Alumni Stories
Truman’s personal approach to education expands your abilities, opportunities, and expectations so you can turn your interests into a successful career.
We are proud of the many ways Truman graduates are making an impact on the world.
Nathaniel Buttram (’14)
Musician/Bariton Vocalist, United State Navy Band, Sea Chanters
Cody Sumter (’10)
Senior Product Manager, Uber
Corey Owens (’06)
Public Affairs Advisor
Oseyi Ikuenobe (’05)
Head of Product, Orders and Checkout at Square
Akela Cooper (’03)
Writer/Producer
Dominic Armstrong (’02)
Opera Singer
Corinne Brinkerhoff (’02)
Television Writer/Producer/Screenwriter
Jason Beckfield (’98)
Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
Jenna Fischer (’95)
Actor and Producer
Darwin Harris (’95)
Actor
Charlie Miller (’95)
Cyber Security Expert
Mark Taggart (’95)
President and CEO, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance
Scott Piper (’93)
Opera Singer
Kristopher Battles (’92)
Artist
Lara (Runnels) Olsen (’91)
Producer/Screenwriter
Glenn Jacobs (’90)
WWE Wrestler (Kane)
Dawn (Wellington) Tartaglione (’90)
Neurosurgeon
Harsha De Silva (’89)
Member of Parliament, Sri Lanka
Kevin Fitzpatrick (’89)
Non-Fiction Writer
John J. Sastry , Esq., CFP ® (’88)
Chairman of the Missouri National Guard Hall of Fame
Chuck Woods (’86)
Leader in the Aerospace Industry
Mike McClaskey (’85)
Retired CIO & CHRO, Dish Network
Ray Armstead (’84)
Olympic Gold Medalist
Greg Brown (’84)
President/CEO, Learfield Communications
Michael Schwend (’83)
President/CEO, Preferred Family Healthcare
Les Dunseith (’80)
Editor and Educator
Mary Rhodes Russell (’80)
Justice for Missouri Supreme Court
Rhonda Vincent (attended)
Bluegrass Singer
Greg Gerhardt (’79)
Parkinson’s Disease Researcher
Trudy Cooper (’76)
Co-Founder, Outback Steakhouse
Michael Gallatin (’75)
Venture Partner and Senior Advisor, Frazier Healthcare Partners
Michael D. Pierschbacher (’74)
CEO/President and Director, American Life Science Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Larry Moore (’67)
Kansas City Television News Anchor Emeritus
Timothy Joseph (’67, ’69)
Novelist, Teacher/Professor, Technical Writer, Environmental Engineer
Sandra Benitez (’63, ’75)
Author
Ken Norton (attended)
Professional Boxer
Maurice Medland (’61, ’77)
Author
Betty Jo White (’59)
First female DO to do a General Residency in surgery
Major General John V. Cox (’52)
Naval aviator for 33 years/flew in 292 combat missions in Vietnam
John J. Pershing (1880)
General of Armies of the United States
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