Alumni at Work in the World
Aaron Huey, BFA ’99, has traveled around the world with his camera in search of compelling stories to tell with his lens.
Throughout its history, the University of Denver has trained and educated some of the foremost visionaries in government, education, business, sports, the arts, entertainment, healthcare—in every field that needs people who value innovation and integrity.
Notable alumni
Meet some of the alumni who are at work in the world and making a difference in their communities.
- Gale Norton, former Secretary of the Interior
- Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- George Casey, Jr., U.S. Army General
- Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
- The late Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
- Susan Waltz, chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty International
- Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and senator
- Peter Coors, CEO, Coors Brewing Co.
- James Cox Kennedy, CEO, Cox Communications
- Andy Taylor, CEO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Bradbury Anderson, CEO, Best Buy
- U.S. Sen. Peter Domenici (R-N.M.)
- U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
- U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
- Emily Cinader Woods, co-founder, J. Crew
- Howard P. James, former CEO, Sheraton Hotels
- Peter Morton, founder, Hard Rock Cafe chain
- Ibrahim A. Assaf, finance minister, Saudi Arabia
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman, Emirates Airlines
- The late Keith Magnuson, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and defenseman
- Mark Rycroft, forward, Colorado Avalanche
- Craig Patrick, former Pittsburgh Penguins executive vice president/general manager
- Elliott Martin, Broadway producer
- Scott Rosenberg, founder, Malibu Comics, screenwriter of Con Air and Men in Black
- David Adkins, comedian known as Sinbad
- Carolyn Cassady, memoirist of the Beat generation, former wife of Neal Cassady
- Bill Clarke, consumer reporter, Denver Channel 7 news
- Jerome Biffle, 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
- Eric Alexander, scaled Mt. Everest with first blind climber to summit
- Rebecca Ann (King) Dreman, Miss America 1974
- Charles Winter, inventor of "the boot" for illegally parked cars
- Duane Michals, photographer
- Dan Shatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series
- Matt Carle, 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner, college hockey's highest individual honor