List of Denison University people

Since Denison University in Granville, Ohio, was founded in 1831, there have been many individuals associated with Denison who are worthy of note including presidents of the university and alumni who have gone on to work in academia, business, arts and entertainment, government, literature, religion, science, and sports.

Presidents

  1. John Pratt (1831–1837)
  2. Jonathan Going (1837–1844)
  3. Silas Bailey (1846–1852)
  4. Jeremiah Hall (1853–1863)
  5. Samson Talbot (1863–1873)
  6. Elisha Andrews (1875–1879)
  7. Alfred Owen (1879–1886)
  8. Galusha Anderson (1887–1889)
  9. Daniel B. Purinton (1890–1901)
  10. Emory W. Hunt (1901–1912)
  11. Clark W. Chamberlain (1913–1925)
  12. Avery A. Shaw (1927–1940)
  13. Kenneth I. Brown (1940–1950)
  14. A. Blair Knapp (1951–1968)
  15. Joel P. Smith (1969–1976)
  16. Robert C. Good (1976–1984)
  17. Andrew G. De Rocco (1984–1988)
  18. Michele Tolela Myers (1989–1998)
  19. Dale T. Knobel (1998–2013)
  20. Adam S. Weinberg (2013–)[1]

Alumni











This is a list of notable alumni of Denison University in Granville, Ohio. In total, Denison has about 37,000 living alumni throughout the world.

Academia

Business

Arts and entertainment

Government

Literature

Religion

Science

Sports

References

  1. ^ "Denison's next president". TheDEN. Denison University. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ruth S. Benedict". The Star-Democrat. Easton, Maryland. September 8, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved December 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.