5 Notable alumni of University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is 5508st in the world, 1st in North America, and 1442st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 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 Science and Arts of Oklahoma won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Alwin Komolong

1. Alwin Komolong

1995-. (aged 31)
association football player
Alwin Komolong is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays for Queensland Lions of the NPL Queensland, and for the Papua New Guinea national football team. Alwin and his brother Felix have been called one of the strongest central defensive pairings in their region.
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Lance Henson

2. Lance Henson

1944-. (aged 82)
poet
Lance Henson is a Cheyenne poet. Henson was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up near Calumet, Oklahoma, where his grandparents raised him in the traditions of the Cheyenne tribe. He has published 50 volumes of poetry, which have been translated into 25 languages. He has been described as the "foremost Cheyenne poet now writing."
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James Vernon Smith

3. James Vernon Smith

1926-1973 (aged 47)
politician
James Vernon Smith was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Geraldyn M. Cobb

4. Geraldyn M. Cobb

1931-2019 (aged 88)
aircraft pilot autobiographer
Geraldyn Meron "Jerrie" Cobb was an American pilot and aviator. She was part of the Mercury 13, a group of women who underwent physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts, and was the first to complete each of the tests.
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Norma Smallwood

5. Norma Smallwood

1909-1966 (aged 57)
model beauty pageant contestant
Norma Des Cygne Smallwood was the winner of the Miss America 1926 pageant.