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From authors to Olympians, CEOs to renowned scientists, actors to presidents, and public servants to business owners, 91¿´Æ¬Íø graduates have shown success in every field. Across the board, our highly successful alumni credit their experiences at 91¿´Æ¬Íø for shaping and inspiring their future work.

We count four U.S. presidents among our alumni — so far:

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe
• John Tyler
• George Washington

And while it would be impossible to list them all — though there's a — here's a sampling of impressive folks we're also proud to call our own:

Entertainment

• Glenn Close '74, D.A. '89
  • Actress: 101 Dalmatians, Dangerous Liaisons
  • Majors: Theatre, Speech & Dance
• • Comedian and television host: Host of The Daily Show
  • Major: Psychology
• Charles "Chip" Esten '87
  • Actor: Outer Banks, Nashville
  • Major: Economics
• Bill Lawrence '90
  • Creator of TV series: Ted Lasso, Scrubs
  • Major: English
• • Comedian, Actor: Ratatouille, The King of Queens
  • Major: English
• • Writer, Director: American Fiction, Watchmen
  • Major: Sociology
• • Actor: Mike, Bel-Air
  • Major: Government

Government/Public Service

• Robert Gates '65, L.H.D. '98
  • Former U.S. secretary of defense, W&M's 24th chancellor
  • Major: History
• • Former White House press secretary
  • Major: English
• Nicole Lynn Lewis '03
  • Social entrepreneur, speaker, author and founder & CEO of Generation Hope
  • Major: English
• • Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor
  • Major: Mathematics with a concentration in Applied Mathematics
• Brian Jenkins '16
  • Executive director, Armed Services Arts Partnership
  • Major: Religious Studies

Business

• Joe Plumeri '66, D.P.S. '11
  • Top 100 Most Influential People in Finance
  • Major: History
• • CEO and board chair of Estes Express Lines
  • Major: Business — Management
• Ted Decker '85
  • Chair, president and CEO of The Home Depot
  • Major: English
• • Senior vice president and chief strategy officer, Delta Air Lines
  • Major: Economics
• • CEO of The J.M. Smucker Co.
  • Major: Geology
• • Co-owner and chairman of Chelsea Football Club, part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, chairman of MRC, which manages Billboard, Rolling Stone, and the Hollywood Reporter
  • Major: Business — Finance
• • Co-founder and managing partner, SoGal Ventures
  • Major: Business — Marketing, International Business concentration

Athletics

• Jill Ellis '88, L.H.D. '16
  • Former championship-winning head coach of the U.S. Women's Soccer National Team
  • Major: English
• Mike Tomlin '95, L.H.D. '08
  • Former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Major: Sociology
• Sean McDermott '98
  • Former head coach of the Buffalo Bills
  • Major: Business — Finance

Sciences

• Ellen Stofan '83, D.Sc. '16
  • Former director of the National Air and Space Museum, current under secretary for science and research at The Smithsonian
  • Major: Geology
• • Chief scientific officer emeritus for Moderna Inc.
  • Majors: Biology and Chemistry
• Tracy Camp Ph.D. '93
  • Executive director and CEO, Computing Research Association (CRA)
  • Major: Computer Science

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