13 Notable alumni of
Houston Baptist University
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Houston Baptist University is 2477th in the world, 850th in North America, and 803rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Houston Baptist University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Bailey Zappe
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Bailey Michael Zappe is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football for the Houston Baptist Huskies and used his last year of eligibility with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, setting the FBS season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Zappe was selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, where he spent his first two seasons alternating as a backup and starter. He joined the Browns as a backup in 2024.
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Colin Montgomerie
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Colin Stuart Montgomerie is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutive ones from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events, third among European players, placing him fourth on the all-time list of golfers with most European Tour victories. However, Montgomerie never won on the PGA Tour.
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Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca
- Enrolled in Houston Baptist University
- Graduated with business administration
- Occupations
- association football playerbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He was the governor of Tamaulipas from 2016 to 2022 and previously served as a local and federal legislator, having served one term in the Chamber of Deputies and three and a half years in the Senate.
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Bill Flores
- Enrolled in Houston Baptist University
- In 1985 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- entrepreneurcertified public accountantexecutivepolitician
- Biography
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William Hose Flores Sr. is an American businessman, the vice chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT.
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Edwin Barry Young
- Occupations
- pastor
- Biography
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Edwin Barry "Ed" Young, known professionally as Ed Young, Jr., is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church.
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Aylwin Lewis
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Aylwin B. Lewis is an American businessman. He served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Potbelly Sandwich Works, June 2008 - August 2017.
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Chanda Dancy
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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Chanda Dancy is an American film and television composer, and classical concert composer.
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Kris Tyrpak
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kristopher Evan Tyrpak is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
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Van G. Garrett
- Occupations
- poetnovelist
- Biography
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Van G. Garrett is an American poet, novelist, teacher, and photographer. Garrett's poetry has appeared in a number of well-known American literary journals, including: African American Review; The Amistad; ChickenBones; Drumvoices Revue; Obsidian III; phati'tude Literary Magazine; Pittsburgh Quarterly; Potomac Review; and StepAway Magazine. His works have also been published internationally, including in: Istanbul Literature Review; One Ghana, One Voice; Poems Niederngasse (Switzerland); and White Chimney (UK). Garrett often writes poetry with haiku or kwansaba structures.
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Tim Thelen
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Tim Thelen is an American professional golfer.
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Veronica Scott
- Occupations
- fashion designertelevision actormodel
- Biography
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Veronica Scott is an American television personality, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Scott is best known for being featured in the Current TV reality show The Fuchsia Girls, which follows her personal and professional life as she pursues a career in the fashion industry. Scott also co-owns the fashion company and design house Fuchsia with business partner Lawren Pope.
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Paul Devenport
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Paul Dale Devenport is a professional golfer from New Zealand.
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Lawren Pope
- Occupations
- fashion designer
- Biography
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Lawren Michele Cappelletti is an American fashion designer. She is best known for the clothing line, Fuchsia, she began with Veronica Scott at age 14.
