Ashland University is a Christian university in Ashland, Ohio. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Academia Benjamin Bolger – a perpetual student who has earned 14 degrees Robert Clouse – professor Jill DeMatteis – Pat Doyle Award winner; research associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park J. Garber Drushal – eighth president of the College of Wooster Charles H. Kraft – anthropologist, linguist, evangelical Christian speaker, and professor Peter Linneman 1973 – Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business Bruce McLarty (received doctorate) – president of Harding University Clara Worst Miller – academic and writer

Business Koo Bon-moo – business executive of the LG Group Dwight Schar 1964 – chairman, president and CEO Northern Virginia/Ryan Homes

Entertainment Dwier Brown 1980 – actor; Field of Dreams, The Thorn Birds Robin Meade 1991 – CNN news anchor, 1992 Miss Ohio Xiong Ru-Lin – Chinese singer Kurt St. Thomas – filmmaker, author and radio DJ Amy Stoch –actress

Law

Daniel Bogden – attorney and United States attorney for the District of Nevada

Politics Bill Bell – West Virginia House of Delegates Jack Brandenburg – Michigan state senator Dean DePiero – mayor of Parma, Ohio William Harvey Gibson – Republican politician from Ohio Marilyn John – politician Joe Miller – Ohio House of Representatives

Religion

Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists John Christopher Thomas – theologian within the Pentecostal movement; Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Sports Trevor Bassitt – bronze medal winner at the 2022 World Championships in the 400m hurdles Gil Dodds 1941 – set the American record for the mile in 1942, and in 1943 was honored with the Sullivan Award Bayard Elfvin 2003 – US National soccer team goalkeeper Madman Fulton – professional wrestler Judy Hahn – head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College Alex Hendricks – cerebral palsy football player and Paralympian Carlin Isles 2012 (attended two years) – United States national rugby sevens team Jackie Jeschelnig – hammer thrower Kibwé Johnson – Olympic track and field athlete Ruth Jones – head women's basketball coach for Purdue University Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach Jamie Meder 2014 – American football player Katie Moon – pole vaulter and gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo OlympicsThe Universities With The Most U.S. Gold Medalists In The 2020 Olympics Ray Novotny 1930 – professional football player Bill Overmyer 1971 – professional football player Jeris Pendleton 2011 – professional football player Tim Richmond (attended one year) – NASCAR driver Adam Shaheen 2017 – professional football player Rick Shepas – college football player and coach Art Warren – professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization Mike Wright (attended one year) – professional football player

Writing and journalism Detrick Hughes 2011 – author, poet Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach

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