List of Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
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This list of Wheaton College alumni includes notable individuals who studied as undergraduates or graduate students at Wheaton College (Illinois)
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Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
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Academia
- Philip W. Butin, BA philosophy, 1977 (past president, San Francisco Theological SeminaryPC(USA) seminariesPresbyterian Church seminaries are educational institutions run by the Presbyterian Church , geared primarily towards the training of ministers. The seminaries are independent institutions but relate dynamically to the PC through the Committee on Theological Education, a committee of seminary...
; author; theologian; pastor) - William Lane CraigWilliam Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, philosophical theologian, and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism...
(philosopher) - G. Blair Dowden, BA political science, 1974 (president, Huntington University (United States)Huntington University (United States)Huntington University is an institution of higher education in Huntington, Indiana, United States, that is affiliated with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.- History :...
) - Donald Drake, MA biblical literature (NT) (president, Piedmont Baptist CollegePiedmont Baptist CollegePiedmont Baptist College and Graduate School is a private Bible College and Graduate School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Originally called Piedmont Bible Institute , the school changed its name in 2006 to its current name to reflect its heritage and expansion...
; president, Association for Biblical Higher Education; author) - Bart Ehrman (New Testament scholar)
- Nathan O. HatchNathan O. HatchNathan O. Hatch is president of Wake Forest University, USA, having been officially installed on October 20, 2005.-Biography:Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Hatch graduated summa cum laude from Wheaton College in Illinois and earned his master's and doctoral degrees from Washington...
, summa cum laude, 1968 (president, Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest UniversityWake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
; provost, Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
) - Arthur F. HolmesArthur F. HolmesArthur F. Holmes was Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois . Before his retirement in 1994, he served as Chairman of Wheaton's Department of Philosophy. Since his retirement, he has held the title of Professor Emeritus...
(philosopher) - Thomas HowardThomas Howard (writer and scholar)Thomas Howard is a highly acclaimed writer and scholar. A convert to Roman Catholicism, he is known for his studies of C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams, as well as for books such as his Christ the Tiger and Evangelical is Not Enough ....
, author and professor emeritus of English, St John's Seminary (Boston) - David Lyle Jeffrey, BA, 1965 (former provost and current professor of literature and humanities, Baylor UniversityBaylor UniversityBaylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
; author) - Walter Kaiser, Jr.Walter Kaiser, Jr.Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. is an American evangelical Old Testament scholar, writer, public speaker, and educator. Kaiser is the Colman M. Mockler distinguished Professor of Old Testament and former President of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, retired June 30, 2006...
(Old Testament scholar) - Robert A. KraftRobert A. KraftRobert A. Kraft is Berg Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He is notable for his pioneering work in digitizing and coding ancient texts; for his significant contribution to discussions of ancient Judaism and Christianity; and for the English translation of...
(historian of early Judaism and Christianity, University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
) - Niel B. NielsonNiel NielsonNiel B. Nielson is president of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.-Education:He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and an M.A. and Ph.D...
, BA philosophy, 1976 (president, Covenant CollegeCovenant CollegeCovenant College is a Christian liberal arts college in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, United States.-History:Founded in 1955 in Pasadena, California, Covenant College and Theological Seminary moved its campus to St. Louis, Missouri the following year, and, in 1965, separated from the seminary, moving...
) - Mark NollMark NollMark A. Noll is a historian specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame...
, BA English, (professor, history, The University of Notre Dame) - Ronald R. Thomas, BA literature, magna cum laude, 1971 (president, University of Puget SoundUniversity of Puget SoundThe University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...
; vice president, Trinity CollegeTrinity College (Connecticut)Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
) - John H. WaltonJohn H. Walton (theologian)John H. Walton is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. He formerly was a professor at Moody Bible Institute for 20 years. His primary focus is in areas of comparison between the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East, particularly Genesis...
