The following is a list of notable individuals associated with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and includes alumni, presidents, faculty, and staff.

Presidents

IUP's executive has changed names and roles with the evolving institution. The original title for the chief executive was "principal", while "president" was reserved for John Sutton as presiding officer of Indiana Normal School's Board of Trustees.

President, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1965–present) Michael A. Driscoll, beginning July 1, 2012 David J. Werner, 2010–2012 (interim) Tony Atwater, 2005–2010 Diane Reinhard, 2004 (interim) Mark J. Staszkiewicz, 2004 (acting) Derek Hodgson, 2003–2004 Lawrence K. Pettit, 1992–2003 Charles Fuget, 1991–1992 (interim) John D. Welty, 1984 (interim), 1984–1991 John E. Worthen, 1979–1984 Bernard J. Ganley, 1979 (interim) Robert C. Wilburn, 1975–1979 William W. Hassler, 1969–1975

President, Indiana State College (1959–1965) John Davis, 1962 (acting)

President, Indiana State Teachers College (1927–1959) Willis E. Pratt, 1948–1968 Ralph E. Heiges, 1948 (acting) Joseph M. Uhler, 1942–1947 Leroy A. King, 1939–1942 Samuel Fausold, 1937–1939 Charles R. Foster, 1927–1936

Principal, Indiana Normal School (1875–1927) John A. H. Keith, 1917–1927 James E. Ament, 1907–1917 David Jewtt Waller, 1893–1907 Charles Deane, 1891–1893 Z. X. Snyder, 1888–1891 Leonard H. Durling, 1881–1888 John H. French, 1878–1881 David M. Sensenig, 1876–1878 Edmund B. Fairfield, 1875–1876

Notable faculty Professors Gawdat Bahgat - political science (1995–2009) Eileen Glisan - Spanish, president of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for 2010 Jack Stamp - composer

Coaches Curt Cignetti - head football coach since 2011; son of Frank Cignetti, Sr.; former assistant coach at the University of Alabama Frank Cignetti Sr. - head football coach 1986–2005; the university's winningest coach, leading the football team to two NCAA Division II Football Championship games Chuck Klausing - head football coach 1964–1969; College Football Hall of Fame; 19th winningest coach in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football history Joe Lombardi - head men's basketball coach since 2006; former assistant coach at University of Pittsburgh Lou Tepper - head football coach 2006–2011; former head coach at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and PennWest Edinboro

Other Job of Chicago - archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest, former director of the university's Orthodox Christian Fellowship

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and its predecessor institutions have included members of the United States Congress, state and federal political officials, business officials, professional athletes and coaches, educational leaders, and a NASA astronaut.

Business Tim Burns (1990) - pharmaceutical technology, politician

Politics

Education Charles Kupchella (1964) - president of University of North Dakota (1999–2008) Dana D. Nelson (1984) - professor of English and Department Chair, Vanderbilt University Gary A. Olson (Ph.D. 1980) - president-designate of Daemen College (2013–present) David Harrill Roberts (Ph.D.1982) professor of rhetoric and linguistics; founding director of University Writing Programs, Samford University (1988-2004) Jack Thomas (Ph.D. 1990) - provost of Western Illinois University (2008–2011), president of Western Illinois University (2011–2019) Gerald L. Zahorchak (M. 1986) - Pennsylvania secretary of education (2006–2010)

Entertainment and media

Sports

Miscellaneous Edward Abbey (attended 1947) - author and environmentalist William J. Boardley (1972) - Air National Guard brigadier general Rob Boston (1985) - author, assistant director of communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State Randall R. Marchi (1978) - US Army major general Patricia Robertson (1985) - NASA astronaut Jim Self - tuba player, appeared on over 1500 movie soundtracks

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