List of Tulane University people
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A list of notable people affiliated with Tulane University, including graduates, former students, faculty, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation is noted when available.
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[edit] Academia
- Gail Agrawal Dean, University of Kansas Law School; PH’83; L’83.
- Elizabeth Hill Boone, professor of Latin American art history at Tulane (1994–)
- Christian M. M. Brady, targumist
- Ian Bremmer, political scientist
- Douglas Brinkley, historian
- Cleanth Brooks, literary critic
- Winston Chang, President of Soochow University
- Florian Cajori, historian
- Scott Cowen, President of Tulane University
- Kenneth W. Harl, historian
- Adrienne Koch, historian
- Joseph Lakanal, President of the University (of Louisiana) in the early decades of the 19th century
- Morris L. Marx, Former President of University of West Florida
- Robert K. Merton, sociologist, former head of the Sociology Department
- Henry Armand Millon, Dean, National Gallery of Art; A&S’47, ’49, A’53.
- John Mosier, historian
- Linda Wilson, 1957, former President of Radcliffe College
[edit] Architecture
- Arthur Q. Davis, architect of Louisiana Superdome
- John Desmond, designer of many public buildings in Baton Rouge
- Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief, Architectural Record.
- Reed Kroloff, dean, former editor of Architecture magazine
- Chip Lord, cofounder of Ant Farm
- A. Hays Town, architect
- Leon C. Weiss, architect of the Louisiana State Capitol
- Samuel Wilson, Jr., preservation architect
[edit] Arts and literature
- Lynda Benglis, sculptor; N’64.
- Edmund Graves Brown, newspaper executive, Monroe News-Star; member of Ewing newspaper family
- John Gregory Brown, novelist, 1982
- Amy Carter children’s book author; daughter of former President Jimmy Carter; G’96.
- Hodding Carter, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Mary Louise Christovich, author
- Rich Cohen, writer, 1990
- Caroline Wogan Durieux, international artist and author; N’16; N’17.
- Mignon Faget, Newcomb 1955, artist, jewelry designer
- William Harry Fitzpatrick, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Alcée Fortier, folklorist and recorder of the story of Br'er Rabbit
- Whitney Gaskell (Law 1997), novelist
- Shirley Ann Grau, 1950, author, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Robert Lane Greene, magazine journalist
- Jennifer Grotz, Award-winning poet
- Ira B. Harkey Jr., Pulitzer Prize winner
- Ida Kohlmeyer, artist
- Bill Monroe (journalist), broadcast journalist, former host of “Meet The Press”; A&S’42.
- Monique Moss, B.A., Newcomb 1994, dancer/choreographer
- Warren Joseph Rogers, Jr., editor, National Press Club President; A&S’44.
- Mark Rothko, (visiting faculty), artist
- John Reed, author, Snowball's Chance
- Tom Sancton, journalist/ musician; Andrew W. Mellon Professor
- Hunt Slonem, artist, B.A., 1973
- John Kennedy Toole, author, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Lawrence Wright, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and journalist
- Robert Owen Zeleny, editor-in-chief, World Book International; A&S’52.
[edit] Business and economics
- Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer
- Carol Lavin Bernick, CEO of Alberto-Culver
- Neil Bush, B.A., M.B.A., 1979, presidential brother, ex-savings and loan executive
- Philip J. Carroll, M.S., 1961, former CEO of Shell Oil Company
- James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, WebMD
- Christopher Robert Callahan, Philanthropist
- Marion J. Epley, president and chairman of the Board, Texaco, Inc.; A&S’27, L’30.
- David Filo, 1988, founder of Yahoo
- William Goldring, Chairman, Republic Beverage Company; Philanthropist
- Robert Hailey, EMBA, 1991, disaster recovery specialist
- Deen Kemsley Accounting/taxation professor; Christian author
- C. Berdon Lawrence, Chairman, Kirby Corporation
- Ricardo Salinas Pliego, M.B.A., 1979, Mexican businessman
- Scott Ruzika, 2000 graduate
- Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian-American Businessman
- Larry Schloss, Venture capitalist; global head of Credit Suisse's private equity business E'1976
- Fred L. Smith, president and founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Frank Stewart, Chairman, Stewart Capital LLC
- Paul Tulane, (benefactor), philanthropist
- Malcolm Woldenberg, Magnolia Marketing Company; Philanthropist
- Sam Zemurray (benefactor), President of United Fruit Company
[edit] Entertainment
- Carlos Barbosa production designer; A’83.
