13 Notable alumni of Ottawa University – Ottawa
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ottawa University – Ottawa is 2448st in the world, 1st in North America, and 630st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Ottawa University – Ottawa sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Ottawa University – Ottawa won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Merritt C. Mechem
1870-1946 (aged 76)
lawyer
judge
Merritt Cramer Mechem was an American politician who served as territorial Supreme Court justice and fifth governor of New Mexico.
2. Lori Peek
1965-. (aged 61)
university teacher
researcher
sociologist
Lori Peek is an America] sociologist, academic, and author. She is a professor in the Department of Sociology as well as the director of the Natural Hazards Center in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Furthermore, she is a presidentially-appointed member of the board of directors at the National Institute of Building Sciences.
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3. J. Nort Atkinson
1877-1939 (aged 62)
head coach
American football coach
politician
James Northrup Atkinson was an American college football coach and politician. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1901 to 1902, and compiled a record of 12–5–2.
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4. Reema Harrysingh-Carmona
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
economist
Reema Harrysingh-Carmona is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian economist who served as the First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago from 2013 until 2018. She is the wife of the fifth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Anthony Carmona.
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5. Daniel D. Crabtree
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
judge
Daniel Dale Crabtree is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
6. Wayne Angell
1930-2025 (aged 95)
politician
economist
Wayne D. Angell was an American economist, politician and academic who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1986 to 1994.
7. Abdul Alkalimat
1942-. (aged 84)
Abdul Alkalimat is an American professor of African-American studies and library and information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He is the author of several books, including Introduction to Afro-American Studies (1984), The African American Experience in Cyberspace (2004), Malcolm X for Beginners (1990), and The History of Black Studies (2021). He curates two websites related to African-American...
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8. Dorothy C. Stratton
1899-2006 (aged 107)
dean
university teacher
military officer
psychologist
secondary school teacher
Dorothy Constance Stratton is best known as the first director of the SPARS, the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve.
9. Michèle Lamont
1957-. (aged 69)
researcher
academic
sociologist
Michèle Lamont is the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Harvard University. Her research addresses culture and inequality; racism and anti-racism; cultural processes such as stigmatization and recognition; the sociology of morality; evaluation and higher education; and cultural and social change. She is the recipient of the C. Wright Mills...
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10. Ezzedine Choukri Fishere
1966-. (aged 60)
novelist
academic
writer
Ezzedine Choukri Fishere is an Egyptian novelist, diplomat and academic.
11. Trent Franks
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
business executive
Harold Trent Franks is an American businessman and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017 (numbered as the 2nd district from 2003 to 2013). He is a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure, Franks served as vice chairman of the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic...
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12. Derrick Ward
1980-. (aged 46)
American football player
Derrick Laron Ward is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft and played for the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans. He played college football for Fresno State Bulldogs and...
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13. Oksana Syroyid
1976-. (aged 50)
lawyer
politician
Oksana Ivanivna Syroyid is a Ukrainian politician and jurist. She was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary elections. In December 2014, she became the first woman to serve as the deputy speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament. Since October 2019 Syroyid is the party leader of Self Reliance.
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