List of Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni

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This list of Brigham Young University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University–Idaho (also known as BYU–Idaho or BYU–I), a four-year private college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Rexburg, Idaho, United States that prior to 2001 was a two-year junior college known as Ricks College. As of August 2008, BYU–Idaho/Ricks College has approximately 150,000 alumni.[1] Many of the alumni, in particular those before 2001, graduated with a two-year associate's degree or simply attended two years before moving on to another institution to complete their bachelor's degree.

Business and finance

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Dallin Anderson 1996 A.A. Chairman and President of Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [2]
Steven G. Hanks Former CEO of Washington Group International [3]
Frank L. VanderSloot — A.A. Entrepreneur, radio network owner, cattle rancher and founder and CEO of Melaleuca, Inc. [4]

Educators and scholars

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Jeff Benedict — A.A. Author and professor at Southern Virginia University [5]
Kory Katseanes — A.A. Current director of the School of Music at Brigham Young University [6]
Phillip McArthur — A.A. Folklorist and anthropologist with notable work involving the Marshall Islands and elsewhere in Micronesia [7]

Entertainment and media

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Melissa Delgadillo 2000–2004 B.A. Beauty queen, philanthropist, and socialite; Miss Houston International 2011 [citation needed]
Jared and Jerusha Hess — (transferred to BYU before graduating) Directors and screenwriters of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) [citation needed]
Gregg Hale 1996, 1998–2000 A.A. Former guitarist for the multi-platinum band Spiritualized [citation needed]
Timothy Holst — Former ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus [8]
Art Rascon — A.A. Current news anchor for the five o'clock ABC News in Houston, Texas [9]
Daryn Tufts — A.A. Writer, director, producer, and actor [10]
Ryan Hamilton — A.A. Stand-up comedian and actor [11]

Government, law, and public policy

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Dean L. Cameron 1984 A.A. Republican member of the Idaho Senate [12]
Tom Luna 1981–1982 Current Superintendent of Public Instruction in Idaho [13]
Dean Mortimer 1974 A.A. Republican member of the Idaho Senate [14]
Michael W. Mosman 1979 Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon [15]
Keith Foote Nyborg B.A. Former United States Ambassador to Finland, 1981–1986 [16][17]

Other

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Jon Beesley Chuck Yeager Award winner for nation's top fighter test pilot [18]
Wayne Quinton Former developer of over thirty medical devices [19]

Religion

Note: All positions listed are within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unless otherwise noted.
Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Marion G. Romney Former member of the First Presidency [20]

Sports

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Gary Andersen 1984 (transferred to University of Utah before graduating) Current head coach for the Oregon State football team; former head coach for the Wisconsin Badgers football team and Utah State Aggies football team [21]
Jason Buck — (transferred to BYU before graduating) Former defensive lineman for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins, winner of Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, winner of the Outland Trophy in 1986 [22]
Ben Cahoon — (transferred to BYU before graduating) Former slotback for the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, 2002 and 2003 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian, winner of 91st Grey Cup (2003 – MVP). Now the receivers coach at BYU. [23][24][25]
Troy Cate — Retired Major League Baseball pitcher who debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007 [26]
John Denney Long snapper for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League [27]
Marc Dunn 1999–2000 Former NFL and NFL Europe player [28]
Rulon Gardner Two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling (gold in 2000), 1993 NCJAA Heavyweight National Champion [29]
Kelly Graves 1986 Current head coach for the Oregon Ducks women's basketball team [30]
Matt Lindstrom MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins [31]
Stew Morrill 1970–1972 Current head coach for the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team [32]
Edwin Mulitalo NFL offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens (1999–2006) and the Detroit Lions (2007–2008) [33]
Jose Portilla Former football player [34]

Writers and artists

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Robert G. Allen — A.A. Businessman, investor and author; The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth, Cracking the Millionaire Code, Nothing Down, Creating Wealth, and Multiple Streams of Income [citation needed]
Blair Buswell — A.A. Sports sculptor [35]
Brian Crane — (transferred to BYU before graduating) Cartoonist, creator of newspaper comic Pickles [36]
Brandon Dorman — BA Author and NY Times bestselling illustrator; illustrated book covers for Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater, Fablehaven, and several Goosebumps books [37]
Sergio Nieto 2005 BS Internet blogger about Mexican history and current topics [38]
Del Parson — Painter known for his Latter-day Saint-themed paintings [39]

References

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Notes

  • Blank cells indicate missing information; em-dashes (—) indicate that the alumnus attended but never graduated from BYU–Idaho

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