Notable People
On June 13, 1899, graduates of the Agricultural College of Utah met to create the Alumni Association. Today, the Alumni Association is located in the historic David B. Haight Alumni Center, which was dedicated July 11, 1991. Alumni chapters exist in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Washington DC. USU boasts more than 180,000 alumni in each U.S. state and more than 100 countries.
Particularly notable alumni include Harry Reid, current U.S. Senate Majority Leader; May Swenson, poet; Merlin Olsen, pro football hall-of-famer, actor, and TV personality; Rick Bass, writer and environmental activist; Charlie Denson, President of Nike Brand; Chris Cooley, pro-football tight-end for the Washington Redskins; and Mary L. Cleave, NASA astronaut.
Particularly notable faculty include Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People; Michael Ballam, renowned tenor and general director of the Utah Festival Opera; and Don L. Lind, NASA Astronaut and member of "The Original 19".
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