List of Northern Kentucky University alumni

Northern Kentucky University has had many noted alumni and faculty during its history. Some of those have gained national and international recognition as scientists, entertainers, politicians, and artists.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

  • Hazel Barton, cave-exploring microbiology professor who has appeared on national and international press, TV and film. She was at Northern Kentucky University, but now is at the University of Akron.
  • Stephen Leigh, novelist, lecturer at NKU.
  • Sergei Polusmiak, Ukrainian concert pianist and master teacher, is artist in residence and professor in the music department.
  • Robert Trundle, philosophy professor who Fate Magazine named as one of the 100 most influential people in Ufology in 2005 based on his book Is E.T. Here? and an article published in Science and Method in the Netherlands
  • John Alberti, Jeopardy! champion, teaches in the English Department ant NKU.
  • Jacque Day holds several Associated Press, Kentucky journalism awards for her work with NPR affiliate WKMS-FM. Her motion picture credits include Stir of Echoes, and she served as a producer for Discovery Health Channel programming. She left NKU in 2012 to continue freelance writing.
  • Joan Ferrante, sociology professor and author of several sociology textbooks, among them Sociology: A Global Perspective.
  • Mark Hardy, Broadway actor, appeared on Broadway in Titanic: The Musical, Les Misérables and Sunset Boulevard.
  • William Brian Hogg, Director of Jazz Studies at NKU, is a jazz performer and educator, and the founder of the EMPOWER program, a community outreach program intended to return the roots of African American heritage to "at risk" and "urban" youth.
  • Ken Jones (playwright), playwright and screenwriter, Best known for the plays Darkside, The Middle of Yesterday, A Red Eagle Falling, Victims of the Ice Age and The Great Easter Egg Hunt. He also wrote the book for the musical Burgertown. He used to be head writer for Lightpoint Entertainment at Disney/MGM Studios.
  • Jimmie Manning, communication professor who was selected for the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Young Professional Award based on his sex research. He was at Northern Kentucky University, but now is at Northern Illinois University.
  • Owen Lee double bass instructor, published artist and musician, who was shown on the cover of Bassist Magazine. He is principal bassist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
  • Gary McGurk, actor who had small parts in Home Improvement and Babylon 5, is a current acting professor at NKU.
  • James Ramage, faculty member in the history department specialized in the American Civil War, who has a Civil War museum in Fort Wright, Kentucky named in his honor.
  • Brian Robertson, theatre professor who worked on movies including Dirty Dancing and the Jackal. He also worked on Beverly Hills 90210.

References

  1. ↑ Getting to know Northern Kentucky - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
  2. ↑ Crack and the contras
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