List of Pomona College people

Here follows a list of notable people associated with Pomona College in Claremont, California, including notable graduates,[1] non-graduating attendees, and past and present faculty.

Notable graduates

Selected Pomona College people

Senior executive at The Walt Disney Company, Roy E. Disney, class of 1951

Actor and musician, Kris Kristofferson, class of 1958

Civil rights activist, Myrlie Evers-Williams, class of 1968

Artist James Turrell, class of 1965

Acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, professor at Pomona from 2002 to 2008

NBA Championship head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich coached the Pomona men's basketball team from 1979 to 1987.

Acclaimed novelist, Jonathan Lethem, professor at Pomona from 2011 to present

Arts and letters

Art

Film and television

Music

Journalism and non-fiction writing

Writing

Other

Government and law

U.S. Senators and Congressmen

Federal officials

State and city officials

Judges

Diplomats

Activists

Other

Business

Science

Religion

Philanthropy

Academia

College presidents

Professors and academics

Athletics

Notable faculty

Presidents of Pomona College

  1. Cyrus G. Baldwin, 1890–1897[13]
  2. Franklin La Du Ferguson, 1897–1901
  3. George A. Gates, 1901–1910
  4. James A. Blaisdell, 1910–1928
  5. Charles K. Edmunds, 1928–1941
  6. E. Wilson Lyon, 1941–1969
  7. David Alexander, 1969–1991
  8. Peter W. Stanley, 1991–2003
  9. David W. Oxtoby, 2003–present

References

  1. Pomona College Alumni Directory 2000 (RGGN-W129-PP-17.3).
  2. "Filmography: Films, movies, series, documentaries". Richard Chamberlain, Actor and Beyond. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. "Alex Linder". Intelligence Files. Southern Poverty Law Center.
  4. In Memoriam: Alan MacGregor Cranston, Global Security Institute, retrieved January 24, 2012
  5. "Ellen M. Bard (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04.
  6. Claremont Colleges Digital Library: Students on steps of the Fulkerson's house in Claremont, California, 1904
  7. Digital Library: Student residence interior with students smoking pipes, Pomona College, 1904
  8. "Criminal Justice Memorial", About SDCBA (San Diego County Bar Association), retrieved January 24, 2012
  9. "Myrlie Evers-Williams", The Mississippi Writers Page (University of Mississippi), retrieved January 24, 2012
  10. "Welcome a-Board", Pomona College Magazine (Pomona College), retrieved January 24, 2012
  11. Ryckman, Raymond E.; Zackrison, James L. (1998). Son of the Living Desert - Edmund C. Jaeger, 1887-1983: Ecologist, Educator, Environmentalist, Biologist, and Philanthropist. Loma Linda, California: R.E. Ryckman. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-9663563-0-4. OCLC 39497413. LCC QH31.J33 R97 1998 University of California, Riverside, Science Library
  12. Gittings, John (1 April 2004). "Chen Han-seng: Chinese social scientist who witnessed a century of change". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  13. Presidents of Pomona College
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