71 Notable alumni of
Montana State University
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Montana State University is 826th in the world, 308th in North America, and 287th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 71 notable alumni from Montana State 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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Craig Kilborn
- Occupations
- basketball playertelevision actortelevision presenterscreenwriteractor
- Biography
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Craig Lawrence Kilborn is an American television host, actor, comedian, and sports commentator. Kilborn began a career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an anchoring position at ESPN's SportsCenter from 1993 to 1996. He was later the first host of The Daily Show, which he hosted from 1996 to 1998, and succeeded Tom Snyder on CBS' The Late Late Show from 1999 to 2004. In comedy, Kilborn is known for his deadpan delivery.
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Sarah Vowell
- Occupations
- journalistvoice actorwriteractor
- Biography
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Sarah Jane Vowell is an American historian, author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. She was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International from 1996 to 2008, where she produced numerous commentaries and documentaries and toured the country in many of the program's live shows. She was also the voice of Violet Parr in the 2004 animated film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel.
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Greg Gianforte
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- 2007-2007 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in computer science
- Occupations
- engineerbusiness executivepoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Gregory Richard Gianforte is an American businessman, politician, software engineer, and writer serving as the 25th governor of Montana since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Gianforte served as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2021.
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Lincoln Chafee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lincoln Davenport Chafee is an American politician. He was mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, from 1993 to 1999, a United States Senator from 1999 to 2007, and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. He was a member of the Democratic Party from 2013 to 2019; in June 2019, The Boston Globe reported that he had become a registered Libertarian, having previously been a Republican until September 2007 and an independent and then a Democrat in the interim.
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Steve Daines
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- In 1984 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator from Montana since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Montana's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
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Casey Anderson
- Occupations
- naturalist
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Casey Anderson is an American filmmaker, wildlife naturalist, and television presenter known for translating human relationships with the natural world and wild animals to various audiences. He has been a host and executive producer of the Nat Geo WILD channel television series, Expedition Wild and America the Wild with Casey Anderson, and for raising Brutus the Bear, a grizzly bear that he rescued and adopted as a newborn cub. Brutus and Anderson have appeared in many films, documentaries, television commercials, and live educational shows across the United States.
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Dennis Erickson
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
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Dennis Brian Erickson is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league. He was also the head coach at the University of Idaho (1982–1985, 2006), the University of Wyoming (1986), Washington State University (1987–1988), the University of Miami (1989–1994), Oregon State University (1999–2002), and Arizona State University (2007–2011). During his tenure at Miami, Erickson's teams won two national championships, in 1989 and 1991. His record as a college football head coach is 179–96–1 (.650).
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Maurice Hilleman
- Occupations
- microbiologist
- Biography
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Maurice Ralph Hilleman was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year. He has been described as one of the most influential vaccinologists ever. He has been called the "father of modern vaccines". Robert Gallo called Hilleman "the most successful vaccinologist in history". He has been noted by some researchers as having saved more lives than any other scientist in the 20th century.
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Mike Mansfield
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- politicianmineruniversity teacherdiplomat
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Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American politician and diplomat. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. senator (1953–1977) from Montana. He was the longest-serving Senate Majority Leader and served from 1961 to 1977. During his tenure, he shepherded Great Society programs through the Senate.
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John Dahl
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwritertelevision directordirector
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John Dahl is an American film and television director and writer, best known for his work in the neo-noir genre.
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Jan Stenerud
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jan Stenerud is a Norwegian-American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs. The first Norwegian NFL player, he played college football for the Montana State Bobcats and earned All-American honors. Stenerud began his career in the AFL after being selected by the Chiefs during the 1966 draft and joined the NFL following the AFL–NFL merger. Along with his 13 seasons in Kansas City, Stenerud was a member of the Green Bay Packers for four seasons and the Minnesota Vikings for two seasons until retiring in 1985.
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Chet Huntley
- Occupations
- journalistnews presenteractortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.
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Brian Schweitzer
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianbusinessperson
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Brian David Schweitzer is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments.
