16 Notable alumni of Iowa Wesleyan University
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
Iowa Wesleyan University is ranked #7,126 in the world and #1,820 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dennis Cohoon
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Dennis M. Cohoon is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Representative from 1987 to 2023 representing several different seats in Burlington.
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2. Jessie Wilson Manning
1855-1947 (aged 92)
writer
Jessie Wilson Manning was an American author and lecturer from Iowa. After graduating from Iowa Wesleyan University, she spent five years as a speaker on literary and temperance topics. Manning was the author of the book The Passion of Life and contributed numerous articles, poems, and essays to the Iowa press and various magazines. Her Chariton, Iowa home served as...
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3. William M. Treloar
1850-1935 (aged 85)
composer
politician
William Mitchellson Treloar was an American music professor, composer, music publisher, and U.S. Representative from Missouri.
4. Dave Heaton
1941-2025 (aged 84)
restaurateur
politician
David Edward Heaton was an American politician who served as the Iowa State Representative from the 91st District, representing all of Henry County and the northern portion of Lee County. He sat in the Iowa House of Representatives from January 1995.
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5. Elaine Baxter
1933-2021 (aged 88)
politician
Elaine Bland Baxter was an American politician and educator who served as the 27th Iowa Secretary of State.
6. John H. Mickey
1845-1910 (aged 65)
politician
John Hopwood Mickey was an American banker and Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Nebraska from 1903 to 1907.
7. Ola Babcock Miller
1871-1937 (aged 66)
politician
Eunice Viola "Ola" Babcock Miller was an American politician and the first female Iowa Secretary of State.
8. Ida Hinman
1854-1926 (aged 72)
suffragist
activist
journalist
Ida May Hinman was an American feminist, journalist, suffragette, and temperance activist. She was the author of The Washington Sketch Book, one of the few Washington, D.C. guidebooks written by a woman at the end of the 19th century.
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9. Arabella Mansfield
1846-1911 (aged 65)
meteorological observer
suffragist
lawyer
university teacher
Arabella Mansfield, born Belle Aurelia Babb, became the first female lawyer in the United States in 1869, admitted to the Iowa bar; she made her career as a college educator and administrator. Despite an Iowa state law restricting the bar exam to males, Mansfield had taken it and earned high scores. Shortly after her court challenge, Iowa amended its licensing...
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10. Thomas Poulter
1897-1978 (aged 81)
university teacher
explorer
physicist
Thomas Charles Poulter was an American scientist and antarctic explorer who worked at the Armour Institute of Technology and SRI International, where he was an associate director.
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11. Tim Lee Hall
1925-2008 (aged 83)
politician
Tim Lee Hall was an American politician and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois for one term from 1975 to 1977.
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12. William A. Clark
1839-1925 (aged 86)
banker
teacher
politician
entrepreneur
art collector
William Andrews Clark Sr. was an American entrepreneur, involved with mining, banking, land development mercantile/commercial sales, agriculture and timber enterprises, and railroads. He was also a U.S. senator.
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13. Davey Lopes
1945-. (aged 81)
baseball player
David Earl Lopes is an American former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Houston Astros; he managed the Milwaukee Brewers.
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14. Clement Isong
1920-2000 (aged 80)
politician
banker
Clement Nyong Isong CFR was a Nigerian banker and politician who was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1967 to 1975 during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon. He was later elected governor of Cross River State (1979–1983) in the Nigerian Second Republic.
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15. Dana Holgorsen
1971-. (aged 55)
head coach
Dana Carl Holgorsen is an American college football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator at the University of Nebraska. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 2011 to 2018 and the University of Houston from 2019 to 2023. Holgorsen has worked as an assistant coach under Hal Mumme, Mike Leach, Kevin Sumlin, and Mike...
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16. Peggy Whitson
1960-. (aged 66)
astronaut
biochemist
Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, and astronaut working for Axiom Space. She retired from NASA in 2018, after serving as Chief Astronaut. Over all her missions, Whitson has accumulated a total of 695 days in space, more than any other American or woman.
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