List of The Evergreen State College people

This is a list of notable students and staff of The Evergreen State College (Evergreen), an accredited public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Evergreen is located in Olympia, Washington, United States.

Notable alumni[edit]

Academia[edit]

Wayne Au, American educational researcher
Thomas Herndon, economist^[1]^[2]
Matthew Frye Jacobson, historian, professor^[3]
Douglas Kahn, historian of sound, media arts, and science and technology studies
Robert W. McChesney, university professor in communications and media studies^[4]
Joyce McConnell, first female president of Colorado State University
Russell Potter, novelist and college professor
David Price, anthropologist
Douglas Robinson, professor of English, dean, best known as a translation scholar
Roger Stritmatter, professor of humanities and one of the leading modern-day advocates of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship

Activists[edit]

Rachel Corrie, International Solidarity Movement political activist, killed in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces
Saab Lofton, author, activist

Business[edit]

Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records
Bre Pettis, entrepreneur; co-founder of MakerBot Industries, NYC Resistor

Criminals[edit]

Mechele Linehan, convicted murderer
Andrew Mickel, activist sentenced to death for murder of a California police officer
Scott Scurlock (1955–1996), robbed 17 banks in the Northwest
Justin Solondz, convicted felon, convicted in the University of Washington firebombing incident^[5]
Briana Waters, convicted felon, convicted in the University of Washington firebombing incident ^[6]

Entertainment, visual arts and media[edit]

Tom Anderson, artist
Katie Baldwin, artist
Lynda Barry, cartoonist and author
Craig Bartlett, cartoonist and animator for Rugrats and Hey Arnold!; married to Lisa Groening, Matt Groening's sister
Josh Blue, stand-up comedian, winner of Last Comic Standing, member of US Men's Paralympic Soccer Team
Violetta Blue, adult film star^{[citation needed]}
Robert Meyer Burnett, filmmaker; writer-director of Free Enterprise; producer of The Hills Run Red, Agent Cody Banks
Charles Burns, cartoonist
Tammy Rae Carland, artist
Steve De Jarnatt, director of cult films Miracle Mile and Cherry 2000^[7]
Matt Groening, cartoonist, creator of Life in Hell, The Simpsons, and Futurama
Byron Howard, director and story artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation; lead character animator on Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear; director of Bolt and Tangled
Clayton Kauzlaric, artist, animator, game designer noted for work on Total Annihilation, Voodoo Vince and DeathSpank
Megan Kelso, cartoonist
Michael Leavitt (artist), fine art sculptor and toy maker
Audrey Marrs, Academy Award-winning film producer and Sundance Film Festival award winner
Nikki McClure, illustrator of New York Times best-selling children's book All in a Day
Sam Miller, comedian
Jared Pappas-Kelley, artist
Heather Rae, filmmaker
Michael Richards, actor, known as the popular character Cosmo Kramer on the TV show Seinfeld
Don Roff, writer and filmmaker
Liz Sales, artist
Dana Simpson, cartoonist, creator of Phoebe and her Unicorn, and Ozy and Millie
Margaret Stratton, photographer and video artist
John Taylor, reality television star of Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back
Steve Thomas, host of the PBS show This Old House
Cappy Thompson, artist
Jennifer West, artist and filmmaker
Tay Zonday, internet personality, musician, voice actor
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, artist

Government[edit]

Jessica Bateman, member of the Washington House of Representatives
Elizabeth Furse, former United States congresswoman
Dennis Heck, Lieutenant Governor of Washington (since 2021)
Maia Bellon, former Washington Secretary of Ecology^[8]
Yuh-Line Niou, 2002–present; New York State Assembly member whose district includes Chinatown ^[9]
Terry Oliver, Bonneville Power Administration's chief technology innovation officer^[10]^[11]
Christine Quinn-Brintnall, Washington State Court of Appeals judge
Kevin Ranker, Washington state senator, 40th district^[12]
Sharon Tomiko Santos, Washington state representative, 37th district

Literature[edit]

Maile Chapman, author
John Bellamy Foster, co-editor, Monthly Review
Thorn Kief Hillsbery, author
Benjamin Hoff, writer, The Tao of Pooh
Steve House, Piolet d’Or Award recipient
Tom Maddox, science fiction writer ^[13]
Robert W. McChesney, co-editor, Monthly Review
Judith Moore, author of the novel Fat Girl: A True Story
Inga Muscio, author of book Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
Leslie Rule, non-fiction author, novelist, paranormal writer
Ken Silverstein, investigative journalist

