List of Louisiana Tech University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with Louisiana Tech University, in the American city of Ruston, Louisiana.

Academia

• Charles R. Embry – Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M
• Woodie Flowers – Professor of mechanical engineering at M.I.T.; former host of Scientific American Frontiers
• Les Guice – President of Louisiana Tech University
• Wiley W. Hilburn – Department Head of journalism at Louisiana Tech; Shreveport Times columnist; one-time Best Louisiana Column Award; inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame
• Hubert D. Humphreys – historian
• J. Barry Mason - former interim president of the University of Alabama; dean of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration
• Randy Moffett – President of the University of Louisiana System; former President of Southeastern Louisiana University
• R. Byron Pipes – former president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Dan Reneau – former President of Louisiana Tech University
• Dheeraj Sharma – internationally renowned marketing scholar; Associate Editor of Journal of Marketing Channels; Editor of the Academy of Marketing Science Proceedings
• Eddy Shell – speech professor at Bossier Parish Community College; member of Bossier Parish Police jury
• Jimmy G. Shoalmire (1940–1982) – historian
• F. Jay Taylor – former president of Louisiana Tech University and historian of the American Civil War
• Robert O. Trout – sociologist
• Dorothy Leola Nixon Younse (1903–1969) – English professor from 1931 to 1968 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe when known as Ouachita Junior College and then Northeast Louisiana State College; posthumously recognized in 1980 as professor emeritus

Arts, entertainment, and humanities

• Trace Adkins – country music singer; three #1 country music singles; one-time ACM Top New Male Vocalist; one-time CMT Male Video of the Year award
• Hope Anderson – Miss Louisiana 2011
• Leraldo Anzaldua – actor, stunt coordinator, and voice actor
• Elise Baughman – voice actress; former Louisiana Tech cheerleader
• Brady Boyd – pastor
• Kix Brooks – country music singer; Host of American Country Countdown; Twenty-one #1 country music singles; Two #1 country music singles of the year; one-time CMA Entertainer of the Year; fourteen-time CMA Duo of the Year
• Sharon Brown – Miss USA 1961; Miss Louisiana 1961
• Karen Carlson – actress; former Miss Arkansas
• Barbara Colley – romance and mystery novelist
• Bill Doss – co-founder of the Elephant Six Collective; member of several bands including Chocolate U.S.A., The Olivia Tremor Control, The Sunshine Fix, and The Apples in Stereo
• Chris Elrod – Christian comedian and writer
• Eddie Gossling – comedian
• Joey Greco – host of the television show Cheaters
• Faith Jenkins – Miss Louisiana 2000, Miss America 2001 first runner-up, attorney and legal analyst
• Merle Kilgore – country music singer
• Bobby Lounge – singer-songwriter
• Qui Nguyen – playwright
• Norman L. Richardson – journalist known for coverage of hurricanes; Frank C. Allen Award; AP Managing Editor's Association Award
• Phil Robertson – cast member of A&E's Duck Dynasty; inventor of the Duck Commander duck call
• Si Robertson – cast member of A&E's Duck Dynasty
• John Simoneaux – singer, guitarist, songwriter
• Marc Swayze – Comic book artist and writer
• Robert Tinney – illustrator
• Rose Venkatesan – talk show host in India
• Muse Watson – actor
• Wayne Watson – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter in Contemporary Christian music
• John Corey Whaley – author
• Jamie Wilson – Miss Louisiana 2006

Business

• Nick Akins – President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power
• Stephen Babcock – lawyer
• Paul M. Davis, Jr. – orthopedic surgeon and real estate developer in Alexandria, Louisiana
• Lee Fletcher (1966–2009) – President and owner of The Fletcher Group and Reel 2 Reel Productions; Host of the Town Hall Show; Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative John Fleming
• Cindi Love – Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Community Church
• Michael McCallister – Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Humana, Inc.
• Matthew Moseley – attorney, consultant, and author
• Edward L. Moyers – President and CEO of several railroads including MidSouth Rail, Illinois Central Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad
• Ron Ponder – senior information technology executive in several Fortune 100 companies including FedEx, Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Capgemini, and WellPoint
• Glen Post – President and Chief Executive Officer of CenturyLink
• John Simonton – founder of PAiA Electronics; publisher of Electronic Musician
• Stanley R. Tiner – Executive Editor and Vice President of The Sun Herald newspaper in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi; 2006 Pulitzer Prize in journalism for Hurricane Katrina coverage
• Morgan W. Walker, Sr. – founder of Continental Trailways and Walker-Roemer Dairy
• Will Wright – co-founder of the game development company Maxis; Creator of the Sim City computer game series
• Charles Wyly – entrepreneur and businessman, philanthropist, civic leader, major contributor to Republican causes and Dallas art projects
• Sam Wyly – founder of University Computing Company, Earth Resources Company, Sterling Software, and Maverick Capital; has acquired and is the largest stockholder in several other companies

