# List of Silliman University people

Since 1901, Silliman University has produced thousands of graduates from early childhood (pre-elementary) up to the undergraduate and graduate levels. This is a list of notable people affiliated with the university, including current and former faculty members, alumni and people who have been conferred honorary degrees. People affiliated with Silliman University are called Sillimanians.

## Alumni

| Name | Degree(s) taken in Silliman | Notability |
| Angel Alcala | B.S. Biology | Marine Scientist; Secretary of the DENR; Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service; 15th Most Trusted Filipino |
| Manuel Almagro | H.S. 1950 | An architect who participated in various restoration projects such as the restoration of the Statue of Liberty |
| Merlie Alunan | M.A. Creative Writing 1975 | Seven-time Palanca Awardee |
| Edmundo Tamayo Mirasol | B.S.B.A | DOLE - NCMB Deputy Executive Director |
| Juanita Amatong | B.S.B.A., 1954 | Secretary of Finance; World Bank Executive Director |
| Victor Amoroso | B.S. Biology 1973 | Multi-Awarded Scientist |
| Jose V. Andrada | H.S. 1925 | Commodore of the Philippine Navy |
| César Ruiz Aquino | PhD | Four-time Palanca Awardee and 2009 Free Press Literary Awardee |
| George Arnaiz | A.B. Pol.Sci. 1978, LL.B 1982 | Former Governor and current Congressman, 2nd Congressional District, Province of Negros Oriental 3 term Provincial Board Member |
| Kira Christianne Danganan-Azucena, OL | B.A. Mass Communication 1994 | Diplomat; Chargés d'affaires ad interim and deputy permanent representative of the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations; Vice-President for the Operational Activities for Development Segment, United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| Ibrahim Bahjin | Pre-med | Sultan of North Borneo and Sulu; Outstanding Medical Doctor |
| Dilok Balakanich | A.A. 1931 | Colonel of the Thai Army, and Head of the Academic Division of the Thai Military Academy |
| Ricardo Balbido, Jr. | B.S.B.A. | President and CEO, Philippine Veterans Bank |
| Petit Baldado | LL.B | Former Vice-Governor, Province of Negros Oriental |
| Pedro A. Bandoquillo | H.S. 1921 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental |
| Robert Barbers | A.B. Pol.Sci. | Senator of the Philippines |
| Kenneth E. Bauzon | A.B. Pol.Sci. | Professor, Old Dominion University; Visiting Professor, Lafayette University, Wilkes University, and Yeshiva University |
| Henry Otley Beyer | Doctor of Science honoris causa 1959 | American Anthropologist |
| Jacinto Borja | H.S. 1923, A.A. 1927 | Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations |
| Leonor Briones | B.S.B.A | Secretary of the Department of Education, Former Secretary to the Commission on Audit (Philippines), National Treasurer, Presidential Adviser for Social Development, and VP for Finance of the University of the Philippines |
| Josue L. Cadiao | A.A. 1936, LL.B 1937-39 | Governor, Province of Antique |
| Marcos M. Calo | A.A. 1934, LL.B 1938 | Congressman, Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and del Sur) |
| Rodolfo Caños | Theology 1938-39 | Undersecretary, Department of Health |
| Rolando del Carmen | A.B. 1953, LL.B 1956 | Professor, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University |
| Ian R. Casocot | B.A. Mass Communication | Five-time Palanca Awardee; Author |
| Mariano Castañeda | H.S. 1915 | Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines |
| Gonzalo O. Catan, Jr. | Associate in Agriculture 1957 | Founder, MAPECON Philippines |
| Jennifer Chan | Elem. 1977, H.S. 1982 | Olympian and SEA Games Gold Medalist |
| Priscilla L. Chiongbian | H.S. 1941 | Governor, Province of Saranggani |
| William L. Chiongbian | Elem. and H.S. 1929-35 | Congressman, Misamis Occidental |
| Bonifacio Comandante, Jr. | M.S. Coastal Resource Management, PhD Marine Biology | Inventor of Live Fish Transport without Water Technology; Recipient, Best International Business Award from the University of San Francisco; President and Chairman of Buhi International Group |
| MacArthur F. Corsino | B.S. Education 1966; M.A. | Philippine Ambassador |
| Roldan B. Dalman | A.B. | Vice Governor and Governor of Zamboanga del Norte |
| Horacio de la Costa | Doctor of Humanities honoris causa 1976 | Historian and First Filipino Provincial Superior of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Philippines |
| Frederick Deal | Elem. 1960, H.S. 1964, B.S. Chem. 1968 | CEO, Isla Communications Co., Inc. |
| Ernesto Damian | A.A. 1935, LL.B 1939 | Philippine Vice-Consul at Seattle, Washington |
| Roel Degamo | B.S.M.E. 1989 | Current Governor, Province of Negros Oriental |
| Claire Delfin | B.A. Mass Communication 1999 | Reporter, GMA News Channel; International Awardee, 2007 Global Media Awards |
