Notable Alumni
MSU's first graduating class consisted of twelve people on February 1, 1973. As of April 26, 2012, Metro State has 33,275 alumni. Notable alumni include:
- Minnesota state Senator Sandy Pappas
- Minnesota state Senator Ken Kelash
- Former Minnesota state Senator Leo Foley
- Former Minnesota state Representative Char Samuelson
- Former Minnesota Viking & NFL Hall of Famer Carl Eller
- Former Chair of the Metropolitan Council Peter Bell
- Samuel Sam-Sumana, the honorable chief and vice president of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
- Don Shelby, former news anchor on WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Frank J. Grass, United States Army General and Chief of the National Guard Bureau
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