Government

Activism

• Ronnie Broughton – former president and current member of the Webster Parish School Board; Louisiana state chairman of the Constitution Party
• Kim Gandy – former president of the National Organization for Women
• Hall Lyons – Louisiana oilman and political activist; studied at Louisiana Tech but graduated from Louisiana State University
• Bob Reese – Chairman of the Natchitoches Parish Republican Party, 1968–2004
• Jerome Ringo – Chairman of the National Wildlife Federation
• Elliott Stonecipher (Class of 1973) – political consultant, pollster, and political analyst
• Frank Voelker, Jr. – Chairman of the defunct Louisiana Sovereignty Commission, attorney in Lake Providence and later New Orleans
• Captan Jack Wyly – conservative Democratic political figure from Lake Providence

Executive

• Noel Byars – former mayor of Minden
• Sam Caldwell – former mayor of Shreveport
• Noah W. Cross – former sheriff of Concordia Parish
• Lee Cooke (Class of 1966) – former mayor of Austin, Texas (1988–1991), city council member (1977–1981); CEO, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (1983–1987)
• Jimmy Faircloth (Class of 1987) – lawyer in Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana, former executive counsel to Governor Bobby Jindal
• Mary Johnson Harris - Member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 4
• Don Hathaway – last public works commissioner in Shreveport; Caddo Parish sheriff from 1980 to 2000
• Keith Hightower – former mayor of Shreveport
• Donald Edward Jones – mayor of Bossier City from 1984 to 1989
• Allison Kolb – Louisiana state auditor (1952–1956)
• Todd Lamb – current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
• W. Fox McKeithen – former Secretary of State of Louisiana
• Frank T. Norman – former mayor of Minden
• Dave Norris (MBA, Class of 1965) – Mayor of West Monroe since 1978
• Elton C. Pody – Mayor of Ruston from 1983 to 1991
• Fred Preaus – former state highway director; gubernatorial candidate in 1956
• Larkin T. Riser – Sheriff of Webster Parish from 1996 to 2004
• Charles E. Roemer, II – former Louisiana commissioner of administration in the first two administrations of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards
• Lo Walker – Mayor of Bossier City
• John Clint Williamson – U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues

Judiciary

• Harvey Locke Carey (pre-Law) – U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1950–1952
• Jeff Cox – judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District court in Bossier and Webster parishes since 2005
• Luther F. Cole – state legislator and judge from Baton Rouge; attended Louisiana Tech from 1943 to 1944
• James L. Dennis – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Cecil C. Lowe – judge of the Minden City Court and the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court
• Charles A. Marvin – judge of the Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeal for the Second District; journalism graduate of Louisiana Tech, named Distinguished Alumnus in 1989
• O. E. Price – city, district, and state appeal court judge from Bossier City
• Parker Self (Class of 1981) – judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court in Bossier and Webster parishes
• Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell – state court judge in Shreveport; former state representative

