Since 1901, Silliman University has produced thousands of graduates from early childhood (pre-elementary) up to the undergraduate and graduate levels. This is a list of notable people affiliated with the university, including current and former faculty members, alumni and people who have been conferred honorary degrees. People affiliated with Silliman University are called Sillimanians.
| Name | Degree(s) taken in Silliman | Notability | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Alcala | B.S. Biology | Marine Scientist; Secretary of the DENR; Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service; 15th Most Trusted Filipino | ||
| Manuel Almagro | H.S. 1950 | |||
| Merlie Alunan | M.A. Creative Writing 1975 | |||
| Edmundo Tamayo Mirasol | B.S.B.A | DOLE - NCMB Deputy Executive Director | ||
| B.S.B.A., 1954 | Secretary of Finance; World Bank Executive Director | |||
| Victor Amoroso | B.S. Biology 1973 | Multi-Awarded Scientist | ||
| Jose V. Andrada | H.S. 1925 | |||
| PhD | Four-time Palanca Awardee and 2009 Free Press Literary Awardee | |||
| George Arnaiz | A.B. Pol.Sci. 1978, LL.B 1982 | Former Governor and current Congressman, 2nd Congressional District, Province of Negros Oriental 3 term Provincial Board Member | ||
| Kira Christianne Danganan-Azucena, | B.A. Mass Communication 1994 | |||
| Ibrahim Bahjin | Pre-med | Sultan of North Borneo and Sulu; Outstanding Medical Doctor | ||
| Dilok Balakanich | A.A. 1931 | Colonel of the Thai Army, and Head of the Academic Division of the Thai Military Academy | ||
| Ricardo Balbido, Jr. | B.S.B.A. | |||
| Petit Baldado | ||||
| Pedro A. Bandoquillo | H.S. 1921 | |||
| Senator of the Philippines | ||||
| Kenneth E. Bauzon | ||||
| Doctor of Science honoris causa 1959 | ||||
| Jacinto Borja | H.S. 1923, A.A. 1927 | Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations | ||
| Josue L. Cadiao | A.A. 1936, LL.B 1937-39 | |||
| Marcos M. Calo | A.A. 1934, LL.B 1938 | Congressman, Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and del Sur) | ||
| Rodolfo Caños | Theology 1938-39 | Undersecretary, Department of Health | ||
| Rolando del Carmen | A.B. 1953, LL.B 1956 | |||
| B.A. Mass Communication | Five-time Palanca Awardee; Author | |||
| Mariano Castañeda | H.S. 1915 | |||
| Gonzalo O. Catan, Jr. | Associate in Agriculture 1957 | Founder, MAPECON Philippines | ||
| Jennifer Chan | Elem. 1977, H.S. 1982 | Olympian and SEA Games Gold Medalist | ||
| Priscilla L. Chiongbian | H.S. 1941 | |||
| William L. Chiongbian | Elem. and H.S. 1929-35 | |||
| Bonifacio Comandante, Jr. | M.S. Coastal Resource Management, PhD Marine Biology | Inventor of Live Fish Transport without Water Technology; Recipient, Best International Business Award from the University of San Francisco; President and Chairman of Buhi International Group | ||
| MacArthur F. Corsino | B.S. Education 1966; M.A. | Philippine Ambassador | ||
| Roldan B. Dalman | ||||
| Doctor of Humanities honoris causa 1976 | Historian and First Filipino Provincial Superior of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Philippines | |||
| Frederick Deal | Elem. 1960, H.S. 1964, B.S. Chem. 1968 | CEO, Isla Communications Co., Inc. | ||
| Ernesto Damian | A.A. 1935, LL.B 1939 | |||
| B.S.M.E. 1989 | ||||
| B.A. Mass Communication 1999 | Reporter, GMA News Channel; International Awardee, 2007 Global Media Awards | |||
| Ph.D. in English and Literature | Palanca Hall of Famer, won 13 Palanca Awards for Literature | |||
| Isaias P. Dicdican | B.A. 1966 | Associate Justice, Court of Appeals; Awardee, Certificate of Recognition by the Philippine Judges Association | ||
| Presiding Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals and first Chancellor of the Department of Justice Academy. | ||||
| Manuel E. Escudero | A.A. 1936 | |||
| Marjorie Evasco-Pernia | M.A. English Creative Writing 1982 | 2009 Free Press Literary Awardee | ||
| William P. Fenn | Doctor of Education 1969 | General Secretary, United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia | ||
| Felicisimo Feria | Elem. (one of the original 15 students) | |||
| Inocencio V. Ferrer | A.A. 1934 | |||
