This is a list of notable alumni and notable current and former faculty of the University of Tulsa .
Notable alumni
Arts, letters, media, social sciences and the humanities
Rilla Askew – novelist and short story authorLouis W. Ballard – composer and authorSara Berner – film, television and radio actress and distinguished voice artist Ted Berrigan (BA/MA) – poet associated with the New York School movementRidge Bond – Broadway stage actor (famous for playing Curly in the musical Oklahoma! Gibson Byrd – painter and longtime faculty member at University of Wisconsin–Madison Greyson Chance - singer and songwriterBecky Dixon – television broadcasterGail Farrell (BA, 1969) – singer and songwriterJim Hartz (attended 1958–1960) – former co-host of The Today Show Paul Harvey (attended 1930s) – syndicated radio personality and authorLance Henson (MA) – Cheyenne poet[1] S. E. Hinton (BS, 1970) – author of Rumble Fish The Outsiders Ruthe Blalock Jones (BFA, 1972) – American Indian painter and print-makerJerry Keller – pop singer and songwriter best known for 1959 hit "Here Comes Summer"R.A. Lafferty (attended 1933–35) – science fiction and fantasy writerDennis Letts – stage actor and English professorBob Losure (BA, Broadcast Journalism, 1969) – former CNN Headline News Anurag Mathur – best-selling author of The Inscrutable Americans Rue McClanahan (German and Theater Arts, 1956) – Emmy Award-winning actress, known for her performance as Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls Phillip McGraw , aka Dr. Phil (attended 1968–1969) – TV personality and psychologistPeter McRobbie – Scottish-born American actorRalph Mullins - jazz trumpet player and film composerMary Kay Place (BA, Speech, 1969) – actress and singerJohn Elwood Price – composer, pianist, ethnomusicologist, and music teacherCarter Revard (B.A. 1952) – poet and linguistDonald Roulet (BA, Theology) – Presbyterian minister and civil rights activistGailard Sartain (BFA, 1969) – film and television actor and illustratorDarren Sherkat - American sociologistJoseph Shore – operatic baritone Patrick Suppes (attended) – philosopher and longtime professor at Stanford University Vu Tran – writer; teaches at University of Chicago Julie Ann Ward - Poet Laureate of Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma ProfessorJeanne Tripplehorn (attended) – film and television actressK. D. Wentworth – science fiction authorW. Richard West Sr. – painter and sculptorWade Williams (BA, Theatrical Studies, 1987) – actor starring in television series Prison Break Daniel H. Wilson – roboticist and author of How to Survive a Robot Uprising Where's My Jetpack? How to Build a Robot Army Robopocalypse Grace Steele Woodward – writer and historianAntonio Zarro – actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker
Business and industry
Law, politics, and public affairs
Suhail Al Mazroui – Energy minister for the United Arab Emirates Tareq Al-Suwaidan (PhD, Petroleum Engineering, 1990) – Muslim scholar; reformer; TV personality; management expertHoward Barnett Jr. – President of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa Bradley M. Berkson (BS, Petroleum Engineering, 1985) – US Department of Defense Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness ; recipient of Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public ServiceJim R. Caldwell – first Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate in the 20th century, 1969–1978; retired Church of Christ minister in Tulsa; studied in doctoral program at University of TulsaCraig Campbell (BA, Political Science, 1974) – Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Samuel H. Cassidy (Law, 1975) – former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado William Daniel (MBA, 1985) – former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Baton Rouge ; petroleum engineer; businessman[3]
John E. Dowdell (Law, 1981) – United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma .Kevin Easley – oil and gas executive, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate Drew Edmondson (JD, 1978) – Oklahoma Attorney General and candidate for governorLex Frieden – scholar, disability rights activist, deemed "chief architect of the Americans with Disabilities Act "Gregory Kent Frizzell (BA, History, 1981) – United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma .Ross C. Goodman (JD, 1995) – noted Las Vegas criminal defense attorneyDavid Hall (JD 1959) – former Governor of Oklahoma Kendra Horn (BA, 1998) – US Congresswoman (Representative-elect for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district)Hani Abdulaziz Al Hussein (B.S. 1971)- CEO of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation ; oil minister of Kuwait[4] Jim Inhofe (BS, Economics, 1973) – US Senator (R-Oklahoma), former Mayor of TulsaBill LaFortune (JD, 1983) – former Mayor of TulsaSteve Largent (BS, Biology, 1975) – former US Congressman (R-Tulsa) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Robert E. Lavender (JD, 1953) – Oklahoma Supreme Court JusticeColonel Michael Mulligan (J.D. 1988) – US Army attorney famous for serving as lead prosecutor in the courts-martial of Hasan Akbar and of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole accused in the November 2009 Fort Hood shooting
Elizabeth Crewson Paris (BA, 1980; JD, 1987) – United States Tax Court JudgeRoger Randle (J.D., 1979) – former Mayor of Tulsa and President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Myles W. Scoggins – President, Colorado School of Mines ; former energy executiveRodney W. Sippel (BS, 1978) – Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Chad "Corntassel" Smith (JD, 1980) – Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Steve Young – Former mayor of Kennewick , Washington .
