14 Notable alumni of
Hastings College
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Hastings College is 3015th in the world, 1043rd in North America, and 989th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Hastings College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tom Osborne
- Enrolled in Hastings College
- In 1959 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- player of American footballpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas William Osborne is an American former football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 seasons). After being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999, Osborne was elected to Congress in 2000 from Nebraska's third district as a Republican. He served three terms (2001–2007), returned to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as athletic director in 2007, and retired in 2013.
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Michael Hancock
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.
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Clayton Anderson
- Occupations
- astronautengineeraerospace engineerradio operator
- Biography
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Clayton Conrad Anderson is a retired NASA astronaut. Launched on STS-117, he replaced Sunita Williams on June 10, 2007, as a member of the ISS Expedition 15 crew. He is currently an author, a motivational speaker, and a Professor of Practice at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. In 2022 he became the president and CEO of the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum.
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Ben Heine
- Enrolled in Hastings College
- Studied in 2002-2003
- Occupations
- paintermusicianphotographerrecord producer
- Biography
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Ben Heine is a Belgian multidisciplinary visual artist and music producer. In 2010 media described his "Pencil Vs Camera" art. He is an accomplished illustrator and photographer, He is also the creator of other original art series such as "Digital Circlism" and "Flesh and Acrylic".
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Park Yong-man
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Park Yong-man was a Korean nationalist and independence activist who, after spending time in prison for reformist activities, immigrated to the United States of America. There Park was involved in the establishment of various Korean nationalist organizations in Denver, Nebraska and Hawaii. Park also founded the Korean National Army Corps. Following the March 1st Movement in 1919, Park became involved with the military training of Korean nationalists in China, but may have also engaged in anti-communist activity. Park was assassinated in Beijing by a Korean communist.
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Bill Barrett
- Enrolled in Hastings College
- In 1952 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianreal estate agent
- Biography
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William Emery Barrett was an American Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's third congressional district.
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Gary Anderson
- Occupations
- politiciansport shooter
- Biography
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Gary Lee Anderson is a former Nebraska state legislator and an American sport shooter. He was the only shooter to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 300 m rifle event before it was discontinued. He also set six individual world records, and won seven world and 11 national titles, as well as 11 gold medals at the Pan American Games.
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Mary W. Gray
- Occupations
- university teacherstatisticianmathematician
- Biography
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Mary Lee Wheat Gray is an American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer. She is the author of books and papers in the fields of mathematics, mathematics education, computer science, applied statistics, economic equity, discrimination law, and academic freedom. She is currently on the Board of Advisers for POMED (Project on Middle East Democracy) and is the chair of the Board of Directors of AMIDEAST (America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.).
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Jeanine E. Jackson
- Enrolled in Hastings College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in music education and visual art education
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Jeanine E. Jackson is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of Malawi from 2011 to 2014.
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Robert G. Simmons
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Robert Glenmore Simmons was a Nebraska Republican politician.
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Milan D. Bish
- Years
- 1929-2001 (aged 72)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Milan D. Bish was an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, and St. Vincent, as well as Special Representative to St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1981 to 1984, under Ronald Reagan.
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Richard Allen Raymond
- Biography
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Richard Allen Raymond was Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety from 2005 to 2009. His nomination was announced and sent to the Senate on May 26, 2005. He was confirmed on July 1 and appointed on July 18.
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Ryan Junge
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ryan Junge is a retired American soccer player who last played for the Missouri Comets of the MISL.
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L. Vance Phillips
- Years
- 1858-1939 (aged 81)
- Occupations
- artistceramic painter
- Biography
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Luella J. Vance Phillips was an American china-painting artist and one of the founders of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity at Hastings College.
