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This is a list of notable people associated with Bowling Green State University, located in the American city of Bowling Green, Ohio.
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Authors and writers
[edit]- Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet
- Tony Ardizzone, novelist
- James Baldwin, author, poet (writer in residence)
- Matt Bell, Author
- Mary Biddinger, poet
- Philana Marie Boles, author of Glitz, Little Divas, In the Paint, and Blame It on Eve
- James Carlos Blake, author
- Craig Brass, author, writer
- Scott Cairns, poet
- Gary Cohn, Comic book writer
- Jennifer Crusie, writer
- Jim Daniels, poet and writer
- Tom De Haven, writer
- Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer[1]
- Frank Dungan, television producer and writer
- Edmundo Farolan, author and actor
- David Feldman, author of Imponderables
- Robert Ferrigno, writer
- Carolyn Forche, writer
- Charles Fort, poet
- Sally Miller Gearhart, Science fiction writer, women's studies pioneer, and early gay rights activist.
- Diana Pavlac Glyer, Author and expert on J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and the Inklings.
- Darrell Hamamoto, writer
- Joseph D. Haske, author
- Alan Heathcock, fiction writer
- Steve Heller, fiction author
- Brad Hurtado, Television producer
- Jack LoGiudice, Television writer and producer
- Sandra Markle, Children's book author* Susan Neville, short story writer
- Charles Nicol, Writer, expert on Vladimir Nabokov
- Ty Pak, Korean American author
- William Patrick Patterson, author and fourth way teacher
- Barbara Paul, author
- James Purdy, author
- Arnold Rampersad, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author
- Terry Ryan, writer
- Marc Sumerak, Freelance writer, often works on Marvel Comics series.
- Jean Thompson, fiction writer
- Anne Valente, author
- Allen Wier, author
- Dara Wier, poet
- Kayla Williams, linguist and author
- Theresa Williams, writer
Actors
[edit]- Lexi Allen, singer, actress, television personality
- Bernie Casey, former professional football player, actor, and visual artist
- Tim Conway, Emmy Award-winning actor[1]
- Robert Patrick, actor
- James Pickens, Jr., actor[1]
- Eva Marie Saint, Academy Award-winning actress[1]
- Quinton Flynn, voice actor
- Ron Sweed, television actor
- Frank Dungan, television producer and Primetime Emmy Award winner
- Kathia Rodriguez, actress
- Matt Zimmerman, actor
- Ric Reitz, actors
- Ransford Asante
Musicians and composers
[edit]- Ray Davis, Bass singer and founding member of The Parliaments
- Bob Hartman, Christian rock artist and founder of the band Petra
- Jennifer Higdon, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning classical music composer[1]
- Ric Ocasek, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for The Cars
- James Swearingen concert band literature composer
- John Douglas, conductor
- Chris Castle, folk musician
- Hildward Croes, Aruban musician
- Tim Hagans, jazz musician
- Marian McPartland, jazz musician
- Uzee Brown Jr, composer
- David Conte, composer
- Joseph Dangerfield, composer
- Minnita Daniel-Cox, Soprano
- Griffen Palmer, country singer-songwriter
- Rich Perry, jazz musician
- William Takacs, musician
- Mildred Miller, Mezzo-soprano, received an honorary degree
- Bill Randle, DJ, received an honorary doctorate
- Eglė Janulevičiūtė, Lithuanian classical pianist
- Michael Holmes, saxophonist
Artists
[edit]- Jason Nelson, pioneering net artist, digital poet
- Barbara Bosworth, large format photographer
- Tim McCreight, metal smith
- Douglas Steakley, metal smith and photographer. Winner of the 2003 Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography.
- William Silvers, Wildlife artist, painter for Walt Disney, Industrial Light and Magic, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, and Warner Brothers.
