Olivet Nazarene University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Kendall Blanchard, President of Georgia Southwestern State University.
• John C. Bowling, President of Olivet Nazarene University.
• Richard G. Colling, former department chair of biology of Olivet Nazarene University.
• Cecil Crawford, early financier of Ticketmaster.
• Paul Cunningham, former General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene.
• James Diehl, former General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene.
• R. Wayne Gardner, notable Nazarene minister and president emeritus of Eastern Nazarene College.
• Stephen Gould, a heldentenor.
• J. Kenneth Grider, American theologian and Methodism professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary.
• Mike Overy, former baseball player for the California Angels.
• Stephen A. Parke, semiconductor device researcher and professor of electrical engineering at Northwest Nazarene University.
• Les Parrott, a professor of clinical psychology for Seattle Pacific University, author, and motivational speaker.
• Kelli Reisen, Christian musician, associated with John Elefante.
• Brian Woodworth, former congressional candidate for Illinois's 2nd congressional district.
• Ben Zobrist, baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays.