List of Dickinson College alumni

This is a list of Dickinson College alumni. This list covers alumni from the first graduating class in July 1787^[1] to the present.

• "DNG" indicates that the alumni did not graduate.
• A "—" indicates that the information is unknown.

Business

Alfred V. du Pont

Name	Class year	Notability	Ref(s)
Curley, JohnJohn Curley	1960	Former CEO of Gannett News Corporation	[2]
du Pont, Alfred V.Alfred V. du Pont	1818	Head of the du Pont Company	[3][4]
Duncan, StephenStephen Duncan	1805	Wealthiest cotton planter in the South prior to the Civil War, and second largest slave owner in the country	[5][6]
Giannetti, StephenStephen Giannetti	1973	Vice President and Publisher, National Geographic magazine	[7]
Faulkner, Judith R.Judith R. Faulkner	1979	Chief Executive Officer of Epic Systems	[7]
Hirshey, DavidDavid Hirshey	1971	Vice President and Executive Editor at HarperCollins publishers	[8]
Jenkins, John CarmichaelJohn Carmichael Jenkins	1828	Plantation owner in the Antebellum South, and 16th largest slave owner in the country	[9][10][11][12]
MacPhail, AndyAndy MacPhail	1976	Major League Baseball executive	[13]
Rose, LeonLeon Rose	1983	Notable sports agent for many successful athletes including LeBron James

Humanities

Arts and entertainment

Rick Smolan

Name	Class year	Notability	Ref(s)
Fleisher, KassKass Fleisher	1981	Author
Haigh, JenniferJennifer Haigh	1990	The New York Times best-selling author, winner of PEN/Hemingway Award	[14]
Holm, Jennifer L.Jennifer L. Holm	1990	Historical author, wrote Newbery Honor book	[15]
Muse, ClarenceClarence Muse	1911	Actor, director, composer, writer, and lawyer
O'Donnell, RosieRosie O'Donnell	DNG	Stand-up comedian, actress, singer, and media personality
Pankin, StuartStuart Pankin	1968	Television actor	[16]
Ringley, JenniferJennifer Ringley	1997	Creator of JenniCam.org	[17]
Smolan, RickRick Smolan	1972	Former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer	[18]
Stewart, SusanSusan Stewart	1973	Poet and literary critic	[19]
Strum, CharlesCharles Strum	1970	Associate Managing Editor at The New York Times	[20]

Education

Henry Louis Baugher

Name	Class year	Notability	Ref(s)
Baugher, Henry LouisHenry Louis Baugher	1826	President of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Chamberlain, JeremiahJeremiah Chamberlain	1814	President of Centre College and the Centenary College of Louisiana	[21][22]
Corson, Fred PierceFred Pierce Corson	1917	Twentieth president of Dickinson College; Bishop of the Methodist Church	[23]
Durden, WilliamWilliam Durden	1971	President of Dickinson College	[24]
Goucher, JohnJohn Goucher	1868	Founder, President, and namesake of Goucher College
Miller, SamuelSamuel Miller	1793	Presbyterian professor at Princeton Theological Seminary
Prettyman, Elijah BarrettElijah Barrett Prettyman	1848	Second principal of the Maryland State Normal School, now Towson University	[25][26]
Rossbacher, LisaLisa Rossbacher	1978	President of Humboldt State University

Government and Public Service

Spencer Fullerton Baird

James Buchanan

Jim Gerlach

Name	Class year	Notability	Ref(s)
Baird, Spencer FullertonSpencer Fullerton Baird	1840	U.S. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution	[27]
Beale, Richard L. T.Richard L. T. Beale	DNG	U.S. Representative	[28]
Belford, Joseph M.Joseph M. Belford	1871	U.S. Representative	[29]
Bennett, John O.John O. Bennett	DNG	Former State Senator of New Jersey
Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan	1809	Fifteenth President of the United States	[30]
Creswell, JohnJohn Creswell	1848	U.S. Representative	[31]
Denny, HarmarHarmar Denny	1813	U.S. Representative	[32]
Edwards, NinianNinian Edwards	1792	Third Governor of Illinois	[33]
Ellis, Richard H.Richard H. Ellis	1941	Former commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command
Finley, ClementClement Finley	1815	10th Surgeon General of the United States Army
Gekas, GeorgeGeorge Gekas	1952	U.S. Representative	[34]
Gerlach, JimJim Gerlach	1977	U.S. Representative	[35]
Gosnell, KermitKermit Gosnell	1963	Abortion clinic doctor	[36]
Graves, Donald E.Donald E. Graves	1953	U.S. State Department Kremlinologist	[37]
Greenwood, James C.James C. Greenwood	1973	U.S. Representative	[38]
Grier, Robert CooperRobert Cooper Grier	1812	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1846-1870	[39]
Ihrie, Jr., PeterPeter Ihrie, Jr.	1815	U.S. Representative	[40]
Jacob, John J.John J. Jacob	1849	Fourth Governor of West Virginia	[41]
Jones III, John E.John E. Jones III	1977	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania	[42]
Kenney, III, James A.James A. Kenney, III	1959	Former Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals	[43]
King, Horatio CollinsHoratio Collins King	1858	Judge advocate general for the New York National Guard, lawyer, and Civil War soldier
Lucas, EdwardEdward Lucas	1809	U.S. Representative	[44]
Lynn, Barry W.Barry W. Lynn	1970	Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
McArthur, Lewis LinnLewis Linn McArthur	DNG	Oregon Supreme Court associate justice and newspaper publisher
McClelland, RobertRobert McClelland	1829	U.S. Representative, Governor of Michigan, United States Secretary of the Interior	[45]
O'Neill, CharlesCharles O'Neill	1840	U.S. Representative	[46]
Rambo, Sylvia H.Sylvia H. Rambo	1958	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Chief Judge, 1992-1999
Shuster, BillBill Shuster	1983	U.S. Representative	[47]
Taney, Roger B.Roger B. Taney	1795	Fifth Chief Justice of the United States	[48]
Thomas, Philip FrancisPhilip Francis Thomas	1830	Governor of Maryland, United States Secretary of the Treasury	[49]
Wilkins, RossRoss Wilkins	1816	Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Michigan, Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Michigan	[50]
Wilkins, WilliamWilliam Wilkins	1892	U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania	[51]

Religion

George Washington Bethune

Name	Class year	Notability	Ref(s)
Bethune, George WashingtonGeorge Washington Bethune	1822	Dutch Reformed minister and author
Clemens, JosephJoseph Clemens	1894	U.S. Army chaplain, missionary and plant collector	[52]
Conway, MoncureMoncure Conway	1849	Minister, author, abolitionist	[53]
Crooks, George R.George R. Crooks	1840	Minister; Editor of The Methodist; Professor at Drew Theological Seminary
Cummins, George DavidGeorge David Cummins	1841	Founder of Reformed Episcopal Church
Maclay, Robert SamuelRobert Samuel Maclay	1845	American missionary who made pioneer contributions to the Methodist Episcopal missions in China, Japan and Korea.
Eveland, William PerryWilliam Perry Eveland	1892	Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church	[54]
Lord, John WesleyJohn Wesley Lord	1927	Bishop of the Methodist Church; Vice President of the National Council of Churches

Sports

Chief Bender

Name	Class year	Notability	Ref(s)
Bender, ChiefChief Bender	1902	Hall of Fame baseball pitcher
Books, BobBob Books	1926	Football player
Katchik, JoeJoe Katchik	1954	Football player

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