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The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington. Following is a list of its notable alumni.
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The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington. Following is a list of its notable alumni.
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Chihuly | Non-degreed | Glass artist |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ortlund | Non-degreed | Evangelical speaker, Presbyterian minister, and author who cofounded Renewal Ministries |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Anderson | 1979 | Professor of Geophysics at the University of Colorado Boulder | [1] |
| Robert Lee Barker | 1959 | Professor of social work and author of The Social Work Dictionary | |
| Janet Beery | 1983 | Historian of mathematics who serves as a professor of mathematics and computer science at the University of Redlands. | |
| Jessica N. Berry | 1994 | Philosopher and professor of philosophy at Georgia State University. | [2] |
| Terry Castle | 1975 | Professor of English at Stanford University | [3] |
| Gary Hansen | 1980 | Macroeconomist at the University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Robert Huey | 1973 | Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | |
| John Chester Miller | Professor of history at Bryn Mawr College and at Stanford University | ||
| Rebecca Ann Parker | 1975 | President of Starr King School for the Ministry, theologian, and author | |
| Jeffrey T. Parsons | 1988 | Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) | |
| Sara B. Pritchard | Associate professor of science and technology studies at Cornell University | ||
| Melissa Thomasson | 1992 | Julian Lange Professor of Economics at Miami University | |
| Bang Wong | 1994 | Creative director of the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard University | |
| Zelda Zabinsky | Professor of industrial engineering at the University of Washington, |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiʻilani Arruda | 2024 | Miss Teen USA 2020 | |
| Jori Chisholm | 1997 | Champion bagpiper | [4] |
| Katie Harman | Non-degreed | Classical vocalist and actress who won the Miss America 2002 and Miss Oregon 2001 pageants | |
| Bayard Johnson | Screenwriter ( The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo , Tarzan and the Lost City ) | [5] | |
| Erik Scott Kimerer | Voice actor and professional wrestler under the name 'Sassy Assassin' | ||
| Irshad Manji | Honorary 2008 | Emmy Award nominated film producer, journalist, and television presenter | |
| Rachel Martin | 1996 | Host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday | [6] |
| Chris Pirih | Creator of SkiFree, one of the seminal computer games in the early days of Microsoft Windows | ||
| Roald Reitan | Metropolitan Opera star | [7] | |
| Casey Sander | Actor | ||
| Ross Shafer | 1975 | Comedian and motivational speaker | [8] |
| Jeff Smith | 1967 | TV Chef, The Frugal Gourmet | [9] |
| Hari Sreenivasan | 1995 | Correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | [10] |
| Darby Stanchfield | 1993 | Actress known for Mad Men and Scandal | |
| Rick Steves | Non-degreed | Producer and presenter of Rick Steve's Europe on PBS and author of Rick Steves' tour guidebook series | |
| Adam West | Non-degreed | Actor most notably portraying Batman. Transferred to Whitman College |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Johnson | JD, 1976 | Associate Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court | |
| Frank Prewitt | Attorney and government affairs consultant. | ||
| Christine Quinn-Brintnall | JD, 1980 | Washington state Court of Appeals judge | [11] |
| Hugh J. Rosellini | Non-degreed | Chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
| Nicole Shanahan | BA, 2007 | Silicon Valley–based attorney, independent candidate for vice president in 2024 | [12] |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton C. Andrus | U.S. Army officer who was the commandant of the Nuremberg Prison | ||
| Jose Calugas | 1961 | Medal of Honor recipient | |
| Roosevelt Mercer Jr. | 1975 | Retired United States Air Force major general |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Baarsma | 1964 | Mayor of Tacoma, 2002–2009 | [13] |
| Ramona Bennett | Puyallup leader and activist | ||
| Gwendalyn F. Cody | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | ||
| Dennis Flannigan | Non-degreed | Washington House of Representatives | |
| Rosa Franklin | Washington State Senate | ||
| Tom Huff | Washington House of Representatives | ||
| Rochelle Nguyen | Attorney and member of the Nevada Assembly | ||
| T'wina Nobles | Educator and member of the Washington State Senate | ||
| George Obiozor | 1969 | Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S. | [14] |
| Sean Parnell | JD; 1987 | Governor of Alaska | |
| Debbie Regala | Former member of the Washington State Legislature | ||
| Brian Sonntag | Non-degreed | Washington State Auditor | |
| Thomas A. Swayze Jr. | Washington House of Representatives | ||
| Bob Tiernan | Oregon House of Representatives, | ||
| Max Vekich | Former member of the Washington House of Representatives and commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission | ||
| Hal Wolf | Washington House of Representatives |
| Name | Class | Notability | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Canfield | 1976; 2008 | Glycobiologist who developed an enzyme that can stabilize Pompe disease | [15] | |
| Helen Engle (née Harris) | Conservationist and activist | |||
| Edward LaChapelle | 1949 | Avalanche researcher and glaciologist | [16] | |
| Richard Stolarski | 1963 | Atmospheric scientist who played a critical role in discovery of the ozone hole | [17] |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Correa | Major League Baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants | ||
| Craig Driver | Professional and college baseball coach | ||
| Gretchen Fraser | 1941 | Gold medalist in the slalom at 1948 Winter Olympics | [18] |
| Grady Fuson | Professional baseball scout and executive who is a special adviser for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. | ||
| Erik Scott Kimerer | Professional wrestler under the name 'Sassy Assassin' and voice actor | ||
| Charles Lappenbusch | Non-degreed | Athlete and sports coach at Western Washington University | |
| Charlie Lowery | Professional basketball player | ||
| Judy MacLeod | Commissioner of Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference | ||
| Mike Oliphant | 1988 | Professional (NFL) football player | [19] |
| Mike Price | 1969 | Head football coach at Washington State University and the University of Texas at El Paso | [20] |
| Lael Wilcox | Ultra-distance cyclist who won the Trans Am Bike Race | ||
| Milt Woodard | 1933 | Sports executive, co-founder of American Football League | [21] |
| Name | Class | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Bundy | Non-degreed | Serial killer | |
| Marion Higgins | 1897 | Supercentenarian who died at age 112 and was briefly the oldest California resident | [22] |
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