This is a list of notable alumni of Northwestern State University.
Business
Darryl Willis (1991), BP vice president in charge of claims in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Clergy
Billy McCormack, pastor Amy Dafler Meaux, Episcopal priest
Education
Monnie T. Cheves (circa class of 1923), Northwestern State University education professor and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Dan Flores, historian of the American West and A.B. Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana Garnie W. McGinty, historian and professor at Western Kentucky University, Northwestern State University, and Louisiana Tech Randy Moffett, president of the University of Louisiana System
Entertainment
Lindsey Evans, model Robert Harling (born 1960), movie screenwriter, producer, and director
Law
John B. Fournet (1915), associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, speaker of the Louisiana House, and lieutenant governor
Military
Guy A. J. LaBoa, lieutenant general in the US Army who commanded the 4th Infantry Division and First United States Army
Politicians
Larry Bagley, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives f Thomas "Bud" Brady (class of 1962), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Cade Brumley, state superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Education Henry Burns, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Monnie T. Cheves (class of ), alumnus and NSU education professor, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate Israel B. Curtis, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Jackson B. Davis, state senator"Louisiana: Davis, Jackson Beauregard", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003–2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 775 Jason Brian DeWitt, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25 William J. "Bill" Dodd, Louisiana lieutenant governor Paul Lee Foshee Sr., served Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate John B. Fournet (1915), speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor and associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court H. M. "Mutt" Fowler, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Lance Harris, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Gerald Long, Louisiana State Senate Speedy O. Long, United States House of Representatives Newt V. Mills, United States House of Representatives Mary Evelyn Parker, Louisiana state treasurer Joe R. Salter, speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Kenneth Michael "Mike" Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Vic Stelly, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives"House District 35", Louisiana Encyclopedia (1999) Raymond Strother, regional and national political consultant Ernest Wooton (born 1941), Louisiana House of Representatives and an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
Science and medicine
Gordon Gunter, fisheries scientist Carolyn Huntoon, scientist with NASA
Sports Ricardo Acuña, tennis player Kenta Bell, Olympic track and field athlete Joe Delaney, football player Dennis Duncan, football player Mark Duper, football player D'or Fischer, basketball player David Fry, baseball player Linda Harper, basketball coach Bobby Hebert, sports radio personality and former football player Charley Hennigan, football player Brian Lawrence, baseball player John McConathy, basketball player Terrence McGee, football player Craig Nall, football player Sammy Joe Odom, football player Ed Orgeron, football coach David Pittman, football player Gary Reasons, football player Barry Rubin, football coach Jackie Smith, football player
Writers and journalists
Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate Harry Middleton, writer
References
External links Northwestern State University