List of American University people

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This is a sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to the American University in Washington, D.C.

Contents

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of AU. Some particularly notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. The degree, school and year of graduation is noted when available.

Government, politics, society, and royalty

Foreign heads of state, deputy heads of state, and ministers

Ambassadors, diplomats, and foreign ministers

United States senators and representatives

United States government and military

US state and local governments

Business and economy

Sports, entertainment, and media

Reporters and journalists

Cinema, television, and radio

Sports

Law

Arts, sciences, academia, and literature

Other

Notable faculty and staff

This is a list of notable AU professors and staff, past and present, listed in alphabetical order.

Politicians and public servants

Nobel laureates

Fulbright Scholars

Guggenheim Fellows

Pulitzer Prize recipients

Other

Chancellors and presidents of American University

This is a listing of the chancellors and presidents of American University, listed together with dates of life and service, as well as concurring notable AU events.

PresidentTenureNotable Events During Tenure
1.Bishop John Fletcher Hurst 1890–1902Ground broken to establish American University
2.Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe 1902–1906
3. Franklin E. Hamilton 1907–1916First class admitted
4.Bishop John W. Hamilton 1916–1922Campus turned into Camp Leach and Camp American University
5. Lucius C. Clark 1922–1933First undergraduates graduate
6. Joseph M. M. Gray 1933–1941AU becomes one of the first schools in a racially segregated city to admit African American students
7. Paul Douglass 1941–1952Title changed to "President", Washington College of Law merges into AU
8. Hurst Robins Anderson 1952–1968Kogod School of Business and School of International Service open
9. George H. Williams 1968–1976Downtown location closed
10. Joseph J. Sisco 1976–1980Bender Library opens and School of Communication established
11. Richard E. Berendzen 1980–1990Major campus construction, resigned in disgrace, treated, rehired, Professor Emeritus in Physics Department
12. Joseph Duffey 1991–1994
13. Benjamin Ladner 1994–2005Launches major capital campaign, resigned in disgrace
14. Neil Kerwin 2005–2017Acting President during Ladner investigation. Announced as 14th President of American University on July 20, 2007, for the term beginning September 1, 2007
15. Sylvia Burwell 2017– 2024AU becomes first carbon neutral university in the US
16. Jonathan Alger 2024 - Present

Trustees

Notable trustees of American University, past and present:

References

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  3. ↑ "Featured Alum: Paul Teller". Duke University. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "SOC Alumna Reports Breaking News for ABC", American University, April 90, 2015.
  6. ↑ Langer, Emily (August 9, 2014). "Ruth Sacks Caplin, screenwriter of 'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont,' dies at 93". Washington Post . Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Elizabeth Chomko came to realize only she could make What They Had".
  8. ↑ "CHARLES TANSILL, HISTORIAN, IS DEAD". The New York Times. November 14, 1964. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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