18 Notable alumni of University of Mary Washington
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Mary Washington is ranked #2,300 in the world and #595 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from University of Mary Washington sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Mary Washington won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Roy Speckhardt
1973-. (aged 53)
Roy Speckhardt is an American writer and the Development Director for VoteRiders. He is also the President of the Humanist Foundation, which is the endowment fund for the for of the American Humanist Association, where he served previously for 16 years as Executive Director, a non-profit civil liberties organization in Washington, D.C. In April 2021, he authored Justice-Centered Humanism via...
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2. Nan Grogan Orrock
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Nan Grogan Orrock is an American politician serving as the Democratic State Senator in the Georgia State Senate, representing Senate District 36 in eastern Atlanta. Following the 2006 retirement of State Senator Sam Zamarripa, Orrock was a candidate for his district; in the Democratic primary held on July 18, 2006 Orrock defeated Grace Davis to win a seat in the...
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3. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda
1946-. (aged 80)
poet
writer
Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda is an American poet, artist, and educator. She was named Poet Laureate of Virginia by the Governor, Tim Kaine in 2006, and served in this position through 2008. She has published numerous poetry collections. Kreiter-Foronda is also an abstract colorist painter, and her paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions.
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4. Buddy Fowler
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Hyland Franklin "Buddy" Fowler Jr. is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Fowler is the member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 59th district, succeeding John Cox.
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5. Craig Q. Timberlake
military leader
Major General Craig Q. Timberlake is a United States Marine Corps officer. He is currently the Director of the Manpower Management Division.
6. Janet Doub Erickson
1924-2021 (aged 97)
printmaker
artist
Janet Ann Doub Erickson was an American graphic artist and writer who popularized linoleum-block and woodblock printing in the post-World War II period. She was a co-founder of the Blockhouse of Boston, an innovative art and design cooperative in Boston, Massachusetts. In the preface to her influential book, Block Printing on Textiles, the publisher of a leading arts education magazine...
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7. Rose M. Likins
1959-. (aged 67)
diplomat
politician
Rose McCartney Likins is a Career Ambassador within the United States Foreign Service and the former United States Ambassador to Peru. Prior to this post she was the Deputy Director of the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, D.C., where she was also Dean of the Foreign Service Institute's School of Professional and Area Studies.
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8. Anne Rudloe
1947-2012 (aged 65)
marine biologist
Anne Rudloe was an American marine biologist. She was the co-founder of the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory in Panacea, Florida.
9. Marguerite Bennett
1988-. (aged 38)
comics writer
screenwriter
Marguerite Bennett is an American comic book writer. She has worked on Bombshells, Angela, Josie and the Pussycats, and her creator-owned books InSeXts and Animosity. Her work has been recognized for her depiction of female relationships, and her representation of LGBTQ stories and characters earned nominations for a GLAAD Media Award in 2016 and 2017. She is one of the...
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10. Marion Blakey
1948-. (aged 78)
statesperson
businessperson
accident investigator
politician
Marion Clifton Blakey is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as president and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America. Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, she served as the eighth full-time chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association, an American defense industry trade association from 2007 to 2015. Before this, she served a five-year term as the 15th Administrator of...
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11. Teresa A. H. Djuric
military officer
Teresa A.H. Djuric is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. Her last assignment was deputy director, Space and Intelligence Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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12. Kelly Cherry
1940-2022 (aged 82)
novelist
poet
writer
Kelly Cherry was an American novelist, poet, essayist, professor, and literary critic and a former Poet Laureate of Virginia (2010–2012). She was the author of more than 30 books, including the poetry collections Songs for a Soviet Composer, Death and Transfiguration, Rising Venus and The Retreats of Thought. Her short fiction was reprinted in The Best American Short Stories, Prize...
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13. David Whitaker
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
David Jeffrey Whitaker is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 85th district. Whitaker was a candidate for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 election.
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14. Elizabeth Edwards
1949-2010 (aged 61)
writer
attorney at law
lawyer
teacher
Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards was an American attorney, author, and health care activist. She was married to John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
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15. Maggie Stiefvater
1981-. (aged 45)
writer
artist
children's writer
novelist
musician
Margaret Stiefvater is an American author who is best known for her young adult fantasy series The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Raven Cycle.
16. Karen Olsen Beck
1930-2025 (aged 95)
diplomat
sociologist
social worker
architect
Rita Karen Olsen Beck was a Danish American-Costa Rican diplomat, politician and social worker. She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica during the governments of her husband José Figueres Ferrer 1954–1958 and 1970–1974, a Legislative Assemblywoman and the Ambassador of Costa Rica to Israel. She was the oldest living past first lady of Costa Rica following the death...
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17. Toddy Puller
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
Linda Todd "Toddy" Puller is an American politician. A Democrat, she served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–1999 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 1999. For sixteen years she represented the 36th district, made up of parts of Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford counties.
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18. Judge Reinhold
1957-. (aged 69)
theatrical director
film producer
film actor
television actor
actor
Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. is an American actor who is best known for his work in Hollywood films during the 1980s. He has starred in several popular films such as Stripes (1981), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Ruthless People (1986). He has co-starred in all of the films in the Beverly Hills Cop series (1984, 1987, 1994,...
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