We are proud to count visionary CEOs and scientists; famous authors and actors; a Pulitzer Prize winner, an astronaut, professional athletes; and a past U.S. Vice President among those with Marietta College degrees.
Our graduates include:
Amy Kaufman Avery 2014, Anchor for WAVY-TV
Katherine Moriarty Bailey 2005, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Peoples Bank
Susan MacKenty Brady 1994, CEO, The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Kathy Brodsky 1967, American Author and Poet
Danielle Cisler 2005, Principal Consultant with INSIGHT2PROFIT
Charles Gates Dawes 1884, U.S. Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, and U.S. Ambassador
Matt DeSalvo 2003, Former Major League Baseball pitcher
Jan Dils 1990, Founder of Jan Dils Attorneys at Law
Robert Dyson 1968, Chairman/CEO of Dyson-Kissner-Morgan Corp.
Nick Gehlfuss 2007, Actor
Amy Giannotti 1995, Environmental Scientist
Carte Goodwin 1996, U.S. Senator from West Virginia
Bart Gullong 1970, Co-founder of Z-Medica Corp.
Anita Gupta 1986, Co-founder of Kiwi Tech
Dean Hess 1941, Clergyman, Soldier, Humanitarian
William Irwin 1848, 13th Governor of California
Ban Johnson 1887, Founder of baseball's American League
Gary Kott 1969, Award-winning television and advertising writer, and an American Folk Artist
Brittany Metcalf 2013, Advisory Solution Consultant
Michael Moffitt 1991, Law Professor at the University of Oregon
Terry Mulholland 1985, Former Major League Baseball pitcher
F. Story Musgrave 1960, Retired NASA Astronaut and Shuttle Pilot
Elsie Eaton Newton 1893, first Dean of Women at Marietta, daughter of John Eaton Jr.
C. William O'Neill 1938, 59th Governor of Ohio
Kevin O'Neill 1987, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Acertitude
Andrea Parhamovich 2000, National Democratic Institute employee killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2007
Paula Pitasky 1996, President of Ecompass Marketing
Jason Rebrook 1996, CEO of Harvest Midstream/CEO of JDH Capital Co.
Ben Reese 2013, Senior Associate Attorney at Flannery Georgalis Inc.
Lindsey Romick 2007, Director of the NRM-based Metabolomics Core Facilty (University of Cincinnati)
Mike Salvino 1987, President and CEO DXC Technology
Wilbur Schramm 1928, Founding Father of the Communication Studies Discipline
Leah Seaman 2021, Artist/Entrepreneur
John Strotbeck Jr. 1979, Former U.S. Olympic Rower and owner of Boathouse Sports
Kent Tekulve 1969, Former Major League Baseball pitcher
Mike Templeman 2000, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Jim Tracy 1978, Former Major League Baseball manager
Chad Walker 2010, Head Athletic Trainer for the NHL's Anaheim Ducks
Willard Warner 1845, U.S. Senator from Alabama
Joseph Webb 2007, Vice President at St. Norbert College
Albert B. White 1878, 11th Governor of West Virginia
Joy Williams 1963, an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
Joseph G. Wilson 1846, U.S. Congressman from Oregon
Ashley Wollam 2008, Leadership Coach/Consultant
Megs Schreck Yunn 2006, Founder/Director of Beverly's Birthdays, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
To learn about more outstanding Pioneers honored by Marietta College, visit our Alumni Awards page.