• Source: List of Pennsylvania State University alumni

The following is a list of notable Pennsylvania State University alumni since the university's founding.




Alumni






= Academia

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Michael Anesko, literary critic, writer and professor; best known for his studies of Henry James and William Dean Howells
Danielle Bassett, professor at the University of Pennsylvania; youngest individual to be awarded a 2014 MacArthur fellowship
Samuel Preston Bayard, musicologist; established the folklore program at Penn State
Robert D. Braun, academic and aerospace engineer; Space Sector Head at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and former NASA Chief Technologist
M. Christopher Brown II, President of Alcorn State University
T. Colin Campbell, chemist and professor; Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University
Jason De León, professor at UCLA; MacArthur Fellow (2017)
Walter Dobrogosz, professor; best known for his discovery and further research on the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus reuteri
Paul M. Doty, former Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry at Harvard University
Thomas R. Dye, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Florida State University
Katherine Faber, materials scientist; Simon Ramo Professor of Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology
John Friedlander, mathematician; fellow of the American Mathematical Society
A. Roberto Frisancho, biological anthropologist; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan
Roland Fryer, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University, a MacArthur fellow, and recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal.
Edwin R. Gilliland, chemical engineer; former Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joe Gow (born 1960) (attended West Chester University before transferring to New York University and later to Penn State University, from which he graduated), American academic, musician, pornographic actor, and university administrator, noted for being fired as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in December 2023 after being outed for filming and starring in consensual pornographic videos with his wife, which they posted to public adult websites (without ever mentioning their names, careers, or university affiliations)
Graham Harman, philosopher and academic
James T. Harris III, president of Widener University
Susanne Hambrusch, computer scientist and professor
Marci Hamilton, professor at the University of Pennsylvania
John W. Heston, president of Washington State University, South Dakota State University and Dakota State University
David C. Hodge, President of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
Richard Hoover, former president of Hastings College
Kate Hutton, seismologist; monitored earthquakes at California Institute of Technology for 37 years
Dugald C. Jackson, electrical engineer; headed the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1907 to 1935
William Jaco, mathematician; known for his role in the JSJ decomposition theorem
M. Eric Johnson, Dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
Mark L. Knapp, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin; internationally known for his research on nonverbal communication
George Koob, professor; director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Leah Krubitzer, neuroscientist; Professor of Psychology at University of California, Davis and MacArthur Fellow (1998)
Max G. Lagally, Erwin W. Mueller Professor and Bascom Professor of Surface Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven Leath, president of Iowa State University from 2012 to 2017 and Auburn University from 2017 to 2019; appointed to the National Science Board in 2018
Herbert E. Longenecker, former president of Tulane University
Daniel H. Lowenstein (physician), provost at the University of California, San Francisco
Jian Ma, computer scientist and computational biologist at Carnegie Mellon University. Guggenheim Fellowship
Ronald Mallett, theoretical physicist and expert on possibility of time travel
Robert McGrath, director of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute
Eoin McKiernan, early scholar in Irish Studies
Lane Mitchell, ceramic engineer; founded Georgia Tech's School of Materials Science and Engineering
John Pickles, Phillips Distinguished Professor of International Studies in the Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert B. Pippin, professor at University of Chicago
Jonathan K. Pritchard, genetics professor at Stanford University
Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Mayanist scholar and archeologist; contributed significantly to the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphs
James Purdy, scholar of digital rhetoric
Merritt Roe Smith, historian; Leverett and William Cutten Professor of the History of Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Somerville, climate scientist; Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego
Charles A. Sorber, civil engineer and academic administrator
George D. Stoddard, former president of the University of Illinois and the University of the State of New York; former chancellor of New York University and Long Island University
Ian Waitz, vice chancellor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Hultz Walker, chemist and professor; former chair of industrial chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former president of the American Electrochemical Society
James J. Whalen, former president of Ithaca College
Robert E. Witt, president of University of Alabama
Iris Marion Young, political and social theorist, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
Koraly Pérez-Edgar, McCourtney Professor of Child Studies and Professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State University




