Notable Alumni of Upper Iowa University

Kim Reynolds 1959–

43rd Governor of Iowa, first woman in the role

Also attended: Iowa State University, Southeastern Community College, Southwestern Community College

David B. Henderson 1840–1906

34th Speaker of the US House of Representatives

William V. Allen 1847–1924

Jurist and US Senator from Nebraska

Dick Clark 1928–2023

Former U.S. Senator from Iowa

Also attended: University of Iowa

Raymond F. Chandler 1962–

14th Sergeant Major of the US Army

James Perry Conner 1851–1924

Republican US representative from Iowa

Also attended: University of Iowa

Milton C. Garber 1867–1948

Former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma

Also attended: University of Iowa

C.T. Wilson 1972–

Maryland politician, attorney, and military veteran

Also attended: Howard University

Deborah Berry 1958–

Iowa state representative

Also attended: University of Northern Iowa

William E. Fuller 1846–1918

Iowa U.S. Representative and attorney

Also attended: University of Iowa

William Andres 1925–2010

Canadian politician and farmer

Roger C. Schultz 1945–

Army lieutenant general, Army National Guard director

Bachelor of Science · Management

Also attended: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Roger Thomas 1950–

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives

Rick Hansen 1963–

Minnesota state representative

Also attended: Iowa State University

Mary Lundby 1948–2009

Republican member of the Iowa General Assembly

Child: Daniel Lundby (Iowa State University)

Mike Boland 1942–

Former Illinois state representative

Also attended: Henderson State University

Rob Taylor 1971–

Former Iowa state representative

Also attended: William Penn University

George Safford Parker 1863–1937

Inventor and industrialist, Parker Pen founder

William F. Albright 1891–1971

Archaeologist and biblical scholar

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

Althea Sherman 1853–1943

Ornithologist, illustrator and educator

Also attended: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Oberlin College

Lonnie Lynn 1943–2014

Professional basketball player and spoken word poet

Child: Common (Florida A&M University, Southern University and A&M College)

John Mott 1865–1955

YMCA leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Also attended: Cornell University

Carl Magee 1872–1946

Lawyer and editor who exposed the Teapot Dome scandal

Minnie Bronson

Anti-suffragist activist