18 Notable alumni of Eastern New Mexico University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Eastern New Mexico University is ranked #3,233 in the world and #839 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Eastern New Mexico University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Eastern New Mexico University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John Block
1997-. (aged 29)
assistant
politician
blogger
anti-abortion activist
intern
John Block is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 51st district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 1, 2023. Block is the founder and editor of The Piñon Post, a conservative news and political commentary online newspaper and media outlet based in New Mexico.
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2. Harry Miller
1927-2013 (aged 86)
basketball coach
basketball player
Harry Eugene Miller was an American college basketball coach. He spent 34 years as a head coach for Western State (now Western Colorado University), Fresno State, Eastern New Mexico, North Texas, Wichita State and Stephen F. Austin.
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3. Anthony Bardon
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Anthony Michael Bardon is a football coach and former player. A central midfielder, he played for the Gibraltar national football team and at club level for Lincoln Red Imps.
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4. Don Carthel
1952-. (aged 74)
head coach
American football player
Donald Ray Carthel is an American football coach. He is an assistant coach in charge special teams quality control at Stephen F. Austin State University. Carthel served as head football coach at Lubbock Christian College—now Lubbock Christian University—from 1981 to 1982, Eastern New Mexico University from 1985 to 1991, and West Texas A&M University from 2005 to 2012, compiling a...
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5. Juan Babauta
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Juan Nekai Babauta is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the sixth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 14, 2002, to January 9, 2006.
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6. Katherine D. Ortega
1934-. (aged 92)
politician
Katherine Dávalos Ortega is a former politician who was the 38th Treasurer of the United States. She served from September 26, 1983 to July 1, 1989 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and then George H. W. Bush. Ortega also has the distinction of being the first female bank president in the state of California.
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7. Ed Foreman
1933-2022 (aged 89)
motivational speaker
businessperson
civil engineer
politician
Edgar Franklin Foreman Jr. was an American businessman and politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served one term representing Texas's 16th congressional district from 1963 to 1965 and a second term from 1969 to 1971 representing New Mexico's 2nd district, then newly established. He is the most historically recent member of Congress to...
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8. Larry Harris
1963-. (aged 63)
basketball coach
basketball player
Larry D. Harris served as the general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks from 2003 until March 19, 2008. He currently serves as the assistant general manager and director of player personnel for the Golden State Warriors.
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9. Jack Williamson
1908-2006 (aged 98)
novelist
science fiction writer
writer
John Stewart Williamson was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
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10. Mark Fox
1969-. (aged 57)
basketball coach
Mark Leslie Fox is a men's college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky. Fox was previously the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack from 2004–2009, the Georgia Bulldogs from 2009–2018, and the California Golden Bears from 2019–2023. He served the 2023–24 season as the Director of Student-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships for...
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11. Steve Pearce
1947-. (aged 79)
podcaster
businessperson
military officer
politician
Stevan Edward Pearce is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party and was his party's unsuccessful nominee in the 2008 U.S Senate election and the 2018 gubernatorial election.
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12. Isaiah Murphy
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Shinsaku Enomoto, also known as Isaiah Murphy (アイザイア・マーフィー, Aizaia Māfī), is a Japanese professional basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League.
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13. Michael Blake
1945-2015 (aged 70)
writer
novelist
non-fiction writer
screenwriter
Michael Lennox Blake was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances With Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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14. Dana Altman
1958-. (aged 68)
basketball coach
Dana Dean Altman is an American college basketball coach of the Oregon Ducks men's team. Previously he was head coach at Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall. He has been awarded a Coach of the Year Award for each team that he has coached in the NCAA to go with ten conference tournament championships and seven regular season titles while reaching...
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15. Steven Michael Quezada
1963-. (aged 63)
television actor
writer
comedian
actor
film actor
Steven Michael Quezada is an American actor, comedian and politician. He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Steven Gomez, the level-headed partner of Hank Schrader, in the AMC series Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 and reprised his role in its spin-off, Better Call Saul during season 5. As a touring comedian Quezada has headlined at The Laugh Factory and...
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16. Ronny Cox
1938-. (aged 88)
singer-songwriter
actor
Daniel Ronald Cox is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in numerous films and television series since his acting debut in Deliverance (1972). He is best known for his roles in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), RoboCop (1987), and Total Recall (1990). He is also active as a musician, performing over 100 times per year at festivals and theaters...
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17. Daryush Shokof
1954-. (aged 72)
film director
actor
philosopher
painter
human rights defender
Daryush Shokof is an Iranian writer, film director, artist and film producer based in Germany. His first feature film was Seven Servants which featured Anthony Quinn in one of his last roles.
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18. Larry Hays
baseball player
softball coach
basketball coach
Larry Hays is an American college baseball, basketball, and softball coach. He was the head baseball coach at Lubbock Christian University and Texas Tech University (1987–2008). He was also the head coach of the LCU Chaparrals basketball (1969–1975, 1978–1980), LCU Lady Chaps basketball (1982–83), LCU Lady Chaps softball (2010) teams and previously served as the LCU athletic director (1979–1987).
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