Notable Alumni

These are just a few of the successful DePauw graduates we're proud to call Tigers. Our 35,000-strong alumni network spreads far and wide, shaping industry and transforming communities wherever they go. And they begin making their mark just as soon as they leave DePauw. 

AUTHORS/MEDIA

• Jason Anders ’97, chief news editor of the Wall Street Journal
• Bret Baier ’92, host of “Special Report,” Fox News Channel
• Barbara Blakemore ’46, executive editor of McCall's magazine (d. 2017)
• Xinyue “Tracey” Chang ’06, anchor and reporter for China Central Television’s flagship business news program “Global Business - Asia"
• Jon Fortt ’98, co-anchor of CNBC's “Tech Check”
• Jill Frederickson ’92, senior vice president, production and content strategy, ESPN
• Stephen Hayes ’93, founder of The Dispatch and former editor of The Weekly Standard
• Kenneth Hogate 1918, managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and president and chairman of Dow Jones & Co. (d. 1947)
• John Jakes ’53, novelist
• Dick Johnson ’76, anchor at WMAQ, the NBC affiliate in Chicago (d. 2020)
• Rob Johnson ’90, communication consultant and former anchor at WBBM, the CBS affiliate in Chicago
• Bernard Kilgore ’29, managing editor of the Wall Street Journal (d. 1967)
• Barbara Kingsolver ’77, novelist
• Mary Leonard ’70, retired deputy managing editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• John McWethy ’69, Emmy-winning chief national security correspondent, ABC News (d. 2008)
• Catherine Neville ’95, publisher of Feast Magazine - Midwest
• Christine Olson ’92, senior vice president of advertising sales, Midwest region, A+E Networks
• Richard Peck ’56, author and Newbery Medal winner (d. 2018)
• Eugene C. Pulliam 1910, founder and president of Central Newspapers Inc. (d. 1975)
• Eugene S. Pulliam ’35, publisher of the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News (d. 1999)
• Bill Rasmussen ’54, founder of ESPN
• Ben Solomon ’10, Pulitzer Prize winner and international correspondent for VICE News
• Bob Steele ’69, retired Nelson Poynter scholar for journalism values at the Poynter Institute
• James B. Stewart ’73, columnist at the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winner and author
• Adrienne Westenfeld ’15, assistant editor at Esquire magazine

Business

• James C. Alling ’83, former chief executive officer of TOMS
• Rhonesha A. Byng ’11, founder and chief executive officer of Her Agenda
• Justin Christian ’95, founder and chief executive officer of BCforward
• Timothy C. Collins ’78, founder and chief executive officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC
• Kenneth Coquillette ’82, vice chairman of the Global Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs
• Robert Darnall ’60, retired president and chief executive officer of Inland Steel Industries Inc.
• Don Daseke ’61, founder and chairman emeritus of Daseke Inc. 
• Anthony J. de Nicola ’86, chair of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
• Mark Emkes ’75, retired chief executive officer of Bridgestone Americas
• Robert Frederick ’48, retired chief executive officer of RCA
• Megan Casey Glover ’04, co-founder and chief executive officer, 120WaterAudit
• Judson Green ’74, retired chief executive officer. Walt Disney Co. (d. 2020)
• Jeff Harmening ’89, chairman and chief executive officer, General Mills Inc. 
• Angie Hicks ’95, founder of Angie’s List
• R. David Hoover ’67, retired chairman and chief executive officer. Ball Corp.
• Matthew J. Lytle ’05, global head of internet banking,  Goldman Sachs
• Mary Meeker ’81, venture capitalist and former Wall Street securities analyst
• Andrew Paine ’59, retired president and chief executive officer, NBD Bank N.A. (d. 2018)
• Marshall Reavis IV ’84, former chief executive officer of SVM LP (acquired by Blackhawk Network, 2020)
• Ian Rolland ’55, retired chief executive officer of Lincoln National Corp. and chairman of Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. (d. 2017)
• Steven Rales ’73, co-founder and chairman of Danaher Corp.
• Stephen Sanger ’68, retired chairman chief executive officer of General Mills Inc.
• Howard C. Sheperd 1916, chairman of the predecessor of Citibank and founder of WNET, the New York City PBS station (d. 1980)
• Theodore M. “Tim” Solso ’69, former chairman of General Motors
• Tim Ubben ’58, philanthropist and founder of Lincoln Capital Management
• Kathy Patterson Vrabeck ’85, chief strategy officer, The Beachbody Co.
• James Weddle ’75, retired managing partner of Edward Jones Investments

