List of Muskingum University alumni

This is a list of Muskingum University alumni.

Government and politics

Annie Glenn (class of 1941), civic leader; wife of John Glenn
John Glenn (class of 1942), former astronaut, Democratic U.S. Senator from Ohio (1975-1999), candidate for 1984 Democratic presidential nomination
President Warren G. Harding (via Muskingum's assumption of Ohio Central College)
Earl R. Lewis (class of 1911), former Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1939–40 and 1943–48
Sean Logan (class of 1988), current Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; former Columbiana County, Ohio Commissioner
Francis Scott McBride (class of 1895), leader of prohibition; longtime National Superintendent of the U.S. Anti-Saloon League
John Willis Menard (via Iberia College and Ohio Central College), first African-American to address the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1869
C. Ellis Moore (class of 1907), Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1919-1933
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. (class of 1941), United States Ambassador to Mexico, 1986-1989
Robert T. Secrest (class of 1926), Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1933-1967
Wilbur F. Simlik (class of 1943), Major general in the Marine Corps
Robert M. Warner (class of 1949), sixth Archivist of the United States

Jack Hanna (class of 1969), former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium director; television personality
Agnes Moorehead (class of 1923), Emmy Award-winning actress (Bewitched); member of the Delta Gamma Theta Sorority[1]

David Budbill (class of 1962), poet, author and playwright
Laurence Overmire (valedictorian, class of 1979), poet, author, actor, playwright

Dennis Berkey (class of 1969), President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
William Rainey Harper (class of 1870), first President, University of Chicago
Richard Pipes (class of 1944), Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University
William Oxley Thompson (class of 1870), President of The Ohio State University and Miami University

Muskingum's Caldwell Hall was named after alumnus Philip Caldwell and his wife Betsey

Darrell Hazell (class of 1986), wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL
Jim Heacock (class of 1970), defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Ohio State University
Edgar "Ed" Sherman (class of 1936), legendary Muskingum head football coach for 22 years; College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Tim Timmons, Major League Baseball umpire
Brandon Todd, known as the 5'5 dunker, played for the 2001, 2002, and 2003 All-Ohio team with LeBron James; developed an athletic training program called "FlytRight"

John Glenn (class of 1942), first American to orbit the earth, oldest man ever in space

"Agnes Moorhead leaves estate worth $400,000". The Montreal Gazette. UPI. June 26, 1974. p. 50. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

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