The following is a list of notable people associated with Washburn University, located in Topeka, Kansas, United States.
Arts and entertainment
Business
Government and politics
- Paul J. Morrison Kansas attorney general (2007âÂÂ2008), district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas (1990âÂÂ2007)
- Howard B. Myers, (Ph.D.) director, Division of Social Research, Works Progress Administration during FDR's New Deal
- Roger Noriega (B.A. '82) assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States Department of State
- Mike Padilla mayor of Topeka, Kansas (2022âÂÂpresent)
- Warren W. Shaw Kansas state representative (1951âÂÂ1957); candidate for governor of Kansas (1956); member of the Washburn Athletic Hall of Fame
- Jim Slattery Kansas state representative (1973âÂÂ1979); U.S. representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1983âÂÂ1995); candidate for governor of Kansas (1994), candidate for the U.S. Senate (2008)
- Robert T. Stephan â attorney general of Kansas (1979âÂÂ1995)
- Robert Stone speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives (1915), Kansas state representative (1905âÂÂ1917)
- Ron Thornburgh Kansas secretary of state (1995âÂÂ2010)
- Togiola Tulafono (J.D. 1975) governor of American Samoa (2003âÂÂ2013)
- Douglas S. Wright mayor of Topeka, Kansas (1983âÂÂ1989)
Journalism
Law
- Sam A. Crow (1926âÂÂ2022) senior judge, United States District Court for the District of Kansas (1981âÂÂpresent)
- Lee A. Johnson (b. 1947) (J.D. '80) Kansas Supreme Court justice (2005âÂÂpresent)
- Tyler C. Lockett (1932âÂÂ2020) Kansas Supreme Court (1983âÂÂ2002); district court judge in Wichita (1977âÂÂ1983); judge, common pleas court (1971âÂÂ1977)
- Marla Luckert (b. 1955) (J.D. '80) Kansas Supreme Court justice (2003âÂÂpresent)
- J. Thomas Marten (b. 1951) district judge, United States District Court for the District of Kansas (1996âÂÂpresent)
- Kay McFarland (1935âÂÂ2015) (B.A. '57; J.D. '64) first female chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Eric F. Melgren (b. 1956) district judge, United States District Court for the District of Kansas (2008âÂÂpresent)
- Loren Miller (1903âÂÂ1967)municipal court judge, County of Los Angeles, California (1964âÂÂ1967)
- Nancy Moritz (J.D. '85) Kansas Supreme Court justice (2011âÂÂ2014); judge for 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (2014âÂÂpresent)
- Joseph Wilson Morris senior partner, Gable & Gotwals (1984âÂÂpresent); general counsel of Shell Oil (1978âÂÂ1983); chief judge, Eastern District of Oklahoma (1974âÂÂ1978); dean, University of Tulsa College of Law (1972âÂÂ1974)
- Paul J. Morrison (B.A.; J.D.) former attorney general for the State of Kansas
- Fred Phelps (B.A. '62; J.D. '64) disbarred lawyer and pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its extreme views on homosexuality, Christianity, and American soldiers; he and the Westboro Baptist Church were the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case, Snyder v. Phelps
- Shirley Phelps-Roper (B.A. '79; J.D. '81) daughter of Fred Phelps; attorney and spokesperson for the Westboro Baptist Church
- Eric Rosen (J.D. '84) Kansas Supreme Court justice (2007âÂÂpresent)
- Gordon Sloan (1911âÂÂ2006) (J.D. '35) former judge on the Oregon Supreme Court
- Robert Stone (1866âÂÂ1957) (B.A. 1889) founder of Washburn Law School in 1903, speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives (1915)
- Ozell Miller Trask (1909âÂÂ1984) appointed by President Richard Nixon as a federal judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1969âÂÂ1984)
Science and technology
Military service
Sports
See also List of Washburn Ichabods head football coaches
- Corey Ballentine (b. 1996) â NFL cornerback and return specialist for the New York Giants, New York Jets, Detroit Lions, and Green Bay Packers
- Ernest Bearg (1893âÂÂ1971) â WU football coach (1918âÂÂ1919, 1929âÂÂ1935), Nebraska coach (1925âÂÂ1928), Nebraska football Hall of Fame (1988), Washburn Athletics Hall of Fame (1973âÂÂ1974)
- Kurt Budke (1961âÂÂ2011) â WU basketball and graduate assistant, head coach for Louisiana Tech (2002âÂÂ2005) and Oklahoma State (2005âÂÂ2011) women's programs
- Bob Davis (b. 1945) â radio broadcaster for Kansas City Royals and Jayhawks football and men's basketball teams
- Morley Fraser (1922âÂÂ2004) â coach, Albion College (1954âÂÂ1968), led school to 11 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships
- Jim Holtgrieve (b. 1947) â golfer, three-time Walker Cup champion
- Davey Lopes (b. 1945) (B.Ed '69) â former manager, Milwaukee Brewers baseball team; 16-year Major League Baseball career
- Ron McHenry (b. 1962) (1984) â current women's basketball coach at Washburn
- Mike Racy (B.B.A. '87) â former NCAA vice president (1993âÂÂ2013); 5th commissioner of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
- Jerry Schemmel (b. 1959) (B.A. '82, J.D. '85) â radio voice of NBA's Denver Nuggets
- Troy Stedman (b. 1965) â linebacker for Kansas City Chiefs
- Dave Wiemers (b. 1968) â college football coach
- Cary Williams (b. 1984) ('08) â NFL cornerback, Tennessee Titans (2008âÂÂ2009), Baltimore Ravens (2009âÂÂ2012), Philadelphia Eagles (2013âÂÂ2014), Seattle Seahawks (2014âÂÂpresent)
- Gary Woodland (b. 1984) â professional golfer on the PGA Tour, 2019 U.S. Open champion
See also
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