List of Pepperdine University people
The following is a list of notable people associated with Pepperdine University, located in the American city of Malibu, California.
Notable alumni
Academia
- Mike Aamodt – industrial and organizational psychology professor at Radford University
- Christopher Chetsanga (1965), Professor at University of Zimbabwe who discovered two DNA repair enzymes
- Paul Egertson (B.A., 1955) – Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University
- Michael A. O'Donnell (1976–77), Ph.D., author, and former Professor of Family Studies at Abilene Christian University
- Michael Shermer (B.S., 1976) – atheist, author, founder of The Skeptics Society
- Kirk Snyder (author) (M.A., 1991), Assistant Professor of Clinical Management Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business; expert on LGBT issues.[1]
Business
- Michael Hogan (M.B.A., 1992) – Engineering Director, Residential Security at Allegion Plc
- Rick J. Caruso (J.D., 1983) – chief executive officer of Caruso Affiliated
- Benjamin de Rothschild (1984) – Chairman of the Edmond de Rothschild Group[2]
- Rod Menzies (MBA, 1988) – entrepreneur[3]
- Robert Tchenguiz (LL.B., 1982) – London-based property tycoon[4]
- Neil Clark Warren (1956) – Chairman and co-founder of eHarmony.com[5]
- Kirk Fernandez (B.S., 2003) - American entrepreneur
- Kelly Zong (B.A., 2004) – President of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group founded by her father, Zong Qinghou[6]
- Oscar Munoz (M.B.A., 1986) – President and CEO of United Airlines
- David D. Petratis (M.B.A., 1998) – Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Allegion Plc
Entertainment
- Les Baxter – soundtrack and exotica composer
- Brittany Dawn Brannon – Miss Teen America 2007
- Pierce Brown – author, Red Rising[7]
- Todd Matthew Burns – film producer
- D.J. Caruso – film director
- Marshall Colt – actor, McClain's Law; later marriage and family therapist in San Diego
- Chace Crawford – actor, Gossip Girl
- Cami Edwards – cast member, Laguna Beach
- Douglas Emerson – former child actor, The Blob and Beverly Hills, 90210
- Kim Fields (1995) – actress, U.S. TV sitcoms The Facts of Life and Living Single
- Kimberly Forsyth – Miss Arkansas USA 2006
- Brad Fuller – video game composer (M.S. technology management 2006)[8]
- Lillian Glass - author, TV commentator, body language expert
- Madison Hildebrand – star of Bravo Channel's Million Dollar Listing
- Darby Hinton – actor, Daniel Boone
- Adam Housley – Fox News Channel Los Angeles correspondent, former Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers baseball player
- Kelly Hu – Miss Teen USA 1985 and actress[9]
- Ashley Jones – television actress, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Montell Jordan – R&B recording artist famous for his hit 1990s single, "This is How We Do It"
- Marlene King – television writer, creator of Pretty Little Liars[10]
- Carla Laureano - RITA award-winning author of Five Days in Skye
- Kate Mansi - television actress, Days of Our Lives
- Rob Moore – Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures
- Shana Morrison – singer/songwriter
- Tahj Mowry – television actor, the WB's Smart Guy
- Tamera Mowry – television actress, ABC and The WB Sister, Sister, Lifetime Television's Strong Medicine, and co-host of The Real
- Tia Mowry – television actress, ABC and WB sitcom Sister, Sister and BET's The Game
- Brandy Norwood – R&B artist and television actress, UPN sitcom Moesha
- Eric Christian Olsen – actor
- C.J. Redwine - Author of the Defiance Series, Harper Collins (Defiance, Deception, Deliverance)[11]
- Mike Richards – executive producer, The Price Is Right,Let's Make a Deal
- Meredith Salenger – actress
- George Schlatter – Emmy-winning television producer and director, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
- Francesca Smith – voice actress, Helga Pataki on Hey Arnold!
