third president of Pepperdine University Sally Gary, author and founder of CenterPeace John W. Pilley, American behavioral psychologist best known for his research into canine cognition and language learning with his Border collie Business April Anthony, CEO of Homecare Homebase and Encompass Home Health & Hospice chair of the ACU Board of Trustees Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental Airlines David Sampson, President and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Monty Taylor, cloud computing executive, co-founder of OpenStack Bill R. Waugh, founder of Taco Bueno Entertainment and Media Ben Avery, producer of the Tim Dillon Show podcast Nelson Coates, Emmy-nominated film production designer; first alumnus to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Chris Christian, record producer, recording artist, songwriter Bonnie Curtis, film producer Jody Dean, news anchor of KTVT-TV, Dallas, Texas Holly Dunn, country music artist, painter Ronnie Dunn, singer and songwriter; one half of Brooks & Dunn Tracey M. Ferguson, editor of Jet (2017–) and Ebony (2017–) Micah P. Hinson, singer and songwriter Billie Hughes, recording artist and songwriter Daniel Johnston, singer and songwriter – attended ACU in his first year of college Stephen Mansfield, author who writes about men's issues, leadership, history and modern culture; has appeared on the New York Times best-seller list Max Lucado, best-selling Christian author TJ McCloud, singer-songwriter; former member of Stephen Speaks Aaron Watson, country music singer Zane Williams, country artist Big Pokey, rapper Merritt Tierce, short-story author, story editor, essayist, pro-choice activist, novelist, and television writer. Jerry Haymes, recording artist, songwriter, producer Gary G. Hamilton, television journalist, on-air host, reporter and producer Politics and Government Jeffrey S. Boyd, Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Janice Hahn, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; former member of the United States House of Representatives; former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Robert Dean Hunter, vice-president emeritus of ACU; member of the Texas House of Representatives, District 71, (1986–2007) Robert L. Pitman, lawyer, former United States Attorney; former United States Magistrate Judge; United States federal judge Ted Poe, former Harris County, Texas, judge; member of the United States House of Representatives Jack Pope, lawyer, judge, and Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice, 1982–1985 Jack Scott, California state senator; chancellor, California Community College System Joe Shirley (1978), President of Navajo Nation Lynn Coleman, former United States Deputy Secretary of Energy Louie Welch, former mayor of Houston,Texas Major General Garrett Harencak,