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Notable alumni
Academia: Woodie Flowers
Government: Harvey Locke Carey, James L. Dennis
Actor Muse Watson, Comedian Joey Greco, Musician Merle Kilgore, Television star Si Robertson, Author John Corey Whaley, Actress Karen Carlson, Author Barbara Colley, Bill Doss
Louisiana Tech has produced prominent businesspeople across several industries. Two Louisiana Tech alumni are currently serving as chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies: CEO of CenturyLink Glen Post and CEO of American Electric Power Nick Akins.
Business: Michael McCallister, Edward L. Moyers, Ron Ponder, Phil Robertson, Will Wright, Charles Wyly and Sam Wyly
Alumni of Louisiana Tech have also made their mark in the arts, entertainment, and the humanities. Country music superstars Kix Brooks and Trace Adkins are Louisiana Tech alumni along with two-time Grammy Award nominee Wayne Watson. Eddie Gossling, writer and producer for Comedy Central's Tosh.0, attended Louisiana Tech. Alumna Faith Jenkins, winner of the most scholarship money in Miss America pageant history, is the host of the Judge Faith television show, and alumna Sharon Brown is a former Miss USA. Louisiana Tech graduate Marc Swayze is known for creating comic book superheroine Mary Marvel and his work on Captain Marvel.
Louisiana Tech graduates have been influential through public service and activism. Former United States Senators James P. Pope and Saxby Chambliss and United States Representatives Newt V. Mills, Joe Waggonner, Jim McCrery, and Rodney Alexander all attended Louisiana Tech. In addition, James P. Pope served as director of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Louisiana Tech alumnus John Clint Williamson served as United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues. Many notable military leaders are Louisiana Tech alumni including lieutenant general David Wade, lieutenant general John Spencer Hardy, major general Susan Y. Desjardins, and major general Jack Ramsaur II. Alumna Kim Gandy served as president of the National Organization for Women, and alumnus Jerome Ringo served as chairman of the National Wildlife Federation.
Louisiana Tech athletes have starred in the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Women's National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball as well as other professional sports. Three Bulldogs have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame: Four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Terry Bradshaw, four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Fred Dean, and eleven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Willie Roaf. Other notable former Bulldog football players include Leo Sanford, Roger Carr, Pat Tilley, Matt Stover, Troy Edwards, Tim Rattay, Tramon Williams, and Ryan Allen. Legendary Lady Techsters coach Leon Barmore and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone are Louisiana Tech's two inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Other notable former Bulldog basketball players include former NBA head coaches Scotty Robertson and Tim Floyd, ABA All-Star Mike Green, and two-time NBA All-Star Paul Millsap. The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame has inducted six Louisiana Tech alumni including Kim Mulkey, Leon Barmore, Janice Lawrence Braxton, Pam Kelly, Sonja Hogg, and Teresa Weatherspoon. Other notable former Lady Techsters include Olympic gold medalist Venus Lacy, two-time WNBA All-Star Vickie Johnson, WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Betty Lennox, and WNBA Rookie of the Year Cheryl Ford. Five-time MLB All-Star Chuck Finley also attended Louisiana Tech.
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Trace Adkins, recorded three Number One country music hits. -
Terry Bradshaw, four-time Super Bowl champion. -
Kix Brooks, won more CMA and ACM awards than any act in country music history. -
Karl Malone, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. -
Phil Robertson, founder of Duck Commander, star on television series Duck Dynasty. -
Will Wright, video game designer and creator of The Sims, the best-selling PC game of all time.
Other
Honorary: Clarence Faulk, David C. Jones, Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones