19 Notable alumni of
Vincennes University
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Vincennes University is 2200th in the world, 768th in North America, and 724th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Vincennes 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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John Mellencamp
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- guitaristrecord producercomposersinger-songwriterrecording artist
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John J. Mellencamp, previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Bob McAdoo
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1975. He won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s. In 2000, McAdoo was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
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Shawn Marion
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- basketball player
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Shawn Dwayne Marion is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team and a one-time NBA champion, helping the Dallas Mavericks win their maiden title in 2011. Nicknamed "The Matrix" by former NBA player Kenny Smith during the preseason of his rookie year, he was widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league because of his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions. He was also known for his unorthodox shooting form.
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Carl Landry
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- basketball player
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Carl Christopher Landry is an American former professional basketball player. The 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m), all-conference power forward played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2004 to 2007. He is the older brother of Marcus Landry.
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Mychal Mulder
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- basketball player
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Mychal Mulder is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and the Kentucky Wildcats.
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John R. Gregg
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- politicianlawyer
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John Richard Gregg is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.
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William Gainey
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- military officerparatrooper
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William Joseph Gainey is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Rickey Green
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- basketball player
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Rickey Green is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Jerry Reynolds
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- basketball coach
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Jerry Owen Reynolds is an American former professional basketball coach and current executive in the NBA.
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Craig Porter Jr
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- basketball player
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Craig Porter Jr. is an American basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and the Wichita State Shockers.
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Newton Lee
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- university teachercomputer scientist
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Newton Lee is a computer scientist who is an author and administrator in the field of education and technology commercialization. He is known for his total information awareness book series.
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Steve Butler
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- racing driver
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Steve Butler won six national driving championships in USAC Sprint Car and Silver Crown open-wheel racing. Butler was highly regarded for his technical skills and performed chief mechanic duties on several of his winning race cars. He also communicated his view of racing to fans both as author and television commentator. Despite a relatively brief racing career (1981–1993), Butler is an inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, the USAC Hall of Fame, and the Hoosier Auto Racing Fan's Hall of Fame. He retired at age 37 to pursue both an engineering career and more time with his growing family. Butler currently resides in Kokomo, IN.
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Diana Andringa
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- journalistfilm directorscreenwriter
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Diana Andringa GColL, is an Angola-born Portuguese journalist, columnist, documentary filmmaker and producer. She is best known for co-directing the Guinea-Bissau film The Two Faces of War along with Flora Gomes.
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Pamela Gaye Walker
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United States - Occupations
- actorfilm directorwriter
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Pamela Gaye Walker is an American actress, writer, director, and producer for film and theatre. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association, and Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA). She is the founder and President of Ghost Ranch Productions. She is known for Shakti's Retreat (2013) and Trifles (2009).
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Kenneth Mills Regan
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- politician
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Kenneth Mills Regan was an American businessman, World War I veteran, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1947 to 1955.
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Jason Sturgeon
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- United States
- Occupations
- songwriter
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Jason Sturgeon is an American country music artist born and raised in Petersburg, Indiana. He has released two albums via Toolpusher Records.
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Curtis Shake
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- lawyerwriterpoliticianjudge
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Curtis Grover Shake, was a jurist, politician, author, and a member of the Indiana Senate that served as a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1938 to January 7, 1945, serving as Chief Justice three separate times (1939, 1941, and 1944). During his career, he was the presiding civilian judge over the IG Farben trial, one of the Nuremberg trials the United States convened at Nuremberg, Germany from 1947 to 1948 following World War II.
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Maurice Cole Tanquary
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- entomologist
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Maurice Cole Tanquary was a professor of entomology, a member of the Crocker Land Expedition and is considered to be a pioneer in modern beekeeping.
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Lyman W. Emmons
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- politicianbusinesspersonfuneral director
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Lyman W. Emmons was an American politician and businessman.
