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Reta Beebe - professor emeritus in the Astronomy Department, best known for participation in the Voyager mission (Faculty and staff)
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David Boje - author; current NMSU endowed Bank of America professor of management (Faculty and staff)
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James Cuffey - former professor in astronomy, known for photoelectric photometry (Faculty and staff)
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Garrey Carruthers - former NMSU President and Dean of College of Business; former governor of New Mexico (Faculty and staff)
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Frank Harary - mathematician, specialized in graph theory (Faculty and staff)
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Delano Lewis - founding director of New Mexico State University's International Relations Institute (Faculty and staff)
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Mark Medoff - playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor (Faculty and staff)
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Antonya Nelson - English professor at NMSU; author (Faculty and staff)
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Burl Noggle - professor, American historian (Faculty and staff)
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Cyrus Nowrasteh - screenwriter and director (Faculty and staff)
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Fred T. Plog, III-archaeologist, anthropologist, author (Faculty and staff)
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Gerald W. Thomas - NMSU President Emeritus, 1970–1984 (Faculty and staff)
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Edward O. Thorp - mathematician best known for writing the book Beat the Dealer and co-inventing the first wearable computer; Associate Professor of Mathematics 1961–65 (Faculty and staff)
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Clyde Tombaugh - astronomer best known for his discovery of Pluto; former professor of astronomy (Faculty and staff)
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John A. D. Cooper - physician and educator
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Alan Hale - astronomer famous for discovering the Hale-Bopp Comet
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Bill Inmon - computer scientist, recognized as the father of data warehouse
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Paul W. Klipsch - audio pioneer; founder of Klipsch and Associates; namesake of the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NMSU
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Jaron Lanier - writer, computer scientist, composer, and virtual reality pioneer
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Kathy Lueders - engineer, NASA Associate Administrator of Human Exploration and Operations (HEO)
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Rose Marie Pangborn - scientist, pioneer in the sensory analysis of food
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Harold Reitsema - astronomer, part of the teams that discovered Larissa and Telesto
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Mark W. Spong - roboticist; Dean of Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Paul Carpenter Standley - botanist
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Sarah Stewart - research scientist, pioneer in the field of viral oncology, co-discovered the first polyomavirus
(Science, medicine, and technology) (Alumni) -
Norma Bixby - member of the Montana House of Representatives
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Donald Bratton - politician
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
William Burt - Republican member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Michael L. Connor - United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
David Coss - US politician and former mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Lee Cotter - Republican member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Candy Ezzell - Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Edgar Franklin Foreman, Jr. - motivational speaker in Dallas who served one term in the United States House of Representatives
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Gregory J. Fouratt - former United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Chuck Franco - game warden, police officer, undersheriff, current First Gentleman of New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Mary Helen Garcia - Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Mary Jane Garcia - former member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Ron Griggs - politician
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
David Campos Guaderrama - United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Gary King - Attorney General of New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Lester Lyles - former Air Force general, currently Chairman of the Board for USAA
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Patrick H. Lyons - politician from New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
John McEneny - politician
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Ken Miyagishima - mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Howie Morales - Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Steven Neville - Republican member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Steve Pearce - US Representative for New Mexico
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Renee Schulte - Iowa State Representative
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
William Sharer - Republican member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Roosevelt Skerrit - Prime Minister of Dominica
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
William Soules - Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
James Edward Wharton - United States Army Brigadier General, killed in action during World War II
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Pat Woods - Republican member of the New Mexico Senate
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Bob Wooley - Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
(Law, politics, military and government) (Alumni) -
Kevin Johnson - CEO of Starbucks Corporation
(Business) (Alumni) -
Dave Lopez - telecommunications executive
(Business) (Alumni) -
Lee K. Abbott - writer; professor emeritus of English at Ohio State University
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Subhankar Banerjee - photographer, author and activist
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Denise Chavez - author, playwright and stage director
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Leroy Quintana - poet, Vietnam veteran
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Willard Hughes Rollings - author and scholar of Native American history and of the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Larry Torres - linguist and lecturer on Southwestern culture
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Martin Guevara Urbina - writer, professor, and researcher; as a sociologist and criminologist, works on Latina and Latino issues in the United States
(Academia, arts, and literature) (Alumni) -
Willie Adams - former NFL defensive end
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Andre Anderson - former CFL defensive tackle for the BC Lions
