Notable Alumni of Drury University

George Howard Williams 1871–1963

U.S. Senator from Missouri, lawyer and judge

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis, Princeton University

Thomas Alberter Chandler 1871–1953

Former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma

Orland K. Armstrong 1893–1987

Former U.S. Representative and journalist

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia, Cumberland University

Charles Harrison Brown 1920–2003

Former U.S. representative from Missouri

Cleveland A. Newton 1873–1945

Former US Representative from Missouri

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Virginia E. Johnson 1925–2013

Sexologist of the Masters and Johnson team

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri--Kansas City, Washington University in St Louis

Spouse: William H. Masters (Hamilton College, University of Rochester)

Paul Carpenter Standley 1884–1963

Botanist known for work on neotropical plants

Also attended: New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Aven Nelson 1859–1952

Botanist and University of Wyoming founding professor

Master of Science · Class of 1890

Also attended: University of Denver, Harvard University, Truman State University

Mati Hlatshwayo Davis 1982–

Infectious disease physician and public health expert

Also attended: Case Western Reserve University

Bob Barker 1923–2023

Longtime host of The Price Is Right

Bachelor of Arts · Economics

Robert Cummings 1910–1990

Actor in Dial M for Murder and Saboteur

Also attended: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York, Carnegie Mellon University

Jansen Panettiere 1994–2023

Actor in The Perfect Game and other films

Dabbs Greer 1917–2007

Character actor in film and television for over 60 years

William Garwood 1884–1950

Silent film era actor and director

Tom Whitlock 1954–2023

Songwriter of "Take My Breath Away"

Vladimir Sidorkin 1986–

Estonian swimmer, 2008 Olympian

Lauren Holtkamp 1980–

Former NBA referee, third full-time woman

Also attended: Emory University

Miranda Maverick 1997–

UFC women's flyweight mixed martial artist

Bachelor's degree · Psychology · Class of 2018

Also attended: Old Dominion University

Mouna Sabri 1984–

Moroccan former tennis player

Yekaterina Rudenko 1994–

Kazakh backstroke swimmer and Olympian

Trevor Richards 1993–

MLB pitcher for the Marlins, Rays and others

Ismael Ortiz 1982–

Panamanian swimmer, 2004 Olympian

Artur Dilman 1990–

Kazakhstani swimmer

Walter Jacob 1930–2024

Reform rabbi at Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1950

Also attended: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion