This is a partial list ofnotable alumni and faculty ofVassar College .
Selected Vassar alumni
Jane Kelley Adams , class of 1875 — educatorHeloise Hersey , class of 1876 – professor of literature[ 1] Emily Jordan Folger , class of 1879 – co-founder of theFolger Shakespeare Library Phebe Temperance Sutliff , class of 1880 - president,Rockford College [ 2] Anita Florence Hemmings , class of 1897 – Vassar College's first African-American graduateKatharine Blunt , class of 1898 – chemist, nutrition researcher, president ofConnecticut College for WomenScottie Fitzgerald , class of 1942 – writer and journalist, only daughter of novelistF. Scott Fitzgerald Ida Hill , class of 1901 – archaeologist, classical scholar and historianBelle Turnbull , class of 1904 – award-winning poet[ 3] Lisa Grabarek – teacher and Baptist preacherMarion Coats Graves , class of 1907 – philosophy, first president ofSarah Lawrence College [ 4] Edith Clarke , class of 1908 – America's first female professor of electrical engineeringAlice D. Snyder , class of 1909 (A.B.) and 1911 (A.M.) – Vassar College English professor 1914–1943[ 5] Helen Hull Law (1890–1966), class of 1911, college professor of Latin and GreekRuth Wendell Washburn , class of 1913 – educational psychologistSydnor Harbison Walker (1891–1966), class of 1913 – economist[ 6] Chen Hengzhe , class of 1919[ 7] vernacular literature Mildred H. McAfee , class of 1920 – president ofWellesley College and first director ofWAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)Caroline F. Ware , class of 1920 – professor of history atAmerican University and a New Deal activistJean Schneider , class of 1921 –Pulitzer Prize for History winner; research associate ofLeonard D. White Mary Bunting , class of 1931 – microbiologist and president ofRadcliffe College Millie Almy , class of 1936 – psychologist and "Grandame" ofearly childhood education Winifred Asprey , class of 1938 – pioneering mathematician and computer scientistLaura Sumner , class of 1942 –numismatist Nancy Nichols Barker , class of 1946 – professor of history at the University of Texas at AustinJean Briggs , class of 1951 – anthropologist and expert onInuit languages [ 8] Barbara W. Newell , class of 1951 – first female chancellor of theState University System of Florida , president ofWellesley College Eleanor M. Fox , class of 1956 – Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation in theNew York University School of Law Margaret Dauler Wilson , class of 1960 – professor of philosophy atPrinceton University Marcia P. Sward , class of 1961 – executive director of theMathematical Association of America Ellen Rosand , class of 1961 – musicologist, historian, and opera criticSau Lan Wu , class of 1963 – particle physicist and the Enrico Fermi Distinguished Professor of Physics at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison Sandra Lach Arlinghaus , class of 1964 – mathematical geographer; adjunct professor,University of Michigan (Ann Arbor); founder and director,Institute of Mathematical Geography Susan W. Coates , MA 1968 – psychologist,Columbia University M. R. C. Greenwood , class of 1968 – health scientist, president of theUniversity of Hawaii Nancy Dye , class of 1969 – president ofOberlin College Jo Ann Gora , class of 1969 – president ofBall State University Vera Schwarz , class of 1969 – Freeman Professor of East Asian Studies atWesleyan University Eugenia Del Pino , class of 1969 – developmental biologist; first Ecuadorian citizen to be elected to theUnited States National Academy of Sciences (2006)Susan Casteras , class of 1971 – professor of art history at theUniversity of Washington Erica Funkhouser , class of 1971 – poet, professor atMIT Christopher W. Morris , class of 1971 – professor and chair of philosophy at the University of MarylandGloria Cordes Larson , class of 1972 – politician and president ofBentley University Judith Malafronte , class of 1972 – mezzo-soprano on the faculty atYale University , winner of the Grand Prize at theInternational Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch Michael Kimmel , class of 1972 – sociologist; distinguished professor of sociology at theStony Brook University ; spokesperson of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)Darra Goldstein , class of 1973 – founding editor ofGastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture ; professor atWilliams College Molly Nesbit , class of 1974 – modern and contemporary art historian[ 9] Anthony Apesos , class of 1975 – painter and professor of fine arts at theArt Institute of Boston atLesley University Francisco Xavier Castellanos , class of 1975 – Director of