- Robert Archambeau, ceramic artist. Worked in the studio of Jun Kaneko. Colleague of painter Don Reichert
- Tony Kern, film director, directed A Month of Hungry Ghosts
- Rick Valicenti, graphic designer
- Kathrine Baumann, handbag designer, model, and actress
- Ed Sayles, Theater director
- Dominick Labino, glass artist, scientist, honorary doctorate
- George O. Hughes, painter, poet, performance artist
Dancers
[edit]- Mary Jo Freshley, Korean dance instructor at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Judson Laipply, creator of the "Evolution of Dance"
Athletes
[edit]Olympians
[edit]- Rob Blake, Hall of Fame ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001; three-time member of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, winning a gold medal in 2002
- Scott Hamilton, professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist
- Ken Morrow, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
- Mark Wells, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
- Dave Wottle, Won an Olympic gold medal for the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics[1]
- Margarita Kalmikova, two time Olympian swimmer from Latvia
Soccer
[edit]- Dennis Mepham, former professional soccer player for the Cleveland Force (1978–1988)
- Dana Veth, former professional soccer player
- Bud Lewis, former professional soccer player and head coach at Wilmington College between 1975 and 2017
Basketball
[edit]- Harold Anderson, former college basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame member
- Antonio Daniels, professional basketball player currently with the Texas Legends
- Richaun Holmes, professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings
- Keith McLeod, professional basketball player currently with BC Kalev/Cramo
- Jay Larranaga, professional basketball player, member of Ireland basketball team
- Howard Komives, former professional basketball player, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Kansas City Kings
- Isaac Rosefelt (born 1985), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Nate Thurmond, former professional basketball player; seven-time NBA All-Star; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History[1]
- Bob Hill, professional basketball coach
- Tom Collen, collegiate basketball coach
- Tom Hancock, basketball coach
- Steve Merfeld, basketball coach
- Charlie Parker, basketball coach
- Richard Skeel, basketball coach
Baseball
[edit]- Larry Arndt, infielder for the Oakland Athletics; BGSU Baseball Hall of Fame member
- Burke Badenhop,[2] former MLB pitcher
- Doug Bair,[3] former professional baseball player
- Jim Joyce, former MLB umpire
- Nolan Reimold,[4] former MLB baseball player
- Andy Tracy,[5] former professional baseball player; current manager for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League
- Orel Hershiser,[6] former professional baseball player, currently an analyst for the Los Angeles Dodgers,
- Roger McDowell,[7] former professional baseball player and coach
- Chet Trail, former professional baseball player
- Jon Berti,[8] professional baseball player currently with the Miami Marlins
Football
[edit]- Martin Bayless, former professional football player
- Khary Campbell, former professional football player
- Jeff Groth, former professional football player
- Jeff Genyk, current tight ends coach and special teams coordinator for the University of Wisconsin football team
- Vince Villanucci, former professional football player
- Phil Villapiano, former professional football player; four-time Pro Bowler
- Mike Weger, former professional football player
- Charlie Williams, former professional football player
- Doug Smith, former professional football player
- Fred Sturt, former professional football player
- Shaun Suisham, professional football player currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Scott Mruczkowski, professional football player
- Don Nehlen, former player who became a highly successful coach at West Virginia University and college football hall of fame member[1]
- Doyt Perry, former college football coach and college football hall of fame member
- Dave Preston, former professional football player
- Bob Schnelker, former professional football player
- Bob Reynolds, former professional football player
- Jamie Rivers, former professional football player
- Kory Lichtensteiger, professional football player currently with the Washington Redskins
- Chris Jones, professional football player with the New England Patriots[1]
- Josh Harris, professional football player, last with the New York Giants
- Omar Jacobs, professional football player currently with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League
- Dean Pees, NFL Defensive Coordinator
- Bob Seaman, football coach
- Bob Wolfe, football coach
- Joe Green, former professional player for the New York Giants
- Robert Redd, professional football player
- Kevin O'Brien, former professional football player
- Kamar Jorden, professional football player currently with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League
