List of Washington State University people
Appearance
The Washington State University Alumni Association defines an alumnus as anyone who was a student at WSU and is no longer attending. This page lists accomplished alumni and faculty members of WSU.
Nobel laureates
- Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize, 1970, recipient for "Green Revolution", honorary doctorate recipient from WSU
- Irwin Rose, 1948, 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner for research in immune defense and proteins; discoveries may lead to development of drugs to combat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, and cervical cancer; first year of undergraduate study was at WSU; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2005
- Nobel Prize in literature, visiting faculty, 1968–69
Notable alumni
Academe
- Judith A. Bense, academic; president of University of West Florida
- Claremont University Center, University of Iowa, Grinnell Collegeand American Association of Higher Education; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1965
- Lawrence Livermore National Labs, and Mobility Systems Inc.
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- Stanford Research Institute; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1979
- Henry Heald, 1923 B.S. civil engineering, president of Ford Foundation, New York University, Illinois Institute of Technology, and American Society for Engineering Education; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1962
- American West
- Miller/Hull Partnership; architecture professor at University of Washington; chair of UW Department of Architecture 2007–15
- MIT; best known for being author of widely used calculustextbook
- Jon Wefald, former president of Kansas State University
Animal husbandry
- Helen Elaine Freeman, conservationist and endangered species advocate; specialized in saving snow leopards
- Ivan Peterson, 1942 D.V.M., member of Alpha Tau Omega; president of Sphinx Club and of Crimson Court; veterinarian in California; worked with television series Lassie; friend to Jane Goodall and helped sponsor her chimpanzee research; died in 1967
The arts, literature and media
- Sherman Alexie, 1994 B.A. American studies, author and filmmaker; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2003
- Rudy Autio, sculptor, best known for figurative ceramic vessels
- Cindy Brunson, 1996 B.A. communications/broadcasting, ESPN anchor, Pac-12 Networks commentator
- Ana Cabrera, 2004 B.A. communications, CNN reporter and anchor
- Betty Feves, artist
- Deborah Gardner, Peace Corps volunteer murdered in Tonga in 1976; subject of American Taboo by Philip Weiss
- Art Gilmore, 1931, voice actor and announcer
- Keith Jackson, 1954 B.A. sports communications, ABC-TV sports commentator; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1978
- Edward Kienholz, pop art installation artist
- Grace Kim, cofounder of Schemata Workshop architecture firm in Seattle; cohousing expert; author of The Survival Guide to Architectural Internship and Career Development; commissioner of the Seattle Planning Commission.
- Far Side cartoonist; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1990
- Blake Lewis, American Idol Season 6 runner-up
- Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, studied chemical engineering for a year at Washington State
- Scott MacDonald, television actor
- Patrick F. McManus, outdoor humor writer; studied at Washington State College before it became Washington State University
- Edward R. Murrow, 1930 B.A. speech, journalist for CBS; "father of television news broadcasting"; WWII radio correspondent; Hear It Now radio program host; See It Now television program host; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1963
- Krist Novoselic, 2016 B.S. social sciences, founding member and bassist for grunge band Nirvana
- Barry Serafin, 1986 B.A. humanities, ABC News correspondent; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1991
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- Clyfford Still, 1935 MFA, abstract expressionist painter,
- Frances Yeend, lyric soprano opera singer
Business
- philanthropist; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999
- Clint Cole, co-founder of Heartstream, creator of first automatic external defibrillator (AED) for commercial use; co-founder of Digilent, a Pullman electronics manufacturer
- Nick Huzar, 1999 B.A. MIS. CEO of OfferUp
- Jamie Kern Lima, 1999 B.A. business administration, co-founder of IT Cosmetics
- Robert L. Phillips, 1976 B.A. economics and B.A. mathematics author, entrepreneur and professor
- Mark Suwyn, 1967 Ph.D. inorganic chemistry, CEO of NewPage Corp.; former chair and CEO of Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 1996–2004; former executive at International Paper and E.I. DuPont; member and former chair of WSU Foundation Board of Trustees
- Greg Pender, 2009 B.A. marketing. Former CEO of Channel Control Merchants, Chief of Staff at Nordstrom Rack. Board member, consultant and advisor
Government, law and politics
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- Svend Auken, 1962, Danish politician, Minister of Environmental Affairs 1993–2001
- John C. Early, American colonial administrator in the Philippines
- US Ambassador to Belgium 1957–59; member of board of governors of New York Stock Exchange; president of Investment Bankers Association of America; chaired GOP National Finance Committee; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1963