EDUCATION

• Elisa Villanueva Beard ’98, chief executive officer of Teach For America
• M. Davis “Dave” O’Guinn ’92, vice provost for student affairs and dean of students at Indiana University
• Clarenda M. Phillips ’92, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Kyle S. Smitley ’07, founder and executive director of Detroit Achievement Academy and Detroit Prep
• James VanHorne ’57, A.P. Giannini professor of banking and finance, emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business

GOVERNMENT/CIVIC/SERVICE

• Newton Crenshaw ’85, president of Young Life, a global Christian ministry
• Nisreen El-Shamayleh ’04, director of international media for Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and former foreign correspondent for Al Jazeera English
• Robert D. Franks ’73, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (d. 2010)
• Douglas Hallward-Driemeier ’89, appellate attorney who has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court 17 times
• Lee Hamilton ’52, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
• J.P. Hanlon ’92, U.S. judge for the Southern District of Indiana
• Dave Jones ’84, former insurance commissioner for California
• Vernon Jordan ’57, business executive and civil rights activist (d. 2021).
• Karen Koning AbuZayd ’63, American diplomat
• C. Shea Nickell ’81, justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
• Sue Anne Starnes Gilroy ’70, former Indiana secretary of state and retired vice president of development and executive director of St. Vincent Foundation
• Dan Quayle ’69, 44th vice president of the United States

THE arts

• Shibani Bathija ’90, award-winning screenwriter in Bollywood
• Chinonye Chukwu ’07, film writer, director and producer
• Pamela Coburn ’74, operatic soprano
• Annie Corley ’82, actress
• David Cryer ’58, actor
• Willis “Bing” Davis ’59, multimedia artist
• Joseph Flummerfelt '58, symphony conductor (d. 2019)
• Bill Hayes ’47, actor and singer
• Drew Powell ’98, actor
• Pharez Whitted ’82, jazz trumpeter 
• Barbara Zaring ’69, painter and printmaker

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/Health

• Joseph P. Allen ’59, astronaut
• Phyllis Barkman Ferrell ’94, global head, external engagement, Alzheimer’s and Neurodegeneration, Eli Lilly and Co.
• Percy L. Julian 1920, research chemist (d. 1975)
• Ferid Murad ’58, co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Wallace “J” Nichols ’89, marine biologist
• Edmund B. Nightingale ’02, software engineering manager, Apple
• Duc Anh Pham ’12, deputy chief executive officer, Vinmec Healthcare System, Vietnam
• Richard Wood ’48, retired president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Co. (d. 2020)

SPORTS

• Michael A. Akinbola ’09, physical therapist and assistant athletic trainer, New England Patriots
• David Blackburn ’04, collegiate scout, Baltimore Ravens
• Rob Boras ’92, tight ends coach, Buffalo Bills
• Austin Brown ’07, co-head of CAA Sports’ basketball division
• Brad Brownell ’91, head basketball coach, Clemson University
• Dave Finzer ’82, former NFL punter
• Nancy Gritter ’88, lead internist, Carolina Panthers
• Watchen Nyanue ’05, head of strategy, Chicago Sky of the WNBA
• Pat Roberts ’95, national scout, Minnesota Vikings
• Joe Rogowski ’00, chief medical officer, National Basketball Players Association
• Joe Schoen ’01, general manager, New York Giants
• JaMarcus L. Shephard ’05, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers’ coach, Purdue University
• Brad Stevens ’99, head coach of the Boston Celtics
• Johnathon Stigall, college scout, New York Jets
• Eric Stisser ’94, senior vice president of business development, St. Louis Blues
• Michael Stuart ’79, USA Hockey’s chief medical and safety officer
• Eve Wright Taylor ’96, vice president and associate general counsel for the Miami Heat
• Richard Tomey ’60, coach for college football and NFL teams (d. 2019)
• Jeff Voris ’90, former head football coach, Butler University
• Matt Walker ’99, head football coach at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls