58 Notable alumni of Weber State University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Weber State University is ranked #1,678 in the world and #414 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 58 notable alumni from Weber State 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 Weber State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dennis J. Nordfelt
1943-2014 (aged 71)
politician
Dennis J. Nordfelt was an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of West Valley City, Utah, from 2002 until 2010. He was also superintendent of the Utah Highway Patrol.
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2. Donald H. Clausen
1923-2015 (aged 92)
politician
Donald Holst Clausen was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983.
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3. Roger Reid
1946-. (aged 80)
basketball player
head coach
basketball coach
Roger L. Reid is an American former college basketball coach who most recently guided the Southern Utah University (SUU) men's basketball team. He served as head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1989 to 1996 and assistant coach for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. He has also coached at the high school, junior college and international levels. In addition, he...
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4. Ardie McInelly
1959-. (aged 67)
teacher
basketball player
basketball coach
Ardena Frances "Ardie" McInelly is an American basketball coach. McInelly was the head women's basketball coach at Idaho State from 1996 to 2001 and Air Force from 2001 to 2010.
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5. James D. Kirylo
1958-. (aged 68)
writer
James David Kirylo is professor of education at the University of South Carolina who teaches courses that examine concepts associated with critical pedagogy, curriculum theorizing, teacher leadership, diversity and literacy. Among other books, he is author of Teaching with Purpose: An Inquiry into the Who, Why, and How We Teach, A Turning Point in Teacher Education: A Time for Resistance,...
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6. Bob Davis
1956-. (aged 70)
businessperson
Robert Davis is an American former professional basketball small forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers during the 1972–73 season. He attended Weber State University and was selected by the Blazers during the second round (14 pick overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.
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7. Allen M. Christensen
1946-. (aged 80)
dentist
politician
Allen Christensen is an American politician who served as a member of the Utah State Senate from 2005 to 2021. Elected in November 2004, he representing the state's 19th senate district in Morgan, Summit and Weber Counties.
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8. David Utrilla
1970-. (aged 56)
businessperson
David Utrilla is the 31st member of the Utah Corps of Consuls and Honorary Consul to Peru in Utah. Utrilla is also the owner and CEO of U.S. Translation Company.
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9. M. Blaine Peterson
1906-1985 (aged 79)
lawyer
politician
Morris Blaine Peterson was a U.S. representative from Utah.
10. Douglas R. Stringfellow
1922-1966 (aged 44)
politician
Douglas R. Stringfellow was an American soldier, politician, and military impostor.
11. Tim Cosgrove
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Timothy Michael Cosgrove is a former Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives, representing the 44th District from 2005 through 2014.
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12. Ryan Wilcox
1977-. (aged 49)
businessperson
politician
Ryan D. Wilcox is an American politician who serves as a Representative in the Utah House of Representatives for District 7. Recently re-elected to the position in 2021, he previously held the same seat from 2009 to 2014.
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13. Kent Dawson
1944-. (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
Kent Joseph Dawson is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
14. Artūras Valeika
1985-. (aged 41)
basketball player
Artūras Valeika is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is 2 times champion in Romania with CSM Oradea, and one time SuperCup winner with the ”Red Lions”.
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15. Larry Bergh
1942-. (aged 84)
basketball player
Larry Clifford Bergh is an American former professional basketball player.
16. Frank Q. Nebeker
1930-2024 (aged 94)
lawyer
judge
Frank Quill Nebeker was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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17. Mark Evans Austad
1917-1988 (aged 71)
missionary
diplomat
radio personality
politician
Mark Evans Austad was an American radio and television commentator in Washington D.C. (under the name Mark Evans), and served under Gerald Ford as United States Ambassador to Finland from 1975 to 1977, and as United States Ambassador to Norway from 1981 to 1984, under Ronald Reagan.
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18. Laurence J. Burton
1926-2002 (aged 76)
politician
Laurence Junior Burton was a U.S. representative from Utah.
19. Dan Sparks
1945-. (aged 81)
basketball coach
basketball player
Daniel E. Sparks is an American former professional basketball player and college coach. He played in the American Basketball Association for the Miami Floridians during the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons after a split collegiate career at Vincennes University and Weber State University. Sparks was selected in both the 1968 ABA and NBA drafts by the Miami Floridians and Cincinnati Royals,...
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20. Scott K. Jenkins
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Scott Jenkins is an American politician and businessman from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 20th senate district covering parts of Weber and Davis counties. He retired from his position as Senator and did not run for reelection in 2016. Jenkins has an associate degree from Weber State University.
