11 Notable alumni of Saint Ambrose University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Saint Ambrose University is ranked #3,838 in the world and #1,009 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Saint Ambrose 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 Saint Ambrose University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jamie Van Fossen
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
James Van Fossen is a former Iowa State Representative from the 81st and 42nd Districts. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. He received his BBA from Saint Ambrose University.
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2. Bill Gluba
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
William E. Gluba is a former American politician who served as mayor of Davenport, Iowa from 2008 to 2016. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
3. Elesha Gayman
politician
Elesha L. Gayman is a former Iowa State Representative from the 84th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Gayman served on several committees in the Iowa House - the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Education committee; and the Public Safety committee. She was vice-chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
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4. Red McManus
1925-2013 (aged 88)
baseball player
basketball player
basketball coach
John J. "Red" McManus was an American basketball coach best known for his tenure as head coach at Creighton University.
5. Edward M. Catich
1906-1979 (aged 73)
Catholic priest
calligrapher
teacher
stonemason
Edward M. Catich was an American Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and calligrapher. He is noted for the fullest development of the thesis that the inscribed Roman square capitals of the Augustan age and afterward owed their form (and their characteristic serifs) wholly to the use of the flat brush, rather than to the exigencies of the chisel or other stone...
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6. John H. Ebersole
1925-1993 (aged 68)
physician
radiologist
Captain John Henry Ebersole, M.D., United States Navy Medical Corps was a pioneer in submarine medicine and radiation oncology, selected by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to serve as medical officer aboard the US Navy's first two nuclear powered submarines, the USS Nautilus and the USS Seawolf. He was the radiologist for NASA that screened the Mercury Seven astronauts for Project...
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7. Joe Bolkcom
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Joseph Bolkcom is a former member of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Senate in 1998 and served for 24 years before retiring in 2023. During his tenure he represented the 23rd, 39th and 43rd District of the General Assembly, which includes most of metropolitan Iowa City.
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8. Drew McFedries
1978-. (aged 48)
mixed martial arts fighter
Drew McFedries is an American retired mixed martial artist. McFedries formerly competed for the UFC, Titan FC and Shooto.
9. Gene Baker
1925-1999 (aged 74)
baseball player
Eugene Walter Baker was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates during eight seasons between 1953 and 1961, and was selected for the National League team in the 1955 All-Star Game. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 170 pounds (77 kg).
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10. David Choby
1947-2017 (aged 70)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
David Raymond Choby was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 2005 until his death in 2017.
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11. Robert Dwayne Gruss
1955-. (aged 71)
theologian
Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
Robert Dwayne Gruss is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Saginaw since 2019. He previously served as Bishop of Rapid City from 2011 to 2019.
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