List of University of Dayton people
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This is a list of University of Dayton people who have some significant affiliation with the school. Individuals listed may have only attended the university at one point and not necessarily have graduated.
- Bob Taft - distinguished research associate in the School of Education; former two-term governor of Ohio; great-grandson of President Taft[1]
- Perry Yaney - fellow of the American Physical Society
Alumni
Athletics
- David Abidor '13 - soccer player
- Lalas Abubakar - soccer player for Colorado Rapids
- Jerry Blevins - MLB pitcher
- Bucky Bockhorn '58 - former NBA player
- Koby Brea - NBA player for Phoenix Suns
- Toumani Camara '23 - NBA player for Portland Trail Blazers
- Bob DeMarco '59 - former NFL player, All-Pro center for St. Louis Cardinals
- Fred Dugan '57 - former NFL player
- Gerry Faust '58 - head football coach at the University of Notre Dame[2]
- Anthony Grant '87 - current University of Dayton men's basketball coach
- Jon Gruden '86 - Super Bowl-winning head coach (2002) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; former Las Vegas Raiders head coach
- Mike Hauschild - pitcher, Texas Rangers
- Chris Johnson '12 - NBA player, Utah Jazz, player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League[3]
- Emil Karas '58 - former NFL player
- Jim Katcavage '56 - All-Pro defensive tackle for the NFL New York Giants
- Ally Malott '15 - WNBA player [4]
- Don May '68 - professional basketball player 1968–1975
- Don Meineke '52 - former NBA player 1952-1958 and First NBA Rookie of the Year
- Chuck Noll '53 - four-time Super Bowl winning head coach (Pittsburgh Steelers 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993)[5]
- Dan Patrick '79 - sportscaster with NBC Sports[6]
- Brian Roberts '08 - NBA player, Charlotte Hornets[7]
- Dasan Robinson - professional soccer player
- Chris Rolfe '05 - professional soccer player;[8] also played on United States Men's National Soccer Team in 2005[9]
- Vincent Sanford (born 1990) - basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Devon Scott '15 - basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Brandon Staley - former Los Angeles Chargers head coach
- Craig Stammen - pitcher, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres
- Obi Toppin - NBA player, Indiana Pacers
- Adam Trautman '20 - NFL player, tight end for Denver Broncos
- Chris Wright '11 - professional basketball player
Arts & entertainment
- Chip Bok '74 - two-time National Cartoonist Society (NCS) editorial cartoonist of the year[10]
- Erma Bombeck '49 - humorist and newspaper columnist[11]
- Bruce Graham - architect of the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)
- Don Novello (stage name Father Guido Sarducci) '64 - actor, writer and comedian[12]
- James Oliver - first Black graduate of University of Mississippi Medical Center[13]
- Amy Schneider - Jeopardy! champion with the second longest winning streak
Politics
- Michael B. Coleman (JD '80) - first African-American mayor of Columbus, Ohio[14]
- Tom Demmer '08 - member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Ray Gricar - district attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania[15]
- Jon Husted '89, '93 (MA) - Ohio lieutenant governor (2019–2025), U.S. senator from Ohio (2025–present)[16]
- Bob Schaffer '84 - U.S. congressman from Colorado[17]
- David Taylor (J.D.) - member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district[18]
- Mike Turner '92 (graduate of Business School) - member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district[19]
- Charles W. Whalen, Jr. '42 - U.S. congressman from Ohio's 3rd congressional district (1967–1979), author[20]
- Nan Whaley '98 - politician, mayor of Dayton[21]
Other
- David J. Bradley '71 - inventor of the "Control-Alt-Delete" computer keyboard command[22]
- Erica Chenoweth '02 - Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at the Harvard Kennedy School
- Joseph Desch '26 - creator of decoding machine to crack Nazi Enigma code in World War II[23]
- Michael Eismann '04 - IEEE fellow and chief scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory[24]
- Theresa Flores - sex-trafficking activist
- Mike Gallagher - political commentator, radio talk show host, writer
- Jessie Scott Hathcock '30 - first female African American graduate; humanitarian, educator, and civil rights leader[25]
- Kristina Keneally '91 - first female premier of New South Wales[26]
- Bill Klesse '81 - CEO of Valero Energy[27]
- Omar J. Marrero - secretary of state of Puerto Rico
- Scott Douglas Miller - president of Virginia Wesleyan University, former president of Bethany College, Wesley College, and Lincoln Memorial University
- Charles J. Pedersen '26 - winner of 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[28]
- Richard Rohr - Franciscan, mystic, speaker
- Richard Schoen '72 - Wolf Prize in Mathematics winner for "striking contributions to analysis and geometry"[29]
- Jerry Sharkey '65 - historic preservationist and Wright brothers historian, conceived idea for Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park[30]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ex-governor settles in at UD". daytondailynews.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Notre Dame Bio". Notre Dame Athletics. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Chris Johnson". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Ally Malott". Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers: Chuck Noll". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Dan Patrick:Dan Patrick". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Brian Roberts". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "MLS Soccer". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2005 MNT Statistics". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ↑ "AAEC - Chip Bok Cartoonist Profile". editorialcartoonists.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Washington Centerville Public Library - Erma Bombeck Writing Competition". wclibrary.info. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Father Guido Sarducci to perform in University of Dayton show". udayton.edu. October 29, 1993. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ "An extraordinary admission: 50 years ago, Mississippi native perseveres to become medical school's first Black graduate". March 14, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ↑ "The Arena: - Michael B. Coleman Bio". Politico. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ Renner, James (2008). The Serial Killer's Apprentice: And 12 Other True Stories of Cleveland's Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes. Gray & Company. pp. 51–64. ISBN 978-1-59851-046-1. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ Tedford, Michelle (January 13, 2020). "John Husted '89: Team approach". University of Dayton Magazine. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ↑ "SCHAFFER, Robert W. - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Republican David Taylor wins 2nd Congressional U.S. House seat in Ohio". WSAZ. November 6, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Congressman Michael Turner Biography". turner.house.gov. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
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- ↑ "WHALEN, Charles William, Jr. - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ Davies, Emily. "'The mayor of Dayton should matter': How Nan Whaley became a national voice for gun control". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ↑ "David Bradley (engineer)". mit.edu. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Joseph R. Desch (1907-1987)". daytoncodebreakers.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Michael Eismann". IEEE. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ↑ Schulz, Kristina. "Jessie Hathcock". Women's Center. University of Dayton. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Quick on the drawl, she's the bearpit's rising star". smh.com.au. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "William Klesse: Executive Profile & Biography - BusinessWeek". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Charles J. Pedersen - Autobiography". nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Wolf Fund". Wolf Foundation. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ↑ Langer, Emily (April 11, 2014). "Gerald S. Sharkey, protector of Wright brothers history, dies at 71". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
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