Legislative

• Rodney Alexander – current United States Representative from Louisiana
• Andy Anders (Class of 1979) – current Louisiana State Representative from Concordia Parish
• John Baine – current Arkansas State Representative
• Gilbert Baker – Arkansas State Senator and candidate for the United States Senate in 2010
• Charles C. Barham (Class of 1958) – Ruston attorney and former Louisiana state senator
• Cecil R. Blair – former Louisiana state senator from Rapides Parish; former State Representative from Rapides Parish
• Billy Boles – late Louisiana State Senator from Monroe
• Saxby Chambliss – current United States Senator from Georgia; former United States Representative from Georgia
• J. Frank Colbert – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the mayor of Minden
• Ken Coon – former Arkansas Republican State Chairman; Arkansas gubernatorial nominee in 1974
• Jean M. Doerge – retiring Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish
• Hollis Downs (Class of 1968) – retiring Louisiana State Representative from Lincoln and Union parishes
• R. Harmon Drew, Sr. – former Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish; former Minden city judge
• Noble Ellington – current Louisiana State Representative from Northeastern Louisiana; former Louisiana State Senator from Northeastern Louisiana
• James R. Fannin – incoming state senator for District 35; outgoing state representative, resident of Jonesboro
• Harvey Fields – state senator for Union and Morehouse parishes from 1916 to 1920, member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 1927 to 1936; former law partner and political ally of Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
• John Sidney Garrett – Late Louisiana State Representative from Claiborne Parish; former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Terry W. Gee (Bachelor of Science in Personnel Management) – former Louisiana State Representative from Jefferson and Orleans parishes
• Bryant Hammett – former Louisiana State Representative from Ferriday
• Mary Johnson Harris – District 4 member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Ken Hollis – Late Louisiana State Senator from Jefferson Parish
• George B. Holstead – late state representative from Lincoln Parish
• Louise B. Johnson – late Louisiana State Representative from Union Parish
• K.D. Kilpatrick – late state senator from Union, Jackson, and Lincoln parishes
• Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr. – Tallulah lawyer and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1952 to 1968
• Tim Lemons – civil engineer from Cabot, Arkansas; Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives since January 2015
• Jay Luneau – attorney and state senator from Alexandria.
• Max T. Malone – former state senator from Caddo and Bossier parishes
• Jim McCrery – former United States Representative from Louisiana
• Newt V. Mills – late United States Representative from Louisiana
• Leland G. Mims – late President of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana
• Billy Montgomery – former state representative from Bossier Parish
• Danny Roy Moore – former state senator from Claiborne and Bienville parishes
• L.D. "Buddy" Napper – former state representative
• Richard G. Neeson – former Louisiana State Senator
• Rick Nowlin – current Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches and Winn Parishes
• James P. Pope – former U.S. Senator from Idaho, mayor of Boise, and director of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Keith M. Pyburn (Class of 1932) – state representative for Caddo Parish 1948–1952; attorney in Shreveport and later Washington, D.C.
• Gene Reynolds – District 10 member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Webster Parish
• Harold Ritchie (attended; did not graduate) – state representative from Washington Parish since 2004
• Rob Shadoin – current Louisiana state representative from Lincoln and Union parishes
• Phil Short – former Louisiana state senator from St. Tammany Parish
• Francis C. Thompson – current Louisiana State Senator; former State Representative for Concordia, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, and Tensas parishes
• Kenneth Volentine – former Louisiana State Representative and sheriff from Claiborne Parish
• Joe Waggonner – late United States Representative from Louisiana
• Loy F. Weaver – banker; former state representative from Claiborne and Union parishes
• Jimmy Wilson – late Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish; former mayor of Vivian

Military

• Susan Y. Desjardins – Major General in U.S. Air Force
• John Spencer Hardy – Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force, attended Louisiana Tech but graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana
• David C. Jones – retired U.S. Air Force General; former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff; former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Jack Ramsaur II – United States Air Force Major General
• David Wade, Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force, former commander of Barksdale Air Force Base, state corrections director and adjutant general
• La Vern E. Weber – Lieutenant General and former Director of the Army National Guard and Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Sports

