List of Otterbein University alumni
Otterbein University is a liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It has a total student enrollment of about 3,100 students. Below is a list of notable alumni:
Recipients of Doctor of Divinity Degree
- Judith Craig, a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
Athletes
- Harold Anderson, NCAA basketball coach and member of the Hall of Fame
- Ernest Barnard, President of the American League from 1927–1931; owner of Cleveland Indians
- Matt D'Orazio, Pro Football quarterback; offensive player in ArenaBowl XX
- Butch Hartman, five-time USAC stock car national champion
- Jim McKee, Major League Baseball player
- Paul O'Neill, Major League Baseball player
- Steve Traylor, college baseball coach at Florida Atlantic, Duke, and Wofford
Composers
- Benjamin Hanby, composer of over 80 songs and hymns, including "Darling Nelly Gray" and the Christmas songs "Up on the House Top" and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
Entertainers
- Jonathan Bennett, television actor
- Jeremy Bobb, actor
- Mandy Bruno, soap opera actress
- David Graf, television actor, known for the Police Academy series
- Rachael Harris, actress and comedian
- Dee Hoty, actress
- Sam Jaeger, television actor
- Chris Jansing, TV anchor and correspondent
- Gordon Jump, actor, "Big Guy" Carlson in the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati
- Cabot Rea, reporter and television news anchorman; current co-anchorman of WCMH in Columbus, Ohio
- Cory Michael Smith, actor, plays Edward Nygma (aka the Riddler) in Fox's TV series Gotham
- Frances Lee Strong (née Myers) or Grandma Lee, stand-up comedian[1]
- Bryan Thao Worra, writer
Karen Radcliffe, Actress Robo Cop
Politicians
- John Karefa-Smart, politician from Sierra Leone; current leader of the United National People's Party
- Lance Lord, retired Air Force Four Star General; former Commander, Air Force Space Command
- Zeola Hershey Misener, suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly
- Chalmers Wylie, Republican U.S. Congressman, 1967-1993
- Kazuya Shinba, Japanese politician, secretary-general of DPFP
Honorary alumni
- Jack Hanna, zoologist
References
- ^ Harrington, Jeana (Fall 2009). "This Grandma's Wit and Verve has taken her to the Big Time". Towers. Office of Marketing & Communications of Otterbein College. p. 27. Retrieved April 26, 2020.