Ouachita Baptist University is a private university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Education
Thomas Lee Ballenger (1905) – educator and historian Henry G. Bennett (1907) – president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University and director of the Point Four Program Doak S. Campbell (non-degreed) – president of Florida State College for Women (1941–1947) and then Florida State University (1947–1957) Leon Green (1908) – legal scholar, dean of Northwestern University School of Law, and professor at Yale Law School Nell I. Mondy (1943) – biochemist and professor at Cornell University for fifty years Andrew Westmoreland (1979) – president of Samford University and Ouachita Baptist University
Entertainment Shelley Breen – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace Steven Bryant – composer and conductor for wind ensemble and orchestra Alyse Eady – news anchor and Miss Arkansas 2010 Denise Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace Terry Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace Heather Payne – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace Barrett Pfeiffer – Big Brother 28 cast member
Law Winston Bryant (1960) – attorney general of Arkansas, secretary of state of Arkansas, and 14th lieutenant governor of Arkansas
Military Lucien Abraham – college football coach and adjutant general of Arkansas James W. Kelly (1936) – chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy 1965–1970; rear admiral in the United States Navy John H. Yancey (non-degreed) – highly decorated United States Marine
Nonprofit leadership Annie Guinn Massey – President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Pamela Rouse Wright – 46th president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Politics Winston Bryant (1960) – attorney general of Arkansas, secretary of state of Arkansas, and 14th lieutenant governor of Arkansas Mark Darr (1997) – lieutenant governor of Arkansas between 2011 and 2014 Gary Deffenbaugh – Arkansas House of Representatives Lance Eads (1992) – Arkansas House of Representatives Joyce Elliott (1981) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives Jake Files (non-degreed) – Arkansas Senate Chad Griffin (non-degreed) – political strategist best known for his work advocating for LGBT rights in the United States; former president of Human Rights Campaign Fonda Hawthorne – Arkansas House of Representatives David Hillman – Arkansas House of Representatives DeAnna Hodges – Arkansas House of Representatives William J. Holloway (1910) – governor of Oklahoma 1929–1931 Jon Hubbard (1968) – Arkansas House of Representatives Janet Huckabee – First Lady of Arkansas 1996–2007 Mike Huckabee (1978) – governor of Arkansas 1996–2007; 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Cole Jester (2019) – 35th Arkansas secretary of state 2025–present Susan McDougal (1976) – involved in Whitewater controversy, author of The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk Catherine Dorris Norrell – U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas 1961-1963 Chris Richey – Arkansas House of Representatives Steve Russell (1985) – U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma, 2015 to 2019 David J. Sanders (1967) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives Sarah Huckabee Sanders (2004) – former White House press secretary and governor of Arkansas Matthew Shepherd (1998) – Arkansas House of Representatives Bryan Slaton (2000) – Texas House of Representatives Boyd Tackett (non-degreed) – U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas 1949–1953 Richard Womack (1997) – Arkansas House of Representatives
Religion
H. Dale Jackson – Baptist minister, denominational leader and ethicist James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy Dwight McKissic (1978) - Baptist minister
Sports
Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas Carl Allen – professional football player Al Baggett – college football coach Kiehl Frazier – college football player Linda Gamble – pioneer in women's basketball and Pan American Games silver medalist Cliff Harris – professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys (1970–1979) and Hall of Fame inductee Fitz Hill – college football coach and college administrator Travis Jackson – professional baseball player for New York Giants in the 1920s and 1930s and inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame Gregory Junior – professional football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars Bill LaFitte – professional football player William Miller – professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the USFL Daniel Munday – professional basketball player Alexander Myres – professional football player for the Detroit Lions Ed Neal – professional football player or the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League Tommie Patterson – professional basketball player for the Washington Bullets (1972–1973) Julius Pruitt – professional football player for the Miami Dolphins (2009 to 2012) Steve Roberts – former head football coach at Southern Arkansas University, Northwestern State University, and Arkansas State University Carey Selph – professional baseball player Paul Sharp – college football coach Phillip Supernaw – professional football player Aaron Ward – professional baseball player for New York Yankees (1917–26), Chicago White Sox (1927) and Cleveland Indians (1928) Mel Wright – professional baseball player, coach, and scout
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