List of Ouachita Baptist University alumni explained

Ouachita Baptist University is a private university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Education

• Thomas Lee Ballenger (1905) – educator and historian
• Henry G. Bennett (1907) – president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University and director of the Point Four Program
• Doak S. Campbell (non-degreed) – president of Florida State College for Women (1941–1947) and then Florida State University (1947–1957)
  • Leon Green (1908) – legal scholar, dean of Northwestern University School of Law, and professor at Yale Law School Nell I. Mondy (1943) – biochemist and professor at Cornell University for fifty years
• Andrew Westmoreland (1979) – president of Samford University and Ouachita Baptist University

Entertainment

• Shelley Breen – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
• Steven Bryant – composer and conductor for wind ensemble and orchestra
• Alyse Eady – news anchor and Miss Arkansas 2010
• Denise Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
• Terry Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
• Heather Payne – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
• Russ Taff – former Gaither Vocal Band and The Imperials member and renowned soloist in the Southern gospel music industry

Law

• Winston Bryant (1960) – Attorney General of Arkansas, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Military

• Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas
• James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy
• John H. Yancey (non-degreed) – highly decorated United States Marine

Nonprofit leadership

• Pamela Rouse Wright – clubwoman, businesswoman, jewelry designer, and 46th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Politics

• • Winston Bryant (1960) – Attorney General of Arkansas, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas Mark Darr (1997) – Arkansas Lieutenant Governor between 2011 and 2014^[1]
• Gary Deffenbaugh – Arkansas House of Representatives
• Lance Eads (1992) – Arkansas House of Representatives^[2]
• Joyce Elliott (1981) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives
• Jake Files (non-degreed) – Arkansas Senate^[3]
• Chad Griffin (non-degreed) – political strategist best known for his work advocating for LGBT rights in the United States; former president of Human Rights Campaign^[4]
• Fonda Hawthorne – Arkansas House of Representatives
• David Hillman – Arkansas House of Representatives
• William J. Holloway (1910) – Governor of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931
  • Jon Hubbard (1968) – Arkansas House of Representatives Janet Huckabee – First Lady of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007
• Mike Huckabee (1978) – Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, and 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate
• Susan McDougal (1976) – involved in Whitewater controversy, author of The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk^[5]
• Chris Richey – Arkansas House of Representatives^[6]
• Steve Russell (1985) – U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma, 2015 to 2019^[7]
• David J. Sanders (1967) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives
• Sarah Huckabee Sanders (2004) – former White House Press Secretary and Governor of Arkansas
• Matthew Shepherd (1998) – Arkansas House of Representatives
• Bryan Slaton (2000) – Texas House of Representatives
• Boyd Tackett (non-degreed) – U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas 1949 to 1953
• Richard Womack (1997) – Arkansas House of Representatives^[8]
• DeAnna Hodges – Arkansas House of Representatives^[9]

Religion

• H. Dale Jackson – Baptist minister, denominational leader and ethicist
• James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy

Sports

• Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas
• Carl Allen – professional football player
• Al Baggett – college football coach
• Kiehl Frazier – college football player
• Linda Gamble – pioneer in women's basketball and Pan American Games silver medalist
• Cliff Harris – professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys (1970-1979) and Hall of Fame inductee
• Fitz Hill – college football coach and college administrator
  • Travis Jackson – professional baseball player for New York Giants in the 1920s and 1930s and inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame Gregory Junior – professional football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Bill LaFitte – professional football player
• William Miller – professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the USFL
• Daniel Munday – professional basketball player
• Alexander Myres – professional football player for the Detroit Lions
• Ed Neal – professional football player or the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League
• Tommie Patterson – professional basketball player for the Washington Bullets (1972-1973)^[10]
• Julius Pruitt – a professional football player for the Miami Dolphins (2009 to 2012)
• Steve Roberts – former head football coach at Southern Arkansas University, Northwestern State University, and Arkansas State University
• Carey Selph – professional baseball player
• Paul Sharp – college football coach
• Phillip Supernaw – professional football player
• Aaron Ward – professional baseball player for New York Yankees (1917–26), Chicago White Sox (1927) and Cleveland Indians (1928)
• Mel Wright – professional baseball player, coach, and scout

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pruden . William H. III . June 16, 2023 . Mark Darr (1973–) . 2023-10-15 . Encyclopedia of Arkansas . en-US.
2. Web site: Lance Eads . April 11, 2015 . arkansashouse.org.
3. Web site: Jake Files' Biography . November 29, 2013 . votesmart.org.
4. Web site: October 21, 2021 . Chad Griffin . 2023-10-15 . The Cardinal.
5. Web site: Hendricks . Nancy . October 5, 2023 . Susan Carol Henley McDougal (1955–) . 2023-10-15 . Encyclopedia of Arkansas . en-US.
6. Web site: Former State Rep. Chris Richey - Biography . LegiStorm . 2023-10-15 . en.
7. Web site: Steve Russell (Oklahoma) . 2023-10-15 . Ballotpedia . en.
8. Web site: Richard Womack . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317021409/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/325/richard-womack . March 17, 2016 . April 21, 2019 . arkansashouse.org.
9. Web site: DeAnna Hodges . Ballotpedia.
10. Web site: 23 October 2015 . Ouachita Baptist University to Induct Five into the Athletics Hall of Fame .