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Notable Alumni |
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- Charles Allen Stillman, Class of 1841: A member of the
first graduating class of Oglethorpe, Stillman went on to found
Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (deceased)
- Sidney Lanier, Class of 1860: poet, critic, and musician
- Oglethorpe's most distinguished alumnus from the antebellum era.
(deceased)
- Vincent Sherman '25: acclaimed Hollywood film director
with more than thirty movies to his credit, including Mr. Skeffington (1944) and
The Young Philadelphians (1959). (deceased)
- George Harrison O'Kelley '26/'29: George obtained an
undergraduate degree in Biology from Oglethorpe in 1926 and then
received his Master of Arts degree from Oglethorpe in 1929. During
the years between 1926 and 1950, he taught and coached football at
Union Springs High School (Alabama), Brown High School (Atlanta),
Boys High School (Atlanta) and Grady High School (Atlanta). His
dedication to his students, his commitment to excellence and his
popularity with his players made him a well-liked and influential
member of the Georgia high school sports community. He was inducted
into the
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
in 1962. He passed away in 1984.
- Samuel Earl Blackwell '29: founder of Celebrity
Services, Inc. (deceased)
- Luke Appling '32: Led the 1930 Stormy Petrels to a 15-0
season and college championship of the south prior to signing a pro
contract with the Atlanta Crackers before completing his college
degree. During his twenty-one year career with the Chicago White Sox
he compiled a .310 lifetime batting average and, in 1964, became the
101st member inducted into Pro Baseball's Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown. After retirement from playing ball, he served as a
major and minor league manager and coach, ending his career as the
minor league batting coach for the Atlanta Braves. Appling was
inducted into the OU Hall of Fame in 1962 and named Honorary Coach
of the 1990 Stormy Petrels before he passed away in 1991.
- Miss Florrie B. Still '40: a pioneer in Georgia
education in the 1940s through 1960s, she was among the first
"visiting teachers" - now social workers. (deceased)
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 Charles Longstreet Weltner '48
(pictured left): congressman, Georgia Supreme Court Justice, and
recipient of the Profiles in Courage Award. (deceased).
- Mary Williams Cazalas '54: retired nurse and attorney.
She served as assistant district attorney in New Orleans during the
time of Jim Garrison and the JFK conspiracy theories on which Oliver
Stone's film JFK is based.
- Donald Rubin '56: Founder of Rubin Museum of Art in New
York City.
- Robert P. Mallis '62: Superior Court Judge, Superior
Court of DeKalb County.
- David Bauman '64: owner of
Bauman's
Rare Books in Philadelphia and New York.
- Sarah Ann Sanders Long '66: president of the American
Library Association, 1999-2000.
 Lila McGahee Adair '67
(pictured left): high school
science teacher, finalist for the Georgia Teachers Hall of Fame,
selected to serve on a presidential commission on the teaching of
science.
- G. Douglass Alexander '68: president of the fundraising
consulting firm Alexander, Haas, Martin & Partners. Firm lead the
fundraising efforts that brought the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta. Has
appeared on Georgia Trend's list of most influential Georgians.
- Dr. G. Gilman Watson '68: senior minister, Northside
United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Susan M. Soper '69: executive editor of Atlanta
INTown and former features editor of The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution.
- Bob Amick '72: Owner of Concentrics Hospitality (ONE.midtown
kitchen, TWO.urban licks, TRIOS, Piebar, Murphy's, Lobby at TWELVE).
- Harry Feldman '75: CEO of Daycon Products.
- Robert B. "Bobby" Baker '79: Georgia Public Service
Commissioner first elected in 1992, the first Republican elected to
statewide constitutional office in Georgia since Reconstruction. Has
appeared on Georgia Trend's list of most influential Georgians.
 Robert E. Wolfe '80
(pictured
left): executive vice president of the Washington Nationals and
former senior vice
president for administration with the Atlanta Braves.
- Drew Findling '81: prominent criminal defense attorney,
national presenter on death penalty defenses, television legal
commentator.
- Tim Tassopoulos '81: Senior Vice President of Operations
at Chick-fil-A.
- Carol Lanier Larner '87: Assistant Treasurer and
Director, Qualified Plan Assets, Cox Enterprises, Inc.
- Johnny White '88: Independent film director and
producer.
- Joselyn Butler Baker '91: Director of Communications for
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority (MARTA). Former Director of Communications for
Georgia governor Roy Barnes.
- Patrick Floyd '98: Independent film producer.
 Valerie C. Holshouser '98
(pictured left): Selected as a
Fulbright Fellow for the 1998-1999 academic term. Valerie was the
second OU graduate to receive the Fulbright Scholarship. Donna
Williams Chieves '64 spent 1964-1965 in India on a Fulbright
Scholarship.
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