Notable Alumni of Scripps College

Gabby Giffords 1970–

Former U.S. Representative and gun control activist

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1993

Also attended: Cornell University

Spouse: Mark Kelly (Naval Postgraduate School, United States Merchant Marine Academy)

Ellen Rosenblum 1951–

Former Oregon Attorney General, the state's first woman in the role

Also attended: University of Oregon

Hannah-Beth Jackson 1950–

California State Senator from 2012 to 2020

Also attended: Boston University

Beth Nolan 1951–

Bill Clinton's final White House Counsel

Also attended: Georgetown University

Judith Keep 1944–2004

US district judge, Southern District of California

Also attended: University of San Diego

Margaret Hance 1923–1990

First woman mayor of Phoenix, Arizona

Susan G. Finley 1901–

Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Doris Bozimo 1942–

Nigerian professor and librarian

Bachelor's degree · Class of 1966

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Pamela Radcliff 1956–

UC San Diego historian of modern Spain

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Catherine Coulson 1943–2015

Actress known as the Log Lady in Twin Peaks

Also attended: San Francisco State University

China Chow 1974–

British-American actress and model

Eva Rubinstein 1933–

Photographer of portraits, nudes and interiors

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Spouse: William Sloane Coffin (Yale University, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York)

Sibling: John Rubinstein (University of California-Los Angeles)

Molly Ivins 1944–2007

Newspaper columnist and political commentator

Also attended: Smith College, Columbia University in the City of New York

Alison Saar 1956–

Los Angeles-based sculptor and installation artist

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1978

Also attended: Otis College of Art and Design

Mother: Betye Saar (California State University--Long Beach, University of California-Los Angeles)

Sibling: Lezley Saar (California State University-Northridge, San Francisco State University)

Melanie Rawn 1954–

Fantasy author

Bachelor of Arts · Study of history

Lisa Adams 1955–

American painter known for imaginary-world oil paintings

Also attended: Claremont Graduate University

Pae White 1963–

Visual artist known for suspended mobiles

Serena Altschul 1970–

Broadcast journalist at MTV News and CBS

Father: Arthur Altschul (Yale University)

Sibling: Stephen Altschul (Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Ruth Ashton Taylor 1922–2024

First female television newscaster in Los Angeles

Yoshiko Shimada 1959–

Japanese printmaker and performance artist

Elizabeth Turk 1961–

Artist known for marble sculptures

Rick Dillingham 1952–1994

Ceramic artist known for his broken pot technique

Also attended: University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Tiffany Lonsdale 1981–

British actress known for Siren and Snowfall

Sally Warner 1946–

Writer of children's and young adult fiction

Also attended: Otis College of Art and Design