| Leoncio P. Deriada | Ph.D. in English and Literature | Palanca Hall of Famer, won 13 Palanca Awards for Literature |
| Isaias P. Dicdican | B.A. 1966 | Associate Justice, Court of Appeals; Awardee, Certificate of Recognition by the Philippine Judges Association |
| Jesus Elbinias | A.A., LL.B | Presiding Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals and first Chancellor of the Department of Justice Academy. |
| Manuel E. Escudero | A.A. 1936 | Consultant in Psychology, World Health Organization |
| Marjorie Evasco-Pernia | M.A. English Creative Writing 1982 | 2009 Free Press Literary Awardee |
| William P. Fenn | Doctor of Education 1969 | General Secretary, United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia |
| Felicisimo Feria | Elem. (one of the original 15 students) | Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court |
| Inocencio V. Ferrer | A.A. 1934 | Congressman, 2nd Congressional District, Negros Occidental |
| Mylene Freires | B.S. Nursing 1992 | First Filipino to receive the Mary Seacole Development Award |
| Carlos P. Garcia | Pre-Law 1916-18 | President of the Philippines |
| Romulo G. Garovillo | H.S. 1931, A.A. 1933, LL.B 1940 | Governor of Zamboanga del Norte, 1956–60 |
| John Gokongwei, Sr. | H.S. 1913 | Philippine business magnate |
| Beauty Gonzalez | A.B. | Actress and ex-PBB teen contestant |
| Kathleen Heceta | LL.B 1962 | Former Commissioner, National Telecommunications Commission |
| Hall Hibbard | Elem. 1917 | Former executive of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation |
| Mariano M. Ilano | A.B. 1912 | First Filipino allowed to practice law in the State of California |
| Junix Inocian | Theater Arts 1975 | International stage and movie actor |
| Bret Jackson | H.S. 2008, Medical Technology | Participant, PBB International 2010 |
| Cesar Jalosjos | B.S.C.E. 1977 | Congressman, 3rd District, Zamboanga del Norte |
| Emilio M. Javier | A.B. 1915 | Author of law books, Founder of the Silliman University College of Law |
| Mark Javier | B.S. Info.Tech. | Archer, 2008 Beijing Olympics |
| Ray Jimenez | B.S. Psych. 1974 | Chief Learning Architect and Founder of Vignettes Learning and Vignettes for Training, Inc. |
| Gilopez Kabayao | Elem. 1938-39 | 2nd Prize, International Violin Competition, Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome (1952); Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service (1972); Presidential Award of Merit (1969) |
| Eusebio Kho | H.S. 1952, Pre-Med 1955 | Multi-awarded Filipino medical doctor and researcher |
| Arthur D. Lim | Pre-law | National President, Integrated Bar of the Philippines |
| Roseller T. Lim | A.A. 1935, LL.B 1939 | Senator of the Philippines |
| Jocelyn Limkaichong | H.S. | Congresswoman, 1st Congressional District, Negros Oriental |
| Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. | LL.D honoris causa 1971 | Founder, Lopez Group of Companies |
| Lamberto L. Macias | H.S. 1921, A.A. 1923 | Congressman, 1st Congressional District, Negros Oriental |
| Emilio Macias II | H.S. 1950; A.A. 1952 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental |
| Jojo Magbanua | H.S. | One of twenty four Filipino Boy Scouts who perished in an airplane crash on their way to the 11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece |
| Priscilla Magdamo-Abraham | H.S. 1949, B.S. Biology 1956, B.A. Music 1953 | Ethnomusicologist; Performing Artist (Gregg Smith Singers, The New York Vocal Ensemble, John Biggs Consort, etc); State Artist for Music, Vermont |
| Reuel Norman O. Marigza | Master of Theology | General Secretary, United Church of Christ in the Philippines |
| Winston Maxino | H.S., A.B.Pol.Sci | Happiest Pinoy Awardee; Chief Operating Officer, Hooven Philippines |
| Wilson Mendoza | BS Chemistry 1999 | The only Filipino in the science team that took part in the largest and longest US expedition to Antarctica through the Southern Ocean Oceanographic Expedition |
| Paula Lynn Obañana | Elem., H.S. | Winner of several gold medals in the Palarong Pambansa (National Games) in 1995-1997, and the Arafura Games held in Darwin, Australia in 2000 |
| Eulogio C. Omictin | BSE 1948 | Lieutenant-Governor, Sub-Province of Siquijor |
| Philip Pichay | | Congressman, 1st District, Surigao del Sur |
| Paul Pfeiffer | Elem. 1978, H.S. 1982 | Multi-awarded American video artist |
| Marcial R. Pimentel | LL.B 1949 | Congressman, Camarines Norte |
| Reynato Puno | Doctor of Laws honoris causa | Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines |
| Luz Sobong Porter | B.S. Nursing | Professor Emerita, Florida University |
| Prakit Pradipasen | B.S.B.A. | Thai Banker (Senior Executive Vice-President of the Siam Commercial Bank) |
| Aurelio Ramos | B.S. Mathematics | President, Berea Arts and Sciences High School; Director, Loyola Student Center |
