List of Ohio Wesleyan University people
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This is a table of notable people affiliated with Ohio Wesleyan University, including graduates, former students, and former professors. Some noted current faculty are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category.
This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Academics
- Edward D. Miller Jr MD, 1964 the Chief Executive Officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine from 1997 to 2012.
- William Hsiao, Class of 1963; Professor of Economics, Harvard University School of Public Health.
- Robert M. Stein, Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, Dean of Rice University School of Social Sciences, 1995-2006.
- Ezra Vogel, Class of 1950; Former Professor at Harvard University. Author of Japan's New Middle Class(1963), Japan as Number One(1979), The Four Little Dragons (1991) and Is Japan Still Number One?(2000).
- Ram Samudrala (1993), Associate Professor of Computational Biology, University of Washington
- Alexander Brown Mackie (1916), founder of Brown Mackie College
Science
- Gerald Gordon May, 1962; psychiatrist and theologian[1]
- Ram Samudrala, Class of 1993; pioneering research in the area of protein and proteome structure, function, interaction, and evolution. Recipient of 2010 NIH Director's Pioneer Award, 2005 NSF CAREER Award, and 2002 Searle Scholar Award, among many others. Also named MIT Technology Review's Top Young Innovators in the World (TR100) in 2003.
Education
- Guy Potter Benton, president Miami University, University of Vermont and University of the Philippines
- Thomas R. Tritton, Class of 1969; President of Haverford College, PA, 1997–present.
- Edwin Holt Hughes, President of Depauw University, IN, 1903-1909.
- Francis John McConnell, President of Depauw University, IN, 1909-1912.
- George Richmond Grose, President of Depauw University, IN, 1912-1924.
- Isaac Crook, Class of 1856; President of Ohio University, OH, 1896-1898.
- Benjamin T. Spencer, author of The Quest for Nationality: An American Literary Campaign
Sports
- John Barry Clemens (born May 1, 1943) is a former professional basketball player. The 6' 6" Clemens attended Ohio Wesleyan University before being drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in 1965, and he went on to have a productive 11 year career with five teams: the Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He retired in 1976 with career totals of 5,316 points and 2,526 rebounds[2]
- Scott Googins Class of 1992; College baseball coach for Xavier[3]
- George Little Class of 1912; American football coach for University of Cincinnati, Miami University, University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.[4]
- Branch Rickey, Class of 1904; general manager of the Saint Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates who pioneered the farm system and racially integrated Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers.[5]
- Keith Rucker, Class of 1993; Nose guard Keith Rucker '93, who spearheaded the football team's defense, becomes the first NCAA Division III player invited to compete in the Hula Bowl all-star game and goes on to win a starting berth with the NFL's Phoenix Cardinals. Rucker would play five-plus seasons in the NFL, also suiting up for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs.[6]
- Phil "Lefty" Saylor, Class of 1890; dominating pitcher and the first quarterback in OWU football history.[7]
- Olin Smith (born March 25, 1900), former professional American football player who played in eight games in the early National Football League; played for the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924.[8]
- Ed Westfall (born November 8, 1909), former American football quarterback and running back in the National Football League;played for the Boston Braves/Redskins and the Pittsburgh Pirates.[9]
Politics
- Horace Newton Allen, Class of 1878; diplomat.
- William G. Batchelder, Class of 1966; member of Ohio House of Representatives[10]
- Samuel G. Cosgrove, sixth Governor of the state of Washington[11]
- Charles Vernon Culver, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania[12]
- Samuel Hitt Elbert, Class of 1854; Sixth governor of the Territory of Colorado between 1873-1874.
- Jo Ann Emerson, US Representative, Missouri, 8th District.[13]
- Charles Fairbanks, Class of 1872; Vice President of the United States under Theodore Roosevelt.
- Arthur Flemming, Class of 1927 former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Served under presidents Franklin Roosevelt through Ronald Reagan. Also served as president of University of Oregon, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Macalester College.
- Joseph B. Foraker, 37th Governor of Ohio and U.S. Senator.[14]
- Nehemiah Green, 4th Governor of Kansas.[15]
- John Marshall Hamilton, 18th Governor of Illinois.[16]
- Lucy Webb Hayes, Class of 1850; wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, who served as U.S. President from 1877 to 1881.
- Myron T. Herrick, 42nd governor of Ohio.[17]
- John W. Hoyt, Third Governor of Wyoming Territory[18]
- John W. McCormick, U.S. Representative from Ohio[19]
- Masa Nakayama, Class of 1916; first female cabinet minister in Japan
- Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Class of 1961; Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council.
- Rudolph Schlabach, Wisconsin lawyer and legislator[20]
- William Stanley, Fifteenth Governor of Kansas.[21]
- George Washington Steele, First Governor of Oklahoma Territory.[22]
- Hiram Pitt Bennet, Congressional delegate from the Territory of Colorado and Colorado Secretary of State[23]
Social activists
- Mabel Cratty, Class of 1890, Leader of Young Women's Christian Association in its early days.[24]
- Mary King, Class of 1962; civil rights activist.
