Otterbein University is a liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It has a total student enrollment of about 3,100 students. Below is a list of notable alumni:
Athletes Harold Anderson, NCAA basketball coach and member of the Hall of Fame Ernest Barnard, president of the American League 1927–1931; owner of Cleveland Indians Matt D'Orazio, pro football quarterback; offensive player in ArenaBowl XX Butch Hartman, five-time USAC stock car national champion Drew Kasper, professional wrestler Jim McKee, Major League Baseball player Paul O'Neill, Major League Baseball player Steve Traylor, college baseball coach at Florida Atlantic, Duke, and Wofford
Artists
Evelyn Svec Ward, class of 1943, fiber artist
Composers Benjamin Hanby, composer of over 80 songs and hymns, including "Darling Nelly Gray" and the Christmas songs "Up on the House Top" and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
Actors, entertainers Jonathan Bennett, television actor Jeremy Bobb, actor Jordan Donica, stage actor David Graf, television actor, known for the Police Academy series Rachael Harris, actress and comedian Dee Hoty, actress Sam Jaeger, television actor Chris Jansing, television anchor and correspondent Gordon Jump, actor, "Big Guy" Carlson in the television series WKRP in Cincinnati Cabot Rea, reporter and television news anchorman; current co-anchorman of WCMH in Columbus, Ohio Cory Michael Smith, actor, plays Edward Nygma (aka the Riddler) in Fox's television series Gotham Frances Lee Strong ( Myers) or Grandma Lee, stand-up comedian Bryan Thao Worra, writer
Politicians John Karefa-Smart, politician from Sierra Leone; current leader of the United National People's Party Lance Lord, retired Air Force four-star general; former commander, Air Force Space Command Zeola Hershey Misener, suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly Kazuya Shimba, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2001–present), secretary-general of DPFP (2020–present), former state minister for Foreign Affairs (2012), former state minister of Defense (2009–2010), member of Assembly of Kikugawa Town, Shizuoka (1994–1998) Chalmers Wylie, Republican U.S. congressman, 1967–1993
Religion Judith Craig, bishop of the United Methodist Church, recipient of Doctor of Divinity degree
Honorary alumni Jack Hanna, zoologist
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