List of Pepperdine University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with Pepperdine University, located in the American city of Malibu, California.

Notable alumni

Academia

• Mike Aamodt – industrial and organizational psychology professor at Radford University
• Christopher Chetsanga (1965), Professor at University of Zimbabwe who discovered two DNA repair enzymes
• Paul Egertson (B.A., 1955) – Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University
• Michael A. O'Donnell (1976–77), Ph.D., author, and former Professor of Family Studies at Abilene Christian University
• Michael Shermer (B.S., 1976) – atheist, author, founder of The Skeptics Society
• Kirk Snyder (author) (M.A., 1991), Assistant Professor of Clinical Management Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business; expert on LGBT issues.^[1]

Business

• Michael Hogan (M.B.A., 1992) – Engineering Director, Residential Security at Allegion Plc
• Rick J. Caruso (J.D., 1983) – chief executive officer of Caruso Affiliated
• Benjamin de Rothschild (1984) – Chairman of the Edmond de Rothschild Group^[2]
• Rod Menzies (MBA, 1988) – entrepreneur^[3]
• Robert Tchenguiz (LL.B., 1982) – London-based property tycoon^[4]
• Neil Clark Warren (1956) – Chairman and co-founder of eHarmony.com^[5]
• Kirk Fernandez (B.S., 2003) - American entrepreneur
• Kelly Zong (B.A., 2004) – President of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group founded by her father, Zong Qinghou^[6]
• Oscar Munoz (M.B.A., 1986) – President and CEO of United Airlines
• David D. Petratis (M.B.A., 1998) – Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Allegion Plc

Entertainment

• Les Baxter – soundtrack and exotica composer
• Brittany Dawn Brannon – Miss Teen America 2007
• Pierce Brown – author, Red Rising^[7]
• Todd Matthew Burns – film producer
• D.J. Caruso – film director
• Marshall Colt – actor, McClain's Law; later marriage and family therapist in San Diego
• Chace Crawford – actor, Gossip Girl
• Cami Edwards – cast member, Laguna Beach
• Douglas Emerson – former child actor, The Blob and Beverly Hills, 90210
• Kim Fields (1995) – actress, U.S. TV sitcoms The Facts of Life and Living Single
• Kimberly Forsyth – Miss Arkansas USA 2006
• Brad Fuller – video game composer (M.S. technology management 2006)^[8]
• Lillian Glass - author, TV commentator, body language expert
• Madison Hildebrand – star of Bravo Channel's Million Dollar Listing
• Darby Hinton – actor, Daniel Boone
• Adam Housley – Fox News Channel Los Angeles correspondent, former Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers baseball player
• Kelly Hu – Miss Teen USA 1985 and actress^[9]
• Ashley Jones – television actress, The Bold and the Beautiful
• Montell Jordan – R&B recording artist famous for his hit 1990s single, "This is How We Do It"
• Marlene King – television writer, creator of Pretty Little Liars^[10]
• Carla Laureano - RITA award-winning author of Five Days in Skye
• Kate Mansi - television actress, Days of Our Lives
• Rob Moore – Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures
• Shana Morrison – singer/songwriter
• Tahj Mowry – television actor, the WB's Smart Guy
• Tamera Mowry – television actress, ABC and The WB Sister, Sister, Lifetime Television's Strong Medicine, and co-host of The Real
• Tia Mowry – television actress, ABC and WB sitcom Sister, Sister and BET's The Game
• Brandy Norwood – R&B artist and television actress, UPN sitcom Moesha
• Eric Christian Olsen – actor
• C.J. Redwine - Author of the Defiance Series, Harper Collins (Defiance, Deception, Deliverance)^[11]
• Mike Richards – executive producer, The Price Is Right,Let's Make a Deal
• Meredith Salenger – actress
• George Schlatter – Emmy-winning television producer and director, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
• Francesca Smith – voice actress, Helga Pataki on Hey Arnold!
• Matt "Money" Smith – southern California sports radio personality
• Clayton Snyder – actor, sitcom Lizzie McGuire
• Sean Waters - 2-time Emmy Winner, curator of the Twitter account @SwatCityStats
• David N. Weiss – screenwriter, The Rugrats Movie, Shrek 2, The Smurfs

