List of Washington College alumni

"'Notable Washington College alumni:

Business

*Colonel Hiram Staunton Brown, Class of 1900, New York banker, businessman, multimillionaire and president of the RKO Movie Corporation; Served as President of College's Board of Visitors and Governors.Fact|date=April 2007
*George Avery Bunting, Class of 1891, entered Washington College at the age of 16, pursued a career in pharmacology and invented the facial cream known as Noxzema. He founded the company in 1917 and served as its president until 1948.Fact|date=April 2007
*H. Lawrence Culp, Class of 1985, President and CEO of Danaher, a Fortune 500 company and a world leader in the development and manufacture of process and environmental instrumentation.Fact|date=April 2007
*John D. Hall, Class of 1970, Former President of Time-Life International; Currently the Managing Director of U.S. CTJ, Inc., and Venture Partner in Plum Capital.Fact|date=April 2007
*William B. Johnson, Class of 1940, captain of industry, CEO and chair of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, brought his company and his investors out of the “railroad blues” of the late 1960s through diversification and the creation of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate that included businesses such as the Abex Corporation, Pepsi bottlers, Midas Muffler, Pet Foods, Hussman refrigeration equipment, Pneumo Aircraft Systems and the Illinois center corporate office complex in downtown Chicago.Fact|date=April 2007
*John A. Moag, Jr., Class of 1977, Chairman of Moag & Company LLC [ [http://www.moagandcompany.com moag_index ] ] ; brought Ravens to Baltimore from Cleveland while Chairman of Maryland Stadium Authority.Fact|date=April 2007
*David Ritz, Class of 1969, CEO of Ritz Camera Centers.
*Alonzo G. Decker, co-founder of the tool and hardware company, Black and Decker.

Educators

*Bishop John Emory, Class of 1805, a lawyer and a minister of the Methodist Church. Emory helped in the organization of several colleges and universities, including New York University, Wesleyan University and Dickinson College. Emory University, founded in 1836, was named in his honor.
*Dr. William Holland Wilmer, President of William and Mary College, (1826-1827)Fact|date=April 2007

Entertainment

*Linda Hamilton, Class of 1978, actress. Did not graduate, but maintains close ties to the College. Received an alumni citation at the 1989 commencement ceremonies.
*Laura San Giacomo, Class of 1983, actress.

Journalists & Writers

*Gilbert Byron, Class of 1923, author, best known as the “Chesapeake Thoreau” or “Voice of the Chesapeake” for such regionally-flavored works as "The Lord’s Oysters" and "Done Crabbin’".Fact|date=April 2007
*James M. Cain, Class of 1910, journalist, screenwriter and novelist, best known for three novels: "The Postman Always Rings Twice", "Double Indemnity", and "Mildred Pierce"—which firmly established the film noir genre.
*John Dimsdale, Class of 1973, Reporter for NPR's Marketplace.Fact|date=April 2007
*Chris Ely, Class of 1970, Former sports broadcaster for the WJZ and WBAL television stations in Baltimore, MD.
*Michael Ludden, Class of 1973, journalist and editor, led "The Orlando Sentinel" to a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for an investigation of racial profiling and the abuse of no-arrest seizures laws by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.Fact|date=April 2007
*Theodore Simonson, Class of 1949, scriptwriter of the 1958 sci-fi horror classic, The Blob.Fact|date=April 2007

Military

*Benjamin H. Vandervoort, Class of 1938, famed officer in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, portrayed by John Wayne in the 1962 movie, The Longest Day. Vandervoort was one of the few soldiers to be awarded three Distinguished Service Crosses for Bravery in combat, in addition to three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with Valor. Renowned for his heroics during the Normandy Invasion.

Politicians

*George Washington accepted an honorary degree in 1789 and became a leading alumnus.

Governors
*Thomas Veazey, Class of 1795, Governor of Maryland (1836-1839).
*William T. Watson, Class of 1935, Governor of Delaware (1895-1897).

U.S. Senators
*Ezekiel F. Chambers, Class of 1805, Captain in the War of 1812; Served in MD Senate (1822-25) and US Senate (1826-34) and member of MD Court of Appeals.
*Charles H. Gibson, U.S. Senator for Maryland, 1891-1897; Congressman for Maryland 1st District, 1885-1891.
*George Vickers, US Senator, he was the deciding vote that saved Andrew Johnson from being impeached.

U.S. Congressmen
*Robert Franklin Bratton, Class of 1864, Congressman for Maryland's 1st District from 1893-1894.
*John W. Crisfield, Congressman for Maryland's 6th congressional district, 1847-1849; Congressman for Maryland's 1st congressional district, 1861-1863. Town of Crisfield, MD, named in his honor.
*Thomas Alan Goldsborough, Class of 1899, Congressman and jurist.
*James Barroll Ricaud, Class of 1828, Maryland Congressman.
*Robert Wright, Maryland Congressman.

State Senators
*Steve Amick, Class of 1969, state legislator in Delaware.Fact|date=April 2007
*Walter M. Baker, Class of 1960, Maryland State Senator.
*Robert P. Dean, Class of 1931, Maryland State Senator, 1955-71.Fact|date=April 2007
*Louis L. Goldstein, Class of 1935, Maryland's longest-serving elected official; Member of the MD House of Delegates (1939-42); MD Senate (1947-58) and was the State's Comptroller from 1959-1998).
*Dean Skelos, Class of 1970, State Senator from New York and advocate for such legislation as Amber Alerts and Megan's Law.

State Delegates
*Joseph M. Getty, Class of 1974, Author; historian; former elected official in Maryland House of Delegates. Served as the Policy and Legislative Director to former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich.Fact|date=April 2007
*Barry Glassman, Class of 1980, member of Maryland House of Delegates.
*Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Class of 1955, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
*Thomas Hunter Lowe, Esq., Class of 1952, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and Member of the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Others
*Charles T. Dean III, Class of 2000, elected delegate to 2004 Democratic National Convention and former member of State Central Committee -- youngest elected in state history at 19 years old. [ [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/40party/html/demc.html Maryland Democratic Party - National Convention Delegates ] ]

ports

*Bob Jackson, Class of 1952, lacrosse All-American.Fact|date=April 2007
*"Swish" Nicholson, Class of 1936, star in Major League Baseball as a two-time National League home run and RBI champion with Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs.
*Betsy Beard Stillings, Class of 1985, Olympic gold medalist in rowing in 1984.Fact|date=April 2007
*National Lacrosse Hall of Fame: John Cheek, 2003; Charles B. Clark, 1988; Agostino M. DiMaggio, 1993; John Howard, 1978; Joseph Seivold, 1979; Ray Wood, 1990. [ [http://www.lacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/ National Lacrosse Hall of Fame ] ]
*Homer Smoot, major league baseball player with St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, 1902-1906.
*Stephen Berger, Class of 2004, Major League Lacrosse All-Star. [ [http://www.longislandlizards.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=17 longislandlizards.com: Players ] ]

Others

*William Murray Stone, Class of 1799, Episcopal clergyman

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