List of George Washington University people

Selected George Washington University Alumni Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States, wife of John F.Kennedy James William Fulbright was a member of the United States Senate representing Arkansas and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during the Vietnam era. Fulbright established an international exchange program, which thereafter bore his name, the Fulbright Fellowships and Scholarships. Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader John Edgar Hoover was the most influential but controversial director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Colin Powell: General (four-star) in the United States Army; National Security Advisor (1987–1989); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993); 65th Secretary of State (2001-2005) Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News Edward Teller was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist who became a professor at the George Washington University. He would go on to be known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb. Syngman Rhee was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, was affected by Cold War tensions. He led South Korea through the Korean War. Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator General Peter Pace is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first U.S. Marine appointed to this position. Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer was Vice President of Iraq under the Iraqi Transitional Government of 2005-2006, and was President of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004 to 2005. John Foster Dulles was an American statesman who served as Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. John William Snow, served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. Michael Coats is a former NASA astronaut who has logged more then 19 days in space. He is the 10th Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center. Mark Warner is the immediate former Governor of Virginia and the Honorary Chairman of the Forward Together PAC.

Lists of notable alumni, faculty, and current students of the George Washington University.

Notable alumni

Academics

• Derek Curtis Bok (1958), President - Harvard University
• Scott S. Cowen (1975), President - Tulane University
• Walter Bortz, President, Hampden-Sydney College

Business

• Kun-Hee Lee (MBA), Chairman of Samsung Group
• Abby Joseph Cohen, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs
• Anousheh Ansari (M.S., 1992), entrepreneur & patroness of private space flight. First female space tourist.
• Pedro Heilbron (MBA) CEO of Copa Holdings, S.A.

Elected officials

• Jason Altmire (1998), US Representative from Pennsylvania
• Ross "Rocky" Anderson (JD 1978), current mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah
• Bob Barr (1972), former US Representative from Georgia
• Helen Delich Bentley, former US Representative from Maryland, 1985-1995
• Michael Bilirakis (1960), US Representative from Florida
• Eric Cantor (1985), US Representative from Virginia
• Mel Carnahan (1955), Governor of Missouri
• Jean Carnahan (1955), US Senator from Missouri
• Kent Conrad (1975), US Senator from North Dakota
• Larry Craig (1970), US Senator from Idaho
• John James Duncan, Jr. (1973), US Representative from Tennessee
• Randall Edwards (MBA 1990), Oregon State Treasurer
• Michael B. Enzi (1966), US Senator from Wyoming
• J. William Fulbright (1934, 1959), US Senator from Arkansas
• Dan Glickman (JD 1969), former US Representative from Kansas
• Daniel Inouye (JD 1952), US Senator from Hawaii
• Steve Israel (1985), US Representative from New York
• Samuel R. Johnson (1974), US Representative from Texas
• Blair Lee I (1882), US Senator from Maryland, 1914 - 1917
• Tim Mahoney (1983), US Representative from Florida
• Jim Ramstad (1973), US Representative from Minnesota
• Harry Reid (JD 1964), US Senator from Nevada, Senate Majority Leader
• George W. Romney (attended 1929-30), Governor of Michigan
• Christopher B. Shank, (1998), Maryland House of Delegates.
• Gladys Noon Spellman, Maryland Congresswoman, 1975-1981
• Cliff Stearns (1963), US Representative from Florida
• Robert Wexler (1985), US Representative from Florida
• Mark Warner (1977), former Governor of Virginia

Entertainment

• Casey Affleck (attended), actor Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve
• Angela Aki (2000), singer-songwriter (of Final Fantasy XII fame)
• Alec Baldwin (attended 1979), actor/activist
• Courtney Cox Arquette, the Mount Vernon College for Women
• Dan Glickman (JD 1969), former United States Secretary of Agriculture, currently the president of the Motion Picture Association of America
• Kerry Washington (1998), actress
• Scott Wolf (1991), actor
• Warren Brown (Joint JD & MA 1998), host of "Sugar Rush" on the Food Network, chef, owner of Cake Love
• Ina Garten (MBA, attended) host of Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network, chef, owner of Barefoot Contessa fine foods
• Haroon, Graduate in Business Administration, Pakistani singer, composer, musician and engineer

First Family

• Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1951), First Lady of President of the United States John F. Kennedy
• Margaret Truman Daniel (1946, 1975), author and daughter of US President Harry S. Truman
• Lynda Bird Johnson (attended 1965), daughter of US President Lyndon Johnson
• D. Jeffrey Carter (1978), son of US President Jimmy Carter