= Architecture, design, and technology

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Louis Astorino, architect, PNC Park, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Paul Blasingame, United States Air Force (USAF) officer and engineer who played an important role in the development of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Matt Brezina, co-founder of Xobni
Robert J. Cenker, aerospace and electrical engineer; worked at RCA Astro-Electronics and its successor company GE Astro Space on a variety of spacecraft projects
Stanley Cole (1948), architect, designer of Citizens Bank Park
Douglas Comer, computer science professor at Purdue; designed and implemented the Xinu operating system
Joe Fafard, sculptor; Officer of the Order of Canada, 1981
Nelson L. Goldberg, developed the first cable system to be acquired by Comcast
Selda Gunsel, chemical engineer
Ehsan Hoque, computer scientist and academic
Samuel Kurtz Hoffman, engineer who specialized in rocket propulsion; developed the F-1 engines that would power the Saturn V rocket, and later worked on the Space Shuttle Main Engine
John Hoke III, Chief Design Officer of Nike
Jim Keller, engineer, AMD, Apple Inc. and Tesla Motors
John Mashey, computer scientist and entrepreneur; developed the ASSIST (computing) assembler language teaching software while at Penn State
Jef Raskin, engineer, Apple Inc.; conceived and initiated the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s
Der Scutt, architect; designed a number of major and notable buildings throughout New York City and the United States
John H. Sinfelt, chemical engineer; research on catalytic reforming was responsible for the introduction of unleaded gasoline
Harry Shoemaker, pioneer radio engineer
Ross William Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, as "Dread Pirate Roberts"




= Art and literature

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Diane Ackerman, poet and naturalist
Steve Alten, author, MEG series, Domain series, and The Loch
John Balaban, author, poet, Words for My Daughter and Locusts at the Edge of Summer
John Barth, writer
John T. Biggers, African-American muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance
Caroline Bowman, Broadway actress
Dale Brown, bestselling author, Act of War, Battle Born, and Plan of Attack
Erica Cho, artist
Jeanne Clemson, theater director, stage actress, and teacher; preserved the Fulton Opera House
Geffrey Davis, poet
Richard Diehl (M.A. 1965, Ph.D. 1969), Mesoamerican archaeologist and academic, expert on the Olmec civilization
Kathleen Frank, Artist
Alan Furst, novelist
Jean Craighead George, Newbery Medal-winning children's author
Aaron Gilbert (A.S. 2000) painter
Chip Kidd, book-jacket designer
Norris J. Lacy, expert on the Arthurian legend
Paul Levine, novelist, Jake Lassiter crime fiction series, screenwriter, JAG and First Monday
Jerome Loving (BA), professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin
Anderson Delano Macklin (1933–2001), artist, educator
Steve McCurry, photojournalist; most known for photograph of the "Afghan Girl" in National Geographic Magazine
Susan Miller, playwright, My Left Breast, two-time Obie winner, Eugene O'Neill Contest winner, Emmy nominee
David Morrell, novelist, First Blood
James Morrow, author
Robert Neffson, artist
Lynne Rae Perkins, Newbery Medal-winning children's author
John Pielmeier, playwright, Agnes of God
Dianne H. Pilgrim, art historian and museum professional; held research and curatorial positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Finch College Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Davis Schneiderman, writer and professor at Lake Forest College
Annika Sharma, author
Oliver Smith, ten-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer
David Wagoner, poet; former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets
Henry Wessel Jr., photographer; recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships
Sophia Wisniewska, university administrator
Robert Yarber, artist
Shiva Kandukuri, actor in Indian Cinema




