and the Ly's Fred Hoiberg, current Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball coach and former NBA player and coach Michelle Hoover, author "Bottomland", "The Quickening" Stephen Hsu, physics professor, university administrator and tech executive Dame DeAnne Shirly Julius, current Economist Ted Kooser, poet and 13th Poet Laureate of United States, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2005) Edward Mezvinsky, former congressman in United States House of Representatives Margaret Lloyd, operatic soprano Doug McDermott, current NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs Beverley Owen, actress best known for playing the role of Marilyn in The Munsters Brian Smith, photographer and author of Art & Soul Nate Staniforth, magician Neal Stephenson, contributor to Wired and author known for his speculative fiction works See also List of high schools in Iowa References External links Buildings and structures in Ames, Iowa Public high schools in Iowa Schools in Story County, Iowa 1875 establishments in Iowa Iowa High School Athletic Association