(Old Testament scholar) - Marvin R. WilsonMarvin R. WilsonMarvin R. Wilson is an American evangelical Biblical scholar, and Harold J. Ockenga Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.-Education:...
, BA History, Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon CollegeGordon College (Massachusetts)Gordon College is a liberal arts college located on the former Princemere estate in Wenham, Massachusetts, northeast of Beverly. Founded by Baptist minister A. J...
Media, arts and entertainment
- Jim AbelJim AbelJim Abel is an American singer-songwriter born in Independence, Missouri. He writes and performs a style of folk and alternative music, influenced by the American Songbook, Woody Guthrie, Tom Paxton, and music of the '60s....
(born 1947), singer-songwriter - Nuala ArcherNuala ArcherNuala Archer is an Irish American poet, author of five books, most recently, Inch Aeons . Her first book, Whale on the Line, won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 1980...
(born 1955), Irish American poet - Scott Baker (journalist)Scott Baker (journalist)Scott Baker is an American journalist, commentator, blogger, online talk show host, educator, and political campaign worker...
- Bryce BellBryce Bell* For the passenger of Air Canada Flight 143, see Gimli Glider----Bryce Bell is a Christian musician.Bell got into music from an early age. He began taking piano lessons when he was in the second grade. Throughout his school years he was very involved in music...
, Bachelor of Music, 1996 (musician) - Wes CravenWes CravenWesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
, writing and psychology (horror film director) - Ian EskelinIan EskelinIan Eskelin , is a record producer, songwriter, solo artist, and founding member and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band All Star United. He won the Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" in 2011 and 2008, and was nominated for the same award in 2007, 2009, and 2010...
, BA Communications (singer-songwriter, All Star UnitedAll Star UnitedAll Star United is a Christian rock band that was formed by solo artist Ian Eskelin in 1996. The band is known for clever and sometimes sarcastic lyrics, as they frequently use their songs as vehicles to lampoon perceived excesses in Western culture...
) - Cathleen Falsani, 1992 (journalist; columnist, Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesThe Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
) - Colyn FischerColyn FischerColyn C. Fischer is an American violinist that has played the violin since the age of three and has been Scottish fiddling since the age of five. As a teenager, he studied with a number of the great fiddlers of Scotland, such as Ian Powrie and Alasdair Hardy, and of the United States, including...
, Bachelor of Music Performance (violinist) - Jason HarrodJason HarrodJason Harrod is an American guitarist and singer who writes and performs bluegrass/folk music. Harrod's first album, Dreams of the Colorblind, was released in 1992. Harrod's first album was coreleased with songwriter Brian Funck, with whom he played until 1998...
(singer-songwriter, Harrod and Funck) - Margaret LandonMargaret LandonMargaret Landon was an American writer best remembered for Anna and the King of Siam, her best-selling 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens which eventually sold over a million copies and translated into more than twenty languages...
, 1925 (writer of the novel, Anna and the King of SiamAnna and the King of Siam (book)Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 semi-fictionalized biographical novel by Margaret Landon.In the early 1860s, Anna Leonowens, a widow with two young children, was invited to Siam by King Mongkut , who wanted her to teach his children and wives the English language and introduce them to British...
) - Kurt LightnerKurt LightnerKurt Lightner is an artist working in various media including graphic as well as performance art. He is originally from Des Moines, IA and currently resides in Göteborg, Sweden....
(artist) - Adam McCuneAdam McCune-Biography:McCune was born on July 18, 1985, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Keith and Grace McCune, and was raised in the Philippines and Russia.In the year 2000, when McCune was fourteen, his father showed him a three-page short story based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and asked...
(co-author of the novel, The Rats of HamelinThe Rats of HamelinThe Rats of Hamelin: A Piper's Tale is a historical fantasy/fairy tale fantasy novel by Adam McCune and Keith McCune. Gachi-Changjo Publishing Company published a Korean translation entitled 6월 26일, 하멜른 in 2007.Set in medieval Germany, the story is based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin...