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Paul E. Funk II
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in speech communication
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Paul Edward Funk II is a retired four-star general in the United States Army who last served as the commanding officer of the Army Training and Doctrine Command. He previously served as the 60th Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, and as the Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. Funk was born at Fort Hood, Texas, graduated from Fort Knox High School, and was commissioned an Armor Officer through ROTC upon graduation from Montana State University in 1984. His first assignments saw him serve in a variety of Armor and Cavalry roles to include Tank Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Squadron Commander of 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and Brigade Commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division located at Fort Hood.
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Lawrence VanDyke
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Lawrence James Christopher VanDyke is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is a former solicitor general of Nevada and Montana.
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Peter Voulkos
- Occupations
- sculptorpainterceramicistartist
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Peter Voulkos was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. He established the ceramics department at the Los Angeles County Art Institute and at UC Berkeley.
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Travis Lulay
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
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Travis Lulay is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. Lulay played ten seasons for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2009 to 2018. In his first season as a full-time starter, Lulay won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2011 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Grey Cup. He played college football at Montana State. Prior to joining the Lions Lulay was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Berlin Thunder and New Orleans Saints.
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Howard Lyman
- Occupations
- essayist
- Biography
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Howard F. Lyman is an American farmer and animal rights activist known for promoting vegan nutrition and organic farming. In 1997 he was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his leadership in the animal rights movement.
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Sidney Runyan Thomas
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Sidney Runyan Thomas is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1996. He served as the Ninth Circuit's chief judge from 2014 to 2021. His chambers are located in Billings, Montana.
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Swede Vejtasa
- Occupations
- fighter pilot
- Biography
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Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa was a United States Navy career officer and World War II flying ace. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission, becoming an "ace in a day".
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Denise Juneau
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Denise Juneau is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. She is a Democrat and the first female Native American elected to statewide office in the United States. Her mother is Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, while her father is Blackfoot.
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Dane Fletcher
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Dane Fletcher is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Montana State, and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010. Fletcher also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Lee Metcalf
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Lee Warren Metcalf was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the first of Montana's U.S. Senators to be born in the state, and was Permanent Acting President pro tempore of the Senate, the only one to hold that position, from 1963 until his death in 1978.
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Troy Andersen
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Studied agricultural science
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Troy Andersen is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montana State where previously played quarterback, running back and fullback for them before moving to linebacker. He was named a FCS All-American and the Big Sky Conference defensive player of the year in 2021.
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Reagan Wilson
- Occupations
- actorPlayboy Playmatefilm actor
- Biography
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Reagan Diana Wilson is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1967 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.
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Rodney Hide
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rodney Philip Hide is a former New Zealand politician of the ACT New Zealand party. Hide was a Member of Parliament for ACT from 1996 until 2011, was ACT's leader between 2004 and 2011, and represented the Epsom constituency from 2005 to 2011. In the Fifth National Government, Hide was Minister of Local Government, Associate Minister of Commerce and Minister of Regulatory Reform until 2011.
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Loren Acton
- Occupations
- university teacherphysicistastronaut
- Biography
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Loren Wilber Acton is an American physicist who flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F as a Payload Specialist for the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. He is also the father of Cheryll Glotfelty, a leading ecocritic.
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Nada Bakos
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- intelligence analyst
- Biography
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Nada Glass Bakos is an American former Central Intelligence Agency analyst and targeting officer who was involved in a number of notable counterterrorism operations during her career. She was part of a group of CIA analysts studying Al Qaeda and its leader, as portrayed in the 2013 HBO documentary, Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden. She also served as the Chief Targeting Officer in the search for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq and predecessor of ISIS. After 10 years, she left the CIA.
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Allan J. McDonald
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Studied chemical engineering
- Occupations
- engineerchemical engineer
- Biography
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Allan James McDonald was an USA engineer, aerospace consultant, author and the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project for Morton-Thiokol, a NASA subcontractor. In January 1986, he refused to sign off on a launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger which then broke apart 73 seconds into flight; all seven astronauts on board were killed. Deeply affected by the loss of the Challenger astronauts, McDonald endeavored to reveal the truth about the pressures to stay on launch schedule that led to the tragedy. He co-authored the 2009 book Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.
