This page lists notable students, alumni and faculty members of the University of Washington. Notable alumni Nobel laureates Academic administration and teaching Aeronautics and astronautics Art and architecture Business and law Literature Pulitzer Prize winners National Book Award Beverly Cleary (1939) – Children's Books, Fiction, Paperback 1981 Timothy Egan (1981) – Non-fiction 2006 for The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl General If no class year is listed, author may not have graduated. Government, Politics & Diplomacy Military Prominent officers Active duty Peter W. Chiarelli (1980) – four-star General and the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army Bruce W. Clingan (1977) – Admiral United States Navy and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Commander, Allied Joint Force Command, Naples World War II Leslie Groves – Major General, United States Army Corps of Engineers, head of the Manhattan Project William H. Holloman III (August 21, 1924 - June 12, 2010), U.S. Army Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen; U.S. Air Force’s first African American helicopter pilot. University of Washington professor of Black Studies. Tatsuji Suga - Lieutenant colonel, Imperial Japanese Army, commander of all prisoner-of-war (POW) and civilian internment camps in Borneo Other Frank E. Garretson - Brigadier general, U.S. Marine Corps; Navy Cross recipient Tracy L. Garrett – Major General, first female Inspector General of the United States Marine Corps Harley D. Nygren (B.S. 1945, BSME 1947) – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rear admiral, first Director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Kelly E. Taggart – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rear admiral, second Director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Ronald R. Van Stockum - Brigadier general, Director, Marine Corps Reserve 1962-1964 Medal of Honor recipients Religion Sanford Brown – social justice advocate, ordained United Methodist minister, and executive director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle Science and technology Social science and humanities Sports Olympic medal winners Baseball Basketball Football Soccer Track and field Brad Walker (2003) – two-time NCAA pole vault champion; gold medalist at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and 2007 World Championships Other sports Music Television, film, and other arts Crime Theodore Robert Bundy – commonly known as "Ted" Bundy; serial killer, 1974–1978; admitted to killing 30 people; some sources say he could have killed as many as 100 Amanda Knox;