List of Oklahoma City University alumni

Oklahoma City University is a private university in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Arts

• Lois Harjo Ball – painter, basket maker, and ceramic artist
• Bert Seabourn (1961 Certificate of Art) – expressionist painter

Business

• Wanda L. Bass – philanthropist and chairman of the First National Bank and Trust of McAlester
• Jack Worthington – investment banker

Education

• Andrew K. Benton (J.D.) – president of Pepperdine University and as an interim president at the University of Central Oklahoma
• Florence Birdwell (1945, BA and MA) – professor of voice at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University from 1946 to 2013
• Carroll Freeman (MA Performing Arts) – operatic tenor, director of the opera program at the University of Tennessee and Georgia State University
• Jeane Porter Hester (1963) – former professor of medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Beverly Hoch (1975 Music) – coloratura soprano and music instructor at Texas Woman's University
• Timothy Long – conductor, pianist, and member of the faculty at the Stony Brook University
• Alice Marriott (1930 English and French) – associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma and field representative with the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board
• Jim Roth (1994) – Dean of the OCU School of Law and Oklahoma Corporation Commission 2007–2009
• W. Stephen Smith (1981 MPA0 – Northwestern University Professor of Voice and Opera

Entertainment

• Sarah Coburn (1994 MA Music) – operatic soprano
• Kristin Chenoweth (1990 Musical Theater) – Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress
• Stephen Dickson (1973) – operatic baritone
• Sam Douglas (BFA directing) – actor
• Mack Harrell – operatic and concert baritone vocalist
• Chris Harrison (1993 BA Mass Communication) – television personality, host of The Bachelor
• Erika Hebron (2009 Performing Arts in Dance) – Miss Missouri 2010
• Jane Anne Jayroe (1968) – Miss America of 1967, television anchor, and Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation
• William Johns (1961) – opera singer ^[1]
• Gwendolyn Jones – operatic mezzo-soprano
• Marquita Lister (198 – operatic soprano
• Kurt Loder – entertainment critic, author, columnist, and television personality best known for his role at MTV News
• Stacey Logan (1985) – Broadway actress
• Lakshmi Manchu – actress, producer, and television presenter
• Chris Merritt (1974) – Grammy Award-nominated operatic tenor
• Leona Mitchell (1970) – operatic soprano and Music Hall of Fame inductee
• April Nelson (2014) – Miss Louisiana 2015 and third runner-up to Miss America
• Cathy O'Donnell (1945) – actress
• Kelli O'Hara (1998) – Seven-time Tony Award nominated actress
• Susan Powell (1984) – Miss America 1981
• Bill Randle (J.D.). – disc jockey, lawyer and university professor
• Lisa Reagan – singer, composer, pianist, musician, and former Miss Oklahoma
• Gabrielle Ruiz (2007 BFA dance performance) – actress
• Checkley Sin (MBA) – film producer and 2022 candidate for Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• Shawntel Smith (2000) – Miss America 1996
• Gerald Steichen (1986) – New York City Opera conductor for Cats and The Phantom of the Opera
• Fred Tackett – songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of the band Little Feat
• Lara Teeter (1976) – Tony Award-nominated actor, theatre director, and professor
• Mason Williams (1958) – Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer, writer who created of "Classical Gas"

Government and civil service

• Carl Alexandre – Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and U.S. Department of Justice deputy
• Michael D. Brown (1981) – First Director and Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2003–2005
• Janie Simms Hipp – General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture and founder of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations
• Jane Anne Jayroe (1968) – Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation, Miss America of 1967, and television anchor
• Alice Marriott (1930 English and French) – field representative with the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma

Law

• Carl Alexandre – U.S. Department of Justice Deputy and Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
• Deborah Barnes (1983) – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
• Doug Combs (1976 J.D._ – Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
• Barry Grissom – United States Attorney for the District of Kansas
• Carol Hansen (1974) – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
• Elizabeth A. Hayden (1980) – District Judge for Stearns County, Minnesota
• Walter Jenny – general counsel for the Oklahoma Commission on Consumer Credit and Oklahoma Department of Labor as Assistant General Counsel
• Yvonne Kauger (1969) – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
• Vern Miller – Kansas attorney general from 1971 to 1975
• Marian P. Opala (1953) – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1978–2010
• Gary Richardson – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
• Alma Wilson – first woman to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court
• James R. Winchester (1977) – Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 2007–2009

Literature and journalism

• Royal Alexander – lawyer and congressional staff member
• Rana Husseini (1990 BA, 1993 MLA) – Award-winning journalist and human rights activist
• William Harjo LoneFight (1991) – Native American author
• Leslie A. McRill – the ninth poet laureate of Oklahoma

Military

• Edmond Harjo – Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Code Talker during World War II, 2013 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal ^[2]
• David L. Goldfein – Air Force Chief of Staff
• Rick Rescorla – British-American soldier, police officer, educator and private security specialist
• Robert J. Skinner – United States Air Force lieutenant general currently serving as the Director of Defense Information Systems Agency
• Eugene L. Tattini – retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and served as deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Politics