Football

• Ryan Allen – current NFL punter for the New England Patriots
• Joseph Anderson – former NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
• Larry Anderson – retired NFL cornerback and kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers; two-time Super Bowl Champion
• Myron Baker – retired NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers
• Mike Barber – retired NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, and Denver Broncos; founder of Mike Barber Ministries
• Houston Bates - current linebacker for the Washington Redskins
• Lloyd Baxter – retired NFL center for the Green Bay Packers
• Taylor Bennett – current quarterback for the Stockholm Mean Machines
• Chris Boniol – retired NFL kicker for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and Chicago Bears; one-time Super Bowl champion
• Cloyce Box – retired NFL end and halfback; two-time NFL champion; two-time Pro Bowl selection; one-time All-Pro selection
• Craig Bradshaw – retired NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers
• Terry Bradshaw – retired NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; one-time NFL MVP; four-time Super Bowl champion; two-time Super Bowl MVP; three-time Pro Bowl selection; four-time All-Pro selection; Bert Bell Award; 1970s All-Decade Team; #1 overall NFL draft selection
• Larry C. Brewer – retired NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
• Matt Broha – current NFL defensive end for the New York Giants
• Eddie Brown – former AFL offensive specialist for the Albany/Indiana Firebirds; voted best player in arena football history in 2006
• Weldon Brown – current CFL cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos
• Bob Brunet – retired NFL running back for the Washington Redskins
• Colby Cameron – current NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
• Roger Carr – retired NFL wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts; one-time Pro Bowl selection
• Zac Champion – current CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders; former CFL quarterback for the BC Lions
• Jimmy Childress – Ruston High School football coach from 1979 to 1991; won four state championships and the national championship in 1990; received graduate education at Louisiana Tech
• Jessie Clark – retired NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings
• Pat Collins – former Louisiana-Monroe head football coach
• Ryan Considine – current UFL offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Locomotives
• Fred Dean – retired NFL defensive end for the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; two-time Super Bowl champion
• Mark Dillard – former safety for the New England Patriots
• Kenneth Dixon - current Louisiana Tech running back
• George Doherty – retired NFL tackle for the Brooklyn Tigers, Boston Yanks, Buffalo Bison, New York Yankees, and Buffalo Bills; two-time All-Pro selection; Rookie of the Year; Head football coach at Northwestern State University
• Jeff Driskel – current Louisiana Tech quarterback
• Matt Dunigan – retired CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Birmingham Barracudas, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats; inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame; two-time Grey Cup champion; Tom Pate Memorial Award; Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy; Voted one of CFL's Top 50 players; holds pro football record for most passing yards in one game (713)
• Troy Edwards – retired NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Detroit Lions; current AFL wide receiver for the Grand Rapids Rampage; holds the NCAA record for most receiving yards in one game (405 vs. Nebraska)
• Justin Ellis – current NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders
• IK Enemkpali – current NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
• Hiram Eugene – current NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders
• Doug Evans – retired NFL cornerback and safety for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, and Detroit Lions; one-time Super Bowl champion
• Bobby Gray – retired NFL safety for the Chicago Bears
• Garland Gregory – former AAFC guard/linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
• Roland Harper – retired NFL running back for the Chicago Bears
• Tom Hinton – retired CFL guard for the BC Lions; inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame; one-time Grey Cup Champion
• Johnathan Holland – current NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders; Winner of ESPN's Pontiac Game Changing Performance for his spectacular catch against Nebraska
• Ray Holley – current CFL running back
• Gene Johnson – former AFL quarterback
• James Jordan – former NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
• Trey Junkin – retired NFL tight end and long snapper for the Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and New York Giants
• David Lee – retired NFL punter for the Baltimore Colts
• Phillip Livas – NCAA record holder for most kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns
• Caleb Martin - NFL champion for the Chicago Cardinals
• Jason Martin – retired quarterback in NFL Europe and arena football
• Luke McCown – current NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints; former NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Pete McCulley – former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers
• Jordan Mills – current NFL offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
• Ryan Moats – current NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings; former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans
• Dennis Morris – current tight end for the St. Louis Rams; 2009 NCAA Tight End of the Year
• Quinton Patton – current wide receiver for Louisiana Tech
• Joe Raymond Peace – former Louisiana Tech head football coach
• Tim Rattay – current UFL quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotive; former NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and Arizona Cardinals
• Mike Richardson – retired CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders; 1992 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
• Willie Roaf – retired NFL offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs; eleven-time Pro Bowl selection; ten-time All-Pro selection; NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; inducted into New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame; inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
• Johnny Robinson – retired NFL defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders and Oakland Raiders; one-time Super Bowl champion
• Billy Ryckman – retired NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
• Leo Sanford – retired NFL linebacker for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts; two-time Pro Bowl selection
• Josh Scobee – current NFL kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Eric Shaw – retired NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals
• John Simon – former NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins
• Mickey Slaughter – retired NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos
• Artie Smith – retired NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys
• D'Anthony Smith – current defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Joe Smith – current CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; former NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tennessee Titans; former NFL Europe running back for the Rhein Fire; former CFL running back for the BC Lions; Eddie James Memorial Trophy; one-time CFL All-Star selection
• Tommy Spinks – retired NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
• Quincy Stewart – former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets; CFL Grey Cup Champion
• Matt Stover – current NFL kicker for the Baltimore Ravens; former NFL kicker for the Cleveland Browns; one-time All-Conference selection; one-time Super Bowl champion; one-time Pro Bowl selection; one-time Pro Bowl alternate
• Pat Tilley – retired NFL wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals; one-time Pro Bowl selection
• Josh Victorian – current NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• John Henry White – retired CFL running back for the BC Lions; one-time Grey Cup Champion
• Myles White – current NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
• A.L. Williams – former Louisiana Tech head football coach
• Grant Williams – retired NFL offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and St. Louis Rams; one-time Super Bowl champion
• Tramon Williams – current NFL cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
• J. R. Williamson – former NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Boston Patriots
• Jerron Wishom – former NFL cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
• Andre Young – former NFL defensive back for the San Diego Chargers

