List of Ashland University alumni explained

Ashland University is a Christian university in Ashland, Ohio. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Academia

• Benjamin Bolger – a perpetual student who has earned 14 degrees
• Robert Clouse – professor
• Jill DeMatteis – Pat Doyle Award winner and a research associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park
• J. Garber Drushal – eighth President of The College of Wooster
• Charles H. Kraft – anthropologist, linguist, evangelical Christian speaker, and Professor
• Peter Linneman 1973 – Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business
• Bruce McLarty (received doctorate) – president of Harding University
• Clara Worst Miller – academic and writer

Business

• Koo Bon-moo – business executive of the LG Group
• Dwight Schar 1964 – chairman, President and CEO Northern Virginia/Ryan Homes

Entertainment

• Dwier Brown 1980 – actor; Field of Dreams, The Thorn Birds
• Robin Meade 1991 – CNN news anchor, 1992 Miss Ohio
• Xiong Ru-Lin – Chinese singer
• Kurt St. Thomas – filmmaker, author and radio DJ
• Amy Stoch –actress

Law

• Daniel Bogden – attorney and United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.

Politics

• Abiy Ahmed – Prime minister of Ethiopia, received MBA through Ashland-Ethiopia partnership, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Jack Brandenburg – Michigan state senator
• Dean DePiero – mayor of Parma, Ohio
• William Harvey Gibson – Republican politician from Ohio
• Marilyn John – politician
• You Huichen – Taiwanese legislator
• Joe Miller – Ohio House of Representatives

Religion

• Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists
• John Christopher Thomas – a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and the Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Sports

• Art Warren– professional baseball pitcher
• Trevor Bassitt - Bronze medal winner at the 2022 World Championships in the 400m hurdles
• Gil Dodds 1941 – set the American record for the mile in 1942 and in 1943 was honored with the Sullivan Award
• Bayard Elfvin 2003 – US National soccer team goalkeeper
• Madman Fulton – professional wrestler
• Judy Hahn – head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College
• Alex Hendricks – cerebral palsy football player and Paralympian
• Carlin Isles 2012 (attended two years) – United States National Rugby Sevens Team
• Jackie Jeschelnig – American hammer thrower
• Kibwé Johnson – American Olympic track and field athlete
• Ruth Jones – head women's basketball coach for Purdue University
• Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach
• Jamie Meder 2014 – American football player
• Katie Moon – pole vaulter and gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics^{[1] [2]}
• Ray Novotny 1930 – professional football player
• Bill Overmyer 1971 – professional football player
• Jeris Pendleton 2011 – professional football player
• Tim Richmond (attended one year) – NASCAR driver
• Adam Shaheen 2017 – professional football player
• Rick Shepas – college football player and coach
• Art Warren – professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization
• Mike Wright (attended one year) – professional football player

Writing and journalism

• Detrick Hughes 2011 – author/poet
• Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach

Notes and References

1. News: Katie Nageotte won pole vault gold for herself, for her country and for Olmsted Falls, Ohio . The Washington Post . 5 August 2021 .
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/08/09/the-universities-with-the-most-us-gold-medalists-in-the-2020-olympics/amp/ The Universities With The Most U.S. Gold Medalists In The 2020 Olympics