Michigan State University
- Alumni & Post-Grads

MSU has a network of more than 466,000 alumni worldwide.

Famous MSU Alumni
Spencer Abraham (Class of ’74) – U.S. secretary
of energy.
James Blanchard (Class of ’64) – Served two terms as governor of Michigan (1983-1991).
Eli Broad (Class of ’54) – Chairman of SunAmerica Inc. and founder of the Broad Foundation. In 1991, Broad pledged $20 million to the MSU College of Business, which now carries his name.
James Caan (Class of ’59) – Actor.
Jim Cash (Class of ’72) – Screenwriter.
John Engler (Class of ’71) – Served three terms as Governor of Michigan (1991–2003).
Ed Feldman (Class of ’50) – Became a top executive at Warner Brothers and later head of film productions for Filmways.
Clare Fischer (Class of ’51) – Recorded more than 45 albums and has arranged, composed, and/or played on more than 100 albums for other recording artists. He won Grammy awards for Salsa Picante plus 2 + 2 and Free Fall.
Richard Ford (Class of ’66) – Novelist who won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel Independence Day.
Jim Harrison (Class of ’60) – Authored Legends of the Fall.
Anthony Heald (Class of ’71) – Actor.
Walter Hill (Class of ’62) – Directed 48 Hours, Another 48 Hours, Last Man Standing, Geronimo: An American Legend, and many other action movies.
Donna Hrinak (Class of ’72) – U.S. ambassador to Brazil. She is the first female career civil servant to be named to the post.
James Hoffa Jr. (Class of ’63) – President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and son of the legendary
Teamsters president.