Notable Alumni of Simmons University

Tipper Gore 1948–

Second Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001

Also attended: Boston University, Vanderbilt University

Spouse: Al Gore (Harvard University, Vanderbilt University)

Child: Kristin Gore (Harvard University)

Allyson Schwartz 1948–

Democratic politician and former U.S. Representative

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1970

Also attended: Bryn Mawr College

Adela Raz 1986–

Former Afghan ambassador to the United States

Also attended: Tufts University

Christine Darden 1942–

NASA aeronautical engineer researching supersonic flight

Also attended: George Washington University, Hampton University, Virginia State University

Valerie Thomas 1943–

Data scientist and inventor of the illusion transmitter

Also attended: Morgan State University

Lenore Blum 1942–

Computer scientist and mathematician

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Spouse: Manuel Blum (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Child: Avrim Blum (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Nancy Ip 1955–

Neuroscientist and president of HKUST

Also attended: Harvard University

Adetoun Ogunsheye 1926–

Nigeria's first female professor, library scientist

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 1938–

Pulitzer-winning historian and Harvard professor

Master of Arts · English-language literature

Also attended: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, University of Utah

Gail Levin 1948–

Art historian and Edward Hopper specialist

Also attended: Tufts University

Madeleine M. Joullié 1927–

Organic chemist at the University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science · Chemistry · Class of 1949

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Miriam Friedman Menkin 1901–1992

Scientist and pioneer of in vitro fertilization research

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

Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee 1898–1980

Obstetrician and civil rights activist

Also attended: Tufts University

Diana Wynne Jones 1934–2011

British children's fantasy writer

Daniel Handler 1970–

Writer, pen name Lemony Snicket

Also attended: Wesleyan University

Hal Clement 1922–2003

Science fiction writer, leader of hard science fiction

Also attended: Boston University, Harvard University

Gwen Ifill 1955–2016

Journalist, television newscaster and author

Kristin Cashore 1976–

Young adult fantasy writer of the Graceling Realm series

Also attended: Williams College

Gregory Maguire 1954–

Novelist, author of Wicked

Also attended: Tufts University, SUNY at Albany

Nathalie Handal 1969–

Poet, writer and New York University professor

Also attended: Bennington College

Nnenna Freelon 1954–

Jazz singer and composer

Spouse: Phil Freelon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University at Raleigh)

Denise Di Novi 1956–

Film producer and director

Mary Jo Foley 1961–

Technology writer, author and podcaster

Margaret Curtis 1883–1965

Golf and tennis champion and social worker