38 Notable alumni of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is ranked #1,638 in the world and #404 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 38 notable alumni from Indiana University of Pennsylvania sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Indiana University of Pennsylvania won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mette Tommerup
1969-. (aged 57)
installation artist
painter
Mette Tommerup is a painter from Denmark, who lives and works in Miami. She is best known for creating large-scale works where she activates canvases by subjecting them to natural elements such as immersing them in ocean water, putting them in the ground, or tossing them off of buildings at a particular time of day or night. Her art is...
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2. Adam Frelin
1973-. (aged 53)
sculptor
Adam Frelin is an American artist working in sculpture., video, photography, and performance. He received a BFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and an MFA University of California, San Diego. He has shown at venues such as the Getty Center, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, I-Park Foundation, the Columbus Museum, Samson Projects Evergreen House and Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
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3. J. N. Langham
1861-1945 (aged 84)
lawyer
judge
politician
Jonathan Nicholas Langham was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1915.
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4. Summers Melville Jack
1852-1945 (aged 93)
lawyer
politician
Summers Melville Jack was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
5. Rena Sarah Eckman
1868-1946 (aged 78)
dietitian
Rena Sarah Eckman was an American dietitian, a founding member and leader of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and founder of the Pennsylvania Dietetic Association. She was co-author of a 1916 book on a dietary protocol for the treatment of diabetes.
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6. Charles J. Margiotti
1891-1956 (aged 65)
politician
Charles Joseph Margiotti was a nationally prominent Pennsylvania lawyer who twice served as state attorney general.
7. Shelley Vana
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Rochelle "Shelley" Vana is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Palm Beach County Commissioner, representing the 3rd District from 2008 to the present. Prior to being elected to the Broward County Commission, Vana served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, representing the 85th District.
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8. Janet L. Smith
1951-. (aged 75)
university teacher
scientist
biologist
Janet Louise Smith is the Margaret J. Hunter Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences Institute, director of the Center for Structural Biology at the University of Michigan, professor of biological chemistry and biophysics at the University of Michigan, and research professor in the Life Sciences Institute. Additionally, she is the scientific director of The General Medical Sciences and Cancer Institutes’...
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9. Jonathan Dever
1972-. (aged 54)
lawyer
politician
Jonathan Dever is an American politician who previously served as a member in the Ohio House of Representatives.
10. Stan Saylor
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Stanley E. "Stan" Saylor is a Republican former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 94th District and was first elected in 1992. After the 2008 election, Saylor was elected the Republican Policy Committee Chairman. Following the 2010 election, he was elected Republican Whip and served in that role until 2015. He is also on the House Rules...
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11. John Kopchick
1950-. (aged 76)
biologist
researcher
John Kopchick is a molecular biologist and co-inventor of the drug Somavert, which has improved the lives of acromegalic individuals around the world. He is currently the Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor of Molecular Biology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Kopchick's groundbreaking work in the field of growth hormone...
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12. Leander Jordan
1977-. (aged 49)
American football player
Leander Jordan is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).
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13. Brian Stoltz
1970-. (aged 56)
scientist
Brian M. Stoltz is currently a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. The primary focus of his research is chemical synthesis with an emphasis on developing allylic alkylation reactions for the preparation of complex molecules possessing unique structural, biological, and physical properties. His research involves the total synthesis of natural products such as dragmacidin F and -cyanthiwigin...
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14. John Stuchell Fisher
1867-1940 (aged 73)
lawyer
politician
John Stuchell Fisher was an American politician who served as the 29th governor of Pennsylvania from 1927 until 1931. A Republican, he had previously served as a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1901 until 1907.
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15. Dave L. Reed
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Dave L. Reed is a Republican former member, and former Majority Leader, of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 62nd District, made up of parts of Indiana County. In November 2014, Reed was elected House Majority Leader and assumed those duties on December 1. He was sworn into his seventh term on January 6, 2015.
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16. Scott Blasey
1964-. (aged 62)
singer
Scott Edward Blasey is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist for The Clarks, a position he has held since the band's inception in the mid-1980s. Blasey has also released three solo albums.
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17. Hubert Work
1860-1942 (aged 82)
military physician
politician
Hubert Work was an American politician and physician. He served as the United States Postmaster General from 1922 until 1923 during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. He served as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1923 until 1928 during the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
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18. Jack Wagner
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Jack E. Wagner is an American Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served as Pennsylvania Auditor General, and previously served in the State Senate and Pittsburgh City Council.
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19. Shane Alexander
singer-songwriter
singer
Shane Alexander is a contemporary American singer-songwriter and musician. Alexander was born in San Diego, California, raised in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and is currently residing in Southern California.
