5 Notable alumni of College of the Ozarks
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
College of the Ozarks is ranked #5,213 in the world and #1,372 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from College of the Ozarks sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with College of the Ozarks won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jim Spainhower
1928-2018 (aged 90)
politician
James Spainhower was an American Democratic politician from Missouri. He served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970 and two terms as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1973 to 1981.
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2. Casey Guernsey
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Casey Guernsey is an American politician. A Republican, he is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Guernsey represented the 3rd, and then the 2nd District, encompassing all or portions of Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Sullivan, and Worth counties in north central Missouri. Due to Missouri House redistricting following the 2010 U.S. Census, much of the current...
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3. Rose O'Neill
1874-1944 (aged 70)
suffragist
comics artist
writer
artist
cartoonist
Rose Cecil O'Neill was an American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer. She rose to fame for her creation of the popular comic strip characters, Kewpies, in 1909, and was also the first published female cartoonist in the United States.
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4. Terrence R. Dake
1944-. (aged 82)
military officer
Terrence Rex Dake is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) from 1998 to 2000.
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5. Mike Duncan
1951-. (aged 75)
banker
lobbyist
politician
Michael William Duncan is an American political history podcaster and author. After not finding any Roman history podcasts in 2007, Duncan began The History of Rome, a narrative podcast chronicling events from the founding of Rome until the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The podcast concluded in 2012. A year later he began Revolutions, which ran for ten seasons...
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