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*[[Douglass Crockwell]] (BS 1926): commercial artist and experimental filmmaker
*[[Douglass Crockwell]] (BS 1926): commercial artist and experimental filmmaker
*[[Larry Cuba]] (AB 1972): animator
*[[Larry Cuba]] (AB 1972): animator
*[[Robert Culp]] (attended): television actor<ref>{{cite web|last=McLellan |first=Dennis |url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/C43FD8DBAD33FC4C862576F1000B1B34?OpenDocument |title=ST. LOUIS: Robert Culp |publisher=STLtoday.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-25}}</ref>
*[[Robert Culp]] (attended): television actor<ref>{{cite web |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/C43FD8DBAD33FC4C862576F1000B1B34?OpenDocument |title=ST. LOUIS: Robert Culp |publisher=STLtoday.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-25 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[Anita Diamant]] (AB 1973): novelist
*[[Anita Diamant]] (AB 1973): novelist
*[[Doug Dillard]]: bluegrass musician, banjo player for [[the Dillards]]
*[[Doug Dillard]]: bluegrass musician, banjo player for [[the Dillards]]
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*[[David McCheyne Newell]]: naturalist, writer
*[[David McCheyne Newell]]: naturalist, writer
*[[Frank Nuderscher]]: [[American Impressionist]] painter and muralist
*[[Frank Nuderscher]]: [[American Impressionist]] painter and muralist
*[[Al Parker (artist)|Al Parker]] (student 1923-28): illustrator<ref>{{Cite web|title = WU Libraries: Department of Special Collections: Modern Graphic History Library|url = http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/about/parker_a.html|website = library.wustl.edu|accessdate = 2015-06-02}}</ref>
*[[Al Parker (artist)|Al Parker]] (student 1923-28): illustrator<ref>{{Cite web|title = WU Libraries: Department of Special Collections: Modern Graphic History Library|url = http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/about/parker_a.html|website = library.wustl.edu|accessdate = 2015-06-02|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150410002022/http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/about/parker_a.html|archivedate = 2015-04-10|df = }}</ref>
*[[J. D. Parran]] (AM 1971): jazz musician
*[[J. D. Parran]] (AM 1971): jazz musician
*[[Ebony Patterson]] (MFA 2006): visual artist
*[[Ebony Patterson]] (MFA 2006): visual artist
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*[[Harold Ramis]] (AB 1966): film actor, writer and director
*[[Harold Ramis]] (AB 1966): film actor, writer and director
[[Image:Sarsgaard at WUSTL 2007.jpg|right|thumb|Actor [[Peter Sarsgaard]]]]
[[Image:Sarsgaard at WUSTL 2007.jpg|right|thumb|Actor [[Peter Sarsgaard]]]]
*[[Eugene B. Redmond]] (MA 1966): poet, critic, civil-rights activist<ref>[http://www.siue.edu/ENGLISH/Directory/redmond.html Eugene B. Redmond - Department of English @ SIUE<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Eugene B. Redmond]] (MA 1966): poet, critic, civil-rights activist<ref>[http://www.siue.edu/ENGLISH/Directory/redmond.html Eugene B. Redmond - Department of English @ SIUE<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914160912/http://www.siue.edu/ENGLISH/Directory/redmond.html |date=2009-09-14 }}</ref>
*[[Irma S. Rombauer]] (AB): co-author of ''[[The Joy of Cooking]]''
*[[Irma S. Rombauer]] (AB): co-author of ''[[The Joy of Cooking]]''
*[[Allen Rucker]]: television writer and novelist
*[[Allen Rucker]]: television writer and novelist
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Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=aaron-selber&pid=166413338&fhid=10218#sthash.uNalGk8p.dpbs|title=Aaron Selber|work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|Shreveport Times]]|accessdate=August 14, 2013}}</ref>
Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=aaron-selber&pid=166413338&fhid=10218#sthash.uNalGk8p.dpbs|title=Aaron Selber|work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|Shreveport Times]]|accessdate=August 14, 2013}}</ref>
*[[William Shaw (businessman)|William Shaw]] (MBA 1972): president and COO of [[Marriott International Inc.]]
*[[William Shaw (businessman)|William Shaw]] (MBA 1972): president and COO of [[Marriott International Inc.]]
*[[Karen Sheriff]] (BA 1979): president and CEO of Q9 Networks Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/karen-sheriff-a-steady-climb-to-the-top-of-the-telephone-pole/article535016/|title=The Lunch: Karen Sheriff: A steady climb to the top of the telephone pole|first=Gordon|last=Pitts|date=16 March 2012|accessdate=12 September 2015|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.q9.com/pr170.html|title= Karen Sheriff named President and CEO of Q9 Networks (press release)|date=25 November 2014|accessdate=12 September 2015|publisher=Q9 Networks}}</ref>
*[[Karen Sheriff]] (BA 1979): president and CEO of Q9 Networks Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/karen-sheriff-a-steady-climb-to-the-top-of-the-telephone-pole/article535016/|title=The Lunch: Karen Sheriff: A steady climb to the top of the telephone pole|first=Gordon|last=Pitts|date=16 March 2012|accessdate=12 September 2015|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.q9.com/pr170.html|title=Karen Sheriff named President and CEO of Q9 Networks (press release)|date=25 November 2014|accessdate=12 September 2015|publisher=Q9 Networks|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908220212/http://www.q9.com/pr170.html|archivedate=8 September 2015|df=}}</ref>
*[[Louis B. Susman]] (JD 1962): vice chairman of [[Citigroup|Citigroup Global Markets]]
*[[Louis B. Susman]] (JD 1962): vice chairman of [[Citigroup|Citigroup Global Markets]]
*[[Jack C. Taylor]] (student through 1944): founder of [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car]]; no. 14 on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} [[400 Richest Americans]] in 2006
*[[Jack C. Taylor]] (student through 1944): founder of [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car]]; no. 14 on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} [[400 Richest Americans]] in 2006

