Get acquainted with our exceptional alumni
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences boasts an outstanding network of accomplished alumni who have learned to thrive at Arizona State University. Our alumni go above and beyond in their professional careers, applying their knowledge, expertise, creativity and ingenuity to pioneer innovations and solve problems.
Vada O. Manager
Senior vice president of APCO Worldwide
BS in political science
1983
Steve T. Kirby
President, Kirby Capital Corp.; Co-manager, Bluestem Capital Company
BS in political science
1974
R. Christopher Goodwin
President of The Comus Inn at Sugarloaf Mountain, LLC
PhD in anthropology
1979
Pam Del Duca
Founder, president and CEO, DELSTAR Group
BAE in physical education
1968
Gary Aden
Director of business development at Applied Nanostructures
PhD in chemistry
1981
John Whiteman
Chairman and president, Empire Southwest Co.
BS in sociology
1963
Irwin Sheer
Vice president, BlackRock Financial Management
BS in physics
1981
Melinda Sue Gordon
Cinematographer, Production Still Photography
BA in Sociology
1978
Gary Dirks
Director, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Director, LightWorks®
PhD in Chemistry
1980
Brian Swette
President and owner of Sweet Earth Natural Foods
BS in economics
1976
David Morse
Founder and CEO, Infinite Humanity-Everyone Counts Network
BS and teaching credential in political science
1973
Patricia A. Kimball
Vice president of retail solutions and business development at Earth 911, Inc.
BS in medical technology and PhD in microbiology
1974 and 1979
Susan Clouse Dolbert
Vice president of development at Rutgers University
BA in political science, MA in communication, and PhD in public administration
1974, 1980, and 1994
Dan Shilling
Curator and project manager of Sharlot Hall Museum
PhD in English
1987
Maurice Portley
Judge for the State of Arizona Court of Appeals
BS in Political Science
1975