List of Muskingum University alumni

This is a list of Muskingum University alumni.

Government and politics

• Annie Glenn (class of 1941), civic leader; wife of John Glenn
• John Glenn (class of 1942), former astronaut, Democratic U.S. Senator from Ohio (1975-1999), candidate for 1984 Democratic presidential nomination
• President Warren G. Harding (via Muskingum's assumption of Ohio Central College)
• Earl R. Lewis (class of 1911), former Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1939–40 and 1943–48
• Sean Logan (class of 1988), current Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; former Columbiana County, Ohio Commissioner
• Francis Scott McBride (class of 1895), leader of prohibition; longtime National Superintendent of the U.S. Anti-Saloon League
• John Willis Menard (via Iberia College and Ohio Central College), first African-American to address the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1869
• C. Ellis Moore (class of 1907), Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1919-1933
• Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. (class of 1941), United States Ambassador to Mexico, 1986-1989
• Robert T. Secrest (class of 1926), Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1933-1967
• Wilbur F. Simlik (class of 1943), Major general in the Marine Corps
• T. Coleman du Pont, (class 1900), senator from delaware
• Robert M. Warner (class of 1949), sixth Archivist of the United States

Entertainment

• Jack Hanna (class of 1969), former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium director; television personality
• Agnes Moorehead (class of 1923), Emmy Award-winning actress ( Bewitched ); member of the Delta Gamma Theta Sorority ^[1]

Arts

• David Budbill (class of 1962), poet, author and playwright
• Laurence Overmire (valedictorian, class of 1979), poet, author, actor, playwright
• Helen Camille Stanley (class of 1961) composer, violist

Education

• Dennis D. Berkey (class of 1969), President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• William Rainey Harper (class of 1870), first President, University of Chicago
• Richard Pipes (class of 1944), Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University
• William Oxley Thompson (class of 1870), President of Ohio State University and Miami University

Business

Muskingum's Caldwell Hall was named after alumnus Philip Caldwell and his wife Betsey

• Philip Caldwell (class of 1940), retired CEO of Ford Motor Company
• Alfred S. Warren, Jr. (class of 1948), retired Vice President of Industrial Relations for General Motors Motors ^{[2] [3]}

Sports

• Darrell Hazell (class of 1986), wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL
• Jim Heacock (class of 1970), defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Ohio State University
• Jon Heacock, defensive coordinator at Iowa State University
• Edgar "Ed" Sherman (class of 1936), legendary Muskingum head football coach for 22 years; College Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Tim Timmons, Major League Baseball umpire
• Brandon Todd, known as the 5'5" dunker, played for the 2001, 2002, and 2003 All-Ohio team with LeBron James; developed an athletic training program called "FlytRight"
• Tyson Veidt, associate head coach and linebackers coach at Iowa State University

Science

• John Glenn (class of 1942), first American to orbit the Earth, became oldest man in space and still is the oldest person to orbit the Earth
• Charles E. Waring (class of 1931), chemistry professor at the University of Connecticut

References

1. "Agnes Moorhead leaves estate worth $400,000". The Montreal Gazette. UPI. June 26, 1974. p. 50. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
2. "ALFRED S. WARREN Jr. Obituary (2013) The Detroit News". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
3. "List of Trustees Emeriti" (PDF). Muskingum Alumni Magazine. 96 (Fall 2006): 1. Fall 2006 – via Muskingum University.