- Walt Horan, politician; Republican member of United States House of Representatives for ten terms
- Governor of Washington
- Washington State House of Representativesrepresenting 49th Legislative District
- Sid Morrison, 1954 B.S. horticulture, US Congressman, 1981–93, Washington's 4th District
- US Senatorrepresenting Washington
- Washington State Supreme Courtjudge; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1979
- George Nethercutt, 1967 B.A. English, US Congressman, 1995–2005
- Washington Secretary of State
- Robert A. Roe, Democrat representing New Jersey in US House of Representatives for over 23 years
Humanities
- Gary J. Coleman, general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Timothy Leary, 1946 M.S. psychology
- Laurence Peter, 1963 Ed.D., co-author of international best seller The Peter Principle: Why Things Go Wrong; author of three sequels, The Peter Prescription, The Peter Plan, and The Peter Pyramid; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980
- William Julius Wilson, 1966 Ph.D. sociology, wrote The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass and Public Policy and The Declining Significance of Race; one of nine people to receive National Medal of Science; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1988
Military
- James Fleming, colonel in US Air Force; helicopter pilot; Medal of Honor recipient for life-saving actions at Duc Co, South Vietnam in 1968
- Charles Ross Greening, 1936 B.S. Fine Arts, colonel in US Air Force; captained the Hari Kari-er in the Doolittle Raid of Japan
- Robert Higgins, 1957 B.S. pharmacy, navy rear admiral, deputy surgeon general, and Medical Corps chief; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2002
- US Air Force who gained worldwide attention when he became conscientious objector to protest Vietnam War
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps(NOAA Corps); fourth director of NOAA Corps (1990–1995)
- Ronald J. Shurer II, 2001 B.A. Business Administration, Staff Sergeant and US Army Special Forces Medic; recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in the Battle of Shok Valley, 2008 in Afghanistan
Science, space and technology
- AIDS patients in the mid-1990s; nephew of Philip Abelson and Neva Abelson; received the WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004
- Neva Abelson, 1934 B.S. chemistry, developed blood test for Rh disease; wife of Philip Abelson; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1989
- Philip Abelson, 1933 B.S. chemistry, 1935 M.S. physics, "father of the nuclear-fueled submarine"; Manhattan Project participant; editor of Science; husband of Neva Abelson; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1962
- Gary L. Bennett, scientist and engineer, specializing in aerospace and energy
- State University of New York at Stony Brook; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983
- William A. Bugge, 1922 B.S. civil engineering, Washington director of highways 1949–63; project director for design and construction of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) System in San Francisco; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980
- Clint Cole, co-founder of Heartstream, creator of first automatic external defibrillator (AED) for commercial use; co-founder of Digilent, a Pullman electronics manufacturer
- John Fabian, 1962 B.S. mechanical engineering, NASA astronaut; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983
- Hary Gunarto, 1988 Ph.D. electrical & computer engineering, Professor Emeritus of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
- Sharon Hillier, 1982 Ph.D. Bacteriology and Public Health, faculty member of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Charles Glen King, 1918 B.S. chemistry, leading authority on Vitamin C; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1964
- SIGCOMM Award winner; member of National Academy of Engineering
- Wajih Owais, Jordanian professor and researcher; chairman of board of directors of King Abdullah University Hospital;t President of Jordan University of Science and Technology
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity
- Irwin Rose, 1948, 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner for research in immune defense and proteins; discoveries may lead to development of drugs to combat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, and cervical cancer; first year of undergraduate study was at WSU; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2005
- Karl Sax, 1916 B.S. horticulture, radiation biologist and geneticist; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1966
- Edmund Schweitzer, 1977 Ph.D. electrical engineering, founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
- Melissa Skala, 2002 B.S., cancer researcher and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Morgridge Institute for Research
- Orville Vogel, 1939 Ph.D. agronomy, wheat breeder whose findings sparked "Green Revolution"; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1977
- Allan Wilson, 1957 M.S. zoology, evolutionist; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1990
Sports and athletics
- Hamza Abdullah, former NFL safety for Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, and Arizona Cardinals
- strong safety for Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs
- Washington Redskins
