Notable Alumni of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Richard Schweiker 1926–2015

14th US Secretary of Health and Human Services

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania

Stephen Bolles 1866–1941

Newspaper editor and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin

Victoria Clarke 1959–

Communications consultant and former Assistant Secretary of Defense

Also attended: George Washington University

Kathy Rapp

Republican member of Pennsylvania House

Gary L. Lancaster 1949–2013

US district judge in Western Pennsylvania

Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Tom Foerster 1928–2000

Democratic politician in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Robert J. Stevens 1952–

Former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin

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

Lawrence Reed 1953–

Austrian school economist, former FEE president

Also attended: Grove City College

Joseph Gallian 1942–

Mathematician, professor emeritus at University of Minnesota Duluth

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1966

Also attended: University of Notre Dame, University of Kansas

M. Richard Rose 1933–2021

Seventh president of Rochester Institute of Technology

Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Westminster College

Donnie Iris 1943–2026

Rock musician with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry

David Batra 1972–

Swedish stand-up comedian and TV actor

Sharif Bey 1974–

Artist, ceramicist and professor

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The Pennsylvania State University

Madeleine Yayodele Nelson 1948–2018

Percussionist and composer specializing in shekere

Stanley Dziedzic 1949–

Olympic freestyle wrestler

Matt Adams 1988–

Former professional baseball first baseman

Myron Brown 1969–

Former professional basketball player

C. Vivian Stringer 1948–

American women's basketball coach

Lou Trivino 1991–

MLB pitcher

Brandon Fusco 1988–

Former NFL guard

Brian Minto 1975–

American former professional boxer

Janet Anderson 1956–

Professional golfer

Marcus Martin 1993–

Former NFL guard drafted by the 49ers in 2014

Matthew Driscoll 1964–

College basketball coach, NC State assistant