Notable Alumni of Colorado College

Liz Cheney 1966–

Former US Representative from Wyoming

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1988

Also attended: University of Chicago

Spouse: Philip Perry (Colorado College, Cornell University)

Father: Dick Cheney (Yale University, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Lynne Cheney 1941–

Author, scholar and former Second Lady

Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Spouse: Dick Cheney (Yale University, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Child: Mary Cheney (Colorado College, University of Denver)

Ken Salazar 1955–

Former Interior Secretary and ambassador to Mexico

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1977

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Diana DeGette 1957–

U.S. Representative for Colorado's 1st district since 1997

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1979

Also attended: New York University

Mary Cheney 1969–

Activist and daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney

Also attended: University of Denver

Father: Dick Cheney (Yale University, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Mother: Lynne Cheney (University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado College)

Gregor Robertson 1965–

Canadian housing minister and former Vancouver mayor

Richard H. Stallings 1940–2025

Former U.S. Representative from Idaho

Also attended: Utah State University, Weber State University

Lori Garver 1961–

Former Deputy Administrator of NASA

Also attended: George Washington University

Myron Ebell 1953–

Lobbyist who led Trump's environmental transition team

John D. Clarke 1873–1933

US Representative from New York

Also attended: Brooklyn Law School, Lafayette College

Spouse: Marian W. Clarke (Colorado College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

David Malpass 1956–

Former President of the World Bank Group

Also attended: University of Denver, Georgetown University

James Heckman 1944–

Economist and Nobel laureate at University of Chicago

Bachelor of Arts · Mathematics · Class of 1965

Also attended: Princeton University

Donna Haraway 1944–

Philosopher and science and technology studies scholar

Also attended: Yale University

Terry Winograd 1946–

Stanford professor and computer scientist

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jane Lubchenco 1947–

Marine ecologist and former NOAA Administrator

Also attended: Harvard University, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Marcia McNutt 1952–

Geophysicist, president of the National Academy of Sciences

Attended until 1973

Also attended: University of California-San Diego

Mayo Dyer Hersey 1886–1978

Engineer, physicist and Brown University professor

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The University of Olivet

William Gordon Lennox 1884–1960

Neurologist, pioneer of EEG use in epilepsy

Also attended: Harvard University

Hannah Marie Wormington 1914–1994

Archaeologist of southwestern and Paleo-Indian sites

Honorary Doctor of Letters

Also attended: University of Denver, Harvard University

Marjorie F. Lambert 1908–2006

Anthropologist and archaeologist of the American Southwest

Jeremy Zucker 1996–

Singer-songwriter known for Comethru

Dee Bradley Baker 1962–

Voice actor known for animal and monster vocalizations

Marc Webb 1974–

Film director of 500 Days of Summer

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dean Winters 1964–

Actor known for Oz and John Wick

Ken Curtis 1916–1991

Actor and singer, Festus on Gunsmoke

Derek Richardson 1976–

Film and television actor

Arden Myrin 1973–

Actress and comedian

Abigail Washburn 1977–

Clawhammer banjo player and singer

Liang Shih-chiu 1903–1987

Writer, translator, educator and literary critic

Also attended: Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York

Kaui Hart Hemmings 1975–

Writer, author of The Descendants

Also attended: Sarah Lawrence College, Stanford University

Frieda Ekotto 1959–

Cameroonian writer and University of Michigan professor

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Robert Bogue 1964–

Actor, voice of Red Harlow in Red Dead Revolver

David Burnett 1946–

Photojournalist known for 1979 Iranian revolution work

Herbert Beattie 1926–2019

Operatic bass and voice teacher

Mildred Wolfe 1912–2009

Artist based in Jackson, Mississippi

Master of Fine Arts

Also attended: University of Montevallo, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi 1880–1964

Architect and lay missionary who became a Japanese citizen

Peggy Fleming 1948–

Figure skater, 1968 Olympic champion

David Jenkins 1936–

1960 Olympic figure skating champion

Sibling: Hayes Alan Jenkins (Colorado College, Harvard University)

Hayes Alan Jenkins 1933–

1956 Olympic figure skating champion

Also attended: Harvard University

Spouse: Carol Heiss (New York University)

Sibling: David Jenkins (Colorado College)

Jaccob Slavin 1994–

Carolina Hurricanes NHL defenseman

Jaden Schwartz 1992–

Canadian NHL left winger

Curtis McElhinney 1983–

Canadian ice hockey goaltender, played in the NHL

William Allen 1947–

1972 Olympic gold medalist in Soling sailing

Mark Stuart 1984–

Former NHL defenseman and ice hockey coach

Joey Crabb 1983–

Former NHL ice hockey winger

Jack Hillen 1986–

Former NHL defenseman

Tom Preissing 1978–

Former NHL ice hockey player

Colin Stuart 1982–

Former NHL ice hockey winger

Brian Salcido 1985–

Former NHL ice hockey player

Toby Petersen 1978–

Former NHL player and AHL head coach

Brett Sterling 1984–

Former NHL left winger

Richard Bachman 1987–

Former NHL ice hockey goaltender

Robert Rompre 1929–2010

Ice hockey player, 1952 Olympic silver medalist

Chad Rau 1987–

American professional ice hockey forward

Sibling: Kyle Rau (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Andre Gambucci 1928–2016

Ice hockey player, 1952 Winter Olympics silver medalist

Gustav Olofsson 1994–

Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman

Dutch Clark 1906–1978

Pro Football Hall of Fame player and coach

Also attended: University of Detroit Mercy

Doug Lidster 1960–

Former NHL defenceman and assistant coach

Nate Prosser 1986–

Former NHL defenseman

Carol Rymer Davis 1944–2010

Radiologist and balloonist