81 Notable alumni of
Indiana State University

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Indiana State University is 988th in the world, 361st in North America, and 339th 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.

  1. Larry Bird

    Larry Bird
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    Studied in 1975-1979
    Occupations
    coachbasketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    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.

  2. Jamal Khashoggi

    Jamal Khashoggi
    Born in
    Saudi Arabia Flag Saudi Arabia
    Years
    1958-2018 (aged 60)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    In 1982 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration in business management
    Occupations
    journalistpolitical writer
    Biography

    Jamal Ahmad Hamza Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist, dissident, author, columnist and editor. Khashoggi 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.

  3. Burl Ives

    Burl Ives
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1909-1995 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    writerautobiographerstreet artistfilm actorbanjoist
    Biography

    Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades.

  4. John Wooden

    John Wooden
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1910-2010 (aged 100)
    Occupations
    basketball playermilitary officerwriterbasketball coach
    Biography

    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.

  5. Sean Manaea

    Sean Manaea
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  6. Birch Bayh

    Birch Bayh
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-2019 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    writerlawyerfarmerpolitician
    Biography

    Birch Evans Bayh Jr. was an American politician from Indiana who served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives representing Vigo County, Indiana from 1954 to 1962 and as a member of United States Senate for three terms from 1963 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, 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 Amendment to the United States Constitution—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 Amendment to the United States Constitution, which lowered the voting age to 18 throughout the United States. He is the first person since James Madison and the only non–Founding Father to have authored more than one constitutional amendment to date. Bayh also led unsuccessful efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and eliminate the United States Electoral College.

  7. Alvy Moore

    Alvy Moore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1921-1997 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    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.

  8. Jake Laravia

    Jake Laravia
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    2001-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jacob Glen LaRavia is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana State Sycamores and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

  9. Jill Bolte Taylor

    Jill Bolte Taylor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    authorbiologistneuroscientistanatomist
    Biography

    Jill Bolte Taylor is an American neuroanatomist, author, and public speaker.

  10. Bruce Baumgartner

    Bruce Baumgartner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    amateur wrestler
    Biography

    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.

  11. Micah Shrewsberry

    Micah Shrewsberry
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Micah William Shrewsberry is an American basketball coach and former college basketball player who is the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously served as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions.

  12. Tunç İlkin

    Tunç İlkin
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1957-2021 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    sports commentatorAmerican football player
    Biography

    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.

  13. Lou Anna Simon

    Lou Anna Simon
    Occupations
    academic
    Biography

    Lou Anna Kimsey Simon is an American academic administrator who served as the 20th president of Michigan State University from 2005 until 2018.

  14. David Moss

    David Moss
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    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.

  15. Brother Jed

    Brother Jed
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-2022 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    preacher
    Biography

    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.

  16. John R. Gregg

    John R. Gregg
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  17. Tony George

    Tony George
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurracing automobile driver
    Biography

    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 and currently co-owns Ed Carpenter Racing.

  18. Greg Land

    Greg Land
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    cartoonistcomics artistillustratordraftsperson
    Biography

    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.

  19. Jennifer McCormick

    Jennifer McCormick
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    In 2011 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in educational leadership
    Occupations
    teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who served as the 44th and last Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Formerly a Republican, she unseated 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.

  20. Robbie Avila

    Robbie Avila
    Years
    2003-.. (age 23)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    Studied in 2022-2024
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    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.

  21. Russell Collins

    Russell Collins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1897-1965 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorstage actor
    Biography

    Russell Collins was an American actor whose 43-year career included hundreds of performances on stage, in feature films, and on television.

  22. Edward Hernandez

    Edward Hernandez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  23. Jared Yates Sexton

    Jared Yates Sexton
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    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.

  24. Willa Brown

    Willa Brown
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1906-1992 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    aircraft pilot
    Biography

    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.

  25. Clint Barmes

    Clint Barmes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  26. Brad Ellsworth

    Brad Ellsworth
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politicianpolice officer
    Biography

    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 former Senator Dan Coats.

