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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Notable alumni of Northwestern State University of Louisiana include D'or Fischer (American-Israeli former professional basketball player), Elle Evans (Model and actress in Blurred Lines music video) and Ricardo Acuña (Former Chilean tennis player).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Science and academia

  • Carolyn Huntoon 1940–

    First woman director of Johnson Space Center

Arts and media

  • Elle Evans 1989–

    Model and actress in Blurred Lines music video

  • Maria Kimberly 1944–

    Former top model and actress

    Attended until 2004

  • Carley Ann McCord 1989–2019

    American sports reporter

  • Sherry Boucher 1945–

    Former actress turned realtor

    Also attended: University of Southern California

    Spouse: George Peppard (Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University-Main Campus)

  • Robert Harling 1951–

    American writer, producer and film director

Sports

  • D'or Fischer 1981–

    American-Israeli former professional basketball player

  • Ricardo Acuña 1958–

    Former Chilean tennis player

  • Lee Smith 1957–

    Former MLB closer, first to reach 400 saves

  • Kenta Bell 1977–

    Triple jumper, 2001 Universiade winner

  • Nikos Chougkaz 2000–

    Greek professional basketball player

  • LaMark Carter 1970–

    Former American triple jumper

  • Charlie Hennigan 1935–2017

    Wide receiver for the Houston Oilers

    Master's degree, Bachelor's degree · Pedagogy

    Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, University of Houston

  • Nick Mitchell 1982–

    Former WWE wrestler and mixed martial artist

  • Jackie Smith 1940–

    Former NFL tight end for Cardinals and Cowboys

  • Ashlee Savona 1992–

    Canadian-born women's footballer for Guyana

Other fields

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Northwestern State University of Louisiana (people who attended both).