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, books and fiction 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 (d. 2021)
- 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
- 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, director of the Healthcare Preparedness Systems program of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative
- 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, director of engineering, 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
- David 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