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List of North Carolina State University people

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The list of North Carolina State University people includes alumni, faculty, and chief executives of North Carolina State University.

Alumni, faculty, and former students

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Academics

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Athletics

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Patrick Bailey
Philip Rivers, NFL quarterback and Pro Bowler
David Thompson
Russell Wilson

Business

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Name Class Degree Notability Ref
Henry E. Bonitz 1893 architect; one of the first to attend and graduate from NCSU
Jim Goodnight BS, MS, and PhD in Statistics co-founder and CEO of SAS [79]
Hal Lawton 1996 President and CEO of Tractor Supply
Mohamed Mansour 1968 Textiles Egyptian businessman and politician; chairman of Mansour Group [80]
James W. Owens 1968, MT 1970, PhD 1973 Former CEO and chairman of Caterpillar Inc.
Dr. John Townsend 1977 BA award-winning author and consultant of leadership and organizational coaching
John Widman 1984 American luthier
Jeff Williams 1985 BS in mechanical engineering COO of Apple Inc.
Edgar S. Woolard Jr. 1956 BS in Industrial Engineering CEO of DuPont

Media and entertainment

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Lara Trump
Jill Wagner

Military

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Politics

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Name Class Degree Notability Ref
Nida Allam BS Durham County Commissioner and Third Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party [84]
Vernetta Alston BA member of the North Carolina House of Representatives [85]
June Atkinson 1996 EdD former North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction [86]
Chris Collins 1972 B.S.M.E. United States Representative from New York's 27th district [87]
Sarah Crawford BA member of the North Carolina House of Representatives [88]
John Edwards 1974 BS in textile technology Former United States Senator from North Carolina, 2004 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate [89]
Abdurrahim El-Keib 1984 PhD Electrical Engineering Engineering professor and interim prime minister of Libya [90]
Oliver Max Gardner 1903 BS Lawyer, businessman, and Governor of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933 [91]
Robert Gibbs BA in Political Science Former White House Press Secretary for Barack Obama [92]
J.D. Hayworth 1980 BA in Speech Communications and Political Science United States Congress, 6th District, Arizona [93]
James B. Hunt Jr. 1959

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BS in Agricultural Education

MS in Agricultural Economics

Four-term Governor of North Carolina [94]
Walter B. Jones attended 1962–1965 member, United States Congress, 3rd District, North Carolina [95]
Robert B. Jordan, III 1954 BS in Forestry Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1985–1989) [96]
H. Edward Knox 1960 BS in Agriculture Education Former State Senator and Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina 1979–1983
Yasonna Laoly Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia (2014–2024)
Ya Liu PhD in Sociology Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives [97]
Geoff Luxenberg BA Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Saige Martin 2020 MA in Art and Design One of two first openly gay people, and the first Latin member of the Raleigh City Council
Patrick McHenry attended 1997 Member, United States Congress, 10th District, North Carolina and former Speaker Pro Tempore of the United States House of Representatives [98]
Jeffrey McNeely 1986 member of the North Carolina House of Representatives [99]
Burley Mitchell 1966 BA Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice [100]
Wendell H. Murphy 1960 BS in Agriculture Former North Carolina Senate member [101]
Rajendra K. Pachauri 1972

1975

MS in Industrial Engineering

PhD in Industrial Engineering and Economics

Chaired the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore [102]
Hesham Qandil PhD Biological and Agriculture Engineering Former Prime Minister of Egypt [103]
Michael Robinson Activist for civil right and human rights
Glenn Rogers Member of the Texas House of Representatives (2021–Present)
Stephen M. Ross Masters of Public Administration (MPA) Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives [104]
Jason Saine attended 1991–1993 member of the North Carolina House of Representatives [105]
William Kerr Scott 1917 North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, Governor of North Carolina, and United States Senator [106]
Cheryl Stallings 1987

1999

BA in Psychology

PhD in Psychology

Member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners [107]
Steve Troxler 1974 BS in Conservation North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture and consumer services [108]
Tommy Vitolo BS Energy consultant and member of Massachusetts House of Representatives [109]

Science and technology

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  • Marshall Brain (M.S. Computer Science 1989, Instructor 1986–1992), founder of HowStuffWorks
  • David Carroll (B.S. Physics 1985), Director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake Forest University
  • James Goodnight (B.S. Applied Mathematics 1965, M.S. Experimental Statistics 1968, PhD Statistics 1972, faculty member 1972–1976), CEO of SAS Institute
  • Jody L. Gookin Distinguished Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and she is a Chancellor’s University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University[110]
  • Terry Hershner (studied Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 1997–2000), electric vehicle advocate and record holder; owner of Off The Grid
  • Wes Jackson (PhD Genetics 1967), founder of the Land Institute
  • Angie Jones (M.S. Computer Science 2010), holds 26 patented inventions in the United States of America and Japan
  • Paul Jones (B.S. Computer Science), poet and director of ibiblio digital library
  • Munir Ahmad Khan (M.S. Nuclear Engineering), director of Pakistan's atomic bomb programmes
  • Christina Koch (B.S. Electrical Engineering 2001, B.S. Physics 2002, M.S. Electrical Engineering 2002), astronaut[111]
  • John S. Mayo (B.S., M.S., PhD Electrical Engineering), engineer and seventh president of Bell Labs
  • Freda Porter, applied mathematician and environmental scientist known as one of the first Native American women to earn a PhD in the mathematical sciences[112]
  • Anand Lal Shimpi (B.S. Electrical Engineering 2004), founder of AnandTech
  • Katharine Stinson (B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1941), first female engineering graduate, first female engineer hired by Federal Aviation Administration[113]
  • Mark Templeton (Bachelor of Environmental Design 1975), President and CEO of Citrix Systems

Chief executives of the University

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Alexander Q. Holladay, first President of NC State (1889–1899)
John W. Harrelson, first Chancellor of NC State (1934–1953)

Presidents

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Dean of Administration

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Chancellors

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