| Fidel Ramos | Doctor of Humanities honoris causa 1993 | President of the Philippines |
| Jose A. Ravello | | Olympian |
| Edilberto D. Redoña | B.S. in Agriculture | Research Professor, Mississippi State University (MSU); Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Deputy Executive Director, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) |
| Ina Reformina | H.S. | Reporter, ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs; Awardee, Best Female Reporter |
| Felipe Antonio Remollo | H.S. 1977, A.B. Pol.Sci 1981 | CEO, Clark Development Corporation; Senior Vice-President, Prudential Guarantee & Assurance, Inc. and former City Mayor of Dumaguete City |
| Francisco E.F. Remotigue | H.S. 1927-28 | Governor, Province of Cebu |
| Ben Rodriguez | B.A. Journalism | Former Editor-in-Chief, Manila Bulletin |
| Eddie Romero | Elem. 1936, H.S. 1940 | National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts (2003) |
| José E. Romero | A.A. 1917 | Lawyer, Statesman, First Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's |
| Miguel Luis R. Romero | H.S. 1956, College 1958 | Director, Development Bank of the Philippines; Congressman, 2nd Congressional District, Negros Oriental |
| Rachael Marie B. Rosario | B.S.M.T. | Executive Director and Corporate Secretary, Philippine Cancer Society |
| Leopoldo Ruiz | A.B. 1916 | Philippine Consul-General at Chicago, U.S.A. |
| Vincenzo A. Sagun | H.S. 1947, A.A. 1949, LL.B 1953 | Congressman, Zamboanga del Sur |
| Vicente Sinco | A.B. 1917, LL.D honoris causa | President of the University of the Philippines, Philippine Signatory of the U.N. Charter, and Founder of Foundation University |
| Lakambini Sitoy | B.S., M.A. | Nine-time Palanca Award winner, 2009 Free Press Literary Awardee |
| Gerrit Siwabessy | L.H.D. honoris causa 1974 | Health Minister, Indonesia |
| Enrique Sobrepeña, Jr. | A.B. 1949 | President and CEO, College Assurance Plan (CAP) |
| Francisco D. Somera | B.S. Agriculture 1961, Divinity 1967 | U.S. Army Chaplain (Colonel) and recipient of various U.S. Military awards |
| Julio Sy | H.S. 1950 | Philippine business magnate |
| Benjamin N. Tabios | H.S. 1938, A.A. 1940 | Undersecretary, Department of Industry |
| Alfredo Flores Tadiar | A.A., A.B., LL.B | Father of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Philippines |
| Rafael Cresencio Tan, Jr. | LL.B 1988 | Trial court judge and national awardee of the 7th Dr. Jose Rizal Awards for Excellence for Outstanding Chinese-Filipinos |
| Edmund C. Tan | B.S.B.A. | Commodore (Rear Admiral), Philippine Coast Guard |
| Kitty Taniguchi | College 1978 | Renowned international artist |
| Maria Taniguchi | H.S. | A multi-awarded Artist. |
| Lorenzo G. Teves | A.A. 1938, LL.B 1946 | Senator of the Philippines (1966–1972); Representative, 1st District of Negros Oriental (1954–1966); Governor, Province of Negros Oriental (1978–1987) |
| Julian L. Teves | Elem. 1911 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental; Mayor, Bais |
| Serafin L. Teves | Elem and H.S. 1908-18 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental; Mayor, Bais |
| Edith Tiempo | BSE Education 1947 | National Artist for Literature (1999); Founder, Silliman National Writers Workshop |
| Simeon Toribio | A.B. | Filipino Olympian and Congressman |
| William Torres | College 1951-53 | "Father of Philippine Internet" and co-founder of Mozaic Corporation |
| Alberto Q. Ubay | H.S. 1929, A.A. 1931 | Congressman and Governor, Zamboanga del Norte |
| Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, Sr. | H.S. 1946, Doctor of Humanities honoris causa 2007 | Founder and Chairman, Alaska Milk Corporation |
| Gonzalo T. Vales | A.B. 1913 | Co-founder and former Dean, Mapua Institute of Technology; Founder, Central Colleges of the Philippines |
| Ismael L. Veloso | Pre-Law 1929-30 | Congressman, Davao |
| Antonio Villamor | A.A. 1953 | Philippine Ambassador |
| Hector Villanueva | H.S. 1962 | Mayor, Bais, Negros Oriental |
| Raymundo Villanueva | H.S. 1922, A.A. 1924 | Philippine Consular Attache at London, England |
| Guillermo Z. Villanueva | A.B. 1912 | Governor, Province of Negros Oriental |
| Cornelio Villareal | A.B. 1924, LL.D honoris causa 1964 | Speaker of the House, Congress of the Philippines; President of the Liberal Party |
| Jean S. Yan | H.S. 1963, B.S.N. 1970 | Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (Nursing and Midwifery) |
| Roman T. Yap | H.S. 1948 | Served as President or Chairperson of the Alaska Trading Company, Central Marketing Corporation, and the Makati Agro Trading in Manila |
| Lisa Ygnalaga | | Archer, 1988 Seoul Olympics |
| Pedro Ylagan | A.B. 1913 | Member of the Code Commission that drafted the Civil Code of the Philippines |
| Nicanor Yñiguez | A.A. 1935 | Congressman, Southern Leyte |