Music[edit]

Carrie Brownstein, musician in band Sleater-Kinney and co-star in the television series Portlandia
Martin Courtney, musician in the band Real Estate
Kimya Dawson, musician
Heather Duby, musician
Timo Ellis, musician
Phil Elverum, musician
Steve Fisk, musician, audio engineer, and producer
Ely Guerra, singer-songwriter
Kathleen Hanna, musician in Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin
Calvin Johnson, composer, musician, audio producer and founder of K Records
Conrad Keely, vocalist/guitarist of indie rock band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Nomy Lamm, singer, songwriter, activist, accordionist
Macklemore, born Ben Haggerty, rapper
Lois Maffeo, musician
Mirah, born Mirah Zeitlyn, recording artist
Molly Neuman, musician in band Bratmobile, recording artist
Casey Neill, musician, singer, songwriter, leader of the band Casey Neill & the Norway Rats
David Rovics, musician, political folk
Jeff Sherman, musician in band Glass
Justin Trosper, musician in band Unwound
Corin Tucker, musician in band Sleater-Kinney
Tobi Vail, musician in band Bikini Kill
Kathi Wilcox, musician in band Bikini Kill
John Wozniak, musician in band Marcy Playground, record producer

Science[edit]

Holly Hagen (epidemiologist). professor, College of Global Public Health, New York University, and director of the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research.
Paul Stamets, mycologist

Sports[edit]

Joey Gjertsen, soccer player with San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer

Faculty and staff[edit]

Stephanie Coontz, historian
Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington
Elizabeth Kutter, biologist
Bill Ransom, science fiction author
Gail Tremblay, poet and artist
Willi Unsoeld, mountaineer (deceased)
Sean Williams, ethnomusicologist
Miranda Mellis, author

References[edit]

^ "PERI: : Does High Public Debt Consistently Stifle Economic Growth? A Critique of Reinhart and Rogo ff". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
^ Kevin Roose (2013-04-18). "Meet the 28-Year-Old Grad Student Who Just Shook the Global Austerity Movement". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^ Professor of American Studies, African American Studies, and History
^ personal website Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Earth Liberation Front members plead guilty in 2001 firebombing, By Hal Bernton and Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times, October 5, 2006 [1]
^ US woman convicted of being lookout during arson gets prison, restitution Associated Press June 19, 2008
^ "Class Notes". Evergreen Magazine. Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College. Spring 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
^ "Governor Names Maia Bellon '91 Named Washington State Director of Ecology | The Evergreen Mind". Retrieved 2021-10-16.
^ Macabasco, Lisa Wong (15 September 2016). "Meet Yuh-Line Niou: The New Face of Downtown Manhattan's Political Scene". Vogue. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "TED | Profile". www.ted.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2011-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Sen. Kevin Ranker - Biography - Washington State Senate Democrats". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
^ "Evergreen Authors Directory | the Evergreen State College". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

[1] "PERI: : Does High Public Debt Consistently Stifle Economic Growth? A Critique of Reinhart and Rogo ff". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-21.

[2] Kevin Roose (2013-04-18). "Meet the 28-Year-Old Grad Student Who Just Shook the Global Austerity Movement". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.

[3] Professor of American Studies, African American Studies, and History

[4] rsonal website Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine

[community.seattletimes.nwsource.com-5] Earth Liberation Front members plead guilty in 2001 firebombing, By Hal Bernton and Christine Clarridge, Seattle Times, October 5, 2006 [1]

[6] US woman convicted of being lookout during arson gets prison, restitution Associated Press June 19, 2008

[7] "Class Notes". Evergreen Magazine. Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College. Spring 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

[8] "Governor Names Maia Bellon '91 Named Washington State Director of Ecology | The Evergreen Mind". Retrieved 2021-10-16.

[9] Macabasco, Lisa Wong (15 September 2016). "Meet Yuh-Line Niou: The New Face of Downtown Manhattan's Political Scene". Vogue. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[10] "TED | Profile". www.ted.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[11] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2011-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] "Sen. Kevin Ranker - Biography - Washington State Senate Democrats". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-12-17.

[13] "Evergreen Authors Directory | the Evergreen State College". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

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