26 Notable alumni of Drury University
Updated: June 17, 2026 EliteDegrees
Drury University is 3281st in the world, 1st in North America, and 852st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from Drury University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Drury University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Durward Gorham Hall
1910-2001 (aged 91)
politician
Durward Gorham Hall was a six-term U.S. representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district.
2. Thomas Alberter Chandler
1871-1953 (aged 82)
lawyer
politician
Thomas Alberter Chandler was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
3. George Howard Williams
1871-1963 (aged 92)
lawyer
judge
politician
George Howard Williams was an American politician and attorney from Missouri. A Republican, he served as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1925 to 1926, completing the term of Selden P. Spencer following the latter's death.
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4. Cleveland A. Newton
1873-1945 (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Cleveland Alexander Newton was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 10th congressional district.
5. Robert S. Cunningham
1940-2015 (aged 75)
computer scientist
Robert Stephen Cunningham was an American computer scientist who was Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at California State University Stanislaus.
6. Jeanie Riddle
politician
Jeanie Riddle is an American politician from Missouri. A Republican, she served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 49th District in Callaway County and as a member of the Missouri Senate from the 10th District which includes the counties of Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Monroe, Montgomery and Warren.
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7. Dean Whipple
1938-. (aged 88)
lawyer
judge
Harold Dean Whipple is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
8. Timothy A. Garrison
1976-. (aged 50)
lawyer
Timothy Allen Garrison is an American lawyer and Marine Corps officer who served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri from 2018 to 2021.
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9. Charles Harrison Brown
1920-2003 (aged 83)
politician
Charles Harrison Brown was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives for Missouri's 7th congressional district. He is the most recent Democrat to serve from that district.
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10. Si Siman
1921-1994 (aged 73)
composer
record producer
Si Siman was an American country music executive as a radio producer, talent agent, songwriter, record producer, television producer and music publisher who helped transform the sound of music in the Ozarks after World War II and into the 1980s. He discovered Country Music Hall of Fame Members Chet Atkins and Porter Wagoner, and secured record deals for The Browns...
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11. Bob Dixon
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Bob Dixon is an American Republican politician currently serving as Presiding Commissioner of Greene County, Missouri. He formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri State Senate.
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12. Aven Nelson
1859-1952 (aged 93)
mycologist
explorer
botanical collector
botanist
Aven Nelson was an American botanist who specialized in plants of the Rocky Mountains. He was one of the founding professors of the University of Wyoming, where he taught for 55 years as professor and served as president (1918-1922). He served as president of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists and Botanical Society of America.
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13. Jay Wasson
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Jay Wasson is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Missouri Senate for the 20th district from 2011 to 2019. Previously, Wasson served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives (2002–2010).
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14. Susan Montee
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Susan Montee is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri who served as the 35th State Auditor of Missouri. She won the election in 2006 Missouri State Auditor Election and was sworn into her position on January 4, 2007. She was the third woman in succession to serve as State Auditor of Missouri. She succeeded then-U.S....
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15. Michael Mallory
1955-. (aged 71)
journalist
novelist
Michael Mallory is a writer on the subjects of animation and post-war pop culture, and the author of the books X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe, Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror The Science Fiction Universe and Beyond, and Essential Horror Movies. As an animation and film historian, he has written over 600 articles, frequently for Variety, the Los...
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16. William Garwood
1884-1950 (aged 66)
stage actor
film director
actor
film actor
William Davis Garwood, Jr. was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s.
17. Roy Smalley, Jr
1926-2011 (aged 85)
baseball player
Roy Frederick Smalley Jr. was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1948 through 1958, Smalley played for the Chicago Cubs (1948–1953), Milwaukee Braves (1954) and Philadelphia Phillies (1955–1958). He batted and threw right-handed. In an 11-season career, Smalley was a.227 hitter with 61 home runs and 305 RBI in 872 games played. Smalley was the father of major league...
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18. Bill Virdon
1931-2021 (aged 90)
baseball player
William Charles Virdon was an American professional baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1965 and in 1968. He served as a coach for the Pirates and Houston Astros, and managed the Pirates, Astros, New York Yankees, and Montreal Expos.
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19. Trevor Richards
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Trevor Michael Richards is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He was signed by the Marlins in 2016 and made his MLB debut with them in 2018.
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20. Sterling Sharp
1995-. (aged 31)
baseball player
Sterling Barksdale Sharp is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins.
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21. Bob Barker
1923-2023 (aged 100)
actor
television actor
animal rights advocate
game show host
television producer
Robert William Barker was an American media personality, game show host, and animal rights advocate. He hosted CBS's The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. Barker also hosted Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.
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22. Dabbs Greer
1917-2007 (aged 90)
film actor
actor
television actor
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer was an American character actor in film and television for over 60 years. Greer appeared in nearly 100 film roles and in nearly 600 television episodes of various series. He played Mr. Jonas in Gunsmoke, Coach Ossie Weiss in the sitcom Hank, and Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie. Greer's final film role...
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23. Lauren Holtkamp
1980-. (aged 46)
basketball player
basketball official
Lauren Holtkamp is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 7. Holtkamp became the third woman to be a full-time NBA referee. Holtkamp also played college basketball at Drury University from 2000 to 2004. Holtkamp previously refereed the last five NBA Development League seasons before becoming a full-time referee for the 2014–15...
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24. Robert Cummings
1910-1990 (aged 80)
dancer
aircraft pilot
film actor
actor
television writer
Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime...
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25. Orland K. Armstrong
1893-1987 (aged 94)
lawyer
politician
Orland Kay Armstrong was an American Republican politician and member of the United States House of Representatives, journalist and social activist.
26. John Morris
1948-. (aged 78)
businessperson
John C. Morris is a Canadian curler, and two-time Olympic gold medallist from Canmore, Alberta. Morris played third for the Kevin Martin team until April 24, 2013. Morris, author of the book Fit to Curl, is the son of Maureen and Earle Morris, inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling broom. Morris grew up in Gloucester, Ontario (now part of Ottawa) and...
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