Arts and Literature
- Michele Vachon Beaudin, author of "Crossing the 50 Yard Line", "Crossing the Dream Line", "The Mountain", "Seasons on Lookout Mountain", "Visions of Reality - Illusions of Truth", Winner of the Living Now Book Awards (Morocco 2000-2001)
- Tom Bissell, author of "Chasing the Sea" and "The Father of All Things," Winner of the Rome Prize (Uzbekistan 1996-97)
- Edmund Blair Bolles, author of A Second Way of Knowing (Tanzania 1966-68)
- Catherine Bowman, author of Rock Farm and 1-800-HOT-RIBS; recipient of Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize (Niger 1984-86)
- Mark Brazaitis, author of River of Lost Voices: Stories from Guatemala (Guatemala 1990-93)
- Broughton Coburn, author of Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (Nepal 1976-78)
- Cameron Cowell, documentary film maker, "Our Grandfathers Fields". (Costa Rica 1985-1988)
- Dr. James H. Fowler, author of "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives" (Ecuador, 1992–1994)
- Richard "Kinky" Friedman, author of Blast From the Past (Malaysia 1967-69)
- Taylor Hackford, movie producer of Ray, An Officer and a Gentleman; and The Devil's Advocate (Bolivia 1968-69)
- Kent Haruf, author of Plainsong (Turkey 1966-68)
- Susana Herrera, author of Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin; contributor to Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul: Stories to Celebrate the Spirit of Courage, Caring and Commitment (Cameroon 1992-94)
- Peter Hessler, author of River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (China 1996-97)
- Rajiv Joseph, playwright, finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Senegal 1996- 99)
- Lawrence Leamer, author of The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family (Nepal 1965-67)
- Peter Lefcourt, television writer and author of The Woody (Togo 1962-64)
- Leonard Levitt, reporter for Newsday and author of An African Season (Tanzania 1963-65)
- Phillip Margolin, author of Gone, But Not Forgotten; and The Burning Man (Liberia 1962-64)
- Roland Merullo, author of Leaving Losapas, In Revere, In Those Days, Breakfast with Buddha, (Micronesia 1979-1980)
- Robert D. Mowry, Dworsky Curator of Chinese Arts at Harvard (Korea 1967-69)
- Martin Puryear, sculptor (Sierra Leone 1964-66)
- Richard Sanders, actor best known for playing Les Nessman on WKRP in Cincinnati (Brazil 1966-69)
- Matt Sesow, visionary artist, (Solomon Islands 1998–2000)
- Bob Shacochis, author of Easy in the Island, winner of the American Book Award (Eastern Caribbean 1975-76)
- Joel Shapiro, sculptor (India 1965-67)
- Dawnette Sullivan Owens, author of Souls Stick Around (Botswana 1984-86)
- Mildred Taylor, author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, winner of Newbery Award (Ethiopia 1965-67)
- Paul Theroux, author of Mosquito Coast and Great Railway Bazaar (Malawi 1963-65)
- Moritz Thomsen, author of Living Poor (Ecuador 1963 - 65)
- Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, author of An American Killing, Girls of Tender Age, and most recently, Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery (Cameroon 1965-67)
- Annabelle Townson, author of We Wait For You (Romania 2001-2003)
- Keith J. Wagner, Attorney (Gabon 1983-1986)
- Jeremy Waldron, author for Other Places Publishing; Pulitzer Prize winning travel writer (Namibia 2006-2008)
- Richard Wiley, author of Ahmed's Revenge and Soldiers in Hiding, winner of PEN/Faulkner Award (Korea 1967-69)
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“No performance is worth loss of geniality. ‘Tis a cruel price we pay for certain fancy goods called fine arts and philosophy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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