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List of University of New Mexico alumni of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Alumni
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Alumnus | Class | Notes |
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Edward Abbey | 1951, 1956 | Author and essayist of the American Southwest, famous for his work The Monkey Wrench Gang[1] |
Paige Ackerson-Kiely | Poet[citation needed] | |
John Adair | 1948 | Pioneer of Navajo and Zuni cultural studies; in 1948, the university's first doctoral candidate in anthropology[2][3] |
Ania Ahlborn | Horror novelist[4] | |
James Anaya | 1980 | United Nations Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Human Rights[5] |
Rudolfo Anaya | 1963 1968 1972 |
Author and humanitarian, best known for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima |
Christopher Andronicos | 1995 | Geologist[6] |
Jerry Apodaca | 1953 | Former governor of New Mexico[7] |
Joseph F. Baca | 1960 | Former chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court[8] |
John Baker | 1966 | WAC Cross-Country and Mile Championship[9] |
Bob Barney | 1959 | Academic and sports historian[10] |
Dave Barney | 1959 | Educator and swimming coach[11] |
Hank Baskett | 2006 | Former NFL wide receiver[12] |
Charlie Beljan | PGA Tour winner[citation needed] | |
Byron Bell | 2010 | Former NFL offensive tackle[13] |
Sarah Bird | 1973 | Novelist, screenwriter, and journalist[14] |
Lynn Birleffi | Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives[15] | |
David Bishop | All-American middle-distance runner and international athlete[16] | |
Charles W. Blackwell | 1972 | First Ambassador of the Chickasaw Nation to the United States (1995–2013)[17] |
Paul Bloom | Former special counsel for compliance, U.S. Department of Energy, Carter Administration[18] | |
Tony Booth | Country musician[19] | |
Ken Brown | Former NFL offensive lineman[20] | |
Kirk Bryan | Geologist[21] | |
Gregory R. Bryant | Rear admiral, U.S. Navy[22] | |
Gregory Cajete | One of the founders of integrating Native American Studies with science disciplines[23] | |
Terry Calvani | 1970 | Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission[24] |
Santiago E. Campos | United States federal judge | |
Jennifer Carroll | 1985 | 18th lieutenant governor of Florida |
Rodney Carswell | 1968 | Abstract artist and painter, educator |
Raven Chacon | 2001 | Musician, composer, winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Music[25] |
Edward L. Chavez | 1981 | Chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court[26] |
Martin Chávez | 1975 | Former mayor of Albuquerque[27] |
Adva Cohen | Israeli runner[28] | |
Robin Cole | Former NFL player, first round draft pick, and two-time Super Bowl winner | |
Brian Colon | Former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico[29] | |
William Conger | 1966 | Artist and painter[30] |
Michael Cooper | 1978 | Former NBA player[31] |
Justin Davis | Soccer player[32] | |
Barbara Degenevieve | 1980 | Photographer[33] |
Diane Denish | 1971 | Former lieutenant governor of New Mexico[34] |
Richard Diebenkorn | 1951 | Painter[35] |
Diane Dimond | Journalist, author, TV anchor[citation needed] | |
Sam Dixon | 1997 | College basketball coach[36] |
Adee Dodge | 1933 | Painter, Navajo code-talker, linguist |
John Dodson | Mixed martial artist competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship[37] | |
Pete Domenici | 1954 | Former U.S. senator representing New Mexico[38] |
Jack Dongarra | 1980 | Mathematician; computer scientist; Distinguished Professor, University of Tennessee; 2022 recipient of the Turing Award[39] |
Anita Douthat | 1986 | Fine art photographer[40] |
Wendy Edwards | 1974 | Contemporary painter and educator[41] |
James G. Ellis | 1968 | Dean of USC Marshall School of Business[42] |
Wade Ellis | 1938 | Former professor of Mathematics at Oberlin College and University of Michigan; former associate dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at Michigan[43] |
