81 Notable alumni of
Indiana State University
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Indiana State University is 981st in the world, 359th in North America, and 337th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 81 notable alumni from Indiana State 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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Larry Bird
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- Studied in 1975-1979
- Occupations
- coachbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Larry Joe Bird is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
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Jamal Khashoggi
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration in business management
- Occupations
- journalistpolitical writer
- Biography
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Jamal Ahmad Hamza Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist, dissident, author, columnist for Middle East Eye and The Washington Post, and a general manager and editor-in-chief of Al-Arab News Channel who was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 by agents of the Saudi government at the behest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Burl Ives
- Occupations
- writerautobiographeramateur radio operatorbanjoiststage actor
- Biography
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Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American musician, singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades.
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John Wooden
- Occupations
- writerbasketball coachbasketball playermilitary officer
- Biography
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John Robert Wooden was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than four in a row in Division I college men's or women's basketball. Within this period, his teams won an NCAA men's basketball record 88 consecutive games. Wooden won the prestigious Henry Iba Award as national coach of the year a record seven times and won the Associated Press award five times.
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Sean Manaea
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Sean Anthony Manaea is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants. Manaea played college baseball for the Indiana State Sycamores. He made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Athletics.
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Birch Bayh
- Occupations
- politicianwriterlawyerfarmer
- Biography
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Birch Evans Bayh Jr. was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of United States Senate from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the Indiana House of Representatives; in 1958, he was elected Speaker, the youngest person to hold that office in the state's history. In 1962, he ran for the U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Homer E. Capehart. Shortly after entering the Senate, he became Chairman of the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and in that role authored two constitutional amendments: the Twenty-fifth—which establishes procedures for an orderly transition of power in the case of the death, disability, or resignation of the President of the United States—and the Twenty-sixth, which lowered the voting age to 18 throughout the United States. He is the first person since James Madison and only non–Founding Father to have authored more than one constitutional amendment. Bayh also led unsuccessful efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and eliminate the United States Electoral College.
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Alvy Moore
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore was an American actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent Hank Kimball on the CBS television series Green Acres. His character would often make a statement, only to immediately negate the statement himself and then negate the corrected statement until his stream of statements was interrupted by a frustrated Oliver Wendell Douglas portrayed by Eddie Albert. One such statement was, "Good morning, Mr. Douglas! Well, it's not a good morning... but it's not a bad morning either!" Moore appeared in 142 of the 170 total Green Acres episodes.
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Jill Bolte Taylor
- Occupations
- anatomistauthorbiologistneuroscientist
- Biography
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Jill Bolte Taylor is an American neuroanatomist, author, and public speaker.
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Bruce Baumgartner
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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Bruce Robert Baumgartner is an American former freestyle wrestler. He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pennsylvania and current President of USA Wrestling.
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Micah Shrewsberry
- Years
- 1976-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Micah Shrewsberry is an American basketball coach and former college basketball player who is the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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Tunç İlkin
- Occupations
- sports commentatorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Tunch Ilkin was a Turkish-American professional football player and sports broadcaster. A two-time Pro Bowl selection as an offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was the first Turk to play in the National Football League (NFL). He was voted to the Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team. After his playing career, he was a television and radio analyst for the Steelers from 1998 to 2020.
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Lou Anna Simon
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Lou Anna Kimsey Simon is an American academic administrator who served as the 20th president of Michigan State University. Simon was appointed interim president of the university in 2003, then served as president from 2005. She resigned under pressure in 2018 amid claims that she had ignored reports of sexual abuse by Larry Nasser, a sports physician at MSU.
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David Moss
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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David Jerard Moss is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) shooting guard-small forward. He is the current assistant coach for Pallacanestro Brescia of Lega Basket Serie A.
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Brother Jed
- Occupations
- preacher
- Biography
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George Edward "Jed" Smock Jr., better known as Brother Jed, was an American evangelist whose open-air preaching ministry was concentrated on college campuses. He preached at major universities in all 50 US states and other countries. As an itinerant preacher, he usually spent only a few days on each campus, visiting the northern campuses in the fall and spring and the southern campuses in the winter. In 2004, he relocated to Columbia, Missouri, where he often preached at the University of Missouri and other colleges throughout the Midwest. In the summer of 2013, he relocated his ministry and residence to his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana.
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John R. Gregg
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Richard Gregg is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.
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Tony George
- Occupations
- entrepreneurracing automobile driver
- Biography
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Anton Hulman "Tony" George is the former Chairman, President, and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company, serving from 1989 to 2009. He was also formerly on the Board of Directors of both entities. He founded the Indy Racing League and co-owned Vision Racing.
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Jake Laravia
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jacob Glen LaRavia is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana State Sycamores and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
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Greg Land
- Occupations
- draftspersoncartoonistcomics artistillustrator
- Biography
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Greg Land is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as Uncanny X-Men, Birds of Prey, and Fantastic Four.
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Jennifer McCormick
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- In 2011 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in educational leadership
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who served as the 44th and last Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Formerly a Republican, she upset the Democratic incumbent Glenda Ritz in the 2016 election and served one term. Switching to the Democratic Party in 2021, she was their nominee for governor of Indiana in 2024 losing to Republican nominee Mike Braun.
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Russell Collins
- Occupations
- stage actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Russell Collins was an American actor whose 43-year career included hundreds of performances on stage, in feature films, and on television.
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Edward Hernandez
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edward Paul Hernández is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represented the 24th Senate district from 2010 until he was redistricted to the 22nd Senate district, which he represented until 2018.
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Robbie Avila
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- Studied in 2022-2024
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robbie Avila is an American college basketball player for the Saint Louis Billikens. He previously played for the Indiana State Sycamores of the Missouri Valley Conference.
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Jared Yates Sexton
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Jared Yates Sexton is an American author and political commentator from Linton, Indiana. He was an associate professor in the Department of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern University.
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Willa Brown
- Occupations
- aircraft pilot
- Biography
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Willa Beatrice Brown was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in the United States, the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a pilot's license and an aircraft mechanic's license.
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Clint Barmes
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Clint Harold Barmes is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 through 2015 for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Diego Padres.
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Brad Ellsworth
- Occupations
- politicianpolice officer
- Biography
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John Bradley Ellsworth is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. In 2010, he was the Democratic candidate for a seat in the United States Senate, but he was defeated by Dan Coats, a former Senator, by 254,341 votes
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Trent Miles
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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Trent Gaylord Miles is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Georgia State University, a position he assumed in November 2012 and held until he was fired on November 12, 2016. From 2008 to 2012, Miles was the head coach at his alma mater Indiana State University, from which he holds a bachelor's degree in criminology."
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Jake Petricka
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jacob Steven Petricka is an American former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Angels.
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J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner
- Occupations
- psychologistactorradio personality
- Biography
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Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner aka Dr. Buzz is a licensed forensic psychologist who provided commentary for the TV series CopyCat Killers.
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Joe Thatcher
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joseph Andrew Thatcher is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Houston Astros.
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Marvella Bayh
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianactivist
- Biography
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Marvella Belle Hern Bayh was the wife of former Indiana Senator Birch Bayh, the mother of former Indiana Senator Birch Evans Bayh III (Evan), and a national spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society.
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Noma Gurich
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Noma D. Gurich is an American attorney and jurist who is serving as an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Gurich was appointed the State's highest court by Governor Brad Henry in 2010 and assumed office on February 15, 2011. Gurich was appointed to the Court following the death of long-time Justice Marian P. Opala. Gurich is the third woman in state history after Alma Wilson and Yvonne Kauger to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Bill Hayes
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Ernest Hayes, nicknamed "Wild Bill", is an American former catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1980–81). After his playing career he became a coach for the San Francisco Giants.
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Nevin Ashley
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nevin Robert Ashley is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was a bullpen catcher with the Toronto Blue Jays from 2020 to 2021.
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Luke Gross
- Occupations
- rugby union playerrugby union coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Luke Gross is an American former rugby union player and current rugby coach and administrator. A lock who played for various club sides, he earned 62 caps for the United States between 1996 and 2003. Gross was the all-time caps leader for the United States, until Mike MacDonald broke his record in 2011.
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Barton Warren Evermann
- Occupations
- ichthyologistuniversity teacherbiologistwriterzoologist
- Biography
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Barton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist.
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Jerry Baker
- Occupations
- sports journalist
- Biography
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Jerry Baker is well known and recognizable as a veteran sports announcer in Indiana. He is best known as the voice of the Indiana High School Athletic Association Basketball State Championships on television having served as the anchor announcer for nearly 30 years. He is the former voice of the Indiana Pacers and currently is a reporter for the Indy Racing League (IRL), and the Brickyard 400. He has long held the position as the turn 1 announcer on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network during the airing of the Indianapolis 500. Baker, most recently, was the play-by-play announcer for HomeTown Sports and News (HTSN) on Friday nights on WRTV digital side channel 6.2 and Hometown Sports Indiana.
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Brian Boland
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Brian P. Boland is an American former tennis coach. He was the director of tennis and head men's tennis coach at Baylor University from 2018 to 2020. He was the head coach of the University of Virginia men's tennis team from 2001 until 2017, after holding the same position for five years at his alma mater, Indiana State University. He led the Cavaliers to four NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship, first in 2013 and then consecutively in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Boland's Virginia team held a 140-match winning streak against ACC opponents from April 2006 to February 2016, the longest winning streak in any sport in ACC history. After leaving the Cavaliers tennis program, Boland was the Head of Men's Tennis for USTA Player Development.