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Wendy Red Star
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- artistlecturercreatorphotographermultimedia artist
- Biography
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Wendy Red Star is an Apsáalooke contemporary multimedia artist born in Billings, Montana, in the United States. Her humorous approach and use of Native American images from traditional media draw the viewer into her work, while also confronting romanticized representations. She juxtaposes popular depictions of Native Americans with authentic cultural and gender identities. Her work has been described as "funny, brash, and surreal".
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Manchester Boddy
- Occupations
- publisher
- Biography
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Elias Manchester Boddy was an American newspaper publisher. He rose from poverty to become the publisher of a major California newspaper and a candidate for Congress. His estate, Descanso Gardens, was deeded to the County of Los Angeles in 1953 as a floral park.
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Lance Deal
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- athletics competitorhammer thrower
- Biography
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Lance Earl Deal is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Segenet Kelemu
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- 1983-1985 graduated with master's degree in plant pathology
- Occupations
- botanist
- Biography
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Segenet Kelemu is an Ethiopian scientist, noted for her research as a molecular plant pathologist, and outstanding scientific leadership. For close to three decades, Segenet and her team's research has contributed to addressing agricultural constraints in Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America.
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James R. Browning
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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James Robert Browning was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Patrick M. Hughes
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in business
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Patrick M. Hughes is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 12th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Previously, he was Director of Intelligence for the US Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1994 to 1996 and the Director of Intelligence at United States Central Command from 1992 to 1994. He was the Commanding General, United States Army Intelligence Agency, and the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Army from 1990 until 1992. He joined the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2003 as the Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis (Intelligence), and departed from DHS and Government service in March 2005.
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Johanna Talihärm
- Occupations
- cross-country skierbiathlete
- Biography
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Johanna Talihärm is an Estonian biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Zales Ecton
- Occupations
- politicianrancher
- Biography
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Zales Nelson Ecton was an American attorney and politician from Montana who represented the state in the United States Senate, serving from 1947 to 1953.
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David Huizenga
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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David G. Huizenga is an American civil servant who serves as the associate principal deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and was the acting United States secretary of energy.
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Ron Marlenee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ronald Charles Marlenee was a Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Montana from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1993. He represented Montana's 2nd congressional district.
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Tyler Hall
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyler Jordan Hall is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Montana State Bobcats.
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Deia Schlosberg
- Occupations
- film producer
- Biography
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Deia Schlosberg is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. She is the recipient of one Emmy and two Student Emmys. Her October 2016 arrest while filming an anti-fossil fuel protest in North Dakota led to a viral #freedeia social media campaign and an open letter to President Barack Obama co-signed by 30 celebrities. The arrest and subsequent charges put Deia at risk of 45 years in prison and contributed to a worrying pattern of attacks on journalistic freedom.
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Timothy M. Swager
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- chemistresearcher
- Biography
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Timothy M. Swager is an American Scientist and the John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research is at the interface of chemistry and materials science, with specific interests in carbon nanomaterials, polymers, and liquid crystals. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors.
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Alvin Jaeger
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alvin A. Jaeger is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of State of North Dakota from 1993 to 2023. Jaeger was elected to the office in 1992, and re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
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Jennifer Lauck
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Jennifer Lauck is an American fiction and non-fiction author, essayist, speaker and writing instructor.
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John W. Bonner
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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John Woodrow Bonner was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Montana from January 3, 1949, to January 4, 1953. He was the first Governor of Montana to be born in the 20th century.
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Paul E. Funk
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in animal science
- Graduated with Master of Arts in psychological counseling
- Graduated with Doctor of Education
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Paul Edward Funk is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Commanding General, III Corps from 1993 to 1995. He was previously Commanding General, U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox from 1992 to 1993 and Commanding General, 3rd Armored Division during the Gulf War from 1990 to 1991.