Literature
- Phyllis Battelle, National columnist; Author of a book on Karen Ann Quinlan
- William H. Coles, author and ophthalmologist
- Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd, novelist and editor of the early 20th century.
- Richard North Patterson, Class of 1968; contemporary author.
- Robert Edwin Lee, Class of 1939; playwright and lyricist.
- James Oberg, class of 1966, noted expert on space, author and TV personality.
- Imad Rahman, Pakistani-American fiction writer, author of I Dream of Microwaves
Entertainment
- Fred Baron, Class of 1976; producer of Moulin Rouge; current executive producer for the BBS According to Bex.
- Jim Berry, Class of 1955; National Newspaper Cartoonist.
- Trish Van Devere, actress, Curacao, Messenger of Death, Hollywood Vice Squad, Haunted, etc.
- Anne Flanagan, Class of 1987; film, TV actor/writer (The Comedy Store, Disclosure, Tracey Ullman Show, 7th Heaven).
- Jim Graner, attended only (1937–39); weeknight TV sports anchor for WKYC TV-3 and Radio color commentator for the Cleveland Browns.[25]
- Clark Gregg, Class of 1984; actor, director, screenwriter (The New Adventures of Old Christine, What Lies Beneath, West Wing, The Avengers (2012 film)).
- George Kirgo, attended only (1944-45); screenwriter, author, humorist, former WGAW president (1987 -1991), and founding member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
- Ron Leibman, Class of 1958; Emmy, Tony-winning actor (Angels in America, "Norma Rae", "Slaughterhouse Five", "Friends").
- Wendie Malick, Class of 1972; film, TV actor (Just Shoot Me (NBC), Dream On (HBO), The American President), and currently "Hot in Cleveland" (TV Land).
- Melvin Van Peebles, Class of 1953; actor and director,Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- Robert Pine, Class of 1963; TV, film actor (CHiPs, Murder, She Wrote, Hoover vs. the Kennedys, Six Feet Under).
- Art Sansom, Class of 1942; Creator of the daily comic strip The Born Loser.
News
Religion/Ministry
- Charles Wesley Brashares (1914), a Bishop of The Methodist Church
- Orville Nave, author of Nave's Topical Bible
- Norman Vincent Peale, class of 1920, author of The Power of Positive Thinking (which sold over 20 million copies in 41 languages), founder of Guideposts magazine, and host of the weekly NBC radio program The Art of Living for 54 years. He wrote many other books including The Art of Living (1937), Confident Living (1948), and This Incredible Century (1991).
- Ralph Washington Sockman, author, host of NBC's National Radio Pulpit from 1928 to 1962, minister (Christ Church, Methodist, New York City 1916-1961).
Corporate leaders
- Nicholas E. Calio, Class of 1975; Citigroup's Senior Vice President for Global Government Affairs.
- Orra E. Monnette, Class of 1897; author and banker, co-founder and co-chairman, Bank of America, Los Angeles.
- James J. Nance, Class of 1923; Industrialist, CEO of Hotpoint, Zenith and Packard Motors, Vice President, Ford Motor CompanyMercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division, Chairman of Central National Bank of Cleveland, First Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cleveland State University. Also a member of Board of Trustees, Ohio Wesleyan University.
- Frank Stanton, Class of 1930; former CBS CEO between 1945-1973.
References
- ↑ Bernstein, Adam (April 13, 2005). "Jerry May; Mixed Psychiatric, Spiritual Therapy". The Washington Post. p. B6. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "John Barry Clemens". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "#7 Scott Googins". GoXavier.com. Xavier Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ↑ "George Little". University of Michigan Athletics History. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Wesley Branch Rickey". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Keith Rucker V". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Phil Saylor Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Olin Bashford Smith". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Edgar Ralph Westfall". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "William G. Batchelder, Speaker of the House". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Washington Governor Samuel G. Cosgrove". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "CULVER, Charles Vernon, (1830 - 1909)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ "EMERSON, Jo Ann, (1950 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Ohio Governor Joseph Benson Foraker". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Kansas Governor Nehemiah Green". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Rasch, Bradley W. (2012). The Governors of Illinois and the Mayors of Chicago: People of Regional, National, and International Consequence. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse. p. 22. ISBN 978-1475963045.
- ↑ "Ohio Governor Myron Timothy Herrick". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Term: Hoyt, John Wesley 1831 - 1912". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "McCORMICK, John Watts, (1831 - 1917)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1952,' Biographical Sketch of Rudolph Schlabach, pg.37
- ↑ "Kansas Governor William Eugene Stanley". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ "George Washington Steele". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Bennet, Hiram Pitt, (1826 - 1914). Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Y.W.C.A. Leader, Mabel Cratty, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Jim Graner dies". The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.). Associated Press. January 16, 1976. p. 1.
He attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two years then went to work in a Cleveland railroad office.
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