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
  • Brian Toonen, Argonne National Laboratory, Consultant/Software Engineer, part of UW Oshkosh team at ACM ICPC 1993 World Finals

Business and Technology
  • Daniel Burrus (1971), futurist, business advisor, author, and frequent speaker about business strategy and innovation.
  • Michael Tomczyk (1970), Commodore VIC-20 computer pioneer, author, technology expert, Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation (2001-2013) at the Wharton School, Vietnam veteran
  • Craig Culver (1973), the co-founder of Culver's, board chairman of Culver Franchising System, donated $2 million dollars to UW Oshkosh
  • 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
  • Jim VandeHei (1994), the co-founder and CEO of Axios, former Washington Post political reporter and co-founder of The Politico
  • Kurt Knitter, Master Scheduler and Planner at Astronautics

Government and politics

Literature

Media
  • Jeff Gerritt, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing(2019), editor of the Palestine Herald-Press in Palestine, Texas
  • Kristofor Brown, Hollywood writer/producer/voice actor
  • 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
  • James Paulson, professor of chemistry at UW Oshkosh, contributed to chromosome research, published by the online journal Science [2]
  • Kenneth Grieb, professor of international studies, international studies coordinator and faculty adviser for the multiple award-winning UW Oshkosh Model United Nations Team. Donated $1.9 million to the UW Oshkosh Foundation to establish professorship.[3]
  • Neil Harriman, a John McN Rosebush University Professor for Excellence in Teaching and Professional Achievement, Editor of The Michigan Botanist, namesake of the Neil A. Harriman Herbarium at UW Oshkosh
  • Robert Graham, educator, the 12th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin.
  • Lorenzo D. Harvey, educator, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin in the late 1880s and early 1900, president of the Stout Institute at Menomonie, president at National Education Association
  • Bryan Lilly, Distinguished Professor of Marketing, Associate Dean at College of Business at UW Oshkosh, Partner at Dynamic Insights, triple champion of Wisconsin in chess (1999, 2003 and 2004) [4][5]
  • Adelaide Hiebel, illustrator and artist
  • P. C. Hodgell, fantasy writer, author of award-winning God Stalker Chronicles, artist and current UW–Oshkosh/University of Minnesota lecturer
  • Watson Parker, historian and author specializing in the history of the Black Hills, taught at UW–Oshkosh for 21 years.[6]

References in the media
  • The fictional anchor of the Onion Radio News, Doyle Redland, is a UW–Oshkosh alumnus according to his "biography." [7]

References
  1. Archival Artifacts: Albee Bust Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Uwosh.edu. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
  2. https://uwosh.edu/today/55057/uwo-chemists-contribute-chromosome-research-published-science/
  3. https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/education/2018/08/06/uwo-professor-model-u-n-faculty-adviser-kenneth-grieb-dies/871574002/
  4. https://uwosh.edu/cob/people/lilly-bryan/
  5. https://www.wischess.org/index.php/articles-mainmenu-41/-articles-mainmenu-46/57-champions
  6. Taylor Rick, Lynn (2013-01-10). "'Dean' of Black Hills history dies". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  7. The Onion Archived 2006-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
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