- Bryan M. Batt Broadway and film actor; A&S’85
- Hulon crayton, entertainment manager (Premier Booking & Management Co), actor and music producer; UC'05
- Doug Ellin, television writer/director, creator of HBO's Entourage
- Ruth Falcon, opera singer; G’71.
- Evan Farmer, television personality
- Paul Michael Glaser, actor
- Carlin Glynn, actress, Tony award winner; NG-N’61.
- Christopher M. Gorak, movie director; A’92.
- Lawrence Gordon, 1958, film producer
- Scott Greenstein, president, USA Films; A&S’81.
- Rick Hurst, actor; A&S’68
- Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress; model
- Dave Jeser, co-creator of Comedy Central's Drawn Together
- Anthony Laciura, opera singer; Metropolitan Opera; G’79
- Christian LeBlanc, 1980, actor
- Shannon Lee, daughter of martial arts legend Bruce Lee
- Elyse Luray, NC ’89, star of PBS’ “History Detectives”
- Olga Merediz, actress; N’78.
- Linda Taylor Miller, 1976, actress
- Enrique Murciano, actor, TV’s “Without a Trace”; TC’95.
- Ed Nelson, actor, “Peyton Place”; A&S’53, UC’00
- Sean Christopher O'Shaughnessy, television and film producer
- Bruce Paltrow, 1965, television and film producer
- Jake Paltrow, director and brother of Gwyneth Paltrow
- Emily Reichbach (Rosenthal); Writer, You Can't Do That on Television; Creator of SlimeCon; Special Olympics Coach; N'93
- Carolyn Rossi, actress; N’76.
- Emily Saliers, (attended), singer
- Terry E. Schnuck, Broadway producer; A&S’75
- Howard K. Smith, television journalist
- Jerry Springer, B.A., 1965, talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Harold Sylvester, actor/director
- Sonia Tetlow, musician/ bass player in rock band Cowboy Mouth
- Michael White, jazz historian and musician
[edit] Law and politics
- Howard Henry Baker, Jr., 1945, Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (R)
- Blair Batson, Law, 1986, former staff attorney for 1000 Friends of Oregon
- Sean M. Berkowitz, 1989, chief prosecutor of the Enron Task Force
- Newton C. Blanchard, governor of Louisiana (D)
- Jean Boese, Newcomb 1945, Louisiana poet laureate and Republican national committeewoman from Alexandria (R)
- Hale Boggs, Law, 1937, U.S. Representative, 1941-1943, 1946-1972 (D)
- Lindy Boggs, Newcomb 1935, U.S. Representative 1941-1943, 1973-1991, Tulane benefactor (D)
- Fernando J. Bonilla, Tulane 1988, Secretary of State of Puerto Rico (D)
- Edwin S. Broussard, U.S. senator from Louisiana (D)
- James H. "Jim" Brown, Law, 1966, former Louisiana state senator, secretary of state, and insurance commissioner
- Elliot Ross Buckley, 1949 Law School, congressional and mayoral candidate, attorney in U.S. Justice Department and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (R)
- James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Jr., Attorney general of Louisiana; former district attorney in Tallulah (D)
- Michael Thomas Coles, Law, 2008, Trinity College Graduate, Abbey Wood
- Rob Couhig, Law, New Orleans businessman and politician (R)
- Edith Brown Clement, Law, Justice, 5th Circuit (R)
- James "Jimmy" Domengeaux, Law, Lafayette congressman and Cajun cultural spokesman (D)
- Allen J. Ellender, U.S. Senator, agriculture committee chair; Law 1913 (D)
- Donald Ensenat, White House chief of protocol; L’73.