- Scotty Miller, professional football player, Super Bowl LV champion
- Quintin Morris, professional football player currently with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League
- Karl Brooks, professional football player currently with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League
Hockey
[edit]- Kevin Bieksa, professional ice hockey player currently with the Anaheim Ducks
- Aris Brimanis, professional ice hockey player currently with the Hannover Scorpions
- Dan Bylsma, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Buffalo Sabres[1]
- Gino Cavallini, former professional hockey player, scorer for the Falcons NCAA National Championship, winning overtime goal
- Greg de Vries, former professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001
- Dave Ellett, former professional ice hockey player
- Nelson Emerson, former professional ice hockey player
- Alex Foster, professional ice hockey player
- Mark Friedman (born 1995), NHL player
- Garry Galley, former professional ice hockey player
- Dan Kane, former professional ice hockey player
- Ken Klee, former professional ice hockey player
- Wayne Wilson, current Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
- Paul Ysebaert, former professional ice hockey player
- Mike Liut, former professional ice hockey player
- Brian MacLellan, professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 1989; current General Manager of the Washington Capitals[1]
- Jon Matsumoto, professional hockey player currently with the San Jose Sharks
- Dan Sexton, professional ice hockey player currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jordan Sigalet, former professional ice hockey player; currently the goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League
- Jonathan Sigalet, professional ice hockey player playing for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League
- George McPhee, former professional ice hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner, General Manager of NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and former GM of Washington Capitals[1]
- Todd Reirden, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the Washington Capitals; won Stanley Cup in 2018
- Brian Holzinger, former professional ice hockey player and Hobey Baker Award winner[1]
- Mike Johnson, former professional ice hockey player, currently an analyst for the NHL Network, and TSN and color commentator for the Winnipeg Jets
- Andrew Hammond, professional ice hockey player
- Brian Hills, former professional ice hockey player, current associate head coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
Other
[edit]- Alissa Czisny, figure skater and 2009 US Figure Skating National Champion
- Mike McCullough, professional golfer
- Nick Mileti, former owner of Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Crusaders, and writer of Closet Italians
- Kurt Weaver, Rugby match official
Politics
[edit]Royalty
[edit]- Benson Akinruntan, son of Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, a Nigerian Monarch[9]
Ambassadors
[edit]- Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.[1]
- Leonardo Neher, US Ambassador to Upper Volta
Judicial
[edit]- James Henry Gorbey, United States federal judge
- John R. Adams, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio[1]
- Brenda Hollis, Chief persecutor in the Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Sara Elizabeth Lioi, United States District Judge
- James H. Wakatsuki, Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
- James R. Knepp II, United States District Judge
Activists
[edit]- Baldemar Velasquez, labor activist, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
- Sam Pollock, labor activist, did not graduate
- Dominick Evans, activist, transferred to Wright State
- Hiroko Nakamoto, Hiroshima survivor, Interior Designer, Author and Peace Activist.[10]
Politicians
[edit]- Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, 7th Prime Minister of Rwanda
- Edmond Spaho, Democratic Party of Albania MP
- Elizabeth M. Boyer, lawyer, writer, publisher, and feminist founder of WEAL
- Dan Greenberg, former politician, Heritage Foundation analyst, and writer for Cato Institute. Leader of the Advance Arkansas Institute
- Nick Licata, Seattle politician and activist
- Robin Weirauch, politician
- Mike Reichenbach, South Carolina politician
United States Congress
[edit]- Tom Luken, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and U.S. Congressional Representative (D-OH)
- Gene Krebs, former Ohio State Representative (R-OH, 1993–2000)
- Bob Latta, U.S. Congressional Representative (R-OH)[1]
- Tim Ryan, U.S. Congressional Representative (D-OH)[1]
- Robert P. Hanrahan, former U.S. Congressional Representative (R-IL)
City government
[edit]- Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City, Taiwan
- Kathy Sheehan, Mayor of Albany, New York (D)
- Don Plusquellic, 59th mayor of Akron, Ohio
- Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida (1992–1996)[11]
- Janeé Ayers, labor organizer, member of the Detroit city council.
