List of Bowling Green State University alumni
This is a list of notable people associated with Bowling Green State University, located in the American city of Bowling Green, Ohio.
Arts and entertainment
Authors and Writers
- James Baldwin, author, poet (writer in residence)
- James Carlos Blake, author
- Jennifer Crusie, writer
- Jim Daniels, poet and writer
- Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer
- Frank Dungan, television producer and writer
- Philana Marie Boles, author of Glitz, Little Divas, In the Paint, and Blame It on Eve
- Edmundo Farolan, author and actor
- Robert Ferrigno, writer
- Carolyn Forche, writer
- Barbara Paul, author
- Arnold Rampersad, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author
- Terry Ryan, writer
- Anne Valente, author
- Allen Wier, author
- Dara Wier, poet
- Theresa Williams, writer
- Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet
- Gary Cohn, Comic book writer
- Kayla Williams, linguist and author
- Tony Ardizzone, novelist
- Matt Bell, Author
- Mary Biddinger, poet
- Scott Cairns, poet
- Tom De Haven, writer
- David Feldman, author of Imponderables
- Charles Fort, poet
- Sally Miller Gearhart, Science fiction writer, women's studies pioneer, and early gay rights activist.
- Diana Pavlac Glyer, Author and expert on J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and the Inklings.
- Darrell Hamamoto, writer
- Alan Heathcock, fiction writer
- Steve Heller, fiction author
- Susan Neville, short story writer
- Ty Pak, Korean American author
- William Patrick Patterson, author and fourth way teacher
- James Purdy, author
Actors and Actress
- Lexi Allen, singer, actress, television personality
- Bernie Casey, former professional football player, actor, and visual artist
- Tim Conway, Emmy Award-winning actor
- Robert Patrick, actor
- James Pickens, Jr., actor
- Eva Marie Saint, Academy Award-winning actress
- Quinton Flynn, voice actor
- Ron Sweed, television actor
- Frank Dungan, television producer and Primetime Emmy Award winner
- Kathia Rodriguez, actress
- Matt Zimmerman, actor
Musicians and Composers
- Ray Davis, musician
- Bob Hartman, Christian rock artist
- Jennifer Higdon, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
- Ric Ocasek, musician, The Cars
- James Swearingen, composer
- John Douglas, conductor
- Chris Castle, folk musician
- Hildward Croes, Aruban musician
- Tim Hagans, jazz musician
- Marian McPartland, jazz musician
- Uzee Brown Jr, composer
- David Conte, composer
- Joseph Dangerfield, composer
- Minnita Daniel-Cox, Soprano
- Rich Perry, jazz musician
- William Takacs, musician
Artists
- Ian McConville, webcomic artist, Mac Hall[1], game artist Slime Rancher
- Jason Nelson, pioneering net artist, digital poet
- Barbara Bosworth, large format photographer
- Tim McCreight, metal smith
- Douglas Steakley, metal smith and photographer
- William Silvers, Wildlife artist
- Robert Archambeau, ceramic artist
- Tony Kern, film director
Dancers
- Mary Jo Freshley, Korean dance professor
- Mary Jo Freshley, dancer
- Judson Laipply, creator of the "Evolution of Dance"
Athletes
Olympians
- Rob Blake, Hall of Fame ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001; three-time member of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, winning a gold medal in 2002
- Scott Hamilton, professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist
- Ken Morrow, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
- Mark Wells, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
- Dave Wottle, Olympic gold medalist
- Margarita Kalmikova, two time Olympian swimmer from Latvia
Soccer
- Omari Aldridge, professional soccer player formerly with Beijing Hongdeng
- Dana Veth, former professional soccer player
Basketball
- Harold Anderson, former college basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame member
- Antonio Daniels, professional basketball player currently with the Texas Legends
- Richaun Holmes, professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings
- Keith McLeod, professional basketball player currently with BC Kalev/Cramo
- Jay Larranaga, professional basketball player, member of Ireland basketball team
- Howard Komives, former professional basketball player, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Kansas City Kings
- Isaac Rosefelt (born 1985), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Nate Thurmond, former professional basketball player; seven-time NBA All-Star; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- Bob Hill, professional basketball coach
- Tom Collen, collegiate basketball coach
- Tom Hancock, basketball coach
- Steve Merfeld, basketball coach
- Charlie Parker, basketball coach
- Richard Skeel, basketball coach
Baseball
- Larry Arndt, infielder for the Oakland Athletics; BGSU Baseball Hall of Fame member
- Burke Badenhop, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Doug Bair, former professional baseball player
- Jim Joyce, umpire for MLB
- Nolan Reimold, professional baseball player currently with the Baltimore Orioles
- Andy Tracy, former professional baseball player; current manager for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League
- Orel Hershiser, former professional baseball player, currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN
- Chet Trail, former professional baseball player
Football
- Martin Bayless, former professional football player
- Khary Campbell, former professional football player
- Jeff Groth, former professional football player
- Jeff Genyk, current tight ends coach and special teams coordinator for the University of Wisconsin football team
- Vince Villanucci, former professional football player