= Business and industry

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Andrew Thomas Kearney, founder Kearney
Louis D'Ambrosio, former CEO of Sears Holdings Corporation
Donald W. Davis, former CEO of Stanley Black & Decker; taught at MIT Sloan School of Management for over 20 years
Robert E. Eberly, Chairman of Eberly Natural Gas Co.; Penn State benefactor
Herman Fisher, co-founder of Fisher-Price toy company
Kenneth Frazier, chairman and CEO, Merck & Company
Jacqueline Hinman, former CEO of CH2M
Lloyd Huck, chairman emeritus of Merck & Company and former CEO of Nova Pharmaceutical
Richard T. James, inventor of the Slinky
Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, President and CEO of QatarEnergy
Lewis Katz, former co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils
Andrew Thomas Kearney, founder of Kearney; first partner at McKinsey & Company
Albert Lord, former CEO of Sallie Mae
Geoffrey S. Martha, CEO of Medtronic
Mike McBath, co-founder, part-owner of the Orlando Predators
Gertrude Michelson, businesswoman; first woman to head the board of trustees at an Ivy League University (Columbia) and first woman to sit on the board of Macy's and General Electric
Barry Myers, former CEO of AccuWeather; nominated by Donald Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Joel N. Myers, founder and CEO of AccuWeather
Eugene O'Kelly, former CEO of KPMG
Mark Parker, executive chairman and former CEO of Nike
Karen Peetz, first female president of The Bank of New York Mellon
Terry Pegula, billionaire owner of the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills
Alan Pottasch, advertising executive and marketer best known for his five decades of work for PepsiCo
Hugh Ellsworth Rodham, textile wholesaler; father of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Lindsay Rosenwald, doctor and life-sciences industry investor
Alan Schriesheim, former CEO of Argonne National Laboratory
William Schreyer, chairman emeritus and former CEO of Merrill Lynch; namesake of Schreyer Honors College
Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields, technology executive and former British government official
Frank Smeal, partner, Goldman Sachs; namesake of Smeal College of Business
Derek V. Smith, former CEO of ChoicePoint
Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer of Procter & Gamble
John P. Surma, former CEO of US Steel
Paul Twomey, businessman; founding figure of ICANN
Richard Trumka, AFL–CIO President
Verne M. Willaman, former member of the executive committee of Johnson & Johnson
Patricia A. Woertz, former CEO of Archer Daniel Midland; on Fortune magazine's "Most Powerful Women in Business" list
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Twitter
Lori Koch, CEO of DuPont
Sandra L. Rivera, CEO Altera




= Entertainment and media

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Gerald W. Abrams, television producer; father of J.J. Abrams
John Aniston, actor, Days of Our Lives; father of actress Jennifer Aniston
Brian Baker, former Sprint spokesman
Donald L. Barlett, investigative journalist; two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Peter Barnes (journalist), journalist; senior Washington correspondent for the Fox Business Network
Donald P. Bellisario, television producer
Charles Bierbauer, television journalist
Edward Binns, actor, 12 Angry Men, Fail Safe
Lindsey Broad, actress, The Office, Benders
Benjy Bronk, comedian and writer, The Howard Stern Show
Ryan Buell, founder of the Paranormal Research Society on A&E
