- List of Miami University alumni
=Government, military, public administration=
*Charles Anderson, 27th Governor of
Ohio (1865–1866)
*Calvin Stewart Brice , Former U.S. Senator, railroad magnate and campaign manager forGrover Cleveland 's U.S. presidential campaign against Brice's fellow Miami alumnus,Benjamin Harrison .
*James Edwin Campbell , 38th Governor of Ohio
*Maria Cantwell , U.S. Senator fromWashington
*Joseph Davis,American Civil War Confederate General (nephew of PresidentJefferson Davis of theConfederate States of America
*William Dennison Jr., U.S. Postmaster General; 24th Governor ofOhio (1860-1862)
*Bob Destro, former member,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and internationally-knownUnited States Constitution church-state relations scholar
*Mike DeWine , Former U.S. Senator fromOhio
*Thomas Dinwiddie , retired Brigadier General U.S. Air Force
*Ozro J. Dodds , U.S. Representative from Ohio
*John E. Dolibois , ambassador toLuxembourg and interrogator at theNuremberg Trials
*Samuel Galloway , U.S. Representative from Ohio (1855-57)
*Terry Graves, 2nd Lt. USMC, Recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam, 1968.
*Stan Greenberg , Democratic Party pollster and campaign strategist forBill Clinton ,Al Gore , andJohn Kerry
*Janet Greenip , Maryland State Senator.
*Andrew L. Harris , 44th Governor ofOhio (1906-1909), U.S. Commissioner,American Civil War General
*Benjamin Harrison , 23rdPresident of the United States (1889-1893)
*David Archibald Harvey , U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
*James G. Jones , retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
*Isaac M. Jordan , U.S. Representative from Ohio
*Robert J. Meder , World War IIDoolittle Raid er
*Oliver P. Morton , FormerIndiana governor and U.S. Senator
*Michael Oxley , Member of Congress and co-sponsor of theSarbanes-Oxley Act
*George Ellis Pugh , Former U.S. Senator
*Joseph Ralston , May 2000 - 2003, Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe,NATO
*Whitelaw Reid , U.S. ambassador toFrance from 1889 to 1892, andU.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James from 1905 to 1912, Republican candidate for Vice President on the ticket with fellow Miami alumnus,Benjamin Harrison , 1892 (the only time in American political history that the candidates for President and Vice President, put forward by a major political party), were undergraduates of the same college).
*Steve Richetti, Clinton White House aide and strategist on Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign
*Stephen Clegg Rowan , Admiral in Union Navy, who also led the U.S. Marines ashore in California in the war with Mexico; first to put the U.S. flag in California soil to claim it for the U.S.
*Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative fromWisconsin
*Milton Sayler , U.S. Representative from Ohio
*Caleb Blood Smith , 6thUnited States Secretary of the Interior , serving in the Cabinet ofAbraham Lincoln
*Sidney Souers , FirstCentral Intelligence Agency Director appointed by PresidentHarry S. Truman
* Anthony Thornton, U.S. Representative from Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court Justice
*Durbin Ward , Civil War General, newspaper publisher, and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
*John B. Weller , fifth Governor of California, former Congressman from Ohio, U.S. Senator from California and Minister to Mexico
*Joseph C. Wilson Jr. , retired Brigadier General, U.S. Air ForceJournalism, literature, media, entertainment
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Ira Berkow , sports writer,New York Times
*Pete Conrad, sports columnistDayton Daily News
*Rita Dove ,Pulitzer Prize Winner, First African-American U.S. Poet laureate, Consultant to theLibrary of Congress
*Dave Fleming, writerESPN
*James Francis Flynn , Writer/Director of "Eastern College", feature film
*Wil Haygood, columnist,The Washington Post
*Bill Hemmer ,Fox News Channel anchor
*Dave Hyde , sports columnist
*Katie Lee Joel , television personality, food critic, and wife of pop music superstarBilly Joel
*Dan Barr , musical artist, best known for his semi-hit, "Bus Full of Nuns"
*Drew Daniel , winner of reality television show "Big Brother 5"
*Tommy Linz and Megan Linz fromThe Amazing Race 8
*Tina Louise , Ginger onGilligan's Island
*Rick Ludwin ,NBC Executive credited with bringingSeinfeld to the network
*Mara MacDonald , television reporter,WDIV-TV
*Mike Mizanin , cast member,
*Terrence Moore , sports columnist,Atlanta Journal-Constitution
*P. J. O'Rourke , conservative satirist
*Whitelaw Reid , Editor-in-chief,New York Tribune and U.S. Vice-President candidate with PresidentBenjamin Harrison (the only time in U.S. history that the President and Vice-President candidates were alumni from the same University).
