This is a list of notable individuals who have or had an association with Baldwin Wallace University, located in

Berea, Ohio Berea ( ) is a city in Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio and is a western suburb of Cleveland. The population was 19,093 at the 2010 census. Berea is home to Baldwin Wallace University, as well as the training facility for the Cleveland ...

. Baldwin Wallace University is a private college that enjoys a long and rich affiliation with the United Methodist Church. This includes

faculty Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument) A faculty is a legal in ...

, alumni and staff. The college is located in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. The college and town of

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were founded by Methodist settlers from Connecticut. The list is drawn from faculty, alumni, staff, and former university presidents. This list includes people affiliated with the university under its past names such as

Baldwin–Wallace College Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private university in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845 as Baldwin Institute by Methodist businessman John Baldwin. The school merged with nearby German Wallace College in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace C ...

Baldwin University The history of Baldwin Wallace University dates back to 1828, when co-founder John Baldwin settled in present-day Berea, Ohio. His founding eventually established Baldwin–Wallace College. This founding of present-day Baldwin Wallace Universit ...

Baldwin Institute The history of Baldwin Wallace University dates back to 1828, when co-founder John Baldwin settled in present-day Berea, Ohio. His founding eventually established Baldwin–Wallace College. This founding of present-day Baldwin Wallace Universit ...

and

German Wallace College The history of Baldwin Wallace University dates back to 1828, when co-founder John Baldwin settled in present-day Berea, Ohio. His founding eventually established Baldwin–Wallace College. This founding of present-day Baldwin Wallace Universit ...

. This list also includes alumni of the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music.

Alumni

Academia

Clinton E. Adams Clinton E. Adams is an osteopathic physician, former medical school dean at Western University of Health Sciences, and former president of Rocky Vista University. He serves as a member of the board of directors at Accreditation Council for Gra ...

, former medical school dean at Western University of Health Sciences; president of

Rocky Vista University ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess M ...

Wayne G. Hammond Wayne Gordon Hammond (born February 11, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American scholar known for his research and writings on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Biography Wayne Hammond was born in Cleveland, Ohio and then raised in Brooklyn, Ohio. ...

, J.R.R. Tolkien scholar * Willis N. Holcombe, chancellor of Florida Community Colleges System; president of Broward College *

William Kelso William M. Kelso, C.B.E., Ph. D., F.S.A. (born 1941), often referred to as Bill Kelso, is an American archaeologist specializing in Virginia's colonial period, particularly the Jamestown colony. Personal life A native of Lakeside, Ohio, Kelso ea ...

, archeologist, discoverer of the original Jamestown colony in Virginia *

Drew Meyer Drew Edward Meyer (born August 29, 1981) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Career Meyer attended Bishop England High School in Charleston, South Carolina, as w ...

, John Teagle Professorial Fellow in Chemistry at

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

Larry Shinn Larry Dwight Shinn (born January 16, 1942) was president of Berea College, Kentucky, from 1994 to 2012. Prior to this appointment he taught for fourteen years in the Department of Religion, Oberlin College, and was Vice-President of Academic Aff ...

, president of Berea College, Kentucky *

Philip L. White Philip Lloyd "Phil" White (July 31, 1923 – October 15, 2009) was an American history academic and civil community organizer. A tenured professor of early American history at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) from the 1960s thro ...

, nationality scholar and political activist in Austin, Texas

Leadership and politics

* Nan Baker, member of Ohio House of Representatives *

Henderson H. Carson Henderson Haverfield Carson (October 25, 1893 – October 5, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two non-consecutive terms in the 1940s. Biography Born on a farm near Cadiz, Ohio, Carson attended the public and high schools. Clev ...

, U.S. Representative from Ohio *

Genevieve R. Cline Genevieve Rose Cline (July 27, 1877 – October 25, 1959) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary, serving as an Article I federal judge. Education and career Born on Ju ...

, first female United States federal judge * Mike Dovilla, member of Ohio House of Representatives * William L. Fiesinger, U.S. Representative from Ohio *

George L. Forbes George Lawrence Forbes (born April 4, 1931) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. From 1974 to 1989, Forbes served as president of the Cleveland City Council. He is the former President of the Cleveland NAACP and is semi-retired fr ...

, Cleveland City Council President, member of Baldwin-Wallace Board of Trustees *

Chester K. Gillespie Chester K. Gillespie (1897–1985) was a lawyer and politician who worked for civil rights in Cleveland, Ohio. Biography Gillespie was born in Home City, Ohio to Warren and Lulu Trail Gillespie. He graduated from Ohio State University and then ...

, civil rights lawyer and Ohio state representative from Cleveland *

Jane Edna Hunter Jane Edna Hunter (December 13, 1882 – January 13, 1971), an African-American social worker, was born near Pendleton, South Carolina. In 1911 she established the Working Girls Association in Cleveland, Ohio, which later became the Phillis Wheatle ...

