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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Carroll University

Notable alumni of Carroll University include Fred MacMurray (Actor who appeared in over one hundred films), Eric Szmanda (Actor known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Alfred Lunt (Stage actor and director).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Cushman Kellogg Davis 1838–1900

    Governor of Minnesota and US senator

    Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  • Vernon Wallace Thomson 1905–1988

    Wisconsin U.S. representative and former governor

    Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Antonio R. Riley 1963–

    Former Wisconsin legislator and HUD Midwest administrator

  • Lyle E. Douglass 1888–1943

    Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

  • Sheryl Albers 1954–

    Wisconsin legislator and politician

    Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Daniel Kelly 1964–

    Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice

    Also attended: Regent University

  • Earl D. Morton 1918–1995

    Wisconsin state senator and circuit court judge

    Also attended: Marquette University

  • Henry C. Schadeberg 1913–1985

    Wisconsin Republican congressman and Protestant minister

    Also attended: Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

  • Theodora W. Youmans 1863–1932

    Journalist, editor and Wisconsin women's suffrage leader

Business

  • Lucius W. Nieman 1857–1935

    Founder of The Milwaukee Journal

  • Gregg Steinhafel 1954–

    Former chairman and CEO of Target Corporation

    Also attended: Northwestern University

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Fred MacMurray 1908–1991

    Actor who appeared in over one hundred films

  • Eric Szmanda 1975–

    Actor known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Also attended: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

  • Alfred Lunt 1892–1977

    Stage actor and director

  • Dennis Morgan 1908–1994

    Film actor and singer

  • John Ball 1911–1988

    Mystery novelist, Virgil Tibbs series author

  • Doug Larson 1926–2017

    Columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette

Sports

  • Bill Hempel 1920–2001

    NFL player for the Chicago Bears

  • Augie Vander Meulen 1909–1993

    Professional basketball player for the Oshkosh All-Stars

  • Kirk Hershey 1918–1979

    NFL player drafted by the Cleveland Rams in 1941

  • Walt Ambrose 1905–1968

    NFL guard for the Portsmouth Spartans

  • Frank Hertz 1902–1963

    Former NFL player

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 Carroll University (people who attended both).