List of alumni of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Academia Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences 1948 PhD Pioneer of Navajo and Zuni cultural studies; professor of anthropology at San Francisco State University and Cornell University1980Dean of the University of Colorado Law School, United Nations Special Rapporteur 1995Associate professor of geology at Purdue University1959Academic and sports historianGeologist on the faculty of Harvard University One of the founders of integrating Native American studies with science disciplines1927 BADean of Women at the University of New Mexico1980Mathematician, computer scientist, and professor at the University of Tennessee1968Dean of USC Marshall School of Business1938Associate dean of the Rackham Graduate School2009 PhDArt historian; professor at the University of OklahomaProfessor of zoology and curator of amphibians and reptiles at Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Dr. Lee Fitzgerald 1985Head of the department of physics at the University of Arkansas2003Quantum physicist and professor of physics and computer science at Wilfrid Laurier University2001 BAWomen's studies researcher on faculty at University of Arizonanon-degreedSocial anthropologist who founded the Women's Studies College at SUNY Buffalo1960 BBAPresident of Brooklyn College1965 MA1986 BAChair of the history department at Saint Louis University; director of Saint Louis University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance StudiesProfessor of teacher education at the Santa Fe Community College1944 BAMedical and cultural anthropologist at the University of Kentucky and its Medical Center1989 MSEgyptologist; associate professor of ancient scripture emeritus at Brigham Young University1948 MSProfessor of geology at California Institute of TechnologyMAProfessor of history at Texas A&M International University2001 MAGenetic anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University2006 PhD
Art and architecture Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences 1968 BFA Abstract artist and painter1966Artist and painterConger, William. William Conger official website, CV. Retrieved May 1, 2018.1980Interdisciplinary artist who worked in photography, video, and performance1951Painter and printmaker1933 BAPainter, Navajo code talker, and linguist1986Fine art photographer1974Contemporary painter and educatorFine, Ruth. "Passages," Luscious: Paintings and drawings by Wendy Edwards, Providence, RI: Brown University, David Winton Bell Gallery, 2019.1975 MArchArchitect and town plannerPainterPhotographer1974ArtistMFAArtistArchitect1977 MFAPhotographer and installation artist1983 MAPhotographer and video artist1985 MFA1961 MAArtist, known for abstract paintingsMFAArtist
Business Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences 1970 Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission1964Chairman and CEO of Essence Communications Inc.1968Co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies 1940Geologist and CEO of Sundance Oil Company
Entertainment Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences Country musician2001Musician, composer, and winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for MusicCissy KingSinger and dancer; featured performer on The Lawrence Welk Show "Group is Formed to Aid Flagstead". New Mexico Lobo, April 10, 1967. p. 1John LewisJazz pianist, composer and arrangerABC News correspondentActress and director2005 2008Grammy Awards-winning producer, drummer, composer, and writer1996Fox Business Network anchor
Law Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences1960Chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme CourtJudy Giannettino, "Hispanic Justice Honored", Albuquerque Journal (February 15, 1998), p. B1, B5.Lawyer, special counsel for the United States Department of Energy during the Carter Administration 1953 JD United States federal judge 1981Chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court1976United States federal judge1984Former United States attorney for the District of New Mexico; controversially dismissedFormer judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims1984New Mexico attorney generalChief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court; Governor of New MexicoSenior partner of the law firm Kirkland & Ellis1983Chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court1989 JDFirst Native American woman to be a state district judge in the United States
Literature and journalism Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences 1951 Author and essayist, known for his novel The Monkey Wrench Gang 1956 BA PoetHorror novelist1963 BAAuthor and humanitarian, best known for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima1968 MA1972 MA1973Novelist, screenwriter, and journalistWriter and poet1976Former United States Poet Laureate, writer, musician, and activist1963Author of books for children and adults1975Journalist and science writer1989BiographerPoetShort story writer1997 BAWriter, essayist, and taxi driver1962Poet and columnist1974Author and magazine editor1969 BAWriter and key figure in the Native American RenaissanceScience fiction novelist and screenwriter
Military Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences BS United States Navy rear admiral1978 BSAir National Guard major general1968United States Marine Corps four-star general; former assistant commandant of the Marine Corps
Politics Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences 1953 Governor of New MexicoWyoming House of Representatives1972First ambassador of the Chickasaw Nation to the United States (1995–2013)1985Lieutenant governor of Florida1975Mayor of AlbuquerqueFormer chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico1971Lieutenant governor of New Mexico1954United States Senate1994 Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior; United States House of Representatives20061945First United States Secretary of Education1975Governor of New Mexico; 2012 and 2016 presidential candidate1987Ambassador of Iraq to Saudi Arabia, ambassador of Iraq to JapanGovernor of New Mexico1975Member of the New York City CouncilMichelle Lujan Grisham1981Governor of New Mexico and United States House of RepresentativesGovernor of New Mexico and chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court1968First African American to serve in the New Mexico House of Representatives1946Utah State Senate and Utah House of Representatives1974New Mexico Senate and New Mexico House of Representatives1979 JD1972 JDUnited States House of RepresentativesKansas SenateNew Mexico House of RepresentativesBASecretary of state of New MexicoMA1978 JDFormer lieutenant governor of Maryland; the eldest of Robert F. Kennedy's children1977 JDUnited States House of Representatives; United States Senate1995 JDFormer member of the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee
Science, technology, and medicine Alumnus Class NotabilityReferencesAleksandra Faust2014 PhDAI researcher and research director at Google DeepMind Kathy Lueders 1986 First woman to head NASA's human spaceflight program 1966 BSPhysician and director of the Indian Health Service1967 BA1970 MA1974 MD
Sports Alumnus Class NotabilityReferences 1966 WAC Cross-Country and Mile Championship 1959 Educator and swimming coach 2006 Former NFL wide receiverHank Baskett PGA Tour winner 2010 Former NFL offensive tackle All-American middle-distance runner and international athlete Former NFL offensive lineman Israeli runner Former NFL player, first-round draft pick, and two-time Super Bowl winner 1978 Former NBA player Soccer player 1997 College basketball coach Mixed martial artist competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship Wrestler and mixed martial artist for the UFC Former NFL offensive tackle Baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants NBA player 1987 Head women's basketball coach at University of Oregon WWE wrestler and a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family Major League Baseball player Professional golfer on the PGA Tour 2004 First woman to score in a Division I college football game and a college football bowl game Professional association football player Former NFL player Professional mixed martial arts fighter, former UFC bantamweight champion Football player 1971 Head football coach, San Diego State University 1991 Former NBA player and the first Australian to play in the NBA 1990 Former NFL player Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies Former NFL All-Pro running backDon Perkins Soccer player for Real Salt Lake s1970 Former NFL and CFL player Major League Baseball player Football player 1999 Former NBA player, 1st Round draft pick in 1999 for Rockets, then 76ers and KingsKenny Thomas 2000 Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1970 Former NFL player and Super Bowl champion
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