List of Sam Houston State University alumni

Since graduating its first class, Sam Houston State University has had many of its former students go on to garner recognition and accolades.

Science and academics

Arts and media

Athletics

Business
  • Arnold A. Allemang – retired Executive Vice President, Dow Chemical
  • Charles E. Amato – Chairman, Southwest Business Corp.
  • Karoline Patterson Bresenhan – President, Quilts Inc.
  • John Charles Carrabba III – owner, Carrabba's Italian Grill
  • Gary L. Dudley – President, Southwest Business Corp.
  • Timothy Frank – CEO of Conn's Appliances
  • Charles "Randy" French – owner and President, Stylecraft Homes
  • Eleanor Smith Garrett – Executive Vice President, Garrett Metal Detectors
  • Donald G. Russell – retired chairman and CEO, Sonat Exploration
  • Don A. Sanders – vice chairman, Sanders Morris Harris Group
  • Tom Skains – CEO, President and chairman of the board, Piedmont Natural Gas
  • Dan E. Spence – retired CEO, Procorp Associates
  • Anton V. Vincent – President, General Mills Snacks Division
  • Gary L. Whitlock – Executive Vice President and CFO, CenterPoint Energy
  • George C. Yax – retired co-founder, Ceanic Corporation
  • John L. Dupuis - President Dad's Root Beer Company Chicago, Ill. President Leading Edge Flavors, Dallas, Texas, Regional V.P. Dr Pepper Company, Dallas, Texas

Politics

Armed services
  • Almer C. Burnett – Colonel United States Army; World War I and World War II veteran, Commandant of Junior ROTC, Dallas Public Schools; founder of JROTC Camp Dallas at Fort Wolters
  • M.B. Etheredge – World War II combat soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • William F. Garrison – retired Major General of the United States Army; commander of Operation Gothic Serpent, the military operation launched in 1993 to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid; portrayed in the movie 'Black Hawk Down by Sam Shepard
  • Hiram "Doc" Jones – Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
  • Marcus Luttrell – Navy Cross recipient for his actions in 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wing; co-authored the New York Times bestseller Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10; a film version starring Mark Wahlberg was released in 2013
  • Jerry Marshall – United States Air Force colonel with 31 years of service; veteran of over 120 combat missions; has more than 5,000 flying hours
  • J. Michael Myatt – retired Major General of the United States Marine Corps; commanded the 1st Marine Division during Operation Desert Storm in 1990–91; his division liberated Kuwait City; president and CEO of the Marines Memorial Association
  • Larry Snook – former United States Army Colonel; former Grimes County Judge
  • John William Thomason Jr. – World War I hero and recipient of Navy Cross
  • Carl M. Williams, PhD – Commissioner of Police, Jamaica Constabulary Force
  • Donald C. Patterson - MGySgt and Chief of Music Production and Arranging "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, Washington, D.C

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) State.tx.us
  3. "Bill Zedler's Biography". votesmart.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
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