Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Asheville School include:
- James Hormel, former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
- Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., former President/Chairman of S.C. Johnson & Son
- Charles P. Ries, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 2004–2007
- Henry Willson, influential Hollywood agent
- Edward Gaylord, businessman, publisher, media mogul; former owner of The Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Channel
- Pete Dye, renowned golf course designer
- Edward Bridge Danson, Jr., archaeologist and anthropologist; former Director of the Museum of Northern Arizona and father of actor Ted Danson.
- Marisha Pessl, writer of Special Topics in Calamity Physics
- George M. Studebaker, Jr., son of the founder of The Studebaker Corporation, maker of the Studebaker automobile (1902)
- J. C. Penney, Jr., son of the Founder of J. C. Penney stores
- Allen C. Mayer, retired Vice President and Chairman of Oscar Mayer & Co.
- Ralph E. Garner, President of T.W. Garner Food Company, primarily known for the Texas Pete hot sauce
- Harvey Samuel Firestone, founder of Firestone Tires
- James Arthur "Art" Pope CEO and Board Chairman of Variety Wholesalers, Inc.
- Roy Sangwoo Kim, first place winner of the fourth season of Superstar K, a South Korean talent show series
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