Pride : Notable Alumni

Norman Bridwell

Norman Bridwell (Herron 1949, Honorary Doctor of Letters, 1994) is an author and illustrator who created the beloved children's character Clifford the Big Red Dog, the leading figure in a series of children's books and later a popular PBS (Public Broadcasting System) television program.

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins (Herron 1961) is an internationally renowned painter and printmaker whose works can be found in collections worldwide, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the Tate Museum in London. She was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 1997 in recognition of her body of work and her creative influence.

Senator Dan Coats

Dan Coats (Law 1971) has enjoyed a stellar career in public service, including the U.S. House of Representatives (1981-88), the U.S. Senate (1988-1999), the U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (2001-2005), and is currently again a U.S. Senator for Indiana (2011-present).
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Rob Day

Rob Day (Herron 1984) is a renowned illustrator whose works have adorned magazine covers (including Time, Esquire, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated's famed swimsuit issue) as well as album and CD covers. His client list has included figures not only in the entertainment industry but editorial, advertising, corporate and publishing fields, as well.
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Shari Lynn Himes

Shari Lynn Himes (Liberal Arts 1987) is a filmmaker and playwright who has worked on film crews (Malcolm X, TV's ER) throughout her career. She was the first manager of the Legacy Theater at the Indiana State Museum in White River Park. Her award-winning short film A Song for Jade was a semifinalist for the 2004 20th Century Fox Searchlab competition. She specializes in museum theater and created the play Life on the Avenue, which was featured at the 2004 Annual Association of Museums Conference and Expo.

Bill Peet

Bill Peet (Herron 1936) carved out a unique and dynamic career as an author of children's books and as a screenwriter and illustrator for Walt Disney studios. Peet spent 27 years working for Disney, highlighted by his work on such scripts as 101 Dalmatians and The Sword In the Stone. He also wrote 34 children's books during his long and storied career.
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Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle (Law 1974) served as the 44th Vice President of the United States under President George H.W. Bush. During his political career, Quayle was a two-term U.S. representative and two-term U.S. Senator. He writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column and is the author of three books, Standing Firm, The American Family: Discovering the Values that Make Us Strong and Worth Fighting For.
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Mark Roesler

Mark Roesler (Law 1982) is an attorney who has taken his career as a celebrity agent to new lengths: past death! He has helped families of such deceased entertainment and sports figures as Babe Ruth, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Princess Diana by protecting the intellectual property rights of those American and international icons' public personas. He also has advised or testified on behalf of such living celebrities as Bill Cosby, Muhammad Ali, Jeff Gordon, Bill Gates and Hugh Hefner.
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David Wolf

David Wolf (Medicine 1982), an Indianapolis native who also holds a degree in engineering from Purdue-West Lafayette, put both his medical and engineering training to good use at NASA as a member of the astronaut corps. He served as a flight surgeon with the United States Air Force and has been a member of three space missions, including a stint as an American representative on Russia's Mir space station and was part of the assembly teams that helped build the international space station. He was NASA's "Inventor of the Year" in 1992.
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Trischa Zorn

Trischa Zorn (Law 2005) is the most decorated Paralympian in the history of the Games, and has earned 55 swimming medals (41 of them gold) and holds eight world records. Zorn retired as a competitive athlete after the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, and was elected to carry the U.S. flag in the closing ceremonies of the Games. She was an alternate to the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and was nominated as a candidate for the Sports Illustrated's "Woman of the Year" in 1988. She formerly taught in Indianapolis and plans to use her training in law school to become a youth advocate.