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This is a list of Dickinson College alumni. This list covers alumni from the first graduating class in July 1787[1] to the present.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
  • "DNG" indicates that the alumni did not graduate.
  • A "—" indicates that the information is unknown.

Business

Alfred V. du Pont
Name Class year Notability Ref(s)
John Curley
1960
 Former CEO of Gannett News Corporation [2]
Alfred V. du Pont
1818
 Head of the du Pont Company [3][4]
Stephen Duncan
1805
 Wealthiest cotton planter in the South prior to the Civil War, and second largest slave owner in the country [5][6]
Stephen Giannetti
1973
 Vice President and Publisher, National Geographic magazine [7]
Judith R. Faulkner
1979
 Chief Executive Officer of Epic Systems [7]
David Hirshey
1971
 Vice President and Executive Editor at HarperCollins publishers [8]
John Carmichael Jenkins
1828
 Plantation owner in the Antebellum South, and 16th largest slave owner in the country [9][10][11][12]
Andy MacPhail
1976
 Major League Baseball executive [13]
Leon Rose
1983
 Notable sports agent for many successful athletes including LeBron James

Humanities

Arts and entertainment

Rick Smolan
Name Class year Notability Ref(s)
Kass Fleisher
1981
 Author
Jennifer Haigh
1990
 The New York Times best-selling author, winner of PEN/Hemingway Award [14]
Jennifer L. Holm
1990
 Historical author, wrote Newbery Honor book [15]
Clarence Muse
1911
 Actor, director, composer, writer, and lawyer
Rosie O'Donnell
DNG
 		Stand-up comedian, actress, singer, and media personality
Stuart Pankin
1968
 Television actor [16]
Jennifer Ringley
1997
 Creator of JenniCam.org [17]
Rick Smolan
1972
 Former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer [18]
Susan Stewart
1973
 Poet and literary critic [19]
Charles Strum
1970
 Associate Managing Editor at The New York Times [20]

Education

Henry Louis Baugher
Name Class year Notability Ref(s)
Henry Louis Baugher
1826
 President of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jeremiah Chamberlain
1814
 President of Centre College and the Centenary College of Louisiana [21][22]
Fred Pierce Corson
1917
 Twentieth president of Dickinson College; Bishop of the Methodist Church [23]
William Durden
1971
 President of Dickinson College [24]
John Goucher
1868
 Founder, President, and namesake of Goucher College
Samuel Miller
1793
 Presbyterian professor at Princeton Theological Seminary
Elijah Barrett Prettyman
1848
 Second principal of the Maryland State Normal School, now Towson University [25][26]
Lisa Rossbacher
1978
 President of Humboldt State University

Government and Public Service

Spencer Fullerton Baird
James Buchanan
Jim Gerlach
Name Class year Notability Ref(s)
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1840
 U.S. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution [27]
Richard L. T. Beale
DNG
 		U.S. Representative [28]
Joseph M. Belford
1871
 U.S. Representative [29]
John O. Bennett
DNG
 		Former State Senator of New Jersey
James Buchanan
1809
 Fifteenth President of the United States [30]
William Creighton
1795
 U.S. Representative, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio
John Creswell
1848
 U.S. Representative [31]
Harmar Denny
1813
 U.S. Representative [32]
Ninian Edwards
1792
 Third Governor of Illinois [33]
Richard H. Ellis
1941
 Former commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command
Clement Finley
1815
 10th Surgeon General of the United States Army
George Purnell Fisher
1838
 Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Representative, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
George Gekas
1952
 U.S. Representative [34]
Jim Gerlach
1977
 U.S. Representative [35]
Kermit Gosnell
1963
 Abortion clinic doctor [36]
Donald E. Graves
1953
 U.S. State Department Kremlinologist [37]
James C. Greenwood
1973
 U.S. Representative [38]
Robert Cooper Grier
1812
 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1846-1870 [39]
Peter Ihrie, Jr.
1815
 U.S. Representative [40]
John J. Jacob
1849
 Fourth Governor of West Virginia [41]
John E. Jones III
1977
 Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania [42]
James A. Kenney, III
1959
 Former Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals [43]
Horatio Collins King
1858
 Judge advocate general for the New York National Guard, lawyer, and Civil War soldier
Edward Lucas
1809
 U.S. Representative [44]
Barry W. Lynn
1970
 Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Lewis Linn McArthur
DNG
 		Oregon Supreme Court associate justice and newspaper publisher
Robert McClelland
1829
 U.S. Representative, Governor of Michigan, United States Secretary of the Interior [45]
Louis Emory McComas
1866
 U.S. Representative, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
George Metzger
1798
 Pennsylvania State Legislator, 1813-1814; lawyer; founder of the Metzger Institute
Charles O'Neill
1840
 U.S. Representative [46]
Sylvia H. Rambo
1958
 Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Chief Judge, 1992-1999
Bill Shuster
1983
 U.S. Representative [47]
Roger B. Taney
1795
 Fifth Chief Justice of the United States [48]
Philip Francis Thomas
1830
 Governor of Maryland, United States Secretary of the Treasury [49]
Ross Wilkins
1816
 Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan, Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Michigan [50]
William Wilkins
1892
 U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania [51]