Literature and the arts

• Sharon M. Draper, realistic fiction and Young-adult fiction novelist
• Suzanne Lazear - Author of the Young Adult Steampunk Series 'The Aether Chronicles', Flux (Innocent Darkness, Charmed Vengeance, Fragile Destiny)^[12]
• Rebecca Zanetti – romance novelist

Fine arts

• Kevin A. Short - painter and printmaker

Media

• Adam Housley (B.A. 1994) - national correspondent for Fox News Channel, Emmy winner
• Michelle Fields (B.A., 2011) – political reporter
• Anna Song (B.A., 1999) – KATU investigative reporter, weekend anchor (1999–present), 2007 Emmy for Human Interest News Series, 2007 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting
• Bill Weir – co-anchor of ABC News Nightline
• Joel Widzer (B.S., 1986) - author and correspondent, MSNBC

Politics and government

• André Birotte Jr. (J.D., 1991) – United States Attorney for the Central District of California
• Rod Blagojevich (J.D., 1983) – former Governor of Illinois, 2003–2009
• Jeffrey S. Boyd (J.D., 1991) – justice of the Texas Supreme Court, 2012 – present; former editor-in-chief of the Pepperdine Law Review
• Henry Burns (M.A., 1975) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives since January 14, 2008
• Talis Colberg (J.D., 1983) – Attorney General, state of Alaska
• Chris DeRose (2004) – author, law professor, and political strategist
• Jennifer A. Dorsey (J.D., 1994) – Nevada attorney, nominee for United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• Colleen Graffy - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia, 2005-2009
• James Hahn (J.D., 1975) – Los Angeles Mayor, 2001–2005
• Janice Hahn – U.S. Congresswoman from California, since July 19, 2011^[13]
• Theodore Kanavas – Wisconsin State Senate, 2001–2010
• Joel Kleefisch (B.A., 1993), Wisconsin State Assembly, 2004–present
• Jami Miscik (1980) – Director of the Office of International Affairs, CIA
• Bernard C. Parks – Los Angeles City Councilman, 8th District, former Los Angeles Police Chief
• Todd Russell Platts (J.D., 1991) – U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, 2001–2013
• Amb. Pierre-Richard Prosper (J.D., 1989) – United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
• Robin Sax (J.D., 1997) – author, legal analyst, victim advocate, former prosecutor for Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
• Arthur K. Snyder, Los Angeles City Council member, 1967–85
• Michelle Park Steel – member, California Board of Equalization, 2006–present