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George Washington Buckner
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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George Washington Buckner was an American physician and diplomat. He was United States Minister to Liberia from 1913 to 1915.
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Bob Heaton
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- Studied in 1977-1980
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Heaton is an American politician and basketball player who is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2010.
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Mitch Stetter
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Mitchel Blake Stetter is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Ryan Strausborger
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryan Lee Strausborger is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for Texas Rangers.
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Will Weng
- Occupations
- journalistcrossword creator
- Biography
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William C. "Will" Weng was an American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor who was the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times from 1969 to 1977.
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H. R. Cox
- Occupations
- bacteriologistparasitologist
- Biography
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Herald Rea Cox was an American bacteriologist. The bacterial family Coxiellaceae and the genus Coxiella, which include the organism that causes Q fever, are named after him.
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William M. Dunn
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
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William McKee Dunn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.
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Lotus Delta Coffman
- Occupations
- academic administratorwriter
- Biography
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Lotus Delta Coffman was the fifth president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1920 until his death in office on September 22, 1938. Coffman Memorial Union, the main student center, is named in his memory.
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Gerry Dick
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Gerry A. Dick is an American journalist and former news anchor at WRTV, a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known as the current host of Inside INdiana Business, a television program owned by Grow Indiana Media Ventures, founded by Dick along with technology business owner Scott A. Jones.
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Doug Kay
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Doug Kay is a retired American football coach who was most recently assistant head coach for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League, which league ceased operations after the 2017 season. He has more than 55 years of football experience, including 12 seasons in the AFL. He was the head coach of the Charlotte Rage, Carolina Cobras and Columbus Destroyers. He was also the head football coach at Olivet College from 1971 to 1975.
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Albert Henry Vestal
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Albert Henry Vestal was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a Republican United States Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1932.
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Chuck Smith
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Charles Edward Smith is an American former Major League Baseball player and a former mayor of Woodmere, Ohio. He attended John Adams High School in Cleveland, Ohio and later Indiana State University. He was listed at 6 ft 1 in, 185 pounds during his playing days and growing up his idol was Satchel Paige.
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Blaise Ilsley
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Blaise Francis Ilsley, is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in 1994 with the Chicago Cubs, and was bullpen coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Martin David Jenkins
- Occupations
- writersocial scientist
- Biography
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Martin David Jenkins, was an American educator and researcher known for his work challenging theories of race and intelligence.
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Dan Sparks
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Daniel E. Sparks is an American former professional basketball player and college coach. He played in the American Basketball Association for the Miami Floridians during the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons after a split collegiate career at Vincennes University and Weber State University. Sparks was selected in both the 1968 ABA and NBA drafts by the Miami Floridians and Cincinnati Royals, respectively.
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Y. C. Simhadri
- Years
- 1941-2021 (aged 80)
- Occupations
- academicadministrator
- Biography
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Yedla C. Simhadri was an Indian academic and administrator. He has been the vice-chancellor of many Indian universities including Banaras Hindu University, Patna University, Andhra University, and Acharya Nagarjuna University.
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Thurman C. Crook
- Occupations
- coachhorticulturistteacherpoliticianfarmer
- Biography
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Thurman Charles Crook was an American politician who served one term as a United States representative from Indiana from 1949 to 1951.
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Margaret Hill McCarter
- Occupations
- writernovelistteacher
- Biography
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Margaret Hill McCarter was an American teacher and novelist. She was the best-known and highest-paid novelist in Kansas at the time.
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Dakota Bacus
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dakota John Bacus is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.
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William S. Hillyer
- Occupations
- military leaderpolitician
- Biography
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William Sillman Hillyer was an American lawyer and Union officer who advanced through the ranks to Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War. Before the war he practiced law in Saint Louis where he met Ulysses S. Grant. During most of the Civil War he served under General Grant and was with him at the Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg. Hillyer was chosen by General Grant to be a member of his staff, and was one of its original members and the last surviving member of the original staff. After the war he served as a Treasury agent under presidents Johnson and Grant. He later pursued a political career in New York but was unsuccessful due to opposition from various political rivals.
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Brad Miley
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brad Miley is an American former basketball player and coach. After graduating from Indiana State in 1980, he played professionally in Australia and Iceland, winning the Icelandic Cup in 1981. In 2016, Miley was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
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James B. Leong
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriterfilm producerfilm actormanufacturer
- Biography
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James B. Leong was a Chinese-American character actor and filmmaker who had a long career in Hollywood beginning during the silent era.