Ty Burrell, actor, star of ABC sitcom Modern Family
Jeff Cardoni, composer; known for work on television projects such as CSI: Miami, Silicon Valley, and The League
Margaret Carlson, journalist, pundit; first female columnist for TIME
Leon Carr, songwriter and composer
Victoria Cartagena, actress, The Bedford Diaries, Gotham
Jimmy Cefalo, journalist and sports broadcaster
Nathan Cook, actor, The White Shadow, Hotel
Jill Cordes, TV personality, HGTV's My First Place and The Best Of
John A. Dalles, hymn writer and clergyman
Bruce Davison, actor; received an Oscar nomination for his role in Longtime Companion
Steven E. de Souza, screenwriter; Judge Dredd, Beverly Hills Cop III, 48 Hrs., Die Hard
Eileen DeSandre, actress
Julius J. Epstein, screenwriter of Casablanca
Patrick Fabian, actor, Better Call Saul
Carmen Finestra, Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer; The Cosby Show, Home Improvement
Jonathan Frakes, actor and director (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Jared Freid, comedian, television host, podcaster, writer
Sara Ganim, journalist; won 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, third-youngest winner of a Pulitzer Prize
Erica Grow, meteorologist, WPIX in New York City
Kim Jones, clubhouse reporter for the New York Yankees and the YES Network
Tom Hannifan, professional wrestling announcer and color commentator
Christine Kay, journalist; conceived and edited the Portraits of Grief profile series on the victims of the September 11 attacks
Gene Kelly, actor
Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian; MADtv, host of Animal Planet's The Planet's Funniest Animals
Don Roy King, director for Saturday Night Live from 2006 until 2021
Peter W. Klein, journalist and documentary filmmaker; founder of the Global Reporting Centre
Stan Lathan, television producer and director, co-creator of Def Comedy Jam
Paul Levine, lawyer, novelist, screenwriter, author of the "Jake Lassiter" and "Solomon vs. Lord" series
Rick Lyon, actor/creator of Broadway show Avenue Q
Adam McKay, film director and screenwriter; writer and director of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and The Landlord
Norman Charles Miller, journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner
Vance Packard, journalist and social critic; author of The Naked Society
Amy Wynn Pastor, TV personality, TLC's Trading Spaces
Paul Pringle, journalist; three-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Mike Reid, Grammy Award-winning songwriter
Ian Rosenberger, 3rd place in Survivor: Palau on CBS; former President of Penn State's USG
Michael S. Rosenfeld, talent agent and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency
Lisa Salters, ESPN reporter and former Nittany Lady Lion Basketball Star
Herb Sargent, television writer and producer; worked on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, created Weekend Update with Chevy Chase
Richard L. Schlegel, LGBT rights activist and editor of Drum and other gay culture magazines
Lara Spencer, co-anchor of Good Morning America
Joonas Suotamo, Chewbacca actor in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, former Penn State Basketball forward/center
Don Taylor, film actor of the 1940s and 1950s
Tom Verducci, senior writer for Sports Illustrated
Andrew Kevin Walker, screenwriter of Seven
Fred Waring, bandleader
Mel Welles, actor and director
Rake Yohn, CKY crew; Jackass crew member; synthetic metal chemist
Shiva Kandukuri, actor in Indian Cinema