  27. Trent Miles

    Trent Miles
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    head coach
    Biography

    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."

  28. Marvella Bayh

    Marvella Bayh
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-1979 (aged 46)
    Occupations
    activistwriterpolitician
    Biography

    Marvella Belle Hern Bayh was the first wife of former Indiana U.S. Senate member Birch Bayh, the mother of former Indiana U.S. Senate member Evan Bayh (Birch Evans Bayh III), and a national spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society.

  29. Jake Petricka

    Jake Petricka
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  30. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

    J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    actorradio personalitypsychologist
    Biography

    Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner aka Dr. Buzz is a licensed forensic psychologist who provided commentary for the TV series CopyCat Killers.

  31. Joe Thatcher

    Joe Thatcher
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  32. Noma Gurich

    Noma Gurich
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    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.

  33. Barton Warren Evermann

    Barton Warren Evermann
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1853-1932 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    biologistichthyologistuniversity teacherbotanical collectorzoologist
    Biography

    Barton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist.

  34. Bill Hayes

    Bill Hayes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  35. Luke Gross

    Luke Gross
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    rugby union playerrugby union coachbasketball player
    Biography

    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.

  36. Nevin Ashley

    Nevin Ashley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  37. Brian Boland

    Brian Boland
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    coach
    Biography

    Brian P. Boland is an American former tennis coach and founder of Boland College Tennis Placement, a consulting service dedicated to guiding student-athletes through the college tennis recruiting process. 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.

  38. Jerry Baker

    Jerry Baker
    Occupations
    sports journalist
    Biography

    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.

  39. Bob Heaton

    Bob Heaton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    Studied in 1977-1980
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Robert Heaton is an American politician and basketball player who is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 2010.

  40. George Washington Buckner

    George Washington Buckner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1855-1943 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    George Washington Buckner was an American physician and diplomat. He was United States Minister to Liberia from 1913 to 1915.

  41. Mitch Stetter

    Mitch Stetter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  42. Will Weng

    Will Weng
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1907-1993 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    journalistcrossword creator
    Biography

    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.

  43. H. R. Cox

    H. R. Cox
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1907-1986 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    bacteriologistparasitologist
    Biography

    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.

  44. William M. Dunn

    William M. Dunn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1814-1887 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    military officerlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    William McKee Dunn was a U.S. representative from Indiana and the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army.

  45. Lotus Delta Coffman

    Lotus Delta Coffman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1875-1938 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    academic administratorwriter
    Biography

    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.

  46. Ryan Strausborger

    Ryan Strausborger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Ryan Lee Strausborger is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for Texas Rangers.

  47. Gerry Dick

    Gerry Dick
    Occupations
    journalistnews presenter
    Biography

    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.

  48. Y. C. Simhadri

    Y. C. Simhadri
    Years
    1941-2021 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    university teacheradministrator
    Biography

    Yedla C. Simhadri was an Indian academic and administrator. He served as the vice-chancellor of several Indian universities including Banaras Hindu University, Patna University, Andhra University, and Acharya Nagarjuna University.

  49. Doug Kay

    Doug Kay
    Occupations
    American football coachAmerican football player
    Biography

    Doug Kay is an American former football coach. He was a head coach in the Arena Football League for the Charlotte Rage, Carolina Cobras, and Columbus Destroyers. He was also the head football coach at Olivet College from 1971 to 1975.

  50. Chuck Smith

    Chuck Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Charles Edward Smith is an American former Major League Baseball player and a former mayor of Woodmere, Ohio.

  51. Dan Sparks

    Dan Sparks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    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.

  52. Albert Henry Vestal

    Albert Henry Vestal
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1875-1932 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  53. Martin David Jenkins

    Martin David Jenkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1904-1978 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    writersocial scientist
    Biography

    Martin David Jenkins, was an American educator and researcher known for his work challenging theories of race and intelligence.

