Notable Persons
Several SNU alumni have become notable as academics, politicians, and leaders in the Church of the Nazarene. Alumna Linda N. Hanson is currently the 19th president of Hamline University. Alumnus Gary Hart is a politician and former U.S. Presidential candidate, Howard Hendrick is an Oklahoma state politician, and Kenny Marchant is a Republican from Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Alumni Jerry D. Porter and J. K. Warrick are currently Nazarene general superintendents, and alumnus Talmadge Johnson is a general superintendent emeritus. Jim Garlow is the pastor of Skyline Church in San Diego.
Angelo Cruz was a professional basketball player who played for the Puerto Rican national basketball team and Ryan Daniel Dobson was an actor, director, and writer of the film Prattle and has appeared in the TV series How I Met Your Mother and Castle (TV series).
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