- Matt "Money" Smith – southern California sports radio personality
- Clayton Snyder – actor, sitcom Lizzie McGuire
- Sean Waters - 2-time Emmy Winner, curator of the Twitter account @SwatCityStats
- David N. Weiss – screenwriter, The Rugrats Movie, Shrek 2, The Smurfs
Literature and the arts
- Sharon M. Draper, realistic fiction and Young-adult fiction novelist
- Suzanne Lazear - Author of the Young Adult Steampunk Series 'The Aether Chronicles', Flux (Innocent Darkness, Charmed Vengeance, Fragile Destiny)[12]
- Rebecca Zanetti – romance novelist
Fine arts
- Kevin A. Short - painter and printmaker
Media
- Adam Housley (B.A. 1994) - national correspondent for Fox News Channel, Emmy winner
- Michelle Fields (B.A., 2011) – political reporter
- Anna Song (B.A., 1999) – KATU investigative reporter, weekend anchor (1999–present), 2007 Emmy for Human Interest News Series, 2007 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting
- Bill Weir – co-anchor of ABC News Nightline
- Joel Widzer (B.S., 1986) - author and correspondent, MSNBC
Politics and government
- André Birotte Jr. (J.D., 1991) – United States Attorney for the Central District of California
- Rod Blagojevich (J.D., 1983) – former Governor of Illinois, 2003–2009
- Jeffrey S. Boyd (J.D., 1991) – justice of the Texas Supreme Court, 2012 – present; former editor-in-chief of the Pepperdine Law Review
- Henry Burns (M.A., 1975) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives since January 14, 2008
- Talis Colberg (J.D., 1983) – Attorney General, state of Alaska
- Chris DeRose (2004) – author, law professor, and political strategist
- Jennifer A. Dorsey (J.D., 1994) – Nevada attorney, nominee for United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- Colleen Graffy - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia, 2005-2009
- James Hahn (J.D., 1975) – Los Angeles Mayor, 2001–2005
- Janice Hahn – U.S. Congresswoman from California, since July 19, 2011[13]
- Theodore Kanavas – Wisconsin State Senate, 2001–2010
- Joel Kleefisch (B.A., 1993), Wisconsin State Assembly, 2004–present
- Jami Miscik (1980) – Director of the Office of International Affairs, CIA[citation needed]
- Bernard C. Parks – Los Angeles City Councilman, 8th District, former Los Angeles Police Chief
- Todd Russell Platts (J.D., 1991) – U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2001–2013
- Amb. Pierre-Richard Prosper (J.D., 1989) – United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
- Robin Sax (J.D., 1997) – author, legal analyst, victim advocate, former prosecutor for Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
- Arthur K. Snyder, Los Angeles City Council member, 1967–85
- Michelle Park Steel – member, California Board of Equalization, 2006–present
Sports
- Alex Acker (2005) – professional basketball player (2005–06; 2008–09 Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers)
- Brandon Armstrong (2001) – former professional basketball player (2001–04; New Jersey Nets)
- Sarah Attar – Olympic 800 m runner
- Dain Blanton (1994) – 2000 Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball
- Ricardo Brown (1980) – basketball player drafted in 1979 by Houston Rockets; Southern California Player of the Year in 1979; played professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association (1983–90); member of PBA Hall of Fame (2009) and Pepperdine University Hall of Fame (1995)
- Richard Cho – former General Manager of Portland Trail Blazers
- Doug Christie (1992) – retired professional basketball player (1992–2007; Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers)
- Bob Ctvrtlik (1985) – 1988 Olympic gold medal volleyball team member, member of International Olympic Committee
- Yakhouba Diawara (2005) – power forward for the Miami Heat
- Barry Enright (2007) – pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jim Everett – former NFL QB, received his MBA from Pepperdine
- Mike Fetters – former professional baseball player (1989–2004; California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins)
- Greg Genske – sports agent
- Brad Gilbert (1982) – former professional tour tennis player; prominent coach of Andre Agassi, Andy Murray
- Jason Gore (2000) – professional golfer
- Dan Haren – professional baseball player; 2007 A.L. All Star Starting Pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
- Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen – former professional tennis player who holds the all-time match winning percentage at Pepperdine[14]
- Kim Hill (2013) - USA Volleyball National Team
- Adam Housley (1994) – former professional minor league baseball player, drafted by the Montreal Expos
- Katherine Hull (2003) – professional golfer
- Daniel Johnson (2008) – professional basketball player (Adelaide 36ers, Australasian NBL)
