15 Notable alumni of Benedictine College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Benedictine College is ranked #3,908 in the world and #1,024 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Benedictine College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Benedictine College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Donn B. Murphy
1930-2022 (aged 92)
university teacher
theatrical director
Donn B. Murphy taught theatre and speech courses at Georgetown University from 1954 to 2000. At the invitation of Jacqueline Kennedy and Letitia Baldrige, he became a theatrical advisor to the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administrations for White House dramatic and music presentations in the East Room (1961–1965). He was a founding member of the National Theatre...
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2. Charles A. Ray
1945-. (aged 81)
diplomat
Charles Aaron Ray is an American former diplomat who acted as the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe between 2009 and 2012. He is a former Foreign Service officer and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who held the position of U.S. ambassador twice, and retired with the rank of minister-counselor. He is also a retired U.S. Army officer who was...
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3. Eugene D. O'Sullivan
1883-1968 (aged 85)
lawyer
politician
Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan was an American Democratic Party politician from Nebraska.
4. Jack Buechner
1940-2020 (aged 80)
lawyer
politician
John William Buechner was an American lawyer and politician from who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 1991. After serving in Congress, Buechner (BEEK-ner) became president of the International Republican Institute and was an associate at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. From 2001 until his retirement in 2005, he was the...
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5. Michael M. Ryan
1929-2017 (aged 88)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Michael M. Ryan was an American actor. Ryan was best known for his long-running role as John Randolph on the serial Another World, which he played from November 13, 1964, until his character's death in a fire on March 6, 1979.
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6. Daniel L. Karbler
1960-. (aged 66)
military officer
Daniel Lewis Karbler is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the commander of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command from 2019 to 2024. Prior to that, he was the chief of staff of the United States Strategic Command.
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7. Thomas M. Hoenig
1946-. (aged 80)
economist
Thomas Michael Hoenig is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center. He became a director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on April 16, 2012, and was vice chairman from November 30, 2012, to April 30, 2018. From 1991 to 2011, he was the chief executive of the Tenth District Federal Reserve Bank, in Kansas City, United States. In...
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8. Patrick D. Gallagher
1963-. (aged 63)
physicist
Patrick David Gallagher is an American physicist and former chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He previously served as acting United States deputy secretary of commerce from 2013 to 2014 and 14th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology from 2009 and 2014.
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9. Terrance W. Gainer
1947-. (aged 79)
military personnel
Terrance William Gainer is a former law enforcement officer and was the 38th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate and served in that position from January 4, 2007, to May 2, 2014.
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10. Bob Veale
1935-2025 (aged 90)
baseball player
Robert Andrew Veale was an American professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox.
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11. David Koechner
1962-. (aged 64)
comedian
television actor
screenwriter
film actor
voice actor
David Michael Koechner is an American actor and comedian. His prominent roles include Champ Kind in the Anchorman film series (2004–2013) and Todd Packer in The Office (2005–2013).
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12. Tina A. Davidson
1960-. (aged 66)
military nurse
Tina Ann Davidson is a retired rear admiral in the United States Navy, and Commander, of Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, from 2018 to 2020. She is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
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13. Terry Hanson
1947-. (aged 79)
television presenter
association football coach
Terry Hanson is a retired American radio personality of the John Boy and Billy Big Show, a nationally syndicated radio show. He was the first head of Turner Broadcasting Sports and a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. His family owns and operates Hanson Enterprises, a company founded in 1995, with experience in...
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14. Joseph P. Teasdale
1936-2014 (aged 78)
lawyer
politician
Joseph Patrick Teasdale was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as the 48th Governor of Missouri from 1977 to 1981. Teasdale was formerly a prosecutor for Jackson County, Missouri. In 1972, he made his first bid for governor, placing third in the Democratic primary, but attaining name recognition and the nickname "Walking Joe". In 1976, after initially running for...
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15. Wangari Muta Maathai
1940-2011 (aged 71)
teacher
politician
Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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