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==Alumni== {{Main|List of Arizona State University alumni}} Arizona State University has produced more than 600,000 alumni worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 12, 2023 |title=ASU Alumni Association named largest metro Phoenix networking association |url=https://news.asu.edu/20230712-asu-alumni-association-named-largest-metro-phoenix-networking-association |access-date=August 23, 2023 |publisher=Arizona State University}}</ref> The Arizona State University Alumni Association is on the Tempe campus in [[Old Main (Arizona State University)|Old Main]]. ===Political figures=== [[File:Carl Hayden.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|[[Carl Hayden]]]] [[File:Barbara McC Barrett.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|[[Barbara Barrett]]]] The university has produced many notable figures over its 125-year history, including influential U.S. senator [[Carl Hayden]]. [[Barbara Barrett]], who served as [[U.S. Ambassador to Finland]] under [[Presidency of George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]] and served under [[First presidency of Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]] as the [[United States Secretary of the Air Force|Secretary of the U.S. Air Force]], attained her bachelor's, master's, and law degrees from ASU. Other notable alumni include nine current or former U.S. Representatives, including [[Barry Goldwater Jr.]], [[Ed Pastor]], and [[Matt Salmon]]. Arizona governors [[Doug Ducey]] and [[Jane Dee Hull]] attended ASU. [[Peterson Zah]], who was the first [[Navajo]] Nation president and the last chairman of the [[Navajo Nation]], is also an alumnus of ASU. ===Business leaders=== [[Ira A. Fulton]], philanthropist and founder of [[Fulton Homes]] and [[Kate Spade]], namesake and cofounder of [[Kate Spade New York]], attended ASU. Alumnus [[Kevin Warren]] is the COO of the [[Minnesota Vikings]], and the highest ranking African-American executive working on the business side of an NFL team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/02/04/vikings-kevin-warren-honored-at-super-bowl-seeks-to-help-diversity-candidates/|title=Vikings' Kevin Warren honored at Super Bowl, seeks to help diversity candidates |work=Twin Cities|date=February 5, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2017|archive-date=February 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214004447/http://www.twincities.com/2017/02/04/vikings-kevin-warren-honored-at-super-bowl-seeks-to-help-diversity-candidates/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Athletes=== [[File:Corporal Patrick Tillman.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|[[Pat Tillman]]]] Many world renowned athletes have attended the school, including [[Silver Star]] recipient [[Pat Tillman]], who left his [[National Football League]] career to enlist in the [[United States Army]] in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]]. [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] member [[Phil Mickelson]], [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] member [[Reggie Jackson]], [[Major League Baseball]] home run king [[Barry Bonds]], [[National Basketball Association]] All-Star [[James Harden]], and 2011 [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] [[Terrell Suggs]] are all alumni of ASU. ASU alumni enshrined in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] include: [[Curley Culp]], [[Mike Haynes (cornerback)|Mike Haynes]], [[John Henry Johnson]], [[Randall McDaniel]], and [[Charley Taylor]]. [[File:James Harden (30852408515).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|James Harden]] Other notable athletes that attended ASU are: [[Major League Baseball]] All-Stars [[Ian Kinsler]], [[Dustin Pedroia]], [[Sal Bando]], and [[Paul Lo Duca]]; [[National Basketball Association]] All-Stars [[Lionel Hollins]] and [[Fat Lever]], and [[NBA]] All-Star coach [[Byron Scott]]; [[National Football League]] [[Pro Bowl]] selections [[Jake Plummer]] and [[Danny White]]; 2021 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] champion golfer [[Jon Rahm]] and three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmers [[Melissa Belote]] and [[Jan Henne]], and two-time Olympian and double-Olympic gold medalist [[Megan Jendrick]]. ===Actors, artists, comedians, commentators, and writers=== Celebrities who have attended ASU include: ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' host [[Jimmy Kimmel]]; [[Steve Allen]], who was the original host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''; [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated actor [[Nick Nolte]]; 11-Time [[Grammy Award]] winning singer [[Linda Ronstadt]]; ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and ''[[Tommy Boy]]'' actor [[David Spade]]; ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' actress [[Lynda Carter]]; and ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' actor [[Tyler Hoechlin]]. Influential writers and novelists include: [[Allison DuBois]], whose novels and work inspired the TV [[miniseries]] ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''; novelist [[Amanda Brown (novelist)|Amanda Brown]]; and best-selling author and Doctor of Animal Science [[Temple Grandin]]. Journalists and commentators include former [[Monday Night Football]] announcer, and Sunday Night Football announcer [[Al Michaels]], and writer and cartoonist [[Jerry Dumas]], who is best known for his ''[[Sam and Silo]]'' comic strip. Radio host [[Michael Reagan]], the son of President [[Ronald Reagan]] and actress [[Jane Wyman]], also briefly attended. [[Conservatism in the United States|Conservative]] author, commentator, and popular historian [[Larry Schweikart]], known nationally for writing the New York Times bestseller ''[[A Patriot's History of the United States]]'', attended ASU for his bachelor's and master's degrees.
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