= Politics, government, and military

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Harry J. Anslinger, first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics during the presidencies of Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy
William P. Atkinson, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Kelly Ayotte, former United States Senator (R-NH)
William Binney, former intelligence official and whistleblower associated with the Trailblazer Project
Dana H. Born, lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force
Donald Burdick, United States Army Major General and Director of the Army National Guard
Christopher F. Burne, Brigadier General, United States Air Force
Caroline Casagrande, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Kathleen L. Casey, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Frank A. Cipolla, Brigadier General, United States Army Reserve
Jake Corman, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (R-PA 34)
Andrew Curtin; Civil War Governor of Pennsylvania (1861–1867)
Claud "Chad" Daniel (M.P.S - 2018) – Texas Ranger – Company "D", 2016–2018, Company "B", 2018 – Present
Timothy DeFoor, Auditor General of Pennsylvania
Charlie Dent, former United States Congressman (R-PA-15)
Donald DiFrancesco, former governor of New Jersey
Andy Dinniman, Pennsylvania State Senator
Michael F. Doyle, United States Congressman (D-PA 14)
Thomas V. Falkie, served as the 14th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines
Howard Fargo, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Tom Feeney, former United States Congressman (R-FL 24) and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
John Sydney Fine, former Pennsylvania Governor (1951–1955)
Jon D. Fox, former United States Congressman (R-PA 13) and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (R-PA 153)
Barbara Hackman Franklin, former United States Secretary of Commerce
Harold Gehman, former commander-in-chief of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic
J. D. Gordon, former Pentagon spokesman, national television commentator, columnist
Huban A. Gowadia, US Government official; former Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Josh Green, Governor of Hawaii
Priscilla Guthrie, former Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer
Jay Hammond, politician; former Governor of Alaska
Patrick J. Harkins, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
B. Frank Heintzleman, former Governor of Alaska Territory
Caroline C. Hunter, member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Alan Isaacman, attorney, argued the case Hustler Magazine v. Falwell before U.S. Supreme Court
Arthur Horace James, former Pennsylvania Governor (1939–1943)
John James, U.S. representative from Michigan's 10th congressional district
Robert Jubelirer, former President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Theodore H. Kattouf, former US Ambassador to Syria
C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command
Tom Killion, Pennsylvania State Representative for the 168th district (2003–2016), Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (2016–present)
Maria Leavey, political strategist
Mary Beth Long, US government official
Lee Ju-yeol, Governor of the Bank of Korea
Roger A. Madigan (1930–2018), Pennsylvania State Senator and Representative
John L. McLucas, FAA administrator, Secretary of the Air Force, Director of NRO, President of MITRE
Edward B. Montgomery, economist and politician; former United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
Jill Morgenthaler, retired Colonel United States Army and Illinois politician
Michael P. Murphy, United States Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas Murt, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (R-PA 152)
Bonnie Newman, member of the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, chief of staff to Judd Gregg
Bernie O'Neill, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (R-PA 29)
William Pagonis, director of American logistics during the Gulf War
Kevin Parker, New York state senator
Scott Perry, United States Congressman (R-PA 4)
William Perry, former United States Secretary of Defense
Michael Piwowar, acting SEC chair from January to May 2017
Valerie Plame, former CIA officer
Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security; 43rd governor of Pennsylvania
Hugh Edwin Rodham, politician; brother of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
James Patrick Rossiter, Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania
Russell Ruderman, member of the Hawaii State Senate
Walter Runte, member of the Maine house of representatives
Rick Santorum, former United States Senator (R-PA) and United States Congressman (R-PA 18)
Richard Schweiker, former United States Senator (R-PA) and Secretary of Health and Human Services
Saad Ali Shire, current Minister of Finance of Somaliland, former Foreign Minister of Somaliland, and former Minister of Planning of Somaliland
D. Brooks Smith, Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Samuel H. Smith, member and Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (R-PA 66)
Donald Snyder, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1981–2000; Majority Whip
Stanley Sporkin, former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Su Jain-rong, Finance Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Adrian Tam, Hawaii State Representative
Lyonpo Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan
Glenn Thompson, United States Congressman (R-PA 15)
George J. Trautman, III, Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps
Slobodan Uzelac, Deputy Prime Minister of the Croatian government
Jessica Velasquez (B.D.), chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico
William E. Ward, General, United States Army
R. Seth Williams, former District Attorney of Philadelphia
Frank Wolf, former United States Congressman (R-VA 10)
John J. Yeosock, United States Army Lieutenant General who commanded the 3rd U.S. Army during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
John Yudichak, Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district since 2011
Francisco Sagasti, Interim President of Peru as of November 2020
Joe Pitts, American Fighter Pilot




