List of Baldwin Wallace University people
This is a list of notable individuals who have or had an association with Baldwin Wallace University, located in Berea, Ohio. Baldwin Wallace University is a private college that enjoys a long and rich affiliation with the United Methodist Church. This includes faculty, alumni and staff. The college is located in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. The college and town of Berea 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 University, Baldwin Institute and German Wallace College. This list also includes alumni of the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music.[1]
Alumni
[edit]Academia
[edit]- Clinton E. Adams, former medical school dean at Western University of Health Sciences; president of Rocky Vista University[2]
- Wayne G. Hammond, J.R.R. Tolkien scholar[3]
- Willis N. Holcombe, chancellor of Florida Community Colleges System; president of Broward College[4]
- William Kelso, archeologist, discoverer of the original Jamestown colony in Virginia[5]
- Drew Meyer, John Teagle Professorial Fellow in Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University
- Larry Shinn, president of Berea College, Kentucky[6]
- Philip L. White, nationality scholar and political activist in Austin, Texas
Leadership and politics
[edit]- Nan Baker, member of Ohio House of Representatives[7]
- Henderson H. Carson, U.S. Representative from Ohio[8]
- Genevieve R. Cline, first female United States federal judge[9]
- Mike Dovilla, member of Ohio House of Representatives[10]
- William L. Fiesinger, U.S. Representative from Ohio[11]
- George L. Forbes, Cleveland City Council President, member of Baldwin-Wallace Board of Trustees[12]
- Chester K. Gillespie, civil rights lawyer and Ohio state representative from Cleveland
- Jane Edna Hunter, L.B. 1925, founder of the Phyllis Wheatley Center for the poor in Cleveland, Ohio[13]
- Jay Ford Laning, U.S. Representative from Ohio[14]
- James Lawson, civil rights leader and minister, worked alongside Martin Luther King in the Southern Baptist Leadership Conference[13]
- Charles O. Lobeck, U.S. Representative from Nebraska[15]
- Myra McDaniel, first African American Secretary of State of the State of Texas.[16]
- Eugene Miller, former member of Ohio House of Representatives[17][18]
- Peter Neffenger, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2015 to lead the Transportation Security Administration[19]
- 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[20]
- William Skiles, U.S. Representative from Ohio[21]
- Martin Sweeney, U.S. Representative from Ohio[22]
- Robert E. Sweeney, U.S. Representative from Ohio[23]
- Stanley Tolliver, Sr., legal counsel for Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Congress of Racial Equality, and survivor and activist of the Kent State shooting.
- Harriet G. Walker, vice president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union[24]
- Hazel Mountain Walker, L.B. 1919, among the first African-American lawyers in the state of Ohio[13]
- Amos Webber, judge; biographer of college founder John Baldwin; U.S. Representative from Ohio[25]
Media and entertainment
[edit]- 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., film director, producer, screenwriter, most known for The Land and Creed II
Music and arts
[edit]
- Rich Brenner, sportscaster
- Khashyar Darvich, film director and producer, Dalai Lama Renaissance
- Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway actor
- Nancy McArthur, children's author best known for The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks[26]
- Chris McCarrell, Broadway actor
- James Meena, conductor and opera administrator[27][28]
- Bill Moffit, marching band director, composer, inventor of the "Moffit Squares" band drill[29]
- James Montgomery, composer and Arts Administrator[30]
- Jill Paice, Broadway actress
- Rebecca Pitcher, musical theatre actress, Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
- Ciara Renée, Broadway actress, singer, and musician
- Kate Rockwell, Broadway actress, singer, and musician
- Albert Riemenschneider (1878–1950), founder of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music[31]
- Colton Ryan, Broadway and television actor and singer
Sports
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- Hank Allen, Major League Baseball player
- Bud Collins, veteran CBS Sports tennis announcer[32]
- Harrison Dillard, 1947, U.S. Olympic gold medalist in 100 meter dash and hurdles; charter member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame[13]
- Tim Graham, sports journalist for ESPN.com[33]
- Wynn Hawkins, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Norb Hecker, 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
- Ryan Hulings, NCAA Division 1 Soccer Coach
- Donna Kelce, Mother of Jason and Travis Kelce[34]
- Tonia Kwiatkowski, bronze and silver medalist in US Figure Skating Championships; finished 6th at the 1998 World Championships
- Scott Medvin, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Scott Shafer, former head coach of the Syracuse Orange football team[35]
- Jim Tressel, 2002 National Championship-winning former Coach of the Ohio State University football team; former president of Youngstown State University; current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio[36]
- Matt Underwood, play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio[37]
- Chuck Hayes
Other
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- David Ferrie, allegedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination[38]
- R. Hardy Juchli, physician and Chief Medical Officer at the Nuremberg Military Tribunal[39]
- Robert F. Overmyer, NASA astronaut
- T. B. Walker, businessman, lumberman, art collector[40]
Faculty
[edit]- Roger Bacon, physics professor 1959–71; inventor of carbon fiber in 1958
- Robert Crosser, U.S. Representative from Ohio; taught law for two years[41]
- Jane Eaglen, soprano with Metropolitan opera, professor of voice[42]
- Eric Fingerhut, director of economic development education and entrepreneurship, State Chancellor of Higher Education[43]
- 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[44]
- Katharine Mulky Warne, music professor, composer, founder of Darius Milhaud Society
Staff and administration
[edit]Presidents
[edit]Baldwin Wallace University has had over 20 people serve as president under the school's various names of Baldwin Wallace University, Baldwin–Wallace College, Baldwin University, German Wallace College and Baldwin Institute.
