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Entertainment
- Rick Dees - Radio Personality
- Ted Koppel - ABC's Nightline Anchor
- Tim McGraw - Country Music Artist
- Jon Stewart - Host of Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
- Jeremy Piven - Actor
- Brad Booker - Drummer, Stir
- Kevin Gagnepain - Bassist, Stir
- Alex Hawkins - Television Sports Personality
- Bob Losure - Former Anchor of CNN Headline News
- Kenneth T. Ober - Game Show Host
- Fess Parker - Actor
- William Sanderson - Actor
- William F. Shortz - Editor, New York Times Crossword Puzzle; Founder, American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
- Scott Van Pelt - ESPN Anchor
- Robert L. Ward - Senior Vice President and Creative Director, Universal Studios
- Morgan Woodward - Actor
Business
- Jeff Taylor - Founder and Former CEO, Monster.com
- Rodger Riney - Founder and CEO, Scottrade
- Bruce A. Aguilera - Vice President and General Counsel, Bellagio Hotel
- Michael T. Ainslie - Former Vice President, Sotheby’s Europe
- Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio - Inventor and Entrepreneur
- John A. Balch - Former President of Royal Appliance Manufacturing
- J. Frank Bell, III - Chairman and CEO, Intellinet
- W. Todd Bowling - President, Solutions-II, Inc.
- Lawrence Owen Brown - Entrepreneur, President and CEO, Owen Brown Enterprises
- Nolan Bushnell - Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater
- William M. Byrne - Entrepreneur, Author
- R. Don Cash - Chairman, President and CEO, Questar Corp.
- S. Truett Cathy - Founder/CEO, Chick-Fil-A
- Dr. Stephen R. Covey - Cofounder and Vice Chairman, FranklinCovey
- Robert H. Dedman, Jr. - President and CEO, Club Corp. International
- Jeffrey T. Dunn - COO and Sr. Vice President, Coca-Cola Americas
- R. Lamar Durrett - Former CEO, Air Canada
- Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr. - President, Oblix
- Ike Evans - President and COO, Union Pacific Corp.
- Joe T. Ford - Chairman of the Board/Director, ALLTEL Corporation
- W. George Hairston III - CEO, Southern Nuclear
- Neal C. Hansen - Chairman and CEO, CSG Systems International, Inc.
- Lawrence Hariton - CFO, Universal Studios Home Video
- Tom Harken - Chairman and CEO, Tom Harken and Associates
- Lewis Hay III - CEO, FPL Group, Inc.
- Daniel T. Hendrix - President and CEO, Interface, Inc.
- Aaron Hendry - President, Hendry Corporation
- R. Craig Hoenshell* - Former Chairman and CEO, Avis, Inc.
- James P. Holden - Former President and CEO, Daimler-Chrysler Corporation
- J. R. Holland, Jr. - President and CEO, Unity Hunt
- Chad O. Holliday - Chairman and President, DuPont
- Edward S. Hyman, Jr. - Economist
- Hjalma Johnson - Former President, American Bankers Association
- Gerald Kiser - CEO, La-Z-Boy, Inc.
- Ken Lowe - President and CEO, The E. W. Scripps Company
- Bill McCartney - Founder, Promise Keepers
- Stan L. McLelland - Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Valero Energy Corporation
- John F. McNair III - Chairman, Wachovia Bank
- James R. Moffett - Chairman and CEO, Freeport-McMohan Copper & Gold, Inc.
- F. Anderson Morse - Senior Vice President, PNC Financial Services Group
- E. Sanders Partee - President and CEO, ViewGate Networks
- Neal Patterson - Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, Cerner Corporation
- Edward A. Pease - Sr. Vice President, Government Relations, Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.
- Jed Pitcher - CEO, Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Joseph Plumeri - Former Chairman and CEO, Primerica Financial Services
- Samuel K. Skinner - President, Commonwealth Edison; Former Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff under President George Bush
- John S. Stein - Chairman and CEO, Golden Flake Snack Foods, Inc.
- Charles Sullivan - CEO, Interstate Bakeries
- Ralph Terkowitz - Chief Technology Officer, Washington Post
- Michael Tokarz - Chairman and Portfolio Manager, MVC Capital
- L. Jack Van Fossen - Former President and CEO, Red Roof Inns
- Robert N. Wilson - Vice Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson
- Quentin E. Wood - CEO and Chairman of the Board (retired), Quaker State Oil
- E. S. Woolard, Jr. - Former Chairman, E. I. Du Pont; Chairman, Telex Communications Corp.