- Sandi Jackson, Chicago Alderman
State of Ohio government
[edit]- Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General and State Auditor (R)
- Scott Nein, former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly.
- Bruce Johnson, 63rd Lieutenant governor of Ohio.[1]
Ohio House of Representatives
[edit]- Tim Brown, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representative
- Chris Redfern, former Ohio state Representative and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party (D)[12]
- Charles Kurfess, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives and judge.[13]
- Douglas Swearingen, Jr., Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives and former baseball player.
- Derek Merrin, Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
- Rex Damschroder, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
- Bruce Goodwin, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
- Terry Boose, former Republican Member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
- Robin Belcher, former Democrat member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Charlie Earl, former Ohio state representative, Libertarian candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election
Ohio Senate
[edit]- Randy Gardner, Ohio state senator (R) and Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Theresa Gavarone, Republican member of the Ohio Senate.
- M. Ben Gaeth, former member of the Ohio Senate.
- Steve Buehrer, former member of the Ohio Senate and former director of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
- Kevin Coughlin, former Republican member of the Ohio Senate.
Other state governments
[edit]- Arnold E. Brown, first African American elected to represent Bergen County in the New Jersey Legislature.
- John Villapiano, former Democrat member of the New Jersey General Assembly and former professional football player
- Sue Rocca, former republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
- Tal Hutchins, Democrat member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor (R)[14]
- Dan Carter, State Representative, Connecticut 2nd Assembly District
News
[edit]- Beth Macy, journalist and non-fiction writer. Author of Truevine
- Karen T. Borchers, former photojournalist for The Mercury News. Shared a Pulitzer Prize for covering the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
- Ken W. Clawson, journalist and spokesman for President Richard Nixon
- Jason Schmitt, journalist, director of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
- David Dietz, science journalist, 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner, honorary degree
Broadcast journalism
[edit]- Leon Bibb, WEWS news anchor
- Wilma Smith, former television anchor. Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards winner.
- Herb Clarke, Weatherman
- Steve Hartman, CBS News correspondent[1]
- Allison Payne, journalist and anchorwoman
Sports journalism
[edit]- Jim Day, sportscaster
- Steve Mason, sports journalist with ESPN
- Grant Napear, sports journalist and former lacrosse player
- Jason Jackson, ESPN sportscaster
- Steve Mears, NHL Network sportscaster
- Jay Crawford, ESPN sportscaster[1]
- Mike Emrick, NHL on NBC play-by-play announcer
Science
[edit]Geology
[edit]- Barbara Bedette, Paleontologist, cataloged 30,860 Cenozoic molluscs
- Conrad Allen, geologist and inventor
Mathematics and statistics
[edit]- Andrew Ogg, Mathematician, creator of Ogg's formula, and involved in the creation of the Grothendieck–Ogg–Shafarevich formula, and the Néron–Ogg–Shafarevich criterion.
- Jie Chen, statistician with interdisciplinary biology research
Sociology
[edit]- Howard E. Aldrich, Sociologist and business theorist
- William Julius Wilson, University professor at Harvard, sociologist, and author. 80th president of the American Sociological Association. Advisor to Sudhir Venkatesh
- Anthony Walsh, criminologist and author
Psychology
[edit]- Russell Barkley, clinical psychologist
- Ralph Blair, Psychotherapist and LGBT advocate
- Charlie Reeve, Professor of psychology
- J. Bruce Overmier, experimental psychologist
Biology
[edit]- John E. Dohms, biologist specializing in avian disease Pathology. Was a member of the BGSU Lacrosse team.
- William Eugene Evans, Marine biologist and 5th National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration president
- Sally Rockey, Entomologist and former deputy director of the National Institutes of Health
- Seymour Van Gundy, Nematologist
- Dan O'Brien, Wildlife biologist and author
Technology
[edit]- James G. Nell, electrical engineer involved in the development of GERAM.