Religion

George Washington Bethune
Name Class year Notability Ref(s)
George Washington Bethune
1822
 Dutch Reformed minister and author
Joseph Clemens
1894
 U.S. Army chaplain, missionary and plant collector [52]
Moncure Conway
1849
 Minister, author, abolitionist [53]
George R. Crooks
1840
 Minister; Editor of The Methodist; Professor at Drew Theological Seminary
George David Cummins
1841
 Founder of Reformed Episcopal Church
Robert Samuel Maclay
1845
 American missionary who made pioneer contributions to the Methodist Episcopal missions in China, Japan and Korea.
William Perry Eveland
1892
 Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church [54]
John Wesley Lord
1927
 Bishop of the Methodist Church; Vice President of the National Council of Churches

Sports

Chief Bender
Name Class year Notability Ref(s)
Chief Bender
1902
 Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
Bob Books
1926
 Football player
Joe Katchik
1954
 Football player

References

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  2. ^ "John Curley Announces Retirement". Gannett. May 2, 2000. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  3. ^ "Alfred V. du Pont". DuPont. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  4. ^ Stephen Duncan, Class of 1805
  5. ^ David G. Sansing, Sim C. Callon, Carolyn Vance Smith, Natchez: An Illustrated History, Plantation Pub. Co., 1992, p. 88 [1]
  6. ^ Blake, Tom (2004). "The Sixteen Largest American Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules". Ancestry.com.
  7. ^ a b Ramsden, Ellen (February 11, 2005). "Alumnus Profile: Stephen Giannetti '73". The Dickinsonian. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  8. ^ "A Passion for Publishing". Dickinson Magazine. Vol. 81, no. 1. Summer 2003. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  9. ^ JENKINS (JOHN CARMICHAEL) AND FAMILY PAPERS, Mississippi Department of Archives & History
  10. ^ Louisiana State University Libraries: Jenkins (John C. and Family) Papers
  11. ^ Blake, Tom (2004). "The Sixteen Largest American Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules". Ancestry.com.
  12. ^ House Divided: Jenkins, John Carmichael
  13. ^ Anderson, Dave (July 7, 1987). "Sports of the Times; The Latest MacPhail". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  14. ^ "Jennifer Haigh". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  15. ^ "Flying Starts". Publishers Weekly. June 28, 1999. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Stuart Pankin". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  17. ^ "Voyeur Web site JenniCam to go dark". CNN. December 10, 2003. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  18. ^ "America, Moment by Moment". Dickinson Magazine. Vol. 81, no. 3. Winter 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  19. ^ "Pew Fellows - Susan Stewart". Pew Fellowship. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  20. ^ "The New York Times Names Charles Strum Associate Managing Editor and Paul Winfield News Editor". BusinessWire. January 6, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  21. ^ Dickinson College: Jeremiah Chamberlain (1794-1851)
  22. ^ Centre College: CentreCyclopedia
  23. ^ "Fred Corson, Retired Bishop". The New York Times. February 18, 1985. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  24. ^ Roarty, Alex (March 7, 2008). "Sentinel Focus On: William Durden goes green with a bow tie". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  25. ^ "Principals and Presidents of Towson University". Towson University. March 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  26. ^ Addresses Proceedings - National Education Association United States. University of Chicago Press. 1901. p. 962.
  27. ^ "Spencer F. Baird Dead; His Life Work Brought To a Close At Wood's Holl". New York Times. August 20, 1887. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  28. ^ "Richard Lee Turberville Beale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  29. ^ "Joseph McCrum Belford". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  30. ^ "James Buchanan". The White House. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  31. ^ "John Angel James Creswell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  32. ^ "Harmar Denny". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  33. ^ "Illinois Governor Ninian Edwards". National Governors Association.
  34. ^ "Pennsylvania". Time. November 4, 1996. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  35. ^ "Jim Gerlach". The Washington Post. 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  36. ^ Slobodizan, Joseph (March 24, 2013). "Healer or monster?". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com.
  37. ^ Sullivan, Patricia (2008-07-18). "Donald Graves, 79; State Dept. Cold War Analyst". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  38. ^ "James C. Greenwood Biography". Biotechnology Industry Organization. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  39. ^ "Robert C. Grier". U.S. Supreme Court Media. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  40. ^ "Peter Ihrie, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  41. ^ "West Virginia Governor John Jeremiah Jacob". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  42. ^ "Biography of Judge John E. Jones III". U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  43. ^ "Court of Special Appeals: Former Judges: James A. Kenney". Maryland Special Appeals Court. March 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  44. ^ "Edward Lucas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  45. ^ "Robert McClelland". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  46. ^ "Charles O'Neill". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  47. ^ "About Bill". House or Representatives. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  48. ^ "The Taney Court". The Supreme Court Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  49. ^ "Philip Francis Thomas Obituary". New York Times. October 3, 1890. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  50. ^ "Ross Wilkins". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  51. ^ "William Wilkins". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  52. ^ "Archives and Special Collections: Personal Papers". Dickinson College Library. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  53. ^ http://archives.dickinson.edu/people/moncure-daniel-conway-1832-1907
  54. ^ "Bishop Eveland Killed". New York Times. July 26, 1916. Retrieved 2008-03-10.

External links

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