- Mike Akiu, football player
- Josh Akognon, member of the Nigeria national basketball team
- Edmonton Eskimos
- Dominique Arnold, 1996, track & field NCAA champion; American record holder in 110m high hurdles (12.90)
- Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers
- Byron Bailey, former NFL running back for Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers
- LaVar Ball, former basketball and football player
- Washington Redskins
- guard for Seattle SuperSonics
- punter for Cleveland Browns
- Aron Baynes, NBA center for San Antonio Spurs; 2014 NBA champion
- Pat Beach, former NFL tight end
- Todd Belitz, former MLB pitcher
- Leon Bender, drafted by Oakland Raiders in 1998, but died before playing an NFL game
- Troy Bienemann, NFL tight end for Arizona Cardinals
- Philadelphia Warriors in BAA
- 1993 NFL Draft
- Washington Redskins
- Ed Bouchee, former MLB first baseman for Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets
- Canadian College Draft
- Bob Bratkowski, current offensive coordinator for NFL's Cincinnati Bengals
- Bobo Brayton, 1950 B.A. physical education, 1959 M.S. physical education, former WSU baseball coach
- Ed Brett, former NFL defensive end
- Alex Brink, NFL quarterback for Houston Texans
- Steve Broussard, NFL running back and WSU assistant football coach
- Mkristo Bruce, NFL defensive end for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Deone Bucannon, NFL inside linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
- Michael Bumpus, wide receiver with Seattle Seahawks
- Joe Burks, former NFL center
- Greg Burns, defensive backs coach for Kansas State University
- Lewis Bush, former linebacker for San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs
- Hugh Campbell, former head coach of Houston Oilers
- Ron Cey, MLB third baseman, six-time All-Star; graduate of Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma
- Cliff Chambers, former MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals
- John Chaplin, 1963 B.A. geography, WSU track & field coach, 2000 US Olympic coach
- NFL Rookie of the Year
- Erik Coleman, defensive back for Atlanta Falcons
- Don Collins, NBA player for Atlanta Hawks
- fullback; signed with Philadelphia Eaglesin 2008
- Gene Conley, MLB All-Star and NBA player; first person to win championship in both sports
- Joe Danelo, former NFL placekicker
- Devard Darling, NFL wide receiver for Baltimore Ravens
- middle linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
- Jason David, NFL cornerback for New Orleans Saints
- Steve Dildine, linebacker for San Francisco 49ers
- James Donaldson, former NBA center
- Dan Doornink, former running back for New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks; practicing MD of internal medicine
- Morris Trophy
- Dave Edler, former MLB third baseman for Seattle Mariners
- Washington Redskins, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Craig Ehlo, former NBA player for Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks
- Garner Ekstran, former CFL defensive end for Saskatchewan Roughriders, winner of 1966 Grey Cup
- Jack Elway, football head coach at Stanford and San Jose State, father of Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway
- Washington Redskins
- Mark Fields, former linebacker and Pro Bowl selection for New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers
- Danielle Fisher, at 20, youngest person to summit tallest mountain on each continent (2005)
- Isaac Fontaine, former NBA guard for Memphis Grizzlies
- safety for Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings
- Rodrigo de la Fuente, Spanish basketball player, formerly with FC Barcelona
- Arena Football League
- Jason Gesser, quarterback for Utah Blaze of Arena Football League
- Pac-10 defensive MVP and special teams captain of New Orleans Saints; Congressional Gold Medalrecipient
- Phil Glover, linebacker for Tampa Bay Storm
- Ed Goddard, former All-American quarterback and NFL player
- AFL All-Star safety for San Diego Chargers
- Dan Grayson, American gridiron football player
- Brad Greenberg, current head men's basketball coach at Radford University
- Ken Greene, former NFL safety for St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers
- Jason Hanson, 1993 B.S., Zoo., longtime NFL placekicker for Detroit Lions
- Glenn Harper, former CFL punter and winner of Grey Cup
- Charles Harris, offensive lineman for Tennessee Titans
- Tony Harris (1970–2007), pro basketball player
- Jerome Harrison, former NCAA All-American and running back for Cleveland Browns
- James Hasty, former Pro Bowl cornerback for Kansas City Chiefs
- Scott Hatteberg, former MLB first baseman for Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds
- Chris Hayes, former defensive back and Super Bowl XXXI champion for Green Bay Packers
- All-American in 1930; eight-time All-Pro with New York Giants; received WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983; member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Mark Hendrickson, former NBA player and MLB pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jason Hill, NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
- Alex Hoffman-Ellis, football linebacker
- Jerry Houghton, former NFL offensive tackle
- Washington Redskins
- Erik Howard, former defensive tackle and member of two Super Bowl championship teams
- Washington Redskins