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Edison E. Oberholtzer
- Occupations
- writerteacherhead teacher
- Biography
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Edison Ellsworth Oberholtzer was the first president of the University of Houston. Oberholtzer obtained his undergraduate education at Westfield College in Westfield, Illinois and Indiana State Normal School (now known as Indiana State University). In 1915, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago. Prior to founding the University of Houston, Oberholtzer was a teacher and administrator for schools in Indiana before eventually becoming a superintendent in Tulsa, Oklahoma and then Houston, Texas.
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D. Bailey Merrill
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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D. Bailey Merrill was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1953 to 1955.
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John Moore
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John Moore, MD was a leading United States Army physician during the American Civil War who rose to become Surgeon General of the Army in the late 1880s.
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Clarence C. Gilhams
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Clarence Chauncey Gilhams was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1906 to 1909.
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Robert Jerry
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Robert "Bob" H. Jerry, II is the former dean of the University of Florida's Levin College of Law, serving from 2003 to 2014. He succeeded Jon Mills, who stepped down and returned to the University of Florida's law faculty. Jerry became Dean of the College in July 2003.
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Brian D. Kerns
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- In 1992 graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- administratorjournalistpolitician
- Biography
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Brian Douglas Kerns is an American journalist and politician. He served as a Republican Representative from Indiana's 7th congressional district from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003.
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William Bartelt
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- historianbiographer
- Biography
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William Bartelt, often referred to as Bill Bartelt, is an American historian and author based in Newburgh, Indiana. He is considered the greatest living scholar on Abraham Lincoln's youth in Indiana.
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Isaac M. Burgan
- Occupations
- educatorChristian minister
- Biography
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Isaac M. Burgan was born a slave October 6, 1848 in McDowell County, North Carolina near Marion to a slave, Sylva Burgan. Held in slavery until the end of the American Civil War, Burgan first learned to read from reviewing the homework of white children on the farm. Burgan was regarded as too smart to make a good slave, but his owner valued Burgan's intelligence and refused to sell him as a child. However, the relationship between master and slave was not always positive. When once his mother was being whipped, Burgan struck the man whipping Sylva with a poker, stopping the whipping. Burgan fled, but when he returned was himself whipped. He then was hired out, eventually taking work in Tennessee where he began to attend school when he had spare time from his work on the railroads.
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Fred Wampler
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fred Wampler was an American World War II and Korean War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1959 to 1961.
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Ed Pease
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- Studied in 1978-1984
- Occupations
- politiciandirectorlawyer
- Biography
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Edward Allan Pease is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms from 1997 to 2001,
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Gene Edward Brooks
- Occupations
- judgemilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
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Gene Edward Brooks was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
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Erika Celeste
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Erika Celeste is an American journalist who has worked in radio, print, and television since 1992. She has won two Tellys, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and several AP Awards.
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Cary D. Landis
- Biography
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Cary Dayton Landis was an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th Florida Attorney General, serving from 1931 until 1938.
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William Harrison Mace
- Occupations
- writerAmerican football player
- Biography
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William Harrison Mace was a professor of American history.
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John T. Myers
- Enrolled in Indiana State University
- In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politiciancashierfarmer
- Biography
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John Thomas Myers was an American politician who served 15 terms as a Republican congressman from Indiana's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997.
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Loren Ellis
- Years
- 1904-1984 (aged 80)
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Loren Edward Ellis was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Valparaiso University from 1941 to 1947 and at Stetson University during the 1950–51 season, compiling a career college basketball record of 101–71. His best squad was his 1944–45 team, they finished with a 21–3 record and a 10-game winning streak. They were inducted into the Valparaiso Hall of Fame in 2004. His best player was Robert Dille, a consensus All-American following the 1943–44 season.
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William Larrabee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Henry Larrabee was an American physician and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1931 to 1943.
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John Edward McGilvrey
- Years
- 1867-1945 (aged 78)
- Biography
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John Edward McGilvrey was an American academic who was the first president of what is now Kent State University. McGilvrey was educated at the Indiana State Normal School, receiving his bachelor of arts and sciences degree in 1895. He also received an honorary doctorate from Miami University in 1915. At the time of his appointment at the Kent State Normal School in 1911, McGilvrey had recently begun his position as head of the education department at the Western Illinois Normal School in Macomb, Illinois. Other positions held included professor of education at Illinois University, principal at the Cleveland Normal School from 1899 to 1908, and headmaster of a boys' home in Hudson, Ohio.
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Donald Ungurait
- Years
- 1936-2013 (aged 77)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Donald F. Ungurait was the founding Dean of the Florida State University (FSU) Film School., and has directed more than 50 plays, musicals and operas and received more than 200 producer-director credits.
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A. R. VanCleave
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Albert Ray Van Cleave was an American football coach, professor, and college administrator. He was the head football coach at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina for the 1926 season, compiling a record of 0–10.
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William W. Parsons
- Biography
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William Woods Parsons is best known as being the former president of Indiana State Normal School, now known as Indiana State University.