• Hannah Atkins (1986) – Oklahoma Secretary of State 1987–1991
• Danny Britt – member of the North Carolina Senate
• Brian Bushweller ( BA Music) – member of the Delaware Senate,
• Jeff Cloud (1991 J.D.) – Commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
• Brandon Creighton (J. D.) – Member of the Texas Senate
• Jose Cruz – Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Brooks Douglass – member of the Oklahoma Senate
• Mickey Edwards (1969 J.D.) – served eight terms in United States House of Representatives
• Enoch Kelly Haney (1964) – Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
• Carri Hicks – Oklahoma Senate
• David Holt (1909) – Mayor of Oklahoma City
• Ernest Istook (1976) – United States House of Representatives
• A. Visanio Johnson – Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Phillip Journey – Kansas Senate and judge Kansas's 18th Judicial District Court for Division 1
• Steven T. Kuykendall (1968) – member of the United States Congress representing California's 36th congressional district 1999–2001
• Todd Lamb (2005) – Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor 2011–2019, Majority leader of the Oklahoma State Senate 2004–2011
• Keith Leftwich – Oklahoma State Senate
• Richard Lerblance (1979) – Oklahoma State Senate
• Lin Hsin-i – Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs and Vice Premier
• Angela Monson (Criminal justice) – Oklahoma State House of Representatives
• Anthony Moore – Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Tim Moore (1995) – Speaker of the House, North Carolina General Assembly
• Johnston Murray (1946) – Governor, State of Oklahoma 1951–1955
• Kenneth Nance – lawyer, lobbyist, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Ron Norick – mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Leon C. Phillips (1916) – 11th Governor of Oklahoma ^[3]
• Arsyadjuliandi Rachman (1987 MBA) – Indonesian politician who served as governor of Riau
• T. W. Shannon – Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Jason Smith – U.S. House of Representatives and Missouri House of Representatives
• Steve Smith – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Mike Thompson – member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Ray Vaughn – Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Yeo Jun Wei – Singaporean convicted of espionage by the United States on behalf of the People's Republic of China
• Marvin York – President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate

Religion

• Craig Groeschel (1991 Marketing) – founder and senior pastor of Life.Church
• William C. Wantland – Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire

Sports

• Carl Allen – professional football player
• John Barfield – former MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers
• Richard Benigno – professional soccer player
• Susie Berning – professional golfer on the LPGA tour with 4 major wins and 12 total wins
• Joe Bisenius (2004) – MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Karl Coombes – tennis coach and player
• Tony Dawson – former professional tennis player
• Dino Delevski – former professional soccer player for the Kansas City Comets
• Os Doenges – college football coach
• Gary Gray – former NBA guard for the Cincinnati Royals
• Ace Gutowsky – professional football player
• Paul Hansen – head men's basketball coach at Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, and University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
• Curtis Haywood – NBA basketball player for the Toronto Raptors
• Carl Henry – professional basketball player
• Gary Hill – former NBA guard for the San Francisco Warriors
• Hal Hilpirt – professional football player
• Rubin Jackson – college and professional basketball player
• Marisue Jacutin – former professional tennis player
• Jim Kamp – professional football player
• Bud Koper (1964) – former NBA player and All-American basketball player
• Allen Leavell (1979) – former NBA guard for the Houston Rockets
• Abe Lemons (1949) – former basketball coach for Oklahoma City University and the University of Texas at Austin
• Eric Manuel – former professional basketball player
• Keith Miller – former professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball
• Nick Mohtadi – former professional tennis player
• Todd Overgard – former Association of Tennis Professionals tour tennis player
• Taiwo Rafiu (1994) – women's basketball Olympian for Nigeria
• Hub Reed (1958) – former NBA center for the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons
• Ivan Saičić – professional basketball player
• Freddy Sanchez – MLB infielder for the San Francisco Giants and 2006 National League batting champion
• Ralph Schilling (1941) – former NFL player for the Washington Redskins
• Chris Schroder (2001) – MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins
• Marion Shirley – professional football player
• Arnold Short (1954) – NCAA All-American and 1955 AAU All-American basketball player Phillips 66ers
• Dave Simmons – former NBL basketball player, father of NBA player Ben Simmons
• Beeyong Sison – professional tennis player and coach
• Chas Skelly – NAIA All-American wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist, current Featherweight in the UFC ^[4]
• Bruce Sloan – Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Giants
• Bryant Smith – former professional basketball player
• Chris Spendlove – former professional soccer player
• Dušan Stević – former professional basketball player
• Dick Stone (1934) – former MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators
• Zouhair Talbi – long distance runner
• Hugh Taylor – professional football player and coach
• Ashur Tolliver – former Major League Baseball pitcher
• K. T. Turner – college basketball coach
• Orville Tuttle – professional football player and college football coach
• Tyrone van Aswegen – professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour
• Harry Vines (1961) – former director of USA Basketball and prominent member of the wheelchair basketball community
• Jim Wade – professional football player
• Daniela Wallen – professional basketball player
• Jim Ware – professional basketball player
• Jerry Lee Wells – professional basketball player
• Brad Wieck – professional baseball pitcher
• Basil Wilkerson – professional football player
• Buzz Williams (1994) – head men's basketball coach for Texas A&M

Other

• Thomas Radecki – former psychiatrist, convicted criminal, and founding member of the National Coalition on Television Violence

References

1. The Oklahoman (April 14, 1989). "Cityan's Tenor Son To Perform at Met". Retrieved October 26, 2015.
2. Attocknie, Dana (April 7, 2014). "Last living Seminole Code Talker walks on, loved ones pay respects, honor hero". Native American Times . Retrieved April 27, 2014.
3. "Leon C. Phillips". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
4. "Chas Skelly UFC Profile" . Retrieved January 1, 2014.