List of University of Akron people

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The list of University of Akron people includes notable alumni and faculty of the University of Akron. Class year usually indicates year of graduation, unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown.

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Alumni

Athletics

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Andy Alleman NFL offensive guard (Miami Dolphins)
Chris Bassitt Major League Baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics) [1]
Mike Birkbeck Major League Baseball pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets)
Chase Blackburn NFL linebacker (New York Giants)
John Bluem 1984 MA NCAA soccer coach (Fresno State and Ohio State) and MLS broadcaster (Columbus Crew)
E. J. Burt AFL linebacker (Chicago Rush)
Keith Dambrot 1982college basketball coach
China Krys Darrington First sponsored female Freestyle BMX rider
Eddie Elias Professional Bowlers Association founder
Jessica Eye attended Mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's bantamweight division [2]
Charlie Frye NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
Victor Green NFL defensive back (New York Jets)
Domenik Hixon NFL wide receiver (New York Giants)
Shawn Lemon CFL and AFL player
Louis A. Mackey 2000 NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
Mark Malaska Major League Baseball pitcher (Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Boston Red Sox)
Roy Mlakar 1972 NHL team president and CEO (Ottawa Senators)
Dominique Moceanu Olympic gymnast
Fritz Nagy BBA player (Indianapolis Jets)
Ara Parseghian head coach Notre Dame [3]
Jarrod Pughsley NFL offensive lineman
Jake Schifino NFL wide receiver (Tennessee Titans)
Larry Shyatt 1975basketball coach
Dwight Smith NFL strong safety (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Jason Taylor 1996 NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
Demetrius Treadwell basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli League Liga Leumit
Jim Tressel College football head coach (Ohio State University)
Alexa Bliss wrestler
Bill Turner NBA player (San Francisco Warriors)
Siniša Ubiparipović Major League Soccer player
DeAndre Yedlin soccer player for Premier League club Newcastle United and the United States national team

Politics and government

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
John R. Adams 1983 District court judge
James E. Akins Diplomat
Alice M. Batchelder Circuit judge
Sam H. Bell 1952 District court judge
Ray C. Bliss 1935Former chair of the Republican National Committee
Deborah L. Cook Circuit judge
Vernon Cook State Representative
Phil Davison Minerva Councilman
Peter C. Economus 1970 District court judge
James S. Gwin 1979 District court judge
Kermit L. Hall Legal history scholar
Michael Morell Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Don Plusquellic Mayor of Akron, Ohio
Thomas C. Sawyer Mayor of Akron; Congressman
Betty Sutton Congresswoman
Mary Taylor Ohio State Auditor
Kim Zurz Politician
Sandra Pianalto Economist

Other

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Aaron Archer Toy designer for Hasbro
Dan Auerbach Guitarist and vocalist (The Black Keys)
George Brandes Accomplished physicist and corporate leader
David S. Brown Historian and professor at Elizabethtown College
Yvette Nicole Brown Television and film actress from Drake and Josh and Community
Michael Buckley NY Times bestselling author of The Sisters Grimm series
Patrick Carney Drummer (The Black Keys)
Alan H. Coogan 1977geologist specializing in applied sedimentary geology
David Drabold 1983Distinguished Professor of Physics at Ohio Universitywww.daviddrabold.com
Mary E. Gladwin 1887Red Cross nurse in three wars
Nick Kosir "The Dancing Weatherman"; Fox Weather meteorologist
Katherine Kurt 1880homeopath
John E. Leland 1986Director, University of Dayton Research Institute. [4]
Paul T. Mikolashek 1969U.S. Army lieutenant general. [5]
Dan Moldea Journalist
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. CEO of Goodyear
Nikola Resanovic Composer
Mark Scatterday Conductor
Robert P. Schumaker 2001Creator of AZFinText, a news-aware high-frequency stock prediction system
Joshua I. Smith Businessman
Irving C. Tomlinson 1880Prominent Christian Scientist; secretary to Mary Baker Eddy [6]
Peter Wolf Toth sculptor [7]
George Wallace (American comedian) Comedian
Daniel Asua Wubah President of Millersville University

Faculty and staff

Athletic coaches

NameDepartmentNotabilityReference
Alex Adams Men's basketballHead coach (1976)
Jim Aiken FootballHead coach
George Babcock FootballHead coach
Paul Baldacci FootballHead coach
Russell Beichly Men's basketballHead coach
Paul Bixler Men's basketballHead coach
Red Blair Men's basketball; footballHead coach
Dwight Bradley Men's basketball; footballHead coach
J. D. Brookhart FootballHead coach
Kenneth Cochrane FootballHead coach
James W. Coleman Men's basketball; footballHead coach
Frank Cook FootballHead coach
Coleman Crawford Men's basketballHead coach (1990–1995)
Ken Cunningham Men's basketballHead coach
Keith Dambrot Men's basketballHead coach (2004–present)
Jim Dennison FootballHead coach
Otis Douglas FootballHead coach
Thomas Dowler Men's basketball; footballHead coach
Walter East Men's basketballHead coach
Archie Eves FootballHead coach
Gerry Faust FootballHead coach
Forest Firestone FootballHead coach
Frank Haggerty Men's basketball; footballHead coach
John Heisman FootballHead coach
Dan Hipsher Men's basketballHead coach
William Houghton FootballHead coach
Bob Huggins Men's basketballHead coach
Pat Knight Men's basketballAssistant coach (2000–2001) [8]
Gordon K. Larson FootballHead coach
Tony Laterza Men's basketballHead coach
Jack Lengyel FootballAssistant coach (1959)
Joe McMullen FootballHead coach
Lee Owens FootballHead coach
Rev. Alfred W. Place FootballHead coach
Bob Rupert Men's basketballHead coach
Fred Sefton Men's basketball; footballHead coach
Wyatt Webb Men's basketballHead coach
Clarence Weed Men's basketball; footballHead coach
Earl Williams Men's basketballFirst head coach
Harry Wilson FootballHead coach

Faculty and administrators

NameDepartmentNotabilityReference
Paul Alfred Biefeld Physics and Astronomy (1906–1911)Professor (former)
George Danhires Professor (former) [9]
Meredith Gardner GermanProfessor (former)
John C. Green Political Science
Ralph P. Hummel Public Administration and Urban StudiesProfessor (former), author of The Bureaucratic Experience [10]
Parke Kolbe University president (former) [11]
Luis M. Proenza University president (former)
Mack RhoadesAthleticsDirector (2005–present)
John F. Seiberling LawPolitician
Jim Tressel University vice president (former)

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