The University of Texas at Arlington Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Lisa Leslie

Two-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time WNBA champion

N/A

1994

Ricardo Romo

13th President of Southern Methodist University, former 10th President of UTA

N/A

2017

Mark Cuban

Owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team

BS in Finance

1985

Paula Zahn

Television journalist, former CBS Evening News anchor, host of Paula Zahn Now

BA in Broadcast Journalism

1977

Troy Aikman

Former NFL quarterback, 3× Super Bowl champion, Pro Football Hall of Famer

BBA

1989

Kalpana Chawla

NASA astronaut and first woman of Indian origin in space

MS in Aerospace Engineering

1984

Roland G. Fryer Jr.

Economist and professor at Harvard University

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Lou Diamond Phillips

Actor known for La Bamba and Young Guns

BA in Drama

1985

Charles K. G. Lam

Business magnate and philanthropist in Hong Kong

N/A

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Sandra Brown

Bestselling novelist (Mean Streak, Outfox)

BA in English Literature

1968

Michael D. Brown

Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response

JD

N/A

Charles R. Matthews

Former Chancellor of the Texas State University System

BS

N/A

Doug Russell

Olympic gold medalist swimmer

N/A

N/A

E. Lynn Harris

Bestselling author known for African-American LGBTQ+ literature

BA

N/A

David McDavid

Automobile magnate and former partial owner of Dallas Mavericks

N/A

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Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.

Former owner of the San Francisco 49ers

N/A

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Jeff Dunham

Comedian and ventriloquist

BA in Communications

1986

Allan Saxe

Political science professor and philanthropist

PhD

N/A

Craig Hartsburg

NHL player and head coach

N/A

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T. Boone Pickens

Billionaire oil tycoon and philanthropist

N/A

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Melissa Gonzalez

Olympian and track and field athlete

BA

N/A

Robert Wilonsky

Journalist and editor

BA in Journalism

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Donna Nelson

Chemist and scientific advisor for Breaking Bad

BS

N/A

H. Roger Wang

Chairman of Golden Eagle International Group

MBA

N/A

James D. Spaniolo

Former President of the University of Texas at Arlington

JD

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