Government

• Charles W. Colson, chief counsel for US President Richard Nixon, spent time in prison for his part in the Watergate scandal
• Allen Dulles (1920), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• John Foster Dulles (1912), US Secretary of State
• W. Mark Felt (1940), Associate Director - FBI, "Deep Throat" informant
• Dan Glickman (JD 1969), former Secretary of Agriculture
• J. Edgar Hoover (1916, 1917, 1935), Director - Federal Bureau of investigation
• Patrick J. Hurley (1912, 1932), US Secretary of War
• Leon Jaworski (1926), Special Prosecutor for the Watergate hearings
• Stephen L. Johnson (M.S.), Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 2005-present
• Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D. 1971- Surgeon General of the United States (August 2006-present)^[1]
• Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative
• John W. Snow (1967), former US Secretary of the Treasury
• Kenneth W. Starr (1968), United States Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals

International leaders

• Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, Interim President of Iraq
• Syngman Rhee (1907, 1954), first President of South Korea
• His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco (2000), Honoris Causa Degree for his efforts to expand the scope of democracy in the Kingdom of Morocco
• Kenkichi Kodera (1900, 1901), key Japanese pan-Asianist writer; expert on Western law; mayor of Kobe
• Maximo Kalaw (1916), noted Philippine nationalist, political scientist, novelist
• Henrique Valle, Deputy Ambassador of Brazil to the United Nations
• Elizabeth Ogbon (1977), first female ambassador of Nigeria to West Germany and the Philippines
• Philip Jaisohn (So Chae-p'il) (M.D., 1892), Korean nationalist, first Korean to get a medical degree in the United States.
• Jose Abad Santos (1909), Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
• Mikhail Saakashvili (1995), President of Georgia 2003-Present
• Faure Gnassingbé (MBA), President of the Republic of Togo 2005-Present [1]

Law

• Carlos F. Lucero (1964), first Hispanic Judge - US 10th circuit court of appeals
• William Barr (1977), US Attorney General
• Glenn Greenwald (1990), Prominent legal blogger and author.
• London Steverson (1977), Federal Administrative Law Judge with the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration

Media

• Dana Bash, CNN White House correspondent
• Rowland Evans (1951), news commentator from CNN's Evans, Novak, Hunt and Shields
• Chuck Todd (1991), NBC News political director
• Brian Williams, attended but transferred to The Catholic University of America, NBC Nightly News Anchor

Ministry/religion

• L. Ron Hubbard (attended 1930-1932), author and founder of the Church of Scientology
• George Murry, SJ Bishop of St. Thomas, VI

Science

• Captain Michael Coats (1977), astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander
• Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator
• Howard Judd, menopause expert and medical researcher

Sports

• Arnold J. 'Red' Auerbach (1940, 1941), President/coach - Boston Celtics
• Yinka Dare (attended 1993-1994), basketball player, New Jersey Nets
• John Flaherty (1988), catcher, New York Yankees
• Wayne Hart (1912), member of the All-South Atlantic football team for four years; coached the Washington Vigilants professional football team in 1913 and did not lose a game; coached at Clemson Agricultural College for one season in 1916.
• Randy Levine (B.A., 1977), President, New York Yankees
• Lubomir Kavalek (1975), Chess Grandmaster
• Sam Perlozzo (1973), manager, Baltimore Orioles
• Abe Pollin (1945), owner/chairman - Washington Wizards & Washington Capitals
• Jerry Reinsdorf (1957), owner - Chicago White Sox & Chicago Bulls
• Chet Simmons (1950), founder of ESPN
• Theodore N. Lerner (1948), owner - Washington Nationals
• Michael O'Connor (2002), pitcher - Washington Nationals
• Pops Mensah-Bonsu (2006), forward - Dallas Mavericks
• Mike Hall (2006), guard - Washington Wizards
• J. R. Pinnock (2006), guard - Arkansas Rimrockers

United States ambassadors and diplomats

• H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld (1911), Minister to Dominican Republic, Finland, and Hungary
• Rudolf E. Schoenfeld (1917), Minister to Romania, Ambassador to Guatemala, and Colombia
• Edward "Skip" Gnehm (1966/1968), Ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait and Australia
• Joseph W. Prueher (1973), Ambassador to China
• Thomas J. Dodd, Junior (1966), Ambassador to Uruguay & Costa Rica
• Thomas A. Loftus (1975), Ambassador to Norway
• Thomas A. McDonald (1976), Ambassador to Zimbabwe
• David H. Shinn (1980), Ambassador to Ethiopia & Burkina Faso
• William Dale Montgomery (1972), Ambassador to Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro
• Edward T. DeJarnette (1978), Ambassador to Angola & Tanzania
• Amelia E. Shippy (1977), Ambassador to Malawi
• Everett E. Briggs (1972), Ambassador to Portugal
• Tibor P. Nagy (1978), Ambassador to Ethiopia
• Donald K. Bandler (1979), Ambassador to Cyprus
• Michael Myron Einik (1972), Ambassador to Finland

