 In literature and journalism , BYU has produced several best @-@ selling authors , including Orson Scott Card ' 75 , Brandon Sanderson ' 00 & ' 05 , Ben English ' 98 , and Stephenie Meyer ' 95 . BYU also graduated American activist and contributor for ABC News Elizabeth Smart @-@ Gilmour . Other media personalities include former CBS News correspondent Art Rascon , award @-@ winning ESPN sportscaster and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes ' 86 and former co @-@ host of CBS 's The Early Show Jane Clayson Johnson ' 90 . In entertainment and television , BYU is represented by Jon Heder ' 02 ( best known for his role as Napoleon Dynamite ) , writer @-@ director Daryn Tufts ' 98 , Golden Globe @-@ nominated Aaron Eckhart ' 94 , animator and filmmaker Don Bluth ' 54 , Jeopardy ! all @-@ time champion Ken Jennings ' 00 , and Richard Dutcher , the " Father of Mormon Cinema . " In the music industry BYU is represented by lead singer of the Grammy Award winning band Imagine Dragons Dan Reynolds , multi @-@ platinum selling drummer Elaine Bradley from the band Neon Trees , crossover dubstep violinist Lindsey Stirling , former American Idol contestant Carmen Rasmusen , Mormon Tabernacle Choir director Mack Wilberg and pianist Massimiliano Frani . 
