33 Notable alumni of Missouri University of Science and Technology
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Missouri University of Science and Technology is ranked #719 in the world and #210 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 33 notable alumni from Missouri University of Science and Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Missouri University of Science and Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Willard Jenkins
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
G. Willard Jenkins is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
2. Arthur P. Murphy
1870-1914 (aged 44)
lawyer
politician
Arthur Phillips Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
3. Mack A. Breazeale
1930-2009 (aged 79)
physicist
Mack Alfred Breazeale was an American physicist particularly known for his work in ultrasonics and physical acoustics. Breazeale is widely regarded as one of the leading acousticians of the 20th century, highly accomplished in both theory and experiment. When he died, he was a retired distinguished research professor and senior scientist at the National Center for Physical Acoustics at the...
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4. Edward S. Fris
1921-2010 (aged 89)
military personnel
military leader
United States Naval Aviator
electrical engineer
Edward Steve Fris was a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps. He served as the Director of Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps and is considered a pioneer in the development of today's Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS).
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5. Marv Breuer
1914-1991 (aged 77)
baseball player
Marvin Howard "Baby Face" Breuer was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1943.
6. Stephen M. Bliss
1944-. (aged 82)
military officer
academic administrator
educator
Brigadier General Stephen Michael Bliss is a retired United States Army general who served as the president of the Army and Navy Academy and president of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States.
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7. Glenn J. Lesniak
1954-. (aged 72)
Glenn Jeffrey Lesniak is a retired major general who served as deputy commanding general for support of the United States Army Reserve.
8. Ronald Greeley
1939-2011 (aged 72)
geologist
planetary geologist
Ronald Greeley was a Regents' Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) at Arizona State University (ASU), the Director of the NASA-ASU Regional Planetary Image Facility (RPIF), and Principal Investigator of the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory at NASA-Ames Research Center. He was involved with lunar and planetary studies since 1967 and most recently focused his research on understanding...
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9. Bruce L. Edwards
1952-2015 (aged 63)
journalist
Bruce L. Edwards was professor emeritus of English and Africana Studies and Associate Vice President for Online Programs and E-learning Services at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he was a faculty member and administrator from 1981 to 2012. He was a leading authority on C. S. Lewis, a British writer and literary scholar.
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10. Terry Bollinger
1955-. (aged 71)
computer scientist
artificial intelligence researcher
Terry Benton Bollinger is an American computer scientist who works at the MITRE Corporation. In 2003 he wrote an influential report for the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) in which he showed that free and open source software (FOSS) had already become a vital part of the United States Department of Defense software infrastructure, and that banning or restricting...
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11. John Asher Johnson
1977-. (aged 49)
astronomer
John Asher Johnson is an American astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at Harvard. He is the first tenured African-American physical science professor in the history of the university. Johnson is well known for discovering three of the first known planets smaller than the Earth outside of the Solar System, including the first Mars-sized exoplanet.
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12. Daniel C. Jackling
1869-1956 (aged 87)
engineer
mining engineer
Daniel Cowan Jackling, was an American mining and metallurgical engineer who pioneered the exploitation of low-grade porphyry copper ores at the Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah.
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13. Ed Emery
1950-2021 (aged 71)
politician
Edgar Glenn Harvey Emery was an American businessman, engineer, and politician who served as a member of the Missouri Senate, representing parts of southwestern Missouri.
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14. Gary White
1963-. (aged 63)
civil engineer
environmental engineer
engineer
Gary White is the CEO and co-founder of Water.org.
15. Joe N. Ballard
1942-. (aged 84)
military personnel
Lieutenant General Joe Nathan Ballard is a former U.S. Army officer who fought in the Vietnam War, and who served as Chief of Engineers, the first African-American to serve in this role.
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16. Mervin Joe Kelly
1894-1971 (aged 77)
physicist
Mervin Joseph Kelly was an American industrial physicist. He worked at Bell Labs from 1925 to 1959, in which time he held positions such as director of research, president, and chairman of the board of directors.
