Notable Alumni of Bob Jones University

Asa Hutchinson 1950–

46th Governor of Arkansas

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1972

Also attended: University of Arkansas

Sibling: Tim Hutchinson (University of Arkansas, Bob Jones University)

Tim Hutchinson 1949–

Former US Senator from Arkansas

Attended until 1972

Also attended: University of Arkansas

Sibling: Asa Hutchinson (University of Arkansas, Bob Jones University)

Beverly LaHaye 1929–2024

Conservative activist, founded Concerned Women for America

Spouse: Tim LaHaye (Western Seminary, Bob Jones University)

Danny Verdin 1964–

South Carolina state senator

Raymond W. Godwin 2000–

Adoption attorney in South Carolina

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

Gordon Denlinger 2000–

Former Pennsylvania state representative

Mark M. Gillen 1955–

Republican politician

Also attended: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Moisés Silva 1945–

Cuban-born biblical scholar and translator

Also attended: Westminster Theological Seminary

Robert L. Reymond 1932–2013

Reformed theologian, author of New Systematic Theology

Raymond Bryan Dillard 1944–1993

Old Testament professor at Westminster Theological Seminary

Also attended: Westminster Theological Seminary

Katherine Helmond 1929–2019

Actress known for sitcom Soap

Also attended: American Film Institute Conservatory

Tim LaHaye 1926–2016

Evangelical minister and Left Behind co-author

Also attended: Western Seminary, Liberty University

Spouse: Beverly LaHaye (Bob Jones University)

Dwight Gustafson 1930–2014

Composer, conductor and dean of fine arts at Bob Jones University

Also attended: Florida State University

Virginia Ramey Mollenkott 1932–2020

Evangelical feminist writer and scholar

Also attended: New York University, Temple University

Chad Frye 1972–

Cartoonist, illustrator and animation character designer

Billy Graham 1918–2018

American Baptist evangelist

Also attended: Trinity College of Florida, Wheaton College (IL)

Spouse: Ruth Bell Graham (Wheaton College (IL))

Child: Franklin Graham (Appalachian State University, Montreat College)

John F. MacArthur 1939–2025

Baptist pastor and theologian

Also attended: Azusa Pacific University, Biola University

Joel Salatin 1957–

Farmer, lecturer and author

Attended until 1979

Ralph Blair 1939–

Psychotherapist, founder of Evangelicals Concerned

Also attended: University of Southern California, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, The Pennsylvania State University

Ernest Pickering 1928–2000

Independent Baptist pastor, author and college administrator

Also attended: Dallas Theological Seminary

Peter Ruckman 1921–2016

Independent Baptist pastor and Bible teacher

Also attended: The University of Alabama, Kansas State University

Rich Merritt 1967–

LGBT activist, writer and attorney

Also attended: University of Southern California, SUNY at Albany, Clemson University

Bob Jones III 1939–

President of Bob Jones University

Steve Pettit 1955–

Evangelist, fifth president of Bob Jones University

Also attended: Citadel Military College of South Carolina