List of University of Puget Sound alumni
Appearance
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The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington. Following is a list of its notable alumni.
Art and architecture
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Dale Chihuly | Non-degreed | Glass artist |
Business
[edit]Clergy
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Ray Ortlund | Non-degreed | Evangelical speaker, Presbyterian minister, and author who cofounded Renewal Ministries |
Education
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Suzanne Anderson | 1979 | Professor of Geophysics at the University of Colorado Boulder | [1] |
Robert Lee Barker | 1959 | Professor of social work and author of The Social Work Dictionary | |
Janet Beery | 1983 | Historian of mathematics who serves as a professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of Redlands. | |
Jessica N. Berry | 1994 | Philosopher and professor of philosophy at Georgia State University. | [2] |
Terry Castle | 1975 | Professor of English at Stanford University | [3] |
Gary Hansen | 1980 | Macroeconomist at the University of California,Los Angeles | |
Robert Huey | 1973 | Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | |
John Chester Miller | Professor of history at Bryn Mawr College and at Stanford University | ||
Rebecca Ann Parker | 1975 | President of Starr King School for the Ministry, theologian, and author | |
Jeffrey T. Parsons | 1988 | Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) | |
Sara B. Pritchard | Associate professor of science and technology studies at Cornell University | ||
Melissa Thomasson | 1992 | Julian Lange Professor of Economics at Miami University | |
Bang Wong | 1994 | Creative director of the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard University | |
Zelda Zabinsky | Professor of industrial engineering at the University of Washington, |
Entertainment
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Kiʻilani Arruda | 2024 | Miss Teen USA 2020 | |
Jori Chisholm | 1997 | Champion bagpiper | [4] |
Katie Harman | Non-degreed | Classical vocalist and actress who won the Miss America 2002 and Miss Oregon 2001 pageants | |
Bayard Johnson | Screenwriter (The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo, Tarzan and the Lost City) | [5] | |
Erik Scott Kimerer | Voice actor and professional wrestler under the name 'Sassy Assassin' | ||
Irshad Manji | Honorary 2008 | Emmy Award nominated film producer, journalist, and television presenter | |
Rachel Martin | 1996 | Host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday | [6] |
Chris Pirih | Creator of SkiFree, one of the seminal computer games in the early days of Microsoft Windows | ||
Roald Reitan | Metropolitan Opera star | [7] | |
Casey Sander | Actor | ||
Ross Shafer | 1975 | Comedian and motivational speaker | [8] |
Jeff Smith | 1967 | TV Chef, The Frugal Gourmet | [9] |
Hari Sreenivasan | 1995 | Correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | [10] |
Darby Stanchfield | 1993 | Actress known for Mad Men and Scandal | |
Rick Steves | Non-degreed | Producer and presenter of Rick Steve's Europe on PBS and author of Rick Steves' tour guidebook series | |
Adam West | Non-degreed | Actor most notably portraying Batman. Transferred to Whitman College |
Law
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Charles W. Johnson | JD, 1976 | Associate Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court | |
Frank Prewitt | Attorney and government affairs consultant. | ||
Christine Quinn-Brintnall | JD, 1980 | Washington state Court of Appeals judge | [11] |
Hugh J. Rosellini | Non-degreed | Chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
Nicole Shanahan | BA, 2007 | Silicon Valley-based attorney, independent candidate for vice president in 2024 | [12] |
Literature and journalism
[edit]Military
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Burton C. Andrus | U.S. Army officer who was the commandant of the Nuremberg Prison | ||
Jose Calugas | 1961 | Medal of Honor recipient | |
Roosevelt Mercer Jr. | 1975 | Retired United States Air Force major general |
Politics
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
Bill Baarsma | 1964 | Mayor of Tacoma, 2002–2009 | [13] |
Ramona Bennett | Puyallup leader and activist | ||
Gwendalyn F. Cody | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | ||
Dennis Flannigan | Non-degreed | Washington House of Representatives | |
Rosa Franklin | Washington State Senate | ||
Tom Huff | Washington House of Representatives | ||
Rochelle Nguyen | Attorney and member of the Nevada Assembly | ||
T'wina Nobles | Educator and member of the Washington State Senate | ||
George Obiozor | 1969 | Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S. | [14] |
Sean Parnell | JD; 1987 | Governor of Alaska | |
Debbie Regala | Former member of the Washington State Legislature | ||
Brian Sonntag | Non-degreed | Washington State Auditor | |
Thomas A. Swayze Jr. | Washington House of Representatives | ||
Bob Tiernan | Oregon House of Representatives, | ||
Max Vekich | Former member of the Washington House of Representatives and commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission | ||
Hal Wolf | Washington House of Representatives |
Science and medicine
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References | |
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William Canfield | 1976; 2008 | Glycobiologist who developed an enzyme that can stabilize Pompe disease | [15] | |
Helen Engle (née Harris) | Conservationist and activist | |||
Edward LaChapelle | 1949 | Avalanche researcher and glaciologist | [16] | |
Richard Stolarski | 1963 | Atmospheric scientist who played a critical role in discovery of the ozone hole | [17] |
Sports
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Kai Correa | Major League Baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants | ||
Craig Driver | Professional and college baseball coach | ||
Gretchen Fraser | 1941 | Gold medalist in the slalom at 1948 Winter Olympics | [18] |
Grady Fuson | Professional baseball scout and executive who is a special adviser for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. | ||
Erik Scott Kimerer | Professional wrestler under the name 'Sassy Assassin' and voice actor | ||
Charles Lappenbusch | Non-degreed | Athlete and sports coach at Western Washington University | |
Charlie Lowery | Professional basketball player | ||
Judy MacLeod | Commissioner of Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference | ||
Mike Oliphant | 1988 | Professional (NFL) football player | [19] |
Mike Price | 1969 | Head football coach at Washington State University and the University of Texas at El Paso | [20] |
Lael Wilcox | Ultra-distance cyclist who won the Trans Am Bike Race | ||
Milt Woodard | 1933 | Sports executive, co-founder of American Football League | [21] |
Other
[edit]Name | Class | Notability | References |
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Ted Bundy | Non-degreed | Serial killer | |
Marion Higgins | 1897 | Supercentenarian who died at age 112 and was briefly the oldest California resident | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Suzanne Anderson | People | INSTAAR | CU-Boulder". instaar.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Jessica Berry". College of Arts & Sciences. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Alumnae Reference for Terry Castle
- ^ "A pipe dream come true: Jori Chisholm '97". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (2016-02-12). "Bayard Johnson, 'Tarzan and the Lost City' Screenwriter, Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Rachel Martin". NPR. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Tacoma Philharmonic Society". Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota. 66. George Banta Company: 65. 1973.
- ^ University of Pugent Sound alumni magazine Arches Unbound: "Laughter is Golden" Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine (profile)
- ^ "Jeff Smith". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Alumnus reference for Hari Sreenivasan
- ^ Alumnus reference for Christine Quinn-Brintnall Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Maslow, Nick (July 6, 2023). "Nicole Shanahan 'Moving On' 1 Year After Alleged Elon Musk Affair, Sergey Brin Split (Exclusive)". People.
- ^ Biography Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
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- ^ "OTPT UPS Athletes Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ Alumnus reference for Mike Oliphant
- ^ "KVIA.com El Paso, Las Cruces - Weather, News, Sports - Mike Price - Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2006-02-28. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
- ^ Milt Woodard 1930-33 Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thurber, Jon. "Obituaries; Marion B. Higgins, 112", Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2006.