10 Notable alumni of
Northern State University
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Northern State University is 2926th in the world, 1003rd in North America, and 949th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Northern 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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Kristi Noem
- Enrolled in Northern State University
- Studied in 1990-1992
- Occupations
- politicianfarmerrancherbeauty pageant contestantwriter
- Biography
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Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is an American politician serving since 2025 as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security.
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Joe Robbie
- Occupations
- lobbyistpoliticianlawyerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Joseph Robbie was an American attorney, politician, and the principal founder of the Miami Dolphins.
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Travis Lutter
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Travis Lutter is a retired American mixed martial artist who won The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado.
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Craig Smith
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Craig Francis Smith is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach for the Utah Utes men's team of the Big 12 Conference. He served as an assistant for Tim Miles at four schools – Mayville State, North Dakota State, Colorado State, and Nebraska. Smith was also the head coach at Mayville State from 2004 to 2007, at South Dakota from 2014 to 2018, and at Utah State from 2018 to 2021.
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Cecil E. Harris
- Biography
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Captain Cecil Elwood "Cece" Harris was an American schoolteacher, naval aviator and flying ace of World War II. Harris is remembered for actions in the Pacific Ocean Theater, which earned him nine combat medals including the Navy Cross, the highest award for valor after the Medal of Honor. He ended the war as the navy's second-highest-scoring ace after David McCampbell (34), credited with shooting down 24 Japanese planes. Harris scored 16 of his aerial victories in four different days, downing four enemy aircraft on each of those days. Never during the course of his 88-day tour with VF-18 did a bullet hit his aircraft. It has been said that Harris "was arguably the most consistently exceptional fighter pilot in the US Navy".
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Ralph Herseth
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianfarmer
- Biography
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Ralph E. Herseth was the 21st governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959, to January 3, 1961. He was a Democrat and was the patriarch of the prominent Herseth family of South Dakota.
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Arthur Amiotte
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Arthur Douglas Amiotte is an Oglala Lakota Native American painter, collage artist, educator, and author.
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Tim Kraayenbrink
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tim Kraayenbrink is the Iowa State Senator from the 5th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since winning election in 2015.
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Kay Schallenkamp
- Biography
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Kay Schallenkamp is an American education administrator, most recently serving as Black Hills State University's ninth president in Spearfish, South Dakota. Before her job at Black Hills State, Schallenkamp also served as the fourteenth president at Emporia State University, provost and vice-chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Chadron State College, and multiple positions at Northern State University.
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Oscar E. Huber
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oscar Edwin Huber was an American politician in the state of South Dakota. He was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1961 to 1972. He is an alumnus of Northern State University and the University of Minnesota. Huber was a farmer/rancher and resided in Bowdle, South Dakota. He died at the age of 100 on September 9, 2017.
