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Notable Alumni of Concordia College at Moorhead

Notable alumni of Concordia College at Moorhead include Kevin Cramer (US senator for North Dakota), Rich Sommer (Actor known for Mad Men) and Clint Hill (Secret Service agent present at Kennedy's assassination).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Kevin Cramer 1961–

    US senator for North Dakota

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1983

    Also attended: University of Mary

  • Clint Hill 1932–2025

    Secret Service agent present at Kennedy's assassination

    Also attended: Minnesota State University Moorhead

  • Ole H. Olson 1872–1954

    18th Governor of North Dakota

  • Coya Knutson 1912–1996

    Former U.S. representative from Minnesota

  • Don Gaetz 1948–

    Florida state senator and former Senate president

    Bachelor's degree · Political science, Religion

    Also attended: Troy University

    Child: Matt Gaetz (Florida State University, College of William and Mary)

  • Thomas Hall 1869–1958

    U.S. Representative and North Dakota Secretary of State

  • Jeff Johnson 1966–

    Former Minnesota House member and lawyer

    Also attended: Georgetown University

  • Debra Kiel 1957–

    Former Minnesota House member

  • Sondra Erickson 1942–

    Former Minnesota House member

    Also attended: University of St Thomas (MN)

  • Merrill Piepkorn 1949–

    North Dakota state senator and entertainer

    Bachelor of Arts · Theater arts

Business

  • Gabriel Hauge 1914–1981

    Economist, banker and Eisenhower economic adviser

    Also attended: Harvard University

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Rich Sommer 1978–

    Actor known for Mad Men

    Also attended: Case Western Reserve University

  • Roxana Saberi 1977–

    CBS News correspondent, jailed in Iran in 2009

    Also attended: Northwestern University

  • Karan Armstrong 1941–2021

    Operatic soprano

  • Einar Lunde 1943–

    Norwegian journalist and NRK news anchor

Sports

  • David Joerger 1974–

    Basketball coach, Denver Nuggets assistant

    Also attended: Minnesota State University Moorhead

  • Chris Coste 1973–

    Former MLB catcher and baseball manager

  • Gary Larsen 1940–

    Former NFL defensive tackle

  • Barry Bennett 1955–2019

    NFL defensive tackle for eleven seasons

Other fields

  • William F. Beck 1904–1966

    Lutheran minister and Bible translator

    Also attended: Concordia Seminary

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Concordia College at Moorhead (people who attended both).