The long purple line of our alumni, who lead and serve in their workplaces, communities and churches, extends far and wide. Wildcats share a rich history dating back to 1906. No matter where we come from, or where we end up after graduation, we share a special connection with our alma mater and with each other.
ACU alumni are everywhere: Our graduates have become best-selling Christian authors, ministers, members of Congress, state judges, big-city mayors, researchers, Hollywood movie producers, teachers and superintendents, top Nashville musicians and music producers, distinguished university professors, business owners, internationally renowned physicians, Pulitzer Prize winners, and winners of Emmy, Telly, Dove, Grammy, Inventor of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards.
In short, Wildcats are making a difference in the world.
CEO of Encompass Home Health and Homecare Homebase and twice named “Top CEO” for large companies in Dallas by the Dallas Morning News; chair of ACU Board of Trustees
Contemporary Christian music producer and songwriter who has won 14 Grammys and 25 Dove awards, and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Coordinating producer of golf on CBS, winner of 12 Emmy Awards, and only the second person ever to hold the position of lead producer for CBS golf coverage
Award-winning Christian music producer, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Rich Mullins; inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2017
Medical missionary currently serving in Zambia, who became the first American to survive Ebola and was named 2014 Time Magazine Person of the Year as part of "The Ebola Fighters"
Texas Supreme Court justice since 2012, named a Texas Super Lawyer for government practice six times and a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee since 2003
Award-winning executive producer/owner of Revolution Pictures Inc., working with major artists including ESPN 30/30, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood
Residency director at Texas Tech Medical School in Lubbock, who was elected president of the Texas Pediatric Society in 2019
Award-winning co-anchor of the ABC 33/40 Morning News in Birmingham, Alabama.
Chief Operating Officer for Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
Veteran professional golf writer for Associated Press, awarded the PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism by the AP in 2019
Former U.S. congresswoman from California and winner of numerous awards, including the Rosa Parks Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Senior engineer and athlete innovation director of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen
Actor and singer, best known for his role as Pumbaa in the long-running Broadway musical The Lion King
Award-winning physicist at California Institute of Technology
Minister and best-selling Christian author whose books have sold more than 100 million copies across 54 languages worldwide
Former All-Pro defensive back for NFL’s Houston Texans
Best-selling author of books on the faith of national leaders
Professor of neurology at Duke University Medical Center, and vice chair of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
CEO and founder of Mitchell PR firm and CEO of Dentsu Aegis PR Network, inducted into the 2020 International Communications Consultancy Organisation Hall of Fame
Former NFL assistant coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame
1956 Olympic gold medalist and Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year”
Former congressman from Texas and former state district judge known for his creative sentencing
Broadway actress and singer, whose credits include Gettin' the Band Back Together and The Bodyguard
Best-selling author and founding president of The ScreamFree Institute
Scholar-in-residence at Claremont (Calif.) Graduate University, former chancellor of California Community Colleges System
Broadway actress and singer, whose credits include Hugh Jackman's arena tour, Broadway to Oz, and Chicago on Broadway
Retired vice chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff and former commander of U.S. Transportation Command
Former president of the Navajo Nation
Author and director of popular Gilbert’s Gazelle’s running club in Austin, Texas
Pioneering surgeon, and former president of the Texas Medical Association and American Board of General Surgeons
Country music recording artist whose 2015 album The Underdog reached No. 1 on Top Country Albums; inducted into the 2020 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
Assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and comprehensive hip surgeon at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas
Supervisory chaplain for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in Miramar, Calif.
Founder of Foundation for Community Empowerment, and former president and CEO of Trammell Crow Co.
Senior counsel at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Distinguished professor of molecular and cellular medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center
1960 Olympic gold medalist and founder of the nonprofit Earl Young’s Team to fight blood cancer
Abel Alvarez is a university trustee, minister of Harvey Drive Church of Christ in McAllen, Texas, and a 2015 Distinguished Alumni Citation recipient.
Abel and Greg Hendrix, father of an ACU student, were total strangers before March 2016. See how their lives merged in a transplant hospital in San Antonio in a narrative only God could write and Abel's alma mater could help facilitate. Watch and be blessed!
