List of Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
This list of Wheaton College alumni includes notable individuals who studied as undergraduates or graduate students at Wheaton College (Illinois).
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Academia
- Bart D. Ehrman - Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- C. Stephen Evans, BA philosophy, 1969 - University Professor of Philosophy and the Humanities, Baylor University
- Nathan O. Hatch, summa cum laude, 1968 - president of Wake Forest University; provost of Notre Dame
- Arthur F. Holmes - philosopher
- Walter Kaiser Jr. - Old Testament scholar
- Robert A. Kraft - historian of early Judaism and Christianity, University of Pennsylvania
- Gerald P. McKenny - BA philosophy, 1979 - Walter Professor of Theology at The University of Notre Dame
- Niel B. Nielson, BA philosophy, 1976 - former president of Covenant College
- Mark Noll, BA English - professor of history at The University of Notre Dame
- John H. Walton - Old Testament scholar[1]
- Marvin R. Wilson, BA History - Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College
Business
- Robert W. Lane, former CEO of John Deere
- Robert Van Kampen, 1960, founder of the investment banking firm Van Kampen
Media, arts and entertainment
- Jim Abel - singer-songwriter
- Nuala Archer - Irish-American poet
- Scott Baker - journalist, editor in chief of theblaze.com
- Wes Craven, writing and psychology - horror film director[2]
- Piper Curda - singer and actress
- Ian Eskelin, BA Communications - singer-songwriter, All Star United
- Cathleen Falsani, 1992 - journalist; columnist for Chicago Sun-Times
- Colyn Fischer, Bachelor of Music Performance, 1999 - violinist
- Jason Harrod - singer-songwriter, Harrod and Funck
- Carol Huston - actress, Matlock
- Camille and Kennerly Kitt - twin harpists and actresses
- Margaret Landon, 1925 - author of the novel Anna and the King of Siam
- Kurt Lightner - artist
- Adam McCune, BA, 2006 - co-author of the novel The Rats of Hamelin
- Sylvia McNair, Bachelor of Music, 1978 - soprano
- John Nelson, Bachelor of Music, 1963, DMUS 1989 - conductor
- Jeffrey Nordling, BA, 1984 - actor
- Martin O'Donnell, Bachelor of Music, 1977 - composer, Halo video game series
- Kate Pierson - singer with the B-52s
- Walter Ratliff, MA Communications - journalist
- Luci Shaw, BA English Literature/New Testament Greek, magna cum laude, 1953 - poet
- Robert H. Siegel, BA, 1961 - poet, novelist
- Wendy White, Bachelor of Music, 1975 - mezzo-soprano
- Ken Klippenstein, Bachelor of Arts English Literature, 2010 - Journalist
Politics
- David J. Apol - Acting Director of U.S. Office of Government Ethics (2017–present)
- Edward Albert Bedard, former judicial clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Lawyer at King & Spalding [3]
- Torrey C. Brown - Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Dan Coats - Director of National Intelligence (2017–2018), U.S. Senator (R-IN) (1989–1999, 2011–2017)
- Michael Gerson - senior advisor to President George W. Bush (2000–2006)
- Richard C. Halverson - chaplain, U.S. Senate (1981–1994)
- Dennis Hastert - U.S. Representative (R-IL) (1987–2007), former Speaker of the House
- Paul B. Henry - U.S. Representative (R-MI) (1985–1993)
- David Iglesias - U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico (2001–2006)
- Jim McDermott - U.S. Representative (D-WA) (1989–2017)
- Tim Walberg - U.S. Representative (R-MI) (2007–2009, 2011–present)
- Timothy Weeden - Wisconsin State Legislature (1987–1997)
- David Young - Nixon administration (1970–1973); co-founder of the Nixon Administration's White House Plumbers
Religion
- Juanita Breckenridge Bates - Congregationalist minister
- Rob Bell - founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and featured speaker in NOOMA films
- Paul-Gordon Chandler - Episcopal priest, author and interfaith advocate
- Edmund Clowney - theologian and pastor of Westminster Theological Seminary
- Mal Couch - founder and president of the Tyndale Theological Seminary
- William Lane Craig - apologist, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, author of The Kalam Cosmological Argument
- Jim Elliot - martyred missionary
- Elisabeth Elliot - author, noted missionary; widow of Jim Elliot
