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This is a list of Hillsdale College alumni.
Notable alumni
- Bud Acton (c. 1964), former NBA player
- E. Ross Adair (1929), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Chester Hardy Aldrich, One-term Governor of Nebraska and former Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court[1]
- Bion J. Arnold (1884), expert in mass transportation, called the "Father of the Third Rail"
- Jared Maurice Arter (1885), slavery-born African-American pastor and educator
- Manuel Ayau (1973), Guatemalan-born politician, humanitarian, and founder of the "Universidad Francisco Marroquín"
- Clara Bayliss (1871), Clara Bayliss, Progressive Era social activist and author who was the first woman to receive a degree from Hillsdale College in 1871. She headed the Education Committee in the Illinois Congress of Mothers and helped develop the PTA.[2]
- Lynn Bell (1906), professional baseball player, American college football coach
- Clarence Black (1999), contestant on CBS's Survivor: Africa
- Tyler Blanski (2006), author and musician
- Will Carleton (1869), American poet
- Chris Chocola (1984), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd congressional district and the current President of the Club for Growth
- Bob Clark (1963), filmmaker, most famous for directing A Christmas Story
- Cyrus Cline (1876), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Kirk Cordill (1992), CEO of BMW China[3]
- David L. Cornwell (1964), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Dan Crane (1958), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 22nd and 19th congressional districts
- Phil Crane (1952), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th congressional district
- Edwin Wilber Cunningham (1866), former justice of the Kansas Supreme Court[4]
- Robert William Davis (1952), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th congressional district
- Solomon Robert Dresser (1865), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and founder and president of S.R. Dresser Manufacturing Co., now Dresser Industries
- Spencer O. Fisher (c. 1865), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th congressional district
- Clinton B. Fisk (c. 1844), namesake of Fisk University and Prohibition Party candidate for president in 1888
- Walter M. French (1896), former justice on the Washington Supreme Court[5]
- Elizebeth Friedman (1915), female pioneer of American cryptography
- Washington Gardner (1870), Civil War soldier and statesman
- Tom Heckert (1990), general manager for the Cleveland Browns
- Andre Holmes (2011), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
- Albert J. Hopkins (1870), former senator from Illinois
- Walter Howell III (1980), international director of Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's largest commercial real estate development firm[3]
- Oscar A. Janes (1868), American Civil War veteran, lost left arm in battle, elected to Michigan Senate in 1895
- Calvin Jung (1969), actor, most famous for his role as "Mr. Lee" in the 1970s Calgon Water Softener commercial that coined the phrase, "Ancient Chinese Secret, huh?"
- Marcia Watkins Kazurinski (1972), Broadway dancer, actor, singer[3]
- Henry M. Kimball (c. 1900), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd congressional district
- Fred Knorr (1937), radio executive and part-owner of the Detroit Tigers
- Jim Larkin (1961), American college football coach
- Peter Leeson (2001), economist
- Peter Leithart (1981), Reformed theologian
- Chuck Liebrock (1967), former Canadian football player
- Pamela Lowe (1980), vice president of Cintas Corporation[3]
- Moses A. Luce (1866), lawyer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Mike Lude (1947), American college athletic director
- Verner Main (1907), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
- Chester Marcol (1972), former placekicker for the Green Bay Packers
- Alton G. Marshall (1942), top aide to Nelson Rockefeller[6]
- Bruce McLenna (1966), former halfback for the Detroit Lions
- Spencer G. Millard (1877), former Lieutenant Governor of California
- Joseph B. Moore (1879), former justice on the Michigan Supreme Court
- Thomas Morrison (1997), representative for the 54th District in the Illinois General Assembly
- Howard Mudd (1963), former offensive line coach for Indianapolis Colts
- Robert P. Murphy (1998), economist and author
- Aric Nesbitt (2001), member of Michigan House of Representatives, 80th district
- Walter R. Nickel (1929), dermatologist, a founder of the field of dermatopathology
- Walter H. North (1896), former justice on the Michigan Supreme Court[7]
- Jasper Packard (c. 1853), newspaper editor and U.S. Representative from Indiana[8]
- Keith Otterbein (1979), American college football coach
- Edward Peper (1984), general manager of Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation[3]
- T. R. Peters, Sr. (1953), author/poet, speech writer, first Hillsdale alumnus to be honored as a distinguished alumnus in the field of literature
- Ulysses Grant Baker Pierce (1891), Unitarian minister and Chaplain of the Senate from 1909 to 1913
- Erik Prince (1992), founder and owner of private military company Blackwater USA
- David Pringle (1965), president of Luminys Systems Corp., chief technology officer of Imagility, Inc., winner of two Academy Awards and one Emmy Award for technical achievement[3]
- Wayne Schurr (1959), former Chicago Cubs relief pitcher
- Ruta Sepetys (1989), author
- Michael Sessions (2010), former mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, one of the youngest mayors ever elected in the U.S.
- James Seward (1964), noted cardiologist of the Mayo Clinic[3]
- May Gorslin Preston Slosson (BS 1878, MS 1879), educator and suffragist, first woman Philosophy PhD in the U.S.
- LaMarcus Adna Thompson (1866), engineer and inventor, known as the "Father of the Gravity Ride" for his roller coaster patents
- Rose Hartwick Thorpe (c. 1872), poet[citation needed]
- Ron Tripp (c. 1975), expert in Sambo and Judo and current general secretary of USA Judo
- Steve Van Andel (1978), chairman of Amway[9]
- Steve Vear (1980), member of Michigan House of Representatives, 58th district
- Jared Veldheer (2010), lineman for the Oakland Raiders
- Rube Vickers (1903), Major League Baseball pitcher[citation needed]
- Leroy Waterman (1898), archaeologist, scholar, and Biblical translator
- Hans Zeiger (2007), author and representative for the 25th Legislative District of Washington
References
- ^ "Nebraska Governor Chester Hardy Aldrich". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/article/20120317/NEWS/303179958
- ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference
Forbeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Bar Association of the State of Kansas, 1906-01-30, retrieved 2011-04-07
- ^ "Justice Walter M. French". Temple of Justice. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ Dennis Hevesi (2008-01-26). "Alton G. Marshall, 86, Nelson Rockefeller's Top Aide, Is Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "The Honorable Walter Harper North". University of Michigan Law School. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=oh3iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=jasper+packard+hillsdale&source=bl&ots=VdqaW39UWK&sig=j4AtpXnS6qiaXDfquNHg_HqxpK8&hl=en&ei=qVW8Tr7eAauI2gWMq62HBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=jasper%20packard%20hillsdale&f=false
- ^ Steve Van Andel: Board of Directors, Alticor, Inc.