ari , ▁Ph D , ▁President , ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton , ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 2 0 ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁Kal p ana ▁Ch aw la , ▁first ▁Indian - American ▁astr onaut ▁and ▁first ▁Indian ▁woman ▁in ▁space ▁Pat ▁Cho ate , ▁American ▁econom ist , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Reform ▁Party ▁candidate ▁for ▁Vice ▁President ▁W aded ▁Cruz ado , ▁educ ator , ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁president ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁State ▁University ▁Roland ▁G . ▁F ry er ▁Jr ., ▁educ ator , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁C ait lin ▁G lass , ▁voice ▁actress ▁Mar jor ie ▁Herr era ▁Lewis , ▁author ▁Lou ▁Diam ond ▁Phill ips , ▁actor ▁and ▁director ▁R . ▁By ron ▁P ipes , ▁educ ator , ▁research er ▁in ▁polym er ▁sciences ▁and ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁president ▁of ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁Doug ▁Russell , ▁Olympic ▁champion , ▁and ▁former ▁world ▁record - holder ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁events . ▁Robert ▁L . ▁Stewart , ▁astr onaut ▁and ▁first ▁active - d ut y ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁soldier ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁space fl ight ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ma ver ick ▁Spe akers ▁Series , ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ' s ▁on - camp us ▁distinguished ▁lecture ▁series ▁ ▁College ▁Park ▁Center , ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ' s ▁on - camp us ▁special ▁events ▁center ▁Texas ▁Hall , ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton