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| University of Iowa alumni | |
|---|---|
| Name | University of Iowa |
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Established | 1847 |
| Type | Public research university |
| Notable alumni | See list below |
University of Iowa alumni are graduates and former students associated with the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The university's alumni network includes influential figures in literature, law, medicine, politics, athletics, and the arts, including recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship, and major national offices. Alumni have shaped institutions such as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the College of Law (University of Iowa), and professional teams across Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and international competitions.
Alumni include writers like Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Marilynne Robinson, Dale Peck, James Galvin, John Irving; jurists such as Tom Harkin, Charles B. Renfrew, Donald P. Lay, Byron Dorgan; scientists and physicians like Robert Lucas Jr., Ricardo M. Salinas Pliego; artists and performers including Ashton Kutcher, Geena Davis, Rachel Maddow, Davenport Bend?; athletes such as Nile Kinnick, Calvin Jones (American football), Caila Pollock?; and entrepreneurs and executives like T. Boone Pickens, David Boies, Suraj Kothari?. Critics, editors, and broadcasters among alumni include James Reston, Ted Kooser, André Dubus III, Diane Sawyer, Howard Fineman. Many alumni are associated with institutions like the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa Old Capitol Building, and the Field Museum.
Literature and writing: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., John Irving, Tobias Wolff, Ted Kooser, Marilynne Robinson, Li-Young Lee, Andre Dubus III, Roxane Gay, Jane Smiley, Gregory Pardlo, James Galvin, Denise Duhamel, Nick Flynn, Danez Smith, Elizabeth McCracken, Paul Engle, Flannery O'Connor?.
Law and judiciary: Tom Harkin, David Boies, Donald P. Lay, Susan Collins?, Chet Culver?, Charles B. Renfrew, William J. Riley, Franklin Pierce?.
Science and medicine: Robert Lucas Jr., Eliot L. Adler?, John D. Rockefeller?, Mary T. Gannon?, Gordon L. Moore?.
Arts, film, and media: Ashton Kutcher, Geena Davis, Rachel Maddow, Diane Sawyer, Tom Arnold, Joel Murray?, Bruce Dern?, Brady Corbet?, Chris Hansen?.
Business and entrepreneurship: T. Boone Pickens, David Boies, Rajiv Shah?, Craig C. Benson?.
Athletics: Nile Kinnick, Calvin Jones (American football), Simeon Rice?, Gus Frerotte?, Chuck Long, Dallas Clark, Elijah Johnson?, Shane Dawson?.
Academia and education leadership: Paul Engle, Harry Kalven Jr.?, Robert H. Ferrell?, Mary Sue Coleman?.
Nobel laureates and major award winners among alumni and affiliates include Laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners like Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Pulitzer finalists), Ted Kooser (Pulitzer Prize), Marilynne Robinson (Pulitzer Prize), John Updike? (Pulitzer Prize), Philip Roth? (Pulitzer Prize), Paul Engle (major awards), and economists associated with Iowa such as Robert Lucas Jr. (Nobel Prize in Economics). Alumni have also received MacArthur Fellowship awards, National Book Award honors, Tony Award nominations, and recognition from institutions like the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.
Elected officials and public servants who attended the university include senators and representatives such as Tom Harkin, Chuck Grassley?, Byron Dorgan, Terry Branstad?, Chet Culver?, Samuel H. Bell?, Joni Ernst?; cabinet-level figures and diplomats like William J. Clinton?, Robert Gates?, Jeane Kirkpatrick?; and state-level leaders including governors, attorneys general, and legislators from Iowa, Illinois?, and other states. Alumni have served in roles with the United States Congress, the Iowa Legislature, the United States Department of State, and federal courts such as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Writers, poets, and journalists include Kurt Vonnegut Jr., John Irving, Marilynne Robinson, Ted Kooser, Li-Young Lee, Andre Dubus III, Roxane Gay, Jane Smiley, James Reston, Sally Denton?, Joan Didion?. Filmmakers and actors include Ashton Kutcher, Geena Davis, Bruce Dern?, Tom Arnold, Joel Murray?, Brion James?. Broadcasters and commentators include Rachel Maddow, Diane Sawyer, Howard Fineman, Chris Matthews?, Peter Sagal?.
Scholars, researchers, and engineers from the university have held appointments at institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, and Princeton University. Notable scientists and economists include Robert Lucas Jr. (Nobel Prize in Economics), along with faculty-turned-alumni who earned recognition from the National Academy of Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and recipients of Guggenheim Fellowship awards. Medical alumni have contributed at institutions like Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Prominent athletes and professional sports alumni include Nile Kinnick (Heisman Trophy), Dallas Clark (NFL), Chuck Long (College Football), Calvin Jones (American football), Simeon Rice?, Gus Frerotte?, Mike Harkey?, Brad Anderson?, and competitors who played in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, National Basketball Association, and international competitions such as the Olympic Games. Coaches and administrators from the university have led programs in the Big Ten Conference and other collegiate conferences.
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