List of Drew University people


The following is a list of people associated with Drew University:

Alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Drew University, listing the school of Drew University that they attended, the highest degree obtained, the year of graduation or last year of attendance, and a brief description of the person. The following abbreviations are utilized for schools and degrees.
CLA = College of Liberal Arts
Grad = Graduate School
Theo = Theological School/Seminary
BA = Bachelor of Arts
BD = Bachelor of Divinity
DMin = Doctor of Ministry
DLitt = Doctor of Letters
MA = Master of Arts
MDiv = Master of Divinity
MFA = Master of Fine Arts
MLitt = Master of Letters
PhD = Doctor of Philosophy
ThD = Doctor of Theology
NameSchoolDegreeYearDescription
TheoBD1887Methodist bishop
TheoBD1885missionary who helped introduce Christianity in Korea
CLABA1962federal judge on the United States Court of International Trade
TheoMA1923Methodist bishop
CLABA1976German and American economist
CLABA1933Mexican-American physicist, and father of singers Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña
CLABA1973New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance
CLABA1947biographer of William Faulkner
CLABA1979founder of the Institute for Justice
TheoDMin1982pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church and president of State University of New York at Old Westbury
TheoBD1931first Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
CLABASilicon Valley entrepreneur and investor
GradPhD1962theology professor and president of Howard University
TheoBD1947Methodist bishop
CLABA1965mayor of Salt Lake City; president of the US Conference of Mayors, the International Women's Forum, and Women's Ski Jumping USA.
TheoBD1920Methodist bishop and president of Dickinson College
CLABA1938journalist and historian
TheoBD1892Bulgarian spiritual leader and founder of the Universal White Brotherhood
CLABA1993author and oral historian
GradMA1972political analyst and professor at Washington & Jefferson College
TheoBD1945Methodist bishop and president of Philander Smith College
CLABA1989television writer, actor, and professional wrestling personality
CLABA1999sports artist
GradNo degree1980American poet
TheoMDiv1960Methodist bishop
TheoMDiv1966Congressman from Pennsylvania, and president of the United Negro College Fund
TheoDMin1997Methodist bishop
TheoBD1947Methodist bishop
GradPhD1981president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
TheoBD1921Methodist bishop and president of Drew University
CLABA1987journalist and publisher
TheoDMin1984Methodist bishop
CLABA1939president of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Baldwin-Wallace College, and Wesley Theological Seminary
CLABA1984United States Equestrian Team member, and 1996 Olympic silver medalist
TheoBD1930Methodist bishop
CLABA1965history professor and president of Randolph-Macon College
TheoBD1923educator, political activist, and anti-Communism expert
GradPhD1968president of Pacific Union College
TheoDMin–president of Beth Rapha Christian College and Theological Seminary
CLABA1989television writer and producer
TheoNo degree1881Episcopal bishop
TheoNo degree1930minister and the president of Eastern Nazarene College
CLABA1977health and public policy advocate
CLABA1989author and literary critic
CLABA1945historian of arms and armor, curator of National Park Service
CLABA1995daughter of composer André Previn and wife of director Woody Allen
GradPhD1981/1993Jesus myth theologian, author, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Higher Criticism
Sarah Price CLABA1990author and inspirational speaker
CLABA1994actress who played Annie in the 1982 motion picture
CLABA1999human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate
TheoBD1874Methodist bishop
CLABA1998New Jersey state legislator
TheoBD1945Methodist pastor and self-help author
CLABA1979libertarian economist
TheoBD1896Methodist missionary and president of S.L. Baldwin School of Theology
TheoMDiv1965minister, cookbook author, host of The Frugal Gourmet
CLABA1978professor and director of the Jane Goodall Research Center at the University of Southern California
TheoMDiv1974member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
TheoMDivPresident of the St. Petersburg chapter of the NAACP
TheoBD1897founder and president of Methodist International College
CLABA1971United States Assistant Secretary of State
CLANo degree1995actor
CLABA1981New Jersey Attorney General and New Jersey Supreme Court justice
TheoBD1890Methodist bishop and president of Ohio Wesleyan University
GradPhD1989Seventh-Day Adventist theologian and author
TheoThD1925Nazarene theologian and first female ordained minister in Great Britain

Faculty and staff

This is a list of notable faculty and staff members, the years that they were employed by Drew University, and a brief description of the person.
NameFirst YearLast YearDescription
1990Presentawarded Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015
19541963Old Testament theologian and dean of the Drew University Theological School
19661986lexicographer, editor of Roget's Thesaurus, and English professor
1991Presentfounder of the philosophy of estatic naturalism, and professor of philosophical theology
19551976Jewish theologian, conservative columnist, and professor of philosophy and culture
19912012founder of mujerista theology, and professor of ethics and theology
1986Presentprocess theologian, theopoetic scholar, and professor of constructive theology
19501976Baptist minister, teacher of Martin Luther King, Jr, and professor of Christian ethics
2007Presentpoet and founder of Drew University's Master of Fine Arts in poetry program
18731895scholar of Christian atonement, and professor of systematic theology
19521965musicologist, child music prodigy, and founder of the music department
19802004founder of paleo-orthodoxy religious movement, and professor of ethics and theology
19591971psychotherapist, developer of the Intensive Journal Method, and researcher of depth psychology
18681893author of Strong's Concordance and professor of exegetical theology
1995Presenta leader of emerging church movement, professor of evangelism, and vice-president of Drew University

University presidents

The following is a list of the presidents of Drew University from its founding in 1867 to the present, including the years that they served as president, and a brief description of the person.
#NameFirst YearLast YearDescription
118671870professor of practical theology, editor of Methodist Quarterly Review, and co-founder of the Theological Seminary
218701873professor of systematic theology, and after Drew presidency became a Methodist bishop in Cincinnati, Ohio
318731880professor of historic theology, and after Drew presidency became a Methodist bishop in Des Moines, Iowa
418801912professor of Greek and New Testament exegesis for 50 years, and led Drew through a major expansion.
519121929professor of practical theology, admitted women to Drew on a limited basis, and oversaw founding of the CLA
619291948led Drew through World War II, and oversaw major changes in degree programs, student body, and campus design
719481960oversaw the founding of the Graduate School, and after Drew presidency became a Methodist bishop in West Virginia
819611974led Drew through a major expansion of the student body and the turbulent social changes of the 1960s
919751988oversaw the founding of the Methodist Archives Center, the RISE program and Drew's computer initiative
1019902005former Governor of New Jersey who oversaw a major expansion of the Drew's endowment, and led the 9-11 Commission
1120052012former president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation who made admission to Drew SAT-optional
1220122014former president of Linfield College in Oregon, economics professor and dean at Drew for 32 years, oversaw financial restructuring of Drew University.
1320142020former president of the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota, and psychology professor, was first full-term female president of Drew.