List of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh people

The following is a list of notable people associated with The University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, located in the American city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Notable alumni

Art

Computer science

  • Brian Paul (1990), creator of the Mesa 3D graphics library, co-founded Tungsten Graphics, which was acquired by VMware in December 2008, where he now works

Business and technology

Government and politics

Literature

  • Dave Truesdale, editor and literary critic, founder of the Tangent Online, an online magazine covers reviews of science fiction and fantasy short fiction as well as providing classic interviews, articles, and editorials. Tangent was the first of its kind in the history of the science fiction field

Media

  • Fahey Flynn, Chicago news anchorman (active 1953–1983), a six-time Emmy winner
  • Jeff Gerritt, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing (2019), editor of the Palestine Herald-Press in Palestine, Texas[2]
  • Jim VandeHei (1994), the co-founder and CEO of Axios, former Washington Post political reporter and co-founder of The Politico

Sports

Education

Notable faculty

Notable University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh faculty

References in the media

  • The fictional anchor of the Onion Radio News, Doyle Redland, is a UW–Oshkosh alumnus according to his "biography."[5]

References

  1. ^ Archival Artifacts: Albee Bust Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Uwosh.edu. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  2. ^ Nyman, Shane (July 13, 2020). "UW Oshkosh alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize at small East Texas newspaper".
  3. ^ "'He taught them to understand him.' over 50 years, this professor created a family at UWO".
  4. ^ Taylor Rick, Lynn (January 10, 2013). "'Dean' of Black Hills history dies". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Onion Radio News". The Onion. Archived from the original on April 7, 2006.
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