Notable Alumni of Stephens College

Jeane Kirkpatrick 1926–2006

Diplomat and political scientist in the Reagan administration

Associate degree

Also attended: Barnard College, Columbia University in the City of New York

Martha Mitchell 1918–1976

Socialite and wife of Attorney General John Mitchell

Also attended: University of Miami

Spouse: John N. Mitchell (Fordham University)

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter 1950–

Former US Ambassador to Finland and businesswoman

Carolyn Warner 1930–2018

Former Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction

Also attended: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Nancy Elizabeth Brown 1952–

Retired US Navy vice admiral

Bachelor's degree

Also attended: Naval Postgraduate School

Sandy Greiner 1945–

Iowa state senator

Associate degree · Marketing

Wally Funk 1939–2026

Aviator and astronaut, one of the Mercury 13

Associate of Arts

Also attended: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Elizabeth Mitchell 1970–

Actress known for Lost

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Jennifer Tilly 1958–

Actress and professional poker player

Spouse: Sam Simon (Stanford University)

Stephanie Beatriz 1981–

Actress known for Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Attended until 1991

Annie Potts 1952–

Actress known for Ghostbusters

Dawn Wells 1938–2020

Actress known for Gilligan's Island

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Susan Flannery 1939–

Actress and director

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1962

Anne Gwynne 1918–2003

Actress, one of the first scream queens

Patricia Barry 1922–2016

Actress, mainly in television

Shirley Clarke 1919–1997

Filmmaker and director

Corky Hale 1936–

Jazz harpist, pianist and vocalist

Joyce Treiman 1922–1991

American painter and printmaker

Also attended: University of Iowa

Elaine Lee

Writer and actress specializing in graphic novels

Theatre · Attended until 1975

Also attended: State University of New York at New Paltz

Child: Brennan Lee Mulligan (Ulster County Community College, School of Visual Arts)

Lee Purcell 1947–

Actress active in the 1970s and 1980s

Francys Arsentiev 1958–1998

First American woman to summit Everest without bottled oxygen

Also attended: University of Louisville

Sally Rowley 1931–2020

Jeweler and civil rights activist

Frances Crowe 1919–2019

Peace activist and pacifist

Also attended: The New School, Syracuse University

Joan Robinson Hill 1931–1969

Houston socialite and equestrian