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==Notable alumni== {{main|List of North Carolina State University people}} NC State has 156,297 living alumni, with 61% of alumni living in North Carolina.<ref name="planninganalysis"/> There are 100 alumni clubs in North Carolina and another 42 states also have active clubs. In addition to alumni, the university employs 2,040 faculty and 5,843 staff. A number of NC State alumni and faculty have made significant contributions in the fields of government, military, science, academia, business, arts, and athletics, among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=NC State Alumni|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/alumni/index.php|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609050313/http://www.ncsu.edu/alumni/index.php|archive-date=June 9, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ncsu3">{{cite web|title=NC State Notable Alumni|publisher=NC State University|url=http://ncsu.edu/alumni/prominent-alumni/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018130847/http://ncsu.edu/alumni/prominent-alumni/index.php|archive-date=October 18, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref> Among the most notable alumni with involvement in politics are [[John Edwards]], former U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate; [[Jim Hunt|James B. Hunt Jr.]], 4-term [[Governor of North Carolina]]; [[Nida Allam]], the first Muslim woman to be elected to a North Carolina government office; and [[Robert Gibbs]], former [[White House Press Secretary]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Edwards Biography|publisher=Biography.com|url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=11158797|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070807221052/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=11158797|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=James B. Hunt|publisher=US Department of Education|url=http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/bios/hunt.pdf|access-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724060330/http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/bios/hunt.pdf|archive-date=July 24, 2008}}</ref> Combining science and politics, [[Rajendra K. Pachauri|Rajendra Kumar Pachauri]] was the elected chief of the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC), an organization that shared the 2007 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] with [[Al Gore]]; Pachauri represented the IPCC in receiving the award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumnus Shares 2007 Nobel Peace Prize |publisher=NC State University |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/featured-stories/intl-connections/oct-2007/nobel-prize/index.php |access-date=June 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516230452/http://www.ncsu.edu/featured-stories/intl-connections/oct-2007/nobel-prize/index.php |archive-date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref> [[Abdurrahim El-Keib]] was the interim prime minister of [[Libya]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Jay|first=Price|title=Can an engineer from N.C. State rebuild Libya as prime minister?|publisher=News and Observer|date=November 3, 2011|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/11/03/1614808/can-he-re-engineer-libya.html#storylink=cpy|access-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104025109/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/11/03/1614808/can-he-re-engineer-libya.html#storylink=cpy|archive-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> from November 24, 2011, to November 14, 2012. Alumnus [[Munir Ahmad Khan]] gained international recognition for his work in reactor quantum physics and later guided the scientific research in nuclear weapons for Pakistan's [[atomic bomb]] programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering Munir Ahmad Khan|url=http://www.ishtiaqahmad.com/item_display.aspx?listing_id=562&listing_type=1|work=Weekly Pulse|date=April 21β27, 2006|first=Ishtiaq|last=Ahmad|access-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321204012/http://www.ishtiaqahmad.com/item_display.aspx?listing_id=562&listing_type=1|archive-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[NASA]] astronaut [[Christina Koch]] also attended NC State, earning two bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics and a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. Khalia Braswell, computer scientist, technologist, and founder of INTech earned her bachelor's degree from NC State in computer science.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2020|title=West Charlotte native Khalia Braswell is bridging the digital divide with INTech|url=http://clture.org/khalia-braswell-intech/|access-date=April 9, 2021|website=CLTure|language=en-US|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422132448/https://clture.org/khalia-braswell-intech/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several alumni hold or have held top positions at large companies. These include: [[Apple Inc.]] ([[Jeff Williams (Apple)|Jeff Williams]], chief operating officer), [[Caterpillar Inc.]] ([[James W. Owens]]), [[SAS Institute]] ([[James Goodnight]]), president and CEO), [[Tractor Supply]] ([[Hal Lawton]], president and CEO), and [[HowStuffWorks]] ([[Marshall Brain]]).