Jordan Espinosa | Wrestler; computer engineering; current mixed martial artist for the UFC[44] | |
Alison Fields | PHD 2009 | Art historian; professor at the University of Oklahoma |
Lee Fitzgerald | Professor of Zoology and Faculty Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at Texas A&M University[45] | |
Andy Frederick | Former NFL offensive tackle[46] | |
Julio Gea-Banacloche | 1985 | Quantum physics expert[47] |
Shohini Ghose | 2003 | Quantum physicist and professor[48] |
Luis González | Baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants | |
Janice Gould | Koyangk'auwi Maidu writer and scholar[49] | |
Danny Granger | NBA player[50] | |
Kelly Graves | 1987 | College basketball coach, current head women's basketball coach at University of Oregon[51] |
Eddie Guerrero | WWE wrestler and a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family | |
Deb Haaland | 1994 2006 |
54th secretary of the United States Department of the Interior; first Native American to hold a cabinet position;[52] representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district; one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress[53] |
Bashirul Haq | Prominent architect and educator[citation needed] | |
Joy Harjo | 1976 | Former United States poet laureate; writer, musician, and activist |
James Haskins | 1963 | Award-winning children's author[54] |
Eva Simone Hayward | Women's Studies researcher on faculty at University of Arizona[55] | |
Daniel Ray Herrera | Major League Baseball player[56] | |
Judith C. Herrera | 1976 | United States federal judge[57] |
Marcelina Herrera | Zia Pueblo painter[58] | |
Tim Herron | Professional golfer on the PGA Tour[59] | |
Katie Hnida | 2004 | First woman to score in a Division I college football game and college football bowl game[60] |
Euan Holden | Professional association football player[61] | |
Shawn Hollingsworth | Former NFL player[62] | |
Holly Holm | Professional mixed martial arts fighter, former UFC bantamweight champion[63] | |
Shirley Hufstedler | 1945 | First United States Secretary of Education[64] |
David Iglesias | 1984 | Former United States attorney for the District of New Mexico; controversially dismissed[65] |
Donald L. Ivers | Former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims[66] | |
Brian Johnson | Football player[67] | |
Gary Johnson | 1975 | Former governor of New Mexico; 2012 and 2016 presidential candidate[68] |
George Johnson | 1975 | Science author[69] |
Brian Jay Jones | 1989 | Author, biographer of Washington Irving, Jim Henson, George Lucas, and Dr. Seuss; former president of Biographers International Organization[70] |
Ghanim Al-Jumaily | 1987 | Iraqi diplomat; professor of engineering at Southern New Hampshire University[71][72] |
Bruce King | Former three-term governor of New Mexico[73] | |
Gary King | 1984 | Attorney general of New Mexico[74] |
Peter Koo | 1975 | Member of the New York City Council[75] |
Elizabeth Lapovsky-Kennedy | One of the founding feminists of the field of women's studies[76] | |
Emil Lassen | Major general, Air National Guard[77] | |
Vernon Lattin | President of Brooklyn College | |
Edward Lewis | 1964 | Chairman and CEO of Essence Communications Inc.[78] |
Carmelita Little Turtle | Apache/Rarámuri photographer[79] | |
Rocky Long | 1971 | Head football coach, San Diego State University |
Luc Longley | 1991 | Former NBA player and the first Australian to play in the NBA[80] |
L. Luis Lopez | Poet[81] | |
Kathy Lueders | 1986 | First woman to head NASA's human spaceflight program as the Associate Administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate[82] |
Michelle Lujan Grisham | 1981 | Governor of New Mexico, former member of Congress (2013-2019), politician |
Thomas J. Mabry | Former governor of New Mexico; chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court[83] | |
Thomas F. Madden | 1986 | Author and distinguished historian of the Middle Ages |