United States Armed Forces

• General Peter Pace, MBA, United States Marine Corps, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2005-
• Major General Billy Mitchell (1919, but received degree as part of "class of 1899", having dropped out to serve in the Spanish-American War), advocate of air power in the military
• General John W. Vessey, Jr., (1966), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General John M. Shalikashvili (1970), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• General Colin Powell (MBA 1971), United States Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Admiral Thad Allen (MPA), Commandant of the Coast Guard 2006–Present
• Admiral John B. Hayes (M.A.) Commandant of the Coast Guard (Ret.) 1978—1982
• Captain Edward L. Beach (M.A.)
• Captain Yosefi M. Seltzer, B.A. 1993, United States Army, Judge Advocate, 2000-

Others

• William P. Magee (M.D.,1972), co-founder - Operation Smile
• Frank Robinson (Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree), Baseball Hall of Famer, manager of the Washington Nationals
• André Remondet (Diploma), former Chief Architect of Public Buildings (France) - Grand Prix de Rome Winner
• Richard Elkind, (B.A., Philosophy/Political Science, 2007), Microscopial Society, 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year
• George Herbert Walker Bush, (Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree), President of the United States
• Barbara Bush (Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree), First Lady of the United States
• Rachel Zoe, celebrity fashion stylist
• Jonathan D. Katz, (B.A., Philosophy/Art, 1981), founder, Queer Nation San Francisco
• Rob Lockwood, (B.A., Baked Goods Theory, 2007), President, American Union of Baking Professionals and Pastry Chefs
• Chris Kilmore, turntablist for the band Incubus
• Kirstin Schrier, (current sophomore), noted international philathropist.

Noted faculty

• George Gamow (1934-1954), physicist and cosmologist
• Edward Teller (1935-1941), nuclear physicist and father of the hydrogen bomb
• Jonathan "Television" Turley, Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law and frequent guest on news programs. Indeed, his appearances are so in demand he hardly finds time to teach his classes.
• Elizabeth Glass Geltman, Professor of Law
• James N. Rosenau, former president of the International Studies Association
• Amitai Etzioni, former president of the American Sociological Association
• Seyyed Hossein Nasr, founder and first president of the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy
• Edward "Skip" Gnehm, former US Ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait and Australia
• Lee Sigelman, Editor of the American Political Science Review.
• Dr. Thomas Sewall, anatomist and founding member of medical department.
• Leon Fuerth, former National Security Adviser to Vice President Al Gore
• Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell
• Yvonne Captain-Hidalgo, Executive Director Phi Beta Delta Honor Society
• John Logsdon, member of Columbia Accident Investigation Board, NASA Advisory Council
• Judith Butler, former assistant Professor of Philosophy
• Steven V. Roberts, journalist, writer, commentator.
• Congressman Tom Cole, Oklahoma Congressman from the 4th District.
• Zalmi Azmi, current CIO of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Cecil Jacobson, rogue fertility doctor. [2]
• Frank Sesno, CNN Special Correspondent
• Karl Inderfurth, former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
• Thomas E. McNamara, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
• Eric Newsom, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
• Lynda Maddox, Professor of Marketing and Advertising, past chair of the academic division of the American Advertising Federation
• Pedro Rossello, Professor of Global Health. Former Governor of Puerto Rico.

Presidents

• William Staughton (1821-1827)
• Stephen Chapin (1828-1841)
• Joel Smith Bacon (1843-1854)
• Joseph Getchell Binney (1855-1858)
• George Whitefield Samson (1859-1871)
• James Clarke Welling (1871-1894)
• Samuel Harrison Greene (1894-1895)
• Benaiah L. Whitman (1895-1900)
• Samuel Harrison Greene (1900-1902)
• Charles Willis Needham (1902-1910)
• Charles Herbert Stockton (1910-1918)
• William Miller Collier (1918-1921)
• Howard L. Hodgkins (1921-1923)
• William Mather Lewis (1923-1927)
• Cloyd Heck Marvin (1927-1959)
• Oswald Symister Colclough (1959-1961)
• Thomas Henry Carroll (1961-1964)
• Lloyd Hartman Elliott (1965-1988)
• Stephen Joel Trachtenberg (1988-2007)
• Steven Knapp (2007 - Present)

References

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