52 Notable alumni of University of Texas at Arlington
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Texas at Arlington is ranked #491 in the world and #156 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 52 notable alumni from University of Texas at Arlington 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 Texas at Arlington won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Rebecca M. Calisi Rodriguez
1979-. (aged 47)
neuroendocrinologist
Rebecca Marie Calisi is an American neuroendocrinologist, wildlife biologist, and National Geographic Explorer. She is an Associate professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She leads a research team that studies how the brain controls sexual behavior, reproduction, and parental care, and how this changes under stress. As the...
+ show more
2. Tom D. Miller
military leader
Tom D. Miller was a United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering, and force protection of the U.S. Air Force. He previously commanded the Air Force Sustainment Center from 2021 to 2022.
+ show more
3. Jessica González
1980-. (aged 46)
lawyer
politician
Jessica Araceli González is an American politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 104th district. Elected in November 2018, she assumed office on January 8, 2019.
+ show more
4. Prince Varughese Thomas
1969-. (aged 57)
Prince Varughese Thomas is a multi-media artist who is part of what has come to be known as the Indian Diaspora. Thomas had actually been born in Kuwait, the son of Christian, Malayalam-speaking guest workers from India's southern Kerala state. Being Indian by birth, born in Kuwait, naturalized in the US, and raised primarily between India and the United States,...
+ show more
5. Sala Senkayi
scientist
Sala Nanyanzi Senkayi is an Ugandan environmental scientist at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. She was the first Ugandan-born woman to win the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
+ show more
6. Roy Williams
1950-. (aged 76)
head coach
basketball coach
screenwriter
Roy Williams is the former Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. He is the tenth person to hold that position, serving between 2000–2007.
+ show more
7. Ann Wynia
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Ann Wynia is an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989. A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wynia represented portions of the city of St. Paul and served as Majority Leader from 1987 to 1989. In 1989 Governor Rudy Perpich appointed her Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services until 1990. She...
+ show more
8. Gary Metcalf
1957-. (aged 69)
business theorist
Gary S. Metcalf is an American systems scientist, organizational theorist, management consultant, and university professor. He has served as president of the International Federation for Systems Research 2010-2014.
+ show more
9. Larry J. Sechrest
1946-2008 (aged 62)
economist
Larry James Sechrest was an American economist who advocated the ideas of the Austrian School. He was a professor of economics at Sul Ross State University and was director of the university's Free Enterprise Institute.
+ show more
10. Erick Jones
1970-. (aged 56)
Erick Christopher Jones Sr. is an industrial engineer and professor. He is an expert in radio-frequency identification, quality engineering, and Lean Six Sigma. Jones was the program director of The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Research Centers. He is currently Chair of the Supply Chain Technology Committee of International Supply Chain Education Alliance's (ISCEA) International Standards Board (IISB) and Editor...
+ show more
11. James L. Haley
1951-. (aged 75)
historian
political scientist
writer
James L. Haley is an American writer on Texas and Western history. He has also written several novels. Haley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, attended L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in political science. He attended the University of Texas School of Law for two...
+ show more
12. Abby Dunkin
1995-. (aged 31)
wheelchair basketball player
Abigail Dunkin is an American 3.5 point wheelchair basketball player who won gold at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada, the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand.
+ show more
13. Mahmood Bijankhan
1958-. (aged 68)
mathematician
linguist
Mahmoud Bijankhan is an Iranian linguist and professor of linguistics at the University of Tehran. He is the creator of Bijankhan Corpus and a winner of Khwarizmi International Award. Bijankhan received his BSc in applied mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington (1981) and his MA (1990) and PhD (1996) in linguistics from the University of Tehran. He is...
+ show more
14. Bill Madden
singer
guitarist
singer-songwriter
Bill Madden is an American singer-songwriter, also regarded as an indie musician and an activist. Madden is best known for his environmental song and music video Gone which was in rotation on television networks, MTVU in America and MuchMusic in Canada. As a short film and music video, Gone also won multiple film festival awards and commendations. Madden's music is...
+ show more
15. Robert Treviño
1984-. (aged 42)
conductor
Robert Treviño is an American conductor. He is the incoming principal conductor of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, and principal guest conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.
+ show more
16. Derrick Obasohan
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Derrick Osamuyi Obasohan is a Nigerian-American basketball coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for his alma mater, the University of Texas at Arlington.