) - Sylvia McNairSylvia McNairSylvia McNair is an American opera singer and classical recitalist who has also achieved notable success in the Broadway and cabaret genres. McNair, a soprano, has made several critically acclaimed recordings and has won two Grammy Awards....
, Bachelor of Music, 1978 (soprano) - John Nelson (conductor)John Nelson (conductor)John Wilton Nelson is an American conductor. Nelson studied at Wheaton College, and later at the Juilliard School of Music with Jean Morel ....
- Martin O'DonnellMartin O'DonnellMartin "Marty" O'Donnell is an American composer known for his work on video game developer Bungie's series, such as Myth, Oni, and Halo...
; Bachelor of Music; composer, HaloHalo (series)Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
series (video game) - Walter RatliffWalter RatliffWalter Ratliff is an award-winning journalist and religion scholar based in Washington, DC. He is currently a religion editor and content manager at the Associated Press...
, MA Communications (journalist) - Luci ShawLuci ShawLuci Shaw is a prominent poet, well-known especially within Catholic and Protestant Christian contexts. She has published ten volumes of poetry and numerous non-fiction books, and has edited and collaborated on multiple other works, including several with Madeleine L'Engle. Her poems are widely...
, BA English Literature/New Testament Greek, magna cum laude, 1953 (poet) - Robert H. SiegelRobert Siegel (author)Robert H. Siegel is an American poet and novelist. He has authored four books of poetry and five children's novels.-Life and career:...
, BA, 1961 (poet, novelist) - Wendy WhiteWendy White (mezzo-soprano)Wendy White is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international singing career in operas and concerts since the late 1970s...
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Politics
- David J. Barram, Administrator of the GSAGeneral Services AdministrationThe General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
(1996–2001) - Dan CoatsDan CoatsDaniel Ray "Dan" Coats is the junior United States Senator from Indiana and member of the Republican Party. He was in the United States Senate from from 1989 to 1999, retired, and then returned in 2011....
, U.S. Senator (R-IN) (1989-99, 2011-present) - Michael GersonMichael GersonMichael John Gerson is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with the ONE Campaign, and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as President George W...
, senior advisor to President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
(2000-2006) - Richard C. HalversonRichard C. HalversonThe Reverend Richard Christian Halverson, D.D., , was born in Pingree, North Dakota. He attended Valley City State Teacher College in Valley City, North Dakota, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1939, participating in the Wheaton College Men's...
, chaplain, U.S. Senate (1981-1994) - Dennis HastertDennis HastertJohn Dennis "Denny" Hastert was the 59th Speaker of the House serving from 1999 to 2007. He represented as a Republican for twenty years, 1987 to 2007.He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history...
, U.S. Representative (R-IL) (1987-2007), former Speaker of the House - Paul B. HenryPaul B. HenryPaul Brentwood Henry was a professor of political science and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life and career:...
, U.S. Representative (R-MI) (1985-1993) - David IglesiasDavid Iglesias (attorney)David Claudio Iglesias is an American attorney from Albuquerque, New Mexico.He was appointed by President George W. Bush as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico in August 2001 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in October 2001. He served for 6 years. He was one of eight U.S...
, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico (2001-2006) - Bill P. KeithBill Keith (Louisiana politician)Billy P. Keith, known as Bill Keith , is an author of fiction and nonfiction in Longview, Texas, who served from 1980 to 1984 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate...
, member of the Louisiana State SenateLouisiana State LegislatureThe Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
(1980–1984); author of fiction and non-fiction - Gretchen Klotz, leader among the Sozialistischer Deutscher StudentenbundSozialistischer Deutscher StudentenbundDer Sozialistische Deutsche Studentenbund was founded 1946 in Hamburg, Germany, as the college organisation of the SPD...
- Jim McDermottJim McDermottJames Adelbert "Jim" McDermott is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th District includes most of Seattle and Vashon Island, and portions of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Burien.He serves on the House Ways and Means...