| Mylene Freires | B.S. Nursing 1992 | First Filipino to receive the Mary Seacole Development Award | ||
| Pre-Law 1916-18 | President of the Philippines | |||
| Romulo G. Garovillo | H.S. 1931, A.A. 1933, LL.B 1940 | Governor of Zamboanga del Norte, 1956–60 | ||
| John Gokongwei, Sr. | H.S. 1913 | Philippine business magnate | ||
| A.B. | Actress and ex-PBB teen contestant | |||
| Kathleen Heceta | LL.B 1962 | |||
| Elem. 1917 | ||||
| Mariano M. Ilano | A.B. 1912 | |||
| Theater Arts 1975 | International stage and movie actor | |||
| Participant, PBB International 2010 | ||||
| Cesar Jalosjos | B.S.C.E. 1977 | |||
| A.B. 1915 | Author of law books, Founder of the Silliman University College of Law | |||
| B.S. Info.Tech. | ||||
| Ray Jimenez | B.S. Psych. 1974 | Chief Learning Architect and Founder of Vignettes Learning and Vignettes for Training, Inc. | ||
| Gilopez Kabayao | Elem. 1938-39 | 2nd Prize, International Violin Competition, Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome (1952); Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service (1972); Presidential Award of Merit (1969) | ||
| Eusebio Kho | H.S. 1952, Pre-Med 1955 | Multi-awarded Filipino medical doctor and researcher | ||
| Arthur D. Lim | Pre-law | |||
| A.A. 1935, LL.B 1939 | Senator of the Philippines | |||
| Jocelyn Limkaichong | ||||
| LL.D honoris causa 1971 | ||||
| Lamberto L. Macias | H.S. 1921, A.A. 1923 | |||
| H.S. 1950; A.A. 1952 | ||||
| Jojo Magbanua | ||||
| Priscilla Magdamo-Abraham | H.S. 1949, B.S. Biology 1956, B.A. Music 1953 | Ethnomusicologist; Performing Artist (Gregg Smith Singers, The New York Vocal Ensemble, John Biggs Consort, etc); State Artist for Music, Vermont | ||
| Reuel Norman O. Marigza | ||||
| Winston Maxino | Happiest Pinoy Awardee; Chief Operating Officer, Hooven Philippines | |||
| Wilson Mendoza | BS Chemistry 1999 | The only Filipino in the science team that took part in the largest and longest US expedition to Antarctica through the Southern Ocean Oceanographic Expedition | ||
| Paula Lynn Obañana | Winner of several gold medals in the Palarong Pambansa (National Games) in 1995-1997, and the Arafura Games held in Darwin, Australia in 2000 | |||
| Eulogio C. Omictin | BSE 1948 | |||
| Philip Pichay | ||||
| Elem. 1978, H.S. 1982 | Multi-awarded American video artist | |||
| Marcial R. Pimentel | LL.B 1949 | |||
| Doctor of Laws honoris causa | ||||
| Luz Sobong Porter | B.S. Nursing | |||
| Prakit Pradipasen | Thai Banker (Senior Executive Vice-President of the Siam Commercial Bank) | |||
| Aurelio Ramos | B.S. Mathematics | President, Berea Arts and Sciences High School; Director, Loyola Student Center | ||
| Doctor of Humanities honoris causa 1993 | President of the Philippines | |||
| Jose A. Ravello | Olympian | |||
| Edilberto D. Redoña | B.S. in Agriculture | Research Professor, Mississippi State University (MSU); Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Deputy Executive Director, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) | ||
| Ina Reformina | Reporter, ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs; Awardee, Best Female Reporter | |||
| Felipe Antonio Remollo | H.S. 1977, A.B. Pol.Sci 1981 | CEO, Clark Development Corporation; Senior Vice-President, Prudential Guarantee & Assurance, Inc. and former City Mayor of Dumaguete City | ||
| Francisco E.F. Remotigue | H.S. 1927-28 | |||
| Ben Rodriguez | ||||
| Elem. 1936, H.S. 1940 | National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts (2003) | |||
| José E. Romero | A.A. 1917 | Lawyer, Statesman, First Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's | ||
| Miguel Luis R. Romero | H.S. 1956, College 1958 | Director, Development Bank of the Philippines; Congressman, 2nd Congressional District, Negros Oriental | ||
| Rachael Marie B. Rosario | Executive Director and Corporate Secretary, Philippine Cancer Society | |||
| Leopoldo Ruiz | A.B. 1916 | Philippine Consul-General at Chicago, U.S.A. | ||
| Vincenzo A. Sagun | H.S. 1947, A.A. 1949, LL.B 1953 | |||
| Vicente Sinco | A.B. 1917, LL.D honoris causa | |||
| B.S., M.A. | Nine-time Palanca Award winner,[1] 2009 Free Press Literary Awardee | |||
