List of University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire people
This is a list of notable people who attended, or taught at, the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in the United States. == Notable alumni == === Music === Reid Anderson, bassist for the Bad Plus Michael Andrew, singer and bandleader Chris Bates, bassist S. Carey, percussionist Phil Cook, banjoist Anthony Cox, jazz bassist Greg Fedderly, operatic tenor Esther Heideman, operatic soprano Michael Jerling, folk musician Larry Lelli, drummer Peter Madsen, jazz pianist Pat Mallinger, saxophonist Lyle Mays, jazz pianist and member of the Pat Metheny Group Mark McKenzie, film composer Scott Pingel, bassist Matt Pivec, saxophonist Willy Porter, guitarist and singer Christopher Porterfield, leader of Field Report Janika Vandervelde, composer Justin Vernon, lead singer and founder of Bon Iver Glenn Worf, Nashville session bassist === Business and economics === Claudia-Maria Buch, University of Tübingen economist; German Council of Economic Experts member Masami Imai, economist and professor Harry Kaiser, economist and Cornell University professor Michael Knetter, economist and administrator Mary Laschinger, CEO of Veritiv, Fortune 500 company Sona Mehring, founder of CaringBridge Charlie Menard, Menards executive John Menard Jr., founder of Menards Schuyler F. Otteson, former Kelley School of Business dean Horacio D. Rozanski, CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton Robert Webb, professor of economics and business Bart Wilson, experimental economist === Science === James Anderson, expert on biomaterials Michael Bicay, director of Science at NASA Ames Research Center Duane F. Bruley, engineer T. Keith Glennan, first administrator at NASA Thomas Gordon Hartley, botanist David W. Hein, cancer prevention researcher Corey Keyes, psychologist William J. Klish, obesity researcher Charles Mace, behavioral psychologist Pamela Matson, MacArthur Fellow Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt, scientist and inventor Theresa M. Reineke, chemist George R. Rossman, professor of mineralogy at Caltech Richard Saykally, chemist Victor Shoup, computer scientist === Government === Tyler August, Wisconsin State Assembly Joseph H. Ball, U.S. senator Kathy Bernier, Wisconsin State Assembly Reginald Bicha, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Sheri Polster Chappell, United States federal judge Dennis B. Danielson, Wisconsin State Assembly Davis A. Donnelly, Wisconsin State Senate Keith Downey, Minnesota House of Representatives Dave Duax, Wisconsin Cabinet secretary, vice president of the Eau Claire City Council, and chairman of the Eau Claire County Board Mark Andrew Green, U.S. congressman Connor Hansen, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Joan Heggen, first female mayor of Tallahassee, Florida Robert Jauch, Wisconsin State Assembly Raymond C. Johnson, Wisconsin State Senate majority leader Pat Kreitlow, Wisconsin State Senate Jacquelyn J. Lahn, Wisconsin State Assembly Robert J. Larson, Wisconsin State Assembly Thomas W. Meaux, Wisconsin State Assembly Ann Nischke, Wisconsin State Assembly Arthur L. Padrutt, Wisconsin State Senate Gregory A. Peterson, Wisconsin Court of Appeals deputy chief judge Warren Petryk, Wisconsin State Assembly David Plombon, Wisconsin State Assembly Joe Plouff, Wisconsin State Assembly Mae Schunk, lieutenant governor of Minnesota Patricia Spafford Smith, Wisconsin State Assembly Lisa K. Stark, Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge Scott Suder, Wisconsin State Assembly Tom Sykora, Wisconsin State Assembly Charles H. Thompson, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Lester P. Voigt, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Sarah Waukau, Wisconsin State Assembly Jeffrey Wood, Wisconsin State Assembly David Zien, Wisconsin State Senate Brad Zweck, Wisconsin State Assembly === Journalism === Ray Anderson, New York Times journalist Ann Brill, journalism dean at the University of Kansas Ann Devroy, Washington Post journalist Bill Gavin, publisher Steven Hyden, music critic Stephen Koepp, executive editor of Fortune magazine David Paul Kuhn, political journalist Claire B. Lang, NASCAR radio host Robert D. McFadden, Pulitzer Prize winner === Arts and entertainment === Peter Anderson, cinematographer and visual effects supervisor Sara Black, artist Shuga Cain, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 S. Carey, musician Tony Duran, celebrity photographer Greg Gossel, artist Gary Griffin, theater director R. Brandon Johnson, actor Christopher McKitterick, science fiction author and academic Debra Monroe, author Anne Elizabeth Moore, artist Alfredo Narciso, actor John Noltner, photographer Patrick Thomas O'Brien, stage and film actor Michael Perry, author and humorist Dan Peterman, installation artist Mark Proksch, comedian Laila Robins, stage and film actress Jeffrey Sippel, printmaker Andrew Swant, filmmaker Denise Sweet, former poet laureate of Wisconsin Richard Terrill, author Justin Vernon, musician Jacqueline West, author of young adult fiction Elizabeth Willis, poet Aaron Yonda, filmmaker === Athletics === Roman Brumm, NFL player Ryan Brunt, curling athlete Kevin Fitzgerald, NFL player Alex Hicks, NHL player Paul Menard, NASCAR driver Mike Ratliff, NBA player Frank Schade, NBA player Lee Weigel, NFL player Reed Zuehlke, Olympic athlete === Other === Lyall T. Beggs, commander in chief of the VFW Chasten Buttigieg, LGBT activist, educator, first gentleman of South Bend, Indiana Ruth Clusen, environmentalist and president of the League of Women Voters John C. Dernbach, environmentalist and lawyer Leonard Haas, university administrator Sarah Harder, feminist and associate professor emerita of English at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire LaVahn Hoh, drama expert Richard C. Johnston, U.S. Air Force general Brian "Kato" Kaelin, witness in the O. J. Simpson trial Jon K. Kelk, U.S. National Guard general Jeanne Halgren Kilde, religious studies academic Scott D. Legwold, U.S. National Guard general Lori Ringhand, judicial expert Orvan R. Smeder, U.S. Coast Guard admiral Veda Wright Stone, civil rights activist Nancy Fugate Woods, nursing pioneer Jane Zuengler, linguist == Notable faculty == Glenn Caruso, coach Bob Clotworthy, Olympic gold medalist and coach Anthony de Souza, director of the National Research Council Mike Eaves, hockey coach Max Garland, Wisconsin poet laureate Rita Gross, feminist theologian Joseph C. Hisrich, sociology professor and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Will Jennings, composer Jim Lind, NFL assistant coach Jon Loomis, poet and writer Bob Nielson, coach Osonye Tess Onwueme, Nigerian playwright Gregory A. Peterson, deputy chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Caroline Joan S. Picart, novelist, academic and philosopher Lisa Stone, basketball coach Veda Wright Stone, Native American rights activist Kao Kalia Yang, Hmong author == Chancellors and presidents == Since its founding in 1916, the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire has had three presidents and six chancellors.
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