List of Washington College alumni

Notable Washington College alumni:

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Arts and entertainment

Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Hamilton, LindaLinda Hamilton 1978† Actress who portrayed Sarah Connor in The Terminator [1]
Giacomo, Laura SanLaura San Giacomo 1983 Actress [2]
Koster, RaphRaph Koster 1992 Game designer, Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, author of A Theory of Fun for Game Design [3]
Cain, James M.James M. Cain 1910 Writer of The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce [4]

Military

Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Vandervoort, Benjamin H.Benjamin H. Vandervoort 1938 US Army Colonel who was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross [5]
Adkins, James A.James A. Adkins M 1991 28th Adjutant General of Maryland [6]

Politicians

Governors

U.S. Senators

U.S. Congressmen

State Senators

State Delegates

Others

Scientists

Sports

Religion

Name Class year(s) Notability Reference
Emory, JohnJohn Emory 1805 Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church; helped found New York University, Wesleyan University and Dickinson College [9]

References

  1. King, Larry. "Interview With Linda Hamilton". CNN. Time Warner. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. Hanks, Douglas (1999). "To Tell the Truth". Washington College Magazine. 47 (2): 25.
  3. Washington College https://www.washcoll.edu/live/profiles/9578-raph-koster. Retrieved 28 October 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Zinsser, David (1978). "James M. Cain, The Art of Fiction No. 69". Paris Review (73).
  5. "Lt. Col. Benjamin Hays Vandervoort '38". Washington College. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. Maryland Democratic Party - National Convention Delegates
  8. National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
  9. Robert Emory (1841). The Life of the Rev. John Emory, D. D.: One of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church. G. Lane. p. 14.
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