19 Notable alumni of
Upper Iowa University
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Upper Iowa University is 2766th in the world, 959th in North America, and 906th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Upper Iowa 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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Kim Reynolds
- Occupations
- pharmacy technicianpolitician
- Biography
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Kimberly Kay Reynolds is an American politician serving as the 43rd governor of Iowa since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2011 to 2017.
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Raymond F. Chandler
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Raymond F. Chandler III is a former United States Army soldier who served as the 14th Sergeant Major of the Army. He was sworn in on March 1, 2011. Chandler served in all tank crewman positions and has had multiple tours as a troop, squadron and regimental master gunner. He has served in the 1st Infantry Division (FWD), 2nd Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Armored Division, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, United States Army Armor School, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. He also served as first sergeant in four different detachments, troops and companies. As a sergeant major, he served as Operations SGM in 1/2 ACR and as CSM in 1/7 Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army Garrison Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the United States Army Armor School CSM. Chandler was assigned as the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy CSM in December 2007. In June 2009, Chandler became the 19th Commandant of USASMA and the first enlisted commandant in USASMA history.
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William F. Albright
- Occupations
- university teacheranthropologistarchaeologistlinguist
- Biography
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William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. He is considered "one of the twentieth century's most influential American biblical scholars", having become known to the public in 1948 for his role in the authentication of the Dead Sea Scrolls. His scholarly reputation arose as a leading theorist and practitioner of biblical archaeology.
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John Mott
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- diplomattheologian
- Biography
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John Raleigh Mott was an evangelist and long-serving leader of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF). He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for his work in establishing and strengthening international Protestant Christian student organizations that worked to promote peace. He shared the prize with Emily Balch. From 1895 until 1920 Mott was the General Secretary of the WSCF. Intimately involved in the formation of the World Council of Churches in 1948, that body elected him as a lifelong honorary President. He helped found the World Student Christian Federation in 1895, the 1910 World Missionary Conference and the World Council of Churches in 1948. His best-known book, The Evangelization of the World in this Generation, became a missionary slogan in the early 20th century.
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David B. Henderson
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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David Bremner Henderson was an American attorney, Civil War veteran and Republican Party politician who served as the 34th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903. He represented Iowa in the House from 1883 to 1903. He was the first Speaker from west of the Mississippi River, the second foreign-born Speaker (after Charles Frederick Crisp), the only Speaker from Iowa, and the last Speaker who was a veteran of the Civil War.
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Dick Clark
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- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Richard Clarence "Dick" Clark was an American politician from Iowa who served as a member of the United States Senate for one term from 1973 to 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party. After he left the United States Senate, Clark was known for a major role in helping refugees of the Vietnam War.
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William V. Allen
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- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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William Vincent Allen was an American jurist and twice a U.S. Senator from Nebraska.
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Roger C. Schultz
- Enrolled in Upper Iowa University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in management
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Roger C. Schultz is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as director of the Army National Guard.
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C.T. Wilson
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- politician
- Biography
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C. T. Wilson is an American politician and attorney who has represented District 28 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2011.
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William E. Fuller
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Elijah Fuller, was an attorney, and a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district in northeastern Iowa during the 1880s.
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Deborah Berry
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- politician
- Biography
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Deborah L. Berry is an American politician who was the Iowa State Representative from the 62nd District from 2012 to 2017. From 2003 to 2012 she represented the 22nd district, most of which is part of the current 62nd district.
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Rob Taylor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert "Rob" Taylor Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party serving a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the state's 44th district from 2013 until 2019.
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Rick Hansen
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- politician
- Biography
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Rick Hansen is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2005. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Hansen represents District 53B in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park, and parts of Dakota and Washington Counties.
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Althea Sherman
- Occupations
- scientific illustratorartistornithologistteacherzoologist
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Althea Rosina Sherman was an American illustrator, educator, self-taught ornithologist, and writer who commissioned the building of the "Chimney Swifts' Tower" in Clayton County, Iowa. This structure enabled her to observe and report on the life cycle of chimney swifts, the first to complete such investigations. She published more than 70 articles in scientific and ornithological journals during her career. Sherman was elected as a member of the American Ornithologists' Union and was listed in the third edition of American Men of Science. Additionally, her work as an illustrator, particularly of the American goldfinch, inspired the Iowa General Assembly to adopt the American goldfinch as the Iowa state bird.
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Mary Lundby
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mary Adelaide Lundby was a state Senator from the Iowa's 18th District. She served in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2009, serving as Minority Leader from 2006 to 2007 and as Co-Majority Leader in 2006. She also served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995, serving as Speaker pro Tempore from 1992 to 1994. Prior to her election to the Iowa House, Lundby had served as the co-chair of the Linn County Republican party, as a member of the Linn County Republican Central Committee, and as staff assistant to then-senator Roger Jepsen. She graduated from Upper Iowa University, majoring in Political Science and History.
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Roger Thomas
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Roger D. Thomas is the Iowa State Representative from the 55th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 in the 32nd District and from 2003 to 2011 in the 24th District. He received his BS from Upper Iowa University.
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Joe Riding
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joe Riding is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
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James Perry Conner
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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James Perry Conner was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 10th congressional district from 1900 to 1909.
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Charles W. Mullan
- Years
- 1845-1919 (aged 74)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles W. Mullin was an American judge, lawyer and politician.