= Science and medicine

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Elliott Abrams, Accuweather meteorologist
Mary Albert, earth scientist, professor of engineering at Dartmouth College, and executive director of the US Ice Drilling Program at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
Cynthia Beall, anthropologist; research on people living in extremely high mountains became the frontier in understanding human evolution and high-altitude adaptation
Paul Berg, recipient of 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Deborah Birx, physician and diplomat; served as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator under President Donald Trump from 2020 to 2021
Theodore H. Blau, first clinician in independent practice to be elected president of the American Psychological Association
Guion Bluford, astronaut, first African-American in space
Benjamin Bloom, educational psychologist; made contributions to the theory of mastery learning
Lois Bloom, developmental psychologist and Edward Lee Thorndike Professor Emerita of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
David Bohm, quantum physicist known for the Aharanov-Bohm effect, Bohm diffusion, and Bohm interpretation
Amber E. Boydstun, political scientist and data scientist
Roscoe Brady, neuroscientist and senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health
Zena Cardman, geobiologist and NASA astronaut
John M. Carpenter (B.S. 1957), nuclear engineer, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Robert Cenker, Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-61-C
Jane C. Charlton, professor of astronomy and astrophysics
Dennis S. Charney, Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City
Bin Chen, Material scientist at NASA Ames Research Center
John Call Cook, played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar; received the first PhD in geophysics at Penn State in 1951
William R. Cotton, meteorologist; developed the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) with Roger A. Pielke
Luther Cressman, field archaeologist; most widely known for his discoveries at Paleo-Indian sites such as Fort Rock Cave and Paisley Caves
Muriel Davisson, neuroscientist
Delbert Day, engineer; co-inventor of TheraSphere glass microspheres for medical and dental applications and Glasphalt which recycles waste glass for use in asphalt paving
Shawn Domagal-Goldman (Ph.D.), astrobiologist at NASA
Wesley Donahue, professor of Workforce Development in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems at the Pennsylvania State University.
Ted Eisenberg, D.O., Guinness World Record holder for most breast augmentation surgeries performed
Nina Fedoroff, plant geneticist, member of the U.S. National Academy of Science
Gregory S. Forbes, meteorologist, severe thunderstorm and tornado expert, The Weather Channel severe weather expert
Raymond D. Fowler, psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association
Donald R. F. Harleman, civil engineer; water pollution expert who aided cleanups worldwide
James T Harris III (D.Ed. 1988), educator and academic administrator; 2003 Alumni Fellow Award recipient
William Kenneth Hartmann, planetary scientist; first to convince the scientific mainstream that the Earth had once been hit by a planet sized body (Theia (Planet))
Eunseong Kim, experimental low temperature physicist
Nina G. Jablonski, Evan Pugh Professor Anthropology, Fellow American Philosophical Society, Fellow American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Paul Julian, meteorologist; with Roland A. Madden, discovered the atmospheric phenomena known as the Madden–Julian oscillation
Gardner Lindzey, psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association
Daniel H. Lowenstein, physician; known for his work in the field of epilepsy
Stephen L. Mayo, professor at the California Institute of Technology; William K. Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering and the Bren Professor of Biology and Chemistry; elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2004 and was appointed to a six-year term on the National Science Board in 2013
Shirley M. Malcom, Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change at the American Association for the Advancement of Science; trustee of California Institute of Technology
Chad Mirkin, chemist focusing on nanotechnology; member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, NAS, NAE, and IOM
Prasant Mohapatra, Computer Scientist; Vice Chancellor of University of California Davis
Erwin Wilhelm Müller, physicist; inventor of the field ion microscope; first person to "see" an atom
Albert L. Myerson, scientist; contributed greatly to the Manhattan Project
SonBinh Nguyen, Dow Chemical Company Research Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
Ross Overbeek, computer scientist; known for work at the Argonne National Laboratory
Charles G. Overberger, Chemist; former president of the American Chemical Society
Stuart Patton, dairy scientist known for his research in the fields of milk chemistry
Charles S. Parker, botanist and head of Department of Botany (1932–1948), Howard University
James Pawelczyk, Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-90
Paolo Piccione, mathematician president of the Brazilian Mathematical Society 2017
Roger A. Pielke, meteorologist; spearheaded development of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) with William R. Cotton
Tomaž Pisanski, mathematician; considered by many Slovenian mathematicians to be the "father of Slovenian discrete mathematics"
Jef Raskin, author and human–computer interface expert, known for starting the Macintosh project for Apple Computer
David L. Reich, President and COO of the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Horace W. Goldsmith Professor of Anesthesiology, known for use of electronic medical records for large-scale retrospective investigations
Charles M. Rick, plant geneticist and botanist who pioneered research on the origins of the tomato; Guggenheim Fellow
Bernard Rimland, research psychologist; influential in the field of developmental disorders
Louis Rosen, nuclear physicist; "father" of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center accelerator; worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II
Rustum Roy, physicist; professor at Penn State and leader in materials research; former member of National Academy of Engineering
Samuel Philip Sadtler, chemist; first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Justin O. Schmidt, American entomologist and creator of the Schmidt sting pain index
Mike Seidel, meteorologist; reporter at The Weather Channel since 1992
Richard Bruce Silverman, Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University; known for the discovery of pregabalin, which is marketed by Pfizer under the brand name Lyrica
Joseph H. Simons, chemist; famous for discovering one of the first practical ways to mass-produce fluorocarbons
Vaclav Smil, professor, author, scientist and policy analyst
Lyndon Smith, Professor in Computer Simulation and Machine Vision at the University of the West of England
Fred Tappert, physicist whose primary contributions were in underwater acoustics
Robert Titzer, professor and infant researcher
Ben Wang, industrial engineer and director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute
Warren M. Washington, atmospheric scientist; former chair of the National Science Board and current senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Owen Webster, distinguished member of the organic and polymer chemistry communities
Paul J. Weitz, astronaut, Skylab 2, STS-6
Mary Louisa Willard, scientist internationally recognized for her work in microscopy and forensic science




