This is a list of notable individuals who have or had an association with

Baldwin Wallace University 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 ...

, 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 The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...

. This includes faculty,

alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...

and staff. The college is located in the greater

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

area in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. The college and town of Berea were founded by

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...

settlers from

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. 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 The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music is part of the Baldwin Wallace University, in Berea, Ohio. The main building is Kulas Hall. The Conservatory is home to the Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival, the oldest collegiate Bach Festival in the United ...

Alumni

Academia

* Clinton E. Adams, former medical school dean at

Western University of Health Sciences Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private medical school and health sciences university with its main campus in Pomona, California, with an additional osteopathic medical school in Lebanon, Oregon. With an enrollment of 3,81 ...

; president of Rocky Vista University *

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, president of Berea College, Kentucky * Philip L. White, nationality scholar and political activist in Austin, Texas

Leadership and politics

Nan Baker Nan Baker (born December 3, 1954) is a Republican politician. Formerly, she represented the 16th district as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016. Life and career Baker was a member of the Westlake City Council, and sh ...

, member of Ohio House of Representatives * Henderson H. Carson, 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 Michael D. Dovilla (born March 13, 1975) is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the Seventh District from 2013 to 2016. Prior to redistricting, he was first elected to represent the Eighteenth District in 2010. H ...

, 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, 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 Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

in 2015 to lead the

Transportation Security Administration The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has authority over the security of transportation systems within, and connecting to the United States. It was created ...

* 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 United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio and a son of another former Representative, Martin L. Sweeney. Early life Sweeney was born in the West Park neighb ...

, U.S. Representative from Ohio *

Harriet G. Walker Harriet Granger Hulet Walker (10 September 1841 – 13 January 1917) was an American hospital administrator and leader in the temperance movement. Early life She was born in Brunswick, Ohio in the United States. She attended Baldwin Univer ...

, 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 Claudia Angela Jordan is an American talk show host, actress, model, businesswoman and reality television and radio personality. She is known for appearing as a model on the U.S. version of ''Deal or No Deal'' and ''The Price Is Right'', and fo ...

, 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 Sports commentator, sportscaster. Life and career Brenner was a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University, Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. He was student senat ...

, 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, 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 Chris McCarrell (born January 9, 1991) is an American theater and television actor and singer. He is best known for portraying Marius Pontmercy in the Broadway revival of ''Les Misérables,'' and for originating the titular character in '' The Li ...

, 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 ''The Pittsburgh Press'' (formerly ''The Pittsburg Press'' and originally ''The Evening Penny Press'') was a major afternoon daily newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1884 to 1992. At one time, the ''Press'' was the second larg ...

'' *

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 Jill Paice is an American actress best known for her musical theatre roles. She originated the roles of Laura Fairlie in the musical The Woman in White (musical), ''The Woman in White'' in the West End theatre, West End (2004) and on Broadway the ...

, musical theatre actress, lead in ''Curtains'' and ''The Woman in White'' * Rebecca Pitcher, 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 (Charles) Albert Riemenschneider (August 31, 1878 – July 20, 1950) was an American musician and Bach musicologist. Riemenschneider was born into a musical family. His father, Karl H. Riemenschneider, was the president of German Wallace College in ...

(1878–1950), founder of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of MusicOutstanding Alumni
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Colton Ryan Colton Ryan (born June 10, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his performance as Conrad "Coco" Roy in the Hulu miniseries ''The Girl from Plainville'' (2022), for which he garnered critical acclaim, and for playing Connor Mur ...

, 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 Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

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 William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, maki ...

, 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, 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 Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges an ...

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 Colonel Robert Franklyn "Bob" Overmyer (July 14, 1936 – March 22, 1996) was an American test pilot, naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, physicist, United States Marine Corps officer, and USAF/NASA astronaut. Overmyer was selected by the Air ...

, NASA astronaut *

T. B. Walker Thomas Barlow Walker (February 1, 1840 – July 28, 1928) was an American business magnate who acquired lumber in Minnesota and California and became an art collector. Walker founded the Minneapolis Public Library. He was among the ten wealthiest ...

, 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 Jane Eaglen (born 4 April 1960) is an English soprano particularly known for her interpretations of the works of Richard Wagner and the title roles in Bellini's ''Norma'' and Puccini's ''Turandot''. Background Jane Eaglen was born 4 April 19 ...

, 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 John Louis Nuelsen (January 19, 1867 – 1946) was a German-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1908. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor, as a college and seminary professo ...

, first (1899) to hold the Nast Theological Professorship, Bishop of the

Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself on a national basis. In ...

Thomas Sutton Thomas Sutton (1532 – 12 December 1611) was an English civil servant and businessman, born in Knaith, Lincolnshire. He is remembered as the founder of the London Charterhouse and of Charterhouse School. Life Sutton was the son of an official ...

, 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

and

Coaches

Lee Tressel Lee Tressel (February 12, 1925 – April 16, 1981) was a football coach and athletic director at Baldwin–Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Tressel accumulated the most winning record as the head football coach at Baldwin–Wallace. His 1978 team w ...

, 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 The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

football coach

BW football coaches

References

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