- Ike Iroegbu (born 1995), American-born Nigerian basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Bernard Jackson, former NFL defensive back
- Chris Jackson, wide receiver for AFL's Philadelphia Soul
- Tim Jankovich, men's basketball head coach at Illinois State University
- Eldon Jenne, former Olympic track and field athlete; head football and basketball coach at Pacific University
- Brian Kelly, former wide receiver and member of Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Allan Kennedy, former NFL offensive tackle
- Samson Kimobwa, retired distance runner from Kenya
- Mike Kinkade, 2000 Olympic baseball gold medalist; played in Chicago Cubs organization
- Peter Koech, 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 3,000m steeplechase
- Julius Korir, 1984 Olympic steeplechase champion
- Bernard Lagat, 2000, two-time Olympic track & field medalist in 1500m
- 1998 NFL Draft
- Washington Redskins
- Keith Lincoln, former NFL running back; record 206 yards rushing in 1964 American Football League Championship Game for San Diego Chargers, two-time Pro Bowl MVP
- Rian Lindell, kicker for the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks
- track & fielddistance running championships
- Chad Little, former NASCAR driver
- Don Long, MLB hitting coach for Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds
- Rien Long, 2003, only WSU player to win Outland Trophy, NFL defensive tackle for Tennessee Titans
- Dan Lynch, former first-team AP All-American football lineman, 1984
- John Marshall, defensive coordinator for Seattle Seahawks
- Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back with New Orleans Saints
- Rob Meier, former NFL defensive end for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Keith Millard, former NFL defensive lineman
- Gardner Minshew, NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, and Indianapolis Colts
- Singor Mobley, former NFL safety for Dallas Cowboys
- Tom Niedenfuer, former MLB relief pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers
- Washington Redskins
- Paul Noce, former MLB shortstop for Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds
- John Olerud, former MLB first baseman for Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners
- Karl Paymah, NFL cornerback for Denver Broncos
- Scott Pelluer, former NFL linebacker for New Orleans Saints
- Brian Quinnett, former NBA player for New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks
- Pete Rademacher, Olympic gold medalist for boxing in 1956
- College Basketball Hall of Fame
- Israel Basketball Premier League
- Lisa Roman, Canadian Olympic gold medalist for rowing in summer 2020, member of the WSU Hall of Fame
- Henry Rono, former track & field world record holder in 10,000m, 5,000m, 3,000m, and 3,000m steeplechase
- Phoenix Cardinals; quarterbacks coach for WSU 2003–07
- Rob Ryan, former MLB outfielder for Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics
- Washington Redskins
- UC Davis
- Aaron Sele, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Doug Sisk, former MLB relief pitcher
- Howie Slater, former NFL fullback
- Jonathan McKenzi Smith, NFL running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- Raonall Smith, former NFL outside linebacker for St. Louis Rams
- Jack Spring, former MLB relief pitcher
- Wes Stock, former MLB pitcher for Baltimore Orioles
- Wayne Sutton, former head football coach at Louisiana State University
- Harland Svare, former NFL player for the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants; former head coach of the Rams and San Diego Chargers; former general manager of the Chargers
- NFL quarterbackknown as "Throwin' Samoan"
- Klay Thompson, four-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors shooting guard
- Lamont Thompson, former All-American and NFL safety for Tennessee Titans
- center for Seattle Seahawks
- 2003 NFL Draft; All-Pro cornerback for Seattle Seahawks
- offensive lineman for Detroit Lions; became paralyzed during a game against Los Angeles Ramsin 1991
- Jeff Varem, pro basketball player
- Ed Viesturs, 1987 D.V.M., one of 12 people in world and only American to climb 14 tallest mountains; unaided by supplemental oxygen
- Ian Waltz, eight-time NCAA All-American for discus and shot put, 2004 US Olympian for discus
- Ashley Walyuchow, 1994, athletic director University of Houston-Victoria; Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year
- Duke Washington, former running back for Philadelphia Eagles
- Kyle Weaver, pro basketball player
- Mike Wilson, former NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
- Cory Withrow, NFL center for San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings
- Paul Wulff, former NCAA All-American and WSU football head coach
Notable faculty
- Olusola Adesope, Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education
- James Asay, Institute of Shock Physics researcher; member of the National Academy of Engineering
- LeRoy Ashby, regents professor of history; twice Washington Professor of the Year; author of With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture Since 1830
- Amazon.com, RealNetworks and Billboardmagazine
- Buck Bailey, WSU baseball coach
- Josephine Thorndike Berry, head of the Department of Home Economics, State College of Washington
- V. N. Bhatia, former WSU Honors Program director; Knight of Denmark, Dannebrog Order
- Anjan Bose, electrical engineering professor and former dean; developed training simulators and computational tools for reliable power-system operation; member of the National Academy of Engineering
