Following is a list of notable alumni of Ashland University.
Academia
Benjamin Bolger – a perpetual student who has earned 14 degrees
Robert Clouse – professor
Jill DeMatteis – Pat Doyle Award winner and a research associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park J. Garber Drushal – eighth President of The College of Wooster Charles H. Kraft – anthropologist, linguist, evangelical Christian speaker, and Professor Peter Linneman 1973 – Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business Bruce McLarty (received doctorate) – president of Harding University Clara Worst Miller – academic and writer
Business
Koo Bon-moo – business executive of the LG Group
Dwight Schar 1964 – chairman, President and CEO Northern Virginia/Ryan Homes
Entertainment
Dwier Brown 1980 – actor; Field of Dreams, The Thorn Birds
Robin Meade 1991 – CNN news anchor, 1992 Miss Ohio
Xiong Ru-Lin – Chinese singer
Kurt St. Thomas – filmmaker, author and radio DJ
Amy Stoch –actress
Law
Daniel Bogden – attorney and United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
Politics
Abiy Ahmed – Prime minister of Ethiopia, received MBA through Ashland-Ethiopia partnership, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jack Brandenburg – Michigan state senator Dean DePiero – mayor of Parma, Ohio William Harvey Gibson – Republican politician from Ohio Marilyn John – politician You Huichen – Taiwanese legislator Joe Miller – Ohio House of Representatives
Religion
Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists
John Christopher Thomas – a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and the Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Sports
Art Warren– professional baseball pitcher
Trevor Bassitt - Bronze medal winner at the 2022 World Championships in the 400m hurdles Gil Dodds 1941 – set the American record for the mile in 1942 and in 1943 was honored with the Sullivan Award Bayard Elfvin 2003 – US National soccer team goalkeeper Madman Fulton – professional wrestler Judy Hahn – head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College Alex Hendricks – cerebral palsy football player and Paralympian Carlin Isles 2012 (attended two years) – United States National Rugby Sevens Team Jackie Jeschelnig – American hammer thrower Kibwé Johnson – American Olympic track and field athlete Ruth Jones – head women's basketball coach for Purdue University Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach Jamie Meder 2014 – American football player Katie Moon – pole vaulter and gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Katie Nageotte – 2020 Summer Olympics the gold medal winner Ray Novotny 1930 – professional football player Bill Overmyer 1971 – professional football player Jeris Pendleton 2011 – professional football player Tim Richmond (attended one year) – NASCAR driver Adam Shaheen 2017 – professional football player Rick Shepas – college football player and coach Art Warren – professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization Mike Wright (attended one year) – professional football player