Humanities and Fine Arts
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballam, MichaelMichael Ballam | 1972 | B.S. Music | Renowned tenor. Founder and Director of the Utah Festival Opera. Author of more than 30 publications and music recordings. | |
| Bass, RickRick Bass | 1979 | PEN/O.Henry prize-winning novelist, essayist | ||
| Cowan, ReedReed Cowan | 1998 | B.S. | Emmy Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker | |
| Glen Edwards | 1962 1976 |
B.S. M.F.A. |
Award-winning watercolor and oil painter | |
| Hall, Douglas KentDouglas Kent Hall | Writer and photographer | |||
| Jessop, CraigCraig Jessop | 1973 | B.S. | Music director; former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
| Lee Jones | 1979 1987 |
M.S. Ph.D. |
President of Houghton Mifflin-Riverside Publishing | |
| Al Lewis | 1975 | Broadcast Journalism | Known as the "Voice of the Aggies" for KVNU Radio, former announcer at Romney Stadium and the Smith Spectrum. | |
| Rod Miller | 1975 | Writer | ||
| Olsen, GregGreg Olsen | Prolific Mormon Painter | |||
| Quayle, DonDon Quayle | 1952 1963 |
B.S. M.S. |
First President of National Public Radio | |
| Ransom, BillBill Ransom | 1998 | M.A. | Science fiction writer; Stegner Fellow at Stanford | |
| Rawlins, ChipChip Rawlins | 1974 1983 |
B.S. M.S. |
Non-fiction writer, poet | |
| Shipps, JanJan Shipps | 1961 | B.S. | Historian of Mormonism | |
| Swenson, MayMay Swenson | 1934 | B.S. | Renowned poet, Chancellor of Academy of American Poets | |
| Teare, BradBrad Teare | American painter and illustrator | |||
| Walton, MarkMark Walton | 1998 | B.F.A. | Annie-nominated voice actor and story artist, known as the voice of "Rhino" in the movie Bolt | |
| Wasden, KevinKevin Wasden | 2008 | B.A. | Science fiction and fantasy artist and illustrator | |
| Gene Tobey | 1965 1967 1969 |
A.A. B.F.A. M.F.A. |
Artist, Sculpturer, 1968 Teaches sculpture and three-dimensional design at USU Logan, 1975 exhibits sculpture and pottery at USU Eastern, 1983 exhibits at Western States Invitational, USU Logan, Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarship Fund created by wife Rebecca Tobey in 2006 |
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