42 Notable alumni of University of Redlands
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Redlands is ranked #2,252 in the world and #583 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 42 notable alumni from University of Redlands 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 Redlands won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Greta N. Morris
1947-. (aged 79)
diplomat
Greta N. Morris is a former United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, serving from August 26, 2003, until she was succeeded by Clyde Bishop on December 6, 2006.
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2. Don Davis
1931-2008 (aged 77)
politician
Donald Robert Davis was an American politician. He served in many roles, from decorated war veteran to petroleum executive, board chairman, association president, Jacksonville City Council president and Florida state legislator.
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3. Art Stephenson
1942-. (aged 84)
Arthur G. Stephenson was the ninth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as director from September 11, 1998, to May 2003.
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4. John Wesley Houser, Jr
1935-. (aged 91)
American football player
John Wesley "Joe" Houser Jr. is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football for the Redlands Bulldogs.
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5. Peter Groff
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
Peter C. Groff is a former member of the Obama administration and a former Colorado legislator and President of the Colorado Senate. An attorney, public servant, and political veteran, Groff was elected as a Democrat to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2000, then re-elected in 2002. In 2003, he was appointed to the Colorado Senate, where he represented Senate...
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6. David Byerman
1971-. (aged 55)
David Byerman is an American government official who currently serves as chief executive officer of Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was Secretary of the Senate for the Nevada Senate (2010–2015) and director of the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (2015–2018).
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7. Bill Kernen
1948-. (aged 78)
baseball player
William Craig Kernen is an American baseball coach and playwright. He was the head coach at Cal State Northridge from 1989 to 1995 and at Cal State Bakersfield from 2009 to 2015. Other coaching positions as an assistant included North Carolina State (2001–02), Cal State Fullerton (1977–82, 1987, 2006–07), University of Illinois (1988) and Sacramento State (2019).
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8. Pat Morris
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Morris is an American politician. He was the Mayor of San Bernardino, California from 2006 to 2014, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
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9. William E. Hall
1913-1996 (aged 83)
naval aviator
military officer
William Edward Hall was a United States Naval Reserve officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea in World War II.
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10. Khaled Saffuri
Khaled Saffuri is an Arab-American political activist of Palestinian origin, and the founder of The National Interest Foundation. He is also the co-founder of the Islamic Free Market Institute.
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11. Clinton D. McKinnon
1906-2001 (aged 95)
publisher
entrepreneur
banker
journalist
business executive
Clinton Dotson McKinnon was an American Democratic politician and journalist from San Diego, California. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953.
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12. Beth Simmons
1958-. (aged 68)
researcher
political scientist
academic
Beth Ann Simmons is an American academic and international relations scholar. She is the Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is a former director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at the Department of Government. Her...
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13. Richard Polanco
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Richard G. Polanco is a former California State Senate Majority leader and member of the California State Assembly. He is known for his significant efforts in increasing Latino representation in the California Legislature.
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14. Laura Beeman
1968-. (aged 58)
basketball coach
Laura Lynne Beeman is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii.
15. Faith Winter
1980-2025 (aged 45)
politician
Faith Winter was an American politician from the state of Colorado. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented District 25 in the Colorado State Senate, representing portions of Adams County, the City and County of Broomfield, and Weld County, including the communities of Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn, and Shaw Heights. Prior to 2023, she represented District 24. During the 2020...
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16. Willard R. Espy
1910-1999 (aged 89)
poet
writer
Willard Richardson Espy was an American editor, philologist, writer, poet, and local historian. Raised in the seaside village of Oysterville, Washington, Espy later studied at the University of Redlands in California before becoming an editor in New York City, as well as a contributor to Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, Punch, and other publications.
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17. Craig Santos Perez
1980-. (aged 46)
poet
professor
Craig Santos Perez is a poet, essayist, former university professor, and publisher from the Chamorro people, born in Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam Island. His poetry has received multiple awards, including the 2023 National Book Award, a 2015 American Book Award and the 2011 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Poetry.
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18. Hasan Habib
1962-. (aged 64)
poker player
Hasan Habib is a Pakistani American professional poker player.
19. Harvey Hyde
1939-. (aged 87)
head coach
American football coach
sports journalist
Harvey Leslie Hyde is an American sports journalist and former football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1982 to 1985. Hyde also had two stints as head football coach at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, from 1968 to 1969, in a shared role with Myron Tarkanian, and 1979...
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20. Gaddi Vasquez
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
Gaddi Holguin Vasquez was the 8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 2006. Vasquez was sworn into office on September 7, 2006, by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and served in...
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21. W. Richard West, Jr
1943-. (aged 83)
lawyer
Walter Richard "Rick" West Jr. is the president and CEO of the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. He was the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, retiring from the position in 2007. He is also a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma and a Peace Chief of the...
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22. George Runner
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
George C. Runner Jr. is an American politician from California who served on the California State Board of Equalization, the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. A Republican, he represented the Board's 2nd District from 2011 to 2015 and the renumbered 1st District from 2015 to 2019.
