List of Pacific Union College alumni

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This is a list of notable alumni of Pacific Union College, a private liberal arts college in Napa Valley, California.

The college has been described as a "training ground for an inordinately large number of outstanding physicians, dentists, nurses, teachers and theologians."^[1] A large majority of students who graduate from the college do so with degrees in the health sciences.^[2] Most of PUC's notable alumni include individuals in academic administration or political offices, though some have been recognized in other fields.^[1]

Alumni

Name Class year Notability References Franklin E. Bondonno 1965 California Superior Court Judge for the State of California in Santa Clara County [3] Arna Bontemps 1923 Harlem Renaissance poet Lisa Breckenridge 1987 Television personality in Los Angeles, California Marnie Breckenridge 1993 Soprano opera soloist [4] John Burden 1889 Founder of the Loma Linda University Medical Center and Glendale Adventist Medical Center; also assisted in the founding of Sydney Adventist Hospital Harold W. Clark Creationist in the mid-20th century Jon Dybdahl 1965 President of Walla Walla University 2002–2006 [5] Neville Eden Gallimore 1961 Former cabinet minister and member of the Parliament as a member of the Jamaica Labour Party Larry Geraty 1962 Second President of La Sierra University, and former president of the American Schools of Oriental Research James G. Haughton 1948 Physician and public health administrator Philip Guthrie Hoffman 1938 Fifth president of the University of Houston, and the first chancellor of the University of Houston System Harold W. Hopp 1983 California Superior Court Judge for the State of California in Riverside County Kimberly Howard Actor and Trust Manager of the Oregon Cultural Trust George R. Knight 1965 Adventist Church Historian, professor emeritus of church history at Andrews University Graham Maxwell 1942 Theologian and New Testament Studies professor at Loma Linda University Malcolm Maxwell 1956 19th President of Pacific Union College, 1983–2001 James Lamar McElhany 1890s Former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Alan Nakanishi 1961 Former member of the California State Assembly [6] Francis D. Nichol 1920 Apologist and editor of the Adventist Review Gary Okihiro 1967 Professor at Cornell University, Columbia University, and Yale University historian Stanley G. Payne 1955 Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and historian of modern Spain and European fascism Jerry Pettis 1938 Former member of the United States House of Representatives Wesley Pomeroy Former Assistant U.S. Attorney General and coordinator for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration [7] Ariel A. Roth 1948 Chairman of Biology at Andrews University and Loma Linda University and editor of the journal Origins Derek Sloan 2007 Member of Parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington, first Seventh-day Adventist to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Loree K. Sutton 1981 Former U.S. Army brigadier general; founding director of Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE); former special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs [8] Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi 1929 Surgeon in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II Neal C. Wilson Former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Kenneth H. Wood 1938 Former president of the Ellen G. White Estate and member of the General Conference Executive Committee Justin Wright 2002 Animator and storyboard artist at Pixar Animation Studios

Loree Sutton Jerry Pettis Philip Guthrie Hoffman Arna Bontemps Derek Sloan

References

1. Angwin Community Council Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. "Angwin: Then and Now." Accessed 9 September 2023.
2. "IES Data Center: Pacific Union College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
3. "Remembering the early Decades" (PDF). Pacific Union College. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
4. Watkins, Holly (2003). "Marnie Breckenridge at Pacific Union College". PUC News & Events. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
5. Spurgeon, Kristi. "President Jon Dybdahl to retire effective August 31, 2006". Walla Walla University website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
6. Lee, Julie Z. (9 November 2007). "Assemblyman Nakanishi Visits PUC". Pacific Union College News and Events Archive. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
7. Thomas, Robert (15 May 1998). "Wesley A. Pomeroy, 78, Security Chief at Woodstock Festival". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
8. Brigadier General Loree K. Sutton, M.D.