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21. Justus Thigpen
1947-. (aged 79)
basketball player
Justus Thigpen is an American former professional basketball player.
22. Kevin Garn
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
politician
Kevin Stacy Garn is an American politician as well as a business man. He was the former Republican majority leader of the Utah House of Representatives. Until his resignation on March 13, 2010, following personal disclosures, he represented District 16 of Utah, which covers Davis County, Utah.
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23. Matt Glass
1981-. (aged 45)
photographer
Matt Glass is an American composer, filmmaker, musician, and photographer known for his work on 12 Hour Shift, The Party's Just Beginning and 2022's Ghosts of the Ozarks. As a musician, he often collaborates with Dallon Weekes' projects including The Brobecks and I Dont Know How but They Found Me. He also has composed music for several films such as...
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24. S. Dilworth Young
1897-1981 (aged 84)
writer
Seymour Dilworth Young was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1945 until his death.
25. Al Lolotai
1920-1990 (aged 70)
American football player
Albert Lolotai was a Samoa-born American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Weber Junior College. Lolotai was the first Samoan American and Polynesian to play professional American football.
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26. Marco Ramos
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Marco Antonio Ramos Esquivel is a Mexican professional basketball player, who plays the shooting guard and small forward positions for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He also competes internationally for the national basketball team of Mexico, with which he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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27. Randy Watt
1957-. (aged 69)
soldier
Steven "Randy" Watt is a retired colonel in the Utah Army National Guard, and a former commanding officer of the 19th Special Forces Group.
28. Robert Liparulo
1961-. (aged 65)
writer
Robert Liparulo is an American author known for his work in the thriller and young adult genres. He has also worked as a journalist and screenwriter. Liparulo's novels are characterized by fast-paced narratives, intricate plots, and a strong emphasis on suspense and action.
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29. Jill Parrish
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
judge
Jill Annette Niederhauser Parrish is an American lawyer who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. She served as a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 2003 to 2015.
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30. Philip Barlow
1950-. (aged 76)
university teacher
historian of religion
Philip Layton Barlow is a Harvard-trained scholar who specializes in American religious history, religious geography, and Mormonism. In 2019, Barlow was appointed associate director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship (Maxwell Institute). Barlow was the first full-time professor of Mormon studies at a secular university as the inaugural Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture...
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31. K. Gunn McKay
1925-2000 (aged 75)
politician
Koln Gunn McKay was an American politician who represented the state of Utah. He served from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1981, beginning in the ninety-second Congress and in four succeeding congresses.
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32. Richard H. Stallings
1940-2025 (aged 85)
politician
Richard Howard Stallings was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1993.
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33. Greg Bell
1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer
politician
Gregory S. Bell is an American politician, real estate developer, and attorney who served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 22nd senate district in Davis County. Bell was appointed Lieutenant Governor effective September 1, 2009. He was elected to half a term November 2, 2010,...
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34. Ernest L. Wilkinson
1899-1978 (aged 79)
lawyer
Ernest Leroy Wilkinson was an American academic administrator, lawyer, and prominent figure in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1951 to 1971, simultaneously overseeing the entire LDS Church Educational System (CES). He is credited with the expansion of BYU. Under his presidency, the student body increased six...
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35. Sarah Sellers
1991-. (aged 35)
marathon runner
athletics competitor
Sarah Sellers is an American long-distance runner.
36. Jeremy Senglin
1995-. (aged 31)
basketball player
Jeremy Senglin is an American professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Weber State University.
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37. Willie Sojourner
1948-2005 (aged 57)
basketball player
basketball coach
Willard Leon Sojourner was an American basketball player and international coach. He played collegiately at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and had a professional career, winning a championship with the New York Nets and playing overseas.
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38. Boyd Kirkland
1950-2011 (aged 61)
screenwriter
film director
animator
film producer
television producer
Boyd Douglas Kirkland was an American television director of animated cartoons. He was best known for his work on X-Men: Evolution and Batman: The Animated Series.
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39. Brad Wilson
politician
Bradley R. Wilson is an American real estate developer and Republican politician. Wilson is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 15. He served as the House Speaker from 2019 to 2023. On April 13, 2023, he formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
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40. Eddie Gill
1978-. (aged 48)
basketball player
Edward Gill III is an American former professional basketball player. Gill was born played college basketball at the College of Eastern Utah, Salt Lake Community College, and Weber State University. With the Weber State Wildcats, Gill was MVP of the 1999 Big Sky Conference tournament.
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41. Jamie Martin
1970-. (aged 56)
American football player
Jamie Blane Martin is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Weber State Wildcats and was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent after the 1993 NFL draft.
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42. David M. Kennedy
1905-1996 (aged 91)
missionary
banker
diplomat
politician
David Matthew Kennedy was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 60th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as the 8th U.S. Ambassador to NATO, both under U.S. President Richard Nixon. He was Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of Continental Illinois during the 1950s and 1960s.
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43. Todd Rose
1974-. (aged 52)
psychologist
scientist
Larry Todd Rose is an American scientist, author, professor and social entrepreneur. He is known for being the co-founder and CEO of Populace, a Boston-based think tank. Prior to Populace, Rose was a professor at Harvard University where he served as the faculty director of the Mind, Brain, and Education program, as well as led the Laboratory for the Science...
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44. Scott Bamforth
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Scott Douglas Bamforth is an American-Kosovan professional basketball player for Golden Eagle Ylli of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.
45. Dave Scott
1954-. (aged 72)
water polo player
triathlete
David Lee Scott Jr. was an American hip-hop dance teacher, choreographer and talent developer. He gained widespread success from his choreography in movies, primarily the 2004 dance film You Got Served and the 2008 dance film Step Up 2: The Streets. He was a resident choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance and The PULSE on Tour dance convention.
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46. Boyd K. Packer
1924-2015 (aged 91)
non-fiction writer
religious leader
Boyd Kenneth Packer was an American religious leader and educator who served as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2008 until his death. He also served as the quorum's acting president from 1994 to 2008 and was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the...
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47. Lynn Jenkins
1963-. (aged 63)
accountant
politician
Lynn Haag Jenkins is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district, in office from 2009 to 2019. She previously served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2003 to 2009, in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2000 and the Kansas Senate from 2000 to 2002. She is a member of...
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48. Lance Allred
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Lance Collin Allred is an American former professional basketball player, who was the first deaf player to play an NBA game. Allred is legally deaf, with 75%–80% hearing loss due to Rh complications at birth. He is also an inspirational speaker and author, with his first book, Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to...
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49. Moroni Olsen
1889-1954 (aged 65)
stage actor
film actor
Moroni Olsen was an American actor.
50. Rick Saccone
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
military officer
Richard Saccone is an American educator and far-right politician who represented Pennsylvania's 39th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2018. A Republican, he was his party's nominee for the March 2018 special election to fill in the vacant U.S. House seat for the 18th congressional district. Saccone lost to Democratic candidate Conor Lamb by a margin...
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51. Wataru Misaka
1923-2019 (aged 96)
basketball player
Wataru Misaka was an American professional basketball player. A 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The National Basketball Association (NBA), which was created in 1949 with the merger...
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52. Damian Lillard
1990-. (aged 36)
actor
basketball player
rapper
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also serves as the general manager of the Weber State Wildcats men's basketball program in the Big Sky Conference. Nicknamed "Dame Time", he played college basketball for Weber State and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. Lillard...
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53. J. Willard Marriott
1900-1985 (aged 85)
entrepreneur
John Willard Marriott Sr. was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies. The Marriott company rose from a small root beer stand in Washington, D.C., in 1927 to a chain of family restaurants by...
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54. Charles Kalani
1930-2000 (aged 70)
boxer
television actor
professional wrestler
actor
Charles J. Kalani Jr., known by the ring names Professor Toru Tanaka or simply Professor Tanaka, was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, martial artist and actor. He was best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1967 to 1978, and was a 3-time Tag Team Championship (with partner Mr. Fuji) and one-time International Tag Team...
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55. Joel Bolomboy
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Joel Bolomboy is a Ukrainian-born Russian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016. He was born in Ukraine but received Russian citizenship in 2018.
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56. Nolan D. Archibald
1943-. (aged 83)
basketball player
Nolan D. Archibald is the retired chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of the Black & Decker Corporation. Following the merger with Stanley Works, Archibald became executive chairman of the board of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
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57. Josh Heupel
1978-. (aged 48)
head coach
American football player
Joshua Kenneth Heupel is an American college football coach and former player who is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee. Previously he was head coach at the University of Central Florida, where he compiled a 28–8 record.
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58. Ben Howland
1957-. (aged 69)
basketball player
basketball coach
Benjamin Clark Howland is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Mississippi State University from to 2015 to 2022. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northern Arizona University from 1994 to 1999, the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2003, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from...
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