List of Drake University people
This is a list of notable alumni of Drake University. Dave Doeren
Politics, military, and law
- Terry E. Branstad, United States ambassador to China and former, longest serving, Governor of Iowa
- Bonnie Campbell, lawyer, former Iowa Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate
- Johnnie Carson, career diplomat
- Roxanne Conlin, lawyer, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, and Iowa senate and gubernatorial candidate
- J. W. Conner, Wisconsin politician
- Robert Cowen, senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Chet Culver, former Governor of Iowa
- George Gardner Fagg, United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit[1]
- Carl W. Hoffman, U.S. Marine Corps Major general
- Joseph C. Howard, Sr., Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1979–2000)
- Scott Jensen, Wisconsin politician
- Ron Kouchi, President of the Hawaii State Senate
- Darrell R. Lindsey, Medal of Honor recipient
- Richard Olson, Mayor of Des Moines (1972-1979)[2]
- Ronald Olson, partner in the Los Angeles office of the law firm of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
- Wendy J. Olson, United States Attorney for the District of Idaho
- Stephen Rapp, United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the Office of Global Criminal Justice
- Robert D. Ray, former Governor of Iowa
- David N. Senty, U.S. Air Force Major General
- Neal Smith, United States House of Representatives
- Sara Taylor, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs in the George W. Bush administration
- Ann Williams, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- David Young, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa’s 3rd district
Arts, literature, and entertainment
- Steve Allen, comedian, actor and first host of The Tonight Show (attended, did not graduate)
- Lew Anderson, musician and voice of Clarabell the Clown
- Joanne Aono, artist
- John August, screenwriter
- Rose Bampton, principal singer at Metropolitan Opera during 1930s and 1940s
- Steve Bannos, film actor and writer
- Bill Bryson, author (attended, did not graduate)
- Joseph Chaikin, founder of the Open Theater, theater director, actor, author
- Julee Cruise, singer and actress
- Mark DeCarlo, actor, comedian, host of Taste of America television show, cartoon voice actor
- Mark Doty, poet
- Jerry Douglas, writer and director, notably of gay pornographic films
- Michael Emerson, two-time Emmy Award-winning actor
- Bridget Flanery, actress
- Susan Glaspell, author
- Arne Harris, producer–director for Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV
- Joseph Hermann, conductor, clarinetist and music educator; president of American Bandmasters Association
- Lambert Hillyer, silent film director
- Syleena Johnson, R&B singer, actress, and reality television personality
- Ira Levin, author of Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap
- Dave Mallow, voice-over artist for television, film, animation, commercials, video games
- Sherrill Milnes, operatic baritone
- Clark R. Mollenhoff, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- John R. Montgomery, executive producer of television show The Crazy Ones
- Carol Morris, Miss Universe 1956, actress
- Dick Oatts, jazz saxophonist
- Jeremy Piven, three-time Emmy Award-winning actor (attended, did not graduate)
- Wynn Speece, "Neighbor Lady", WNAX radio station
- Phil Stong, author of State Fair, novel filmed three times
- Matthew Stover, author of fantasy and science fiction, including novelization of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
- Jim Uhls, screenwriter, including the script for Fight Club
- Sam Wanamaker, actor and director
- Larry Whiteside, award-winning sportswriter
- Roger Williams, musician and composer
- Rex Wockner, journalist
- David L. Wolper, television and film producer
- Bart Yates, author
Business
- Archie R. Boe, former Chairman and CEO of the Allstate Corporation; former president of Sears, Roebuck
- George A. Cohon, founder of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited and McDonald's in Russia
- Kenneth A. Macke, former CEO and Chairman of Dayton Hudson Corporation (since renamed Target Corporation)
- John M. Mathew, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wick Communications Company
- Dwight D. Opperman, former CEO of West Publishing Company, after whom Drake's law library is named
- Fred L. Turner, former Chairman of McDonald's
Science and academia
- Jon Bowermaster, oceans expert, journalist, filmmaker and adventurer
- Cuthbert Hurd, computer pioneer[3]
- Thomas Kunz, researcher notable for insights into bat ecology
- Timothy Ley, hematologist, oncologist and cancer biologist
- William A. Staples, president of the University of Houston–Clear Lake
- Brian Wansink, Cornell University professor and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Athletics
- Chris Ash, head coach at Rutgers University
- Tom Bienemann, retired NFL defensive end
- Johnny Bright, member of the College and Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Waldo Don Carlos, retired NFL center
- Billy Cundiff, NFL placekicker
- Dave Doeren, head football coach at North Carolina State University
- Ezra Hendrickson, professional soccer player and coach
- Zach Johnson, professional golfer, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open Championship
- Karl Kassulke, retired professional football player
- Wayne Kreklow, retired professional basketball player
- Lewis Lloyd, retired professional basketball player
- Al McCoy, sports broadcaster, voice of the Phoenix Suns
- Jerry Mertens, retired professional football player
- Bob Netolicky, professional basketball player
- Charlie Partridge, American football coach, former head coach at Florida Atlantic University
- Eric Saubert, professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons
- Ann Swisshelm, two-time Olympic curler
- Willie Wise, professional basketball player
- Felix Wright, former CFL and NFL safety
- Dani Tyler, Olympic gold medalist, 1996 USA softball [4]
Crime
- Laurie Dann, mass shooter who attacked elementary school children in Winnetka, Illinois[5]
References
- ^ "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Fagg, George Gardner". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ Magel, Todd (2014-08-07). "Investigation continues into former Des Moines mayor's death". KCCI-TV. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ Laurance Zuckerman (June 2, 1996). "Cuthbert Hurd, 85, Computer Pioneer at I.B.M". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ http://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/athletes/Dani-Tyler, Tom Jenk Jr., Hall of Fame IHSCBCA Baseball coach, 1,050 wins, 4 state championships
- ^ report, George Papajohn and Joel Kaplan. Ray Gibson, William Recktenwald, John O`Brien, Steve Johnson, Barbara Mahany and Stevenson Swanson contributed to this. "THE MANY FACES OF LAURIE DANN".
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