Lenton Malry | 1968 | First African American to serve in the New Mexico House of Representatives (1969–1979) and the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners (1981–1989) [84] |
Miguel Marquez | ABC News correspondent[85] | |
Penny Marshall | Actress and director[86] | |
Barrett Martin | 2005 2008 |
Grammy-winning producer, drummer, composer, writer |
Terance Mathis | 1990 | Former NFL player[citation needed] |
Oscar W. McConkie, Jr. | 1946 | Utah politician and LDS church leader[87] |
Cisco McSorley | 1974, JD 1979 | New Mexico politician[88] |
Robert Mercer | 1968 | Co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies hedge fund |
Melissa Miller | 1974 | Painter[89] |
sj Miller | Professor, social justice activist[90] | |
John H. Morrison | Lawyer; former president of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars[91] | |
Judith Nakamura | 1983, JD 1989 | Chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court; former State District Court judge, chief judge of Albuquerque Metro Court[92] |
Jennifer Nehrbass | Artist | |
William L. Nyland | 1968 | U.S. Marine Corps four-star general; former assistant commandant of the Marine Corps[93] |
Lori Ostlund | Short story writer[94] | |
Jordan Pacheco | Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies[citation needed] | |
Marion Pearsall | BA 1944 | Medical and cultural anthropologist |
Don Perkins | Former NFL All-Pro running back[95] | |
Melissa Plaut | BA 1997 | Writer and taxi driver |
Antoine Predock | Architect[96] | |
V.B. Price | 1962 | Journalist, poet, author, scholar and New Mexico historian[97] |
Kathryn Ptacek | 1974 | Author and editor[98] |
Michael D. Rhodes | Egyptologist[99] | |
Meridel Rubenstein | MA 1974, MFA 1977 | Photographer and installation artist |
Devon Sandoval | Soccer player for Real Salt Lake[100] | |
Sam Scarber | 1970 | Former NFL and CFL player[101] |
Steven Schiff | JD 1972 | Former U.S. congressman representing New Mexico[102] |
Jean Schodorf | Member of the Kansas Senate[103] | |
Leslie Marmon Silko | BA 1969 | Writer |
Caswell Silver | 1940 | Geologist and CEO of Sundance Oil Company, endowed Caswell Silver Foundation at UNM |
Leon Silver | 1948 | Professor of Geology, California Institute of Technology; member of National Academy of Sciences; winner of NASA Scientific Achievement Medal; trained Apollo astronauts in field geology for their lunar mission |
Melinda M. Snodgrass | Science fiction novelist and screenwriter; co-creator, with George R.R. Martin, of the Wild Cards series | |
Margaret Stratton | MA 1983, MFA 1985 | Photographer and video artist[104] |
Scott Strickland | Major League Baseball player[105] | |
Signe Margaret Stuart | M.A., painting and art history, 1961 | Artist, known for her abstract paintings[106] |
John Sullivan | Football player | |
Thomas C. Taylor | New Mexico politician[107] | |
Jerry D. Thompson | Historian of the American Southwest[108] | |
Maye Torres | MFA | Artist[109] |
Jada Benn Torres | 2001 (M.S.), 2006 (Ph.D.) | Genetic anthropologist and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University[110] |
Maggie Toulouse Oliver | B.A., M.A. | Secretary of State of New Mexico[111] |
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend | JD 1978 | Former lieutenant governor of Maryland; the eldest of Robert F. Kennedy's children[112] |
Michael Trujillo | 1966 (BS), 1967 (BA), MA (1970), MD (1974) | Native American physician and director of the Indian Health Service[113] |
Tom Udall | JD 1977 | U.S. congressman and senator representing New Mexico[114] |
Brian Urlacher | 2000 | Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year[115] |
Carol Jean Vigil | First Native American woman to be a state district judge in the U.S.[116] | |
Rodney Wallace | 1970 | Former NFL player and Super Bowl champion[117] |
John Wertheim | JD 1995 | Former member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee[118] |
Cody Willard | 1996 | Fox Business Network anchor[119] |
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