*Chris Rose , sportscaster
*Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein, Owner of Cobra Productions and director of Fingerman: Dr. London & The Triangle Force
*Bill Sammon , Senior White House Correspondent,Washington Examiner , formerly atThe Washington Times ; and political analyst forFox News Channel , and the author of fourNew York Times bestsellers.
*Darrell M. West ,Brown University professor, author, andBrookings Institution political scientistTheology
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David Swing , noted 19th century preacher and liberal theologian; confidant ofAbraham Lincoln andMary Todd Lincoln .
*Joseph Pomeroy Widney , co-founder of theChurch of the Nazarene and the Church of the All-Father.
*Walter Wangerin, Jr. , theologian and award-winning author
*Robert Destro, scholar and expert on freedom of speech and religion, and discrimination on the basis of race, disability, national origin and religion; founder and 'Director of the "Law and Religion Program" atThe Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law ; co-author of "Religious Liberty in a Pluralistic Society", the leading law school textbook in theUnited States on the subject of religious liberty; former General Counsel to theCatholic League for Religious and Civil Rights .Business
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Brad Alford , Chairman & CEO ofNestle USA
*John Altman, co-founder and executive vice-president of Continental Polymers
*C. Michael Armstrong former CEO ofHughes Electronics ,Comcast Corporation &AT&T
*Andrew M. Backovski - Noted Investment Banker and Stock Analyst
*George Bayly, Former chairman, president and CEO of Ivex Packaging Corporationthan
*Jim Bonaminio , Founder & President of the renown Jungle Jim's International Market
*John Christie, President and CFO, Worthington Industries
*Se Yung Chung , Former PresidentHyundai Motor Company
*Arthur D. Collins , Chairman ofMedtronic , Inc.
*Donn Davis, CEO, Exclusive rESORTS
*Bruce Downey , Chief Executive Officer ofBarr Pharmaceuticals
*Richard T. Farmer , Founder and Chairman of the [http://www.cintas.com Cintas Corporation]
*Cynthia Fedus Fields , Former President & CEO ofVictoria's Secret Catalogue Division
*Robert Griffin, former managing director and head of investment banking for the Americas at Barclays Capital
*Richard E. Heckert former CEO ofDuPont
*Roger Howe, former chairman and CEO of U.S. Precision Lens
*Samuel Laws , inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange
*William L. McComb , CEO ofLiz Claiborne
*Charles Mechem, Jr. , retired chairman and CEO of Jacor Communications and former commissioner of theLPGA ; Director of Convergys Corporation
*Matt Merchant, CTO, Corporate Information Systems at General Electric
*Jeff Osterfeld , Founder ofPenn Station (restaurant) , a cheesesteak restaurant chain with 160 locations
*John H. Patterson , founder ofNCR (National Cash Register)
*Diane F. Perlmutter, former Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Burson-Marsteller; former senior executive, Avon Corporation; retired CEO of Cohn & Wolfe/New York
*Marvin Pierce , Former President ofMcCall Publishing , father of formerFirst Lady Barbara Bush, and maternal grandfather ofPresident George W. Bush
*Mitchell Rales , co-founder, former CEO, and current Chairman of the Executive Committee and Director ofDanaher Corporation
*Michael Rechin , CEO ofFirst Merchants Corporation
*Jack Rogers , Former Chairman & CEO ofUnited Parcel Service (UPS)
*Robert Schneider , President and CEO ofPatio Enclosures, Inc.
