Ohio University is a major public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) campus. Founded in 1804,[1][2][3] it is the oldest university in the Northwest Territory and ninth oldest public university in the United States. Ohio University has 210,000 living alumni, of whom approximately 105,000 stay in the state. Many have gone on to achieve success in a variety of fields, including athletics, journalism, and government.[4]
Alumni | Class year | Notability | References |
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Pete Abele | 1948 (B. A.) |
Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 10th congressional district (1963–1965); judge for Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals (1966–1991) | [5] |
Ishaya Audu | 1968 | Minister of External Affairs of Nigeria (1979–1983), Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations (1979–1983) | [6] |
Albert David Baumhart, Jr. | 1931 (B.A., M. A.) |
Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 13th congressional district (1941–1942, 1965–1971); director of the Republican National Committee (1953, 1954) | [7] |
Tim Bee | Republican member of the Arizona State Senate for the 30th District (2001–2009); President of the Arizona State Senate (2007–2009) | ||
Samuel Bigger | 1829 (B. A.) |
Whig Party politician and Seventh Governor of Indiana (1840–1843) | [8] |
Dan Brady | (B.A.) | Democratic politician and member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 17th District (1996–1998); member of the Ohio State Senate for the 23rd District (1999–2006) | |
Eric Brakey | 2010 (B.F.A Theater) |
Republican politician and member of the Maine Senate for the 20th District (2014-current) | |
John Brough | Left school early | Democratic politician; 26th Governor of Ohio (1864-1865), ran as War Democrat running on fusion ticket with Republican nomination; member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the Fairfield-Hocking district (1837–1844) |
Alumni | Class year | Notability | References |
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Joseph Benham | 1815 | Member of first graduating class in 1815; U.S Attorney for District of Ohio; University of Cincinnati law professor | [25] |