List of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania alumni

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It was previously known as Keystone State Normal School, Kutztown State Teacher's College, and Kutztown State College. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Art

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Bill Beckley		BFA	Conceptual artist	[1]
David Biedrzycki			Illustrator and writer of children's books
Paul Frederick Berdanier	1898		Illustrator and cartoonist	[2]
Susan Daigle-Leach	1983	BFA	Comic book artist	[3]
Vicki DaSilva	1983	BFA	Light painter and graffiti artist	[4]
Don Everhart	1972	BFA painting	Sculptor and coin engraver-medalist for United States Mint	[5]
Michael Kessler		BFA	Artist
Ruth Mountaingrove			Documentary photographer, poet, and musician	[6]
Don Reitz	1957	Art Education	Ceramic artist and teacher of ceramic art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark Ruwedel	1978	BFA	Landscape photographer	[7]
Karen TenEyck		Non-degreed	Scenic and graphic designer	[8]
John N. Wenrich	1939	Art Education	Pennsylvania impressionist artist

Education

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
John F. Annoni	1989	Elementary Education	Educator, gun rights advocate, and founder of the Camp Compass Academy
John J. Kennedy	1984, 1988	BA and MA in Public Administration	Political scientist and professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Gary G. Lash		Geology	Geologist and professor emeritus at SUNY Fredonia	[9]
Edwin E. Miller	1897	Bachelor of Engineering	Attorney, instructor at the John Marshall Law School, and deputy clerk of court in the Probate Court of Cuyahoga County
Don Reitz	1957	Art Education	Ceramic artist and teacher of ceramic art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Entertainment

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Jeremy Culver	1999		Film director, screenwriter, and producer	[10]
Joe DeRosa			Comedian and actor
Tyler Lepley	2010	Criminal justice	Actor	[11]
Matthew McGurk			Talent manager and music producer
Scott Menzel			Flm critic and chairperson of Hollywood Critics Association	[12]
Ryat (Christina McGeehan)		Jazz studies	Musician	[13]
Eric D. Schaeffer	1984	BFA	Theater director, and producer	[14]
Rick Vito			Guitarist and singer, formerly with Fleetwood Mac	[15]
Tom Warburton		Graphic design	Creator of the animated television series, Codename: Kids Next Door	[16]
Paul R. Wieand	1940		Folklorist, Pennsylvania German playwright, and radio broadcaster	[17]

Government

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Don Everhart	1972	BFA painting	Coin engraver-medalist for United States Mint and sculptor	[5]
John J. Forbes	1905	Teaching	Mining engineer and 9th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines

Law and crime

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Edwin E. Miller	1897	Bachelor of Engineering	Deputy clerk of court in the Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, attorney, and instructor at the John Marshall Law School
Brian Nichols			Criminal notable for his escape and killing spree in the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta	[18]
Arenda Wright Allen	1982		United States District Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia	[19]

Literature and journalism

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Bob Cesca			Columnist for Salon	[20]
Shannon Delany		Secondary social studies education	Novelist
Robert Gibb		BA	Winner of National Poetry Series Award	[21]
Thomas J. Hylton	1970		Winner of 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing	[22]
Craig Rivera		Communication and media studies	Journalist, producer and correspondent for Fox News Channel
Mark Schultz	1977	BFA Painting	Writer and illustrator of books and comics	[23]
Thomas John Shillea		Arts Education	Artist, who specializes in painting and photography
Linda Grace Hoyer Updike	1918		Author and mother of John Updike	[24]
Mike Clay	2007		Writer for ESPN specializing in Fantasy football

Politics

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Roy Afflerbach	1989	MA political science	Former mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania	[25][26]
Dave Arnold		Criminal justice	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate and District Attorney of Lebanon County
William Martin Croll			Former United States House of Representatives	[27]
Thomas D. Danner			Former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
James Delgrosso			Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	[28]
Arthur Granville Dewalt			Former United States House of Representatives	[29]
Robert Donchez			Former mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	[30]
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich			Former United States House of Representatives	[31]
Joe Emrick	1999	MEd Education	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives	[32]
Mark M. Gillen	2008	MEd Education	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives	[33]
Manny Guzman Jr.		Non-degreed	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives	[34]
Harry D. Kutz			Former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
John Linder		MEd higher education and counseling	Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania (2012–2016)	[35]
George S. Messersmith	1900		United States Ambassador to Austria, Cuba, Mexico, and Argentina and United States Assistant Secretary of State	[36]
Guy L. Moser			Former United States House of Representative	[37]
Salvatore J. Panto Jr.			Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania
José Lorenzo Pesquera			Former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico	[38]
Mark Rozzi	1996	Political Science	Former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives	[39][40]
Wilson G. Sarig	1894		Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
John A. Schlegel	1977	Social Studies	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Gus Yatron	1950	Education	Former United States House of Representatives	[41][42]
Peter Zug	1980	Business Administration	Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives	[43]

Sports

Name	Class	Major	Notability	References
Bill DeMott			Professional wrestler
Stephen Dennis	2010		Professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League	[44]
Doug Dennison	1973		Former professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys	[45]
Robert DeStefano			Sports chiropractor and ateam doctor for the New York Giants,
Robert DiRico			Former professional football player
John Gabriel	1978		Executive in the NBA	[46]
Davonn Harp			Professional basketball player with the Philippine Basketball Association
Bruce Harper	1976		Former professional football players with the New York Jets	[47]
Harry Hoch	1905		Former Major League baseball pitcher	[48]
Jerome Kapp	2022		College football player
Mike Kullman	1987		Professional football player
John Mobley	1996		Former professional football player with the Denver Broncos.	[49]
Jordan Morgan	2017		Professional football player	[50][51]
A. J. Petrucci		Criminal justice	Former professional wrestler	[52]
Andre Reed	2005		Former professional football player with the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins	[53]
Craig Reynolds	2019		Professional football player	[54][55]
Abraham J. Sharadin			College football coach
Dave Steckel	1982		Head football coach at Missouri State University
Matt Swarmer	2016		Major League Baseball pitcher	[56]
Ryan Vogelsong			Major League and Japanese league baseball pitcher	[57]
Terry Williams			Professional gridiron football running back

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External links

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