- Murphy J. Foster, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Frank Fulco, State representative from Shreveport; leader of Italian American community in Louisiana (D)
- Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, 1967, leading political commentator in Puerto Rico (D)
- Jim Garrison, Law, New Orleans District Attorney (D)
- Pedro A. Gelabert, 1956, Puerto Rico Secretary of Natural Resources
- Newt Gingrich, U.S. House of Representatives, 1979-1998 and Speaker of the House, 1995-1998 (R)
- Grant D. Gillham, Political consultant
- Mara S. Berman Giulianti, mayor, Hollywood (FL); N’66
- John Grenier, Birmingham, Alabama, lawyer and leader of the Alabama Republican Party (R)
- Michael Hahn, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Luther E. Hall, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Felix Edward Hébert, U.S. House of Representatives, 1940-1977 (D)
- John S. Hunt, III, Monroe lawyer and member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1964-1972 (D)
- Raul Oswaldo Izurieta, Ecuador Labor Minister; L’68.
- Ed Karst, controversial mayor of Alexandria (1969-1973)
- Alvin Olin King, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Richard W. Leche, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Bob Livingston, U.S. House of Representatives], 1977-1999 (R)
- Hans Liljiberg, Law, Jefferson Parish Judge and former district attorney.
- Huey Long, Law, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Charlton Lyons, "Father of the modern Republican Party in Louisiana" (R)
- Angel Martín, Law, former Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court
- Kenneth McClintock, Law, 1980, President of the Puerto Rico Senate (D)
- John McEnery, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Tucker L. Melancon, Law, 1973, Justice, 5th Circuit since 1994
- Judge Henry Mentz, US Federal District Judge 1982-2005
- Jaime Morgan Stubbe, 1980, President, Palmas del Mar Inc., former Puerto Rico Secretary of Economic Developmemnt
- Ray Nagin, M.B.A. 1994, Mayor of New Orleans (D)
- Francis T. Nicholls, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- John H. Overton, Law, 1897, former U.S. Senator from Louisiana (D)
- Leander Perez, Law, judge and district attorney of Plaquemines Parish in first half of twentieth century (D)
- Karen Carter Peterson, state representative and candidate for United States House of Representatives from Louisiana (D)
- Pedro Pierluisi, former Puerto Rico Attorney General and 2008 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico Congressional candidate (D)
- David W. Pipes, Jr., Law, Terrebonne Parish planter and lawyer, congressional candidate (R)
- Robert Poydasheff, Law, mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2003-2007) (R)
- Bill Pryor, Law, 1987, Justice, 11th Circuit (R)
- Arnold Jack Rosenthal, former city commissioner in Alexandria (D)
- Jared Y. Sanders, Jr., U.S. representative (D), later States Rights Party
- Jared Y. Sanders, Sr., Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Jock Scott, former state representative from Alexandria (R)
- Morris Shapiro (1910-2008), former city attorney in Alexandria; former school board member (D)
- Oramel H. Simpson, Governor of Louisiana (D)
- Gene Taylor, U.S. House of Representatives, 1989- (D)
- Roy R. Theriot, Law, former Louisiana comptroller, 1960-1973 (D)
- Michael F. "Mike" Thompson, Law, former Louisiana state representative from Lafayette (R)
- David C. Treen, Governor of Louisiana (R)
- David Vitter, Law, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (R)
- Elizabeth Weaver, Michigan Supreme Court Justice; N’62; L’65
- John G. Weinmann, Ambassador to Finland; Chief of White House protocol
- John Clint Williamson, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
- John Minor Wisdom, Law, Judge, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit (R)
- Bob Wise, Law, 1975, former Governor of West Virginia (D)
[edit] Math, science and technology
- Jon-Erik Beckjord, paranormal investigator and photographer
- Robert Chadwick, Ph.D., Anthropology, 1974, archeologist
- David Filo, B.S.C.E Co-Founder, Yahoo!
- Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., faculty (1968-1975), developer of the mirror test for self-awareness (1970).