- Dennis Johnson (1976) – Basketball Hall of Famer, former professional basketball player (1977–90; Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics)
- Chad Kreuter – former professional baseball player (1988–2003; Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Jennifer Lacy – professional basketball player, Phoenix Mercury and Atlanta Dream
- Martin Laurendeau – former professional tour tennis player
- Mike Leach – head football coach at Texas Tech 2000–2009 and Washington State 2012–
- Noah Lowry – professional baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
- Glenn Michibata – former professional tour tennis player
- Tim Montez (1984) – college baseball coach of Jacksonville
- Jon Moscot - major league baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- Merrill Moses (2000) – water polo goalie for USA national team (2008 Olympic silver medalist)
- David Newhan – professional baseball player (Houston Astros)
- Will Ohman – professional baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Rob Picciolo – former professional baseball player (1977–85; Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels)[15]
- Steve Rodriguez, major league infielder for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers; player and head coach for the Waves baseball team
- Sean Rooney (2004) – USA men's national volleyball team, 2008 gold medalist
- Dane Sardinha – professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
- Mike Scott – former professional baseball player (1979–91; New York Mets and Houston Astros) and winner of the 1986 NL Cy Young Award[16]
- Jesse Smith – USA men's water polo Olympic team 2000, 2004, 2008 (2008 Olympic silver medalist)
- Andy Stankiewicz – former professional baseball player (1992–98; New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos and Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Andrew Sznajder – former professional tour tennis player
- Malcolm Thomas – professional basketball player for Utah Jazz
- Derek Wallace – former professional baseball player (1996–99; New York Mets and Kansas City Royals)[citation needed]
- Robbie Weiss – former professional tennis player
- Randy Wolf – professional baseball player
- Danny Worth – professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
Notable faculty
- Michael Crooke, assistant professor of strategy; founding and lead professor of the Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Certificate program, Graziadio School of Business and Management; former Navy SEAL; CEO of Patagonia, Inc. (1999-2006)
- Geraldine Decker, opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera[17]
- Craig Detweiler, director of Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture
- Allen Fox (born 1939), tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) and coach
- Bruce Herschensohn (born 1932), senior fellow School of Public Policy
- Christopher Parkening, distinguished professor of music
- L. Timothy Perrin, former law school vice dean (2007–2012), current president of sister school Lubbock Christian University
- Kenneth Starr, former law school dean
- Ben Stein, law professor (1990–97)
References
- ^ "Kirk Snyder". USC Marshall School of Business. University of Southern California. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Coslovich, Gabriella (23 January 2010). "The art of the deal". Melbourne: The Age.
- ^ The MT Interview: Robert Tchenguiz Archived July 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "eHarmony #1 Trusted Relationship Site Move Beyond "Traditional" Online Dating". Eharmony.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Kelly Zong, daughter of Chinese billionaire beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou, says she never had a boyfriend". Belle News. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ "Red Rising by Pierce Brown - Book - eBook". Random House. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Croft, Lucas (2016-01-03). "Atari Composer, Brad Fuller, Passes Away". Twinfinite. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ "Kelly Hu Graduated From Pepperdine University In Malibu California". Cele Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Pretty Little Liars Creator Marlene King's Got Some Secrets!".
- ^ http://pr.harpercollins.com/books/Defiance-Series-Complete-Collection-C-J-Redwine/?isbn=9780062372802
- ^ https://magazine.pepperdine.edu/2013/04/the-rise-and-rise-of-young-adult-literature/
- ^ Call, Roll (1952-03-30). "Janice Hahn : Rollcall Members of Congress". Rollcall.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Ten of Pepperdine's Female Greats Honored by WCC".
- ^ "Baseballreference.com". Baseballreference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Mike Scott Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ F. Paul Driscoll (October 2013). "Obituary: Geraldine Decker". Opera News. 78 (4).