This is a list of notable students and staff of The Evergreen State College (Evergreen), an accredited public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Evergreen is located in Olympia, Washington, United States.
Notable alumni
Academia Wayne Au, educational researcher Thomas Herndon, economist Matthew Frye Jacobson, historian, professorProfessor of American Studies, African American Studies, and History Robert W. McChesney, university professor in communications and media studiespersonal website David Price, anthropologist Douglas Robinson, professor of English, dean, best known as a translation scholar Roger Stritmatter, professor of humanities; a leading modern-day advocate of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship Philip S. Thurtle, historian, biologist and academic
Activists Rachel Corrie, International Solidarity Movement political activist, killed in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces Saab Lofton, author, activist
Business Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records Bre Pettis, entrepreneur; co-founder of MakerBot Industries, NYC Resistor
Criminals Scott Scurlock (1955–1996), robbed 17 banks in the Northwest Justin Solondz, convicted felon, convicted in the University of Washington firebombing incidentEarth Liberation Front members plead guilty in 2001 firebombing, By Hal Bernton and Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times, October 5, 2006 Briana Waters, convicted felon, convicted in the University of Washington firebombing incidentUS woman convicted of being lookout during arson gets prison, restitution Associated Press June 19, 2008
Entertainment, visual arts and media Katie Baldwin, artist Lynda Barry, cartoonist and author Josh Blue, stand-up comedian, winner of Last Comic Standing, member of US Men's Paralympic Soccer Team Miz Cracker, drag queen Steve De Jarnatt, director of cult films Miracle Mile and Cherry 2000 Matt Groening, cartoonist, creator of Life in Hell, The Simpsons, and Futurama Byron Howard, director and story artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation; lead character animator on Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear; director of Bolt and Tangled Megan Kelso, cartoonist Michael Leavitt, fine art sculptor and toy maker Audrey Marrs, Academy Award-winning film producer and Sundance Film Festival award winner Nikki McClure, illustrator of New York Times best-selling children's book All in a Day Sam Miller, comedian Jared Pappas-Kelley, artist Michael Richards, actor, played Cosmo Kramer on the TV show Seinfeld Liz Sales, artist Dana Simpson, cartoonist, creator of Phoebe and her Unicorn, and Ozy and Millie Margaret Stratton, photographer and video artist Steve Thomas, host of the PBS show This Old House Cappy Thompson, artist Tay Zonday, internet personality, musician, voice actor Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, artist
Government Jessica Bateman, member of the Washington House of Representatives Maia Bellon, former Washington secretary of Ecology Elizabeth Furse, former United States congresswoman Yuh-Line Niou, 2002–present; New York State Assembly member whose district includes Chinatown Sharon Tomiko Santos, Washington state representative, 37th district
Literature Maile Chapman, author Thorn Kief Hillsbery, author Benjamin Hoff, writer, The Tao of Pooh Steve House, Piolet d’Or Award recipient Tom Maddox, science fiction writer Robert W. McChesney, co-editor, Monthly Review Ken Silverstein, investigative journalist
Music Carrie Brownstein, musician in band Sleater-Kinney and co-star in the television series Portlandia Martin Courtney, musician in the band Real Estate Phil Elverum, musician Ely Guerra, singer-songwriter Kathleen Hanna, musician in Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin Calvin Johnson, composer, musician, audio producer and founder of K Records Conrad Keely, vocalist/guitarist of indie rock band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Heather Lewis, musician in band Beat Happening Sara Lund, musician in band Unwound Macklemore, born Ben Haggerty, rapper Lois Maffeo, musician Myra Melford, jazz pianist and composer Mirah, born Mirah Zeitlyn, recording artist Katherine K. Preston, musicologist Jeff Sherman, musician in band Glass Justin Trosper, musician in band Unwound Corin Tucker, musician in band Sleater-Kinney Tobi Vail, musician in band Bikini Kill Kathi Wilcox, musician in band Bikini Kill Allison Wolfe, singer, songwriter, writer, and podcaster; member of band Bratmobile
Science Holly Hagen, professor, College of Global Public Health, New York University, and director of the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research Paul Stamets, mycologist
Faculty and staff Stephanie Coontz, historian Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington Elizabeth Kutter, biologist Miranda Mellis, author Bill Ransom, science fiction author Gail Tremblay, poet and artist Willi Unsoeld, mountaineer (deceased)
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