| Gerrit Siwabessy | L.H.D. honoris causa 1974 | |||
| Enrique Sobrepeña, Jr. | A.B. 1949 | President and CEO, College Assurance Plan (CAP) | ||
| Francisco D. Somera | B.S. Agriculture 1961, Divinity 1967 | |||
| Julio Sy | H.S. 1950 | Philippine business magnate | ||
| Benjamin N. Tabios | H.S. 1938, A.A. 1940 | |||
| Father of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Philippines | ||||
| Rafael Cresencio Tan, Jr. | LL.B 1988 | Trial court judge and national awardee of the 7th Dr. Jose Rizal Awards for Excellence for Outstanding Chinese-Filipinos | ||
| Edmund C. Tan | ||||
| Kitty Taniguchi | College 1978 | Renowned international artist | ||
| Maria Taniguchi | A multi-awarded Artist. | |||
| A.A. 1938, LL.B 1946 | Senator of the Philippines (1966–1972); Representative, 1st District of Negros Oriental (1954–1966); Governor, Province of Negros Oriental (1978–1987) | |||
| Julian L. Teves | Elem. 1911 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental; Mayor, Bais | ||
| Serafin L. Teves | Elem and H.S. 1908-18 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental; Mayor, Bais | ||
| BSE Education 1947 | National Artist for Literature (1999); Founder, Silliman National Writers Workshop | |||
| A.B. | Filipino Olympian and Congressman | |||
| William Torres | College 1951-53 | "Father of Philippine Internet" and co-founder of Mozaic Corporation | ||
| Alberto Q. Ubay | H.S. 1929, A.A. 1931 | Congressman and Governor, Zamboanga del Norte | [2] | |
| Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, Sr. | H.S. 1946, Doctor of Humanities honoris causa 2007 | |||
| A.B. 1913 | ||||
| Ismael L. Veloso | Pre-Law 1929-30 | |||
| Antonio Villamor | A.A. 1953 | Philippine Ambassador | ||
| Hector Villanueva | H.S. 1962 | Mayor, Bais, Negros Oriental | ||
| Raymundo Villanueva | H.S. 1922, A.A. 1924 | Philippine Consular Attache at London, England | ||
| Guillermo Z. Villanueva | A.B. 1912 | |||
| A.B. 1924, LL.D honoris causa 1964 | Speaker of the House, Congress of the Philippines; President of the Liberal Party | |||
| Jean S. Yan | H.S. 1963, B.S.N. 1970 | Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (Nursing and Midwifery) | ||
| Roman T. Yap | H.S. 1948 | Served as President or Chairperson of the Alaska Trading Company, Central Marketing Corporation, and the Makati Agro Trading in Manila | ||
| Lisa Ygnalaga | ||||
| Pedro Ylagan | A.B. 1913 | |||
| Nicanor Yñiguez | A.A. 1935 | Congressman, Southern Leyte |
| Name | Positions held / Career / Achievement | Relationship to Silliman University | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Beran | Developed a rabies vaccine for dogs that gave three-year immunity instead of the traditional one-year immunity. The model he developed was later on used by other countries in fighting the rabies virus. | Professor and researcher (Van Houweling Research Laboratory) | |
| Jonah Lim | Professor, film director and Best Foreign Film Awardee. | Professor (Mass Communication) | |
| David Padilla | American Fulbright professor on International Human Rights Law and former legal counsel for the Organization of American States (OAS). He previously served as consultant and Fulbright senior specialist in Asia and Africa. | Professor (Law) | |
| Filipino writer, professor and founder of the Silliman National Writers Workshop. | Professor (Literature) | ||
| Name | Tenure | Alma Mater | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David S. Hibbard, M.A., Ll.D, Ph.D | 1901–1930 | |||
| Roy H. Brown, D.D. | 1932–1936 | |||
| Arthur L. Carson, Ph.D. | 1939–1953 | |||
| Leopoldo T. Ruiz, Ph.D. | 1953–1961 | |||
| Cicero D. Calderon, J.S.D. | 1962–1971 | |||
| Quintin S. Doromal, M.A. | 1973–1982 | |||
| Venancio D. Aldecoa, Jr., Ll.B. | 1983–1986 | |||
| Pedro V. Flores, Ed.D. | 1987–1989 | |||
| Angel C. Alcala, Ph.D. | 1991–1992 | |||
| Mervyn J. Misajon, Ph.D. | 1994–1996 | |||
| Agustin A. Pulido, Ph.D. | 1996–2006 | |||
| Ben S. Malayang III, Ph.D. | 2006–2018 | |||
| Betty D. Cernol-McCann, Ph.D. | 2018–Present |
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