  54. Blaise Ilsley

    Blaise Ilsley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    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.

  55. Thurman C. Crook

    Thurman C. Crook
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1891-1981 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    horticulturistteacherpoliticianfarmercoach
    Biography

    Thurman Charles Crook was an American politician who served one term as a United States representative from Indiana from 1949 to 1951.

  56. James B. Leong

    James B. Leong
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1889-1967 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    film producerfilm actormanufacturerfilm directoractor
    Biography

    James B. Leong was a Chinese-American character actor and filmmaker who had a long career in Hollywood beginning during the silent era.

  57. Brad Miley

    Brad Miley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    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.

  58. Dakota Bacus

    Dakota Bacus
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Dakota John Bacus is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals during the 2020 season.

  59. Edison E. Oberholtzer

    Edison E. Oberholtzer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1880-1954 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    teacherhead teacherwriter
    Biography

    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.

  60. William S. Hillyer

    William S. Hillyer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1831-1874 (aged 43)
    Occupations
    military leaderpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  61. Margaret Hill McCarter

    Margaret Hill McCarter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1890-1938 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    novelistteacherwriter
    Biography

    Margaret Hill McCarter was an American teacher and novelist. She was the best-known and highest-paid novelist in Kansas at the time.

  62. D. Bailey Merrill

    D. Bailey Merrill
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1912-1993 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    D. Bailey Merrill was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1953 to 1955.

  63. John Moore

    John Moore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1826-1907 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    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.

  64. Brian D. Kerns

    Brian D. Kerns
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    In 1992 graduated with Master in Public Administration
    Occupations
    politicianadministratorjournalist
    Biography

    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.

  65. Robert Jerry

    Robert Jerry
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    scientist
    Biography

    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.

  66. William Bartelt

    William Bartelt
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    historianbiographer
    Biography

    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.

  67. Clarence C. Gilhams

    Clarence C. Gilhams
    Born in
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    Years
    1860-1912 (aged 52)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Clarence Chauncey Gilhams was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1906 to 1909.

  68. Ed Pease

    Ed Pease
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    Studied in 1978-1984
    Occupations
    directorlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    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,

  69. Isaac M. Burgan

    Isaac M. Burgan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1848-..
    Occupations
    educatorChristian minister
    Biography

    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.

  70. Fred Wampler

    Fred Wampler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1909-1999 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  71. John T. Myers

    John T. Myers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1927-2015 (aged 88)
    Enrolled in Indiana State University
    In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    cashierfarmerpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  72. Cary D. Landis

    Cary D. Landis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1873-1938 (aged 65)
    Biography

    Cary Dayton Landis was an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th Florida Attorney General, serving from 1931 until 1938.

  73. Gene Edward Brooks

    Gene Edward Brooks
    Born in
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    Years
    1931-2004 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    military officerlawyerjudge
    Biography

    Gene Edward Brooks was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

  74. Erika Celeste

    Erika Celeste
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    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.

  75. William Larrabee

    William Larrabee
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1870-1960 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    William Henry Larrabee was an American physician and politician who served six terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1931 to 1943.

  76. William Harrison Mace

    William Harrison Mace
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1852-1938 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    writerAmerican football player
    Biography

    William Harrison Mace was a professor of American history.

  77. Loren Ellis

    Loren Ellis
    Years
    1904-1984 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    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.

  78. Donald Ungurait

    Donald Ungurait
    Years
    1936-2013 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    academic
    Biography

    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.

  79. John Edward McGilvrey

    John Edward McGilvrey
    Years
    1867-1945 (aged 78)
    Biography

    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.

  80. A. R. VanCleave

    A. R. VanCleave
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1889-1987 (aged 98)
    Occupations
    head coachAmerican football coach
    Biography

    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.

  81. William W. Parsons

    William W. Parsons
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1850-1925 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    academic administrator
    Biography

    William Woods Parsons is best known as being the former president of Indiana State Normal School, now known as Indiana State University.