14 Notable alumni of
Pacific Union College
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Pacific Union College is 2429th in the world, 848th in North America, and 802nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Pacific Union 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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Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi
- Occupations
- surgeon
- Biography
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Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi, sometimes mistakenly referred to as Nebu Tatsuguchi (August 31, 1911 – May 30, 1943), was a Japanese soldier and surgeon who served in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. He was killed during the Battle of Attu on Attu Island, Alaska, United States, on May 30, 1943.
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Arna Bontemps
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- writernovelistpoetplaywrightlibrarian
- Biography
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Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Stewart W. Bainum, Jr
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- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Stewart W. Bainum Jr. is an American businessman and politician. Bainum is chairman of Choice Hotels International, Inc. Since the 1980s, Bainum has led businesses including four current or former publicly listed companies: Choice Hotels; HCR Manor Care, which operates nursing and assisted living facilities; Vitalink Pharmacy Services; and Sunburst Hospitality.
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Neal C. Wilson
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- Seventh-day Adventist minister
- Biography
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Neal Clayton Wilson served as the president of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from 1979 to 1990. Wilson was head of the North American Division when elected on January 3, 1979, to take the place of the ailing former General Conference president Robert Pierson, who had resigned for reasons of health.
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Loree K. Sutton
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- psychiatrist
- Biography
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Loree K. Sutton is an American psychiatrist and retired military officer who served as a brigadier general in the United States Army. Sutton served for over 20 years and was awarded a Bronze Star. From 2007 to 2010, She was the Army's highest-ranking psychiatrist. In 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Sutton as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Veterans' Services. Sutton was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
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Morris Venden
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- theologianpastorteacher
- Biography
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Morris L. Venden was a prominent Seventh-day Adventist preacher, teacher, and author, who was also a member of the Voice of Prophecy team as an associate speaker.
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Vincent W. Patton III
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- military personnel
- Biography
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Vincent W. Patton III is a retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard in the United States.
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Jerry Pettis
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- politician
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Jerry Lyle Pettis was an American politician and a four-term Congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first Seventh Day Adventist elected to Congress.
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Alan Nakanishi
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- ophthalmologistpolitician
- Biography
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Alan S. Nakanishi, M.D., is an American physician and politician who represented California's 10th State Assembly district in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. He has also been a member in the City Council of Lodi, California, since 1998, and served four separate two-year terms as the city's mayor.
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James L. McElhany
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- Seventh-day Adventist minister
- Biography
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James Lamar McElhany was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator. He was President of the General Conference from 1936 to 1950. He was a pioneer seventh-day minister in the Far East Division missionary work.
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Jon Dybdahl
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- writer
- Biography
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Jon L. Dybdahl is a professor of theology and a college administrator. Inaugurated in 2002, he is the immediate past president of Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington. In 2006, he announced his retirement from that position, effective the end of the 2005–2006 academic year.
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Harold W. Clark
- Years
- 1891-1986 (aged 95)
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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Harold Willard Clark was a prominent creationist in the middle of the twentieth century.
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Philip Guthrie Hoffman
- Biography
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Philip Guthrie Hoffman was the fifth president of the University of Houston, and the first chancellor of the University of Houston System. While at the university, he was instrumental in obtaining state affiliation, transitioning to a racially integrated status, and expanding enrollment in multiple locations. Hoffman also served as president of the Texas Medical Center. Prior to his appointment as president of UH, he was a professor and administrator for several universities.
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Harold W. Hopp
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Harold Wayne Hopp is an American lawyer and judge from California.
