Ripon College is a private liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin. Following is a list of its notable alumni.
Business
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
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Darell Hammond | 1996 | Founder and CEO of KaBOOM! | [1] | |
Alan Klapmeier | 1980 | Physics and economics | Co-founder of Cirrus Design Corporation and former CEO of One Aviation Corporation | [2][3][1] |
Stephen Ng | Mathematics | Chairman and managing director of the Wharf (Holdings) Limited and chairman and CEO of i-Cable Communications | [4] |
Clergy
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
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Harry Graham | Anglican priest | |||
Richard Kraft | 1958 | South African Anglican Bishop | [5] |
Education and academics
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
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Ryan C. Amacher | 1966 | President of the University of Texas at Arlington | [6] | |
Theodore Brameld | 1926 | English | Philosopher, professor of educational theory, and a leading proponent of reconstructionism | [7] |
James Danky | 1970 | History and philosophy | Historian, bibliographer, culture critic, and faculty associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison | [8] |
W. R. Davies | 1915 | Mathematics and philosophy | President of University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1941–1959 | |
Mark A. Greene | History and politics | Archivist and director of the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming | [9] | |
Clifton F. Hodge | 1882 | BA | Professor of physiology at Clark University | [10] |
Bruno E. Jacob | 1922 | Economics | Professor at Ripon College in Wisconsin and a founder of National Forensic League | [1] |
William Chester Jordan | 1969 | Medievalist and professor of history at Princeton University | [1] | |
Mabel Johnson Leland | 1894 | Music | Lecturer on Scandinavian literature and translator from Norwegian to English | [11] |
John L. Locke | 1963 | Speech communications | Biolinguist and professor of Language Science at Lehman College, the City University of New York | [12] |
Joseph Howard Mathews | non-degreed | Physical chemist, an expert on firearm identification, and chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||
Joan Raymond | 1957 | History and psychology | Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District | [13][14][5] |
Michael Tinkham | 1951 | Physicist and Rumford Professor of Physics and Gordon McKay Research Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University | [15] | |
Oliver Williamson | 1954 | Economics | Economist, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences | [1][16] |
Entertainment
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
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Tom Bellfort | 1967 | Film sound editor and winner of an Academy Award and an Emmy Award | [1] | |
Allen Cohen | BA | Composer | [17] | |
Harrison Ford | 1964 | Philosophy | Academy Award-nominated actor and star of franchise film series such as Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Blade Runner and Jack Ryan | [18][1] |
Al Jarreau | 1962 | Psychology | Grammy Award-winning singer | [19][1] |
Frances Lee McCain | 1966 | Philosophy | Actress | [20][1] |
Justin Niebank | 1978 | Music producer and engineer who has won three Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards | [1][21][22] | |
Laura Ramsey | Film and television actress | [citation needed] | ||
John Stephenson | Actor who worked primarily in voice-over roles | |||
McKey Sullivan | Fashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model | [23] | ||
Richard Threlkeld | 1959 | History and political science | Correspondent with CBS News and ABC News | [1] |
Spencer Tracy | 1924 | Academy Award-winning actor | [1] |
Law
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas R. Cole | 1986 | United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | [24] | |
Michael Gableman | 1988 | Wisconsin Supreme Court | [25] | |
David F. Simpson | non-degreed | Minnesota Supreme Court Justice | [26] | |
Harry G. Snyder | 1960 | History | Wisconsin State Assembly and Court of Appeals Judge | [27] |
George Eaton Sutherland | 1870 | Wisconsin Senate and a judge of the Milwaukee Superior Court | [28] | |
Jon P. Wilcox | 1958 | Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice from 1992 to 2007 | [1] |
Military
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frank L. Anders | 1906 | Medal of Honor recipient | [1] | |
Ernest J. Dawley | 1908 | United States Army general | [5] | |
Harley Sanford Jones | 1926 | Philosophy | United States. Air Force general | [29] |
Oscar Hugh La Grange | United States Army general | [30] | ||
James Megellas | 1942 | One of the most decorated combat officers in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division | [1] | |
Ferdinand Louis Reichmuth | 1905 | Vice Admiral of the United States Navy | [5] |
Politics
editScience and technology
