The list of Northeastern State University alumni includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of the Northeastern State University. Athletics Billy Bock, late baseball coach for four high schools, won nine state titles Michael Bowie, offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL, Super Bowl XLVIII champion Jarrett Byers, former St. Louis Rams wide receiver Larry Coker, former head coach at the University of Miami Bob Hudson, former NFL player Ronnie Jones, football coach Rosie Manning, former NFL player Derrick Moore, former NFL player Arts and entertainment Dennis Letts, college professor and actor Jim Ross, former WWE play-by-play commentator; President of Talent Relations Shawntel Smith, Miss America 1996 Carrie Underwood, American Idol Fox winner; country music star; winner of multiple Grammy Awards; Country Music's reigning Queen The Swon Brothers, fourth season NBC third Place; country music duo Business Bob Berry, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tri-B Nursery, Inc. Ken Selby, founder of Mazzio's Italian Eatery Jeff Storey, president and chief executive officer of Level 3 Communications Politics Bob Ballinger (B.A. in Social Studies Education), lawyer and Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 97+ (Carroll, Madison, and Washington counties) Glenn Coffee, former Oklahoma Secretary of State and president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Drew Edmondson, former Attorney General of Oklahoma James E. Edmondson, current justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and former Chief Justice of the same court Sandy Garrett, former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ted Risenhoover, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma William G. Stigler, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma John A. Sullivan, former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district Kimberly Teehee, senior policy adviser for Native American affairs in the administration of President Barack Obama Science and Engineering Mary G. Ross, first Native American female engineer; one of the Skunk Works founding engineers Laura Sullivan-Beckers, biologist Others Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ Sara Dye, physician and surgeon References Northeastern State University alumni