Research at the NYU Child Study CenterJane Margaret O'Brien , class of 1975 – professor of chemistry and president emerita ofSt. Mary's College of Maryland Richard L. Huganir , class of 1975 – professor and Director of theSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience; investigator withHoward Hughes Medical Institute Iris Mack , class of 1975 – writer, speaker, formerMIT professorJeffrey Schnapp , class of 1975 – former director of the Stanford Humanities Lab, faculty director at metaLAB (at)Harvard Rochelle Lieber , class of 1976 – professor of linguistics at theUniversity of New Hampshire and co-editor in chief of theLanguage and Linguistics Compass Jyotsna Vaid , class of 1976 – professor of psychology atTexas A&M University Carole Maso , class of 1977 – novelist and essayist, professor of literary arts atBrown University Jamshed Bharucha , class of 1978 – former president ofCooper Union ; cognitive neuroscientistSeamus Ross , class of 1979 – dean and professor at the iSchool at theUniversity of Toronto ; Founding Director ofHATII John Carlstrom , class of 1981 – professor at theUniversity of Chicago ,MacArthur Award -winning astrophysicistSarah Barringer Gordon , class of 1982 – Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and a professor of history at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Heinz Insu Fenkl , class of 1982 – author, professor of English and Asian Studies at SUNY New PaltzMatthew Koss , class of 1983 – solid-state physicist and professorValerie Martinez , class of 1983 – poet, retired professor of English and Creative Writing atUrsinus College ,New Mexico Highlands University ,College of Santa Fe ,University of Miami , and founding director of Artful LifeMark Burstein , class of 1984 – executive vice president ofPrinceton University ; president ofLawrence University Rebecca Reynolds , class of 1984 – poet, administrator and professor atRutgers University Keith Scribner , class of 1984 – novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, essayist and professor atOregon State University Alison Boden , class of 1984 – author, dean of religious life and the dean of the chapel atPrinceton University David B. Allison , class of 1985 – distinguished professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health,University of Alabama at Birmingham Andrea McCarren , class of 1985 – television journalist and educator, first teacher of broadcast journalism atHarvard University Tina Campt , class of 1986 – professor of women's studies atBarnard College Jennifer Summit , class of 1987 – professor of English, former chair of theStanford University English DepartmentAnne Brodsky , class of 1987 – professor in psychology and gender and women's studies at theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County Seamus Carey , class of 1987 – president ofTransylvania University Michael Witmore , class of 1989 – Director of theFolger Shakespeare Library [ 10] Steven A. Cook , class of 1990 – Hasib J. Saabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at theCouncil on Foreign Relations Greg Hrbek , class of 1990 – author and professor, Writer-in-Residence atSkidmore College Christina Maranci , class of 1990 – researcher, writer, translator, historian, and professor atTufts University Maria Fadiman , class of 1991 – ethnobotanist and associate professor of geosciences atFlorida Atlantic University Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas , class of 1991 – associate professor of ethics and society at theVanderbilt University Divinity School Daniel Alexander Jones , class of 1991 – award-winning performance artist and playwright; assistant professor of theatre atFordham University Sarah Churchwell , class of 1991 – professor of American literature and public understanding of the humanities at theUniversity of East Anglia Kate Moorehead , class of 1992 – Episcopal priest and the tenth dean of St. John's Cathedral and the Diocese of FloridaMatt Donovan , class of 1995 – poet, winner of aWhiting Award , chair of the creative writing department atSanta Fe University of Art and Design Erica Field , class of 1996 – economist, professor atDuke University , and winner of theElaine Bennett Research Prize Emily Berquist , class of 1997 – assistant professor of history atCalifornia State University, Long Beach , writer, and historianRoss Benjamin , class of 2003 – translator of German literatureJason Blakely , class of 2003 - political philosopherJohn Figdor , class of 2006 – Humanist Chaplain atStanford University Helen L. Webster (1853–1928) – philologist and educator, taught at Vassar College 1889–1890 before leaving forWellesley