14 Notable alumni of Pacific Union College
Updated: June 17, 2026 EliteDegrees
Pacific Union College is 5009st in the world, 1st in North America, and 1323st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Pacific Union College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Pacific Union College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Harold W. Clark
1891-1986 (aged 95)
biologist
Harold Willard Clark was a prominent creationist in the middle of the twentieth century.
2. Philip Guthrie Hoffman
1915-2008 (aged 93)
Philip Guthrie Hoffman was the fifth president of the University of Houston, and the first chancellor of the University of Houston System. While at the university, he was instrumental in obtaining state affiliation, transitioning to a racially integrated status, and expanding enrollment in multiple locations. Hoffman also served as president of the Texas Medical Center. Prior to his appointment as...
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3. Harold W. Hopp
1960-. (aged 66)
judge
Harold Wayne Hopp is an American lawyer and judge from California.
4. Alan Nakanishi
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
ophthalmologist
Alan Shinji Nakanishi is an American physician and politician who represented California's 10th State Assembly district in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. He has also been a member in the City Council of Lodi, California, since 1998, and served four separate two-year terms as the city's mayor.
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5. James L. McElhany
1880-1959 (aged 79)
Seventh-day Adventist minister
James Lamar McElhany was an American Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator who served as the President of the General Conference from 1936 to 1950. He was a pioneer seventh-day minister in the Far East Division missionary work.
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6. Morris Venden
1932-2013 (aged 81)
pastor
teacher
preacher
theologian
Morris L. Venden was a Seventh-day Adventist preacher, teacher, and author, who was also a member of the Voice of Prophecy team as an associate speaker.
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7. Jerry Pettis
1916-1975 (aged 59)
politician
Jerry Lyle Pettis was an American politician and a four-term congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first Seventh Day Adventist elected to Congress.
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8. Arna Bontemps
1902-1973 (aged 71)
novelist
writer
librarian
playwright
poet
Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
9. Loree K. Sutton
1959-. (aged 67)
psychiatrist
Loree K. Sutton is an American psychiatrist and retired military officer who served as a brigadier general in the United States Army.
10. Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi
1911-1943 (aged 32)
surgeon
Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi, sometimes mistakenly referred to as Nebu Tatsuguchi (August 31, 1911 – May 30, 1943), was a Japanese soldier and surgeon who served in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. He was killed during the Battle of Attu on Attu Island, Alaska, United States, on May 30, 1943.
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11. Vincent W. Patton III
1954-. (aged 72)
military personnel
Vincent W. Patton III is a retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard in the United States.
12. Jon Dybdahl
1942-2023 (aged 81)
writer
Jon Lee Dybdahl was a professor of theology and a college administrator who served as president of Walla Walla University from 2002 until 2006.
13. Neal C. Wilson
1920-2010 (aged 90)
Seventh-day Adventist minister
Neal Clayton Wilson served as the president of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from 1979 to 1990. Wilson was head of the North American Division when elected on January 3, 1979, to take the place of the ailing former General Conference president Robert Pierson, who had resigned for reasons of health.
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14. Stewart W. Bainum, Jr
1946-. (aged 80)
businessperson
politician
Stewart W. Bainum Jr. is an American businessman and politician. Bainum is chairman of Choice Hotels International, Inc. Since the 1980s, Bainum has led businesses including four current or former publicly listed companies: Choice Hotels; HCR Manor Care, which operates nursing and assisted living facilities; Vitalink Pharmacy Services; and Sunburst Hospitality.
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