11 Notable alumni of
Evangel University
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Evangel University is 2517th in the world, 866th in North America, and 819th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Evangel 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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Richard Grenell
- Occupations
- political punditspokespersondiplomatspeechwriter
- Biography
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Richard Allen Grenell is an American diplomat, public official, and former public relations consultant who has served as special presidential envoy for special missions since 2025. In February 2025, Donald Trump announced his appointment as interim President of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
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Joey Greco
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Joel Stephen "Joey" Greco is an American television personality, best known as the long-time host of the reality TV show Cheaters, hosting for ten seasons.
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Sara Groves
- Occupations
- singerpianistsinger-songwritercomposerguitarist
- Biography
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Sara Groves is an American contemporary Christian singer, record producer, and author.
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Vern Clark
- Enrolled in Evangel University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vernon Eugene Clark is a retired admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the United States Navy. He retired on July 22, 2005, making his tenure of five years the second-longest serving CNO behind Arleigh Burke. He currently sits on the board of directors of Raytheon and SRI International. In November 2009, he was selected along with former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo West by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to lead the military investigation into the Fort Hood massacre.
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Michael Dowd
- Years
- 1958-2023 (aged 65)
- Occupations
- itinerant ministerspiritual teacher
- Biography
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Michael Dowd was an American author, Christian minister (United Church of Christ and Universal Life Church), lecturer, and advocate of ecotheology and post-doom.
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Todd Tiahrt
- Enrolled in Evangel University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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William Todd Tiahrt is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected as part of the historic Republican Revolution of 1994, defeating 18-year incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Glickman. He ran in 2010 for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. He narrowly lost the Republican primary to fellow U.S. Representative Jerry Moran.
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George O. Wood
- Years
- 1941-2022 (aged 81)
- Occupations
- superintendentpastor
- Biography
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George O. Wood was an American Pentecostal minister. He served in executive leadership of the U.S. Assemblies of God for 24 years in the roles of general secretary and general superintendent. From 2007 until 2017, he served as General Superintendent of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America (AG) and had been the Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, since 2008. He previously served as General Secretary of the AG from 1993 to 2007.
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Doug Broxson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Douglas Vaughn Broxson is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 1st district, which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, and part of Okaloosa Counties in the Florida Panhandle, from 2016 to 2024. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing northern Okaloosa County and Santa Rosa County from 2010 to 2016.
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Beverly Lewis
- Occupations
- children's writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Beverly Marie Lewis is an American Christian fiction novelist and adult and children's author of over 100 books.
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Samuel Der-Yeghiayan
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Samuel Der-Yeghiayan is a former United States District Court Judge of the Northern District of Illinois. He was appointed in 2003. Der-Yeghiayan is noteworthy as being the first Armenian immigrant U.S. District Court Judge in the United States and served over 40 years of distinguished government service.
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Troy Paino
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- historianacademic administratoruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Troy D. Paino is an American lawyer and academic administrator serving as the president at the University of Mary Washington (UMW). Prior to coming to UMW, Paino served for six years as president of Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Previously, he was Truman State's provost and vice president for academic affairs, and he also served as dean of Winona State University's College of Liberal Arts.
