List of Albion College people
This is a list of notable alumni and faculty, people who attended and graduated from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and people who received honorary degrees.
Alumni[edit]
Academia[edit]
- Ella H. Brockway Avann, 1871, educator (1853–1899)
- Robert Bartlett, surgeon (1939–)
- Bob Bemer, 1940, computer scientist (1920–2004)
- Bruce C. Berndt, 1961, mathematician (1939–)
- J Harlen Bretz, 1906, geologist (1882–1981)
- Mark W. Chase, 1973, botanist (1951–)
- Harriet Gertrude Eddy, 1890s, educator and librarian (1876–1966)
- Britt Halvorson, professor, writer, anthropologist[1]
- Robert E. Horton, 1897, hydrology (1875–1945)
- Melvin H. Knisely, 1927, anatomist specializing in microcirculation (1904–1975)
- Forest Ray Moulton, 1894, astronomer (1872–1952)
- John W. Porter, 1953, former president of Eastern Michigan University; first African-American State Superintendent since Reconstruction[2]
- Dwight B. Waldo, first president of Western Michigan University (1864–1939)
- Mary Chawner Woody, minister, teacher, and temperance leader (1846–1928)
Arts and entertainment[edit]
- Philip Campbell Curtis, 1930, surrealist-inspired painter (1907–2000)
- Allie Luse Dick, music teacher
- Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots, 1882, missionary, temperance evangelist (1843–1929)
- Jon Scieszka, 1976, children's book author (1954–)
- John Sinclair, poet and '60s counterculture icon (1941–)
- F. Dudleigh Vernor, 1914, organist, composer[3]
Business[edit]
- William C. Ferguson, 1952, chairman of NYNEX NKA Verizon Communications (1930–2015)
- Steve Grigorian, President and CEO, Detroit Economic Club
- Joel Manby, 1981, former CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment
- Geoffery Merszei, CFO of Dow Chemical Company (1951–)
- Martin Nesbitt, 1985, businessman, Barack Obama friend and campaign treasurer (1962–)
- Doug Parker, 1984, chairman and chief executive officer of American Airlines (1962–)
- Moose Scheib, founder and CEO of LoanMod.com (1980–)
- Richard Mills Smith, 1968, chairman and editor-in-chief, Newsweek (1946–)
- Paul "Skip" Ungrodt, 1952, former chairman and president of Ideation, Inc.[4]
Government and politics[edit]
- Florence Riddick Boys, 1896, Indiana suffragist, journalist, state official[5]
- Prentiss M. Brown, 1911, U.S. Senator from Michigan[6]
- David L. Camp, 1975, U.S. Representative from Michigan[7]
- Barbara Ann Crancer, 1960, Missouri state circuit court judge and daughter of former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa
- Homer Folks, 1887, a pioneer of mental and public health reform in New York[8]
- Bates Gill, Chinese foreign policy expert and director of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Matthew Gillard, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
- George Heartwell, 1971, mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Matt Heinz, politician, member of Arizona House of Representatives
- Charles Tisdale Howard, 1880, Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
- Thomas Ludington, 1976, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and Albion College trustee
- Lyle H. Miller, 1914, brigadier general in the Marine Corps
- Arnold R. Pinkney, 1952, campaign manager for Jesse Jackson 1984 Democratic presidential nomination[9]
- Carl W. Riddick, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Second District of Montana[10]
- Mark Schauer, 1984, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Anna Howard Shaw, attended 1872–1875, civil rights leader, first female Methodist minister in the U.S.
