List of Northwestern State University alumni
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This is a list of notable alumni of Northwestern State University.
- Darryl Willis (1991), BP vice president in charge of claims in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Clergy
- Billy McCormack, pastor[1]
- Amy Dafler Meaux, Episcopal priest
Education
- Monnie T. Cheves (circa class of 1923), Northwestern State University education professor and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[2]
- Dan Flores, historian of the American West and A.B. Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana
- Garnie W. McGinty, historian and professor at Western Kentucky University, Northwestern State University, and Louisiana Tech
- Randy Moffett, president of the University of Louisiana System[3]
Entertainment
- Lindsey Evans, model[4]
- Robert Harling (born 1960), movie screenwriter, producer, and director[5][6]
Law
- John B. Fournet (1915), associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, speaker of the Louisiana House, and lieutenant governor
Military
- Guy A. J. LaBoa, lieutenant general in the US Army who commanded the 4th Infantry Division and First United States Army[7]
Politicians
- Larry Bagley, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives f[8]
- Thomas "Bud" Brady (class of 1962), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[9]
- Cade Brumley, state superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Education
- Henry Burns, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Monnie T. Cheves (class of c. 1923), alumnus and NSU education professor, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[2]
- Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate[10]
- Israel B. Curtis, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[11]
- Jackson B. Davis, state senator[12]
- Jason Brian DeWitt, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25
- William J. "Bill" Dodd, Louisiana lieutenant governor
- Paul Lee Foshee Sr., served Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate
- John B. Fournet (1915), speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor and associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
- H. M. "Mutt" Fowler, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[13]
- Lance Harris, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Gerald Long, Louisiana State Senate
- Speedy O. Long, United States House of Representatives
- Newt V. Mills, United States House of Representatives
- Mary Evelyn Parker, Louisiana state treasurer[14]
- Joe R. Salter, speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Kenneth Michael "Mike" Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[15]
- Vic Stelly, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[16]
- Raymond Strother, regional and national political consultant[17]
- Ernest Wooton (born 1941), Louisiana House of Representatives and an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
Science and medicine
- Gordon Gunter, fisheries scientist
- Carolyn Huntoon, scientist with NASA[18]
Sports
- Ricardo Acuña, tennis player
- Kenta Bell, Olympic track and field athlete
- Joe Delaney, football player
- Dennis Duncan, football player
- Mark Duper, football player
- D'or Fischer, basketball player
- David Fry, baseball player
- Linda Harper, basketball coach
- Bobby Hebert, sports radio personality and former football player
- Charley Hennigan, football player
- Brian Lawrence, baseball player
- John McConathy, basketball player
- Terrence McGee, football player
- Craig Nall, football player
- Sammy Joe Odom, football player
- Ed Orgeron, football coach
- David Pittman, football player
- Gary Reasons, football player
- Barry Rubin, football coach
- Jackie Smith, football player