| Arts & Entertainment |
Fletcher Benton '55
Internationally renowned sculptor |
Art Clokey '48
Creator of famous children's toys Gumby and Pokey |
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Bergen Evans '24
Host of numerous popular radio shows in the 40s and 50s and writer for TV's "The 64,000 Question." |
Joseph Hamer '56
Commercial, Broadway, and feature film actor appearing in "The Great White Hope" and "Butterfield 8" |
Emmanuel Kladitis '69
Broadway producer and president of Niko Associates, a major NY theatrical management and production company |
Rick Ludwin '70
A senior vice president for NBC, responsible for bringing the sitcom Seinfeld to television |
Chris Payne '76
Artist and illustrator for numerous magazines, including Time, Sports Illustrated, and Reader's Digest |
Matt Yuricich '50
Former special effects artist for 20th Century Fox and MGM and winner of an Academy Award in 1976 |
| Business |
Brad Alford '78
Chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA |
C. Michael Armstrong '61
Former chairman and CEO of AT&T and former chairman of Comcast Corp. |
Se Yung Chung MA '57
Former president of the Hyundai Motor Company |
Richard T. Farmer '56
Chairman of the board of Cintas Corp. |
Cynthia Fedus Fields '71
Former president and CEO of Victoria's Secret Catalogue Division in New York |
Charles Mechem, Jr. '52
Retired chairman and CEO of Jacor Communications and former commissioner of the LPGA |
Marvin Pierce '16
Former president of McCall publishing corporation and grandfather to President George W. Bush |
Jack Rogers '57
Retired chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service (UPS) |
Robert Schneider '64
President and CEO of Patio Enclosures, Inc. |
John Smale '49
Former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble and retired chairman of the executive committee of General Motors |
Richard Smucker '70
President of Smucker's brand foods |
Thomas Stallkamp '68
CEO of MSX International and former president of Daimler Chrysler |
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| Education |
Josiah Blackmore '56
Former dean and president of Capital University |
Sharon Draper MAT '73
State and National Teacher of the Year in 1997 and author of poetry, short stories, and novels for adults and children |
Carolyn J. Jenkins '74 (WC)
Former national president of the League of Women Voters, and school administrator |
Rollin Niswonger '29
Author of the world's leading accounting textbook, Accounting Principles |
| Government |
Stanley Arthur '57
Former vice-chief of Naval Operations and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command during Desert Storm |
Calvin Brice 1863
U.S. senator (D), Ohio |
Maria Cantwell '81
U.S. senator (D), Washington |
R. Michael DeWine '69
U.S. senator (R), Ohio |
Andrew L. Harris 1860
Governor of Ohio (44th) |
Benjamin Harrison 1852
23rd president of the United States |
Michael Oxley '66
U.S. representative (R), Ohio |
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General Joseph Ralston '65
Former supreme allied commander of NATO Forces in Europe |
Paul Ryan '92
U.S. representative (R), Wisconsin |
| Journalism & Literature |
Ira Berkow '63
Sports columnist for The New York Times and 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner |
Phil Coffin '74
Sports editor for The New York Times |
Rita Dove '73
Former U.S. poet laureate who became the first African American and the youngest individual to occupy the post |
Wil Haygood '76
Journalist for the Washington Post and leading biographer of African-American life |
Bill Hemmer '87
FOX news anchor |
Andrew Martin '86
Writer for the Chicago Tribune and 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner |
P.J. O'Rourke '69
Political satirist, former international desk chief for Rolling Stone magazine, and correspondent for The Atlantic |
| Science |
Marilyn Gaston '60
Former assistant surgeon general and first African American and first female to direct a public health service bureau |
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Richard Heckert '44
Scientist who holds several patents in the field of chemistry and helped to develop products such as cellophane and Mylar film |
Thomas Mallory '61
Orthopaedic surgeon who invented a total hip replacement prosthesis that is used internationally |
Ernest Volwiler '14
Former chairman and president of Abbott Laboratories, responsible for the development of many drugs, including sodium pentothal |
| Sports |
Walter Alston '32
Former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, winning seven pennants and four world championships |
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Jerry Angelo '71
General manager of the Chicago Bears |
Dan Boyle '98
Defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2004 NHL Stanley Cup champions |
William Burke '61
Founder and president of the Los Angeles Marathon and the Los Angeles Grand Prix |
Wayne Embry '58
Retired president and COO of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the first African American general manager in any professional sport |
Ron Harper '86
Assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, retired member of five NBA championship teams, and second leading scorer in MAC history |
William Mulliken '61
Olympic gold medalist in swimming |
Ben Roethlisberger '04
Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback and NFL Rookie of the Year who became the youngest winning quarterback in Super Bowl history (2006) |
Scott Sauerbeck '95
MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians |
Jim Steeg '72
COO of the San Diego Chargers and former NFL senior vice president for special events |
Wally Szczerbiak '99
NBA forward for the Boston Celtics
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Our notable alumni include such sports giants as Paul Brown '30, Wilbur “Weeb” Ewbank '28, Ara Parseghian '49, and Bo Schembechler '51.
Miami has also served as the training ground in football for eight national "Coach of the Year" recipients, including Earl H. (Red) Blaik and Woody Hayes.
This extraordinary number of coaching legends who began their careers in Oxford has earned Miami the nickname Cradle of Coaches.
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