This is a list of Miami University people who have some significant affiliation with the school, including university presidents, notable alumni, and faculty members.
Alumni
Academia
Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University John Alexander Anderson, former congressman from Kansas; consul to Egypt; second president of Kansas State University C. Michael Armstrong, chairman, board of trustees Johns Hopkins Medicine, Health System Corp. and Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland Joseph M. Bachelor, poet, professor Donald Barr, professor of Human Ecology at Cornell University and leader of movement to disinvest in South Africa Jeffrey Brown, dean, College of Business, University of Illinois David A. Caputo, president of Pace University Ronald Crutcher, president of University of Richmond; formerly, president of Wheaton College Katharine Jane Densford, director of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, provided important nursing leadership during World War II David Dickey, statistician Alston Ellis, president of Ohio University John Feldmeier, professor of Political Science at Wright State University and First Amendment attorney Grayson L. Kirk, former president of Columbia University Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist Carolyn Ringer Lepre, academic administrator Jeffrey Lieberman, president of American Psychiatric Association; chief of psychiatry at Columbia University Henry Mitchell MacCracken, former chancellor of New York University Arman Manukyan, professor at Bogazici University in Istanbul Jeffrey McKee, biological anthropologist, academic, and author Fannie Ruth Robinson, president of Oxford College until 1893 Mark B. Rosenberg, chancellor of the State University System of Florida Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Bill Clinton, current president of the University of Miami (Florida) and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University Ernest H. Volwiler, former chairman, Abbott Labs and co-inventor, Pentothal Joseph Widney, 2nd president of the University of Southern California, 1st dean of the USC School of Medicine, physician of scientific medical data; former director of the United States Public Health Service; former director of the New York Public Library; enlisted by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help develop a worldwide library system, resulting in the Carnegie libraries Richard K. Wilson, director, The Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis
Art Fletcher Benton, sculptor and painter Leslie Greene Bowman, art curator and museum administrator Austin Kleon, artist Roger Welch, artist
Business
C. Michael Armstrong, former CEO of AT&T, Hughes Electronics and Comcast Corporation; former chairman of the IBM World Trade Corporation Mohammed Al Barwani, Omani billionaire and chairman of MB Holding Arthur D. Collins, Jr., chairman (retired), Medtronic, Inc. Emily E. Douglas, CEO and founder of Grandma's Gifts Inc. Bruce Downey, CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals Richard T. Farmer, founder and chairman of Cintas Corporation Tom Fox, CEO of Aston Villa football club, England Lynn Good, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy Ryan Graves, billionaire, former CEO of Uber Gregory D. Hague, entrepreneur, lawyer, author Sheraton Kalouria, chief marketing officer and executive vice president at Sony Pictures Television Samuel Laws, inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange Marne Levine, COO of Instagram Kim Lubel, chairman and CEO of CST Brands Richard McVey, founder, chairman and CEO of MarketAxess Dwight Merriman, Internet executive and entrepreneur; co-founder of DoubleClick, current subsidiary of Google Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks, formerly chairman and CEO of Chipotle Dinesh Paliwal, chairman, CEO and president of Harman International John H. Patterson, founder of NCR (National Cash Register) Mitchell Rales, co-founder, CEO, and current chairman of the executive committee and director of Danaher Corporation Jack Rogers, chairman of the board and CEO of United Parcel Service (retired) Jeff Schwartz, founder and president of Excel Sports Management John G. Smale, CEO at Procter & Gamble; chairman of General Motors
Entertainment
Kirk Baily, actor; Kevin 'Ug' Lee on Salute Your Shorts Rebecca Budig, actress, All My Children Larry Clark, award-winning filmmaker associated with the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers" Art Clokey, claymation artist and creator of Gumby and Pokey Joseph W. Clokey, organist, composer Ray Combs, Family Feud game show host (did not graduate) Chase Crawford, actor and producer (did not graduate) Charles Michael Davis, actor and director Mike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC Theresa Flaminio, musician Bill Hemmer, Fox News Channel anchor Mark Hentemann, executive producer of Family Guy Griffin House, singer/songwriter Nick Lachey, pop musician; 98 Degrees (did not graduate) Eric Lange, television and movie actor Katie Lee, television personality, food critic, and ex-wife of pop music superstar Billy Joel The Lemon Pipers, 1960s psychedelic band Tina Louise, actress; Ginger on Gilligan's Island Rick Ludwin, NBC television executive Terence Moore, sports journalist, CNN.com, AOL FanHouse, sports on Earth.com, ESPN Outside the Lines, MSNBC Mojo Nixon, musician Jeff Pegues, CBS News correspondent; former Miami football player (wide receiver) Plies, rapper Steven Reineke, conductor of The New York Pops Jackson Rohm, pop/country musician Chris Rose, sportscaster Kristen Erwin Schlotman, film producer Beth Stelling, comedian Kate Voegele, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist; also known for a prominent role in CW TV series One Tree Hill (did not graduate) Jack Warshaw, folk singer, songwriter, musician John M. Watson, Sr., trombonist with Red Saunders and Count Basie Orchestras; educator; actor in 13 movies (The Fugitive, Soul Food) and several theater roles including the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Gerri Willis, television news journalist; host of The Willis Report on Fox Business Network; formerly with CNN hosting Your Bottom Line and as the senior financial correspondent of SmartMoney Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award winner, special effects
