Alumni Facts
Celebrity comedian and actor, Nate Jackson ’06, is the proud owner of Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club, 1 of the 6 Black-owned comedy clubs in the U.S.
45% of the professional educators within a 60-mile radius of campus are EWU alumni, including 2018 National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning ’98.
The EWU Alumni Association’s Eagle Career Network offers an online mentoring program that drives career success through powerful professional connections.
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Accomplished Alumni
From top-notch teachers to top military commanders, EWU alumni are making a difference in the region and the world. They’re MVPs at innovative businesses, life-changing non-profits, and even the Super Bowl.
Cooper Kupp '17
2022 Super Bowl MVP, NFC Offensive Player of the Year, and Triple Crown wide receiver for the L.A. Rams
Jess Walter '87
National and international award-winning author
Todd McFarlane '84
Founder of McFarlane Toys and McFarlane Entertainment, comic book author
Jon ’70 & Karen ’69 Heimbigner | 2022
Lifetime Achievement Awards Winners
Butter (Robert) Puller ’92 | SVP Auto,
Wells Fargo Bank
Jim Orr ’83 | President of Distribution at
NBC Universal
Alicia Kinne-Clawson ’07 | Staff
Coordinator for the State Senate’s
Higher Education and Workforce
Development Committee
Suzette Nordstrom ’84 | Owner and
President of Weldon Barber
Angela Jones ’05 | Director of the WSI for
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Freda Gandy ’96 | Executive Director of
Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center
BG Neal Sealock II ’74 | Retired General,
United States Army
Alexia Iñigues ’94 | Shareholder and Manager of Permitting & Regulatory Compliance Division for Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc.
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