List of Trinity University (Texas) people
The following is a list of notable people associated with Trinity University , located in the American city of San Antonio , Texas .
Arts and entertainment
Chingo Bling , born Pedro Herrera III (B.S., business administration marketing, 2001) – rapper and record executiveDeanna Dunagan (M.A., drama) - Actress who won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Brunson Green (B.S., economics, 1991) – Academy Award-nominated producer of The Help Gibby Haynes (B.S., business administration, 1981) – lead singer of the Butthole Surfers , a rock band formed at TrinityDavid N. Johnson (B.Mus., music, 1950) – composer, organist, and professorPaul Leary (B.A., art, 1980) – member of the Butthole SurfersRobert McCollum – voice actor affiliated with Funimation Donald Moffett (B.A., art, 1977) – painterPeter Mui (B.A.) – fashion designer and entrepreneurEmilio Nicolás Sr (M.A., 1952) – founder of UnivisionNaomi Shihab Nye (B.A., English, 1974) – poet, songwriter and novelistJaclyn Smith – actress and modelBob West (B.A., art, 1978) – voice of Barney , the purple dinosaur seen on PBS children's programmingJosh Wolf (B.A., communication, 1993) – comedian, actor, writer
Athletics
Kyle Altman (born 1986) - soccer playerPete Cole – football player NFL New York Giants 1937- 1940 (Guard) NFL Champions 1938, Pro Bowl 1938Frank Conner (B.S., business administration, 1970) – professional golfer, PGA and Champions Tour; tennis player[ 1] Wes Gideon (born 1937) – professional Canadian football playerBrian Gottfried (1972) – professional tennis player (# 3 in the world) and coach[ 2] Jerry Grote (1962), former Major League Baseball player[ 3] Irv Hill (1908-1978), American football running back in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and Boston Redskins Darrell Hogan (B.S., physical education, 1949) – former NFL defensive lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers (1949–1953)Erick Iskersky (B.A., physical education, 1980) - former Professional Tennis Player and three time All American (1977-1979)Davey Johnson (B.A., mathematics, 1964) – former Major League Baseball player and manager [ 4] Lance Key (B.A., philosophy, 2000) – three-time All-American soccer player; former player for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer ; former Trinity women's soccer coach, former Hardin-Simmons women's soccer coach
Obert Logan (B.A., mathematics, 1965), – NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys (1965–66), New Orleans Saints (1967)[ 5] Gretchen Magers (B.S., physical education, 1986) – former professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in the late 1980s and was runner-up in the 1988 mixed doubles at Wimbledon,[ 6] Chuck McKinley (B.S., mathematics, 1964) – tennis player at Trinity, later professional player and 1963 Wimbledon singles championBob Polk , Head Coach, Men's Basketball – led Tigers to 1968 NCAA Tourney Henry Schmidt (1958) – former NFL defensive lineman, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers (1959–1966)[ 7] Anne Smith (B.A., psychology, 1993) – professional tennis player, numerous tennis Grand Slam doubles titles[ 8] Dick Stockton (B.A., sociology, 1972) – professional tennis player, ranked as high as No. 8 tennis player in the 70s[ 9] Marvin Upshaw (B.S., physical education, 1970) – former NFL defensive lineman, Cleveland Browns (1968–1969), Kansas City Chiefs (1970–1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976)[ 10] Jerheme Urban (B.A., social studies, 2003) – NFL wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks (2003–2006), Dallas Cowboys (2006–2007), Arizona Cardinals (2007–2009), Kansas City Chiefs (2010–2011); first Trinity alumnus to appear in a Super Bowl ,[ 11] Jeremy Wolf (B.A., communications, 2016) - American-Israeli baseball player on the Israel National Baseball Team
Business
Sardar Biglari (B.S., finance, 1999) – Chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings; Manager of the Lion FundDaniel Lubetzky (B.A., international studies and economics, 1990) – CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks ; founder of the PeaceWorks FoundationJohn Mackey (businessman) - co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market Gavin Maloof (B.A., speech and communications, 1979) – co-owner of the Sacramento Kings David Prager (B.A., media studies and communications, 1979) – co-founder and vice-president of Revision3 Alice Walton (B.S., business administration, 1971) – Forbes 400; daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton Richard Yoo – co-founder and former CEO of Rackspace and ServerBeach
Education
