Oklahoma City University is a private university in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Arts Lois Harjo Ball – painter, basket maker, and ceramic artist Bert Seabourn (1961 Certificate of Art) – expressionist painter

Business

Wanda L. Bass – philanthropist and chairman of the First National Bank and Trust of McAlester Jack Worthington – investment banker

Education

Andrew K. Benton (J.D.) – president of Pepperdine University and as an interim president at the University of Central Oklahoma Florence Birdwell (1945, BA and MA) – professor of voice at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University from 1946 to 2013 Carroll Freeman (MA Performing Arts) – operatic tenor, director of the opera program at the University of Tennessee and Georgia State University Jeane Porter Hester (1963) – former professor of medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Beverly Hoch (1975 Music) – coloratura soprano and music instructor at Texas Woman's University Timothy Long – conductor, pianist, and member of the faculty at the Stony Brook University Alice Marriott (1930 English and French) – associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma and field representative with the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board Jim Roth (1994) – Dean of the OCU School of Law and Oklahoma Corporation Commission 2007–2009 W. Stephen Smith (1981 MPA0 – Northwestern University Professor of Voice and Opera

Entertainment

Sarah Coburn (1994 MA Music) – operatic soprano Kristin Chenoweth (1990 Musical Theater) – Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Stephen Dickson (1973) – operatic baritone Sam Douglas (BFA directing) – actor Mack Harrell – operatic and concert baritone vocalist Chris Harrison (1993 BA Mass Communication) – television personality, host of The Bachelor Erika Hebron (2009 Performing Arts in Dance) – Miss Missouri 2010 Jane Anne Jayroe (1968) – Miss America of 1967, television anchor, and Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation William Johns (1961) – opera singerThe Oklahoman (April 14, 1989). "Cityan's Tenor Son To Perform at Met". Retrieved October 26, 2015. Gwendolyn Jones – operatic mezzo-soprano Marquita Lister (198 – operatic soprano Kurt Loder – entertainment critic, author, columnist, and television personality best known for his role at MTV News Stacey Logan (1985) – Broadway actress Lakshmi Manchu – actress, producer, and television presenter Chris Merritt (1974) – Grammy Award-nominated operatic tenor Leona Mitchell (1970) – operatic soprano and Music Hall of Fame inductee April Nelson (2014) – Miss Louisiana 2015 and third runner-up to Miss America Cathy O'Donnell (1945) – actress Kelli O'Hara (1998) – Seven-time Tony Award nominated actress Susan Powell (1984) – Miss America 1981 Bill Randle (J.D.). – disc jockey, lawyer and university professor Lisa Reagan – singer, composer, pianist, musician, and former Miss Oklahoma Gabrielle Ruiz (2007 BFA dance performance) – actress Checkley Sin (MBA) – film producer and 2022 candidate for Chief Executive of Hong Kong Shawntel Smith (2000) – Miss America 1996 Gerald Steichen (1986) – New York City Opera conductor for Cats and The Phantom of the Opera Fred Tackett – songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of the band Little Feat Lara Teeter (1976) – Tony Award-nominated actor, theatre director, and professor Mason Williams (1958) – Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer, writer who created of "Classical Gas" Alison Sloan (2020) – musician

Government and civil service

Carl Alexandre – Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and U.S. Department of Justice deputy Michael D. Brown (1981) – First Director and Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2003–2005 Janie Simms Hipp – General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture and founder of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations Jane Anne Jayroe (1968) – Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation, Miss America of 1967, and television anchor Alice Marriott (1930 English and French) – field representative with the U.S. Department of Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma

Law

Carl Alexandre – U.S. Department of Justice Deputy and Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Deborah Barnes (1983) – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Doug Combs (1976 J.D._ – Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Barry Grissom – United States Attorney for the District of Kansas Carol Hansen (1974) – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Elizabeth A. Hayden (1980) – District Judge for Stearns County, Minnesota Walter Jenny – general counsel for the Oklahoma Commission on Consumer Credit and Oklahoma Department of Labor as Assistant General Counsel Yvonne Kauger (1969) – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma Vern Miller – Kansas attorney general from 1971 to 1975 Marian P. Opala (1953) – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1978–2010 Gary Richardson – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma Alma Wilson – first woman to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court James R. Winchester (1977) – Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 2007–2009

Literature and journalism

Royal Alexander – lawyer and congressional staff member Rana Husseini (1990 BA, 1993 MLA) – Award-winning journalist and human rights activist William Harjo LoneFight (1991) – Native American author Leslie A. McRill – the ninth poet laureate of Oklahoma