<ref name="ncsu3"/> Over 50 NC State alumni have achieved the rank of brigadier general or higher in the [[Military of the United States|United States military]]. General [[William C. Lee]] is often referred to as the "Father of the U.S. [[airborne forces|Airborne]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/lee.htm|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611111457/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/lee.htm|archive-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> General [[Maxwell R. Thurman]], a former [[Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army]], was the first [[Four-star rank|four-star officer]] from NCSU.<ref>{{cite web|title=Military Ties|publisher=NC State Alumni Association|url=http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/military/officers.php|access-date=June 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211191234/http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/military/officers.php|archive-date=December 11, 2008}}</ref> [[Hugh Shelton]], now retired, was a former [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and a four-star general.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Hugh Shelton Elected to Red Hat Board of Directors|publisher=Red Hat, Inc.|date=April 30, 2003|url=http://www.redhat.com/about/presscenter/2003/press_shelton.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113123851/http://www.redhat.com/about/presscenter/2003/press_shelton.html|archive-date=November 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> General [[Dan McNeill]] commands the International Security Assistance Force in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General Dan K McNeill|publisher=North Atlantic Treat Organization|date=August 27, 2007|url=http://www.nato.int/isaf/structure/bio/comisaf/mcneill.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613201048/http://www.nato.int/isaf/structure/bio/comisaf/mcneill.html|archive-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Some alumni have become national academic leaders. [[Albert Carnesale]] was the chancellor of [[UCLA]] from 1997 to 2006 after a 23-year tenure at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Albert Carnesale|publisher=UCLA|url=http://www.pastleaders.ucla.edu/carnesale.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519065833/http://www.pastleaders.ucla.edu/carnesale.html|archive-date=May 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> [[William C. Friday|Bill Friday]] was president of the [[University of North Carolina system]] for 30 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Friday|publisher=UNC-TV|url=http://www.unctv.org/biocon/wfriday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613182520/http://www.unctv.org/biocon/wfriday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2002|access-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref> [[William Brantley Aycock]] was chancellor of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] from 1957 until 1964.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Aycock|publisher=UNC Library|url=http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Aycock,William_B.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208060205/http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Aycock,William_B.html|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable contributors to the entertainment industry are associated with NC State. Actor and comedian [[Zach Galifianakis]] attended NC State.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/magazine/31Galifianakis-t.html?pagewanted=3|work=The New York Times|title=The Making of Zach Galifianakis|first=John|last=Wray|date=May 31, 2009|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422003820/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/magazine/31Galifianakis-t.html?pagewanted=3|archive-date=April 22, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Country singer and [[American Idol]] winner [[Scotty McCreery]] attends NC State University.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/03/1976379/scotty-mccreery-becoming-a-wolfpacker.html |work=The News & Observer |title=Scotty McCreery attending N.C. State gets cheers, shrugs |first=Jessica |last=Halpern |date=April 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511023827/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/03/1976379/scotty-mccreery-becoming-a-wolfpacker.html |archive-date=May 11, 2012 }}</ref> [[Donald Bitzer]], the father of [[Plasma display|plasma television]] and [[Emmy Award]] winner, sits on the faculty of NC State.<ref>{{cite web|title=ECE Alumni Win Emmy|publisher=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|url=http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/communications/outlook/Text%2042-1-2/dev.emmy.htm|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208023420/http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/communications/outlook/Text%2042-1-2/dev.emmy.htm|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Musician and entertainment personality [[John Tesh]] also studied at NC State, but was expelled his junior year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101005/ARTICLES/101009813?p=1&tc=pg|work=The Wilmington Star|title=John Tesh says being expelled from N.C. State was turning point in his life|first=Bob|last=Workman|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522003922/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101005/ARTICLES/101009813?p=1&tc=pg|archive-date=May 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Comedians and self-proclaimed "Internetainers" [[Rhett and Link]] also attended NC State. ===Athletes=== Several