6 Notable alumni of Union Presbyterian Seminary
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Union Presbyterian Seminary is ranked #5,542 in the world and #1,452 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Union Presbyterian Seminary sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Union Presbyterian Seminary won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John M. P. Atkinson
1817-1883 (aged 66)
theologian
John Mayo Pleasants Atkinson was the tenth President of Hampden–Sydney College from 1857 to 1883. He was the first alumnus of the college to be named its president and is the longest tenured president to date (26 years).
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2. Holmes Rolston III
1932-2025 (aged 93)
philosopher
theologian
Holmes Rolston III was an American philosopher who was University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University. He is best known for his contributions to environmental ethics and the relationship between science and religion. Among other honors, Rolston won the 2003 Templeton Prize, awarded by Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace. He gave the Gifford Lectures, University of Edinburgh, 1997–1998....
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3. W. Taylor Reveley IV
1974-. (aged 52)
lawyer
academic administrator
Walter Taylor Reveley IV is a Virginia educator and lawyer who became the 26th president of Longwood University, a public liberal arts college in Farmville, Virginia, in 2013. A scholar of the U.S. presidency, Reveley was previously the managing director of the University of Virginia's Miller Center, and as the coordinating attorney for the National War Powers Commission, co-chaired by...
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4. William D. Reynolds
1867-1951 (aged 84)
translator
Bible translator
William D. Reynolds was an American Southern Presbyterian (PCUS) missionary and Bible translator in Korea.
5. W. Taylor Reveley II
1917-1992 (aged 75)
basketball player
Christian minister
academic administrator
university teacher
Walter Taylor Reveley II served as the 18th president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1963 to 1977. Founded in 1775 with other colonial colleges, Hampden-Sydney is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in America. During Reveley's presidency, a time of significant social and political unrest throughout the country, the faculty increased by more than 40 percent, the student body...
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6. Katherine Paterson
1932-. (aged 94)
writer
children's writer
missionary
novelist
Katherine Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia (1977), which won the Newbery Medal in 1978. For four different books published 1975–1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for "lasting contribution to children's literature" she won...
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