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Pervis Atkins - NFL running back, played for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Leo Barker - NFL linebacker, played for the Cincinnati Bengals
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Greg Bearman - CFL defensive back
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Rich Beem - professional golfer with a three PGA Tour wins including 2002 PGA Championship
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Jim Bostic - NBA forward
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Randy Brown - NBA guard
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Bart Bryant - professional golfer with three PGA Tour wins
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Tom Byrum - professional golfer with one PGA Tour win
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Joe Campbell - NFL defensive end, played for the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Steve Colter - NBA guard
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Charlie Criss - NBA guard
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Andy Dorris - NFL defensive end, played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and Houston Oilers
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Andre Francis - former FL defensive back
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Bob Gaiters - NFL running back, played for the NY Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Roy Gerela - NFL placekicker, played for the Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Jim Germany - CFL running back, played for the Edmonton Eskimos, was an All-Star and part of 5 Grey Cup championship teams
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Jonte Green - NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Duriel Harris - NFL wide receiver, played for the Miami Dolphins
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Steve Haskins - professional golfer with two Web.com Tour wins
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Lou Henson - former coach of New Mexico State and University of Illinois men's basketball
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Davon House - NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Bobby Humphrey - NFL wide receiver, played for the NY Jets and Denver Broncos
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Martin Iti - basketball player
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Bob Jackson - former NFL running back
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Charley Johnson - NFL quarterback, played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos ; full professor of Chemical Engineering at NMSU; member of the Denver Broncos Ring of Honor
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Walter Johnson - NFL defensive lineman, played for the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals; three-time Pro Bowl (1967, 1968, 1969); member of the College Football Hall of Fame
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
LaTraia Jones - football coach; former player at University of Wyoming
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Reggie Jordan - NBA guard
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Sam Lacey - NBA center
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Billy Ray Locklin - former CFL defensive lineman
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Kerry Locklin - college football coach
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Denvis Manns - football running back, famous for rushing for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons in college
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Anita Maxwell - former WNBA forward for the Cleveland Rockers, only basketball player (male or female) in school history to have her uniform number (40) retired
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Kyle Nelson - NFL long snapper
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Michael New - former basketball player and coach of the Milton Keynes Lions
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Jerry Nuzum - NFL running back, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Cliff Olander - gridiron football quarterback
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
J. R. Patton - stock car racing driver
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Buck Pierce - CFL quarterback, played for the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Joe Pisarcik - NFL quarterback, played for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles; best remembered for his role in a 1978 play that has since been referred to as "The Fumble" by NY Giants fans and "The Miracle at the Meadowlands" by Philadelphia Eagles fans
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Ron Porterfield - Major League Baseball athletic trainer
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Tony Sanchez - head football coach at UNLV
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Joe Schmiesing - former NFL defensive lineman, played for the St. Louis Cardinals
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Siddeeq Shabazz - Canadian Football League linebacker
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Alena Sharp - professional golfer on the LPGA Tour
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Pascal Siakam - NBA forward
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Danny Villanueva - NFL placekicker, played for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys. Media entertainment entrepreneur
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Gary Ward - former baseball coach for Oklahoma State University and New Mexico State University
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Walt Williams - NFL cornerback, played for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
John Williamson - NBA guard
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Tony Wragge - former NFL offensive lineman for various teams
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Fredd Young - NFL linebacker; played for the Seattle Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts; four-time Pro Bowler (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987); two-time All-Pro (1984, 1987); member of the Seattle Seahawks 35th Anniversary Team
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Jahmar Young - NBA guard
(Athletics) (Alumni) -
Scott Bailey - actor
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
David James Baker - filmmaker
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Baxter Black - cowboy poet; radio and television commentator
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Kira Davis - film producer
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
William Frankfather - actor
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Barbara Funkhouser - journalist, first woman to serve as editor of the El Paso Times (1980–1986)
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Alvy Ray Smith - co-founder of Pixar
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Brittany Toll - Miss New Mexico 2011
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Franc Luz - Movie and Television Actor
(Entertainment, film, news and television) (Alumni) -
Jorge A. Rojas - general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
(Other) (Alumni) -
Clara Belle Williams (1885–1994) - first African-American graduate of the university (English, 1937)
(Other) (Alumni)
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