11 Notable alumni of United Theological Seminary
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
United Theological Seminary is ranked #6,356 in the world and #1,661 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from United Theological 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 United Theological Seminary won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Henry Harness Fout
1861-1947 (aged 86)
missionary
Henry Harness Fout was an author and a missionary for the Near East Foundation which aimed to assist Armenian refugees from the genocide who were dispersed throughout the Middle East. He was one of eighteen commission members returning to the United States from the Near East in 1919, when he reported on the massacre of Armenians.
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2. Leonard N. Smith
1961-2022 (aged 61)
pastor
Leonard N. Smith was the senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, with a congregation exceeding 2,000. Mount Zion Baptist Church, founded in 1866, is the oldest Black congregation in Arlington, Virginia.
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3. Melvin O. McLaughlin
1876-1928 (aged 52)
politician
Melvin Orlando McLaughlin was an American Republican Party politician.
4. Dave Koehler
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
David Koehler is a Democratic politician from Illinois, and has been the Illinois State Senator from 46th Legislative District since December 2006. The district includes parts of Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, and McLean Counties.
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5. DeForest Soaries
1951-. (aged 75)
writer
The Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. is a Baptist minister, author and public advocate, from Montclair, New Jersey. He is the former Secretary of State of New Jersey and former chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission. An African-American, he was the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, a position he had...
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6. Suzan Johnson Cook
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
television producer
pastor
politician
Suzan Denise Johnson Cook is a U.S. presidential advisor, pastor, theologian, author, activist, and academic who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom under The Obama Administration from April 2011 to October 2013. She has served as a policy advisor to President Bill Clinton and later to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, a...
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7. Amos C. Brown
1941-. (aged 85)
civil rights advocate
pastor
Amos Cleophilus Brown is an African American pastor and civil rights activist. He is the president of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP, and has been the pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco since 1976. Brown was one of only eight students who took the only college class ever taught by Martin Luther King Jr. He...
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8. Howard Storm
1946-. (aged 80)
writer
Howard Storm is an American Christian minister, writer, and painter. He is a former professor and chairman of the art department at Northern Kentucky University. In 2000, he authored My Descent Into Death, which chronicles his near-death experience. Storm's near-death experience has been cited in literature on near-death studies, and his book has garnered endorsement by gothic fiction writer Anne...
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9. Vashti Murphy McKenzie
1947-. (aged 79)
religious writer
religious leader
journalist
methodist bishop
Vashti Murphy McKenzie is the President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. She is also a retired bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and author of six books. In 2000, McKenzie became the first woman to be elected as bishop in the denomination's history. She later served as President of the...
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10. Floyd H. Flake
1945-. (aged 81)
religious leader
pastor
politician
Floyd Harold Flake is an American businessman, minister, and former politician who was the senior pastor of the 23,000-member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and the 18th president of Wilberforce University. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1987 to 1997.
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11. Dwight Clinton Jones
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Dwight Clinton Jones is an American politician and pastor who served as the 79th Mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Jones took office on January 1, 2009, was inaugurated for his second term on January 12, 2013, and was succeeded by Levar Stoney on December 31, 2016. Jones is a member of the Democratic Party, and was elected chairman of the Democratic...
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