EDWARD CARL EDWARDS – 1968:Sunset Senior Play, “Thieves Carnival”, 1968; Actor with roles in over 50 different TV Shows; including “House”, “Desperate Housewives”, “24”. “Commander in Chief”, “Boston Legal”, “Without A Trace”, “CSI”, Crime Scene Investigation”, “NYPD Blue”, “Monk”, “Criminal Minds”, “Frasier”, “Family Ties”, “JAG”, “Dukes of Hazard”; numerous TV commercials. (3/26/1950 - )
DR. JO GAYLE DILLON HOWARD – 1969:Smithsonian Research Scientist; discovered the key to reproduction success and longevity of Pandas and Clouded Leopards. (5/20/1951 - 3/5/2011)
DONALD RAY RANDALL – 1969:State and National Champion in Shot Put, at Sunset, 1969; 61’; All America. (4/17/1951 - )
RUDOLFO JARAMILLO – 1970:MVP, Sunset Baseball Team, 1970; The University of Texas; former Hitting Coach for Texas Rangers, 15 years; also for Astros and Cubs; Texas Baseball Hall of Fame; Hispanic Heritage Baseball Hall of Fame, DISD Athletics Hall of Fame-2019. (9/20/1950 - )
DANIEL JAMES HALL – 1970: Drum Major, Bison Band and Stampede Editor, 1970; Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. State Department, Helsinki, Finland; Arnold Raphel Award; Ancestor Lyman Hall, U.S. Representative from Georgia, signed Declaration of Independence. (10/10/1951 - )
DONALD WAYNE WATTS – 1972: General Counsel and Senior Executive VP, AT&T; 32 years; joined Company known as Southwestern Bell; known as “one of the most influential business lawyers in U.S.”. (9/9/1953 - )
DR. ELIU MICHAEL HINOJOSA – 1975:Sunset Basketball Letterman, 1975; Future Teachers of America; Teacher and Coach, W.H. Adamson High School and Stockard Middle School; School Superintendent, Cobb County, Georgia and three Texas ISD’s; Dallas School Superintendent, 2005-2011 and 2015 to present. (9/3/1956 - )
DR. TIMOTHY GEORGE NANCE – 1980:Sunset Football, 1978 and 1979; Concert Choir President; All Region Choir; Senior Play, “Stage Door”; “Bison of the Year”, 1980; President, Evangel Christian University of America. (1/4/1962 - 9/28/2002)
LAUREN LESHAY BLACKBURN – 2010:State Champion in Girl’s 100 meter hurdles 2009 & 2010; State Champion in Girl’s 300 meter hurdles, 2010; Named “Girl’s Athlete of the Year” by Texas Track and Field Coaches Association. (11/18/1991 - )