19 Notable alumni of Central Methodist University – College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Central Methodist University – College of Graduate and Extended Studies is ranked #5,348 in the world and #1,403 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Central Methodist University – College of Graduate and Extended Studies sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Central Methodist University – College of Graduate and Extended Studies won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Charles Claude Selecman
1874-1958 (aged 84)
priest
Charles Claude Selecman was an American Methodist pastor and the third president of Southern Methodist University from 1923 to 1938. Selecman entered office during a difficult financial time for SMU and managed to put the university on sounder footing while expanding the campus and growing the enrollment. These achievements would largely be overshadowed, however, by his chilling effect on SMU's...
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2. Joseph C. Hendrix
1853-1904 (aged 51)
politician
Joseph Clifford Hendrix was an American educator and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 to 1895.
3. John Clark Salyer II
1902-1966 (aged 64)
environmentalist
John Clark Salyer II was an American environmentalist and government administrator.
4. William Edmond Robinson
1920-1992 (aged 72)
politician
William Edmond Robinson was an American politician and banking executive from the state of Missouri. A Democrat, he served one term as Missouri State Treasurer from 1969 to 1973.
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5. Lebbeus R. Wilfley
1866-1926 (aged 60)
judge
Lebbeus Redman Wilfley was an American attorney who served as Attorney General of the Philippines and as a judge of the United States Court for China. He is also known for his investigation into the Torreón massacre.
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6. Samuel C. Major
1869-1931 (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Samuel Collier Major was a U.S. representative from Missouri.
7. Pat Schneider
1934-2020 (aged 86)
poet
writer
Pat Schneider was an American writer, poet, writing teacher and editor.
8. Xenophon P. Wilfley
1871-1931 (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Xenophon Pierce Wilfley was an American politician who represented the state of Missouri in the U.S. Senate for five months in 1918.
9. Kylar Broadus
1963-. (aged 63)
academic
legal scholar
lawyer
businessperson
LGBTQ rights activist
Kylar William Broadus is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and trans rights activist. He founded the Trans People of Color Coalition in 2010. In 2012, he became the first trans person to testify in front of the United States Senate when he spoke in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. He was a long-time professor of business law and workplace discrimination...
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10. Keen Johnson
1896-1970 (aged 74)
editor
politician
journalist
Keen Johnson was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1939 to 1943; being the only journalist to have held that office. After serving in World War I, Johnson purchased and edited the Elizabethtown Mirror newspaper. He revived the struggling paper, sold it to a competitor and used the profits to obtain his journalism...
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11. C. Fred Bergsten
1941-. (aged 85)
non-fiction writer
economist
C. Fred Bergsten is an American economist, author, think tank entrepreneur, and policy adviser. He has served as assistant for international economic affairs to Henry Kissinger within the National Security Council and as assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He was the founding director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, until 2006 the...
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12. Willard Duncan Vandiver
1854-1932 (aged 78)
academic administrator
lawyer
university teacher
politician
Willard Duncan Vandiver was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Missouri. He is popularly credited with the authorship of the famous expression: "I'm from Missouri, you've got to show me," which led to the state's famous nickname: "The Show Me State". In an 1899 speech, he declared, "I come from a state...
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13. Roger B. Wilson
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Roger Byron Wilson is an American politician who served as the 44th lieutenant governor of Missouri from January 1993 to October 2000 and as the 52nd governor of Missouri from October 2000 to January 2001. Wilson was serving his second four-year term as lieutenant governor and was preparing to retire from elected public service when Governor Mel Carnahan died in...
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14. Loltyler1
1995-. (aged 31)
chess player
online streamer
vlogger
Tyler Steinkamp, known professionally as Tyler1, is an American online streamer and professional League of Legends player.
15. Abel Muzorewa
1925-2010 (aged 85)
autobiographer
missionary
priest
politician
Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa, also commonly referred to as Bishop Muzorewa, was a Zimbabwean bishop and politician who served as the first and only Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979. A United Methodist Church bishop and nationalist leader, he held office for less than a year.
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16. Huston Smith
1919-2016 (aged 97)
historian
religious studies scholar
philosopher
university teacher
Huston Cummings Smith was an American-Chinese scholar of religious studies, He authored at least thirteen books on world's religions and philosophy, and his book about comparative religion, The World's Religions (originally titled The Religions of Man) sold over three million copies as of 2017.
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17. Bill Chott
1969-. (aged 57)
actor
screenwriter
Bill Chott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Mr. Laritate on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place.
18. Douglas A. Foster
1952-. (aged 74)
historian
theologian
Douglas A. Foster is an American author and scholar known for his work on the history of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement.
19. Michael Johnson
1944-2017 (aged 73)
songwriter
guitarist
singer
musician
Michael Duane Johnson is an American sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300...
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