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Peter Liversidge
- Occupations
- painterinstallation artistsculptor
- Biography
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Peter Liversidge is a British contemporary artist notable for his diverse artistic practice and use of proposals.
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Femi Odugbemi
- Occupations
- cinematographerfilm directorscreenwriterphotographerfilm producer
- Biography
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Femi Odugbemi is a writer, filmmaker, television producer, and the founder/executive producer of Zuri24 Media, a content production company in Lagos.
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Adrián Zamora
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rodrigo Adrián Zamora Fernández is an American-born Mexican former basketball player.
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Jim Huffman
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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James L. Huffman is a former professor of law and the former dean of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He was the Republican nominee in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Oregon, losing to incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden.
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LeRoy H. Anderson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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LeRoy Hagen Anderson was a U.S. Representative from Montana.
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Kristina Curry Rogers
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- 1992-1996 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- researcherpaleontologist
- Biography
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Kristina "Kristi" Curry Rogers is an American vertebrate paleontologist and a professor in Biology and Geology at Macalester College. Her research focuses on questions of dinosaur paleobiology, bone histology, growth, and evolution, especially in a subgroup of sauropods called Titanosauria. She has named two dinosaur species from Madagascar, Rapetosaurus, the most complete Cretaceous sauropod and titanosaur found to date, and Vahiny, so far known only from a partial skull. She and Jeffrey A. Wilson co-authored The Sauropods, Evolution and Paleobiology, published in December 2005. Her research includes field work in Argentina, Madagascar, Montana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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Charles E. Erdmann
- Occupations
- military officerjudge
- Biography
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Charles Edgar "Chip" Erdmann is a Senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. His term began on October 15, 2002, and expired on July 31, 2017.
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Bill Cadman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bill Lee Cadman is an American politician who is a former Colorado state legislator. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2000, Cadman was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Senate in 2007. Later, he represented Senate District 12, which covers rural Colorado Springs, Fort Carson, Security-Widefield, Cimarron Hills, and Cheyenne Mountain.
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Wally McRae
- Years
- 1936-.. (age 88)
- Occupations
- cowboyphilosopherpoet
- Biography
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Wallace D. "Wally" McRae is an American rancher, cowboy, cowboy poet and philosopher. He runs the 30,000-acre (120 km) Rocker Six Cattle Co. ranch on Rosebud Creek, south of Rosebud, Montana.
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Cristian Soratos
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Cristian Soratos is an American professional middle-distance runner. Born in Salinas, California, he first took up competitive running at Salinas High School. He then ran at Hartnell College where he eventually became All-State, after which he was recruited to Montana State University. After running several races at high altitude, Soratos ran his first sub-4 minute mile in 2015, and went on to emerge as one of the fastest collegiate runners in the United States. On June 25, 2015, he became a professional runner when he signed a contract to be sponsored by Adidas.
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Richard F. Cebull
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Richard Frank Cebull is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
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Joseph P. Monaghan
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Joseph Patrick Monaghan of Butte, Montana was a U.S. Representative from Montana from 1933 to 1937. He was a Democrat. In 1936 he decided not to run for reelection and instead challenged Democratic incumbent United States senator James E. Murray in the Democratic primary. When Murray won, Monaghan ran in the general election as an independent. Murray soundly defeated Monaghan and Republican T.O. Larsen. Murray received 55% of the vote, Larsen 27% of the vote and Monaghan 18%. At the age of 30, Monaghan's political career came to an end. He returned to his law practice, and returned to politics only briefly in 1964 when he ran for the Democratic nomination unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in Montana, against Senate Majority leader Mike Mansfield.
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Jill A. Mikucki
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- microbiologist
- Biography
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Jill Ann Mikucki is an American microbiologist, educator and Antarctic researcher, best known for her work at Blood Falls demonstrating that microbes can grow below ice in the absence of sunlight. She is a leader of international teams studying study ecosystems under the ice.
