The list of University of Houston people includes notable alumni, former students, and faculty of the University of Houston. Class years usually indicate the year of a graduation unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown.

Legend The following abbreviations and notes are used to represent UH schools and colleges: Abbr. Meaning Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts C.T. Bauer College of Business College of Education Cullen College of Engineering Honors College Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership University of Houston Law Center College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics College of Nursing Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine College of Optometry College of Pharmacy Graduate College of Social Work College of Technology Hobby School of Public Affairs FS Former student (did not graduate)

Alumni

Academia Name Class year School Degree Notability Reference1965, 1964NSMM.S., B.S.Philosopher; professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara1980CLASSM.A.Expert on public energy policy1980, 1978, 1976CLASSPh.D., M.A., B.S.Former president of the American Psychological Association 2002, 1996SOCIALPh.D., M.S.W.Scholar and researcher in social work; author, speaker, and professor at University of HoustonC. Brené Brown , University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.1979EDUEd.DFormer president of the University of Houston–Downtown and San Antonio College1970CLASSM.A., B.A.President, University of Texas at Brownsville; was awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomA Well-Deserved Honor. Alumline, Nov 2022, pp. 6–7. The University of Houston. Retrieved 2022-11-17.1964NSMB.S.Former president of Texas Tech University and the University of Tulsa1973B.S.13th chancellor of The Texas A&M University System and former Texas House representative1977BAUERD.B.A.President of the University of Houston–Clear Lake1961,1949EDUPh.D, M.Ed.First president of the University of Texas at San Antonio; former president of Sam Houston State University, the University of Texas at El Paso, and Alvin Community College1949BAUERB.B.A.Real estate developer and former chairman of the University of Houston System Board of Regents

Arts and media Architecture

Entertainment and performing arts

Journalism

Literature

Visual arts

Athletics Baseball

Basketball

Bobsled

Bodybuilding

Breakdancing

Football

Golf

Gymnastics

Swimming and diving

Tennis

Track and field

Volleyball

Business

Government, politics, and law Government

Politics

Law and law enforcement

Religion

Science and technology Astronauts

Other scientists and engineers

Other

Honorary degrees Individuals who have received honorary degrees from the University of HoustonHonorary Degree Recipients. University of Houston. Retrieved 2018-07-09. include Edward Albee, Donald Barthelme, Irvin Borish, George H. W. Bush, Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, Ernesto Cortes, Hugh Roy Cullen, Jan de Hartog, Loretta Devine, Christoph Eschenbach, Cristina Rivera Garza, David Gockley, Glenn Goerke, Barron Hilton, Eric Hilton, Gerald D. Hines, Oveta Culp Hobby, William P. Hobby Jr., Philip Guthrie Hoffman, Brien Holden, Philip Johnson, Edith Irby Jones, Bob Lanier, Jacques-Louis Lions, Lyle Lovett,"Now Playing ... Creative Coogs" by Mike Emery & Eric Gerber. University of Houston Magazine, Fall 2014. Jim McIngvale, Carlos Menem, George P. Mitchell, François Mitterrand, John Moores, Robert Mosbacher, Jim Nantz, Edison E. Oberholtzer, Rod Paige, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ruth Simmons, Dinesh Singh, Song Jian, Margaret Spellings, Ron Stone, Herman D. Suit, Jack Valenti, Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, Welcome W. Wilson Sr., and Daniel Yergin. (Bold names indicate UH alumni.)

Faculty and staff Administration

Athletics

Government, politics, and law

Liberal arts

Performing arts

Visual arts

Science and technology

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