, U.S. Representative (D-WA) (1989-present) - Tim WalbergTim WalbergTimothy Lee "Tim" Walberg is the current U.S. Representative for , and was also the former Congressman for the district from 2007 to 2009.-Early life, education, and religious career:...
, U.S. Representative (R-MI) (2007-2009, 2011-present) - Timothy WeedenTimothy WeedenTimothy Weeden is a Wisconsin politician, legislator, and realtor.Born in Beloit, Wisconsin, Weeden graduated from Beloit Memorial High School and from Wheaton College...
, Wisconsin State Legislature (1987-1997) - David Young, Nixon AdministrationRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
(1970-1973); co-founder of the Nixon Administration'sRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
White House PlumbersWhite House PlumbersThe White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, were a covert White House Special Investigations Unit established July 24, 1971 during the presidency of Richard Nixon. Its task was to stop the leaking of classified information to the news media... - Jonathan F. Mitchell, U.S. Supreme Court clerk for Justice Antonin ScaliaAntonin ScaliaAntonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
(2002-2003); Solicitor General of Texas (2010-present)
Religion
- Billy GrahamBilly GrahamWilliam Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
, evangelist - Carl F. H. HenryCarl F. H. HenryCarl Ferdinand Howard Henry was an American evangelical Christian theologian who served as the first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today, established to serve as a scholarly voice for evangelical Christianity and a challenge to the liberal Christian Century.-Early Years and...
, first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today - Rob BellRob BellRobert Holmes "Rob" Bell Jr. is an American author and pastor. He is the founder of Mars Hill Bible Church located in Grandville, Michigan and is also the featured speaker in a series of spiritual short films called NOOMA.-Education and ministry:Bell is the son of Judge Robert Holmes Bell, who was...
, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible ChurchMars Hill Bible ChurchMars Hill Bible Church is an American non-denominational Christian megachurch located in Grandville, Michigan. The teaching pastor is Rob Bell.-History:...
and featured speaker in NOOMANOOMANOOMA is a series of short films produced by Flannel promoting spiritual perspectives on individual life experiences. The name NOOMA comes from a phonetic spelling of the Greek word meaning "wind," "spirit," or "breath."-Format:...
films. - John PiperJohn Piper (theologian)John Stephen Piper is a Christian preacher and author, currently serving as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
, pastor and author - John OrtbergJohn OrtbergJohn Ortberg, Jr. is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California, an evangelical church with more than 4,000 members...
(pastor and author) - Paul-Gordon ChandlerPaul-Gordon ChandlerPaul-Gordon Chandler is an author, a U.S. Episcopal priest, interfaith advocate and social entrepreneur living and working in the Middle East. He grew up in Muslim West Africa , and has lived and worked extensively throughout the Islamic world with churches, religious publishing and Christian...
, Episcopal priest, author and interfaith advocate - Mal CouchMal CouchMalcom Ollie Couch, Jr. was the founder and president of the Tyndale Theological Seminary. He is also an author of many books, and has written 40 documentaries on Bible prophecies and biblical issues....
, founder and president of the Tyndale Theological SeminaryTyndale Theological SeminaryTyndale Theological Seminary is an unaccredited private Christian seminary with its campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Tyndale's 2007-2008 Academic Catalog states: "Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute is not accredited, and has no plans to pursue any type of accreditation for several... - William Lane CraigWilliam Lane CraigWilliam Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, philosophical theologian, and Christian apologist. He is known for his work on the philosophy of time and the philosophy of religion, specifically the existence of God and the defense of Christian theism...
, apologist, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of TheologyTalbot School of TheologyTalbot School of Theology is a non-denominational, conservative evangelical Christian theological seminary located near Los Angeles. Talbot is one of the seven schools that comprise Biola University, located in La Mirada, California.-History:...
