List of University of Idaho people

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Idaho and a list of its presidents.

Alumni

Academia

• Ali Abdelghany - prominent Egyptian academic and marine biologist; Ph.D. '86

Administration

• Lawrence Henry Chamberlain - former dean of Columbia College (1950–1958) and vice president of Columbia University (1962–1967); B.S. '30
• C. Scott Green - nineteenth president of the university (2019– ); Class of '84
• James Henry Meyer - chancellor of the University of California, Davis 1969–1987; B.S. '47

Business

• William Agee - business executive; Class of '60
• Jack Lemley - construction manager for Europe's Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel," the undersea rail tube linking England and France; Class of '60
• Frank Shrontz - former chairman and CEO (1986–96) of Boeing; LL.B. '54

Criminals

• Anthony Curcio - former Vandal football player; real estate investor; masterminded one of the most elaborate armored car heists in history

Government

Journalism

• Kelli Johnson, sports anchor for NBC Sports Bay Area, Class of 1998
• Michael Kirk, documentary filmmaker and co-creator of Frontline; Class of '71
• Otis Livingston, sportscaster for WCBS-TV in New York
• David Neiwert, Seattle-based investigative journalist and blogger (Orcinus); contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center; author of Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us (2015); Class of 1984

Literature and the arts

Military

• James F. Amos - commandant of the Marine Corps (2010–2014); Class of 1970

Science

• Steven Amstrup - polar bear researcher and conservationist; M.S. '75
• Thomas Gibson - aerospace engineer and entrepreneur; B.S. '22
• Thomas Mueller - rocket engineer and rocket engine designer; a founding employee of SpaceX
• Malcolm Renfrew - polymer chemist, inventor, and professor emeritus; contributor to the development of Teflon; Class of '32, M.S. '34
• Bob Twiggs - rocket scientist; inventor of the CubeSat technology; Class of '61

Sports

Olympics

• Kristin Armstrong, cyclist; 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic gold medalist (women's time trial); Class of '95
• Hec Edmundson, state's first Olympian in 1912 (7th in 800 m, 6th in 400 m); Class of 1910 (see entry under "Basketball")
• Dan O'Brien, 1996 Olympic gold medalist (decathlon), three-time world champion; Class of '93
• Joachim Olsen, 2004, Olympic bronze medalist (shot put) for Denmark and NCAA champion; Class of '02
• Chris Stokes, five-time Olympic bobsledder for Jamaica; Class of '87
• Angela Whyte, 2004 Olympic finalist (100 m hurdles); 2008 representative for Canada; four-time NCAA All-American; Class of '03

Baseball

• Bob Dillinger - MLB third baseman; three-time AL stolen base champion; Class of '40
• Frank Reberger - MLB pitcher (1968–72); Class of '66
• Ken Schrom - MLB pitcher (1980–87); former Vandal quarterback; Class of '77
• Bill Stoneman - MLB pitcher (1967–74); threw two MLB no-hitters; GM of L.A. Angels (1999–2007); Class of '66

Basketball

• Steve Belko - head coach at Idaho State and Oregon; third commissioner of Big Sky Conference; also starred in football for Vandals; Class of '39
• Hec Edmundson - basketball and track coach at UI and Washington; Class of 1910
• Gordon Herbert - played for the Vandals from 1979–82, subsequently played professional basketball mainly in Finland; coached mainly in Europe, winning the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup as head coach of Germany; Class of '82
• Gus Johnson - NBA star (power forward) (1963–73); played for Vandals during the 1962–63 season; Class of '64
• Dan Monson - head coach at Eastern Washington University; formerly at Gonzaga, Minnesota and Long Beach State; Class of '85
• Don Monson - head coach at UI (1978–83) and Oregon; father of Dan Monson; Class of '55
• Don Newman - head coach at Arizona State and NBA assistant coach (Spurs: 2002–12); Big Sky player of the year (1980)

Football

Faculty

Current

• Douglas Q. Adams - emeritus professor of English
• Kim Barnes - professor of English
• Daniel Bukvich - professor of Music
• Ruprecht Machleidt - professor of Physics
• Daniel Orozco - associate professor of English
• J. Michael Scott - emeritus professor of Fish & Wildlife
• Jean'ne Shreeve - professor of Chemistry
• Jack Ernest Vincent - emeritus professor of Political Science
• Robert Wrigley - professor of English

Former

• John Merton Aldrich - zoology
• Darrell Bolz - agricultural extension
• David Comer - electrical engineering
• James Gill - painting
• Gustaf Wilhelm Hammar - political science
• Ralph C. Hancock - political science
• Lawrence H. Johnston - physics
• Robert Peters - creative writing
• Malcolm Renfrew - chemistry
• Vern Rutsala - creative writing
• Roderick Sprague - anthropology and archaeology
• David B. Steinman - engineering
• Yvor Winters - creative writing
• Gordon Woods - veterinary science

Presidents of the University of Idaho

The following individuals have held the office of president of the University of Idaho:

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