Law James M. Alexander, judge of the Michigan Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (2001–2020) Frederic W. Allen, chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1984–1997) Burnie Bridge, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the 4th district (2007–2010) Richard S. Brown, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the 2nd district (1978–2015) Jennifer Brunner, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (since 2021), 48th and first female Ohio secretary of state (2007–2011) Dana Douglas, Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Since 2022) Mike DeWine, 70th governor of Ohio (since 2019), former U.S. senator from Ohio (1995–2007), 50th Ohio attorney general (2011–2019) Pat DeWine, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (since 2017) Lindsay C. Jenkins, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Since 2023) John F. Kibbey, fifth Indiana attorney general (1862) Jeremy Kudon, chairman of the Sports Betting Alliance and executive director of the American Innovators Network (AIN) Samuel Taylor Marshall, lawyer and founder of Beta Theta Pi John Weld Peck II, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1966–1993) George E. Pugh, U.S. senator from Ohio (1855–1861), third Ohio attorney general (1852–1854) Camille Stewart, cybersecurity attorney Anthony Thornton, justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (1870–1873) and U.S. representative from Illinois (1865–1867) Andy Vollmer, acting general counsel of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2009)
Literature and journalism
Ira Berkow, sports writer, The New York Times Kathryn Craft, author of literary fiction and contemporary women's fiction Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner; first African-American U.S. Poet Laureate; consultant to the Library of Congress; 2012 recipient, Presidential National Medal of Arts Award Eric Ehrmann, columnist, sports and global affairs, Huffington Post, LePost-LeMonde, pioneer contributor to Rolling Stone in 1968, member of PEN (dropped out 1968) Ina Fried, technology journalist for Axios Wil Haygood, Washington Post writer; author of A Butler Well Served by This Election, inspiration for the movie The Butler, Two on the River, King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story Dave Hyde, sports columnist, Sun Sentinel Rajiv Joseph, dramatist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Alexander C. McClurg, senior partner of A. C. McClurg and Union Army general Dorothy Misener Jurney, the "godmother of women's pages" (Western College) P. J. O'Rourke, conservative satirist Marvin Pierce, former president of McCall Corporation, father of First Lady Barbara Bush Whitelaw Reid, editor-in-chief, New York Tribune; US vice presidential candidate with President Benjamin Harrison (the only time in US history that presidential and vice presidential candidates were alumni of the same university) Bill Sammon, senior White House correspondent, Washington Examiner, formerly at the Washington Times; and political analyst for Fox News Channel, and the author of four New York Times bestsellers David Teeuwen (1970–2015), managing editor of USA Today, where he helped pioneer digital news Joseph Widney, prolific author
Military Stan Arthur, U.S. Navy admiral Stuart P. Baker, U.S. Navy admiral Joseph R. Davis, C.S. Army general and commanding general of the Mississippi National Guard 1888–1895 Arthur F. Gorham, U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient Terrence C. Graves, U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient James G. Jones, U.S. Air Force general Thomas E. Kuenning Jr., U.S. Air Force general Robert J. Meder, U.S. Army Air Forces pilot and participant in the Doolittle Raid Joseph Ralston, U.S. Air Force general and commander of the U.S. European Command/SHAPE 2000–2003 William W. Rogers, U.S. Marine Corps general Stephen Clegg Rowan, U.S. Navy admiral Durbin Ward, U.S. Army general Lester J. Whitlock, U.S. Army major general
Politics
Presidents and prime ministers Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States (1889–1893) Chung Un-chan, 36th prime minister of South Korea (2009–2010)
U.S. Senate Calvin S. Brice, U.S. senator from Ohio (1891–1897), railroad magnate and campaign manager for Grover Cleveland's U.S. presidential campaign against Brice's fellow Miami alumnus, Benjamin Harrison Maria Cantwell, U.S. senator from Washington (since 2001) Mike DeWine, 70th governor of Ohio (since 2019), former U.S. senator from Ohio (1995–2007), 50th Ohio attorney general (2011–2019) John J. McRae, U.S. senator from Mississippi (1851–1852), 21st governor of Mississippi (1854–1857), U.S. representative from Mississippi (1858–1861) Oliver P. Morton, U.S. senator from Indiana (1867–1877), 14th governor of Indiana (1861–1867) George E. Pugh, U.S. senator from Ohio (1855–1861), third Ohio attorney general (1852–1854) John B. Weller, U.S. senator from California (1852–1857), fifth governor of California (1858–1860), U.S. representative from Ohio (1839–45), U.S. minister to Mexico (1861)
U.S. House of Representatives
Susan Brooks, U.S. representative from Indiana (2013–2021) Ozro J. Dodds, U.S. representative from Ohio (1872–1873) Steve Driehaus, U.S. representative from Ohio (2009–2011) Samuel Galloway, U.S. representative from Ohio (1855–1857) Isaac M. Jordan, U.S. representative from Ohio (1883–1885) Michael Oxley, U.S. representative from Ohio (1981–2007) and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act