= Sports

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David Aardsma, major league pitcher spent 1 semester before transferring to Rice University
Monica Aksamit (born 1990), saber fencer who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's Saber Team competition.
John Amaechi, former professional basketball player; BBC, ITV, and SKY television personality
Adrian Amos, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
Richie Anderson, former NFL running back
LaVar Arrington, All-Pro NFL linebacker; radio personality
Horace Ashenfelter, 1952 Olympic gold medalist, track and field
Charlie Atherton
Chris Babb (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Britt Baker, professional wrestler and dentist
Mark Baldwin, former Major League baseball player
Saquon Barkley, NFL running back, NFL Rookie of the Year (2018), NFL Pro Bowl (2018)
Terry Bartlett, Olympic gymnast
Talor Battle, basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli League
Alex Bentley, WNBA player, Connecticut Sun
Todd Blackledge, retired NFL quarterback; television sports analyst
Saeed Blacknall, NFL wide receiver
Calvin Booth, General Manager of the Denver Nuggets
NaVorro Bowman, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
Kyle Brady, NFL tight end
Frank Brickowski, former professional basketball player
Jim Britton, MLB pitcher
Courtney Brown, NFL defensive end and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick
Gary Brown, Cleveland Browns running backs coach; former NFL running back
Nate Bump, professional baseball player
John Cappelletti, Heisman Trophy winner and subject of book Something for Joey
Tony Carr (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League
Ki-Jana Carter, NFL halfback and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick
Ken Chertow, US wrestling team and Olympian, 1986–1993
Mary Ellen Clark, 1992 and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist, diving
Kerry Collins, Pro Bowl NFL quarterback and 4,000-yard passer (2002)
Shane Conlan, former NFL linebacker
Dan Connor, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
Frank Coonelly, President, Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Coulson, former Major League Baseball player
Birdie Cree, former Major League Baseball player
Joe Crispin, professional basketball player
Patrick Cummins, 2004 NCAA runner-up wrestler; mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing in the UFC
Helen Darling, WNBA guard for the San Antonio Silver Stars
Phil Davis, current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight (205 lb) contender
D.J. Dozier, former NFL running back
Cal Emery
Bobby Engram, NFL wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks
Jim Farr
Kevin Foley, PGA Tour golfer
Bill Ford
Tim Frazier, NBA player, Washington Wizards
Laura Freigang, footballer for the Germany national team
Mitch Frerotte, former NFL guard with the Buffalo Bills
Jay Garee, CEO and Scout Executive at Daniel Webster Council, Scouting America
Sam Gash, former professional fullback, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills; current Detroit Lions assistant coach
Robert Gibson
Garry Gilliam, NFL player
John Gilmore, NFL tight end
Shaul Gordon (born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic sabre fencer
Robbie Gould, professional kicker for the San Francisco 49ers
Milt Graff
Rosey Grier, former professional football player
Hinkey Haines, football player
Tamba Hali, NFL defensive lineman
Jack Ham, former professional football player
Micha Hancock, US Olympic gold medalist in women's volleyball.
Christa Harmotto, US Olympic silver and bronze medalist in women's volleyball.
Franco Harris, former NFL running back
Jeff Hartings, All-Pro NFL offensive lineman
Michael Haynes, NFL defensive end
Cliff Heathcote, former Major League Baseball player
Dan Heisman, chess master
Alan Helffrich, Olympic athlete; winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
George Hesselbacher
Jordan Hill, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks
Megan Hodge, US Olympic silver medalist in women's volleyball.
Mike Hull, NFL player
Robert Irimescu, professional rugby union player plays for the Romanian national side
Tom Irwin, former Major League Baseball player
