16 Notable alumni of
Rockhurst University
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Rockhurst University is 2619th in the world, 921st in North America, and 871st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Rockhurst 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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George Wendt
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- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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George Robert Wendt Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show, but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. His numerous film roles include Fletch, Gung Ho, Dreamscape, House, Forever Young, Hostage for a Day, Man of the House, and Lakeboat.
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Walter J. Ong
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- historianwriteruniversity teacherphilosopherjournalist
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Walter Jackson Ong was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian, and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness. In 1978 he served as elected president of the Modern Language Association.
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Sly James
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- politician
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Sylvester "Sly" James, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 2011 to 2019. James has lived in Kansas City's Union Hill neighborhood. As mayor, he was known for wearing bow ties.
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Wild Bill Elliott
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- actor
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Wild Bill Elliott was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films.
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Ray Chang
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- baseball player
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Raymond Bo-shue Chang is a Chinese American former baseball infielder. He played in the 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2023 World Baseball Classics for the Chinese national team.
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Tom Heinemann
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- association football player
- Biography
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Tom Heinemann is an American former professional soccer player who is currently head coach for the United States U15 team.
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Joseph P. Teasdale
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- politicianlawyer
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Joseph Patrick Teasdale was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as the 48th Governor of Missouri from 1977 to 1981. Teasdale was formerly a prosecutor for Jackson County, Missouri. In 1972, he made his first bid for governor, placing third in the Democratic primary, but attaining name recognition and the nickname "Walking Joe". In 1976, after initially running for U.S. Senate, Teasdale switched races and made a second bid for the Governor's office. He won the nomination and defeated incumbent Kit Bond in an upset. In 1980, Teasdale beat back a primary challenge from State Treasurer Jim Spainhower, but was defeated by Bond in a rematch. After leaving office, Teasdale returned to practicing law until his death.
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Michael P. Ryan
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- military personnel
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Michael Patrick Ryan was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. He is most noted for his service as a company commander during Battle of Tarawa, where he earned the Navy Cross, the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. Ryan later served in Korean and Vietnam Wars and ended his career as director of Marine Corps Reserve. Together with Colonel James L. Fowler, he co-founded the Marine Corps Marathon.
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Joseph Urusemal
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- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politician
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Joseph John "Joe" Urusemal is a Micronesian political figure who served as the sixth President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 2003 until 2007.
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Alphonse Gallegos
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- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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Alphonse Gallegos, OAR, was an American Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento from 1981 until his death in 1991. He was nicknamed the "Bishop of the Barrios."
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Herbert Harris
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- politicianlawyer
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Herbert Eugene Harris II was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. He served three consecutive terms from 1975 to 1981.
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Paul A. Lombardo
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- 20th Century
- Occupations
- legal scholar
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Paul A. Lombardo is an American legal historian known for his work on the legacy of eugenics and sterilization in the United States. Lombardo’s foundational research corrected the historical record of the 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case of Buck v. Bell. He found Carrie Buck’s school grades and the grades of her child Vivian. He was the last person to interview her, and he discovered the pictures of all three generations of the Buck family. In 2002, he sponsored and paid for a memorial plaque that was installed in Buck’s hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca
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- painterfashion photographerphotographer
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Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca is a Puerto Rican fashion photographer. After earning a BBA degree, he left the corporate world, establishing himself in the fashion industry through his work with the Ralph Lauren Corporation. He has shot for many clients, magazines covers and editorials, and has also worked with celebrities and models.
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Tom Dempsey
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- politicianrestaurateur
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Thomas Dwayne Dempsey is an American restaurateur and former Republican politician, previously serving in the Missouri Senate as President Pro Tempore. Dempsey is now a partner at the Gate Way Group, a multi-state government relations firm based in St. Louis.
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Art Staed
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- politician
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Art Staed is a current Iowa State Representative from the 80th District. A Democrat, he was in the Iowa House of Representatives for one term, from 2007 to 2009, before being elected again in 2013. Staed holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, a Master's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and another master's degree in Secondary Administration from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
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Hector Barreto
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- politician
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Hector Vincent Barreto Jr. is an American public servant who served as the 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, confirmed on July 25, 2001. George W. Bush nominated him to the post. He resigned on July 2, 2006.