Military Edmond Harjo – Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Code Talker during World War II, 2013 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal David L. Goldfein – Air Force Chief of Staff Rick Rescorla – British-American soldier, police officer, educator and private security specialist Robert J. Skinner – United States Air Force lieutenant general currently serving as the Director of Defense Information Systems Agency Eugene L. Tattini – retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and served as deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Politics Hannah Atkins (1986) – Oklahoma Secretary of State 1987–1991 Danny Britt – member of the North Carolina Senate Brian Bushweller ( BA Music) – member of the Delaware Senate, Jeff Cloud (1991 J.D.) – Commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Brandon Creighton (J. D.) – Member of the Texas Senate Jose Cruz – Oklahoma House of Representatives Brooks Douglass – member of the Oklahoma Senate Mickey Edwards (1969 J.D.) – served eight terms in United States House of Representatives Enoch Kelly Haney (1964) – Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Carri Hicks – Oklahoma Senate David Holt (1909) – Mayor of Oklahoma City Ernest Istook (1976) – United States House of Representatives A. Visanio Johnson – Oklahoma House of Representatives Phillip Journey – Kansas Senate and judge Kansas's 18th Judicial District Court for Division 1 Steven T. Kuykendall (1968) – member of the United States Congress representing California's 36th congressional district 1999–2001 Todd Lamb (2005) – Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor 2011–2019, Majority leader of the Oklahoma State Senate 2004–2011 Keith Leftwich – Oklahoma State Senate Richard Lerblance (1979) – Oklahoma State Senate Lin Hsin-i – Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs and Vice Premier Angela Monson (Criminal justice) – Oklahoma State House of Representatives Anthony Moore – Oklahoma House of Representatives Tim Moore (1995) – Speaker of the House, North Carolina General Assembly Johnston Murray (1946) – Governor, State of Oklahoma 1951–1955 Kenneth Nance – lawyer, lobbyist, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives Ron Norick – mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Leon C. Phillips (1916) – 11th governor of Oklahoma Arsyadjuliandi Rachman (1987 MBA) – Indonesian politician who served as governor of Riau T. W. Shannon – Oklahoma House of Representatives Jason Smith – U.S. House of Representatives and Missouri House of Representatives Steve Smith – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Mike Thompson – member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Ray Vaughn – Oklahoma House of Representatives Yeo Jun Wei – Singaporean convicted of espionage by the United States on behalf of the People's Republic of China Marvin York – President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate

Religion

Craig Groeschel (1991 Marketing) – founder and senior pastor of Life.Church William C. Wantland – Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire

Sports Carl Allen – professional football player John Barfield – former MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers Richard Benigno – professional soccer player Susie Berning – professional golfer on the LPGA tour with 4 major wins and 12 total wins Joe Bisenius (2004) – MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies Karl Coombes – tennis coach and player Tony Dawson – former professional tennis player Dino Delevski – former professional soccer player for the Kansas City Comets Os Doenges – college football coach Gary Gray – former NBA guard for the Cincinnati Royals Ace Gutowsky – professional football player Paul Hansen – head men's basketball coach at Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, and University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Carl Henry – professional basketball player Gary Hill – former NBA guard for the San Francisco Warriors Hal Hilpirt – professional football player Rubin Jackson – college and professional basketball player Marisue Jacutin – former professional tennis player Jim Kamp – professional football player Bud Koper (1964) – former NBA player and All-American basketball player Allen Leavell (1979) – former NBA guard for the Houston Rockets Abe Lemons (1949) – former basketball coach for Oklahoma City University and the University of Texas at Austin Eric Manuel – former professional basketball player Keith Miller – former professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball Nick Mohtadi – former professional tennis player Todd Overgard – former Association of Tennis Professionals tour tennis player Taiwo Rafiu (1994) – women's basketball Olympian for Nigeria Hub Reed (1958) – former NBA center for the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons Ivan Saičić – professional basketball player Freddy Sanchez – MLB infielder for the San Francisco Giants and 2006 National League batting champion Ralph Schilling (1941) – former NFL player for the Washington Redskins Chris Schroder (2001) – MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins Marion Shirley – professional football player Arnold Short (1954) – NCAA All-American and 1955 AAU All-American basketball player Phillips 66ers Dave Simmons – former NBL basketball player, father of NBA player Ben Simmons Beeyong Sison – professional tennis player and coach Chas Skelly – NAIA All-American wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist, current Featherweight in the UFC Bruce Sloan – Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Giants Bryant Smith – former professional basketball player Chris Spendlove – former professional soccer player Dušan Stević – former professional basketball player Dick Stone (1934) – former MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators Zouhair Talbi – long distance runner Hugh Taylor – professional football player and coach Ashur Tolliver – former Major League Baseball pitcher K. T. Turner – college basketball coach Orville Tuttle – professional football player and college football coach Tyrone van Aswegen – professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour Harry Vines (1961) – former director of USA Basketball and prominent member of the wheelchair basketball community Jim Wade – professional football player