Bulldog basketball

• Olu Ashaolu – professional basketball player in Spain, France, and Japan
• Leon Barmore – retired head coach for the Lady Techsters; best coaching winning percentage in women's basketball history; member of Basketball Hall of Fame; member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; one-time national champion
• P.J. Brown – former NBA power forward for the New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics; one-time NBA champion; three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team; one-time NBA Sportsmanship Award; one-time J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award; inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
• Tommy Joe Eagles – retired head basketball coach at Louisiana Tech, Auburn, and New Orleans
• Ron Ellis – drafted by Phoenix Suns; played in CBA
• Lavelle Felton – former European professional basketball player
• Tim Floyd – current NCAA head basketball coach at UTEP; former NBA head basketball coach of the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets; former NCAA head basketball coach at Iowa State, Idaho, USC, and New Orleans
• Stojan Gjuroski – member of the Macedonian national basketball team
• Mike Green – retired NBA center for the Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, and Kansas City Kings; retired ABA center for the Denver Nuggets, Denver Rockets, and Virginia Squires; one-time ABA All-Star selection
• Gerrod Henderson – former European basketball shooting guard for Panionios, Hemofarm, Crvena zvezda, Anwil Włocławek, and Azovmash Mariupol
• Mohammed Ibrahim – basketball player for the Lebanese national team
• Jaron Johnson - professional basketball player in the Washington Wizards organization
• Michale Kyser – professional basketball player in the Toronto Raptors organization
• Dwayne Lathan – played in the NBA D-League
• Karl Malone – retired NBA power forward for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers; two-time NBA MVP; Thirteen-time NBA All-Star; Eleven-time All-NBA First Team; two-time All-NBA Second Team; one-time All-NBA Third Team; three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team; one-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team; NBA All-Rookie Team; two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP; NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; two-time Olympic gold medalist; second leading scorer in NBA history
• Mike McConathy – current head coach at Northwestern State
• Kenyon McNeail - professional basketball player in Europe and Australia
• Antonio Meeking – played in the NBA D-League and professionally overseas
• Paul Millsap – current NBA power forward for the Utah Jazz; NBA All-Rookie Second Team; three-time NCAA rebounding champion
• Jackie Moreland – retired NBA player for the Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Buccaneers; inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
• Scotty Robertson – former NBA head coach for the New Orleans Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons; Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball coach from 1964 to 1974
• Magnum Rolle – current NBA center for the Indiana Pacers
• Dave Simmons – current head coach at McNeese State
• Speedy Smith – 2015 Conference USA Player of the Year
• Kendrick Spruel – former NBA signee for the Toronto Raptors
• Randy White – retired NBA power forward for the Dallas Mavericks
• Jim Wooldridge – current NCAA basketball head coach at UC Riverside; former head coach at Central Missouri State, Texas State, Louisiana Tech, and Kansas State