- Susmita Bose, Indian-American scientist and Herman and Brita Lindholm Endowed Chair Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University
- United States Ambassador to Moldova2008–2011, also WSU Ag Econ PhD graduate 1988
- Walter Clore, horticulture researcher; "father of the Washington wine industry"
- Clint Cole, co-founder of Heartstream, creator of the first automatic external defibrillator (AED) for commercial use; co-founder of Digilent, a local Pullman electronics manufacturer
- R. James Cook, plant pathologist, cropping systems and biotechnology researcher; led first field test of a genetically modified organism in the Pacific Northwest; member of the National Academy of Sciences
- Alfred W. Crosby, professor of history 1966–1977; coined the term "Columbian exchange" in his 1972 book of the same name; considered a founder of the field of environmental history[4]
- Rodney Croteau, leader in biosynthesis of cancer-fighting Taxol; expert on terpenoids; member of the National Academy of Sciences
- J. Thomas Dickinson, physicist, known for work in fracture, tribology and laser interactions with materials; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- William Henry Dietz ("Lone Star Dietz"), WSU football coach; won first annual Rose Bowl; professional football coach
- Don A. Dillman, sociologist; Regents Professor; Foley Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Policy; major contributor to modern survey methods; past president of the American Association of Public Opinion Research; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Gabriel Fielding, author in residence and professor of English.
- Elson S. Floyd, professor of Higher Education Administration; president of Washington State University
- Roald H. Fryxell, WSU professor of geoarchaeology in the Department of Anthropology; namesake of the Fryxell crater on the Moon
- Norman S. Golding, food scientist, inventor of Cougar Gold cheese
- Jeffrey Gramlich, professor of accounting
- Yogendra Gupta, physicist, director of WSU Institute for Shock Physics; Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- John Hirth, mechanical and materials engineer; characterized and modeled the behavior of materials at atomic and microstructural levels, including thin film formation useful to the semiconductor industry; member of the National Academy of Engineering
- writer-in-residence
- Mark G. Kuzyk, physicist, discoverer of the Kuzyk limit and the Kuzyk quantum gap
- Kelvin Lynn, materials scientist, renowned for "positron annihilation" research; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- dean and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Armand Mauss, former professor of sociology and religious studies; frequently published works relating to Mormonism
- Amy Mazur, Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Distinguished Professor in Political Science[5]
- Frances K. McSweeney, psychologist known for work on behavior and reinforcement, with findings on short-term changes in reinforcer effectiveness; WSU Meyer Distinguished Professor of Psychology; Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis
- Sue Peabody, Meyer Distinguished Professor of history
- Charles Pezeshki (Dr. Chuck), WSU professor of mechanical and materials engineering, 1998–present; past chair of the University Faculty Senate; founder and director of the Industrial Design Clinic
- Bhakta B. Rath, assistant professor of metallurgy and material Science; material physicist; head of the Materials Science and Component Technology of the United States Naval Research Laboratory
- V. Lane Rawlins, professor of economics and WSU president emeritus
- microelectromechanical systems
- Clarence A. "Bud" Ryan Jr., isolated and synthesized systemin, first polypeptide hormone found in plants, and discovered that plants produce natural insecticides in response to pest attacks; member of the National Academy of Sciences
- Michael Skinner, molecular and reproduction biologist; made discoveries in epigenetics including reduction in male fertility for four generations; his findings appeared in Discover magazine's "100 top science stories of 2005"
- Samuel H. Smith, WSU President Emeritus; former NATO post-doctoral fellow
- William Jasper Spillman, WSU professor of agriculture; wheat breeder; independently rediscovered Mendel's Law of Heredity; "father of agricultural economics
- Clyfford Still, abstract expressionist painter, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver
- Matthew Avery Sutton, WSU Professor of History; scholar of American evangelism
- Nobel Prize in literature, Visiting Faculty, 1968-69
- Orville Vogel, WSU and USDA wheat breeder; developer of semi-dwarf wheat varieties that fueled the Green Revolution; recipient of the National Medal of Science
- Diter von Wettstein, plant geneticist; internationally recognized for genetically modifying barley for brewing processes and disease resistance; National Academy of Sciences foreign associate; member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences
- Allen I. White, WSU professor of pharmacy faculty 1940–1960; dean of the WSU College of Pharmacy 1960–1979; pioneered off-campus training for the college
Notable regents
- Frances Penrose Owen, first woman on the WSU Board of Regents, serving 1957–1975
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