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This is a list of people associated with
Macalester College in
Saint Paul ,
Minnesota , including notable alumni and faculty.
Notable alumni
Academia
Art and architecture
Business
Arts & Entertainment
Roger Awsumb – television show host and radio broadcaster
Bad Bad Hats – indie rock band with alumni Kerry Alexander and Chris Hoge
Barbara R. Davis - author, flamenco guitarist
Peggy H. Davis - Judaica calligrapher and artist
Saul Davis Zlatkovski - concert harpist and composer
Leo J. Enright – Irish radio broadcaster
Danai Gurira – actress (
The Walking Dead ,
Black Panther ,
Avengers: Infinity War ,
Avengers: Endgame ), playwright (
Eclipsed )
Gary Hines – director of Grammy-winning
Sounds of Blackness
Chris Kobin – producer (
Hollywood Don't Surf! ,
Slasher: an IFC Original ), writer (
2001 Maniacs )
John Koenig (2006) – creator of
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Gaelynn Lea – winner of NPR's 2016 Tiny Desk Contest
Carl Lumbly – actor,
Men of Honor ,
Alias
M.anifest – Ghanaian rapper, singer, songwriter; winner of Best Rapper and Hip Hop Song of the Year at 2017 Ghana Music Awards
MNDR (real name Amanda Warner) – singer/songwriter
Bob Mould – musician, member of
Hüsker Dü
Will Sheff – singer and guitarist of indie band
Okkervil River
Steve Tibbetts – guitarist and composer
Joey Waronker (1993) – drummer, known for his work with
Beck ,
R.E.M. and
Walt Mink
Walt Mink – indie rock band named after Macalester professor
Chris Wedes (1949) – portrayed the clown
J.P. Patches on the Emmy-winning J.P. Patches Show
Law
Literature and journalism
Politics
Religion
Sports
Notable faculty
Presidents of Macalester College
Edward Duffield Neill , 1874–1884
Thomas A. McCurdy, 1884–1890
David James Burrell, 1890–1891
Adam Weir Ringland, 1892–1894
James Wallace, 1894–1906
Thomas Morey Hodgman, 1907–1917
Elmer Allen Bess, 1918–1923
John Carey Acheson, 1924–1937
Charles Joseph Turck, 1939–1958
Harvey Mitchell Rice, 1958–1968
Arthur S. Flemming , 1968–1971
James A. Robinson , 1971–1975
John B. Davis, Jr., 1975–1984
Robert M. Gavin, Jr., 1984–1996
Michael S. McPherson, 1996–2003
Brian C. Rosenberg , 2003–2019
Suzanne Rivera , 2020–present
References