This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Idaho and a list of its presidents.
Alumni
Academia
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:
ImagePresidentTerm startTerm endactingJames H. Forney189118921Franklin B. Gault189218982Joseph P. Blanton189819003James Alexander MacLean1900February 1, 1913actingWilliam L. CarlyleFebruary 3, 191319144Melvin A. Brannon191419175Ernest H. Lindley191719206Alfred H. Upham192019287Frederick J. Kelly192819308Mervin G. Neale193019379Harrison C. Dale1937194610Jesse E. Buchanan1946195411Donald R. Theophilus1954196512Ernest W. Hartung1965197713Richard D. Gibb1977198914Elisabeth A. Zinser19891995actingThomas O. Bell1995199615Robert A. Hoover1996June 30, 2003interimGary G. MichaelJuly 1, 2003June 30, 200416Timothy P. WhiteJuly 1, 2004June 30, 2008interimSteven Daley-LaursenJuly 1, 2008June 30, 200917M. Duane NellisJuly 1, 2009May 31, 2013interimDonald L. Burnett Jr.June 1, 2013February 28, 201418Chuck StabenMarch 1, 2014June 15, 201919C. Scott GreenJuly 1, 2019present
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