Notable Alumni of Marion Military Institute

Mike Carey 1971–

U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th district

Associate of Science · Class of 1991

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Paul D. Adams 1906–1987

United States Army general

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Samuel Francis Hobbs 1887–1952

US Representative from Alabama

Also attended: The University of Alabama, Vanderbilt University

Maston E. O'Neal, Jr. 1907–1990

Former U.S. representative from Georgia

Also attended: Emory University, Davidson College

Harold Houser 1897–1981

US Navy rear admiral, Governor of American Samoa

Also attended: United States Naval Academy

John Bahnsen 1934–2024

US Army brigadier general and Vietnam War veteran

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Robert M. Bond 1929–1984

U.S. Air Force lieutenant general

Also attended: University of Mississippi

Clark W. LeMasters Jr.

US Army major general

Ira De Ment 1931–2011

United States District Judge in Alabama

Also attended: The University of Alabama

Jacob E. Smart 1909–2006

US Army and Air Force general in WWII and Cold War

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Jeff Brandes 1976–

Former Florida state senator

Also attended: Carson-Newman University

Tom Stagg 1923–2015

U.S. district judge, Western District of Louisiana

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Merlin O'Neill 1898–1981

Tenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

Terry Moorer 1961–

US district judge, Southern District of Alabama

Also attended: The University of Alabama, Huntingdon College

Bruce K. Holloway 1912–1999

US Air Force general and World War II flying ace

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Hugh Mott 1920–2005

US Army soldier, Distinguished Service Cross for Ludendorff Bridge

Attended until 1940

Glen P. Robinson 1923–2013

Founder of Scientific Atlanta

Also attended: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Miller Reese Hutchison 1876–1944

Electrical engineer and inventor of early hearing aid

Also attended: Auburn University, Spring Hill College

Elmer E. Kirkpatrick 1905–1990

Army engineer officer on the Manhattan Project

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point, Carnegie Mellon University

Eugene Sledge 1923–2001

WWII Marine veteran, memoirist and biology professor

Also attended: Auburn University, University of Florida

Eric L. Harry 1958–

Author and lawyer, known for Invasion

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Shawn Morelli 1976–

Paralympic cyclist, three-time gold medalist

Bernard Ford 1966–

Former NFL wide receiver

Donald Beatty 1900–1980

Aviator, explorer and inventor