28 Notable alumni of
William Jewell College
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William Jewell College is 1864th in the world, 646th in North America, and 608th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from William Jewell College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jim Davis
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform.
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Dan Lanning
- Occupations
- American football coachcoachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Daniel Arthur Lanning is an American college football coach who serves as the head football coach at the University of Oregon. He was previously the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at the University of Georgia from 2019 to 2021.
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Bill Snyder
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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William D. Snyder is a retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired from the position from 2006 to 2008 before being rehired. Snyder retired for the second time on December 2, 2018, and is serving as a special ambassador for the athletics department.
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Dallas Willard
- Occupations
- philosopherreligious writertranslatornon-fiction writer
- Biography
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Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many of whose writings he translated into English for the first time.
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Don Page
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Don Nelson Page FRSC is an American-born Canadian theoretical physicist at the University of Alberta, Canada.
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Robin Carnahan
- Occupations
- politicianjuristlawyer
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Robin Colleen Carnahan is an American businesswoman, lawyer, and politician, who previously served as the Missouri Secretary of State and served as the Administrator of General Services in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025. She is the daughter of Missouri politicians Mel and Jean Carnahan. In 2010, she was the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate election in Missouri to replace retiring Republican Senator Kit Bond but lost to Roy Blunt. She was then a senior advisor at the global strategy firm Albright Stonebridge Group. In 2013, Carnahan was named a fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. In February 2016, she joined the General Services Administration as the director of the state and local practice at 18F, a role she held until January 2020. She then became a fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University.
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Terry Teachout
- Occupations
- biographerbloggertheatre criticplaywrightlibrettist
- Biography
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Terrance Alan Teachout was an American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist.
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Nancy Boyda
- Enrolled in William Jewell College
- In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianchemistteacher
- Biography
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Nancy Boyda is an American chemist and politician. She is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2007 to 2009. On November 4, 2008, Boyda was defeated for re-election to a second term by Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins. She was the Democratic nominee for the seat in the 2024 election, where she was defeated by Republican candidate Derek Schmidt.
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Cyrus Avery
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Cyrus Stevens Avery was a businessperson, oilman, and highway commissioner. He created the U.S. Route 66 while being a member of the federal board appointed to create the Federal Highway System, then pushed for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the highway. As such, he is known as the "Father of Route 66".
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Brian Knight
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian Michael Knight is an American professional baseball umpire. He has worked as a full-time Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire since 2011. He wears uniform number 91.
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Josephine S. Tucker
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Josephine Laura Staton is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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Earl Thomas Coleman
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Earl Thomas Coleman is an American politician who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993.
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Clarence Andrew Cannon
- Enrolled in William Jewell College
- Studied in 1903
- Occupations
- Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representativesparliamentarianteacherpoliticianauthor
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Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic Congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations. He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Missouri.
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Tom Carnegie
- Occupations
- announcer
- Biography
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Tom Carnegie, born Carl Lee Kenagy, was an American radio and television broadcaster, public-address announcer, sports columnist, documentary filmmaker, and educator from Norwalk, Connecticut. Carnegie's radio and television broadcasting career, which spanned from 1942 to 1985, included work at KITE radio in Kansas City, Missouri; WOWO (AM) radio in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and WIRE (AM) radio in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carnegie was also sports director for WRTV television in Indianapolis for thirty-two years, and broadcast the Indiana high school boys' basketball tournament for twenty-four years.
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William Hardin Harrison
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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William Hardin Harrison was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was a former commander of the I Corps at Fort Lewis, a post which he served from 1987 to 1989. He was also a former commander of the Sixth United States Army at the Presidio of San Francisco, and 7th Infantry Division and Fort Ord. After his retirement from the Army, he became the first mayor of Lakewood, Washington. Harrison died in his home in University Place, Washington on February 18, 2024.
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Maury John
- Years
- 1919-1974 (aged 55)
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Maurice E. John was an American college basketball coach at Drake University and Iowa State University. John is the all–time wins leader at Drake and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Final Four in 1969. In his 28-year coaching career, John had a 528–214 record. John died of cancer at age 55 in 1974, while coaching at Iowa State.
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Scott McCoy
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Scott Daniel McCoy is an American politician and attorney from Florida. A Democrat, he is a former member of the Utah State Senate, where he represented the state's 2nd senate district which comprises portions of Salt Lake City (map). He resigned from the senate in December 2009 to dedicate himself more fully to his legal career.
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James J. Jenkins
- Occupations
- university teacherpsychologist
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James J. Jenkins is an American psychologist who played a significant role in the development of cognitive psychology.
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Hilary A. Bush
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
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Hilary Ashby Bush was a Democratic Party politician who was Jackson County, Missouri prosecutor in the 1940s and 1950s, and the 37th lieutenant governor from 1961 to 1965, serving under Governor John M. Dalton. Bush played an influential role in the merger of the University of Kansas City with the University of Missouri system to form the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Nino Giarratano
- Occupations
- head coach
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Anthony "Nino" Giarratano is a former American college baseball coach, who served as head coach of the San Francisco Dons baseball team from 1999 to 2022.
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C. A. Robins
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
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Charles Armington Robins was an American physician and the 22nd governor of Idaho.
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Gatewood Lincoln
- Occupations
- engineerpoliticianmilitary officer
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Gatewood Sanders Lincoln was a United States Navy officer who served as the governor of American Samoa. With Nathan Woodworth Post, Lincoln was one of only two American Samoan governors to serve non-consecutive terms. He commanded a supply ship during World War I and was an instructor at the United States Naval Academy, serving as Department Head of the College of Electrical Engineering and Physics.
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Harold E. Brooks
- Enrolled in William Jewell College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in physics
- Occupations
- meteorologiststorm chaserclimatologist
- Biography
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Harold Edward Brooks is an American meteorologist whose research is concentrated on severe convective storms and tornadoes, particularly severe weather climatology, as well as weather forecasting.
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Dorsey W. Shackleford
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
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Dorsey William Shackleford was a United States Representative from Missouri.
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Jason Klumb
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jason O. Klumb was the Regional Administrator of The Heartland Region of the U.S. General Services Administration. Klumb was appointed to the lead GSA's Heartland Region by President Barack Obama in February 2010. He is currently an attorney/advisor in private practice, a PhD graduate, and a Colonel in the Missouri National Guard.
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Parke M. Banta
- Occupations
- politicianadministratorlawyer
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Parke Monroe Banta was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 8th congressional district from 1947 to 1949.
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Wallace Crossley
- Years
- 1874-1943 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- politicianpublisher
- Biography
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Wallace Crossley was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, serving with Governor Frederick D. Gardner, and publisher of The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg, Missouri.
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Robert Patterson Clark Wilson
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Patterson Clark Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