Coaches
[edit]- Lee Tressel, football coach and athletic director at BW, 1925–1981; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996; father of alum and former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel
BW football coaches
[edit]| Name | Term | References |
|---|---|---|
| No coach | 1893 | |
| No team | 1894 | |
| Percy C. Cole | 1895 | |
| No team | 1896 | |
| F. Smith | 1896–1897 | |
| Dave W. Jones | 1898–1899 | |
| No team | 1900–1902 | |
| E. J. Pfieffer | 1903 | |
| No team | 1904 | |
| E. J. Pfieffer | 1905 | |
| No team | 1906 | |
| E. J. Pfieffer | 1907–1908 | |
| No team | 1909–1911 | |
| F. J. Norton | 1912 | |
| No team | 1913–1915 | |
| W. E. Ruetchey | 1916 | |
| R. S. Honaker | 1917 | |
| V. E. Whitney | 1918 | |
| F. Hendershot | 1919 | |
| C. E Cartwright | 1920–1921 | |
| R. W. Bechtel | 1922–1923 | |
| A. W. Collins | 1924–1927 | |
| Ray Watts | 1928–1948 | |
| Eddie L. Finnigan | 1949–1950 | |
| Louis B. Juillerat | 1951–1953 | |
| Paul Adams | 1954–1957 | |
| Lee Tressel | 1958–1980 | |
| Bob Packard | 1981–2001 | |
| John Snell | 2002–2016 | |
| Jim Hilvert | 2017–Present | [45] |
References
[edit]- ^ Berger DuMound, Joanne (February 11, 2012). "Berea's Baldwin-Wallace College will become Baldwin Wallace University". Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ "Clinton E Adams, DO, FACHE". Board of Directors Bio. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Suite. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull - 2011". Wayne Hammond interview. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Background info". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Dr. William M. Kelso" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Larry Shinn". Office of the President. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Nan A. Baker, Representative". Ohio House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ "CARSON, Henderson Haverfield - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "Women as 'Way Pavers' in the Federal Judiciary". USCourts.gov. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "Mike Dovilla, Representative". Ohio House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ "FIESINGER, William Louis - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "B-W: Baldwin-Wallace College Celebrates the Accomplishments of Our Alumni (Continued)". Archived from the original on September 13, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Baldwin-Wallace College Celebrates the Accomplishments of Our Alumni". Archived from the original on September 5, 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "LANING, Jay Ford - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "LOBECK, Charles Otto - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ Myra McDaniel (The HistoryMakers A2007.048), interviewed by Denise Gines, February 6, 2007, The HistoryMakers Digital Archive. Session 1, tape 3, story 1, Myra McDaniel recalls her experiences at Baldwin-Wallace College
- ^ Gomez, Henry J. (May 4, 2009). "Cleveland council members unanimously back Shari Cloud and Eugene Miller for vacant seats". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ Gomez, Henry J. (November 4, 2009). "Jeffrey Johnson wins Cleveland City Council seat, ousting Shari Cloud; other incumbents win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ Segall, Grant. "Peter Neffenger, Coast Guard vice admiral from Cleveland, tapped to lead TSA". Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "NORTON, Miner Gibbs - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "SKILES, William Woodburn - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "SWEENEY, Martin Leonard - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "SWEENEY, Robert E. - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ A Thousand American Men of Mark To-day. Chicago, Illinois: American Men of Mark. 1917. p. 220. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- ^ "WEBBER, Amos Richard - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "Author Biography: Nancy McArthur". March 1999. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2006.
- ^ Macron, Mary Haddad (1979). Arab-Americans & Their Communities of Cleveland, p. 217. Cleveland State University
- ^ Apone, Carl (12 August 1982). "Concert Winds Up Opera Workshop". The Pittsburgh Press
- ^ "B-W: Conservatory Alumni". Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ Udo Kasemets. "James Montgomery". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
- ^ Outstanding Alumni
- ^ "B-W: Baldwin-Wallace College Alumni Bud Collins '51 is Honored by the City of Boston". Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "ESPN.com: Tim Graham News, Videos, Photos, and PodCasts - ESPN". Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ Webb, Craig. "Super Bowl mom: Who is Donna Kelce? What are her ties to Ohio?". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Stanford Football: Profile of Scott Shafer". Stanford University. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
- ^ "Tressel Could be Headed to Akron". the-ozone.net. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Akron Beacon Journal (OH)". April 2, 1997. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
- ^ David Ferrie, House Select Committee on Assassinations – Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 12, p. 106.
- ^ "1916 Baldwin-Wallace College The Grindstone Yearbook". digital.opal-libraries.org. Baldwin Wallace University. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ Peterson, David B. (processor). "Biographies of the Walker Family in T. B. Walker and Family Papers". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ "CROSSER, Robert - Biographical Information". Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "Renowned Soprano Jane Eaglen Joins Conservatory Voice Faculty". Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ "B-W: Senator Eric Fingerhut Joins B-W Faculty". Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ "Tom Sutton Political analyst". Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ Salamone, Shawn (January 17, 2017). "BW Names Him Hilbert As Head Football Coach". bw.edu. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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