U.S. Department of Education; former Director, President Clinton's initiative on race 2001 James Carville, political strategist and consultant 2002 George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States 2003 Gwen Ifill, Moderator and Managing Editor, PBS Washington Week 2004 Liz Carpenter, Former Press Secretary for Lady Bird Johnson 2005 Don Evans, 34th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce 2006 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, 42nd President of the United States 2007 Bob Schieffer, CBS News Washington 2008 Vernon E. Jordan Jr., former president of the National Urban League 2009 Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator 2010 James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State 2011 Kathleen A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture 2012 Bill Owens, Former Governor of Colorado 2013 Helene Gayle, CEO of CARE USA 2014 Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio 2021 Ibram X. Kendi Rankings The LBJ School is currently ranked 7th among public affairs programs in 2022 by U.S. News & World Report, up from 8th in 2021. List of deans John A. Gronouski (September 1969 – September 1974) William B. Cannon (October 1974 – January 1977) Alan K. Campbell (February 1977 – April 1977) Elspeth Rostow (April 1977 – May 1983) Max Sherman (July 1983 – May 1997) Edwin Dorn (July 1997 – December 2004) Bobby Ray Inman (January 2005 – December 2005) James B. Steinberg (January 2006 – January 2009) Bobby Ray Inman (January 2009 – March 2010) Robert Hutchings (March 2010 – September 2015) Angela Evans (January 2016 – 2020) J.R. DeShazo (September 2021 –) Notable alumni Stacey Abrams. M.P.Aff. 1998, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives; 2018 and 2022 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia Kenneth S. Apfel, M.P.Aff. 1978, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1997 until his term ended in January 2001 Rodney Ellis, M.P.Aff. 1977, Texas State Senator. Luis Espino, M.P.Aff. 2003, Speechwriter for Mexico's President Felipe Calderón Ruth Hardy, M.P.Aff, 1996, member, Vermont Senate Bill Owens, M.P.Aff. 1975, Governor of Colorado from 1999–2007 Kathleen Merrigan, M.P.Aff 1987, Deputy Secretary, USDA Sarah Eckhardt, M.P.Aff. 1998, Texas State Senator in the Texas Senate; former County Judge of Travis County. See also List of facilities named after Lyndon Johnson References External links LBJ School of Public Affairs LBJ School Austin Alumni Association 1970 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1970 Public administration schools in the United States Public policy schools Schools