Women Swimsuit Calendar, Oregon State University

In arts and entertainment, alumni include Pulitzer Prize winners' Chris Anderson, George Oppen, and Roger Werth; Academy Award winner Harley Jessup; actor Michael Lowry; news anchor Cathy Marshall; country music singer Travis Rush; and screenwriter Mike Rich. Architect Lee Arden Thomas, who designed Memorial Union (MU) graduated from when the school was still Oregon Agricultural College.
Oregon State athletes have a had a significant showing in professional sports, including more than 15 MLB players, more than 20 NBA players, and more than 130 NFL players. Some of the more prominent athletes include Boston Red Sox player and 2007 World Series champion Jacoby Ellsbury; NFL Pro Bowlers Chad Ocho Cinco, T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Steven Jackson and Derek Anderson; Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker; Houston Rockets player Brent Barry; former NBA player "Iron Man" A. C. Green; and 9-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton. OSU alumni have earned more than 15 Olympic medals, including Fosbury Flop creator Dick Fosbury; first American woman to high jump over 6' Joni Huntley; and undefeated amateur wrestler Robin Reed.
Other notable alumni include NASA astronauts William Oefelein and Donald Pettit, Playboy Playmates of The Year Jodi Ann Paterson and Sara Jean Underwood, and Turkish billionaire Hüsnü Özyeğin.