11 Notable alumni of
Saint Ambrose University
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Saint Ambrose University is 2882nd in the world, 1002nd in North America, and 949th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Saint Ambrose 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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Drew McFedries
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Michael Andrew "Drewbie" McFedries is an American retired mixed martial artist. McFedries formerly competed for the UFC, Titan FC and Shooto.
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Gene Baker
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Eugene Walter Baker was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates during eight seasons between 1953 and 1961, and was selected for the National League team in the 1955 All-Star Game. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 170 pounds (77 kg).
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David Choby
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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David Raymond Choby was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 2005 until his death in 2017. He previously served as diocesan administrator for the diocese from 2004 to 2006.
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Edward M. Catich
- Occupations
- priestcalligrapherstonemasonteacher
- Biography
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Edward M. Catich was an American Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and calligrapher. He is noted for the fullest development of the thesis that the inscribed Roman square capitals of the Augustan age and afterward owed their form (and their characteristic serifs) wholly to the use of the flat brush, rather than to the exigencies of the chisel or other stone cutting tools.
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Robert Dwayne Gruss
- Occupations
- theologianCatholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Robert Dwayne Gruss is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw in Michigan since 2019. Gruss previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota from 2011 to 2019.
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John H. Ebersole
- Occupations
- radiologistphysician
- Biography
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Captain John Henry Ebersole, M.D., United States Navy Medical Corps was a pioneer in submarine medicine and radiation oncology, selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to serve as medical officer aboard the US Navy's first two nuclear powered submarines, the USS Nautilus and the USS Seawolf. He was the radiologist for NASA that screened the Mercury Seven astronauts for Project Mercury. Ebersole was the radiologist responsible for the x-rays taken during the autopsy of John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963 at Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
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Bill Gluba
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William E. Gluba is a former American politician who served as mayor of Davenport, Iowa from 2008 to 2016. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Joe Bolkcom
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Bolkcom is a former member of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Senate in 1998 and served for 24 years before retiring in 2023. During his tenure he represented the 23rd, 39th and 43rd District of the General Assembly, which includes most of metropolitan Iowa City.
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Elesha Gayman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Elesha L. Gayman is a former Iowa State Representative from the 84th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Gayman served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; and the Public Safety committee. She was vice-chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
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Red McManus
- Years
- 1925-2013 (aged 88)
- Occupations
- baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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John J. "Red" McManus was an American basketball coach best known for his tenure as head coach at Creighton University.
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Jamie Van Fossen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Van Fossen is a former Iowa State Representative from the 81st and 42nd Districts. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. He received his BBA from Saint Ambrose University.
