Denison University

Denison University is a private liberal arts and sciences college in Granville, Ohio, approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of Columbus. Denison was founded in 1831. It has a current enrollment of about 2,100 students. Denison is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio, the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Alumni

Denison has some 28,000 alumni all around the world. Some notable alumni include:

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• Richard Lugar (US Senator from Indiana)
• Tony Hall (Ambassador to the United Nations and former (US Congressman from Ohio)
• George Bodenheimer (President of ESPN and ABC Sports)
• Michael Eisner (former President, CEO and Chair of Walt Disney Company)
• Susan Whiting (CEO of Nielsen Media Research)
• Bobby Rahal (Indianapolis 500 Champion)
• Terrell Jones (Founder of Travelocity)
• Chris Curtin (Vice President and General Manager of The Muppets)
• Sara Fritz (Executive Director of the Faith and Politics Institute, former Washington Bureau Chief of the St. Petersburg Times)
• William Bowen (former President of Princeton University, current President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
• Pam Houston (Award-Winning Author)
• Jennifer Garner (Screen and Television Actress)
• Steve Carell (Screen and Television Actor)
• Hal Holbrook (Stage, Screen and Television Actor)
• José Rivera (first Puerto Rican Screenwriter to be nominated for an Academy Award)
• Woody Hayes (Legendary Football Coach of Ohio State from 1951 to 1978)
• James Frey (Screenwriter and Author)

There are 37 Denison Clubs throughout the United States, from Boston to San Diego, from Seattle to Tampa Bay.

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