Luther College (Iowa) - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Brian Andreas, 1979, writer, painter, sculptor, publisher. Presented with the Luther College Distinguished Service Award in 1999.
• John T. Benson, 1960, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
• Donald I. "Sarge" Boyd, 1926, Conductor of the Eau Claire Municipal Band for nearly half a century. Recipient of Carlo Sperati Award for Meritorious Achievement in the Field of Music
• Clarence Norman Brunsdale, 24th Governor of North Dakota and United States Senator of the state of North Dakota
• Realf Ottesen Brandt, 1877, Lutheran minister
• Clarence Norman Brunsdale, 1913, 24th Governor and U.S. Senator from North Dakota
• Matthew Busche, 2007, Professional bicycle racer, 2011 National Champion United States National Road Race Championships
• Drew Curtis, 1995, founder of Fark.com
• Donovan W. Frank, 1973, Article III (life appointment) Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.(1998–present)
• Herbjørn Gausta, 1872, American artist best known for his landscape paintings
• Callista Gingrich née Bisek, 1988, wife of Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Ingebrikt Grose, 1885, first president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota (1891–1893)
• Haldor Johan Hanson, 1883, hymn writer, publisher and author
• Marty Haugen, 1973, composer of sacred music (Holden Evening Prayer)
• Kurt Heinecke, 1987, primary music composer for the Veggie Tales series.
• Ludvig Hektoen, 1883, pathologist
• Adolph Herseth, 1943, principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1948–2001)
• Dagfinn Høybråten, 1979, Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
• Dean Johnson, 1969, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader (DFL) (2004–07; Member 1983-2007), Brigadier General, Chief of National Guard Chaplains
• Ole Juulson Kvale, 1890, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
• Robert E. A. Lee, 1942, head of the Lutheran Church's film production and producer of A Time for Burning
• Thorbjorn N. Mohn, 1870, American Lutheran church leader and the first president of St. Olaf College
• Weston Noble, 1943, internationally renowned director of Nordic Choir (1948–2005) and Concert Band (1948–1973)
• Jim Nussle, 1983, U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1991–2007)
• Marv Olson, c. 1928, Major League baseball player
• Michael Osterholm, 1975, professor and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota; member of the National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity; epidemiologist, biosecurity expert, and author
• Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus, 1903, 20th Governor of Minnesota
• Jerry Rosholt, 1948, Journalist and author
• Brian Rude, 1977, Wisconsin State Legislature
• Brad Steiger, 1957, writer and paranormal researcher.
• Hans Gerhard Stub, 1866, American Lutheran theologian and Bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America
• Bruce Tammen, 1971, artistic director and conductor of Chicago Chorale, recipient of Weston Noble Choral Award for outstanding service in the field of vocal music education.