Michael R. Burns[2] – vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2017[3]
Ira A. Fulton – businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended)
Bennie Gonzales – architect; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1970[3]
Derrick Hall – president of the Arizona Diamondbacks; recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2003[4] and the Alumni Achievement Award in 2016[3] from the ASU Alumni Association
Robert Hecht-Nielsen – businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering,
University of California-San Diego; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1994[3]
Allison Maslan – CEO of Blast Off!, executive producer of Allie & You web series
T. Allen McArtor – chief executive,
EADS North America; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1989
Ioanna Morfessis – helped launch the nation's first "one-stop" business assistance center for small minority business enterprises; inaugural executive director, Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation; founding president and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council; founder, IO. INC consulting practice; honoree for the 2012 Arizona Centennial Legacy Project: Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women project
Gary L. Tooker – retired corporate executive; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award in 1983[3] and the James W. Creasman Award of Excellence in 1999[6] from the ASU Alumni Association
Christine Devine – television news anchor based in Los Angeles; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2002
Brody Stevens – stand-up comedian and actor, star of the Comedy Central show Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, pitcher for Arizona State University baseball team
Maj. Gen.
William P. Acker – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie, Jr. – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
Ryan Cleckner – former army sniper and veterans activist
John C. Keegan – served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy; served as judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona
Gen.
John L. Piotrowski – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1985–1987; former commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Command (attended)
Rick Romley – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1989 and served until 2004; currently serves as Interim Maricopa County Attorney following his appointment by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Eldon Rudd – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; served as a fighter pilot during World War II; served 20 years in the FBI on assignments in Latin America, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix; elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th District in 1976, where he served until retirement in 1987 (deceased)
Brig. Gen.
Michael A. Ryan – retired general in the U.S. Army
Jeremy Staat – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; Iraqi War veteran; NFL professional athlete; founder of the Jeremy Staat Foundation, which works to prevent veteran suicide
Thom Brooks – political philosopher and legal scholar
Angela Bryan – Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, health psychologist conducting HIV/STD and cannabis research
Harriet C. Babbitt – Vice Chair, World Resources Institute; former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, former Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, and former First Lady of Arizona
Michael Daly Hawkins – Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1995
Carl Hayden – former U.S. Senator and Arizona's first Congressional Representative; Normal School graduate, class of 1896
Cecil Heftel – founder of Heftel Broadcasting; former U.S. Representative
Ruth McGregor – former chief justice of the
Arizona Supreme Court; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1998
Susan Bitter Smith –
Arizona Corporation Commission member (2013–2017); former executive director at Southwest Cable Communications Association; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2003
Bob Stump – former U.S. Congressman; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1996 (deceased)
Peterson Zah – educator; former President of the
Navajo Nation; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1985
Sal Bando – former
MLB player; played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and
Milwaukee Brewers; inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 (attended)
Barry Bonds – home run king and seven-time MVP;[24] played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and
San Francisco Giants; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2002 (attended)
Andre Ethier – outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (attended)
Herman Frazier – deputy athletics director/chief of staff,
Syracuse University; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2000
Reggie Jackson – former player, member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame, "Mr. October"; played for the Oakland Athletics,
Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and
Anaheim Angels; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1974 (attended)
Mitch Jones – outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates (attended)
Ken Phelps – radio broadcaster, former designated hitter and first baseman; played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees,
Oakland Athletics, and the
Cleveland Indians (attended)
Andrew Romine – MLB baseball player for the Detroit Tigers (attended)
Joe Caldwell – former professional basketball forward/guard; Olympic gold medalist; played for the
Detroit Pistons, St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, and ABA Carolina Cougars
James Harden – NBA guard for the
Philadelphia 76ers; NBA All-Star; '11–'12 Sixth Man of the Year; NBA MVP ‘17-‘18; Olympic gold medalist; Pac-10 Player of the Year (attended)
Kurt Nimphius – former forward/ center; played for the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Pendergraph (Ayers) – former NBA player for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Clippers
Randall McDaniel – former guard, college and Pro Football Hall of Famer; played for the
Minnesota Vikings and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Special Education Paraprofessional at Hilltop Primary School in Minnesota; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2012
JoAnne Carner – retired professional golfer; played on the
LPGA tour 1970–2005; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1978
Phil Mickelson – professional golfer, three-time Masters Champion, 2012 inductee to World Golf Hall of Fame;[45] received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2010
C.B. Dollaway – state champion wrestler;
JUCO National Champion; NCAA D-1 All-American for
ASU; professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division[50]
Dan Henderson – Olympic team member for Greco-Roman wrestling; former MMA fighter, won both the
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship and the
Pride Welterweight and Middleweight Championship, competed for titles in the
UFC[52]
Cain Velasquez – two-time All-American wrestler at heavyweight 5th in 2005, 4th in 2006; professional MMA fighter, former UFC
Heavyweight Champion, first UFC champion of Mexican-American descent[62]
Neil Cochran – won two bronze medals at the
1984 Summer Olympics in swimming events: one in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay and one for the 200 meter individual medley relay
Michael R. Burns[2] – vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2017[3]
Ira A. Fulton – businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended)
Bennie Gonzales – architect; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1970[3]
Derrick Hall – president of the Arizona Diamondbacks; recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2003[4] and the Alumni Achievement Award in 2016[3] from the ASU Alumni Association
Robert Hecht-Nielsen – businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering,
University of California-San Diego; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1994[3]
Allison Maslan – CEO of Blast Off!, executive producer of Allie & You web series
T. Allen McArtor – chief executive,
EADS North America; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1989
Ioanna Morfessis – helped launch the nation's first "one-stop" business assistance center for small minority business enterprises; inaugural executive director, Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation; founding president and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council; founder, IO. INC consulting practice; honoree for the 2012 Arizona Centennial Legacy Project: Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women project
Gary L. Tooker – retired corporate executive; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award in 1983[3] and the James W. Creasman Award of Excellence in 1999[6] from the ASU Alumni Association
Christine Devine – television news anchor based in Los Angeles; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2002
Brody Stevens – stand-up comedian and actor, star of the Comedy Central show Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, pitcher for Arizona State University baseball team
Maj. Gen.
