List of Macalester College people

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This is a list of people associated with Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, including notable alumni and faculty.

Contents 1 Notable alumni 1.1 Academics 1.2 Actors, directors, playwrights 1.3 Artists and architects 1.4 Business and finance 1.5 Musicians 1.6 Politicians 1.7 Writers and journalists 2 Notable faculty 3 References

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Academics

• Laurence BonJour - Philosopher at the University of Washington
• Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (1958) - Rhetorician, activist
• William P. Gerberding (1951) - President Emeritus, University of Washington
• David C. Hodge (1970) - President, Miami University
• Patricia Ingraham - Professor of Public Administration, Syracuse University
• Michael Jensen - Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
• Edward Everett Nourse - American Congregational theologian
• Alexander Wendt - Social constructivist scholar of international relations

[edit] Actors, directors, playwrights

• Peter Berg (1984) - Actor (Collateral), Director (The Rundown), Producer
• Jessica Blank - Playwright of The Exonerated
• Danai Gurira - Actress, Director, Writer (In the Continuum), Actress ("The Visitor)"
• Carl Lumbly - Actor, Men of Honor, Alias
• Chris Wedes (1949) - Portrayed the famous clown, J.P. Patches, on the Emmy-winning J.P. Patches Show

[edit] Artists and architects

• Siah Armajani - Iranian-born American sculptor
• Cass Gilbert - architect best known for United States Supreme Court building, Woolworth Building, and Minnesota State Capitol
• Duane Hanson, (1946) - American sculptor most known for his photorealistic human figures
• Yuko Nii (1965) - Japanese-American artist
• Flip Schulke - civil rights photographer

[edit] Business and finance

• JJ Allaire (1991) - internet entrepreneur
• Jeremy Allaire - internet entrepreneur
• Decker Anstrom - President, Landmark Communications, Inc.
• David A. Bell - Chairman Emeritus, The Interpublic Group
• Cecil Callahan - President, Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund
• Ruth Stricker Dayton - Founder/Executive Director, The Marsh, A Center for Balance and Fitness
• David J. Deno - Chief Operating Officer (retired), Yum! Brands, Inc., President, Quiznos Subs (active)
• Ari Emanuel - talent super-agent for celebrities such as Larry David, Michael Moore, Vin Diesel, Jeremy Piven, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Mark Wahlberg. Reportedly the basis for the character Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage
• Timothy Hultquist (1972) - Former President of Morgan Stanley. Former Chair or Board of Trustees of Macalester.
• Jeffrey B. Larson - Founder and Principal, Sowood Capital Management L.P.
• George A. Mairs, III - President, Mairs and Power, Inc.
• Lois E. Quam - CEO, Ovations, a UnitedHealth Group Company
• Mark A. Vander Ploeg - Vice Chairman, Investment Banking, Merrill Lynch
• DeWitt Wallace - Founder, Readers' Digest Magazine (did not graduate)
• Stephen F. Wiggins - entrepreneur and co-founder, Oxford Health Plans, Inc.
• William E. 'Mac' McIntosh, Jr. - Automotive Dealer, former Executive at Chrysler and Original Co-Founder of the National Association of Minority Auto Dealers Descendant of Scottish and Creek Indian Chief William McIntosh ; History major at Macalester College ; University of Minnesota Carlson School MBA; United States Marine Corps Vietnam Da Nang and Cuba Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis veteran Bronze star w/ valor Purple Heart (Died in Nov. 2002)

[edit] Musicians

• Golden - Indie Rapper
• Walt Mink - Indie rock band named after Macalester professor
• Bob Mould - Musician, best known as member of Hüsker Dü
• Lyle Nordstrom (1965) - founder and co-director of "The Musicians of Swanne Alley," the well-known Elizabethan music ensemble, and currently director of early music activities at the University of North Texas. (See https://web3.unt.edu/the/faculty.php?member=Nordstrom)
• Will Sheff - Singer and guitarist of indie band Okkervil River
• Joey Waronker (1993) - Drummer, best known for his work with Beck, R.E.M. and Walt Mink

[edit] Politicians

• Kofi Annan (1961) - Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
• Sharon Belton (1973) - mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1994-2001)
• Michael J. Davis (1969) - U.S. District Court judge
• Teresa Daly - Minnesota state politician
• Matt Entenza - Minnesota state politician
• Scott McCallum - Governor of Wisconsin (2001-2003)
• Joan Mondale, Second Lady of the United States
• Walter Mondale (1951) - U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1964-1976), 42nd Vice President of the United States (1977-1981), 1984 U.S. Presidential Candidate, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1993-1996)
• Olli Rehn - European Commissioner for Enlargement
• Jesse Mortensen Local Green Party politician
• Paul H. Anderson (1965) - Minnesota Supreme Court judge

[edit] Writers and journalists

• Gary Arndt - Travel photographer and writer
• Charles Baxter (1974) - author and National Book Award Winner, The Feast of Love
• Curt Brown - Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter
• Leo J. Enright (World Press Institute Fellow) - Irish broadcaster
• Michael Fredrickson, legal fiction writer [1]
• Mary Karr - Bestselling author, The Liars' Club (Attended for one year)
• Pat Kessler - WCCO-TV political reporter
• Corina Knoll - Sports writer
• Chris Kobin - Motion picture and television writer/producer
• Tim O'Brien (1968) - Bestselling author, The Things They Carried^[1]
• Howard Sinker - Sports Coordinator, startribune.com, and Minnesota Public Radio sports commentator
• Mark Strauss - Editor "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"
• Dave Zirin - Sports writer and author of What's My Name, Fool?

[edit] Notable faculty

• David Bressoud-President of the Mathematical Association of America, Dewitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics.
• Stephen Burt
• Daylanne English
• Diane Glancy
• Douglas Hatfield - Founder of Theatre in the Round of Minneapolis
• Hubert Humphrey - U.S. Senator from Minnesota, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Presidential Candidate
• Joan Hutchinson
• David Lanegran-Renowned Geographer and John S. Holl Professor and Chair of Geography
• George Latimer- Former Mayor of St. Paul, 1976-1990.
• Harold LeVander - Former Minnesota Governor
• Marjorie Merryman
• David Chioni Moore - Chair of International Studies and Director of African Studies.
• William G. Moseley - African Geographer
• Edward Duffield Neill-Founder
• Mary Gwen Owen - Founder of the Macalester College Drama Chorus
• Wang Ping
• Peter Rachleff
• Kristina Curry Rogers
• Brian C. Rosenberg
• Patrick Schmidt
• G. Michael Schneider
• James Spradley
• Clay Steinman
• Stan Wagon
• Karen J. Warren - Philosopher
• Harry Waters Jr.
• Jack Weatherford
• James Wright

[edit] References