Maxwell Anderson|Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter, and lyricist;
Mel Ruder| editor of the Hungry Horse News in Columbia Falls, Montana, 1965 Pulitzer Prize winner in Journalism for spot news covering a 1964 flood in Montana;
Nicole Linkletter | winner of reality show America's Next Top Model fifth season;
Shadoe Stevens |announcer on Hollywood Squares;
Thomas Barger |geologist and former CEO of Aramco;
Mark Chipman|NHL executive, owner of the Winnipeg Jets;
Elmer Ellis|former president of the University of Missouri (1955-63);
Fred G. Aandahl |former governor of North Dakota and former U.S. Congressman;
Dick Armey |former United States House of Representatives Majority Leader;
Ronald Davies |former federal judge, ordered the integration of Little Rock Central High School;
John E. Davis |former governor of North Dakota;
Chuck Klosterman | author and journalist for Spin and Esquire magazines;
Irv Kupcinet|Chicago Sun-Times columnist; national syndicated talk show host; winner of 15 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award
Thomas McGrath | distinguished poet and Rhodes scholar;