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17. George Mueller
1918-2015 (aged 97)
university teacher
engineer
manager
George Edwin Mueller, was an American electrical engineer who was an associate administrator at NASA, heading the Office of Manned Space Flight from September 1963 until December 1969. Hailed as one of NASA's "most brilliant and fearless managers", he was instrumental in introducing the all-up testing philosophy for the Saturn V launch vehicle, which ensured the success of the Apollo...
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18. George Allison Whiteman
1919-1941 (aged 22)
2nd Lt. George Allison Whiteman was an American military aviator, and was one of the 2,403 victims killed during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japanese Navy forces.
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19. Tyrone Smith
1984-. (aged 42)
long jumper
athletics competitor
Tyrone Smith is a professional Bermudian born long jumper.
20. Brett Sylvia
1972-. (aged 54)
military officer
Brett Gareth Sylvia is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff since 2025. He previously served as the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell from 2023 to 2025, and as the vice director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff.
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21. Mark C. Quander
1974-. (aged 52)
Mark Christopher Quander is a United States Army major general who has served as the deputy commanding general for military and international operations of the United States Army Corps of Engineers since July 2025. He most recently served as the commanding general of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division from 2023 to 2025. He previously served as the 79th...
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22. Thomas Akers
1951-. (aged 75)
astronaut
military officer
Thomas Dale Akers is a former American astronaut in NASA's Space Shuttle program.
23. Stephanie O'Sullivan
1959-. (aged 67)
intelligence officer
Stephanie O'Sullivan is a former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) who was appointed to that position on February 18, 2011. She worked to assist the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in managing the day-to-day operations of the intelligence community. Prior to serving as PDDNI, she served as a senior leader at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), rising to...
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24. Sandra Magnus
1964-. (aged 62)
astronaut
engineer
Sandra Hall Magnus is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew to space three times, as mission specialist on STS-112, as ISS crewmember during Expedition 18 and as mission specialist on STS-135. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign KE5FYE. From 2012 until 2018 Magnus was the executive director of the American...
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25. Lisa Jaster
1978-. (aged 48)
soldier
Lisa Jaster is a United States Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and engineer officer who was the first female reserve soldier to graduate from the Army's Ranger School. She completed the training, which as many as 60 percent of students fail within the first four days, after "recycling" through, or retrying, several phases of the multi-locational course. Due to being recycled,...
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26. Clyde Cowan
1919-1974 (aged 55)
physicist
university teacher
Clyde Lorrain Cowan Jr was an American physicist and the co-discoverer of the neutrino along with Frederick Reines. The discovery was made in 1956 in the neutrino experiment. Reines received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995.
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27. Nicole Galloway
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Nicole Marie Galloway is an American politician and accountant who served as the state auditor of Missouri from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2020 election, losing to incumbent Republican Mike Parson. As of 2025, Galloway is the most recent Democrat to have won or held...
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28. Greg Raymer
1964-. (aged 62)
poker player
Gregory Paul Raymer, nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player and author. He is best known for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event.
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29. Aruna Miller
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
civil engineer
Aruna Miller is an American politician and civil engineer serving as the tenth lieutenant governor of Maryland since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Miller previously represented District 15 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2010 to 2019. Miller is the first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States.
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30. Janet L. Kavandi
1959-. (aged 67)
astronaut
chemist
Janet Lynn Kavandi is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions, served as NASA's deputy chief of the Astronaut Office, and was the center director at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, from March 2016 until her retirement from NASA in September 2019. She was inducted into the United...
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31. Jack Dorsey
1976-. (aged 50)
programmer
businessperson
entrepreneur
blogger
computer scientist
Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American businessman, co-founder of Twitter, Inc. and CEO during 2007–2008 and 2015–2021, as well as co-founder, principal executive officer and chairman of Block, Inc. (developer of the Square financial services platform) and founder of Bluesky.
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32. Jay Ashcroft
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
John Robert "Jay" Ashcroft is an American attorney and politician who served as the 40th secretary of state of Missouri from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft.
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33. Farouk El-Baz
1938-. (aged 88)
space scientist
geologist
university teacher
Farouk El-Baz is an Egyptian American space scientist and geologist, who worked with NASA in the scientific exploration of the Moon and the planning of the Apollo program. He was a leading geologist on the program, responsible for studying the geology of the Moon, the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions, and the training of astronauts in lunar...
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