- Robert M. Teeter, 1961, Republican pollster
- Edwin B. Winans, attended in 1840s, U.S. Representative and Governor of Michigan
Other[edit]
- Josh A. Cassada, 1995, physicist, NASA astronaut
- Cedric Dempsey, 1954, former president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- Chris Greenwood, 2012, former National Football League player for Detroit Lions
- Phyllis Harrison-Ross, 1956, psychiatrist working with developmentally disabled and mentally ill children[11]
- Mary Catherine Judd (1852–1930s), educator, author, and peace activist
- Mary Beecher Longyear, philanthropist and founder of Longyear Foundation
- J. Fred “Pop” McKale, 1910, former University of Arizona basketball coach; 1998 Albion Hall of Fame inductee
- Forest Ray Moulton, 1894, astronomer
- Martha O'Kennon, 1985, mathematician, computer scientist, machine translation of natural languages
- Will Carl Rufus, 1902, astronomer, mathematician
- Leonard F. "Fritz" Shurmur, 1956, former college and National Football League football coach
- Madelon Stockwell, first woman to graduate from the University of Michigan
- Hazen Graff Werner, 1920, bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Nicolle Zellner, 2007, astronomer, planetary scientist, astrobiologist, professor, public outreach in space science and racial and gender minority recognition in STEM
Honorary degrees[edit]
- Barbara Bush, 2005, former First Lady of the United States[12]
Presidents of Albion College[edit]
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- Wayne P. Webster (2024–)[13]
- Mathew B. Johnson (2020–2021)[14]
- Mauri A. Ditzler (2014–2020)[15]
- Donna M. Randall (2007–2013)
- Peter T. Mitchell (1997–2007)
- Melvin L. Vulgamore (1983–1997)
- Bernard T. Lomas (1970–1983)
- Louis W. Norris (1960–1970)
- William W. Whitehouse (1945–1960)
- John Lawrence Seaton (1924–1945)
- John Wesley Laird (1921–1924)
- Samuel F. Dickie (1901–1921)
- John Ashley (1898–1901)
- Lewis R. Fiske (1877–1898)
- William B. Silber (1870–1871)
- J.L.G. McKown (1869–1870)
- George Beiners Jocelyn (1864–1869 and 1871–1877)
- Thomas H. Sinex (1854–1864)
- Ira Mayhew (1853–1864)
- Clark T. Hinman (1846–1853)
- Rev. Charles Franklin Stockwell (1843–1845)
Notes: William C. Ferguson served as interim president for six months in 1997. Dr. Michael L. Frandsen served as interim president for the 2013–2014 academic year.
Athletics[edit]
- Dustin Beurer, 2005, head football coach for Albion
- Morley Fraser, head football coach
- Walter S. Kennedy, head football coach and all-American quarterback at for the University of Chicago Maroons
- Dale R. Sprankle, head football coach at Albion and also at Adrian College
References[edit]
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- ^ Marks, Alexis Braun. "Research Guides: University Presidents: 1974-2000". guides.emich.edu. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Vernor, Bay View Musician, Dies at 81; Composed 'Sweetheart of Sigma Chi'". Petoskey News Review. April 23, 1974. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Albion Interactive History". www.placepromo.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
- ^ Ida Chipman (January 16, 2007). "A Passion for Writing: Florence Boys Spent Early Years as a Typical Housewife" ''The South Bend Tribune'' pages E1, E3. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "BROWN, Prentiss Marsh (1889 - 1973)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "CAMP, David Lee (1953 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "Homer Folks (1867-1963)". NASW Social Work Pioneers. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (January 18, 2014). "Arnold R. Pinkney Dies at 83; Steered 1984 Jesse Jackson Run". Retrieved June 7, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "RIDDICK, Carl Wood (1872 - 1960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011). American women of science since 1900. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 490–491. ISBN 9781598841589.
- ^ Albion College (April 18, 2018), Barbara Bush Convocation Speech at Albion College | August 25, 2005, retrieved April 19, 2018
- ^ https://www.albion.edu/student-story/purple-gold-weekend-and-presidential-installation-at-albion-college-kicks-off-thursday-april-18-with-a-celebration-of-student-research/
- ^ "New president Mathew Johnson takes over Albion College during tough times". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Albion College President Mauri Ditzler to retire in June". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2020.