List of Central Washington University people
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This page lists notable students, alumni, and faculty members of Central Washington University.
Sports
Football
- Adam Bighill — CFL Linebacker of the BC Lions
- Keith Gilbertson — NCAA football coach formerly of the University of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley, University of Washington. Played football for the Wildcats for one season in 1967, later graduating in 1971[1]
- Jon Kitna[2] — NFL quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys. Led the team to an NAIA Div. II championship in 1995
- Greg Olson — NFL offensive coach, as of February 2022 for the Los Angeles Rams
- Mike Reilly — CFL quarterback of the Edmonton Eskimos, Formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks
Baseball
- MLB pitcher Dave Heaverlo — San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners
- MLB outfielder Billy North — Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants
Basketball
- Joe Callero — Head men's basketball coach at California Polytechnic State University and former head coach of Seattle University
Martial Arts
- Miesha "Cupcake" Tate — former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion, former Ultimate Fighting Championship[3] Bantamweight Champion
- Bryan Caraway — UFC bantamweight fighter, ex-boyfriend of Miesha Tate[4]
- Matt Hume (business) — retired mixed martial artist; founder and head trainer at AMC Pankration in Seattle,[5] V.P. of Operations at ONE Championship
- Anthony Hamilton — professional MMA fighter in the UFC's Heavyweight Division[6]'
Government or military - United States
- Ann Anderson (politician) — member of the Washington State Senate
- Bryan Christopher Black — US Army Special Forces soldier killed in action during the Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger on October 4, 2017.
- Brigadier General John R. Croft — Chief of Staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
- Duane Davidson — Washington State Treasurer[7]
- Brigadier General Myron N. Dobashi — Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard
- Deb Manjarrez — Member of the Washington House of Representatives
- General James N. Mattis[8] — United States Marine Corps. Class of 1972. Commander of the United States Central Command 2010–2013. Secretary of Defense under President Donald Trump.
- Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger[8] — astronaut assigned to the crew of STS-131, her first expedition.[9]
- Douglas Albert Munro — only member of the United States Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest decoration. (October 11, 1919 – September 27, 1942)
- Craig Olson, Lieutenant Commander, Navy Blue Angels — Demonstration #5 Lead Solo Pilot. A Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet instructor pilot at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Decorations include: Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and various personal and unit awards.[10]
- Ron Sims — Former Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (under President Barack Obama) and former King County Executive.[11]
- Doug Sutherland — former Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands
Other Government or Military
- Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar - Nigerian biologist and former Agriculture and Environment Minister of the Federal Government of Nigeria.[12]
- Chobin Zukeran - former mayor of Nanjō, Okinawa and a former member of the House of Representatives of Japan, representing Okinawa 4th district (southern Okinawa Island and the Sakishima Islands).[13] He is an outspoken proponent of the removal of American bases from Okinawa.[14]
Business
- Christine M. Day — CEO of athletic sportswear company Lululemon Athletica
- Stephen L. Nelson — author of "Quicken for Dummies" and 150 other books in the series, over 5 million copies sold worldwide. Named "most prolific computer book writer" by Wall Street Journal
- Shelley Powers — computer book author and technology architect
- Raymond Conner — former vice chairman of The Boeing Company and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Arts and Entertainment
- David L Boushey — American stuntman and the founder of the United Stuntmen's Association, the International Stunt School, the Society of American Fight Directors, and is a member of The Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall Of Fame.
- Craig T. Nelson — star of sitcom Coach and actor in the film Poltergeist[15]
- Brian Thompson — known for his work in action films and television series
- Wanz — featured singer on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis hit song "Thrift Shop"
Other
- Dr. David Boyd — trauma surgeon, and developer of Regional Trauma Emergency Medical Services (EMS).[16]
- Mary Jo Estep (1910-1992) — teacher, sole survivor of the Battle of Kelley Creek
- Sadistik (Cody Foster) — Hip Hop Artist
- W. Hudson Kensel — historian of the American West.
- Quigg Lawrence — Anglican bishop
- Daniel D. McCracken — prominent computer scientist.[17] He was a Professor of Computer Sciences at the City College of New York, and the author of over two dozen textbooks on computer programming.
- Susan Elaine Rancourt — American murder victim. Rancourt's name was given to university's Barto Hall residence hall.[18]
- David L. Soltz — Provost of the university, 2001-2007[19]
- Allan Byron Swift — Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1995. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat.