28 Notable alumni of University of Central Missouri
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Central Missouri is ranked #2,256 in the world and #585 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from University of Central Missouri sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Central Missouri won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Larry Noble
politician
Larry L. Noble was an Iowa State Senator from the 35th District. He served in the Iowa Senate from 2007 until his resignation on December 17, 2010.
2. Seth Wheeler
1992-. (aged 34)
baseball player
Seth M. Wheeler is an American former college baseball coach and previously served as head coach at Emporia State University from 2019–2023. Prior to Emporia State, Wheeler served as an assistant coach focusing on pitchers at Emporia State, and served as the Junction City Brigade manager from 2015 to 2017. Wheeler played for the University of Central Missouri.
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3. Pat Ward
1957-2012 (aged 55)
politician
Petricia S. "Pat" Ward was an Iowa State Senator from the 30th District. A Republican, her service in the Iowa Senate began in 2004, when she won a special election to fill the vacancy left when Mary Kramer was appointed to be U.S. Ambassador to Barbados. It ended with her death in 2012. She had a B.S. in Business and...
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4. Thomas Jefferson Halsey
1863-1951 (aged 88)
politician
Thomas Jefferson Halsey was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.
5. Glen D. VanHerck
1962-. (aged 64)
military leader
Glen David VanHerck is a retired United States Air Force general who last served as the commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as Director of the Joint Staff from 2019 to 2020.
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6. Brian Kuester
lawyer
Brian J. Kuester is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as the District Attorney for District 27 in Oklahoma.
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7. John H. Little
1941-. (aged 85)
businessperson
military officer
Major General John Hadley Little served as the 12th Superintendent of the Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from 2002 to 2007.
8. Karen LeDoux
military personnel
Karen LeDoux is a retired major general in the United States Army Reserve and former Commander of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
9. James Kirkpatrick
1905-1997 (aged 92)
politician
James C. Kirkpatrick was an American politician from Missouri, United States.
10. Judith Moriarty
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Judith K. Moriarty is an American politician from Missouri. She was the first woman to serve as Missouri Secretary of State. She was impeached in 1994 for conduct issues, and forced from office. She was a member of the Democratic Party, until 2005, switching to the Libertarian Party.
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11. Sean Bentivoglio
1985-. (aged 41)
ice hockey player
Sean Bentivoglio is a Canadian-Italian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Dundas Real McCoys in the Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) league.
12. Mark A. Morgan
1950-. (aged 76)
manager
police officer
Mark A. Morgan is an American law enforcement official who served as the Chief Operating Officer and Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from July 5, 2019, to January 20, 2021.
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13. Phill Kline
1959-. (aged 67)
radio personality
lawyer
politician
Phillip D. Kline is a former American attorney who served as a Kansas state legislator, district attorney of Johnson County, and Kansas Attorney General. Kline, a member of the Republican Party, lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul J. Morrison in 2006. Kline was appointed by the Republican County Central Committee to fill the vacancy left by Morrison's...
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14. Josh Outman
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Joshua Stephen Outman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (2008-2009, 2011), Colorado Rockies (2012-2013), Cleveland Indians (2014), and New York Yankees (2014).
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15. Vicky Hartzler
1960-. (aged 66)
business executive
teacher
farmer
politician
Vicky Jo Hartzler is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the Missouri state representative for the 124th district from 1995 to 2001.
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16. Jim Chaney
1962-. (aged 64)
American football coach
American football player
James Allen Chaney is an American football coach and former player. He is an offensive analyst for the University of Tennessee, a position he has held since 2025. He previously served as an offensive analyst for the Texas A&M Aggies and Georgia State University. Chaney previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Georgia from 2016 to 2018....
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17. Erika Kinsey
1988-. (aged 38)
ice hockey player
athletics competitor
Erika Anna Kristina Kinsey is a Swedish high jumper. She was European Junior Champion in 2007.
18. Butch Reed
1954-2021 (aged 67)
professional wrestler
American football player
Bruce Franklin Reed was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by the ring name Butch Reed. He played college football at the University of Central Missouri, was a star in Mid-South Wrestling and had high-profile tag team matches in the World Wrestling Federation (such as the first Survivor Series main event) and World Championship Wrestling (where he...
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19. Mancow Muller
1966-. (aged 60)
radio personality
Matthew Erich "Mancow" Muller is an American radio and television personality, actor, and former child actor. Considered a shock jock, his career has been well known for controversy and clashes with the Federal Communications Commission. He is best known for Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a Chicago-based syndicated radio show, and The Mancow Radio Experience, which have been nationally distributed by Talk...
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20. James O. McKinsey
1889-1937 (aged 48)
manager
businessperson
university teacher
certified public accountant
James Oscar McKinsey was an American accountant, management consultant, professor of accounting at the University of Chicago, and founder of McKinsey & Company.
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21. Katie Sowers
1986-. (aged 40)
American football coach
assistant coach
Katie Sowers is an American football coach, formerly in the National Football League (NFL). She was the first openly gay and first female coach in Super Bowl history. Sowers began her American football career playing in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA). She joined the NFL in 2016 as a coach for the Atlanta Falcons and then with the San Francisco...
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22. Tolga Çevik
1974-. (aged 52)
screenwriter
television actor
stage actor
film actor
Tolga Çevik is a Turkish actor, most known from the hit films "Organize İşler", Vizontele and the hit series Avrupa Yakası, improvisation theatre "Tolgshow".
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23. Brian Thomas Smith
1977-. (aged 49)
television actor
comedian
film producer
actor
film actor
Brian Thomas Smith is an American actor and comedian known for playing the dim-witted but kind-hearted Zack Johnson in The Big Bang Theory for nine seasons. He has also made other TV appearances on Fear Factor, Two and a Half Men, Happy Endings, The Neighborhood, 9-1-1: Lone Star, and United States of Al. On the big screen, Smith starred opposite...
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24. David Cook
1982-. (aged 44)
singer
guitarist
singer-songwriter
composer
screenwriter
David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter. Cook rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008.
25. Chuck Palumbo
1971-. (aged 55)
professional wrestler
Charles Ronald Palumbo is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) in the late-1990s and 2000s, where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship and WWF/E World Tag Team Championship. He hosted the Discovery Channel series Lords of the Car Hoards...
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26. Carrie Nation
1846-1911 (aged 65)
writer
agitator
Caroline Amelia Nation, often referred to as Carrie, Carry Nation, Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, was an American and a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet. She married David Nation in 1874. She was previously known by...
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27. Maury John
1919-1974 (aged 55)
basketball coach
Maurice E. John was an American college basketball coach at Drake University and Iowa State University. John is the all–time wins leader at Drake and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Final Four in 1969. In his 28-year coaching career, John had a 528–214 record. John died of cancer at age 55 in 1974, while coaching at Iowa State.
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28. Gerd Leers
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Gerardus Bernardus Maria "Gerd" Leers is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He is the acting Mayor of Brunssum since 1 January 2018.
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