List of Whittier College alumni
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Academia
- Willa Baum, historian and pioneer of oral history[1]
- Arturo C. Porzecanski, Wall Street economist and university professor
Business
- Fred D. Anderson, former CFO of Apple Computer
- Peter L. Harris, former CEO of FAO Schwarz, former CEO of the San Francisco 49ers
- Arturo C. Porzecanski, Wall Street economist and university professor
- Steve Matthiasson, California viticulturist and winemaker
Entertainment
- James Adomian, comedian[2]
- Andrea Barber, actress known for Full House and Fuller House;[3]
- Herschel Daugherty, film, television and theatre director[4]
- Ken Davitian, actor
- Bill Handel, radio personality [5]
- Nancy Bea Hefley, Los Angeles Dodgers organist
- Cassey Ho, video blogger[6]
- Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[7]
- Chris Jacobs, actor and television host
- Roger Lodge, television host
- Lupita Nyong'o, (attended) Academy Award winning actress
- Salvador Plascencia, author
- Arthur Allan Seidelman, Emmy Award-winning director
- Williametta Spencer, composer
- Geoff Stults, actor[8]
- George Stults, actor[8]
- Olive Sturgess, actress[9]
- June Squibb, (attended) Academy Award nominated actress
- Linda Vallejo, artist
Law
- Florence-Marie Cooper, former United States federal judge
- Robert D. Durham, justice, Oregon Supreme Court
- Nick Khan, attorney, president of WWE
Literature and journalism
- Harry Adams, photojournalist and photographer who worked for the California Eagle and Los Angeles Sentinel
- Dorothy Baker, author[10]
- Charles Bock, author
- Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Newbery Award-winning author
- Jessamyn West, author[11]
Medicine
- Albert R. Behnke, U.S. Navy physician who established the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute
- William F. House, surgeon who developed the cochlear implant
- Connie Redbird Pinkerman-Uri, doctor and lawyer who campaigned against involuntary sterilisation of Native American women
Politics
- Wayne R. Grisham, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States
- George E. Outland, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Gregory Salcido, former mayor of Pico Rivera, California
- Tony Strickland, former California state senator
Religion
- R. Kent Hughes, former pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, author
- David Moyer, bishop in the Traditional Anglican Communion
Sports
- Peter Baron, team manager of Starworks Motorsport
- Ila Borders, first female pitcher to start in a professional baseball game
- Hubie Brooks (attended), former Major League Baseball player
- Jim Colborn, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Elvin Hutchison, former National Football League player and official
- Gary Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Steve Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Brian Kelly, former Major League Lacrosse player
- Wally Kincaid, college baseball coach
- Timo Liekoski, Finnish soccer coach
- Tony Malinosky, former Major League Baseball player
- Chuck McMurtry, former defensive tackle in the American Football League
- Russ Purnell, former special teams coach for the NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jamie Quirk, former Major League Baseball player
- Gary Roenicke, former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Brendan Schaub (attended), mixed martial artist, stand-up comedian
- Jim Skipper, retired National Football League assistant coach
- Geoff Stults, played football for the Poets, and also professionally in the Austrian Football League; actor
- Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player
References
- ^ "Baum, Willa K. - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Whittier Graduate makes List of Up-and-Coming LGBT Leaders | Whittier College". www.whittier.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Fuller House's Andrea Barber Says She Thought She'd Never Act Again After Full House". www.yahoo.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Herschel Daugherty, Retired Film, TV Director". Lafayette Journal and Courier. April 2, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Radio: Bill Handel celebrates 20 years on the airwaves". Whittier Daily News. August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ Narins, Elizabeth (August 28, 2017). "Blogilates Cassey Ho Reveals Why She Hid Her Relationship From Fans for 9 Years". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "How Did I Get Here? Cheryl Boone Isaacs". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Poet Actor on New Hulu Series | Whittier College". www.whittier.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (February 27, 2025). "Olive Sturgess, Vincent Price's Daughter in 'The Raven,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "Dorothy Baker". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Jessamyn West Collection: Jessamyn West dies of stroke at age 81". www.yorbalindahistory.org. Retrieved August 7, 2022.