The following is a list of notable people associated with Drew University:

Alumni This is a list of notable alumni of Drew University, listing the school of Drew University that they attended, the highest degree obtained, the year of graduation or last year of attendance, and a brief description of the person. The following abbreviations are used for schools and degrees.

CLA = College of Liberal Arts Grad = Graduate School Theo = Theological School/Seminary BA = Bachelor of Arts BD = Bachelor of Divinity DMin = Doctor of Ministry DLitt = Doctor of Letters MA = Master of Arts MDiv = Master of Divinity MFA = Master of Fine Arts MLitt = Master of Letters PhD = Doctor of Philosophy ThD = Doctor of Theology

NameSchoolDegreeYearDescriptionTheoBD1887Methodist bishopTheoBD1885Missionary who helped introduce Christianity in Korea CLABA1962Federal judge on the United States Court of International TradeTheoMA1923Methodist bishopCLABA1976German and American economistCLABA1933Mexican-American physicist, and father of singers Joan Baez and Mimi FariñaCLABA1973New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and InsuranceCLABA1947Biographer of William FaulknerCLABA1979Founder of the Institute for JusticeCLABA2018Two-term student government president and public policy analystTheoDMin1982Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church and president of State University of New York at Old WestburyTheoBD1931First Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air ForceCLABASilicon Valley entrepreneur and investorGradPhD1962Theology professor and president of Howard UniversityTheoBD1947Methodist bishopCLABA1965Mayor of Salt Lake City; president of the US Conference of Mayors, the International Women's Forum, and Women's Ski Jumping USA.TheoBD1920Methodist bishop and president of Dickinson CollegeCLABA1938Journalist and historianTheoBD1892Bulgarian spiritual leader and founder of the Universal White BrotherhoodCLABA1993Author and oral historianGradMA1972Political analyst and professor at Washington & Jefferson CollegeTheoBD1945Methodist bishop and president of Philander Smith CollegeCLABA1989Television writer, actor, and professional wrestling personalityCLABA1999Sports artistGradNo degree1980American poetTheoMDiv1960Methodist bishopTheoMDiv1966Congressman from Pennsylvania, and president of the United Negro College FundTheoDMin1997Methodist bishopTheoBD1947Methodist bishopGradPhD1981President of Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryTheoBD1921Methodist bishop and president of Drew UniversityCLABA1987Journalist and publisherTheoDMin1984Methodist bishopCLABA1939President of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Baldwin-Wallace College, and Wesley Theological SeminaryCLABA1984United States Equestrian Team member, and 1996 Olympic silver medalistTheoBD1930Methodist bishopCLABA1965History professor and president of Randolph-Macon CollegeTheoBD1923Educator, political activist, and anti-Communism expertGradPhD1968President of Pacific Union CollegeTheoDMin–President of Beth Rapha Christian College and Theological SeminaryCLABA1989Television writer and producerTheoNo degree1881Episcopal bishopTheoNo degree1930Minister and the president of Eastern Nazarene CollegeCLABA1977Health and public policy advocateCLABA1989Author and literary criticCLABA1945Historian of arms and armor, curator of National Park ServiceCLABA1995Daughter of composer André Previn and wife of director Woody AllenGradPhD1981/1993Jesus myth theologian, author, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Higher CriticismSarah Price (aka S.Nice)CLABA1990Author and inspirational speakerCLABA1994Actress who played Annie in the 1982 motion pictureCLABA1999Human rights investigator and anti-torture advocateTheoBD1874Methodist bishopCLABA2003 culture writer, columnist, and novelistCLABA2004 writer, author, editor, former MSNBC commentator, senior writer for National ReviewCLABA1998New Jersey state legislatorTheoBD1945Methodist pastor and self-help authorCLABA1979Libertarian economistTheoBD1896Methodist missionary and president of S.L. Baldwin School of TheologyTheoMDiv1965Minister, cookbook author, host of The Frugal GourmetCLABA1978Professor and director of the Jane Goodall Research Center at the University of Southern CaliforniaTheoMDiv1974Member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of RevenueTheoMDiv President of the St. Petersburg chapter of the NAACPTheoBD1897Founder and president of Methodist International CollegeCLABA1971United States Assistant Secretary of StateCLANo degree1995Actor (star of Dawson's Creek)CLABA1981New Jersey Attorney General and New Jersey Supreme Court justiceTheoBD1890Methodist bishop and president of Ohio Wesleyan UniversityGradPhD1989Seventh-Day Adventist theologian and authorTheoThD1925Nazarene theologian and first female ordained minister in Great BritainGradPhD2001Professor of English, Author of The Edan Trilogy academic and authorGradDLitt2013American novelist *Stefan Passantino (born 1966), lawyer

Faculty and staff

This is a list of notable faculty and staff members, the years that they were employed by Drew University, and a brief description of the person.

NameFirst YearLast YearDescription1990Present Awarded Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine in 201519541963Old Testament theologian and dean of the Drew University Theological School19661986Lexicographer, editor of Roget's Thesaurus, and English professor1991PresentFounder of the philosophy of estatic naturalism, and professor of philosophical theology19551976Jewish theologian, conservative columnist, and professor of philosophy and culture 19912012Founder of mujerista theology, and professor of ethics and theology1986PresentProcess theologian, theopoetic scholar, and professor of constructive theology19501976Baptist minister, teacher of Martin Luther King Jr., and professor of Christian ethics2007PresentPoet and founder of Drew University's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in poetry program18731895Scholar of Christian atonement, and professor of systematic theology19521965Musicologist, child music prodigy, and founder of the music department19802004Founder of paleo-orthodoxy religious movement, and professor of ethics and theology19591971Psychotherapist, developer of the Intensive Journal Method, and researcher of depth psychology 19651971Dean of the DU College of Liberal Arts, president of Monmouth University, and Woodrow Wilson professor of humanities and social science 18681893Author of Strong's Concordance and professor of exegetical theology1995PresentA leader of emerging church movement, professor of evangelism, and vice-president of Drew University20092011Ninth president of Augustana College

University presidents The following is a list of the presidents of Drew University from its founding in 1867 to the present, including the years that they served as president, and a brief description of the person.

#NameFirst YearLast YearDescription 1 18671870Professor of practical theology, editor of Methodist Quarterly Review, and co-founder of the Theological Seminary 2 18701873Professor of systematic theology, and after Drew presidency became a Methodist bishop in Cincinnati, Ohio 3 18731880Professor of historic theology, and after Drew presidency became a Methodist bishop in Des Moines, Iowa 4 18801912Professor of Greek and New Testament exegesis for 50 years, and led Drew through a major expansion. 5 19121929Professor of practical theology, admitted women to Drew on a limited basis, and oversaw founding of the CLA 6 19291948Led Drew through World War II, and oversaw major changes in degree programs, student body, and campus design 7 19481960Oversaw the founding of the Graduate School, and after Drew presidency became a Methodist bishop in West Virginia 8 19611974Led Drew through a major expansion of the student body and the turbulent social changes of the 1960s 9 19751988Oversaw the founding of the Methodist Archives Center, the RISE program and Drew's computer initiative 10 19902005Former Governor of New Jersey who oversaw a major expansion of the Drew's endowment, and chaired the 9/11 Commission 11 20052012Former president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation who made admission to Drew SAT-optional 12 20122014Former president of Linfield College in Oregon, economics professor and dean at Drew for 32 years, oversaw financial restructuring of Drew University. 13 20142020Former president of the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota, and psychology professor, was first full-term female president of Drew University. 14 20202023Former president of Drew University. 15 2023currentCurrent president of Drew University.

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