## Professors

| Name | Positions held / Career / Achievement | Relationship to Silliman University |
| George W. Beran | Developed a rabies vaccine for dogs that gave three-year immunity instead of the traditional one-year immunity. The model he developed was later on used by other countries in fighting the rabies virus. | Professor and researcher (Van Houweling Research Laboratory) |
| Jonah Lim | Professor, film director and Best Foreign Film Awardee. | Professor (Mass Communication) |
| David Padilla | American Fulbright professor on International Human Rights Law and former legal counsel for the Organization of American States (OAS). He previously served as consultant and Fulbright senior specialist in Asia and Africa. | Professor (Law) |
| Edilberto Tiempo | Filipino writer, professor and founder of the Silliman National Writers Workshop. | Professor (Literature) |

## Presidents of Silliman

| Name | Tenure | Alma Mater |
| David S. Hibbard, M.A., Ll.D, Ph.D | 1901–1930 | Princeton University |
| Roy H. Brown, D.D. | 1932–1936 | Park University |
| Arthur L. Carson, Ph.D. | 1939–1953 | Cornell University |
| Leopoldo T. Ruiz, Ph.D. | 1953–1961 | Columbia University and Yale University |
| Cicero D. Calderon, J.S.D. | 1962–1971 | Yale University |
| Quintin S. Doromal, M.A. | 1973–1982 | Harvard University |
| Venancio D. Aldecoa, Jr., Ll.B. | 1983–1986 | Silliman University |
| Pedro V. Flores, Ed.D. | 1987–1989 | Pennsylvania State University |
| Angel C. Alcala, Ph.D. | 1991–1992 | Stanford University |
| Mervyn J. Misajon, Ph.D. | 1994–1996 | Michigan State University |
| Agustin A. Pulido, Ph.D. | 1996–2006 | Indiana State University |
| Ben S. Malayang III, Ph.D. | 2006–2018 | Ohio University and University of California, Berkeley |
| Betty D. Cernol-McCann, Ph.D. | 2018–Present | Ateneo de Manila University |