William P. Acker – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie, Jr. – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
Ryan Cleckner – former army sniper and veterans activist
John C. Keegan – served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy; served as judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona
Gen.
John L. Piotrowski – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1985–1987; former commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Command (attended)
Rick Romley – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1989 and served until 2004; currently serves as Interim Maricopa County Attorney following his appointment by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Eldon Rudd – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; served as a fighter pilot during World War II; served 20 years in the FBI on assignments in Latin America, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix; elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th District in 1976, where he served until retirement in 1987 (deceased)
Brig. Gen.
Michael A. Ryan – retired general in the U.S. Army
Jeremy Staat – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; Iraqi War veteran; NFL professional athlete; founder of the Jeremy Staat Foundation, which works to prevent veteran suicide
Thom Brooks – political philosopher and legal scholar
Angela Bryan – Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, health psychologist conducting HIV/STD and cannabis research
Harriet C. Babbitt – Vice Chair, World Resources Institute; former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, former Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, and former First Lady of Arizona
Michael Daly Hawkins – Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1995
Carl Hayden – former U.S. Senator and Arizona's first Congressional Representative; Normal School graduate, class of 1896
Cecil Heftel – founder of Heftel Broadcasting; former U.S. Representative
Ruth McGregor – former chief justice of the
Arizona Supreme Court; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1998
Susan Bitter Smith –
Arizona Corporation Commission member (2013–2017); former executive director at Southwest Cable Communications Association; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2003
Bob Stump – former U.S. Congressman; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1996 (deceased)
Peterson Zah – educator; former President of the
Navajo Nation; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1985
Sal Bando – former
MLB player; played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and
Milwaukee Brewers; inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 (attended)
Barry Bonds – home run king and seven-time MVP;[24] played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and
San Francisco Giants; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2002 (attended)
Andre Ethier – outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (attended)
Herman Frazier – deputy athletics director/chief of staff,
Syracuse University; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2000
Reggie Jackson – former player, member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame, "Mr. October"; played for the Oakland Athletics,
Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and
Anaheim Angels; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1974 (attended)
Mitch Jones – outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates (attended)
Ken Phelps – radio broadcaster, former designated hitter and first baseman; played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees,
Oakland Athletics, and the
Cleveland Indians (attended)
Andrew Romine – MLB baseball player for the Detroit Tigers (attended)
Joe Caldwell – former professional basketball forward/guard; Olympic gold medalist; played for the
Detroit Pistons, St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, and ABA Carolina Cougars
James Harden – NBA guard for the
Philadelphia 76ers; NBA All-Star; '11–'12 Sixth Man of the Year; NBA MVP ‘17-‘18; Olympic gold medalist; Pac-10 Player of the Year (attended)
Kurt Nimphius – former forward/ center; played for the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Pendergraph (Ayers) – former NBA player for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Clippers
Randall McDaniel – former guard, college and Pro Football Hall of Famer; played for the
Minnesota Vikings and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Special Education Paraprofessional at Hilltop Primary School in Minnesota; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2012
JoAnne Carner – retired professional golfer; played on the
LPGA tour 1970–2005; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1978
Phil Mickelson – professional golfer, three-time Masters Champion, 2012 inductee to World Golf Hall of Fame;[45] received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2010
C.B. Dollaway – state champion wrestler;
JUCO National Champion; NCAA D-1 All-American for
ASU; professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division[50]
Dan Henderson – Olympic team member for Greco-Roman wrestling; former MMA fighter, won both the
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship and the
Pride Welterweight and Middleweight Championship, competed for titles in the
UFC[52]
Cain Velasquez – two-time All-American wrestler at heavyweight 5th in 2005, 4th in 2006; professional MMA fighter, former UFC
Heavyweight Champion, first UFC champion of Mexican-American descent[62]
Neil Cochran – won two bronze medals at the
1984 Summer Olympics in swimming events: one in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay and one for the 200 meter individual medley relay