*David Shade, founder, partner and CEO of Wellspring Partners Ltd.
*Susan E. Sheskey , Vice President and Chief Information Officer ofDell Inc.
*John Smale , retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer atProcter & Gamble and retired chairman of the executive committee ofGeneral Motors
*Thomas Smith, founding partner and president of Prescott Investors, Inc.
*Richard K. Smucker , Chief Executive Officer ofThe J.M. Smucker Company
*Thomas Stallkamp , Director and former CEO of MSX International and Former President & Vice Chairman ofDaimler Chrysler
*Kimberly Walker , Chief Investment Officer ofWashington University in St. Louis
*John Walter, former President and Chairman of AT&TAthletics
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Kevyn Adams ,NHL player,Chicago Blackhawks ; member of 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes
*Walter Alston , former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgersbaseball teams; earned four World Series championships and seven National League pennants
*Virgil Alston, three-time All-American, Track & Field and Cross Country
*Jerry Angelo , General Manager of theChicago Bears
*Bill Arnsparger ,NFL coach - Baltimore Colts andMiami Dolphins ,San Diego Chargers ;NCAA football coach; Head Coach, LSU; Athletic Director,University of Florida
*Randy Ayers , formerNBA player and college Head Coach atOhio State University and Head Coach of the NBA'sPhiladelphia 76ers , Assistant Coach of theOrlando Magic and current Assistant Coach ofNBA Washington Wizards
*Bob Babich , former NFL player,San Diego Chargers andCleveland Browns ; First-Team All-American in football.
*Jack Baruth , pro BMX rider and Alt Fuel class winner of the 2006 Cannonball Run
*Jacob Bell,NFL player,Tennessee Titans andSt. Louis Rams
*Eric Beverly ,NFL player,Detroit Lions andAtlanta Falcons
*"Red"Earl Blaik , former Head Coach Army football; member of theNFL Foundation Hall of Fame.
*Dan Boyle,NHL player for theTampa Bay Lightning ; won Stanley Cup with theTampa Bay Lightening
*Paul Brown , partial founder of theCleveland Browns and theCincinnati Bengals and the first head coach for both teams
*Rob Carpenter ,NFL player, where he rushed for 4,363 yards in a 10-year career with theHouston Oilers ,New York Giants andLos Angeles Rams .
*Alain Chevrier ,NHL player,New Jersey Devils
*Carmen Cozza , former head football Coach, Yale University; played inNFL forGreen Bay Packers and inCleveland Indians andChicago White Sox organization
*Dan Dalrymple,NFL coach, Head Strength & Conditioning for theNew Orleans Saints
*Paul Dietzel , All-American center, football; Head Coach, football at LSU, South Carolina and Army; National Coach of the Year
*Bill Doran, former second baseman for theHouston Astros ,Cincinnati Reds , andMilwaukee Brewers ; bench coach,Kansas City Royals
*Wayne Embry , General Manager, NBA's Toronto Raptors; formerNBA player andNBA executive with theMilwaukee Bucks andCleveland Cavaliers , and was the first African American NBA General Manager and Team President; two-time basketball All-American at Miami
*Weeb Ewbank , Super Bowl-winning NFL Head Coach; won twoNFL titles with the Baltimore Colts and theNew York Jets
*Mike Glumac ,NHL player, St. Louis Blues
*Jack Glowik, ScoutMiami Dolphins ; Miami All-American;
*Jim Gordan, Los Angeles Olympian, track and field; track and football in college
*Andy Greene, player,NHL ,New Jersey Devils
*Bud Haidet , Athletic Director,University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee . Instrumental in Milwaukee's move from NAIA to NCAA Division I membership in 1990-91. The men's and women's basketball teams both reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006. The men's team also advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2005, as well as qualified for the 2003 NCAA Tournament.
