# List of Ouachita Baptist University alumni

Ouachita Baptist University is a private university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Following are some of its notable alumni.

## Education

* Thomas Lee Ballenger (1905) – educator and historian
* Henry G. Bennett (1907) – president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University and director of the Point Four Program
* Doak S. Campbell (non-degreed) – president of Florida State College for Women (1941–1947) and then Florida State University (1947–1957)
* Leon Green (1908) – legal scholar, dean of Northwestern University School of Law, and professor at Yale Law School
* Nell I. Mondy (1943) – biochemist and professor at Cornell University for fifty years
* Andrew Westmoreland (1979) – president of Samford University and Ouachita Baptist University

## Entertainment

* Shelley Breen – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
* Steven Bryant – composer and conductor for wind ensemble and orchestra
* Alyse Eady – news anchor and Miss Arkansas 2010
* Denise Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
* Terry Jones – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
* Heather Payne – member of Christian pop music group Point of Grace
* Russ Taff – former Gaither Vocal Band and The Imperials member and renowned soloist in the Southern gospel music industry

## Law

* Winston Bryant (1960) – Attorney General of Arkansas, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

## Military

* Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas
* James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy
* John H. Yancey (non-degreed) – highly decorated United States Marine

## Nonprofit leadership

* Pamela Rouse Wright – clubwoman, businesswoman, jewelry designer, and 46th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution

## Politics

* Winston Bryant (1960) – Attorney General of Arkansas, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
* Mark Darr (1997) – Arkansas Lieutenant Governor between 2011 and 2014
* Gary Deffenbaugh – Arkansas House of Representatives
* Lance Eads (1992) – Arkansas House of Representatives
* Joyce Elliott (1981) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives
* Jake Files (non-degreed) – Arkansas Senate
* Chad Griffin (non-degreed) – political strategist best known for his work advocating for LGBT rights in the United States; former president of Human Rights Campaign
* Fonda Hawthorne – Arkansas House of Representatives
* David Hillman – Arkansas House of Representatives
* William J. Holloway (1910) – Governor of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931
* Jon Hubbard (1968) – Arkansas House of Representatives
* Janet Huckabee – First Lady of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007
* Mike Huckabee (1978) – Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, and 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate
* Cole Jester (2019) – 35th Arkansas Secretary of State from 2025 to present
* Susan McDougal (1976) – involved in Whitewater controversy, author of The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk
* Chris Richey – Arkansas House of Representatives
* Steve Russell (1985) – U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma, 2015 to 2019
* David J. Sanders (1967) – Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives
* Sarah Huckabee Sanders (2004) – former White House Press Secretary and Governor of Arkansas
* Matthew Shepherd (1998) – Arkansas House of Representatives
* Bryan Slaton (2000) – Texas House of Representatives
* Boyd Tackett (non-degreed) – U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas 1949 to 1953
* Richard Womack (1997) – Arkansas House of Representatives
* DeAnna Hodges – Arkansas House of Representatives

## Religion

* H. Dale Jackson – Baptist minister, denominational leader and ethicist
* James W. Kelly (1936) – Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from July 1965 to July 1970 and a rear admiral in the United States Navy

## Sports

* Lucien Abraham – college football coach and Adjutant General of Arkansas
* Carl Allen – professional football player
* Al Baggett – college football coach
* Kiehl Frazier – college football player
* Linda Gamble – pioneer in women's basketball and Pan American Games silver medalist
* Cliff Harris – professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys (1970-1979) and Hall of Fame inductee
* Fitz Hill – college football coach and college administrator
* Travis Jackson – professional baseball player for New York Giants in the 1920s and 1930s and inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Gregory Junior – professional football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
* Bill LaFitte – professional football player
* William Miller – professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the USFL
* Daniel Munday – professional basketball player
* Alexander Myres – professional football player for the Detroit Lions
* Ed Neal – professional football player or the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League
* Tommie Patterson – professional basketball player for the Washington Bullets (1972-1973)
* Julius Pruitt – a professional football player for the Miami Dolphins (2009 to 2012)
* Steve Roberts – former head football coach at Southern Arkansas University, Northwestern State University, and Arkansas State University
* Carey Selph – professional baseball player
* Paul Sharp – college football coach
* Phillip Supernaw – professional football player
* Aaron Ward – professional baseball player for New York Yankees (1917–26), Chicago White Sox (1927) and Cleveland Indians (1928)
* Mel Wright – professional baseball player, coach, and scout