30 Notable alumni of University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is ranked #275 in the world and #107 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 30 notable alumni from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alan Ford
1952-. (aged 74)
architect
Alan B. Ford, FAIA, is an American architect and author best known for his work on K-12 sustainable schools.
2. Costa Dillon
1953-. (aged 73)
assistant director
screenwriter
film screenwriter
Constantine Dillon, usually known as Costa, is a retired U.S. National Park Service Superintendent and a writer and actor of Greek ancestry. He is most famous as the creator of the film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! and its sequels: Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!, Killer Tomatoes Eat France, and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic...
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3. Bob Hagedorn
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Bob Hagedorn is an American politician and journalist who served in the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1993 to 2001. After serving eight years in the state house, Hagedorn was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2000 and again in 2004, representing Senate District 29, which includes central Aurora, Colorado.
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4. Don Southerton
writer
business consultant
Donald Southerton is a business consultant, writer, and global Korean issues specialist. Southerton, who is a University of Colorado Denver alumnus, taught traditional Korean martial arts before establishing and becoming CEO of Bridging Culture Worldwide, in 2003. Southerton is also the author of a number of books emphasizing on matters related to South Korea. His latest book Korea 101:The Book...
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5. Leonard R. Olijar
1959-. (aged 67)
Leonard Richard Olijar is an American government official who had served as the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 2015 to 2023. As director, Olijar was responsible for managing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, an agency within the United States Department of the Treasury tasked with producing Federal Reserve Notes, paper currencies, and United States Treasury...
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6. Justin Everett
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Justin David Everett is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 22nd district from 2013 to 2019, as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure in the state house he was referred to as Dr. No for his opposition to large amounts of legislation with him being the legislator who voted against...
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7. Lois Court
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Lois Court is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Initially elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008, Court represented House District 6 from 2009 through 2016, and was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2016. Court represented State Senate District 31, which encompasses portions of central and southeast Denver, Colorado. Court resigned...
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8. Paul K. Carlton, Jr
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
Lieutenant General Paul Kendall Carlton Jr. (born May 13, 1947) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.
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9. Peter B. Teets
1942-2020 (aged 78)
Peter Burritt Teets was the thirteenth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Under Secretary of the Air Force.
10. Tenzing Rigdol
1982-. (aged 44)
actor
artist
Tenzing Rigdol is an American contemporary artist. He is known for his thought provoking art and art installations, fostering cultural exchange through the Dialogue Artist Residency. His works have been exhibited worldwide, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he has published poetry collections.
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11. Ginette Harrison
1958-1999 (aged 41)
mountaineer
physician
Ginette Harrison was a British climber and physician.
12. Ted Harvey
politician
Ted Harvey is an American politician. In 2001, Harvey was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican, representing the 43rd House District. Elected in 2006 to the Colorado Senate, he represented Senate District 30, which encompasses Northern Douglas County—Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, and Roxborough Park. He was also one of Colorado's delegates to the 2020 Republican...
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13. Alec Garnett
politician
Alec Garnett is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives and the former Speaker of the House. He represented District 2, which covered a portion of the city of Denver. He was first elected in 2014 to replace retiring House Speaker Mark Ferrandino. In November 2020, Garnett's colleagues elected him to serve as...
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14. Christi Grimm
Christi Anne Grimm is a former American government official who had served as the Inspector General in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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15. Jonathan Bergmann
secondary school teacher
politician
Jon Bergmann is a chemistry and physics teacher and one of the developers of the "flipped classroom" model of teaching along with fellow chemistry teacher Aaron Sams. Although already noted for his teaching, Bergmann decided to "flip" what students did in his classes, watching video lectures at home and doing exercises (homework) in class under supervision. He and Sams not...
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16. Patrick Neville
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Patrick Neville is an American politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 45th District, which included much of Douglas County. A Republican, Neville served as the Minority Leader of the House, having been elected to this position at the beginning of his second term in January 2017, until being replaced before the 2021 session.
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17. Emily Rosa
1987-. (aged 39)
psychologist
Emily Rosa is the youngest person to have a research paper published in a peer reviewed medical journal. At age nine, Rosa conceived and executed a scientific study of therapeutic touch, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2009 with a major in psychology....
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18. Reese Roper
1973-. (aged 53)
singer
Michael Reese Roper is an American singer-songwriter, best known as lead singer for the Denver, Colorado-based Christian ska punk band Five Iron Frenzy, as well as fronting the rock bands Brave Saint Saturn and Roper.
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19. Rick Alden
1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson
Richard P. Alden is an American entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of Skullcandy, Inc., Device Step-In Snowboard Bindings, Stance Socks, and co-founder of Plus550 LLC.
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20. Deanne Criswell
Deanne Bennett Criswell is an American emergency management officer who served as the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 2021 to 2025. Criswell is the first woman to lead FEMA. She was previously the commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Office.
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21. Daniel Gilbert
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
psychologist
writer
Daniel Todd Gilbert is an American social psychologist and writer. He is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and is known for his research with Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia on affective forecasting. He is the author of the international bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, which has been translated into more than 30 languages and won...
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22. Jason Lewis
1955-. (aged 71)
television presenter
radio personality
columnist
politician
Jason Mark Lewis is an American politician and former conservative radio personality who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2017 until 2019. The district included most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. A member of the Republican Party, he was a radio talk show host and a conservative political commentator before serving in...
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23. Illenium
1990-. (aged 36)
record producer
disc jockey
recording artist
Nicholas Daniel Miller, professionally known as Illenium (stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He has released six studio albums, his most recent being Odyssey, released in February 2026. Illenium earned his first Grammy nomination following the release of his fourth studio album, Fallen Embers, released in July 2021. One of Illenium's more notable...
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24. Isaac Slade
1981-. (aged 45)
pianist
lyricist
musician
Isaac Edward Slade is an American singer and musician; the former lead vocalist, main songwriter, pianist and co-founder of Colorado-based rock band The Fray.
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25. Chauncey Billups
1976-. (aged 50)
basketball player
basketball coach
Chauncey Ray Billups is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the suspended head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball with the Colorado Buffaloes, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Billups spent the majority of his 17-year basketball career...
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26. John Morse
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
John P. Morse is an American former politician who was a state senator in the Colorado Senate from 2007 to 2013, serving as president of the senate in 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Morse represented Senate District 11, which encompassed at the time Manitou Springs, Colorado, and eastern Colorado Springs.
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27. Karen Middleton
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Karen Middleton is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008 and 2008 to 2011.
28. Mike Goggin
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Michael P. Goggin is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 21 in southeastern Minnesota.
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29. Mike Kopp
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Mike Kopp is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a member of the Colorado Senate, representing Senate District 22, which encompassed southern Jefferson County. He served from 2007 and as Senate Minority Leader from 2009 until his resignation in October 2011 after his wife died from cancer. He was a candidate for the Republican...
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30. Michael Hancock
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.
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