Science, technology, engineering, and medicine
Academic leaders
Scholars, authors and researchers may be listed for accomplishments in other categories.
Sports
Mike Anderson (1982) – former men's basketball player; former head coach of UAB , Missouri , Arkansas , and St. John's [citation needed Bob Babich – captain of the 1982 team; defensive coordinator, Chicago Bears [citation needed Kathy Baker – professional golfer, NCAA champion and U.S. Women's Open championTom Baldwin – professional football player, New York Jets [6] Don Bandy – professional football player, Washington Redskins [7] Dick Blanchard – former professional football playerSteve Bracey (1950–2006) - NBA basketball playerBob Breitenstein (born 1943) – former offensive lineman and first Argentine to play in the NFLAndré Bossert – Swiss professional golferDennis Byrd – professional football player, New York JetsChris Chamberlain – linebacker, St. Louis RamsDanny Colbert – NFL playerJoe Cooper – professional basketball playerSteve Cox – former professional wrestlerKen Duncan – former professional football playerJunior Etou (born 1994) - Congolese basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jim Finks – pro football Hall of FamerTodd Franz – 2005 NFL player Green Bay Packers [8] Gus Frerotte (1994) – professional football player [9] Dean Hamel – former defensive lineman Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys Hank Haney (BS, education, 1977) – professional golf coachSteve Harris (BS, sociology 2001) – the university's second all-time leading scorer; former professional basketball player, Houston Rockets; #19 in the first round of the 1985 NBA draftTodd Hays (BA, Education, 1992) – Olympic silver medalist in bobsled Sarah Haskins (2003) - triathlete, won gold in 2011 Pan American games , competed in triathlon in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Mark Holata – former Captain Cane Outside Linebacker;[10] Mixed Martial Artist Damaris Johnson – professional football playerJerome Jordan – professional basketball playerBrian Kelly – professional boxing; fought for the WBC World Light HeavyweightG. J. Kinne – professional football quarterback, New York Giants Carin Koch – professional golfer on the LPGA Tour Steve Largent (1975) – Seattle Seahawks receiver, Pro Football Hall of Famer ; former US CongressmanClyde LeForce , Detroit Lions quarterback Kevin Lilly – NFL defensive lineman Tony Liscio – former offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys Nancy Lopez (attended 1974–1977) – professional golferTim Martin – football player (Miami Dolphins )Jake McGuire - professional soccer player for Örebro SK Garrett Mills (2006) – tight end /fullback for the Minnesota Vikings Barry Minter – former Chicago Bears linebacker Ricky Ortiz – professional wrestlerJerry Ostroski – former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Drew Pearson (BS, Recreation Administration, 1973) – former wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys ; sportscaster; member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Chris Penn – former San Diego Chargers wide receiver Stacy Prammanasudh (BS, Exercise & Sports Science, 2002) – professional golfer on the LPGA Tour Paul Pressey – former Milwaukee Bucks player; unofficially the first NBA point forward Dave Rader (BS Mechanical Engineering, 1975–1980) – former college and professional football player; head football coach of the University of Tulsa (1988–1999); former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Alabama Ray Rhodes – former NFL head coachJerry Rhome – former NFL quarterbackSteve Rogers – former Montreal Expos starting pitcher Michael Ruffin – professional basketball player for Obradoiro CAB of the Liga Española de Baloncesto in SpainBob St. Clair – former offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Tracy Scroggins – former Detroit Lions linebackerLovie Smith – head coach , Chicago Bears Paul Smith (BA, Communication, 2007) – quarterback , Jacksonville Jaguars Ray Smith – football playerBob Storey – former CFL player; two-time Grey Cup championWillie Townes – former defensive lineman Dallas Cowboys Howard Twilley (1965) – former wide receiver, Miami Dolphins , 1966–76Bill Van Burkleo – former CFL player; four-time Grey Cup championKaye Vaughan – Hall of Fame football player, CFLTyrunn Walker – defensive lineman Detroit Lions Howard Waugh – first player to rush for 1,000 yards in the CFLCharles Wright – gridiron football player