9 Notable alumni of Colorado State University – Pueblo
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Colorado State University – Pueblo is ranked #3,244 in the world and #843 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Colorado State University – Pueblo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Colorado State University – Pueblo won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Daneya Esgar
politician
Daneya Leigh Esgar is a politician who served as a county commissioner in Pueblo County, Colorado. Also, prior to her tenure on the county commission, she was a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 46, which covered a portion of Pueblo County. She was first elected to her statehouse seat in 2014, succeeding Leroy Garcia....
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2. Abel Tapia
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Abel J. Tapia is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003 and the Colorado Senate from 2003 to 2010. Tapia left the Senate when he was appointed director of the Colorado Lottery.
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3. Angela Giron
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Angela Giron is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate representing District 3 from 2011 until she was recalled on September 10, 2013, by groups opposed to her gun control legislation. Giron is the second ever Colorado legislator to have been successfully recalled in the state's history.
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4. Damon Williams
1973-. (aged 53)
basketball player
basketball coach
Damon Williams is an American former professional basketball player from Seattle. He achieved notable success playing for Tampereen Pyrintö in the Finnish Korisliiga. During his professional playing career he also played multiple seasons in Italy.
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5. Sue Manteris
1962-. (aged 64)
journalist
Sunanda Tripathi-Manteris is an Indian-born American account executive and former journalist at the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, KSNV-DT.
6. John Wristen
1962-. (aged 64)
American football coach
American football player
John Wristen is an American former college football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Colorado State University–Pueblo (CSU Pueblo), a position he held from 2008 until his retirement in 2022. He graduated from CSU Pueblo in 1984, when the school was known as the University of Southern Colorado. Wristen led the 2014 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football...
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7. Ryan Jensen
1991-. (aged 35)
American football player
Ryan Jensen is an American former professional football player who was a center for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He also spent six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won...
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8. Mike Pennel
1991-. (aged 35)
American football player
Michael Maurice Pennel Jr. is an American professional football nose tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes, the Arizona State Sun Devils and the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014, and has also played...
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9. Dana Perino
1972-. (aged 54)
journalist
politician
Dana Marie Perino is an American political commentator and author who was the 26th White House press secretary, under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009. She was the second female White House press secretary, after Dee Dee Myers who served during the Clinton administration.
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