- Louis J. Ignarro, faculty (1973-1985), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998)
- Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1998
- Paul Morphy, L.L.B. April 7, 1857, chess prodigy
- John L. Riddell, faculty, inventor of the first practical mono-objective binocular microscope (1851)
- Harold Rosen, B.S.E.E, 1947, engineer/inventor, famous for inventing the geostationary communications satellite
- J. Lawrence Smith, faculty, inventor of the inverted microscope (1850)
- Frank J. Tipler, faculty, physicist and author
- Clarence Webb, M.S., 1925, archeologist and pediatrician
- A. Baldwin Wood, B.S.M.E., 1899, (December 1, 1879 - May 10, 1956) engineer and inventor of The Wood Screw Pump (1913) and The Wood Trash Pump (1915), from New Orleans, Louisiana.
[edit] Medicine
- Morrison Bethea, M.D. co-author, “Sugar Busters”; M’70.
- Gwynn A. Bowers, M.D., 1965, Vice President Syntex Corp.
- George E. Burch, M.D., 1933, internationally known cardiologist
- Jay Cavanaugh, Ph.D, 1994, ten years on the California State Board of Pharmacy (1980-90), director, American Alliance for Medical Cannabis, 2001
- Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., 1932, Internationally recognized pioneer of modern medicine and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal
- James R. Doty, M.D., 1981, neurosurgeon, entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist
- Ronald J. French, M.D., 1963, Emergency Pocket Airway inventor
- Harold S. Ginsbert, M.D., 1941, founding father of modern virology and microbiology
- Grace Goldsmith, M.D., 1932, public health educator
- Thomas Naum James, M.D., 1949, director, World Health Organization cardiovascular center
- Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., 1951, director, National Institutes of Health, for whom the Kirschstein NRSA grant program is named.
- Leslie L. Lukash, M.D., 1944, Nassau County, NY medical examiner, inspiration for Quincy, M.D. Founded National Association of Medical Examiners.
- Rudolph Matas, M.D., 1880, "Father of Vascular Surgery"
- William Larimer Mellon, Jr.,M.D. founder, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Haiti; M’53.
- Alton Ochsner, faculty, founder of Ochsner Clinic, pioneer anti-smoking advocate
- Andrew V. Schally, faculty, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977), French Legion of Honor
- Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., 1935, Surgeon General of the United States (1961 - 1965)
- Lewis Thomas, faculty (1948-1950), physician, researcher, and essayist
- Paul Wehrle, physician who helped develop of methods to prevent and treat polio and smallpox
- Charles B. Wilson, pioneer in pituitary tumor treatment; Cushing Medal recipient
[edit] Military
- John L. McLucas, Secretary of the Air Force; G’43.
- Albert J. Wetzel, Titan missile project; Air Force Hall of Fame; E’39
- James C. Yarbrough, General in the United States Army
[edit] Royalty and religion
- Jorge Bolaños, son of Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños
- Lourdes de Flores, First Lady of El Salvador
- Francis Cardinal George, Ph.D., 1970, archbishop of Chicago
- Her Royal Highness Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar, kingdom of Mewar, India; NC’03
[edit] Sports
- Michael Aubrey, baseball player
- David Mark Berger, 1966, weight-lifter
- Josh Bobbitt, 1998, baseball All American
- Walter A. “Buddy” Brister III former NFL quarterback; NG-UC’85.
- Bobby Brown, Medicine 1950, baseball player, president of the American League
- Janell Burse, basketball player in the WNBA
- Chris Bush, 2004, NFL receiver
- Andy Cannizaro, MLB shortstop and baseball All American
- Kerwin Cook, 2001, NFL receiver
- JaJuan Dawson, 1999, NFL receiver
- Jerry Dalrymple, football All-American
- Augie Diaz, sailing world champion
- Barbara Farris, WNBA forward (New York Liberty); UC’98
- Steve Foley, Football, quarterback in 1977 near-undefeated season when Tulane beat LSU for the first time in 25 years.
- Matt Forté, NFL running back
- Andrew Friedman, 1997, current GM for Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Rodney Holman, 1981, NFL pro bowl tight end
- Linton Johnson III, 2004, NBA player
- Shaun King, 1999, NFL quarterback
- Eric Laakso, 1976 Tulane Athlete of the year, NFL Offensive Tackle
- J. P. Losman, NFL quarterback
- Donnie Maggs, 1984, NFL Offensive Lineman
- Seth Marler, NFL kicker; B’03.