, author of The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentKalam cosmological argumentThe Kalām cosmological argument is a variation of the cosmological argument that argues for the existence of a First Cause for the universe. Its origins can be traced to medieval Jewish, Christian and Muslim thinkers, but most directly to Islamic theologians of the Kalām tradition. Its historic... - Jim ElliotJim ElliotPhilip James Elliot was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador.-Early life:...
, martyred missionary - Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband...
, author, noted missionary, (widow of Jim Elliot, above) - David Otis FullerDavid Otis FullerDavid Otis Fuller was a graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and Princeton Theological Seminary...
- Daniel C. JusterDaniel C. JusterDaniel Juster is an author and advocate of Messianic Judaism. He has served in the Messianic Jewish movement since 1972. He has had various leadership roles including: pastor for over 27 years, the founding President and then General Secretary of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations ,...
, leader in the "Messianic JudaismMessianic JudaismMessianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of Jewish terminology and ritual....
" movement - Ed McCullyEd McCullyEdward "Ed" McCully was an evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four other missionaries, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people, through efforts known as Operation Auca.-Early years:...
, martyred missionary - Josh McDowellJosh McDowellJoslin "Josh" McDowell is a Christian apologist, evangelist, and writer. He is within the Evangelical tradition of Protestant Christianity, and is the author or co-author of some 77 books. His best-known book is Evidence That Demands a Verdict, which was ranked 13th in Christianity Today's list of...
, Christian apologist - Nate SaintNate SaintNathanael "Nate" Saint was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Waodani people through efforts known as Operation Auca....
, martyred missionary - Steve SaintSteve SaintStephen Farris Saint is an Ecuadorian-born business entrepreneur, pilot, and author. He is known for being the son of Nate Saint, a famous missionary pilot, as well as for his own work among indigenous tribes.-Early life:...
, author, missionary (the son of Nate Saint, above) - Burton SmithBurton SmithBurton J. Smith is a computer architect. He is currently a Technical Fellow at Microsoft.-Education:Smith earned a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of New Mexico in 1967. He then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning an Sc.D. in 1972.-Career:From 1970 to 1979, he taught at...
, minister and community organizer - Kenneth N. Taylor, paraphraser of The Living BibleThe Living BibleThe Living Bible is an English version of the Bible created by Kenneth N. Taylor. It was first published in 1971. Unlike most English Bibles, The Living Bible is a paraphrase. Mr...
and founder of Tyndale Publishers - Philip YanceyPhilip YanceyPhilip Yancey is an American Christian author. Fourteen million of his books have been sold worldwide, making him one of the best-selling evangelical Christian authors. Two of his books have won the ECPA's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, What's So Amazing About...
, author and editor - Gary WildeGary WildeGary Allen Wilde, , is an American religious author, and Episcopal priest for the Diocese of Georgia. He is also the senior editor for the Christian magazine The Quiet Hour, published by David C. Cook Publishing Co....
, minister and author - John WalvoordJohn WalvoordJohn F. Walvoord was a Christian theologian, pastor, and president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986. He was the author of over 30 books, focusing primarily on eschatology and theology including The Rapture Question, and was co-editor of The Bible Knowledge Commentary with Roy B....
, author and former president of Dallas Theological SeminaryDallas Theological SeminaryDallas Theological Seminary is an evangelical theological seminary located in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system known as Dispensationalism...
Science
- James S. AlbusJames S. AlbusJames Sacra Albus was an American engineer, Senior NIST Fellow and founder and former chief of the Intelligent Systems Division of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology .- Biography :Born in Louisville Ky., Albus received the B.S...
(born 1935), B.S. 1957, retired engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Harold AldenHarold AldenHarold Lee Alden was an American astronomer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.He received a BA from Wheaton College in 1912, and went on to receive his Master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1913. He served as an assistant in photographic photometry program of the Yerkes Observatory...
(1890–1964), 1912, astronomer - Paul Werner GastPaul Werner GastPaul Werner Gast was an American geochemist and geologist.He was born in Chicago, and attended Wheaton College, Illinois from whence he graduated in 1952. He earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1957...