Lady Techster basketball

• Janice Lawrence Braxton – retired WNBA player for the Cleveland Rockers; inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; one-time Olympic gold medalist; Wade Trophy winner
• Alisa Burras – retired WNBA center for the Cleveland Rockers, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm
• Mickie DeMoss – former NCAA head women's basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida; one-time SEC Coach of the Year
• Shanavia Dowdell – drafted in 2010 WNBA Draft
• Cheryl Ford – current WNBA power forward for the Detroit Shock; three-time WNBA champion; WNBA Rookie of the Year; one-time WNBA All-Star game MVP; one-time Olympic bronze medalist
• Sonja Hogg – former Louisiana Tech physical education professor, Lady Techsters basketball coach, and Baylor Lady Bears basketball coach; inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
• Tamicha Jackson – All-American; 7-year career in the WNBA
• Vickie Johnson – retired WNBA shooting guard for the New York Liberty and San Antonio Silver Stars; two-time WNBA All-Star; Eighth leading scorer in WNBA history
• Janet Karvonen – inducted into National High School Sports Hall of Fame, Minnesota High School Sports Hall of Fame, and Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame
• Pam Kelly – Wade Trophy winner; 3-time All-American
• Venus Lacy – retired WNBA center for the New York Liberty; one-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year; one-time Olympic gold medalist
• Angela Lawson – head women's basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word
• Betty Lennox – current WNBA guard for the Atlanta Dream; former WNBA guard for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, and Seattle Storm; WNBA Rookie of the Year; one-time WNBA champion; one-time WNBA Finals MVP
• Monica Maxwell – retired WNBA small forward for the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever
• Kim Mulkey – current head women's basketball coach at Baylor; one-time Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award; one-time Olympic gold medalist; inducted into women's basketball Hall of Fame; only female to win NCAA title as a player (LA Tech) and a coach (Baylor)
• Ayana Walker – retired WNBA forward for the Detroit Shock and Charlotte Sting; one-time WNBA champion
• Teresa Weatherspoon – current head coach for the Lady Techsters; retired WNBA point guard for the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks; two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year; WNBA second all-time assists leader; four-time WNBA All-Star starter; one-time Olympic gold medalist; one-time Olympic bronze medalist; Wade Trophy winner
• Jennifer White – head women's basketball coach at St. Edward's University

Baseball

• Harley Boss – MLB first baseman for the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians; former head baseball coach at Vanderbilt (deceased)
• Atley Donald – MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees; one-time World Series champion; two-time American League champion (deceased)
• Chuck Finley – retired MLB pitcher for the California/Anaheim Angles, Cleveland Indians, and St. Louis Cardinals; five-time All-Star
• Tom Herrin – MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (deceased)
• Phil Hiatt – retired MLB utility player for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers
• Berry Hinton (Class of 1930) – baseball player; baseball coach at Louisiana Tech from 1943 until 1967
• Rick Huckabay – former men's basketball head coach for Marshall University
• Mike Jeffcoat – retired MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, and Florida Marlins
• Bob Linton – former MLB catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Randy McGilberry – retired MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
• Charlie Montoyo – current manager for the Durham Bulls; former MLB player for the Montreal Expos
• Brian Myrow – current Minor League first baseman in the San Diego Padres organization; former MLB first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Rebel Oakes – MLB center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Rebels (deceased)
• Pat Patterson – winningest college baseball coach in Louisiana sports history; Seven-time conference Coach of the Year (deceased)
• Jeff Richardson – retired MLB infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Red Sox
• David Segui – retired MLB first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians
• Dave Short – retired MLB outfielder for the Chicago White Sox
• George Stone – retired MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves

Track and field

• Ayanna Alexander – Olympian triple jumper
• Chelsea Hayes – Olympian long jumper
• Olivia McKoy – Olympian javelin thrower
• Jason Morgan – Olympian discus thrower
• Don Shows – Bulldogs track and field athlete in the early 1960s; seven-time state champion football coach at West Monroe High School in West Monroe (deceased)

Notable Louisiana Tech faculty

• Stephen A. Caldwell – Louisiana educator, Tech faculty member, 1922–1926
• John Ardis Cawthon – Louisiana Tech alumnus, regional historian, and education professor, 1939–40, 1948 summer, 1954–1972
• Hollis Downs – finance instructor
• Lee Hedges – football coach
• Rodney L. Lowman – psychologist
• Yuri Lvov – research scientist and professor of chemistry; 2007 Small Times National Innovator of the Year
• Garnie W. McGinty – historian, 1930s–1960s
• E. R. Minchew – speech professor, 1964–1975; former principal of Castor High School in Bienville Parish
• Robert W. Mondy – historian of the frontier, Louisiana Tech, 1934–1973
• Virgil Orr – chemical engineering professor, Tech dean, and then vice president (1952–1980); state representative, 1988–1992
• Morgan D. Peoples – historian (1965–1985)
• Ellis Sandoz – Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies
• Robert C. Snyder – professor of English, 1947 to 1989
• David William Thomas – professor of journalism
• William Y. Thompson – historian (1955–1988)
• John D. Winters – historian (1948–1984)