Notable Alumni of Baker University

Joseph L. Bristow 1861–1944

Republican U.S. senator from Kansas

Megan Barry 1963–

Former mayor of Nashville, Tennessee

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Lee E. Geyer 1888–1939

U.S. representative from California, 1939–1941

Also attended: University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dewey Jackson Short 1898–1979

U.S. Representative from Missouri for 12 terms

Also attended: Boston University, Harvard University

Philip Pitt Campbell 1862–1941

Lawyer and US Representative from Kansas

Frank B. Klepper 1864–1933

U.S. representative from Missouri

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Peggy Cherng 1948–

Co-founder of Panda Express

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia, Oregon State University

Spouse: Andrew Cherng (Baker University, University of Missouri-Columbia)

Frank Bisignano 1959–

Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Andrew Cherng 1947–

Founder and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Samuel McRoberts 1868–1947

Army major general, attorney and businessman

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie 1936–

Historian of science, specializing in women in science

Also attended: University of Kansas, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

George Counts 1889–1974

Educator and education theorist

Also attended: University of Chicago

Barbara Joyce Bachmann 1924–1999

Microbiologist, director of E. coli Genetic Stock Center

Also attended: Yale University, University of Kentucky, Stanford University

Kevin Mahogany 1958–2017

Jazz vocalist known for scat singing

Jessa Crispin 1978–

Literary critic and editor of Bookslut

Patrick Tubach 2000–

Visual effects supervisor, Oscar-nominated

Candice Millard 1968–

Author and journalist, former National Geographic editor

Also attended: Baylor University

Mike McCarthy 1963–

Head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Also attended: Fort Hays State University

Blake Treinen 1988–

MLB relief pitcher

Also attended: University of Arkansas, South Dakota State University

Amer Didic 1994–

Canadian professional soccer player

Greg West 1985–

American skeleton racer

Vidal Nuño 1987–

Baseball pitcher who played for several MLB teams

Nate Houser 1972–

Retired soccer player and Baker University administrator

Zip Zabel 1891–1970

Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs