List of Oklahoma City University alumni
Following is a llist of notable alumni of Oklahoma City University.
Arts, entertainment and letters
- Eric Manuel, College basketball player
- Sarah Coburn '94 – Operatic soprano
- Kristin Chenoweth '90 – Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress
- Stephen Dickson '73 – Operatic baritone
- Chris Harrison '93 BA Mass Comm – TV personality, host of The Bachelor
- Rana Husseini '90 BA, '93 MLA Award-winning journalist and human rights activist
- Jane Jayroe '68 – Miss America of 1967
- William Johns '61, opera singer[1]
- Marquita Lister '85 – Operatic soprano
- Stacey Logan '85 – Broadway actress
- William Harjo LoneFight '91 – Native American author
- Chris Merritt '74 – Grammy Award-nominated operatic tenor
- Leona Mitchell '70 – operatic soprano and Music Hall of Fame inductee
- April Nelson 2014 – Miss Louisiana 2015- 3rd runner-up to Miss America
- Cathy O'Donnell '45 – actress
- Kelli O'Hara '98 – Seven-time Tony Award nominated actress
- Susan Powell '84 – Miss America of 1981
- Shawntel Smith '00 – Miss America of 1996
- W. Stephen Smith, '81 MPA – voice teacher and author, Northwestern University Professor of Voice and Opera
- Gerald Steichen '86 – New York City Opera conductor for Cats and The Phantom of the Opera
- Lara Teeter '76 – Tony Award-nominated actor, theatre director, professor
- Mason Williams '58 – Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer, writer; creator of "Classical Gas"
Business and academics
- Craig Groeschel '91 – founder and senior pastor of Life.Church
- Checkley Sin - MBA - film producer and 2022 candidate for Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Military
- Edmond Harjo – Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Code Talker during World War II, 2013 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal[2]
- David L. Goldfein – 21st Air Force Chief of Staff
Sports
- John Barfield – former MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Susie Berning – professional golfer on the LPGA tour with 4 major wins, and 12 total wins
- Joseph Bisenius '04 – MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Dino Delevski – former professional soccer player for the Kansas City Comets
- Gary Gray – former NBA guard for the Cincinnati Royals
- Gary Hill — former NBA guard for the San Francisco Warriors
- Curtis Haywood – NBA basketball player for the Toronto Raptors
- Bud Koper '64 – former NBA player and All-American basketball player
- Abe Lemons '49 – former basketball coach for Oklahoma City University and the University of Texas at Austin, amassed 599 wins and 13 NCAA tournament bids
- Allen Leavell '79 – former NBA guard for the Houston Rockets
- Taiwo Rafiu '94 – women's basketball Olympian for Nigeria
- Hub Reed '58 – former NBA center for the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons
- Freddy Sanchez – MLB infielder for the San Francisco Giants and 2006 National League batting champion
- Ralph Schilling '41 – former NFL player for the Washington Redskins
- Chris Schroder '01 – MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Arnold Short '54 - NCAA All-American and '55 AAU All-American basketball player Phillips 66ers
- Dave Simmons - former NBL basketball player, father of NBA player Ben Simmons
- Chas Skelly – NAIA All-American wrestler; professional Mixed Martial Artist, current Featherweight in the UFC[3]
- Dick Stone '34 – former MLB pitcher for the Washington Senators
- Harry Vines '61 – former director of USA Basketball
- Buzz Williams '94 – head men's basketball coach for Texas A&M
Politics and law
- Hannah Atkins '86 – Oklahoma Secretary of State 1987–1991
- Deborah Barnes '83 – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 2008–present
- Michael D. Brown '81 – First Director and Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2003–2005
- Jeff Cloud '91 – Commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
- Brandon Creighton J. D. – Member of the Texas Senate 2014–present
- Mickey Edwards '69 – Served eight terms in United States House of Representatives, author, political commentator, professor
- Enoch Kelly Haney '64 – Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
- Carol Hansen '74 – Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 1985–present
- Elizabeth A. Hayden '80 – District Judge for Stearns County, Minnesota 1986–present
- David Holt (politician) '09 – Mayor of Oklahoma City 2018–present
- Ernest Istook '76 – Served seven terms in United States House of Representatives, 2006 Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial nominee
- Yvonne Kauger '69 – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
- Steven T. Kuykendall '68 – member of the United States Congress representing California's 36th congressional district 1999–2001
- Todd Lamb '05 – Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor 2011–2019, Majority leader of the Oklahoma State Senate 2004–2011
- Keith Leftwich – member of the Oklahoma State Senate 1982–1989
- Richard Lerblance '79 – Senator from District 7 of the Oklahoma State Senate
- Tim Moore '95 – Speaker of the House, North Carolina General Assembly 2015–present
- Johnston Murray '46 – Governor, State of Oklahoma 1951–1955
- Kenneth Nance – lawyer, lobbyist, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Marian P. Opala '53- Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1978–2010
- Leon C. Phillips '16 – 11th Governor of Oklahoma[4]
- Jim Roth '94 – Dean, OCU School of Law, 2018–present, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner 2007–2009
- James R. Winchester '77 – Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 2007–2009
References
- ^ The Oklahoman (April 14, 1989). "Cityan's Tenor Son To Perform at Met". Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Attocknie, Dana (April 7, 2014). "Last living Seminole Code Talker walks on, loved ones pay respects, honor hero". Native American Times. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ "Chas Skelly UFC Profile". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Leon C. Phillips". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.