Compiler Systems, Digital Research, Symantec) David Hilmers – class of 1978 – Astronaut Stan Arthur – class of 1979 – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Michael Coats – class of 1979 – Astronaut William S. Wallace – class of 1980 – Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Winston Scott – class of 1980 – Astronaut Lillian E. Fishburne – class of 1982 – First African-American female Rear Admiral (RDML) in the United States Navy Keith B. Alexander – class of 1983 – Director of the National Security Agency Harvey E. Johnson Jr. – class of 1983 – Chief operating officer of Federal Emergency Management Agency Michael Lopez-Alegria – class of 1984 – Astronaut Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. – class of 1984 – Astronaut Mark E. Ferguson III – class of 1984 – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Michael Mullen – class of 1985 – 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Foreman – class of 1986 – Astronaut Thomas R. Turner II – class of 1986 – Commanding general of the United States Army North Kent Rominger – class of 1987 – Astronaut Jeffrey Williams – class of 1987 – Astronaut Brent Jett – class of 1989 – Astronaut Carlos Noriega – class of 1990 – Astronaut Robert Curbeam – class of 1990 – Astronaut Cecil D. Haney – class of 1990 – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Scott Altman – class of 1990 – Astronaut Dan Bursch – class of 1991 – Astronaut Christopher Ferguson – class of 1992 – Astronaut William McCool – class of 1992 – Astronaut William H. McRaven – class of 1993 – Commander, United States Special Operations Command John Scott Redd – class of 1993 – Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Mark Kelly – class of 1994 – Astronaut, United States Senator from Arizona Stephen Frick – class of 1994 – Astronaut John Herrington – class of 1995 – Astronaut Alan G. Poindexter – class of 1995 – Astronaut Edward G. Winters, III– class of 1995 – Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command Kenneth Ham – class of 1996 – Astronaut Marcos Pontes – class of 1998 – Astronaut Nancy E. Brown – class of 1999 – Principal advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Eric T. Olson – class of 1985 – Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Elizabeth Hight – class of 2001 – Vice director