List of American University people

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This is a sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to the American University in Washington, D.C.

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of AU. Some particularly notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. The degree, school and year of graduation is noted when available.

Government, politics, society, royalty

Foreign heads of state, deputy heads of state, and ministers

Ambassadors, diplomats, foreign ministers

United States Senators and Representatives

United States government, military

US state, local governments

Business and economy

Sports, entertainment and media

Reporters and journalists

Cinema, television, radio

Sports

Law

Arts, sciences, academia and literature

Notable professors and staff

This is a list of notable AU professors and staff, past and present, listed in alphabetical order.

Politicians and public servants

Nobel laureates

Fulbright Scholars

Guggenheim Fellows

Pulitzer Prize recipients

Other

Past speakers

This is a list of AU honorary doctorate degree recipients (commencement speakers) and other notable speakers, sorted by category and alphabet.

Nobel laureates

United States presidents

International figures

National figures

Scholars

Journalists

Performing artists

Visual artists

Chancellors/Presidents of American University

This is a listing of the Chancellors and presidents of American University, listed together with dates of life and service, as well as concurring notable AU events.

President Tenure Notable Events During Tenure
1. Bishop John Fletcher Hurst 1890–1902 Ground broken to establish American University
2. Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe 1902–1906
3. Franklin E. Hamilton 1907–1916 First class admitted
4. Bishop John W. Hamilton 1916–1922 Campus turned into Camp Leach and Camp American University
5. Lucius C. Clark 1922–1933 First undergraduates graduate
6. Joseph M. M. Gray 1933–1941 AU becomes one of the first schools in a racially segregated city to admit African American students
7. Paul Douglass 1941–1952 Title changed to "President", Washington College of Law merges into AU
8. Hurst Robins Anderson 1952–1968 Kogod School of Business and School of International Service open
9. George H. Williams 1968–1976 Downtown location closed
10. Joseph J. Sisco 1976–1980 Bender Library opens and School of Communication established
11. Richard E. Berendzen 1980–1991 Major campus construction, resigned after complaints from a woman of indecent phone calls
12. Joseph Duffey 1991–1994
13. Benjamin Ladner 1994–2005 Launches major capital campaign, resigns in disgrace
14. Neil Kerwin 2005–present Acting President during Ladner investigation. Announced as 14th President of American University on July 20, 2007 for the term beginning September 1, 2007

Trustees

Notable trustees of American University, past and present:

Kennedy Political Union (KPU) speakers

Notable speakers past (in alphabetical order)

References

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