- Phil Villapiano, former professional football player; four-time Pro Bowler
- Mike Weger, former professional football player
- Charlie Williams, former professional football player
- Doug Smith, former professional football player
- Fred Sturt, former professional football player
- Shaun Suisham, professional football player currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Scott Mruczkowski, professional football player
- Don Nehlen, former player who became a highly successful coach at West Virginia University and college football hall of fame member
- Doyt Perry, former college football coach and college football hall of fame member
- Dave Preston, former professional football player
- Bob Schnelker, former professional football player
- Bob Reynolds, former professional football player
- Jamie Rivers, former professional football player
- Kory Lichtensteiger, professional football player currently with the Washington Redskins
- Chris Jones, professional football player with the New England Patriots
- Josh Harris, professional football player, last with the New York Giants
- Omar Jacobs, professional football player currently with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League
- Dean Pees, NFL Defensive Coordinator
- Bob Seaman, football coach
- Bob Wolfe, football coach
Hockey
- Kevin Bieksa, professional ice hockey player currently with the Anaheim Ducks
- Aris Brimanis, professional ice hockey player currently with the Hannover Scorpions
- Dan Bylsma, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Buffalo Sabres
- Gino Cavallini, former professional hockey player, scorer for the Falcons NCAA National Championship, winning overtime goal
- Greg de Vries, former professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001
- Dave Ellett, former professional ice hockey player
- Nelson Emerson, former professional ice hockey player
- Alex Foster, professional ice hockey player
- Garry Galley, former professional ice hockey player
- Dan Kane, former professional ice hockey player
- Ken Klee, former professional ice hockey player
- Wayne Wilson, current Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
- Paul Ysebaert, former professional ice hockey player
- Mike Liut, former professional ice hockey player
- Brian MacLellan, professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 1989; current General Manager of the Washington Capitals
- Jon Matsumoto, professional hockey player currently with the San Jose Sharks
- Dan Sexton, professional ice hockey player currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jordan Sigalet, former professional ice hockey player; currently the goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League
- Jonathan Sigalet, professional ice hockey player playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League
- George McPhee, former professional ice hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner, General Manager of NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and former GM of Washington Capitals
- Todd Reirden, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the Washington Capitals; won Stanley Cup in 2018
- Brian Holzinger, former professional ice hockey player and Hobey Baker Award winner
- Mike Johnson, former professional ice hockey player, currently an analyst for the NHL Network, and TSN and color commentator for the Winnipeg Jets
- Andrew Hammond, professional ice hockey player
- Brian Hills, former professional ice hockey player, current Associate Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
Other
- Alissa Czisny, figure skater and 2009 US Figure Skating National Champion
- Mike McCullough, professional golfer and multiple winner on the PGA Tour
- Nick Mileti, former owner of Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Crusaders, and writer of Closet Italians
- Kurt Weaver, Rugby match official
Politics
Royalty
- Benson Akinruntan, son of Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, a Nigerian Monarch[2]
Ambassadors
- Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.
- Leonardo Neher, US Ambassador to Upper Volta
Judicial
- James Henry Gorbey, United States federal judge
- John R. Adams, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Brenda Hollis, Chief persecutor in the Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Sara Elizabeth Lioi, United States District Judge
- James H. Wakatsuki, Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
Politicians
- Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, 7th Prime Minister of Rwanda
- Kathy Sheehan, Mayor of Albany, New York (D)
- Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City, Taiwan
- Sandi Jackson, Chicago Alderman
- Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor (R)[3]
- Elizabeth M. Boyer, lawyer, writer, publisher, and feminist founder of WEAL
- Dan Carter, State Representative, Connecticut 2nd Assembly District
- Thomas Cochran, former Mayor of Norwalk, Ohio
- Kevin Coughlin, Ohio state senator (R)
- Charlie Earl, former Ohio state representative, candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election
- Robert P. Hanrahan, former U.S. Congressional Representative (R-IL)
- Randy Gardner, Ohio state senator (R) and Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Bruce Edward Johnson, former Ohio Lieutenant Governor
- Gene Krebs, former Ohio State Representative (R-OH, 1993-2000)
- Bob Latta, U.S. Congressional Representative (R-OH)
- Tom Luken, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and U.S. Congressional Representative (D-OH)
- Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General and State Auditor (R)
- Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida (1992–1996)[4]
- Chris Redfern, former Ohio state Representative and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party (D)[5]
- Tim Ryan, U.S. Congressional Representative (D-OH)
- Janeé Ayers, politician
- Robin Belcher, politician
- Terry Boose, politician
- Arnold E. Brown, politician
- Rex Damschroder, politician
- Theresa Gavarone, politician
- Bruce Goodwin, politician
- Dan Greenberg, former politician, Heritage Foundation analyst, and writer for Cato Institute. Leader of the Advance Arkansas Institute
- Tal Hutchins, politician
- Bruce Johnson, politician
- Charles Kurfess, politician
- Nick Licata, Seattle politician and activist
- Derek Merrin, politician
- Scott Nein, politician
- Don Plusquellic, 59th mayor of Akron, Ohio
- Sue Rocca, politician
- Douglas Swearingen, Jr., politician
News
- Diane Larson, 13 Abc Toledo[6]
- Leon Bibb, WEWS news anchor
- Jay Crawford, ESPN sportscaster
- Mike Emrick, NHL on NBC play-by-play announcer
- Steve Hartman, CBS News correspondent
- Jason Jackson, ESPN sportscaster
- Steve Mears, NHL Network sportscaster
- Beth Macy, journalist and non-fiction writer
- Allison Payne, journalist and anchorwoman
- Karen T. Borchers, Photojournalist
- Herb Clarke, Weatherman
- Ken W. Clawson, journalist and spokesman for President Richard Nixon
- Jim Day, sportscaster
- Steve Mason, sports journalist
- Grant Napear, sports journalist and former lacrosse player
- Jason Schmitt, journalist
- Wilma Smith, television anchor
Science and Mathematics
Geology
- Barbara Bedette, Paleontologist, cataloged 30,860 Cenozoic molluscs
- Conrad Allen, geologist and inventor
Mathematics and Statistics
- Andrew Ogg, Mathematician, creator of Ogg's formula, and involved in the creation of the Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula
- Jie Chen, statistician with interdisciplinary biology research
Sociology
- Howard E. Aldrich, Sociologist and business theorist
- William Julius Wilson, Harvard professor and sociologist
- Anthony Walsh, criminologist
Psychology
- Russell Barkley, clinical psychologist
- Ralph Blair, Psychotherapist and LGBT advocate
- Charlie Reeve, Professor of psychology
Biology
- John E. Dohms, biologist
- William Eugene Evans, Marine biologist and 5th National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration president
- Sally Rockey, Entomologist and former deputy director of the National Institutes of Health
- Seymour Van Gundy, Nematologist
Technology
- James G. Nell, engineer
- Jeremy Zawodny, computer technologist
- David L. Fulton, computer scientist, businessman, musician, and collector of rare instruments.
Chemistry
- John Michael Ramsey, analytical chemist
- Gary Keck, chemist
Communications
- Bradley S. Greenberg, communications theorist
- Arthur P. Bochner, communications scholar
- Joan Kaderavek, speech language pathologist
Economics
- William Easterly, development economist
- Paul Chongkun Hong, professor of Operations Management
Political Science
- David J. Jackson, political scientist
- W. Wesley McDonald, political scientist, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology
Business and Philanthropy
- Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems
- Shawn Riegsecker, Entrepreneur and CEO of Centro Inc, Founding Director and Co-Chairman of Unite America
- Carole Kariuki, CEO of the Kenyan Private Sector Alliance [7][8]
- Otara Gunewardene, Sri Lankan and founder of Odel
- Michael C. Heim, CIO of Eli Lilly and Company
- Judith Craven, leadership roles in Luby's and Sysco
Historians
- Robert Hugh Ferrell, historian
- Stanley Kutler, historian who sued for the release of tapes relating to Watergate
- Robert L. Paquette, historian, cofounder of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization
- William J. Reese, Education historian
- H. Micheal Tarver, Latin American historian; Commissioner on the Arkansas History Commission and the Arkansas Historical Records Advisory Board.
Military
- John N. Abrams, four star general and commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
- Niles Fulwyler, former US Army Major general
Academic administrators
- Victor Boschini, Chancellor of Texas Christian University
- Adena Williams Loston, President of St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, Texas
- Dean L. Bresciani, President of North Dakota State University
- Rosa Roberto Carter, former president of the University of Guam
- Erma Johnson Hadley, first African American chancellor of Tarrant County College
- Sarah Harder, feminist and former president of the American Association of University Women
- William N. Johnston, 16th president of Wesley College (Delaware)
- Everett Piper, former president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Other
- Becky Minger, Miss Ohio America 2010
- Robert Balling, climate change denier
References
- ^ Fouts, Jordan. "Webcomics drawing a new crowd". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.bgfalconmedia.com/campus/royal-nigerian-brothers-find-new-home-in-bgsu/article_4cb240a6-3b9a-11e8-afda-77ad76ac1991.html. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor Biography
- ^ "Paul W. Muenzer Obituary". Naples Daily News. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
- ^ "Ohio Democrats "Meet the Chairman"". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ "WTVG-TV's Larson named to hall of fame". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Chege, Njoki (24 July 2011). "Seeing Kenya's Economy Grow Is My Dream". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ KEPSA (18 November 2017). "Carole Kariuki, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Private Sector Alliance: Short Biography". Nairobi: Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Retrieved 18 November 2017.