(1930–1973), 1952, geochemist and geologist - Randall D. Isaac, B.S. 1972, physicist; former VP of Research at IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
; Executive Director of the American Scientific AffiliationAmerican Scientific AffiliationThe American Scientific Affiliation is a Christian religious organization of scientists and people in science-related disciplines. The stated purpose is "to investigate any area relating Christian faith and science." The organization publishes a journal, Perspectives of Science and Christian Faith... - J. Laurence KulpJ. Laurence KulpJohn Laurence Kulp was a 20th century geochemist. He led major studies on the effects of nuclear fallout and acid rain. He was a prominent advocate in American Scientific Affiliation circles in favor of an Old Earth and against the pseudoscience of flood geology...
(1921–2006), 1942, geochemist; pioneer in radiometric dating methods - John Wesley PowellJohn Wesley PowellJohn Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions...
(1834–1902), famed 19th-century geologist and explorer of the American West
Sports
- Pete IttersagenPete IttersagenPete Ittersagen is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
, 2009, (NFL Cornerback, Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
) - Donnie NelsonDonnie NelsonDonnie Nelson is the General Manager and president of basketball operations for the NBA team the Dallas Mavericks. Donnie attended Worcester Academy for High School. He is the son of Don Nelson, the former head coach of the Golden State Warriors...
, 1986, (General Manager, Dallas MavericksDallas MavericksThe Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
) - Randy PfundRandy PfundRandell "Randy" Pfund is an American former National Basketball Association head coach and a former NBA executive...
, 1974, (General Manager, Miami HeatMiami HeatThe Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
) - Andy Studebaker, 2008, (NFL linebacker, Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
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Other
- Todd BeamerTodd BeamerLisa Beamer was born on april 10, 1969 in Albany, New york.Lisa Beamer is the widow of Todd Beamer, a victim of the United Flight 93 crash as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States....
, 1991, passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the... - Violet Bergquist Redding, 1939, linguist
- J. Michael Bontrager, 1982, founder & managing partner of Chatham Financial Corporation
- Robert Van KampenRobert Van KampenRobert D. Van Kampen , was a businessman and member of various organizational boards in the business world and Christian ministry.Van Kampen's business career took him into the investment banking world, and he became one of the wealthiest men in the United States after founding the investment...
, 1960, founder of the investment banking firm Van Kampen Merrit, author - Robert W. Lane, 1972, chairman & CEO of John DeereDeere & CompanyDeere & Company, usually known by its brand name John Deere , is an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. In 2010, it was listed as 107th in the Fortune 500 ranking...
- Donald Soderquist, 1955, former chief operating officer and senior vice chairman of Wal-MartWal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
, Inc. - Lawrence A. Jacobson, executive director, National Society of Professional EngineersNational Society of Professional EngineersThe National Society of Professional Engineers is a professional engineering organization in the United States. From their press releases:...
- Mark Snyder, 1982, executive vice-president of State Street Global Markets and former chairman of NYSE Foreign Exchange Committee
- Bonnie Pruett Wurzbacher, 1977, senior vice-president of Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
- Timothy StoenTimothy StoenTimothy Oliver Stoen , is best known for his central role as a member of the Peoples Temple and later opposition to the group in a multi-year custody battle over John Stoen that led to an investigation of the Peoples Temple's settlement at Jonestown, Guyana...
, 1960, (member of Peoples TemplePeoples TemplePeoples Temple was a religious organization founded in 1955 by Jim Jones that, by the mid-1970s, included over a dozen locations in California including its headquarters in San Francisco...
, JonestownJonestownJonestown was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, an intentional community in northwestern Guyana formed by the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones. It became internationally notorious when, on November 18, 1978, 918 people died in the settlement as well as in a nearby...
defector) - Steven Bass, 2005, Ohio State Fair Hog Calling Contest Champion