Bubba Jenkins (attended), 2008 runner-up, 2011 National Champion wrestler at 157 lbs., professional MMA fighter
Larry Johnson, Pro Bowl NFL running back
Joel Johnston
John Jones
Bhawoh Jue, NFL safety
Joe Jurevicius, NFL wide receiver
Jeremy Kapinos, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers punter
Jimmy Kennedy, NFL defensive tackle
Ed Klepfer, former Major League Baseball player
Pip Koehler
Joe Kovacs, USATF Olympic shot putter. Won world championships in 2015 and 2019.
Ali Krieger, professional women's soccer player, United States Women's National Soccer Team, Orlando Pride
Tom Lawless
Sean Lee, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
Al Leiter, former MLB All-Star and World Series champion
Trey Lewis (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ken Loeffler, former La Salle University men's basketball coach
Maggie Lucas, WNBA player, Indiana Fever
Andrew Mackiewicz (born 1995), Olympic saber fencer
David Macklin, NFL cornerback
Michael Mauti, NFL player, New Orleans Saints
Mandy Marquardt, USA Cycling National Team
Kelly Mazzante, professional basketball player
Mike McBath, co-founder and part owner of the Orlando Predators
Suzie McConnell-Serio, former professional basketball player, current coach
Kerry McCoy, two-time United States Olympian in wrestling; current coach of Stanford University wrestling
O. J. McDuffie, former NFL wide receiver
Irish McIlveen
Kareem McKenzie, NFL offensive lineman
John McNulty, wide receivers coach, Arizona Cardinals
Matt Millen, former professional football player former president of the Detroit Lions
Mike Missanelli, host of The Mike Missanelli Show on 97.5 The Fanatic Philadelphia sports talk radio station.
Lenny Moore, former NFL running back
Bob Mrosko, NFL player
Mike Munchak, Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive guard, former Tennessee Titans head coach, current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach
Danny Musser
Alyssa Naeher, professional women's soccer player, United States Women's National Soccer Team, Chicago Red Stars
Jim O'Hora, former football player, football coach
Phil Page
Micah Parsons, NFL linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
Paul Pasqualoni, defensive line coach, Dallas Cowboys; former Syracuse head coach
Darren Perry, former professional football player; current safeties coach, Green Bay Packers
Cumberland Posey, founded the Homestead Grays in 1912
Paul Posluszny, NFL linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Eldon Price, university basketball coach and other positions; 19 years with Penn State's Beaver campus, two years as Director of Basketball Operations at Penn State University
Andrew Quarless, tight end on the Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers
Allen Robinson, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars
Hatch Rosdahl, defensive lineman for the 1966 AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs
Allen Rosenberg, rower and rowing coach
Ed Ruth, three-time NCAA collegiate wrestling champion, professional Mixed Martial Artist, currently for Bellator MMA
Jon Sandusky, Director of Player Personnel, Cleveland Browns
Mike Scioscia, former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager
Chad Severs, professional soccer player
Bud Sharpe, former Major League Baseball player
Jack Sherry, captain of the 1954 Final Four Team
Alan Strange, former Major League Baseball player
Bill Stuart
Barclay Tagg, Kentucky Derby-winning thoroughbred race horse trainer
Kevin Tan, Olympic bronze medalist (gymnastics, team)
David Taylor, 4× State Champion wrestler, 2× NCAA Champion
Joe Tepsic
Myles Thomas, former Major League Baseball player
Wallace Triplett, former NFL running back; first African-American draftee to play in the NFL
Kristal Uzelac, former U.S. Olympian
Russ Van Atta, former Major League Baseball pitcher
John Montgomery Ward, former Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive
Haleigh Washington, US Olympic gold medalist in women's volleyball.
Mike Watkins (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tiffany Weimer, professional soccer player for the FC Gold Pride in the WPS
Trevor Williams, football player




See also


List of Pennsylvania State University faculty




References

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