*Danny Hall, Head Baseball Coach, Georgia Tech
*John Harbaugh , Head Coach,Baltimore Ravens
*Ron Harper , retiredNBA player, Five-time NBA Champion,Chicago Bulls andLos Angeles Lakers ; coach,Detroit Pistons andOrlando Magic
*Darrell Hedric , winningest basketball coach in Miami history, repeat Ohio Coach of the Year, Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame, former Miami assistant athletic director and also emeritus, acting athletic director twice, former head of scouting for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, and former scout for the NBA Toronto Raptors. Hedric is credited for bringingRon Harper , 5 time NBA champion, to Miami University. Highlights of Hedric's career include defeating number 1 ranked Marquette in the NCAA tournament and wins over legends as Bobby Knight and Dean Smith. Hedric is the only coach to have defeated both Bob Knight and Dean Smith on their home courts
*Bob Hitchens , player, NFL,New England Patriots ,Kansas City Chiefs andPittsburgh Steelers
*Alphonso Hodge ,NFL player,Cornerback ,Kansas City Chiefs , 5th round draft pick (147th overall) in 2005
*Ron Hunter , head basketball coach,IUPUI
*Bob Jencks , playerNFL ,Washington Redskins andChicago Bears ; Super Bowl Champions with Chicago Bears
*Ernie Kellermann , former defensive back for theCleveland Browns , 1966-71,Cincinnati Bengals from 1971-72 andBuffalo Bills from 1972-73
*Aaron KromerTampa Bay Buccaneers Senior Offensive Assistant)
*Eric Lanman, All American Gaelic-handball player, 1988
*Charlie Leibrandt , former pitcher for theCincinnati Reds ,Kansas City Royals ,Atlanta Braves , and Texas Rangers; 140-119 Major League record
*Dan Levak, Director of New Media, NFL
*Phil Lumpkin , player,NBA Portland Trailblazer andPhoenix Suns
*Bill Mallory , head football coach,Miami University ,University of Colorado at Boulder ,Indiana University Bloomington ;Big Ten Coach of the Year
*Denny MarcinNew York Giants
*John McVay former Head CoachNew York Giants ; General Manager,San Francisco 49ers (5 Super Bowl Championships; NFL Executive of the Year winner
*Marvin Miller , union leaderMajor League Baseball Players Association
*Mike Mizanin , aka The Miz, WWE wrestler/ entertainer
*Bill Mulliken, NCAA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, swimming
*Tim Naehring , formerMLB player,Boston Red Sox
*Martin Nance,NFL player,Wide Receiver ,Minnesota Vikings
*Ira Newble ,NBA player,Cleveland Cavaliers ,Seattle Supersonics andLos Angeles Lakers
*Ara Parseghian , former head football coach of the Notre DameFighting Irish
*Jim Peal Head Strength Coach, Butler University
*Brian Pillman , Professional Wrestler
*John Pont , Head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University; national Coach of the Year; lead Indiana to Big Ten title and Rose Bowl
*Travis Prentice , retiredNFL player, NCAA Division 1-A Career leader in points scored,Cleveland Browns ,Minnesota Vikings
*Rock Rembielak, Head Coach Baseball,Wake Forest University
*Ryne Robinson ,NFL player,Carolina Panthers
*Randy Robitaille ,NHL player,Ottawa Senators
*Ben Roethlisberger ,NFL player,Quarterback ,Pittsburgh Steelers , set record for most victories by a rookie quarterback in theNFL , 2004, Super Bowl Champion 2006
*Aaron Ryan, Director, Team Marketing and Business Operations - NBA
*Scott Sauerbeck ,Major League Baseball pitcher,Cincinnati Reds
*Brian Savage ,NHL player,Philadelphia Flyers
*Bo Schembechler , noted former football head coach of theUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wolverines
*Bob Schul , 1964 Olympic Gold medalist, 5000m run
*John Shoemaker, baseball and basketball; drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been a player and manager in the organization since 1978; also drafted by NBA in 1978 along with other '78 NBA draftees Archie Aldridge andRandy Ayers
*Sherman Smith ,NFL player,Seattle Seahawks , coachTennessee Titans , Offensive CoordinatorWashington Redskins
*Jim Steeg, EVP and COO,San Diego Chargers ; for Senior Vice President of Special Events, NFL
