16 Notable alumni of
University of Dallas
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The University of Dallas is 2014th in the world, 698th in North America, and 658th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from the University of Dallas sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Peter MacNicol
- Occupations
- film actortelevision directorcharacter actorscreenwritervoice actor
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Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).
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John C. Eastman
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- politicianuniversity teacheracademicacademic administratorjurist
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John Charles Eastman is an American lawyer and former academic. He is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public-interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank. He is a former professor and former dean at Chapman University School of Law. He ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for California's 34th congressional district in 1990, and for California Attorney General in 2010. He is a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Eastman has been criminally indicted in Georgia and is facing disbarment proceedings in California for his role in assisting then-president Donald Trump's attempts to undo the 2020 election results, including by pressuring vice president Mike Pence to reject the votes of electors from crucial swing states that Joe Biden won while certifying the 2020 United States presidential election. He is also suspected of being a co-conspirator in the federal indictment of Donald Trump.
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L. Brent Bozell III
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- journalistpolitical adviserwriterbusinessperson
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Leo Brent Bozell III is an American conservative activist and writer. Bozell is the founder of the Media Research Center, an organization whose stated purpose is to identify alleged liberal media bias.
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Miriem Bensaleh-Chaqroun
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Morocco - Enrolled in the University of Dallas
- In 1986 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun is a Moroccan businesswoman. She is CEO and vice-chair of Oulmes Mineral Water of Groupe Holmarcom. She is the president of Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc from 2012 to 2018. She received the Wissam Al-Moukafa Al-Watania (Order of National Merit) in 2013, the Order of Civil Merit in 2017 and the Legion of Honour in 2020.
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Katherine, Crown Princess of Serbia
- Occupations
- aristocrat
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Katherine Karađorđević, is the wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, the pretender to the throne of the defunct Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
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Patrick Madrid
- Enrolled in the University of Dallas
- 1994-1995 studied theology
- Occupations
- radio personalitywriter
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Patrick Madrid is an American Catholic, author, and radio host. His many books include Why Be Catholic? (Penguin Random House), Life Lessons: 50 Things I Learned in My First 50 Years (Ignatius Press), and How to Do Apologetics (Our Sunday Visitor). His books have sold over one million copies, including foreign-language editions.
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Eric McLuhan
- Occupations
- university teacher
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Eric Marshall McLuhan was a communications theorist, son of Marshall McLuhan.
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Oscar Cantú
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishopCatholic deacon
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Oscar Cantú is a Mexican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of San Jose in California since 2018. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Las Cruces in New Mexico from 2013 to 2018, and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 2008 to 2013. When Cantú became a bishop in 2008, he was the youngest bishop in the United States.
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Elaine McCusker
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United States - Biography
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Elaine A. McCusker is an American government official who served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, one of the offices of United States Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, from 2017 to 2020.
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Michael Duca
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- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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Michael Gerard Duca is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana since his installation on August 24, 2018. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport in Louisiana from 2008 to 2018.
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William Marshner
- Occupations
- theologian
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William Harry Marshner is a retired Emeritus Professor of Theology at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. He is a former Chairman of the Theology Department and a Founding Professor, who created that institution's theology and philosophy curricula. He has written extensively on Ethics and Thomistic Theology, and is most widely read as the co-author of Cultural Conservatism: A New National Agenda.
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Gregory Kelly
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
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John Gregory Kelly is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Dallas in Texas since 2016.
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Susan Orr
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 64)
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Susan Orr headed the United States Children's Bureau, a federal agency organized under the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Children and Families, as Associate Commissioner.
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Kelby Woodard
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- politician
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Kelby G. Woodard is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 20A, which includes Le Sueur and Scott counties in the southeastern part of the state. He is also a small business owner of Trade Innovations, TRG Direct, and the Trusted Trade Alliance.
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Gene Wolande
- Occupations
- actor
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Gene Wolande is an American character actor, writer, and director who has appeared in many mainstream film and television projects. He is best known as Ray Pinker in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential and also for his recurring role in the acclaimed HBO series Carnivàle. As a writer, he has won awards from Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Studios for his screenplay American Canvas. He has also written for the television series Wonder Years and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Cynthia Nielsen
- Occupations
- philosopher
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Cynthia R. Nielsen is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas. She is known for her expertise in the field of hermeneutics, the philosophy of music, aesthetics, ethics, and social philosophy. Since 2015 she has taught at the University of Dallas. Prior to her appointment at the University of Dallas, she taught at Villanova University as a Catherine of Sienna Fellow in the Ethics Program Archived 2018-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Nielsen serves on the executive committee of the North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics.