NC State students later became professional athletes. [[Bill Cowher]] coached 15 seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] football team, including the [[Super Bowl XL]] championship team; he is a studio analyst for ''[[The NFL Today]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Cowher Profile|publisher=Scout.com|url=http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=1151563|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716020606/http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=1151563|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Over 130 NC State alumni play or have played in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. Notable former players include [[Philip Rivers]], [[Don Buckey]], [[Torry Holt]], [[Roman Gabriel]], [[Ted Brown (American football)|Ted Brown]], [[Dick Christy]], [[Perry Williams (cornerback)|Perry Williams]], [[Haywood Jeffires]], [[Vaughan Johnson]], [[Jerry Punch]], [[Jim Ritcher]], [[Koren Robinson]], [[Dewayne Washington]], [[Jerricho Cotchery]], [[Tank Tyler]], and [[2006 NFL Draft|2006 number one pick]] [[Mario Williams]]. Notable current players include [[Bradley Chubb]] of the [[Miami Dolphins]]; [[Nyheim Hines]] of the [[Cleveland Browns]]; [[Garrett Bradbury]] of the [[Minnesota Vikings]]; [[Jacoby Brissett]] of the [[New England Patriots]], [[Russell Wilson]] of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Players who attended North Carolina State University|publisher=Database Football|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=North+Carolina+State+University|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203935/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm|archive-date=March 7, 2008|url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Willie Burden]] was a star player in the [[Canadian Football League]], and is a member of the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]]. Another 41 alumni have played for the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] including [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Hall of Fame member]] [[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompda01.html|title=David Thompson Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509194546/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompda01.html|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and players [[Tom Gugliotta]], [[Kenny Carr]], [[Spud Webb]], [[Cedric Simmons]], [[Julius Hodge]], [[J.J. Hickson]], [[Josh Powell]], [[T. J. Warren]], [[Dennis Smith Jr.]], and [[Thurl Bailey]]. Former Wolfpack player [[Nate McMillan]] played in the NBA and was formerly the Head Coach of the [[Atlanta Hawks]] and [[Indiana Pacers]], whilst another former Wolfpack player, [[Vinny Del Negro]], both played and coached in the NBA.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA/ABA Players who attended North Carolina State University|publisher=Basketball Reference|url=http://www.basketballreference.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=North+Carolina+State+University|access-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410151732/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=North+Carolina+State+University|archive-date=April 10, 2008}}</ref> [[Justine Lindsay]], the first transgender [[National Football League Cheerleading|National Football League cheerleader]], is also an alumna of NC State.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/justine-lindsay-what-to-know-about-transgender-nfl-cheerleader/where-did-she-go-to-school-2/ | title=Who is Justine Lindsay? What to Know About the Transgender NFL Cheerleader | date=June 7, 2022 | access-date=June 10, 2022 | archive-date=June 7, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607220405/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/justine-lindsay-what-to-know-about-transgender-nfl-cheerleader/where-did-she-go-to-school-2/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Patrick Bailey]] is a catcher with the [[San Francisco Giants]]. [[Trea Turner]] is an all star infielder for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. ===Gallery=== <gallery align="center"> File:Bailey2023catcher.jpg|[[Patrick Bailey]], major league catcher File:Jim Goodnight.jpg|Jim Goodnight, founder of SAS Institute File:Henry Shelton official portrait.jpg|Henry H. Shelton, former chairman of the U.S. Armed Forces [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] File:Philip Rivers 2008.JPG|[[Philip Rivers]], former [[List of NFL starting quarterbacks|NFL quarterback]] and [[Pro Bowl]]er File:Rajendra Pachauri - WEF 2008 (cropped).jpg|Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, former chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change File:RhettandLink.jpg|[[Rhett and Link]], two comedians who host the morning internet show Good Mythical Morning File:Christina Koch official portrait in an EMU.jpg|[[Christina Koch]], astronaut. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tonnessen|first=Heather|date=2015-11-27|title=Christina Hammock Koch NASA Astronaut|url=http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biography|access-date=2021-05-15|website=NASA|archive-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318215428/https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biography/|url-status=live}}</ref> File:Ben Steiner Boston Red Sox.jpg|[[Ben Steiner]], professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox 1945-1946 </gallery>
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