College Activists and philanthropists [ edit ] Mary Louise Frost , class of 1866 – peace activist, editorMary Boyce Temple , class of 1877 – preservationist and philanthropistSusie Forrest Swift , class of 1883 – editor, Salvation Army worker, Catholic nunEthel Moore , class of 1894 – civic, education, and national defense work leaderMarion Cothren , class of 1900 – suffrage and peace activist, children's authorEdna L. Smith , class of 1907 - co-founder of Juvenile Protection Association, director of Western Wheeled Scraper Company (Austin-Western)Emma Waldo Smith Marshall , class of 1900 – missionary in Burma, taught Greek at a Baptist seminaryGertrude Crocker , class of 1907 – suffragistGertrude Gogin , class of 1908 –YWCA national secretary for girls' programs, 1918–1927Eliza Kennedy Smith , class of 1912 – prominent suffragist and government watchdogEleanor Fitchen , class of 1934 – landmarks and environment in New York StateLucy Kennedy Miller , class of 1902 – prominent suffragistSylvia McLaughlin , class of 1939 – environmental pioneerPatsy Bullitt Collins , class of 1942 – prolific donor and philanthropistJune Jackson Christmas , class of 1945 – founder of community psychiatric program Harlem Rehabilitation CenterAnne Hendricks Bass , class of 1963 – philanthropist, art collector, documentary filmmakerPhyllis Lambert , class of 1947 – philanthropist and member of the Bronfman familyElizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam , class of 1955 – conservationist and winner of thePresidential Citizens Medal Barbara Coombs Lee , class of 1969 – activist and president ofCompassion & Choices Jonathan Granoff , class of 1970 – president of theGlobal Security Institute Jessie Gruman , class of 1975 – author, founder and president of the Washington-based Center for Advancing HealthUrvashi Vaid , class of 1979 – political activistSimon Greer , class of 1990 – president and CEO ofNathan Cummings Foundation , president and CEO of theJewish Funds for Justice Ilyse Hogue , class of 1991 – former president ofNARAL Pro-Choice America Ronit Avni , class of 2000 – award-winning filmmaker, founder and executive director ofJust Vision Emily Kunstler , class of 2000 – activist and documentary filmmakerAdventurers and athletes [ edit ] Alice Huyler Ramsey , class of 1907 – first woman to cross the continent driving a carEthan Zohn , class of 1996 –Survivor: Africa winner and philanthropistArtists and architects [ edit ] Patty Prather Thum , class year unknown (19th century) – painter and art criticElizabeth Coffin , class of 1870 – first person in the United States to receive their Master of Fine ArtsRuth Maxon Adams , class of 1904 – architectMargaret Burnham Geddes , class of 1929 – architect and urban plannerElizabeth Bauer Mock , class of 1932 – influential advocate for modern architecture in the United StatesLouise Serpa , class of 1946– rodeo photographerLinda Nochlin , class of 1951 – pioneer in the field of feminist art theoryMira Lehr , class of 1956 – artistNancy Graves , class of 1961 – first woman to solo at theWhitney Museum of American Art Margaret McCurry , class of 1964 – architectMichael Portnoy , class of 1993 – multimedia artist, choreographer, musician, actor and curatorPhyllis Lambert , class of 1947 – leading architect, creator of the Seagrams building in Manhattan, founder of the Canadian Centre for ArchitectureMary Ping , class of 2000 – New York based fashion designerFaith Holland , class of 2007Clancy Philbrick , class of 2008 – contemporary artistAlexa Meade , class of 2009 – uses the human body as a canvasTerry deRoy Gruber – photographer and authorRuth Inge Hardison – sculptor, artist, and photographer; studied music and creative writingRuth Starr Rose – artist, lithographer, and serigrapherMary F. Hoyt, class of 1880 – first woman to receive a position in theUnited States federal civil service Louise Seaman Bechtel , class of 1915 – head of the first children's book department in an American publishing house (Macmillan Co.)Martha Firestone Ford , class of 1946 – billionaire, chairman of majority owner of theDetroit Lions , board member ofHenry Ford Health System Martha Rivers Ingram , class of 1957 – chairman ofIngram Industries , multi-billionaireNina Zagat , class of 1963 – co-founder ofZagat Survey Geraldine Laybourne , class of 1969 – creator of Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite;CEO ofOxygen Media Paula Madison , class of 1974 – former president ofKNBC Ken Kaess , class of 1976 – former CEO ofDDB Worldwide Robert Friedman , class of 1978 – president ofClassic Media , New Line TV, and AOL, Interactive Marketing & TVScott Kauffman , class of 1978 – former CEO ofMDC Partners Phil Griffin , class of 1979 – president ofMSNBC Lurita Doan , class of 1979 – founder of New Technology Management, Inc.James B. Rosenwald III, class of 1980 – co-founder and managing partner of Dalton Investments LLCPamela Mars Wright , class of 1982 – Trustee of Vassar College, heir to the Mars fortuneMitch Feierstein , class of 1983 – investor, banker and writerYannis Vardinoyannis , class of 1984 – billionaire; founding member of theGreek Super League and president in 2007; executive vice chairman of the independent oil refineryMotor Oil Hellas Jeanne Greenberg-Rohatyn , class of 1989 – owner ofSalon 94 Ian Gerard , class of 1990 – co-founder and CEO ofGen Art Caterina Fake , class of 1991 – founder ofFlickr Elisabeth Murdoch , class of 1992 – CEO of Shine Limited, daughter ofRupert Murdoch Jon Fisher , class of 1994 – entrepreneurLee Zalben , class of 1995 – founder ofPeanut Butter & Co. Elisa Strauss , class of 1998 – proprietor of Confetti Cakes, a top New York City-based bakery specializing in custom designed cakesKatia Beauchamp , class of 2005 – founder and Co-CEO ofBirchbox Yu Liu (or Eric Liu) , class of 2008 – founder of One Cloud Technologies, later acquired byAlibaba Group [ 11] Olaf Carlson-Wee , class of 2012-founder and CEO ofPolychain Capital [ edit ] Mary P. Hamlin , class of 1896 – playwright,Hamilton [ 12] Frances Sternhagen , class of 1951 – Tony Award-winning actressZuzana Justman , class of 1954, documentary filmmaker and writerToni Grant , class of 1964 – psychologist and radio hostRebecca Eaton , class of 1969 – Emmy Award-winning executive producer ofMasterpiece Time Margaret Lazarus , class of 1969 –Academy Award -winning documentary filmmakerAnn Northrop , class of 1970 – journalist and activist; co-host of TV news programGay USA Meryl Streep , class of 1971 –Academy Award -winning actressMary Nissenson , class of 1974 –Peabody award -winning TV news reporterEben Fiske Ostby , class of 1977 – animator, vice president of software atPixar Chip Reid , class of 1977 – CBS Chief White House CorrespondentPhil Griffin , class of 1979 – president ofMSNBC Lloyd Braun , class of 1980 – media executive, president ofABC (2002–2004)Marion Lipschutz , class of 1980 – film director and co-founder ofIncite Pictures Hung Huang , class of 1984 – fashion figure, publisher; listed amongTime magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (2011)[ 13] Jon Tenney , class of 1984 – actorSakina Jaffrey , class of 1984 – actressYvonne Welbon , class of 1984 – documentary filmmakerAndrew Zimmern , class of 1984 – chef and TV personalityLisa Kudrow , class of 1985 – Emmy Award-winning actressJonathan Littman , class of 1985 – multiple Emmy Award-winning producer; president of Jerry Bruckheimer TelevisionHope Davis , class of 1986 – actressDan Bucatinsky , class of 1987 – Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, and producerPaul Zehrer , class of 1987 – film and television director, writer, producer, and editorKerri Green , class of 1989 – actress and producerCarlos Jacott , class of 1989 – actor and writerSaar Klein , class of 1989 –Academy Award -nominated film editorTanya Wright , class of 1989 – actressJohn Gatins , class of 1990 –Academy Award -nominated screenwriter,Real Steel Flight [ 14] Jonathan Karl , class of 1990 – ABC News Senior Political Correspondent, authorErika Amato , class of 1991 – singer, actressNoah Baumbach , class of 1991 –Academy Award -nominated writer, directorBenjamin Busch , class of 1991 – actor, author, lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine CorpsStacy London , class of 1991 – television host, author, and magazine editorJason Blum , class of 1991 – producer of films, includingGet Out Academy Award -winningWhiplash Eddie Schmidt , class of 1992 –Academy Award -nominated documentary filmmakerCatherine Kellner , class of 1992 – actress and producerJudd Ehrlich , class of 1993 – director and producerMonica Macer , class of 1993 – writer and producerCarrie Kei Heim , class of 1994 – child actress, now an attorneyErin Daniels , class of 1995 – actressLecy Goranson , class of 1996 – actressEthan Zohn , class of 1996 –Survivor: Africa Jessi Klein , class of 1997 – Emmy Award-winning writer and comedianAngela Goethals , class of 1999 – actressMarguerite Moreau , class of 1999 – actressJonathan Togo , class of 1999 – actorMatthew Newton , class of 1999 – actorHannah Bos andPaul Thureen , class of 2000 – two-thirds of thedevised theatre companyThe Debate Society [ 15] Somebody Somewhere Justin Long , class of 2000 – actor, Apple Computer spokespersonBradford Louryk , class of 