- Tommy Mason, NFL running back
- Mewelde Moore, NFL running back
- Max McGee, NFL wide receiver
- Ed Morgan, baseball player
- Steve Mura, baseball player
- Eddie Murray, NFL kicker; UC’80.
- Micah Owings, baseball player
- Richie Petitbon, NFL player and coach
- Eddie Price, football player
- Patrick Ramsey, NFL quarterback
- Hamilton Richardson (1955), tennis player
- Timothy John Robbie, former president, Miami Dolphins; A&S’77
- Scott Ruzika, wiffleball player
- Andy Sheets, baseball player
- Joe Silipo, football player in the CFL, USFL and NFL
- Jerald Sowell, NFL running back
- Mike Tannenbaum, general manager, New York Jets (NFL)
- Dalton Truax, NFL tackle, Oakland Raiders
- Linda Tuero, tennis, winner of Italian Open
- Clinton Wenzel, 1984, USFL Defensive Lineman
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player
- Roydell Williams, NFL wide receiver
- Frank Wills, baseball player
[edit] Tulane Scholars
Rhodes Scholars
Ralph Conover Many 1904 Charles F. Zeck, Jr. 1907 John A. Rice, Jr. 1911 Philip P. Werlein 1914 William W. Wells 1933 Marshall Ballard, Jr. 1933 Howard K. Smith 1936 Hamilton Richardson 1955 John L. Deutsch 1959 Bruce Rubin 1980 Clifford R. Larsen 1981 Keith Green 1984 Kelley Kirklin 1984 Peter C. Muller 1985 Victoria Phillips 1986 Wen-Son Hsieh 1988 Noam Scheiber 1998
Marshall Scholars
Patricia Moyer Liddell 1959 David Campbell 1960 James Wesner 1961 Jerry Mashaw 1962 Ernest Edwards 1966 Cynthia Perwin Halpern 1968 Melissa Bailey 1969 Odaline de la Martinez 1972 Stephen Juge 1977 James Hunter Cadzow 1982 Tuhin Roy 1986 Todd Pierce 1989 Kraig Kinchen 1990 Huy Tran 1990 Stephen Kuebler 1991 Thomas Haddox 1994 Erin Stanfill 1994 Aimee' Crago 1995 Benjamin Kleinman 1996 Robert Lane Greene 1997 Laura Robson 2000 Jason Mellad 2004 Katie Clark 2005
Goldwater Scholars
Stephen Kuebler 1989 Huy Tran 1989 Shari Meyerson 1990 Lani Longenecker 1990 James Blaine Ott 1991 Aimee Crago 1993 Amy McDonald 1993 Jason Schneider 1994 Jane Ko 1995 Alison Hall 1996 Vipul Kapoor 1996 Hadley Sikes 1996 Ezana Azene 1997 Lee Lovejoy 1997 Alan Cheshire 1998 Michael Joyce 1998 Rachel Moss 1998 Monesh Kapadia 1999 Jamin Krinsky 1999 Greg Wilde 1999 George C. Balasz 2000 Kamran Rizvi 2000 Anne O’Donnell 2001 Jason Mellad 2003 Harold Wickes Hatch 2007
Fulbright Scholars
Jamila Abdelghani 1984 Michelle Elvy 1988 Linda Flynn 1989 Linda Hsu 1990 Robyn Stuart 1990 Robert Cargile 1991 Bret Gustafson 1991 Eduardo Febles 1992 Todd Little 1992 Michael Rynerson 1992 Peter Szok 1992 Henry Thaggert 1992 Jennifer Braswell 1993 Tracy Buccino 1993 Mary Riley 1993 James Casteel 1994 John Crider 1995 Matthew Krystal 1995 Nancy Mullenax 1995 Harold Starratt 1995 Felipe Seiler 1996 Scott Pentzer 1996 Monica Edelstein 1998 Robert Kelz 1998 Andrew Kudless 1998 Cassandra White 1998 Bobbi Jo Shannon 1999 Elizabeth Franke 2002 Stefanos Roulakis 2007 James Wesley Jeffers 2007
[edit] Other
[edit] References
- Famous Alumni List (PDF) at Alumni.tulane.edu
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