Attendee

 Boys State

Year

 Accomplishments

Fred  Akers

Arkansas

1955

Head Football Coach -
Wyoming, Texas,  Purdue University

Lamar Alexander

Tennessee

1957

Governor of Tennessee,
Secretary of  Education,
Presidential Candidate

Neil  Armstrong

Ohio

1946

NASA Astronaut,
First man on the  moon

Bruce Babbitt

Arizona

1956

Two-term Governor of Arizona
U.S.  Secretary of the Interior

Max  Baucus

Montana

1960

U.S. Senator

Shawn Bradley

Utah

1989

Professional Basketball  Player

Tom  Brokaw

South Dakota

1957

News Commentator

Richard Cheney

Wyoming

1958

Secretary of Defense

William J. Clinton

Arkansas

1963

Attorney General of  Arkansas,
Governor of Arkansas,
President of the United  States

Michael S. Dukakis

Massachusetts

1950

Governor of Massachusetts,
Democratic  Presidential Nominee - 1988

Roger Ebert

Illinois

1959

Pulitzer Prize for literary  criticism,
Movie Critic

George W.  Emery

Maine

1958

Vice Admiral - U.S.  Navy

H.F.  "Sparky" Gierke

North Dakota

1961

Past National Commander,
State  Supreme Court Justice,
Justice of U.S. Court of Military  Appeals

Vonnie Holliday

South Carolina

1993

First Round Draft Pick for the Green Bay  Packers (1997). As a Rookie he started in 12 Games.

Lee  W. Huebner

Wisconsin

1957

One of Ripon Society Founders,
Speech  writer and Special assistant to President Nixon,
Publisher  of International Herald Tribune
(Paris,  France)

James B. Hunt, Jr.

North Carolina

1954

Governor of North  Carolina

Fob  James

Alabama

1948

Governor of Alabama

Al  Jarreau

Wisconsin

1957

Renowned Jazz Singer

James Jones

Oklahoma

1956

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico  (1993-),
Congressman,
Chairman of American Mercantile  Exchange

Michael Jordan

North Carolina

1980

Professional Basketball  Player

Donnie Kessinger

Arkansas

1959

Professional Baseball Player (Chicago  Cubs),
Manager of Chicago White Sox,
Head Baseball Coach  - University of Mississippi

Angus King

Virginia

1961

Governor of Maine

Charles Larsen

Nebraska

1958

Vice Admiral - U.S.  Navy,
Superintendent - U.S. Naval Academy

Rush  Limbaugh, Jr.

Missouri

1968

Syndicated radio/television talk show  host,
Best selling author

Trent Lott

Mississippi

1958

U.S. Congressman

Richard Lugar

Indiana

1949

Mayor of Indianapolis,
U.S.  Senator,
Presidential Candidate

M.  Peter McPherson

Michigan

1956

Director of Agency for International  Development
Assistant Secretary of the  Treasury,
President - Michigan State  University

Bob  Miller

Nevada

1968

Governor of Nevada

E.  Benjamin Nelson

Nebraska

1958

Governor of Nebraska

Allen H. Neuharth

South Dakota

1941

Chairman of Gannet Publishing Co.,  Inc.
Founder of USA Today

Sam  Nunn

Georgia

1954

U.S. Senator

George Pataki

New York

1962

Governor of New York

Richard W. Riley

South Carolina

1949

Two-term Governor of SC,
US Secretary of Education