16 Notable alumni of Texas Wesleyan University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Texas Wesleyan University is ranked #4,115 in the world and #1,075 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Texas Wesleyan 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 Texas Wesleyan University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Chris Masingill
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Chris Masingill is an American official who served as the second Federal Co-Chair of the Delta Regional Authority.
2. Beverly Powell
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Beverly Powell is an American politician from the state of Texas. A Democrat, she represented District 10 in the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2023.
3. David Wendell Guion
1892-1981 (aged 89)
composer
David W. Guion was an American composer, best known for his arrangements of cowboy tunes, African American spirituals, and original compositions often inspired by the soundscape of west Texas.
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4. Mark Hazinski
1985-. (aged 41)
table tennis player
Mark "Haz" Hazinski is an American professional table tennis athlete. He started playing table tennis at the age of 9 and by the age of 15 had become the youngest player in the history of United States Table Tennis to make the United States Men's National Table Tennis Team. Hazinski simultaneously represented the United States Men's Team and United States...
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5. Charles R. Bailey
Chaplain Charles Ray Bailey is a former U.S. Army officer who was the 24th Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 2011 to 2015.
6. Craig Watkins
1967-2023 (aged 56)
lawyer
Craig Marcus Watkins was an American lawyer who was the district attorney for Dallas County, Texas from 2007 to 2015. He became the first elected African-American district attorney in Texas when he was elected in 2006.
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7. Michelle Royer
1966-. (aged 60)
television presenter
beauty pageant contestant
model
Michelle Renee Royer-Jefferson is an American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1987 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1987.
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8. Brian Wanamaker
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Brian Steven Wanamaker is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Philadelphia, he played high school basketball for Roman Catholic High School. He began his college career with Central Connecticut before transferring to Lon Morris as a sophomore. The combo guard spent his final two seasons at Texas Wesleyan.
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9. Jasna Fazlić
1970-. (aged 56)
table tennis player
Jasna Rather is an American former table tennis player who played for Yugoslavia and then for the United States, competing on four Olympics: in Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics, Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, and Athens 2004 Summer Olympics respectively.
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10. Kay Granger
1943-. (aged 83)
teacher
business executive
politician
Norvell Kay Granger is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican, Granger chaired the House Committee on Appropriations from 2023 to 2024.
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11. Jad Saxton
1979-. (aged 47)
dub director
voice actor
stage actor
Jad Saxton is an American voice actress and voice director.
12. Marc Veasey
1971-. (aged 55)
journalist
politician
Marc Allison Veasey is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 33rd congressional district since 2013. From 2005 to 2013, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he served as chair pro tempore of the House Democratic Caucus.
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13. Clifton McNeely
1919-2003 (aged 84)
basketball player
basketball coach
Clyde Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) forward, he played college basketball for the Texas Wesleyan Rams for three seasons and led the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in scoring during his senior season in 1946–47. McNeely was the first player ever drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
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14. The Undertaker
1965-. (aged 61)
professional wrestler
Mark William Calaway, better known by his ring name the Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a brand ambassador and a writer for its sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his in-ring...
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15. Tris Speaker
1888-1958 (aged 70)
baseball player
Tristram Edgar Speaker, nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1907 to 1928. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of.345 (ninth all-time). His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career...
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16. Phil King
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Phillip Stephen King is an American attorney from Weatherford, Texas, who has been a Republican member of the Texas State Senate since 2023. He previously served in Texas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2023. House District 61 encompasses Parker and Wise counties located west of Fort Worth. In 2022, he was a candidate for the District 10 seat in...
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