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Notable Alumni

Philanthropy/Social Activism
  • Dr. Muhammad Yunus PhD’71 – 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, pioneer of microcredit
  • Rev. James Lawson, D’71 – Civil rights leader, activist and pastor
  • Carol Etherington, MSN’75 – Two-term president of Doctors without Borders
  • Melinda Hudson BA’76 – Executive VP for America’s Promise-The Alliance for Youth; director of the office of public liaison at the Corporation for National Service during the Clinton administration; associate director of the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives under Pres. Reagan; has worked for three Senate Majority Leaders: Senators Howard H. Baker, Jr., Bob Dole and Robert C. Byrd.
  • Marie Wilson, A’62 – Founded White House Project, former president of Ms. Foundation
  • Richard Burr, BA’71 – Attorney and foremost opponent of death penalty
  • Jack Thompson, JD’76 – Attorney and activist against obscenity and violence in media
  • Margaret Mahoney, BA’46 – Noted philanthropist; foundation executive with Carnegie Corporation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Susan Gray, MA’39, PhD’41 (deceased) – Founder, Project Head Start