List of University of Idaho people

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Idaho and a list of its presidents.

Alumni

Jesse Buchanan - tenth [|president] of the university, previously dean of engineering; B.S.C.E. '27, M.S. '29
Lawrence Henry Chamberlain - former dean of Columbia College and vice president of Columbia University ; B.S. '30
C. Scott Green - nineteenth president of the university ; Class of '84
James Henry Meyer - chancellor of the University of California, Davis from 1969-1987; B.S. '47

William Agee - business executive; Class of '60
John Ascuaga - owner of Nugget casino in Sparks, Nevada; Class of '51
Jack Lemley - construction manager for Europe's Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel," the undersea rail tube linking England and France; Class of '60
Frank Shrontz - former chairman and CEO of Boeing; LL.B. '54

Anthony Curcio - former Vandal football player; real estate investor; masterminded one of the most elaborate armored car heists in history

Kelli Johnson, sports anchor for NBC Sports Bay Area, Class of 1998
Michael Kirk, documentary filmmaker and co-creator of Frontline; Class of '71
Otis Livingston, sportscaster for WCBS-TV in New York
David Neiwert, Seattle-based investigative journalist and blogger ; contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center; author of Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us ; Class of 1984

Steven Amstrup - polar bear researcher and conservationist; M.S. '75
Thomas Gibson - aerospace engineer and entrepreneur; B.S. '22
Thomas Mueller - rocket engineer and rocket engine designer; a founding employee of SpaceX
Malcolm Renfrew - polymer chemist, inventor, and professor emeritus; contributor to the development of Teflon; Class of '32, M.S. '34
Bob Twiggs - rocket scientist; inventor of the CubeSat technology; Class of '61

Kristin Armstrong, cyclist; 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic gold medalist ; Class of '95
Hec Edmundson, state's first Olympian in 1912 ; Class of 1910
Dan O'Brien, 1996 Olympic gold medalist, three-time world champion; Class of '93
Joachim Olsen, 2004, Olympic bronze medalist for Denmark and NCAA champion; Class of '02
Chris Stokes, five-time Olympic bobsledder for Jamaica; Class of '87
Angela Whyte, 2004 Olympic finalist ; 2008 representative for Canada; four-time NCAA All-American; Class of '03

Bob Dillinger - MLB third baseman; three-time AL stolen base champion; Class of '40
Frank Reberger - MLB pitcher ; Class of '66
Ken Schrom - MLB pitcher ; former Vandal quarterback; Class of '77
Bill Stoneman - MLB pitcher ; threw two MLB no-hitters; GM of L.A. Angels ; Class of '66

Steve Belko - head coach at Idaho State and Oregon; third commissioner of Big Sky Conference; also starred in football for Vandals; Class of '39
Hec Edmundson - basketball and track coach at UI and Washington; Class of 1910
Gordon Herbert - played for the Vandals from 1979–82, subsequently played professional basketball mainly in Finland; coached mainly in Europe, winning the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup as head coach of Germany; Class of '82
Gus Johnson - NBA star ; played for Vandals during the 1962–63 season; Class of '64
Dan Monson - head coach at Eastern Washington University; formerly at Gonzaga, Minnesota and Long Beach State; Class of '85
Don Monson - head coach at UI and Oregon; father of Dan Monson; Class of '55
Don Newman - head coach at Arizona State and NBA assistant coach ; Big Sky player of the year

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The following individuals have held the office of president of the University of Idaho:
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