List of Indiana University of Pennsylvania people

The following is a list of notable individuals associated with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and includes alumni, presidents, faculty, and staff.

Presidents

IUP's executive has changed names and roles with the evolving institution. The original title for the chief executive was "principal" while "president" was reserved for John Sutton as presiding officer of Indiana Normal School's Board of Trustees.

President, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1965–present)

• Michael A. Driscoll, beginning July 1, 2012
• David J. Werner, 2010–2012 (interim)
• Tony Atwater, 2005–2010
• Diane Reinhard, 2004 (interim)
• Mark J. Staszkiewicz, 2004 (acting)
• Derek Hodgson, 2003–2004
• Lawrence K. Pettit, 1992–2003
• Charles Fuget, 1991–1992 (interim)
• John D. Welty, 1984 (interim), 1984–1991
• John E. Worthen, 1979–1984
• Bernard J. Ganley, 1979 (interim)
• Robert C. Wilburn, 1975–1979
• William W. Hassler, 1969–1975

President, Indiana State College (1959–1965)

• John Davis, 1962 (acting)

President, Indiana State Teachers College (1927–1959)

• Willis E. Pratt, 1948–1968
• Ralph E. Heiges, 1948 (acting)
• Joseph M. Uhler, 1942–1947
• Leroy A. King, 1939–1942
• Samuel Fausold, 1937–1939
• Charles R. Foster, 1927–1936

Principal, Indiana Normal School (1875–1927)

• John A. H. Keith, 1917–1927
• James E. Ament, 1907–1917
• David Jewtt Waller, 1893–1907
• Charles Deane, 1891–1893
• Z. X. Snyder, 1888–1891
• Leonard H. Durling, 1881–1888
• John H. French, 1878–1881
• David M. Sensenig, 1876–1878
• Edmund B. Fairfield, 1875–1876

Notable faculty

Professors

• Gawdat Bahgat - political science (1995–2009)
• Eileen Glisan - Spanish, president of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for 2010
• Jack Stamp - composer

Coaches

• Curt Cignetti - head football coach since 2011; son of Frank Cignetti, Sr.; former assistant coach at the University of Alabama
• Frank Cignetti Sr. - head football coach 1986–2005; the university's winningest coach, leading the football team to two NCAA Division II Football Championship games
• Chuck Klausing - head football coach 1964–1969; College Football Hall of Fame; 19th winningest coach in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football history
• Lou Tepper - head football coach 2006–2011; former head coach at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and PennWest Edinboro
• Joe Lombardi - head men's basketball coach since 2006; former assistant coach at University of Pittsburgh

Other

• Job of Chicago - Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the Midwest, former director of the university's Orthodox Christian Fellowship

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and its predecessor institutions have included members of the United States Congress, state and federal political officials, business officials, professional athletes and coaches, educational leaders, and a NASA astronaut.

Business

• Gregory Booth (1971) - president and CEO of Zippo Manufacturing Company
• Tim Burns (1990) - pharmaceutical technology, politician
• Marla Sabo (1979) - former president and COO of Christian Dior

Politics

Education

• Charles Kupchella (1964) - President of University of North Dakota (1999–2008)
• Dana D. Nelson (1984) - Professor of English and Department Chair, Vanderbilt University
• Gary A. Olson (Ph.D. 1980) - President-designate of Daemen College (2013–present)
• Brandie Smith (B.S. Biology 1994) - John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (2021–present)
• Jack Thomas (Ph.D. 1990) - Provost of Western Illinois University (2008–2011), president of Western Illinois University (2011–2019)
• Gerald L. Zahorchak (M. 1986) - Pennsylvania Secretary of Education (2006–2010)

Entertainment and media

Sports

Miscellaneous

• Edward Abbey (attended 1947) – author and environmentalist
• William J. Boardley (1972) – Air National Guard Brigadier General
• Rob Boston (1985) – author, Assistant Director for Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State
• Randall R. Marchi (1978) – US Army major general
• Patricia Robertson (1985) – NASA astronaut
• Jim Self – tuba player; appeared on over 1500 movie soundtracks

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