12 Notable alumni of Oklahoma Christian University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Oklahoma Christian University is ranked #5,056 in the world and #1,340 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Oklahoma Christian 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 Oklahoma Christian University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Kevin Easley
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Kevin Easley is an American oil and gas executive who was a leading legislator in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate for 18 years and the top executive at the Grand River Dam Authority for seven years in the U.S. State of Oklahoma. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of New Dominion, LLC, in Tulsa,...
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2. Joe Clifford Faust
1957-. (aged 69)
novelist
science fiction writer
journalist
Joe Clifford Faust is an American author best known for his seven science fiction novels which were primarily written during the 1980s and 1990s, including A Death of Honor, The Company Man, the Angel's Luck Trilogy (all published by Del Rey Books), and the satirical Pembroke Hall novels (published by Bantam Spectra). His novels are known for their tightly controlled...
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3. George E. Young
politician
George E. Young Sr. is an American pastor and politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 48th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2019 to 2024. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 99th district from 2015 to 2019.
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4. Allison Garrett
1964-. (aged 62)
Allison Dabbs Garrett is an American attorney, inventor, educator, and the former chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. She previously served as the 17th president of Emporia State University from January 2016 to October 2021. Prior to her time at Emporia State, Garrett served as Abilene Christian University's executive vice president, a position she held from August...
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5. Butera Jane Knowless
1990-. (aged 36)
singer
Knowless is a Rwandan singer and a winner of Primus Guma Guma Super Star seasons 5 (PGGSS). Butera writes many of her own songs. Her songs touch on such themes as romantic relationships, societal issues and daily life.
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6. Cory T. Williams
politician
Cory T. Williams is an American attorney and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the District 34 State Representative from 2009 to 2019. The seat was formerly held by Terry Ingmire, a Republican. He was first elected to the seat in 2008.
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7. George S. Benson
1898-1991 (aged 93)
missionary
George Stuart Benson was an American missionary, college administrator, and conservative political activist. After fleeing communist uprisings in China as a missionary, Benson became an anticommunist and conservative activist, taking stances against the New Deal, and later, racial integration. Benson served for many years as the president of Harding College, and oversaw a large propaganda network through his National Education...
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8. Dan Branch
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Dan H. Branch is an American politician who served as the Texas State Representative for the 108th district from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he represented part of Dallas. On July 25, 2013, Branch officially announced his candidacy for Texas Attorney General in the 2014 Republican primary election, in which he was defeated by Ken Paxton.
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9. Chris Lemons
1979-. (aged 47)
association football player
Chris Lemons is an American soccer player who plays for FC Wichita.
10. Jim Beaver
1950-. (aged 76)
stage actor
film director
actor
writer
film producer
James Norman Beaver Jr. is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He portrayed Bobby Singer in Supernatural. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood, which brought him acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Ensemble Acting, Sheriff Shelby Parlow on the FX series Justified, and Robert "Dakota Bob" Singer on the Amazon...
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11. Molefi Kete Asante
1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher
philosopher
writer
Molefi Kete Asante is an American philosopher who is involved in the fields of African-American studies, African studies, and communication studies. He is currently a professor in the Department of Africology at Temple University, where he founded the PhD program in African-American Studies. He is president of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies.
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12. Sherri Coale
1965-. (aged 61)
basketball player
basketball coach
Sherri Kay Coale is a retired college basketball coach. She was the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team for 25 years, from 1996 to 2021. Coale was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
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