Ripon College is a private liberal arts college in Ripon, Wisconsin. Following is a list of its notable alumni.
Business NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesDarell Hammond1996Founder and CEO of KaBOOM!Alan Klapmeier1980Physics and economicsCo-founder of Cirrus Design Corporation and former CEO of One Aviation CorporationStephen NgMathematicsChairman and managing director of the Wharf (Holdings) Limited; chairman and CEO of i-Cable Communications
Clergy NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesHarry GrahamAnglican priestRichard Kraft1958South African Anglican bishop
Education and academics NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesRyan C. Amacher1966President of the University of Texas at ArlingtonTheodore Brameld1926EnglishPhilosopher, professor of educational theory, and a leading proponent of reconstructionismJames Danky1970History and philosophyHistorian, bibliographer, culture critic, and faculty associate at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonW. R. Davies1915Mathematics and philosophyPresident of University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1941–1959Mark A. GreeneHistory and politicsArchivist and director of the American Heritage Center at the University of WyomingClifton F. Hodge1882BAProfessor of physiology at Clark UniversityBruno E. Jacob1922EconomicsProfessor at Ripon College in Wisconsin and a founder of National Forensic LeagueWilliam Chester Jordan1969Medievalist and professor of history at Princeton UniversityMabel Johnson Leland1894MusicLecturer on Scandinavian literature and translator from Norwegian to EnglishJohn L. Locke1963Speech communicationsBiolinguist and professor of Language Science at Lehman College, the City University of New YorkJoseph Howard Mathewsnon-degreedPhysical chemist, expert on firearm identification, and chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–MadisonJoan Raymond1957History and psychologySuperintendent of the Houston Independent School DistrictMichael Tinkham1951Physicist; Rumford Professor of Physics; Gordon McKay Research Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard UniversityOliver Williamson1954EconomicsEconomist, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Entertainment NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesTom Bellfort1967Film sound editor and winner of an Academy Award and an Emmy AwardAllen CohenBAComposerHarrison Ford1964PhilosophyAcademy Award-nominated actor and star of franchise film series Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Blade Runner and Jack RyanAl Jarreau1962PsychologyGrammy Award-winning singerFrances Lee McCain1966PhilosophyActressJohn StephensonActor who worked primarily in voice-over rolesMcKey SullivanFashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top ModelRichard Threlkeld1959History and political scienceCorrespondent with CBS News and ABC NewsSpencer Tracy1924Academy Award-winning actor
Law NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesDouglas R. Cole1986United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of OhioMichael Gableman1988Wisconsin Supreme CourtDavid F. Simpsonnon-degreedMinnesota Supreme Court justiceHarry G. Snyder1960HistoryWisconsin State Assembly and Court of Appeals judgeGeorge Eaton Sutherland1870Wisconsin Senate and a judge of the Milwaukee Superior CourtJon P. Wilcox1958Wisconsin Supreme Court justice 1992–2007
Military NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesFrank L. Anders1906Medal of Honor recipientErnest J. Dawley1908United States Army generalHarley Sanford Jones1926PhilosophyUnited States Air Force generalOscar Hugh La GrangeUnited States Army generalJames Megellas1942One of the most decorated combat officers in the history of the 82nd Airborne DivisionFerdinand Louis Reichmuth1905Vice admiral of the United States Navy
Politics NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesSheryl Albers1976ArtWisconsin State AssemblyJosé Miguel Alemán1978Director of Multibank Inc.; politician in Panama: national undersecretary of government and justice (1991) and secretary of state (1999–2003)Clem BalanoffIllinois House of Representatives and national political director for the Amalgamated Transit UnionWhitman A. Barbernon-degreedWisconsin State AssemblyJoseph H. Bottum1877South Dakota SenateHalbert W. BrooksWisconsin State AssemblyBill B. Bruhy1936Wisconsin State Assembly and mayor of Plymouth, WisconsinFremont C. ChamberlainMichigan House of RepresentativesDennis Conta1962BAPolitician and consultantRaymond Coxnon-degreedMinnesota House of RepresentativesWillis E. DonleyWisconsin State AssemblyWilliam F. DoubleWisconsin State AssemblyRoderick Esquivel1949Former vice president of the Republic of PanamaJohn A. FriddWisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin SenateRobb KahlWisconsin State AssemblyLewis G. KelloggWisconsin SenateFrederick W. KrezWisconsin State AssemblyGeorge Paul MillerWisconsin SenateElmer A. MorseUnited States House of RepresentativesOrville W. MosherWisconsin SenateMaynard T. ParkerWisconsin State AssemblyIngolf E. RasmusWisconsin State AssemblyHarry G. SnyderWisconsin State Assembly and Court of Appeals judgeGeorge Eaton Sutherland1870Wisconsin Senate and a judge of the Milwaukee Superior CourtSamuel R. WebsterWisconsin State AssemblyAlbert Clark WedgeMinnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota Senate Robert WelchWisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State AssemblyLloyd WescottChairman of the New Jersey State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies
Science and technology NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesArthur John Ahearn1923Physicist and mass spectrometry researcher at Bell LabsElda Emma Anderson1922Physicist and researcherWells Cooke1879ABOrnithologistWilliam Frederick Meggers1910Physicist specialising in spectroscopyCheryl Rofer1963ChemistryNuclear researcher at Los Alamos National LaboratoryMichael Tinkham1951Superconductivity physicistMary Curtis Wheeler1890Nursing educatorOtto Julius Zobel1918Inventor of m-derived filter and Zobel network
Sports NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesJack AnkersonProfessional football playerJohn BarthAmerican football and basketball player and coachDick Bennett1965Head coach of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix, Wisconsin Badgers, and Washington State Cougars men's basketball teamsTiny CroftProfessional football playerBoob DarlingProfessional football playerLon DarlingProfessional basketball playerCasey FinneganHead football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University)George GlennieProfessional football playerTubby HowardProfessional football playerCharlie MathysProfessional football player with the Hammond Pros and the Green Bay PackersMadeo MolinariFootball, baseball, and golf coach at the Winona State UniversityBilly ReedProfessional baseball playerDick RehbeinNFL assistant coachCharles RutkowskiProfessional football playerTy SabinProfessional basketball playerTed ScalissiProfessional football playerWebb SchultzProfessional baseball playerChamp SeiboldProfessional football player for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago CardinalsWally SiebProfessional football playerDave SmithProfessional football playerJohn SwallenProfessional soccer playerJoe SwetlandCollege football player and coachCowboy WheelerProfessional football player
Writing and journalism NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesEmma Helen Blair1872Editor and translator most remembered for, the translation and editing of the 55-volume series The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898Sarah Powers BradishWriter best known for her textbook Old Norse StoriesScott Strazzante1986Photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco ChronicleGary G. Yerkey1966PhilosophyJournalist
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