13 Notable alumni of
Whitworth University
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Whitworth University is 2253rd in the world, 789th in North America, and 745th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Whitworth 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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Dan Inosanto
- Occupations
- Thai boxerkaratekaactorfilm actor
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Dan Inosanto is an American martial arts instructor. Inosanto is an authority on Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, and Pencak Silat.
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Stephen C. Meyer
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- university teacherbiologistwritergeophysicisthistorian
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Stephen C. Meyer is an American author and former educator. He is an advocate of the pseudoscience of intelligent design and helped found the Center for Science and Culture (CSC) of the Discovery Institute (DI), which is the main organization behind the intelligent design movement. Before joining the DI, Meyer was a professor at Whitworth College. Meyer is a senior fellow of the DI and director of the CSC.
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SYML
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- musician
- Biography
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SYML is the solo venture of Brian Leseney Fennell, who was previously part of the indie band Barcelona. SYML released his eponymous debut album on May 3, 2019, through Nettwerk Records.
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Mike Riley
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- player of American footballAmerican football coach
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Michael Joseph Riley is an American football coach who was most recently the head coach of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He has previously served as the head coach of two college football programs: Oregon State (1997–1998, 2003–2014) and Nebraska (2015–2017). Riley has also been the head coach of teams in four different professional leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1970s.
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Edward Kienholz
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- painterconceptual artistassemblage artistartistdrawer
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Edward Ralph Kienholz was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life. From 1972 onwards, he assembled much of his artwork in close collaboration with his artistic partner and fifth wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Throughout much of their career, the work of the Kienholzes was more appreciated in Europe than in their native United States, though American museums have featured their art more prominently since the 1990s.
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Alfred Nganga Mutua
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- politician
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Alfred Nganga Mutua is a Kenyan journalist and politician who is the current Minister for Tourism and Wildlife. He formerly served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs under President William Ruto.
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Helen Chenoweth-Hage
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- university teacherpoliticianentrepreneur
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Helen Margaret Palmer Chenoweth-Hage was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001. She remains the only Republican woman to ever represent Idaho in the United States Congress.
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Ray Washburn
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- baseball player
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Ray Clark Washburn is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961 to 1969 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1970.
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Sia Figiel
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- novelistpoetpainterwriter
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Sia Figiel is an American contemporary Samoan novelist, poet, and painter.
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Tyson Motsenbocker
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- songwritersinger
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Tyson Jay Motsenbocker is an American songwriter and guitarist. He has released three studio albums, 2016's Letters to Lost Loves, 2020's Someday I'll Make It All Up to You, and 2022's Milk Teeth, all three with Tooth & Nail Records.
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Carrie Ann Lucas
- Enrolled in Whitworth University
- In 1994 studied sports medicine
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- lawyerChristian ministerdisability rights activistteacher
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Carrie Ann Lucas was a lawyer, disability rights advocate, and activist in the United States. She founded Disabled Parents Rights, an organization to fight discrimination against parents with disabilities. In addition to fighting for parents' rights in Colorado and nationally, she also worked to combat "right to die" legislation. With others from ADAPT, she was arrested after a 58-hour sit-in in the office of Colorado Senator Cory Gardner in 2017.
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Richard Carr
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- military officer
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Richard Carr was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.
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Mark Johnson
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- politician
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Mark Johnson is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 52 from 2011 until 2017.