+ show more
17. Siddharth Katragadda
1972-. (aged 54)
film producer
novelist
Siddharth Katragadda is an Indian American artist, writer, filmmaker, poet and engineer.
18. Waded Cruzado
1960-. (aged 66)
Waded Cruzado is a Puerto Rican professor of Spanish language and Spanish literature. She served as Interim President of New Mexico State University from 2008 to 2009, the 12th President of Montana State University from 2010 to 2025, and since 2025 has served as the 5th President of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
+ show more
19. Jim Wilkinson
1970-. (aged 56)
Jim Wilkinson is an American political advisor who served as the chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson during the George W. Bush administration. He had previously served in the White House as deputy communications director and as an aide to then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. Overall, Wilkinson was a "well-traveled utility man for the Bush administration's PR...
+ show more
20. Lanny Bassham
1947-. (aged 79)
sport shooter
Lanny Robert Bassham is an American sport shooter who won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
21. Karol Gruszecki
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Karol Gruszecki is a Polish professional basketball player for Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Bank Pekao S.A. I Liga and the Polish national basketball team.
+ show more
22. Roland G. Fryer, Jr
1977-. (aged 49)
university teacher
economist
Roland Gerhard Fryer Jr. is an American economist and professor at Harvard University.
23. Daryush Shokof
1954-. (aged 72)
film director
actor
philosopher
painter
human rights defender
Daryush Shokof is an Iranian writer, film director, artist and film producer based in Germany. His first feature film was Seven Servants which featured Anthony Quinn in one of his last roles.
+ show more
24. Gene Summers
1939-2021 (aged 82)
composer
record producer
guitarist
conductor
singer
David Eugene Summers was an American rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist. His most famous recordings include the late 1950s "School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Alabama Shake", "Fancy Dan" and his biggest-selling single "Big Blue Diamonds". Summers was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing...
+ show more
25. Howard Ahmanson, Jr
1950-. (aged 76)
political donor
philanthropist
blogger
Howard Fieldstad Ahmanson Jr. is an American Evangelical philanthropist. He is the son of Howard F. Ahmanson Sr., the founder of Home Savings Bank.
26. Roger Krone
1956-. (aged 70)
chief executive officer
Roger A. Krone is an American business executive who is the 15th Chief Scout Executive of Scouting America. He previously served as the CEO of Leidos from 2014 to 2023. A pilot and aerospace engineer, Krone worked for 45 years in the aerospace industry, holding senior program management and finance positions at Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and General Dynamics.
+ show more
27. Robert L. Stewart
1942-. (aged 84)
astronaut
Robert Lee Stewart is an American retired military officer and NASA astronaut who was a brigadier general of the United States Army.
28. Neel E. Kearby
1911-1944 (aged 33)
military personnel
Neel Ernest Kearby was a United States Army Air Forces colonel and P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat. Kearby is the first United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot to have received the Medal of Honor. He scored 22 aerial victories and was the top-scoring P-47 pilot in...
+ show more
29. Monty McCutchen
1966-. (aged 60)
basketball official
Monty McCutchen is a former professional basketball referee who has worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1993–1994 season. He is now the league Senior Vice President of Referee Development and Training.
+ show more
30. Jonny Cruz
1982-. (aged 44)
filmmaker
voice actor
television actor
actor
Jonny Cruz is an American actor, scriptwriter, producer, filmmaker and musician. He has been featured as an actor in movies like Walking Tall: Lone Justice, Infiltrators and Haunting at the Beacon. He has also appeared on television series like General Hospital, Prison Break and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. As producer, Jonny has run films such as Small...
+ show more
31. Kenny Bernstein
1944-. (aged 82)
motorcycle racer
NASCAR team owner
racing automobile driver
Kenneth Dale Bernstein is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed "the Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car and dragster. He has also been nicknamed "the King of Speed," because he was the first driver to break 300 miles per hour in the standing-start quarter mile. Bernstein owned...
+ show more
32. Kevin Hervey
1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Kevin Hervey is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for UT Arlington.
+ show more
33. Norman Buckley
1955-. (aged 71)
television director
film director
film editor
Norman L. Buckley is an American television director best known for his work on The O.C., Chuck, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and The Fosters.
34. Royce West
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Royce Barry West is an American politician who serves as a member of the Texas Senate, representing the Dallas-based 23rd District.
35. Pat Choate
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
economist
Patrick Jeffrey Choate is an American economist who is most known for being the 1996 Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States, the running-mate of Ross Perot. Following the 1996 election, the Federal Election Commission certified the Reform Party as a national political party eligible for federal campaign matching funds, a historic first.