- David Otis Fuller - author, pastor, founder of the "Which Bible?" Society, editor of the Baptist Bulletin
- Bill Gothard - minister and author, former president of the Institute in Basic Life Principles
- Billy Graham - evangelist
- Ruth Graham - author and poet, wife of Billy Graham
- Carl F. H. Henry - first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today
- Daniel C. Juster - leader in the Messianic Judaism movement
- Harold Lindsell - former editor of the magazine Christianity Today
- Ed McCully - martyred missionary
- Josh McDowell - Christian apologist
- Alvera Mickelsen, 1942 - writer, journalism professor, advocate of Christian feminism and co-founder of Christians for Biblical Equality[4]
- John Ortberg - pastor and author
- John Piper - pastor and author
- Nate Saint - martyred missionary
- Steve Saint - author, missionary; son of Nate Saint
- Burton Smith - minister and community organizer
- Jon M. Sweeney - author, editor, book publisher
- Kenneth N. Taylor - paraphraser of The Living Bible and founder of Tyndale Publishers
- A. W. Tozer - minister and author
- John Walvoord - author and former president of Dallas Theological Seminary
- Gary Wilde - minister and author
- Philip Yancey - author and editor
Science
- James S. Albus (1935–2011), B.S. 1957 - engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Harold Alden (1890–1964), 1912 - astronomer
- Paul Werner Gast (1930–1973), 1952 - geochemist and geologist[5]
- J. Laurence Kulp (1921–2006), 1942 - geochemist; pioneer in radiometric dating methods
- Ronald C. Phillips (1932–2005), 1954 - marine botanist; pioneer in seagrass science
- John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), - 19th-century geologist and explorer of the American West[6]
Sports
- Marshall Hollingsworth, 2015 - professional soccer player
- Pete Ittersagen, 2009 - NFL cornerback, Tennessee Titans
- Donnie Nelson, 1986 - General Manager, Dallas Mavericks[7]
- Mel Peterson, 1960 - former NBA player[8]
- Randy Pfund, 1974 - General Manager, Miami Heat[9]
- Andy Studebaker, 2008 - NFL linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
Other
- Todd Beamer, 1991 - passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93
- Clinton F. Irwin - Justice of the Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court (1899–1907)
- Raymond Joseph, 1960 - former Haitian Ambassador to the United States[10]
- Trevor N. McFadden, 2001 - Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia[11]
- Samuel H. Sedgwick, Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court[12][13]
- Edward Breathitte Sellers, 1866 - first Wheaton College graduate of color
- Timothy Stoen, 1960 - member of Peoples Temple; Jonestown defector[14]
- Dave Theurer - game designer; created Missile Command and Tempest for Atari
- R. Timothy Ziemer - Navy admiral and global health expert
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Wes Craven official site FAQ Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- https://magazine.wheaton.edu/stories/spring-2020-serving-justice
- Painter, Kristen Leigh (July 20, 2016). "Obituary: Professor, nonprofit leader Alvera Mickelsen blended feminism and Christian teaching". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- "AGU - American Geophysical Union". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- Patterson, Michael Robert. "John Wesley Powell, Major, United States Army". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- "NBA.com: COACHES". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- "Mel Peterson NBA & ABA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- "Directory: Randy Pfund". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- "Wyclef Jean's uncle to run for president of Haiti". Christian Science Monitor. July 27, 2010. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- "StackPath". fedsoc.org. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- Theron E. Sedgwick, York County, Nebraska and Its People, Volume 1 (1921), p. 501-502.
- "Judge Sedgwick Dies Suddenly", The Lincoln Star (December 26, 1919), p. 1.
- Jonestown: Twenty Years Later, Cults Still Lethal, Christianity Today
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