List of University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni
The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Academia and education
[edit]- Carol Cartwright – former president of Bowling Green State University and Kent State University
- Lily Haass – YWCA worker in Shanghai, Chin who educates Chinese women
- Harold D. Richardson – vice president and acting president of Arizona State University
- Rollin D. Salisbury – professor and chair of the geology department Beloit College
- Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck – educator and program director at Beloit College
Art and architecture
[edit]- B. Gunar Gruenke – stained glass artist and president of Conrad Schmitt Studios[1]
- Marc Travanti – contemporary artist
Business
[edit]- John W. Scherer – founder of Video Professor[2]
- Quint Studer – founder and CEO of health care consulting company Studer Group and co-owner of Pensacola Blue Wahoos[3][4]
Entertainment
[edit]- John Belushi – actor and Saturday Night Live comedian (attended)[5]
- Susan Beschta – founder and lead singer of Erasers
- Craig Coshun – pre-game host and reporter for Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Network[6]
- Emmy Fink – broadcast television reporter
- Kenn Hoekstra – game developer and producer at Pi Studios[7]
- Isabella Hofmann – actress (attended)[8]
- Kay Lertsittichai – YouTube vlogger, actor
- Johnny Lechner – film and television actor
- AzMarie Livingston – fashion model and actress
- John Wheeler – Singer, songwriter, record producer, and member of Hayseed Dixie
Law
[edit]- Chester A. Fowler – justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Ken Kratz – lawyer, former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin; law license was suspended for four months after sexting scandal[9]
Literature and journalism
[edit]- Eva Kinney Griffith – journalist, temperance activist, novelist, newspaper editor, journal publisher[10]
- Mary Catherine Judd – author, poet, and peace activist[11]
Military
[edit]- Merton W. Baker – U.S. Air Force Major General[12]
- Grant R. Mulder – U.S. Air Force Major General[13]
Politics
[edit]- Paul Alfonsi – speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Clinton Anderson – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Albert B. Barney – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Walter B. Calvert – Wisconsin State Assembly[14]
- James R. Charneski – Wisconsin State Assembly[15]
- Robert L. Clark – Wisconsin State Assembly[16]
- Dave Considine – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Timothy Cullen – Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
- Mel J. Cyrak – Wisconsin State Assembly[17]
- Marc C. Duff – Wisconsin State Assembly[18]
- Judy Erwin – Illinois House of Representatives
- Babatunde Fowler – CEO of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service
- Frank L. Fraser – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Edward Grassman – Wisconsin State Assembly[19]
- Tom Hebl – Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin Municipal Judge
- Jim Holperin – Wisconsin Senate[20]
- Cody Horlacher – Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin circuit court judge
- Maxine Hough – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Rob Hutton – Wisconsin Senate
- G. Erle Ingram – Wisconsin Senate[21]
- Arthur J. Jones – American neo-Nazi, Holocaust denier and perennial candidate
- Neal Kedzie – Wisconsin Senate[22]
- Samantha Kerkman – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Joe Knilans – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Bill Kramer – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Jon Litscher – 4th and 9th secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- Thomas A. Loftus – U.S. Ambassador to Norway 1993–97; former speaker of Wisconsin State Assembly[23]
- Barbara Lorman – Wisconsin Senate[24]
- John T. Manske – Wisconsin State Assembly[25]
- Howard Marklein – Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly
- Max Maxfield – Wyoming state auditor (1999–2007) and Secretary of State of Wyoming (2007–15)[26]
- Stephen Nass – Wisconsin Senate[27]
- Mark Neumann – United States House of Representatives[28]
- John Plewa – Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lewis W. Powell – Wisconsin State Assembly and district attorney of Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Reince Priebus – former Chairman of Republican National Committee and White House Chief of Staff[29][30]
- Randall J. Radtke – Wisconsin State Assembly[31]
- Clifford E. Randall – United States House of Representatives
- Henry Edgar Roethe – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Joseph E. Russell – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Arthur H. Sholts – Wisconsin State Assembly
- James Stewart – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Charles Simeon Taylor – Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly
- Robin Vos – Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly[32]
- Don Vruwink – Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin Commissioner of Railroads
- Joan Wade – Wisconsin State Assembly[33]
- Timothy Weeden – Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly
- Evan Wynn – Wisconsin State Assembly
- Dwight A. York – Wisconsin State Assembly[34]
Religion
[edit]- Mila Tupper Maynard – Unitarian minister, writer, social reformer, and suffragist
Sports
[edit]- Chick Agnew – football player, coach, and college sports administrator
- Corey Anderson – mixed martial arts fighter
- Lake Bachar – professional baseball player with San Diego Padres
- Justin Beaver – gridiron football player
- Bob Berezowitz – head coach for the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
- Matt Blanchard – professional football player
- Gene Brabender – professional baseball player for Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers[35]
- Vilnis Ezerins – professional football player for Los Angeles Rams[36]
- Laura Fürst – German 2.0 point national wheelchair basketball player
- Darnell Harris – professional basketball player
- Jeff Jagodzinski – football coach for Green Bay Packers and Boston College[37]
- Joey Johnson – professional wheelchair basketball player
- Dave Kraayeveld – professional football player[38]
- Jake Kumerow – professional football player for the Buffalo Bills[39]
- Dick Lange – professional basketball player
- Lance Leipold – football head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, the University of Buffalo, and the University of Kansas
- Derrick LeVake – professional football player
- Bill Lobenstein – former professional football player for Denver Broncos[40]
- Quinn Meinerz – professional football player for the Denver Broncos
- Max Meylor – professional football player with the Indoor Football League
- T. J. Otzelberger – college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Iowa State University
- Joe Panos – professional football player
- A. J. Raebel – professional football player for Minnesota Vikings and Saskatchewan Roughriders[41]
- Jace Rindahl – head coach for the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team
- Stuart Rindy – former football player for Chicago Bears[42]
- Jeff Schebler – college football player
- Pete Schmitt – former professional football player for Washington Redskins[43]
- Ed Schwager – college football and basketball coach
- Matt Scott – professional wheelchair basketball player
- Derek Stanley – former professional football player for St. Louis Rams[44]
- Eric Studesville – assistant coach for Denver Broncos, 2010 interim head coach[45]
- Jack Synold – head football coach at Carthage College
- Nate Trewyn – professional football player
- Matt Turk – professional football player[46]
- Bob Wickman – professional baseball player for New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks[47]
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