List of Missouri State University alumni
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Notable alumni of Missouri State University. Most of these students attended under the former names of the school: Fourth District Normal School (1905–1919), Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College (1919–1972), and Southwest Missouri State University (1972–2005).
Contents
Athletes
- Blake Ahearn, current NBA D-League player, played in 15 NBA Games
- David Arkin, current NFL player
- Scott Bailes, former MLB player
- Mark Bailey, former MLB player
- Zak Cummings, professional mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship[1]
- Ross Detwiler, current MLB player
- Winston Garland, former NBA player
- Clay Harbor, current NFL player
- Ryan Howard, current MLB player
- Jerry Lumpe, former MLB player
- Shaun Marcum, current MLB player
- Bill Mueller, former MLB player
- Matt Palmer, current MLB player
- Curtis Perry, former NBA player
- Matt Pickens, current MLS player
- John Rheinecker, current MLB player
- Brad St. Louis, current NFL player
- Norm Siebern, former MLB player
- Jackie Stiles, former WNBA player, NCAA All-Time Leading Scorer
- Jason Whittle, former NFL player
- Brad Ziegler, current MLB player
Business people
- David Glass, former Wal-Mart CEO, current Kansas City Royals owner
Entertainers
- Jim Bohannon, radio talk show host, Westwood One
- Kevin Brockmeier, author
- Don S. Davis, actor
- John Goodman, actor
- Tess Harper, actor
- Derek Ingram, radio announcer, Chicago Cubs
- Kendra Kassebaum, Broadway actor, singer
- Kyle Dean Massey, actor
- Kathleen Turner, actor (transferred to University of Maryland, Baltimore County.)
Art and media
- Julie Blackmon, photographer
- Bessie Breuer, journalist, novelist, writer, and playwright
- Sandy Miller, journalist
Public officials
- Becky Baltz, civil engineer; former district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation
- Roy Blunt, former Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives; current U.S. Senator
- Carter M. Buford (1876-1959), Democratic member of the Missouri State Senate[2]
- Eric Burlison, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Bob Holden, former governor of Missouri
- Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. Congressman from Kansas's 4th congressional district and current Republican National Committeeman from Kansas
Military
Other
- Austin Petersen, 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate
