomedical technology	[20]

Religion

Note: All positions listed are within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unless otherwise noted.

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Marion G. Romney			Member of the First Presidency	[21]

Sports

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Gary Andersen	1984	(transferred to University of Utah before graduating)	Football coaching positions at University of Utah, Oregon State, Wisconsin Badgers and Utah State Aggies	[22]
Jason Buck	—	(transferred to BYU before graduating)	National Football League athlete	[23]
Ben Cahoon	—	(transferred to BYU before graduating)	Former slotback for the Canadian Football League, later a receivers coach at BYU	[24][25][26]
Troy Cate	—		Retired Major League Baseball pitcher who debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007	[27]
John Denney			Long snapper for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League	[28]
Marc Dunn	1999–2000		NFL and NFL Europe player	[29]
Rulon Gardner			Two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling (gold in 2000), 1993 NCJAA Heavyweight National Champion	[30]
Kelly Graves	1986		Current head coach for the Oregon Ducks women's basketball team	[31]
Matt Lindstrom			MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins	[32]
Stew Morrill	1970–1972		Retired head coach for the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team	[33]
Edwin Mulitalo			NFL offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens (1999–2006) and the Detroit Lions (2007–2008)	[34]
Jose Portilla			Football player	[35]

Writers and artists

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Blair Buswell	—	A.A.	Sports sculptor	[36]
Brian Crane	—	(transferred to BYU before graduating)	Cartoonist, creator of newspaper comic Pickles	[37]
Brandon Dorman	—	BA	Author and New York Times bestselling illustrator; illustrated book covers for Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater, Fablehaven, and several Goosebumps books	[38]
Ben Hammond	—		Sculptor known for Pro Football Hall of Fame busts	[39]
Del Parson	—		Painter known for his Latter-day Saint-themed paintings	[40]
Alex Warnick	—		Painter known for ornithology and bird paintings	[41]