- Charles J. Wyly, Jr. - Chairman, Michaels Stores
- Samuel E. Wyly - Vice Chairman, Michaels Stores
Politics
- Pete Sessions - U.S. Congressman [R-TX]
- Nicholas Lampson - U.S. Congressman [D-TX]
- W. Robert Pearson - Ambassador to Turkey
- Jon Kyl - U.S. Senator [R-AZ]
- Dick Armey - Former United States Representative, Texas
- Tom Bevill - Former United States Representative, Alabama
- Brooks E. Blitch, III - Chief Judge, Superior Court of Georgia
- Charles A. Bowsher - Former Comptroller General of the United States
- Dr. Earl W. Brian, Jr. - Former Secretary, State of California Health and Welfare Agency
- John R. Carter - United States Representative, Texas
- Thad Cochran - United States Senator, Mississippi
- Bud Cramer - United States Representative, Alabama
- Harry S. Dent - Former Special Counsel to the President
- John V. Hendry - Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- Jack Lucas - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Dr. John P. McGovern - Doctor
- Stan L. McLelland - Former Ambassador to Jamaica
- John W. McNair, Jr. - Head Program/Budget Coordinator, Office of the Comptroller, Dept. of the Navy
- Alan B. Mollohan - United States Representative, West Virginia
- Edward A. Pease - Former United States Congressman, Indiana
- C. Patrick Roberts - United States Senator, Kansas
- Karl C. Rove - President George W. Bush, chief political consultant, and chief of staff in charge of policy
- Samuel K. Skinner - Former Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff under President George Bush
- James van Hoften - Space Shuttle Astronaut
- Major Carl E. Wuertele - War Ace
Education
- Kenneth T. Jackson - Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences-Columbia University, Editor-in-Chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City
- Dr. Samuel H. Smith - President Emeritus, Washington State University
- E. Gordon Gee - Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
- Joseph Ajello - Team Chief, Galileo UV Spectrometer Experiment/Jet Propulsion Lab
- Dr. Tom Bonner - President, Wayne State University
- John A. DiBiaggio - President, Tufts University
- Nick Dunagan - Chancellor, University of Tennessee-Martin
- Dr. Walter L. Harrison - President, University of Hartford
- David L. Jorns - Former President, Eastern Illinois University
- William Mankin - Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
- Thomas McGraw - Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Allen C. Meadors - Chancellor, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
- Dr. William R. Nester - Chancellor Emeritus, University of Nebraska-Kearney
- Dr. J. Michael Ortiz - President, California Polytechnic State University-Pomona
- Eldridge W. Roark, Jr. - Former National President, Omicron Delta Kappa
- Dr. Otis A. Singletary, Jr. - Former President, University of Kentucky
- W. Christian Sizemore - Chancellor, William Jewel College
- Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen - President, The University of South Carolina
- Edwin B. Strong, Jr. - President, Culver-Stockton College
- Gary Trennepohl - President, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa
- Robert F. Vagt - President, Davidson College
- Glen Weissenberger - Dean of DePaul University School of Law
- William H. Willimon - Dean of Chapel at Duke University and professor of theology; author
Athletics
- Bobby Bowden - Head Football Coach, Florida State University
- Horace Grant - Professional Basketball Player
- Lance Alworth - Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Jamie Asher - Professional Football Player, Philadelphia Eagles
- Trevino Betty - 2000 Canadian Olympian, Sprinter
- Pat Bowlen - Owner, Denver Broncos
- Chad Clifton - Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers
- Gus Frerotte - Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
- Hubert Green - Pro Golfer
- Breaux Greer - 2000 U.S. Olympian, Javelin
- Bill Guthridge - Retired Head Basketball Coach, University of North Carolina
- Todd Hays - 2002 Olymics Silver Medal Winner
- Fred Hoiberg - Pro Basketball Player, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Dan Issel - Former Head Coach and General Manager, NBA’s Denver Nuggets; Professional Basketball Hall of Fame
- Garth Jax - Former Pro Football, Arizona Cardinals
- Travis Knight - Pro Basketball Player, Los Angeles Lakers
- Jeff MacMunn - 1996 and 2000 Olympian - USA Disabled Volleyball Team
- Bill McCartney - Former Head Football Coach, University of Colorado; Founder of Promise Keepers
- William H. Moos - Athletic Director, University of Oregon
- Dick Motta - Former NBA Coach, Dallas Mavericks
- George Nissen - Inventor of the trampoline; the Nissen Award is given annually to the top collegiate gymnast
- Bob Pruett - Head Football Coach, Marshall University
- Howard Schnellenberger - Head Football Coach, Florida Atlantic University
- Kevin Stallings - Head Basketball Coach, Vanderbilt University
- Gene Stephenson - Head Baseball Coach, Wichita State University
- Gino Torretta - Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami
- Mike Trigg - Head Coach, The Rampage Arena Football Team
- Jake Voskuhl - Center, Phoenix Suns
- Matt Whiteside - Professional Baseball Player, San Diego Padres
- Woody Widenhofer - Head Football Coach, Vanderbilt University