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20. Patricia Robertson
1963-2001 (aged 38)
astronaut
physician
Patricia Consolatrix Hilliard Robertson was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. She died in a plane crash prior to being assigned to a crew to fly to the International Space Station.
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21. Jay Costa
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Jay Costa is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 43rd District since 1996. On November 17, 2010, Senate Democrats elected Costa as their new floor leader, succeeding the retiring Bob Mellow.
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22. Mark Critz
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
business executive
Mark Stephen Critz is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenure, which was located in the southwestern portion of the state, stretched from Johnstown to the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh.
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23. Candace Gingrich
1966-. (aged 60)
writer
lobbyist
blogger
sociologist
Candace Gingrich is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign. Candace is the half-sibling of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
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24. Trisha Rae Stahl
1973-. (aged 53)
actor
Trisha Rae Stahl is an American actress.
25. Vicki Iseman
1967-. (aged 59)
lobbyist
Vicki L. Iseman is an American lobbyist working for the firm Iseman & Szelinga. As a lobbyist for the firm Alcalde & Fay she gained national media attention in February 2008, and again in May 2022, due to her involvement in the John McCain lobbyist controversy.
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26. Atrios
1972-. (aged 54)
blogger
Duncan Bowen Black, better known by his pseudonym Atrios /ˈeɪtri.oʊs/, is an American liberal blogger living in Philadelphia. His weblog is called Eschaton. Black was also a regular guest economics expert on Air America Radio's The Majority Report and is currently a regular commentator on Sam Seder's internet radio (Majority.fm) Majority Report and an op-ed contributor to USA Today.
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27. Jim Haslett
1955-. (aged 71)
American football coach
American football player
James Donald Haslett is an American football coach and former linebacker who was most recently the head coach of the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football for the IUP Big Indians before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft; he went on to be named NFL Defensive Rookie...
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28. Jim Renacci
1958-. (aged 68)
accountant
business executive
politician
James B. Renacci is an American accountant, businessman, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is a former city council president and two-term Mayor of Wadsworth, Ohio. In 2018, Renacci was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, losing to Democratic incumbent...
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29. Farah Quinn
1980-. (aged 46)
presenter
chef
businessperson
Farah Farhanah is an Indonesian celebrity chef, restaurateur and media personality, known for her culinary television shows. She was awarded the 2013 Panasonic Gobel Award as the Best Presenter for hobby and lifestyle television program.
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30. Natalie Palamides
1990-. (aged 36)
film director
writer
comedian
voice actor
actor
Natalie Palamides is an American actress, comedian and television writer.
31. Ben McAdoo
1977-. (aged 49)
American football coach
coach
Benjamin Lee McAdoo is an American football coach who is currently serving as a senior defensive assistant of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). McAdoo was most notably the head coach of the New York Giants from 2016 to 2017, after serving as their offensive coordinator the previous two years under former head coach Tom Coughlin....
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32. Matthew Knisely
1974-. (aged 52)
writer
photojournalist
Matthew "Matt" Knisely is an American TV Photojournalist and an American author known for professional standards and his vivid editing and use of depth of field in his photography.
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33. Carla Sands
1960-. (aged 66)
business executive
chiropractor
politician
diplomat
actor
Carla J. Sands is an American businesswoman who is chair and CEO of Vintage Capital Group. During the first Trump administration (2017–21) she was U.S. ambassador to Denmark.
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34. John Brallier
1876-1960 (aged 84)
American football player
John Kinport "Sal" Brallier was one of the first professional American football players. He was nationally acknowledged as the first openly paid professional football player when he was given $10 to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association for a game against the Jeanette Athletic Association in 1895.
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35. John Murtha
1932-2010 (aged 78)
politician
military officer
John Patrick Murtha Jr. was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives ever elected from Pennsylvania.
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36. Cindy Jaynes
1959-. (aged 67)
naval officer
Cindy Louise Jaynes is an American retired rear-admiral. An aeronautics maintenance specialist, she managed several programs relating to US Navy aircraft. Jaynes became the first female flag officer in Naval Air Systems Command when she was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 August 2012. She retired from the US Navy on 1 May 2016.
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37. Nereus Acosta
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Juan Romeo Nereus Olaivar Acosta, popularly known as Neric Acosta, is a Filipino politician, academician, and political scientist in the Philippines. He is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the first district of the province of Bukidnon from 1998 to 2007. He was the Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection and General Manager of the Laguna Lake...
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38. Matthias Zimmer
1961-2023 (aged 62)
university teacher
politician
Matthias Zimmer was a German author and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2009, winning a constituency in Frankfurt am Main for three terms until 2021.
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