Revision as of 03:55, 28 December 2017

The following persons are well-known alumni, living and deceased, of Washington University in St. Louis.

Arts and literature

Playwright Tennessee Williams
Musician Oliver Nelson
Actor Peter Sarsgaard

Architecture and design

Architect Gyo Obata
Architect Gyo Obata

Business

Adventurer and businessman Steve Fossett
Charles Nagel, founder of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Education and academics

Journalism and media

Politics, law, and government

General John C. Bates
Phoebe Couzins, the first female U.S. Marshal
Phil Radford, environmental leader
Judge William H. Webster, 6th Director of the FBI and 14th Director of the CIA

Science, engineering, and medicine

Admiral Ben Moreell

Sports

References

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  2. ^ The Paley Center for Media | She Made It | Caryn Mandabach
  3. ^ "Marguerite Martyn Dies; Artist, Writer," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 17, 1948, page 5A
  4. ^ "WU Libraries: Department of Special Collections: Modern Graphic History Library". library.wustl.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-06-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Eugene B. Redmond - Department of English @ SIUE Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Eileen Southern, "Olly Wilson: The Education of a Composer", The Black Perspective in Music, vol. 6, no. 1 (Spring 1978), pp. 56-70.
  7. ^ Washington University in St. Louis Magazine
  8. ^ "Aaron Selber". Shreveport Times. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  9. ^ Pitts, Gordon (16 March 2012). "The Lunch: Karen Sheriff: A steady climb to the top of the telephone pole". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Karen Sheriff named President and CEO of Q9 Networks (press release)". Q9 Networks. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Robert McG. Thomas, Jr., "Jessie Bernard, 93: Ideas Inspired Feminists," New York Times, 11 Oct. 1996.
  12. ^ "Federal Trade Commission Appoints Lorrie Cranor as Chief Technologist". Federal Trade Commission. 3 December 2015.
  13. ^ Stout, David (February 1, 1996). "Julian W. Hill, Nylon's Discoverer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  14. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Dr. Fred Olsen, Industrial Chemist, Art Collector and Scholar, is Dead". New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2015.