List of Allegheny College alumni
This page lists notable alumni and former students, faculty, and administrators of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Alumni
[edit]Academia
[edit]- John Aldrich – Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Professor of Political Science at Duke University, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Charles Craik -- Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco
- Morris P. Fiorina – Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University
- Beth Gylys (1986) – professor at Georgia State University and award-winning poet
- Specs Howard – founder of Specs Howard School of Media Arts
- William C. Jason – longest-serving president of Delaware State University
- Jennifer S. Lawton – Richard Bennett Darnall Professor of Surgery and chief of the Johns Hopkins Division of Cardiac Surgery
- William H. Parker – Professor of Physics at the University of California, Irvine
- Victor Pickard – C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at the University of Pennsylvania[1]
- Carol Reardon – George Winfree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University; winner of the Helen Dortch Longstreet Prize, Victor Gondos Memorial Service Award, William Woods Hassler Award for Excellence in Civil War Education[2]
Government
[edit]- William B. Allison – U.S. Senator from Iowa[3]
- David W. Baine – Alabama lawyer and Confederate veteran[4]
- Robert J. Corbett – U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1939–1941, 1945–1971)[5]
- Aylett R. Cotton – U.S. Representative for Iowa (1871–1875)[6]
- Clarence Darrow – lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union
- Lieutenant General Jon M. Davis – USMC Deputy Commandant for Aviation
- R. Budd Dwyer – Pennsylvania State Treasurer
- John Wilson Farrelly – U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district from 1847 to 1849
- Cathi Forbes – Maryland legislator[7]
- Henry Donnel Foster – U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1843-1847, 1871-1873) and 1860 Pennsylvania Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
- W. Scott Hardy – Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Samuel Hays – U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1843-1845)[8]
- Daniel Brodhead Heiner – U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania (1893–1897)[9]
- Robert F. Kent – Pennsylvania State Representative (1947–1956) and Pennsylvania State Treasurer (1957–1961)[10]
- Victoria Lipnic – former acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 2017 to 2019[11]
- Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. – 43rd Governor of Maryland (1896–1900); U.S. Representative (1873–1875)
- Benjamin F. Martin (1854) – U.S. Representative (1877–1881)
- William McKinley – 25th President of the United States of America[12]
- Francis Harrison Pierpont (1839) – the "Father of West Virginia," served as Governor of Virginia (1865-1868)[13]
- Raymond P. Shafer (1938) – 39th Governor of Pennsylvania (1967–1971)
- Thomas Tipton – U.S. Senator from Nebraska[14]
- Mike Veon – Pennsylvania State Representative (1985–2006)[15]
- Sabra Wilbur Vought (1899) – librarian at the US Department of the Interior
- Rob Wonderling – Pennsylvania State Senator (2003–2009)[16]
Journalism
[edit]- Alex Steffen (1990) – environmental journalist
- Ida M. Tarbell (1880) – pioneering investigative journalist, author of The History of the Standard Oil Company, which led to the dissolution of the Standard Oil Company[17]
- Bradley Roland Will (1992) – anarchist and journalist (1970–2006)[18]
Literature
[edit]- Valentino Achak Deng (attended) – "Lost Boy" of Darfur; subject of the book What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
- Janette Hill Knox (PhD.) – temperance reformer, suffragist, teacher, author
- Brooke McEldowney – cartoonist, 9 Chickweed Lane
- Barbara Robinson – author, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1972) and The Best School Year Ever (1994)
- Chuck Rosenthal – author, Loop's Progress, My Mistress Humanity, Never Let Me Go
Performing arts
[edit]- Ben Burtt – Academy Award-winning sound designer
- Gene Hong – TV writer, actor and producer[19]
- Michele Pawk (attended) – Tony Award-winning actress
- Trent Reznor (attended) – musician (Nine Inch Nails)
- Lloyd Segan – TV and film producer
- Flesh-N-Bone (attended on basketball scholarship)
Religion
[edit]- Robert Appleyard – Bishop of Pittsburgh
- Kathy Keller (1972) - Christian theological writer, church founder, wife of Tim Keller[20]
- William Fitzjames Oldham – Methodist Episcopal Bishop; founder of Anglo-Chinese School
- Erastus Wentworth (1850) – Methodist Episcopal minister
Science
[edit]- Jennifer S. Lawton – cardiothoracic surgeon
- William H. Parker (1963) – physics professor[21]
- Edward Shanbrom (1947) – pioneering hematologist and medical researcher[22]
- Paul Siple (1932) – Antarctic explorer and the originator of the wind chill factor
Sports
[edit]- Ronnie Anderson (1997) – former National Football League player[23]
- Glenn Beckert – former Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs[24]
- Stan Drayton (1993) – head football coach at Temple University;[25] former National Football League assistant coach; assistant coach for national championship teams at Florida and Ohio State[26]
- Russ McKelvy – former Major League Baseball player
- Babe Parnell – National Football League player
- Jeremy Scott (2003) – Olympic pole vaulter
- Josh Sharpless (2003) – relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team
- Nathan T. Smith (2001) – four-time USGA Mid-Amateur Champion, three-time US National Team Member, NCAA Runner-up
Technology
[edit]- Marco Arment (2004) - iOS developer and web developer, podcaster, technology writer and former magazine editor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Victor Pickard". asc.upenn.edu. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ PennState, Department of History. "Carol Reardon". Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "ALLISON, William Boyd, (1829–1908)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Watson, Elbert L. (Summer 1968). "Lt. Colonel David W. Baine: A Confederate Hero from the North". Alabama Historical Quarterly. 30: 27–38. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "CORBETT, Robert James, (1905–1971)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "COTTON, Aylett Rains, (1826–1912)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ Nobles III, Wilborn P. (October 9, 2019). "Hogan appoints Forbes, Jackson to fill Baltimore County House of Delegates vacancies". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel Hays Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "HEINER, Daniel Brodhead, (1854–1944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Member Biography: Robert F. Kent". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Victoria A. Lipnic Becomes EEOC Commissioner | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission". www.eeoc.gov. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ Slater, Dan (November 5, 2008). "Barack Obama: The U.S.'s 44th President (and 25th Lawyer-President)". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ "West Virginia Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "TIPTON, Thomas Weston, (1817–1899)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Michael R. Veon (Democrat)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006.
- ^ "Rob Wonderling". The Morning Call. August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Paul E. Steiger and the creation of the Clayton Act (August 26, 2009). "Book review of Taking on the Trust By Steve Weinberg". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Trevor Jensen and Antonio Olivo (November 3, 2006). "Bradley Roland Will: 1970–2006". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Rob Owen (July 6, 2009). "TV writer Gene Hong hangs with roomie from Maroon 5". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ Allegheny Magazine, Spring 2013 https://issuu.com/alleghenycoll/docs/alleghenymagazine-spring2013/20
- ^ "UCI Stories: William Parker". UCI Libraries. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Red Gold. Innovators and Pioneers". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ "Ronnie Anderson". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Glenn Beckert Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Temple Hires Stan Drayton off Texas Staff as New Head Coach". CBS News.
- ^ "Stan Drayton - Football Coach".