Sports

Yakhouba Diawara

Brad Gilbert

Noah Lowry

• Alex Acker (2005) – professional basketball player (2005–06; 2008–09 Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers)
• Brandon Armstrong (2001) – former professional basketball player (2001–04; New Jersey Nets)
• Sarah Attar – Olympic 800 m runner
• Dain Blanton (1994) – 2000 Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball
• Ricardo Brown (1980) – basketball player drafted in 1979 by Houston Rockets; Southern California Player of the Year in 1979; played professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association (1983–90); member of PBA Hall of Fame (2009) and Pepperdine University Hall of Fame (1995)
• Richard Cho – former General Manager of Portland Trail Blazers
• Doug Christie (1992) – retired professional basketball player (1992–2007; Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers)
• Bob Ctvrtlik (1985) – 1988 Olympic gold medal volleyball team member, member of International Olympic Committee
• Yakhouba Diawara (2005) – power forward for the Miami Heat
• Barry Enright (2007) – pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Jim Everett – former NFL QB, received his MBA from Pepperdine
• Mike Fetters – former professional baseball player (1989–2004; California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins)
• Greg Genske – sports agent
• Brad Gilbert (1982) – former professional tour tennis player; prominent coach of Andre Agassi, Andy Murray
• Jason Gore (2000) – professional golfer
• Dan Haren – professional baseball player; 2007 A.L. All Star Starting Pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen – former professional tennis player who holds the all-time match winning percentage at Pepperdine^[14]
• Kim Hill (2013) - USA Volleyball National Team
• Adam Housley (1994) – former professional minor league baseball player, drafted by the Montreal Expos
• Katherine Hull (2003) – professional golfer
• Daniel Johnson (2008) – professional basketball player (Adelaide 36ers, Australasian NBL)
• Dennis Johnson (1976) – Basketball Hall of Famer, former professional basketball player (1977–90; Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics)
• Chad Kreuter – former professional baseball player (1988–2003; Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Jennifer Lacy – professional basketball player, Phoenix Mercury and Atlanta Dream
• Martin Laurendeau – former professional tour tennis player
• Mike Leach – head football coach at Texas Tech 2000–2009 and Washington State 2012–
• Noah Lowry – professional baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
• Glenn Michibata – former professional tour tennis player
• Tim Montez (1984) – college baseball coach of Jacksonville
• Jon Moscot - major league baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
• Merrill Moses (2000) – water polo goalie for USA national team (2008 Olympic silver medalist)
• David Newhan – professional baseball player (Houston Astros)
• Will Ohman – professional baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Rob Picciolo – former professional baseball player (1977–85; Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels)^[15]
• Steve Rodriguez, major league infielder for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers; player and head coach for the Waves baseball team
• Sean Rooney (2004) – USA men's national volleyball team, 2008 gold medalist
• Dane Sardinha – professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
• Mike Scott – former professional baseball player (1979–91; New York Mets and Houston Astros) and winner of the 1986 NL Cy Young Award^[16]
• Jesse Smith – USA men's water polo Olympic team 2000, 2004, 2008 (2008 Olympic silver medalist)
• Andy Stankiewicz – former professional baseball player (1992–98; New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos and Arizona Diamondbacks)
• Andrew Sznajder – former professional tour tennis player
• Malcolm Thomas – professional basketball player for Utah Jazz
• Derek Wallace – former professional baseball player (1996–99; New York Mets and Kansas City Royals)
• Robbie Weiss – former professional tennis player
• Randy Wolf – professional baseball player
• Danny Worth – professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers)

Notable faculty

• Michael Crooke, assistant professor of strategy; founding and lead professor of the Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Certificate program, Graziadio School of Business and Management; former Navy SEAL; CEO of Patagonia, Inc. (1999-2006)
• Geraldine Decker, opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera^[17]
• Craig Detweiler, director of Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture
• Allen Fox (born 1939), tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) and coach
• Bruce Herschensohn (born 1932), senior fellow School of Public Policy
• Christopher Parkening, distinguished professor of music
• L. Timothy Perrin, former law school vice dean (2007–2012), current president of sister school Lubbock Christian University
• Kenneth Starr, former law school dean
• Ben Stein, law professor (1990–97)

References

1. "Kirk Snyder". USC Marshall School of Business. University of Southern California. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
2. "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
3. Coslovich, Gabriella (23 January 2010). "The art of the deal". Melbourne: The Age.
4. The MT Interview: Robert Tchenguiz Archived July 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
5. "eHarmony #1 Trusted Relationship Site Move Beyond "Traditional" Online Dating". Eharmony.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
6. "Kelly Zong, daughter of Chinese billionaire beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou, says she never had a boyfriend". Belle News. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
7. "Red Rising by Pierce Brown - Book - eBook". Random House. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
8. Croft, Lucas (2016-01-03). "Atari Composer, Brad Fuller, Passes Away". Twinfinite. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
9. "Kelly Hu Graduated From Pepperdine University In Malibu California". Cele Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
10. "Pretty Little Liars Creator Marlene King's Got Some Secrets!".
11. http://pr.harpercollins.com/books/Defiance-Series-Complete-Collection-C-J-Redwine/?isbn=9780062372802
12. https://magazine.pepperdine.edu/2013/04/the-rise-and-rise-of-young-adult-literature/
13. Call, Roll (1952-03-30). "Janice Hahn : Rollcall Members of Congress". Rollcall.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
14. "Ten of Pepperdine's Female Greats Honored by WCC".
15. "Baseballreference.com". Baseballreference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
16. "Mike Scott Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
17. F. Paul Driscoll (October 2013). "Obituary: Geraldine Decker". Opera News. 78 (4).

External links

• Pepperdine University Alumni Association