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur John Ahearn | 1923 | Physicist and mass spectrometry researcher at Bell Labs | ||
Elda Emma Anderson | 1922 | Physicist and researcher | [1] | |
Wells Cooke | 1879 | AB | Ornithologist | [41] |
William Frederick Meggers | 1910 | Physicist specialising in spectroscopy | [5] | |
Cheryl Rofer | 1963 | Chemistry | Nuclear researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory | [1] |
Michael Tinkham | 1951 | Superconductivity physicist | [42] | |
Otto Julius Zobel | 1918 | Inventor of m-derived filter and Zobel network | [5] |
Sports
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Ankerson | Professional football player | |||
John Barth | American football and basketball player and coach | |||
Dick Bennett | 1965 | Head coach of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix, Wisconsin Badgers, and Washington State Cougars men's basketball teams | [1] | |
Tiny Croft | Professional football player | |||
Boob Darling | Professional football player | |||
Lon Darling | Professional basketball player | |||
Casey Finnegan | Head football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University) | |||
George Glennie | Professional football player | |||
Tubby Howard | Professional football player | |||
Charlie Mathys | Professional football player with the Hammond Pros and the Green Bay Packers | |||
Madeo Molinari | Football, baseball, and golf coach at the Winona State University | |||
Billy Reed | Professional baseball player | |||
Dick Rehbein | NFL assistant coach | |||
Charles Rutkowski | Professional football player | |||
Ty Sabin | Professional basketball player | |||
Ted Scalissi | Professional football player | |||
Webb Schultz | Professional baseball player | |||
Champ Seibold | Professional football player for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cardinals | |||
Wally Sieb | Professional football player | |||
Dave Smith | Professional football player | |||
John Swallen | Professional soccer player | |||
Joe Swetland | College football player and coach | |||
Cowboy Wheeler | Professional football player |
Writing and journalism
editName | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emma Helen Blair | 1872 | Editor and translator most remembered for, the translation and editing of the 55-volume series The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898 | [43] | |
Sarah Powers Bradish | Writer best known for her textbook Old Norse Stories | |||
Scott Strazzante | 1986 | Photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle | [44] | |
Gary G. Yerkey | 1966 | Philosophy | Journalist | [45] |
References
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- ^ "Ryan C. Amacher". Brainerd Dispatch. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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- ^ "James Danky '70 honored for service to journalism". Ripon College. September 1, 2019. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "A Tribute to Mark A. Greene". Archival Outlook (July/August): 14. 2017.
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- ^ "Acclaimed Ripon alumnus Al Jarreau '62 dead at age 76". Ripon College. February 12, 2017. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Frances Lee McCain '66 dishes about theatrical success". Ripon College. January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Engineer Justin Niebank—Creating Country and Crossover Gold for Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and More". Universal Audio. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Justin Niebank". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Throwback Thursday: Ripon women have made unique contributions". RiponPress.com. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Job Update from Douglas Cole '86 | Ripon College". May 10, 2019. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Wisconsin Court System - Justice Michael Gableman". 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Library Research Guides: David F. Simpson, Associate Justice 1911-1912: Biography". Minnesota State Law Library. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "In Memory of Harry G. "Spike" Snyder '60 | Ripon College". March 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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- ^ "La Grange, Col. Oscar H. (1837-1915)". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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- ^ "Roderick Esquivel '49 vice president of panama and leader of a nation". Ripon College. June 1, 2013. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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- ^ "Emma Helen Blair". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Scott Strazzante '86 referenced in feature about new photography service". Ripon College. March 2, 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Gary Yerkey '66 reflects on how historic march led to Voting Rights Act of 1965". Ripon College. August 2, 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-17.