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Doctors did not think Joe Akmakjian (B.A., ’13), born with muscular dystrophy, would live past his 12th birthday. However, the…
LTG James Dickinson (B.S., ’85) heads the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command. He also has…
Baxter Black (D.V.M., ’69) began his career as a large-animal veterinarian but found his calling in writing. The cowboy poet’s…
Jenny Cavnar (B.S., ’04; B.A., ’04), pictured at left, became the first woman since 1993 to do a play-by-play on…
Before Mary Cleave (B.S., ’69) became one of the first women to complete NASA flight training and serve as flight…
Libby Coy Lawrence (B.A., 1884) was the only female among the first three graduates of the State Agricultural College. The three…
Amy Van Dyken Rouen is a champion with the heart of a fighter. As a transfer student in 1993, she…
Becky Hammon (B.S., ’00) was the first female full-time assistant coach in NBA history, first woman to coach an NBA…
Alumna Leslie Jones transferred to CSU to play basketball, but then entered a comedy contest and was named “Funniest Person…
Yusef Komunyakaa (M.A., ’78) is a world-renowned poet. He received a Bronze Star for his service as managing editor of…
Kjell Lindgren (M.S., ’96) served as International Space Station flight engineer and aerospace medicine specialist. Lindgren was the first Taiwanese American…
John Mosley (B.S., ’43; L.H.D., ’04) served with the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black military pilots formed during World…
Ralph Parshall (B.S., 1904) joined the Colorado Agricultural College faculty and became an internationally known pioneer in civil engineering and…
When Walter Scott, Jr. (B.S., ’53; L.H.D., ’03) arrived at Colorado State University, he had intended to pursue ranch management.…
Rebecca Skloot (B.S., ’97)’s debut book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, garnered worldwide recognition and was made into a…
Janay DeLoach Soukup (B.S., ’08; M.S., ’12) was a four-time NCAA All-American track and field standout. She won a bronze…