+ show more
36. Kelcy Warren
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
civil engineer
Kelcy Lee Warren is an American billionaire and the chairman and chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners.
37. Richard E. Cavazos
1929-2017 (aged 88)
military personnel
Richard Edward Cavazos was a United States Army four-star general. He was a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant and advanced in rank to become the United States Army's first Hispanic four-star general. During the Vietnam War, as a lieutenant colonel, Cavazos was awarded a second Distinguished Service Cross. In 1976, Cavazos became the...
+ show more
38. Chris Cagle
1968-. (aged 58)
singer
musician
singer-songwriter
Christopher Norris Cagle is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud....
+ show more
39. Lupe Valdez
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Guadalupe Valdez is an American law enforcement official who served as the sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, from 2005 to 2017, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in the 2018 gubernatorial election, losing to Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
+ show more
40. Caitlin Glass
1981-. (aged 45)
singer
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Caitlin Tiffany Glass is an American voice actress, dubbing director, and script writer who provides voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and video games.
+ show more
41. Trey Hillman
1963-. (aged 63)
baseball player
baseball coach
Thomas Brad "Trey" Hillman is an American professional baseball coach and manager. He has served as the manager of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Kansas City Royals in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the SK Wyverns in the KBO League. He has also been a coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Houston...
+ show more
42. Ron Wright
1953-2021 (aged 68)
politician
Ronald Jack Wright was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district from 2019 until his death in 2021. He was a member of the Republican Party.
+ show more
43. John Lackey
1978-. (aged 48)
baseball player
John Derran Lackey is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 through 2017 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. A three-time World Series champion with three different teams, Lackey is regarded as a key figure in his clubs' postseason success, winning the...
+ show more
44. Lou Diamond Phillips
1962-. (aged 64)
film producer
film actor
film director
television actor
actor
Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award...
+ show more
45. Charles Baker
1971-. (aged 55)
film producer
film actor
pianist
television actor
actor
Charles Baker is an American actor. He is best known for playing Skinny Pete on the AMC series Breaking Bad. He has also had a recurring role on the NBC series The Blacklist.
+ show more
46. Morgan Woodward
1925-2019 (aged 94)
screenwriter
television actor
actor
film actor
Thomas Morgan Woodward was an American actor who is best known for his recurring role as Marvin "Punk" Anderson on the television soap opera Dallas and for his portrayal of Boss Godfrey, the sunglasses-wearing "man with no eyes", in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. On TV, he was a familiar guest star on cowboy shows. On the long-running Western...
+ show more
47. Tommy Franks
1945-. (aged 81)
army officer
Tommy Ray Franks is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. Franks succeeded General Anthony Zinni to this position on 6 July 2000 and served until his retirement on 7 July 2003. Franks was...
+ show more
48. Scott Cross
1974-. (aged 52)
basketball player
head coach
basketball coach
Scott Michael Cross is an American college basketball coach who is currently head men's basketball coach at Troy. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington), where he played college basketball.
+ show more
49. Safi Qureshey
1951-. (aged 75)
computer engineer
businessperson
contractor
benefactor
Safi Urrehman Qureshey is a Pakistani-American entrepreneur. He was the co-founder and CEO of AST Research, Inc., a personal computer manufacturer acquired by Samsung Electronics in 1997. Qureshey is involved with several start-up technology companies as an advisor, board member and seed investor. Qureshey currently serves as regent's professor at the University of California, Irvine's Graduate School of Management, and...
+ show more
50. Sajeeb Wazed
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy is a Bangladeshi-American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League and served as an advisor to his mother, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on information and communication technology affairs. He is currently facing multiple corruption charges in Bangladesh.
+ show more
51. Kalpana Chawla
1962-2003 (aged 41)
military flight engineer
astronaut
amateur radio operator
Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. Chawla expressed an interest in aerospace engineering from an early age and took engineering classes at Dayal Singh College and Punjab Engineering College in India. She then traveled to the United States, where she earned her MSc and PhD,...
+ show more
52. Lori S. Glaze
1982-1985 (aged 3)
astronomer
Dr. Lori Glaze is an American scientist and is the deputy associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. In this role, she shares responsibility for leadership and management of human spaceflight development and operations related to the agency’s Artemis program to explore the Moon for scientific discovery and technology advancement, learning how to live and work on another...
+ show more