, L.B. 1925, founder of the Phyllis Wheatley Center for the poor in Cleveland, Ohio * Jay Ford Laning, U.S. Representative from Ohio * James Lawson, civil rights leader and minister, worked alongside Martin Luther King in the Southern Baptist Leadership Conference *

Charles O. Lobeck Charles Otto Lobeck (April 6, 1852 – January 30, 1920) was a Nebraska politician who served four terms as a United States representative. Born in Andover, Illinois, he attended German Wallace College (Now Baldwin-Wallace College) in Berea, ...

, U.S. Representative from Nebraska * Eugene Miller, former member of Ohio House of Representatives *

Peter Neffenger Peter Vance Neffenger (born 1955) is a United States Coast Guard Admiral and public servant who served as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from July 2015 to January 20, 2017. Education Neffenger earned a B.A. from Bald ...

, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2015 to lead the Transportation Security Administration * George Norris, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, creator of the Tennessee Valley Authority, creator of the Nebraska unicameral legislature, and author of the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution * Miner Norton, U.S. Representative from Ohio * William Skiles, U.S. Representative from Ohio * Martin Sweeney, U.S. Representative from Ohio *

Robert E. Sweeney Robert E. Sweeney (November 4, 1924 – June 30, 2007) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a son of another former Representative, Martin L. Sweeney. Early life Sweeney was born in the West Park neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio and graduated ...

, U.S. Representative from Ohio * Harriet G. Walker, vice president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union * Hazel Mountain Walker, L.B. 1919, among the first African-American lawyers in the state of Ohio * Amos Webber, judge; biographer of college founder John Baldwin; U.S. Representative from Ohio

Media and entertainment

* Claudia Jordan, model, actress, on CBS game show ''The Price is Right'' from 2001 to 2003, and "model #1" on the US version of ''Deal or No Deal'' *

Steven Caple Jr. Steven Caple Jr. (born February 16, 1988) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His credits include '' The Land'' (2016), ''Creed II'' (2018), ''A Different Tree'', and ''Prentice-N-Fury's Ice Cream Adventure''. In 2017, ''For ...

, film director, producer, screenwriter, most known for The Land and

Creed II ''Creed II'' is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. The sequel to ''Creed'' (2015) and the eighth installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise, the film stars Michae ...

* Christine Smyth, 2021 Ohio Rose contestant in the 2022

Rose of Tralee (The) Rose of Tralee may refer to: * Rose of Tralee (festival) The Rose of Tralee International Festival is an international event which is celebrated among Irish diaspora, Irish communities all over the world. The festival, held annually in ...

contest, who has declared she will not travel and compete if vaccination against Covid-19 is a requirement.

Music and arts

Rich Brenner Rich Brenner (November 24, 1946 – February 27, 2012) was an American television sportscaster. Life and career Brenner was a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. He was student senate president, sports editor of the college newsp ...

, sportscaster *

Khashyar Darvich Khashyar Darvich is a documentary film producer and director best known for directing a documentary film about the Dalai Lama, "Dalai Lama Renaissance," which is narrated by actor Harrison Ford. He got his start in Colorado where he produced ot ...

, film director and producer, ''Dalai Lama Renaissance'' * Caitlin Houlahan, Broadway actress and singer *

Kyle Jean-Baptiste Kyle Jean-Baptiste (December 3, 1993August 29, 2015) was an American actor. He was the youngest, as well as the first black actor, to play the role of Jean Valjean in ''Les Misérables'' on Broadway. He was also slated to be a cast member of the ...

, Broadway singer *

Nancy McArthur Nancy McArthur (October 30, 1931 – July 15, 2020) was an American children's author. Living in Berea, Ohio, she was a part-time journalism professor at Baldwin-Wallace College. She wrote fourteen books, nine of which form a series called ''The P ...

, children's author best known for ''The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks'' * Chris McCarrell, Broadway actor *

James Meena James Meena (born 1951) is an American conductor and opera administrator. Formerly the General Director and Principal Conductor of Toledo Opera in Ohio, since 2000 he has been the General Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Carolina, in Charl ...

, conductor and opera administratorApone, Carl (12 August 1982)
"Concert Winds Up Opera Workshop"
'' The Pittsburgh Press'' *

Bill Moffit William C. Moffit (born May 12, 1925 in New Philadelphia, Ohio; died March 5, 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida) was an American musician, music arranger and marching band director, best known for his innovations in marching band show techniques and fo ...

, marching band director, composer, inventor of the "Moffit Squares" band drill * James Montgomery, composer and Arts Administrator * Jill Paice, musical theatre actress, lead in ''Curtains'' and ''The Woman in White'' *

Rebecca Pitcher Rebecca Pitcher is an American musical theatre actress. She is primarily known for her role as Christine Daaé in the Broadway adaptation of ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Biography Pitcher graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio and late ...

