17 Notable alumni of
Millikin University
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Millikin University is 1997th in the world, 692nd in North America, and 652nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Millikin 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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Annie Wersching
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorvideo game actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Annie Wersching was an American actress. She was known for her television roles as Renee Walker in 24, Julia Brasher in Bosch, Emma Whitmore in Timeless, and Rosalind Dyer in The Rookie, as well as the voice and performance-capture for Tess in the video game The Last of Us.
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Jodi Benson
- Occupations
- film actorsingermusicianstage actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Jodi Marie Benson is an American actress and singer. She is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and throughout other films, including its sequel, prequel, and television series spin-off, as well as many other Disney works going up to the present day of the 2020s. Benson also filled in for Paige O'Hara as the voice of Belle in House of Mouse and voiced the character Barbie in the second and third films of the Toy Story franchise (1999–2010), and in the Toy Story Toons short Hawaiian Vacation (2011). For her contributions to Disney, Benson was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
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Sierra Boggess
- Enrolled in Millikin University
- In 2004 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- recording artiststage actoractorsinger
- Biography
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Sierra Marjory Boggess is an American theater actress and singer.
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Jeff Monken
- Occupations
- player of American footballhead coach
- Biography
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Jeffrey Michael Monken is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the United States Military Academy, a position he has held since 2014. Monken previously served as the head football coach of Georgia Southern University from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, he worked under Paul Johnson as a running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Georgia Southern, the United States Naval Academy, and Georgia Tech.
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Gigi Goode
- Occupations
- drag queen
- Biography
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Gigi Goode is an American drag queen and reality television personality known for being a runner-up on the twelfth season of the drag competition series RuPaul's Drag Race. Following her appearance on Drag Race, Goode was cast in the Drive 'N Drag concert series, appeared in multiple music videos, and participated in a Savage X Fenty fashion show. In 2020, she received a People's Choice Award in the Competition Contestant category. Originally from Woodstock, Illinois, Goode attended Millikin University and, as of 2020, lives in Los Angeles.
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Rodney Davis
- Enrolled in Millikin University
- In 1992 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rodney Lee Davis is an American Republican politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. Davis's tenure ended when redistricting led to a primary race in the Illinois's 15th against fellow incumbent Mary Miller.
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Jeffrey Alexander Sterling
- Occupations
- lawyer
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Jeffrey Alexander Sterling is an American lawyer and former CIA employee who was arrested, charged, and convicted of violating the Espionage Act for revealing details about Operation Merlin to journalist James Risen. Sterling claimed he was prosecuted as punishment for filing a race discrimination lawsuit against the CIA. The case was based on what the judge called "very powerful circumstantial evidence." In May 2015, Sterling was sentenced to 3½ years in prison. In 2016 and 2017, he filed complaints and wrote letters regarding mistreatment, lack of medical treatment for life-threatening conditions, and false allegations against him by corrections officers leading to further punitive measures. He was released from prison in January 2018.
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Kevin Vann
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- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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Kevin William Vann is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California since 2012. Vann previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas from 2005 to 2012.
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Marcia Morey
- Occupations
- politicianswimmer
- Biography
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Marcia Helen Morey is an American politician, former judge and former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter breaststroke events, recording times of 1:17.30 and 2:41.85, respectively. Morey has represented the 30th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives since her initial appointment in 2017. She has been re-elected to the seat twice, most recently in 2020.
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Douglas R. Oberhelman
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- business executivebusinessperson
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Douglas R. Oberhelman is an American businessman. He is the former CEO and Executive Chairman of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois.
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Bob Bledsaw
- Occupations
- game designer
- Biography
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Robert Eugene Bledsaw was the founder of the role-playing game publisher Judges Guild.
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Thomas W. Ewing
- Enrolled in Millikin University
- In 1957 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianfarmer
- Biography
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Thomas William Ewing is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the Illinois State House of Representatives. Ewing was a state representative from 1974 to 1991, and a U.S. Congressman representing the 15th district of Illinois from July 2, 1991 until his retirement on January 3, 2001. In January 1995 he was named a Deputy Republican House Whip. While a U.S. Congressman, Thomas Ewing was considered to be a Conservative, favoring a smaller, less intrusive government, but more on economic issues than on social ones.
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Danny Moeller
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Daniel Edward Moeller was an American professional baseball player.
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Harry Forrester
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Harry Conway Forrester was an American basketball coach who led the way in integrating the sports teams of Quincy University in the racially segregated 1950s. When Quincy played at the NAIA (now NCAA) national tournament in 1955, it was the only team with African American members.
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Cecil Garriott
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Virgil Cecil Garriott was an American professional baseball player during the middle of the 20th century. An outfielder during his long career in minor league baseball, Garriott made six appearances as a pinch hitter at the Major League level for the Chicago Cubs in 1946.
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Mike Rowland
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Evan Rowland is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in parts of two seasons from 1980 to 1981. Listed at 6' 3", 205 lb., Rowland batted and threw right handed. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
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Joseph Cogdal
- Occupations
- basketball coach
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Joseph T. Cogdal was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football at Findlay College—now known as the University of Findlay–in Findlay, Ohio and Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—in Normal, Illinois from 1927 to 1930.