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Washington J. McCormick
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Washington Jay McCormick, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Montana.
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Fred Bennion
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Fred W. Bennion was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1910 to 1913 and at the Agricultural College of the State of Montana—now Montana State University—from 1914 to 1917, compiling a career college football record of 27–15–8. Bennion was also the head basketball coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1908 to 1910, at Utah from 1911 to 1914, and at Montana Agricultural from 1914 to 1919, amassing a career college basketball record of 96–31. In addition, He was the head baseball coach at BYU from 1909 to 1912, tallying a mark of 11–10.
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Geoffrey C. Smith
- Occupations
- sculptor
- Biography
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Geoffrey C. Smith is an American bronze sculptor and photographer. He is a graduate of Montana State University, and currently resides in the coastal town of Stuart, Florida. His best-known work is that of the "Stuart Sailfish," an 18-foot monument situated in Downtown Stuart.
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Trista Vick-Majors
- Occupations
- microbial ecologist
- Biography
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Trista Vick-Majors is an American Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Michigan Tech. She is an Antarctic biogeochemist and microbial ecologist, best known for her work showing that microorganisms are present under the Antarctic ice sheet.
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Jennifer Graylock
- Occupations
- journalistphotojournalistfashion photographerphotographer
- Biography
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Jennifer Graylock is an American fashion and entertainment photographer. Her work has been published in Vogue, Glamour, Us Weekly, People, TV Guide, and InStyle. In 2017, she won the Timothy White Award for Photography at the Hollywood Beauty Awards.
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Kevin Connolly
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- photographer
- Biography
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Kevin Michael Connolly is an American photographer who was born without legs. He has made a collection of photographs of people's reactions to him as he traveled the world, and published it on the Internet.
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Brick Breeden
- Occupations
- politicianbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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John William "Brick" Breeden was a college basketball coach and player. He was a player from 1926 to 1929, and the head coach at Montana State College (now University) in Bozeman from 1935 to 1954.
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Ann Linnea Sandberg
- Occupations
- immunologistbiologist
- Biography
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Ann Linnea Sandberg was an American immunologist and the acting director of the Center for Integrative Craniofacial Research at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Previously, Sandberg was a lab chief and researcher for 23 years in the NIH Intramural Research Program at NIDCR.
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Frank Ward
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Frank Whitney Ward was an American basketball player who is best known for playing on the dominant teams of Montana State in the late 1920s. Ward, a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) center, played for coach G. Ott Romney, a man credited with implementing the fast break style of play in basketball. Montana State won three conference championships during Ward's tenure, and in 1928–29 they finished the season with a 35–2 record. They were declared national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Ward was a two-time NCAA All-American, including a consensus selection in 1930.
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Patrick S. Druckenmiller
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- researcherpaleontologist
- Biography
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Patrick S. Druckenmiller is a Mesozoic paleontologist, taxonomist, associate professor of geology, Earth Sciences curator, and museum director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, where he oversees the largest single collection of Alaskan invertebrate and vertebrate fossils. He has published work on plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mastodons, and dinosaurs in the United States, Svalbard, and Canada. He has co-authored papers on discussions of mass extinctions and biogeography. Much of his work has focused on Arctic species. He is a member of the Spitsbergen Jurassic Research group, which focuses on marine reptiles. Druckenmiller has named many new genera and species, including Edgarosaurus muddi, Nichollsia borealis, Athabascasaurus bitumineus, Cryopterygius kristiansenae, Spitrasaurus larseni, and Spitrasaurus wensaasi.
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Michael P. Holland
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Enrolled in Montana State University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Michael Paul Holland is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who most recently served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Northern Command. Previously, he was the Director of Programming of the United States Navy. Holland earned a bachelor's degree from Montana State University in 1987.
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Odette L. Shotwell
- Occupations
- chemist
- Biography
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Odette Louise Shotwell, Ph.D. was an organic chemist known for her contributions to natural products chemistry of antibiotics and insecticides.