- George Sweigert, first inventor to patent the cordless telephone, radio engineer.
- Jeremy Zawodny, computer technologist, MySQL promoter, Linux Magazine columnist.
Chemistry
[edit]- John Michael Ramsey, analytical chemist specializing in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics.
- Gary Keck, organic chemist specialized in synthesis of natural products.[15] Developer of Keck asymmetric allylation.
Communications
[edit]- Bradley S. Greenberg, communications theorist
- Arthur P. Bochner, communications scholar
- Joan Kaderavek, speech language pathologist
- Suresh Canagarajah, Sri Lankan linguist specializing in Translanguaging and Linguistic imperialism
Economics
[edit]- William Easterly, development economist, author of The Elusive Quest for Growth and The Tyranny of Experts.
- Paul Chongkun Hong, professor of Operations Management
Political science
[edit]- David J. Jackson, political scientist
- W. Wesley McDonald, political scientist, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology
Business and philanthropy
[edit]- Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems[1]
- Carole Kariuki, CEO of the Kenyan Private Sector Alliance [16][17]
- Otara Gunewardene, Sri Lankan and founder of Odel[1]
- Michael C. Heim, CIO of Eli Lilly and Company
- Judith Craven, leadership roles in Luby's and Sysco
- Deborah Thigpen, Entrepreneur and publicist.
- Jeffrey Boutelle, CEO of Pharmavite
Historians
[edit]- Robert Hugh Ferrell, historian focusing on World War I and American foreign policy.
- Stanley Kutler, historian who sued for the release of tapes relating to Watergate
- Robert L. Paquette, historian, cofounder of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization
- William J. Reese, Education historian
- H. Micheal Tarver, Latin American historian; Commissioner on the Arkansas History Commission and the Arkansas Historical Records Advisory Board
- Mary Beckinsale, Art historian, President Emeritus of Studio Arts College International, honorary degree
Military
[edit]- John N. Abrams, four star general and commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
- Niles Fulwyler, former US Army Major general and former commanding general of the White Sands Missile Range
Academic administrators
[edit]- Victor Boschini, Chancellor of Texas Christian University[1]
- Adena Williams Loston, President of St. Philip's College, San Antonio, Texas. Former Chief Education Officer at NASA.
- Dean L. Bresciani, President of North Dakota State University[1]
- Rosa Roberto Carter, former president of the University of Guam
- Erma Johnson Hadley, first African American chancellor of Tarrant County College
- Sarah Harder, feminist and former president of the American Association of University Women
- Charles "Chuck" Johnson, President of Vincennes University
- William N. Johnston, 16th president of Wesley College (Delaware)
- Kathleen M. Murray, 14th president of Whitman College, 21st president of Hamline University, acting president of Macalester College
- Jack Ohle, President of Gustavus Adolphus College[1]
- Everett Piper, former president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University and political columnist.[1]
Other
[edit]- Karen Sparka, Miss Ohio America 1972
- Katherine Baumann, Miss Ohio America 1969
- Peter Manto, bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Central States
- Robert Balling, climate change denier
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Prominent Alumni". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Burke Badenhop Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Doug Bair Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Nolan Reimold Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Andy Tracy Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Orel Hershiser Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Roger McDowell Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Jon Berti Baseball Stats". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Royal Nigerian brothers find new home in BGSU". Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Hiroko Nakamoto Hiroshima". www.hiroshimagatewaytopeace.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Paul W. Muenzer Obituary". Naples Daily News. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Ohio Democrats "Meet the Chairman"". Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Marshall, Aaron (August 14, 2017). "A humble public servant". The Ohio State University Alumni Association. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor Biography
- ^ "Gary E. Keck - Department of Chemistry - The University of Utah". chem.utah.edu. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Chege, Njoki (July 24, 2011). "Seeing Kenya's Economy Grow Is My Dream". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ KEPSA (November 18, 2017). "Carole Kariuki, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Private Sector Alliance: Short Biography". Nairobi: Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Retrieved November 18, 2017.