*Milt Stegall , all-time career leader in touchdowns, receiver for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League ; playerNFL Cincinnati Bengals
*Steve Strome . Head Tennis Coach, LSU
*Wally Szczerbiak ,NBA player,Cleveland Cavaliers ,Boston Celtics andMinnesota Timberwolves
*Randy Walker, former head football coach atNorthwestern University
*Jerry Walker, former Director of Public Relations,San Francisco 49ers ; Instant Replay Communicator at NFL
*Sheldon White, Pro Player PersonnelDetroit Lions
*Nobby Wirkowski , professional football player and coach
*Ken Zampese (Bengals QB Coach)
*Ron Zook , Head Football Coach at the University of Illinois and former Head Football Coach at theUniversity of Florida Academia
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John Alexander Anderson , former Congressman fromKansas , consul toEgypt , and second President ofKansas State University
*Joseph M. Bachelor , poet, professor
*Donald Barr , professor of Human Ecology atCornell University and leader of movement to disinvest in South Africa
*Josiah Blackmore , Former Dean & President ofCapital University
*David A. Caputo , president ofPace University
*Ronald Crutcher , President ofWheaton College
*Bob Destro, former member,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and internationally-knownUnited States Constitution church-state relations scholar at theColumbus School of Law atThe Catholic University of America .
*John Feldmeier , professor ofPolitical Science atWright State University andfirst amendment attorney
*Grayson L. Kirk , former president,Columbia University
*Henry Mitchell MacCracken , Former Chancellor ofNew York University
*Rollin Niswonger , Author of the noted accounting textbook, Principles of Accounting, the most-widely used basic accounting textbook across the country.
*Mark B. Rosenberg , Chancellor of theState University System of Florida
*Donna Shalala , former U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services for PresidentBill Clinton , current president of theUniversity of Miami (Florida) and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University
*Darrell M. West ,Brown University professor, author, andBrookings Institution political scientist
*Joseph Pomeroy Widney , 2nd President of theUniversity of Southern California , 1st dean of the USC School of Medicine.Arts
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Joseph W. Clokey , organist, composer
*Ray Combs ,Family Feud game show host (did not graduate)
*Jim Glymph , Architect, Partner ofFrank O. Gehry and Partners; Los Angeles, CA
*Nick Lachey , member of the boy band98 Degrees and ex-husband ofJessica Simpson
*The Lemon Pipers , 1960s psychadelic band
*Xiaodu Liu , Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design; Beijing, Shenzhen, China
*Greg Lynn , Architect, Philosopher, Greg Lynn Form; Venice, CA
*Yan Meng , Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design; Beijing, Shenzhen, China
*Mojo Nixon , musician
*Jackson Rohm , pop/country musician
*Kate Voegele , singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist
*Hui Wang , Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design; Beijing, Shenzhen, China
*Joseph Pomeroy Widney , prolific author
*Matthew Yuricich , Academy Award winner, special effects
*Tom Schleiter , guitarist for pop/rock bandPowerspace cience
*Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
*Ernest H. Volwiler , former chairman,Abbott Labs and co-inventor,Pentothal
*Joseph Pomeroy Widney , physician
*John Shaw Billings , Civil War battlefield surgeon and author internationally-recognized "Materia Medica," a 16 volume compilation of scientific medical data; former Director of theUnited States Public Health Service ; former Director of theNew York Public Library ; enlisted by philanthropistAndrew Carnegie to help develop a worldwide library system, resulting in theCarnegie libraries .ee also
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