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23. Ace Durano
1970-. (aged 56)
military personnel
politician
Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the provincial administrator of Cebu since 2025. He previously served as Secretary of Tourism and general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) in the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He also served twice as the representative of Cebu's fifth district: from 1998 to 2004...
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24. Connie Leyva
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Connie Leyva is a former American politician and union organizer, who now serves as the Executive Director of public radio and television station KVCR. She previously served as a member of the California State Senate in the 20th Senate District from 2014-2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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25. David Eick
1968-. (aged 58)
film producer
television producer
screenwriter
David Eick is an American writer and producer, best known as the executive producer of Battlestar Galactica, for which he also wrote several episodes. Eick executive produced Caprica and Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, and Produced Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, American Gothic and Cover Me.
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26. Sam Brown
1943-. (aged 83)
diplomat
Sam W. Brown Jr. is a former political activist, the head of ACTION under President Jimmy Carter, and ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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27. Juanita Millender-McDonald
1938-2007 (aged 69)
teacher
politician
Juanita Millender-McDonald was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California. She was a member of the Democratic Party.
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28. Robert Hertzberg
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represented the 18th Senate District, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley.
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29. Jack Spicer
1925-1965 (aged 40)
poet
translator
Jack Spicer was an American poet often identified with the San Francisco Renaissance. In 2009, My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer won the American Book Award for poetry. He spent most of his writing life in San Francisco.
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30. Gerald Albright
1957-. (aged 69)
saxophonist
jazz musician
Gerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for the albums 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014 and was nominated for New Beginnings in 2008 and for Sax for Stax in 2009.
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31. John Jorgenson
1956-. (aged 70)
pianist
jazz guitarist
saxophonist
jazz musician
John Richard Jorgenson is an American musician. Although best known for his guitar work with bands such as the Desert Rose Band and The Hellecasters, he is also proficient on the mandolin, mandocello, Dobro, pedal steel guitar, piano, upright bass, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone. While a member of the Desert Rose Band, he won the Academy of Country Music's "Guitarist...
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32. John Raitt
1917-2005 (aged 88)
television actor
stage actor
singer
actor
John Emmet Raitt was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theatre. His most notable role was Billy Bigelow in the original Broadway cast of Carousel.
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33. Angel Blue
1984-. (aged 42)
opera singer
Angel Joy Blue is an American soprano. She won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for the Metropolitan Opera production of Porgy and Bess in the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
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34. Warren Christopher
1925-2011 (aged 86)
politician
writer
lawyer
diplomat
military officer
Warren Minor Christopher was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, and United States Navy officer who served as the 63rd United States secretary of state from 1993 to 1997.
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35. Christopher Coppola
1962-. (aged 64)
screenwriter
film director
film producer
actor
Christopher R. Coppola is an American filmmaker and member of the Coppola family.
36. Pete Aguilar
1979-. (aged 47)
executive
business executive
politician
Peter Rey Aguilar is an American politician who has been chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for California's 33rd congressional district (renumbered from the 31st after the 2020 redistricting cycle) since 2015. He served as mayor of Redlands, California, from 2010 to 2014, and as the president of the Inland Empire Division...
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37. Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1942-. (aged 84)
businessperson
politician
Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a member of House of Saud who served as deputy minister of interior from 1975 to 2012 and briefly as minister of interior in 2012. He was detained in March 2020 on the orders of his brother and nephew, King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, respectively, and charged with treason.
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38. David Boies
1941-. (aged 85)
lawyer
David Boies is an American lawyer serving as chairman of the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Boies rose to national prominence for three major cases: leading the U.S. federal government's successful prosecution of Microsoft in United States v. Microsoft Corp., his unsuccessful representation of Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore in Bush v. Gore, and for successful representation of the...
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39. Jerry Tarkanian
1930-2015 (aged 85)
basketball coach
basketball player
Jerry Tarkanian was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools. He spent the majority of his career coaching with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, leading them four times to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, winning the national championship in 1990. Tarkanian revolutionized the college game...
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40. Eric Pierpoint
1950-. (aged 76)
association football player
television actor
writer
actor
film actor
Eric Pierpoint is an American actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has also notably appeared on each of the first four Star Trek television spin-offs.
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41. Robert Don Hughes
1949-2023 (aged 74)
science fiction writer
novelist
Dr. Robert Don Hughes was an American educator, writer, and pastor. He authored mainstream fantasy and science fiction and evangelical non-fiction.
42. John Scott
politician
police officer
John Peter Scott CBE FRSA FBA FAcSS is an English sociologist working on issues of economic and political sociology, social stratification, the history of sociology, and social network analysis. He is currently working independently, and has previously worked at the Universities of Strathclyde, Leicester, Essex, and Plymouth. He is a Fellow of the British Academy (elected 2007), a Fellow of...
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