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Famous Pikes:
At Pike, we pride ourselves on developing well rounded men that have all the tools necessary to be successful in anything they do after graduation. This list of distinguished Pike alumni is just one of many examples of how Pikes are a group of industry leaders that succeed in all the different proffesional industries.
Entertainment:
Tim McGraw (Country Music Superstar)
Ted Koppel (News Anchor, NBC Dateline)
Jon Stewart (Comedian, The Daily Show)
Jeremy Piven (Actor, Entourage)
Rick Dees (Legendary Radio Hostt, KIIS FM)
Mason Gamble (Actor) = UCLA Pike Alumni
Joe Garvey - Lead Guitarist, Hinder
Cody Hanson - Drummer, Hinder
Josh Schwartz - Screenwriter and Television Producer, The O.C., Gossip Girls, Chuck
Scott Van Pelt (ESPN Anchor)
Robert L. Ward - Senior Vice President and Creative Director, Universal Studios
Matt Winer - Anchor, SportsCenter on ESPN
Sports:
Bobby Bowden (Florida State Head Football Coach)
Bob Bowman- CEO, North Baltimore Aquatic Club; coached swimmer Michael Phelps to 8 Gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.
Steve Prefontaine - Former World Class Runner, National Track and Field Hall of Fame. First American to break the 4 minute mile.
Kevin Stallings - Head Basketball Coach, Vanderbilt University
Jeff Feagles (New York Giants, Super Bowl Winner)
Horace Grant (4 time NBA Champ with Chicago Bulls)
Gus Frerotte - Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
Kyle Orton (Denver Broncos Starting QB)
Gino Torretta - Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami; College Football Hall of Fame
Jeff Ireland - General Manager, Miami Dolphins
Dan Issel ( Formr Denver Nuggets GM)
Pat Bowlen (Denver Broncos Owner)
William H. Moos - Athletic Director, University of Oregon
Business:
Harland 'Colonel' Sanders (KFC)
Nolan Bushnell (Founder of Atari, Chuck-E-Cheese's)
Jeff Taylor (Founder of Monster.com)
S. Truett Cathy (Founder of Chick-Fil-A)
Bruce A. Aguilera - Vice President and General Counsel, Bellagio Hotel
Jeffrey T. Dunn - Former COO and Sr. Vice President, Coca-Cola Americas
Chad O. Holliday - Chairman and President, DuPont
Gerald Kiser - CEO, La-Z-Boy, Inc.
John F. McNair III - Chairman, Wachovia Bank
Paul J. Orfalea - Founder, Kinko's
Jed Pitcher - CEO, Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield
E. Sanders Partee - President and CEO, ViewGate Networks
David Porter - Worldwide Head of Product Distribution, DreamWorks SKG
Kevin Turner - COO, Microsoft
Karl Rove ( White House Chief of Staff)
Public Service:
Pete Sessios- U.S. Congressman [R-TX]
Nicholas Lampson - U.S. Congressman [D-TX]
Jon Kyl - U.S. Senator [R-AZ]
W. Robert Pearson - Ambasssador to Turkey
Harry S. Dent - Former Special Counsel to the President
Charles A. Bowsher - Former Comptroller General of the United States
Donald T. Regan- Former White House Chief of Staff (Reagan administration
Karl C. Rove - President George W. Bush, chief political consultant, and chief of staff in charge of policy
Dr. Earl W. Brian, Jr. - Former Secretary, State of California Health and Welfare Agency
John R. Carter - United States Representative, Texas
Thad Cochran - United States Senator, Mississippi
Bud Cramer - United States Representative, Alabama
Charlie Crist - Governor of Florida
William N. LaForge - President, Federal Bar Association
Stan L. McLelland - Former Ambassador to Jamaica
John W. McNair, Jr. - Head Program/Budget Coordinator, Office of the Comptroller,
Dept. of the Navy
Alan B. Mollohan - United States Representative, West Virginia
C. Patrick Roberts - United States Senator, Kansas
C. Wesley Roberts - Former Chairman, Republican National Convention
General Richard Seitz - General (Ret.) United States Army
Samuel K. Skinner - Former Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff under
President George Bush
Luther L. Terry - Former Surgeon General of the United States
Elbert P. Tuttle - Former General Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department
Education:
Kenneth T. Jackson - Professor of History and Social Sciences- Columbia University. Editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City
Dr. Samuel H. Smith - President, Washington State University
E. Gordon gee - President, The Ohio State University
Dr. Walter L. Harrison - President, University of Hartford
Dr. James D. Hoskins - Former President, University of Tennessee
William Mankin - Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Thomas McGraw - Pulitzer Prize Winner
Wayne L. Morse - Former Dean, University of Oregon
Dr. John Lloyd Newcomb - Former President, University of Virginia
Dr. J. Michael Ortiz - President, California Polytechnic State University - Pomona
Dr. Otis A. Singletary, Jr. - Former President, University of Kentucky
Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen - President, The University of South Carolina
William P. Tolley - Former President and Chancellor, Syracuse University
Robert F. Vagt - President, Davidson College
Glen Weissenberger - Dean of DePaul University School of Law
William H. Willimon - Dean of Chapel at Duke University and professor of theology; author
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