Government and military
Alan Albright (B.A. 1981), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Nancy E. Brasel (B.A. 1991), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota William C. Chase (M.A., History) – Major General, US ArmyRussell Budd (B.A.) – American trial lawyer, Democratic Party fund-raiserJohn Cornyn (B.A., print journalism, 1973) – United States Senator from TexasCharles R. Eskridge III (B.S. 1985), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Dabney L. Friedrich (B.A. 1988), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia James T. Hill (B.A., political science, 1968) – General, U.S. Army & former commander, U.S. Southern CommandRobert Holleyman (B.A., political science) - President and CEO of Business Software Alliance , former Deputy US Trade Ambassador at Office of the United States Trade Representative Joe M. Kilgore – former U.S. representative from Texas, attended Trinity in the mid-1930sGregory Luna (B.A., Math) - Former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate Mac McCutcheon (B.A., Criminal Justice Administration) - Speaker and Member of the Alabama House of Representatives Michael McCaul (B.A., business administration and history, 1984) – Representative for Texas U.S. House District 10Matt Mead (B.A, radio and television, 1984) – Governor of the state of Wyoming Dan Morales (B.A, political science, 1978) – former Attorney General of Texas Lisette M. Mondello – former Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Ron Nirenberg (B.A, communications, 1999) – Mayor of San Antonio, Texas James Robertson Nowlin (B.A. 1959, M.A. 1962), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Brad Parscale (B.S, international business, finance, macroeconomics, 1999) – Campaign manager for Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020 William K. Suter (B.A., sociology 1959) – clerk of the United States Supreme Court; former Major General in the United States ArmyHenry T. Waskow (B.A., history, 1939) – US Army officer in World War IISusan Weddington – former Chairman, Republican Party of TexasOscar K. Allen – 42nd Governor of Louisiana, 1932–1936Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish (M.A., economics) – Director of the OPEC Fund for International Development , 2003-2018Erik Walsh (B.A., political science, 1991; M.S., Urban Administration, 1994) — City Manager of San Antonio, TX [ 12]
Other
John Hagee (B.S., History, 1964) – Evangelical Christian leader and author[ 13] Pableaux Johnson - writer, photographer, filmmaker, cook, and designer focused on New Orleans, food, and drinksMike Opelka - radio broadcaster and television producerUma Pemmaraju (B.A., political science, 1980) – Fox News journalistMichael Joseph Boulette (M.A., psychology) - Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San AntonioWilliam Rick Singer - CEO of Key International Freedom, mastermind of 2019 college admissions bribery scandal Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff : American Bridge player , won a total of eleven World championships, only player to win world championship in all formats of the game, won more than thirty North American championships and served as president of World Bridge Federation and President of American contract bridge league (ACBL)
Notable faculty
References
^ "Frank Conner" . U.S. Senior Open.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .^ "Tennis Week interview" . Tennis Week. Retrieved March 25, 2009 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Jerry Grote Stats" . Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .^ "Believe it or not, Davey Johnson is a geek" . ESPN. Retrieved July 7, 2011 .^ "Obert Clark Logan" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .^ "Trinity University website, phsycial education department's hall of fame" . Retrieved February 21, 2014 .^ "Henry Schmidt" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013 .^ "Anne Smith giving clinic" . Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation. Retrieved August 7, 2013 .^ "Dick Stockton profile" . ATP World Tour. Retrieved August 7, 2013 .^ "Marv Upshaw" . daabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .^ "Former Tiger Catches a Pass in Super Bowl" . February 2, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2009 .^ "Family joins Walsh as he achieves dream of being named San Antonio's city manager - ExpressNews.com" . www.expressnews.com . 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-04-21 .^ Nazareno, Analisa (June 20, 2003). "Critics say John Hagee's compensation is too high". tSan Antonio Express-News .
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