, musical theatre actress, Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera'' *

Ciara Renée Ciara Renée Harper (born October 19, 1990) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in ''Big Fish,'' the Leading Player in ''Pippin'', and Elsa in '' Frozen.'' She played Esmeralda in ''The H ...

, Broadway actress, singer, and musician * Kate Rockwell, Broadway actress, singer, and musician * Albert Riemenschneider (1878–1950), founder of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of MusicOutstanding Alumni
/ref> * Colton Ryan, Broadway and television actor and singer

Sports

Hank Allen Harold Andrew "Hank" Allen (born July 23, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder, for the Washington Senators (–), Milwaukee Brewers () and Chicago White Sox ...

, Major League Baseball player *

Bud Collins Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr. (June 17, 1929 – March 4, 2016) was an American journalist and television sportscaster, best known for his tennis commentary. Collins was married to photographer Anita Ruthling Klaussen. Education Collins was b ...

, veteran CBS Sports tennis announcer * Harrison Dillard, 1947, U.S. Olympic gold medalist in 100 meter dash and hurdles; charter member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame * Tim Graham, sports journalist for ESPN.com *

Wynn Hawkins Wynn Firth Hawkins (February 20, 1936 – February 11, 2021) was an American professional baseball player, scout and executive. During his active career, he was a right-handed pitcher who was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1955 seaso ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher *

Norb Hecker Norbert Earl Hecker (May 26, 1927 – March 14, 2004) was an American football player and coach who was part of eight National Football League championship teams, but may be best remembered as the first head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. ...

, first coach of the Atlanta Falcons; won 8 NFL championships as a coach of the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Giants *

Tonia Kwiatkowski Tonia Sue Kwiatkowski (born February 12, 1971) is an American figure skating coach and former competitor. She is a two-time Winter Universiade champion, a winner of two silver medals on the Champions Series, and the 1996 U.S. national silver me ...

, bronze and silver medalist in US Figure Skating Championships; finished 6th at the 1998 World Championships *

Scott Medvin Scott Howard Medvin (born September 16, 1961) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988–89) and Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an Ameri ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher *

Scott Shafer Scott Shafer (born January 6, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. He previously served as the head coach at Syracuse University unti ...

, former head coach of the

Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football team represents Syracuse University in the sport of American football. The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the ...

team *

Jim Tressel James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American college football coach and university administrator who is currently the president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. Before becoming an administrator, Tressel was the ...

, 2002 National Championship-winning former Coach of the Ohio State University football team; currently president of Youngstown State University *

Matt Underwood Matt Underwood is an American sportscaster currently serving as the television play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Broadcasting career Prior to joining the Guardians broadcast team on a full-time ...

, play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Indians on ''SportsTime Ohio'' *

Chuck Hayes Charles Edward Hayes Jr. (born June 11, 1983) is a retired American professional basketball player and former player development coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Univ ...

Other

David Ferrie David William Ferrie (March 28, 1918 – February 22, 1967) was an American pilot who was alleged by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Garrison also alle ...

, allegedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassinationDavid Ferrie
House Select Committee on Assassinations – Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 12, p. 106. * Robert F. Overmyer, NASA astronaut * T. B. Walker, businessman, lumberman, art collector * Shawn Fatholahi, Pharmaceutical Executive, Founder of MAXONA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Faculty

Roger Bacon Roger Bacon (; la, Rogerus or ', also '' Rogerus''; ), also known by the scholastic accolade ''Doctor Mirabilis'', was a medieval English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiri ...

, physics professor 1959–71; inventor of carbon fiber in 1958 *

Robert Crosser Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of O ...

, U.S. Representative from Ohio; taught law for two years * Jane Eaglen, soprano with Metropolitan opera, professor of voice *

Eric Fingerhut Eric David Fingerhut (born May 6, 1959) is an American politician, attorney, and academic administrator, serving as the President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Prior to his appointment at JFNA, he served as president ...

, director of economic development education and entrepreneurship, State Chancellor of Higher Education * John Louis Nuelsen, first (1899) to hold the Nast Theological Professorship, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church * Thomas Sutton, political analyst for Cleveland's News Channel 5 *

Katharine Mulky Warne Katharine Mulky Warne (October 23, 1923 – April 24, 2015) was an American composer, pianist and teacher, who founded the Darius Milhaud Society and organized 15 Milhaud festivals in Cleveland, Ohio, to promote his music. She was born in Oklahoma C ...

, music professor, composer, founder of Darius Milhaud Society

Staff and administration

Presidents

Baldwin Wallace University has had over 20 people serve as president under the school's various names of Baldwin Wallace University,

and

Coaches

* Lee Tressel, football coach and athletic director at BW, 1925–1981; inducted into the

College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were vote ...

in 1996; father of alum and former Ohio State football coach

BW football coaches

References

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