14 Notable alumni of
Ashland University
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Ashland University is 2083rd in the world, 724th in North America, and 683rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Ashland University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair
- Enrolled in Ashland University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistwriterlawyer
- Biography
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine and identified as a "militant feminist".
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Robin Meade
- Enrolled in Ashland University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- journalistbeauty pageant contestantsongwriter
- Biography
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Robin Michelle Meade is an American former television news correspondent and singer. She was the lead news anchor for HLN's morning show Morning Express with Robin Meade. Meade was a former Miss Ohio and began her broadcasting career with local stations in Ohio. She joined HLN in 2001. She won a regional Emmy Award. Meade released country music albums in 2011 and 2013.
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Tim Richmond
- Occupations
- racing automobile driverracing driver
- Biography
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Timothy Lee Richmond was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which later became an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons.
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Carlin Isles
- Occupations
- rugby union playerathletics competitor
- Biography
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Carlin Isles is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team. With 202 tries, Isles is second for the United States in career tries scored, behind teammate Perry Baker. Isles has been touted as the fastest rugby player.
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Koo Bon-moo
- Enrolled in Ashland University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Koo Bon-moo was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the LG Group.
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Jacob Southwick
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Jacob Southwick is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Impact Wrestling under the ring name Madman Fulton (where he is a member of Ohio Versus Everything) and in WWE on its NXT brand under the ring name Sawyer Fulton (where he was a member of Sanity).
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Katie Moon
- Enrolled in Ashland University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in psychology
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Kathryn Elizabeth Moon is an American professional athlete, specializing in pole vaulting. She won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2023 World Athletics Championships (shared with the Australian Nina Kennedy), and a silver at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Moon was also 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist.
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Kurt St. Thomas
- Occupations
- radio personalitydisc jockey
- Biography
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Kurt St. Thomas is an American filmmaker, author and radio DJ who has worked in the radio and music industry since 1985. During his time at the radio station WFNX in Boston he became acquainted with the band Nirvana, and was the first person to play the album Nevermind on the radio. St. Thomas later interviewed the band for Nevermind It's an Interview and co-authored the book Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects.
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Daniel Bogden
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Daniel G. Bogden is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
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Drew Windle
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Drew Windle is an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the Men's 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
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William Harvey Gibson
- Occupations
- military officerlawyer
- Biography
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Brigadier General William Harvey Gibson was a Republican politician from Ohio. He resigned from the Ohio State Treasurer's office in disgrace and redeemed his reputation in war. He was brevetted Brigadier General of the Union Army's 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.
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Gil Dodds
- Enrolled in Ashland University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Gilbert Lothair Dodds, called "The Flying Parson", was an American middle-distance runner. In the 1940s, he held the American and world records for the mile run. He was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1943.
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Ray Novotny
- Occupations
- player of American footballbaseball player
- Biography
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Raymond John Novotny Sr. was an American football player and coach. He played professionally with the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to playing in the NFL, Novotny played college football at Ashland University. While at Ashland, he earned All-American honors in 1929. In 1934, he returned to Ashland to serve as the school's football coach. He also served as the baseball coach for the 1935 season.
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Clara Worst Miller
- Years
- 1876-1970 (aged 94)
- Enrolled in Ashland University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Clara Worst Miller was an American college professor and writer.