2000 – Broadway artist and actorPenny Lane , class of 2001 – documentary director and producer,Our Nixon Colgate University Shaka King , class of 2001 – Academy Award-nominated film producer, screenwriter, and director ofJudas and the Black Messiah Alexa Alemanni , class of 2002 – actressAdnan Malik , class of 2003 – Pakistani actor and filmmakerJulia Weldon , class of 2005 – actressJonás Cuarón , class of 2005 – co-writer ofGravity Grace Gummer , class of 2008 – actressSasha Velour , class of 2009 – winner ofRuPaul's Drag Race Lilli Cooper , class of 2012 – Tony-nominated actress inTootsie SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical Louisa Jacobson , class of 2013 - actress and modelJeff Davis – writer and creator of police procedural dramaCriminal Minds MTV 'sTeen Wolf Thomas Dean Donnelly – screenwriter of films such asSahara Uncharted Aviva Drescher – television personalityTom Gorai – film producerKerri Green – actress, directorShaka King – Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter, and film producerLisa Lassek – film producer and editorLester Lewis – television writer and television producer,The Larry Sanders Show Malinda Kathleen Reese – YouTube personality, actress and singer[ 16] Alysia Reiner – actress inOrange is the New Black Jay Severin – commentator and talk radio hostEthan Slater – Tony-nominated actor inSpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical Sandy Stern – film producer, known for his work on the filmsPump Up the Volume Being John Malkovich Saved! Lisa Zane – actressElizabeth Bristol Greenleaf , class of 1917 – collector of folk songsJane O'Leary , class of 1968 – musician and composerJamie Broumas , class of 1981 – jazz singer, vocal instructor and arts administratorJonathan Elliott , class of 1984 – Classical composerDrew Zingg , class of 1981 – guitarist forSteely Dan Joseph Bertolozzi , class of 1981 – composer and musician with works ranging from full symphony orchestra to solo gongsAmy Powers , class of 1982 – Emmy-nominated lyricist, songwriter and producerAlan Licht , class of 1990 – guitarist, composer, writerErika Amato , class of 1991 – singer (Velvet Chain)Linda Lister , class of 1991 – soprano, soloist, professor at theUniversity of Evansville Howard Fishman , class of 1992 – singer, guitarist, bandleader and composerRachael Yamagata , class of 1996 – singer-songwriterJamie Christopherson , class of 1997 – musician known for scoring movies and video gamesAmanda Forsythe , class of 1998 – award-winning soprano; particularly admired for her interpretations ofbaroque music and the works ofRossini Sam Endicott , class of 1999 – singer (The Bravery ) and John Conway, class of 2000, keyboardist in The BraveryBrian Grosz, class of 1999 – alt-folk musician, member ofSkabba the Hut Hayley Taylor , class of 1999 – singer-songwriter and actress whose songs have been featured on many popular television shows, includingHow I Met Your Mother ,Royal Pains , andPretty Little Liars The Hazzards – ukulele-based band, best known for their cult hit single "Gay Boyfriend"Victoria Legrand , class of 2003 – singer (Beach House )Genghis Tron , classes of 2005 and 2006 – band composed of Vassar graduatesMS MR , class of 2010 – pop duo composed of Max Hershenow and Lizzy PlapingerHarriot Eaton Stanton Blatch , class of 1878 – suffragette and daughter ofElizabeth Cady Stanton Ōyama Sutematsu , class of 1882 – first Japanese woman to earn a college degreeHelen Reed de Laporte , class of 1886 – first woman elected to a board of education inDutchess County, New York Crystal Eastman , class of 1903 – co-author of the Equal Rights AmendmentInez Milholland , class of 1909 – suffragist; known as the martyr of the women's suffrage movementElinor Morgenthau , class of 1913 – Democratic party activist and spouse ofHenry Morgenthau Jr. Catherine Bauer Wurster , class of 1926 – urban housing reformerKatherine Elkus White , class of 1928 – Democratic Party politician and diplomat, who served as Mayor of Red Bank, New Jersey (1951–1956), chairwoman of the New Jersey Highway Authority (1955–1964), and United States Ambassador to Denmark (1964–1968)Ann Cole Gannett , class of 1937 - Massachusetts House of RepresentativesLydia Stevens , class of 1939 – Connecticut House of Representatives (1988, 1990) as a Republican, president of the Greenwich Broadcasting CompanyEmily W. Sunstein , class of 1944 – campaigner, political activist and biographerPatricia M. Byrne , class of 1946 – U.S. Ambassador toBurma Frances Farenthold , class of 1946 – Texas State Legislator and human rights activistJulie Finley , United States ambassadorPauline Newman , class of 1947 – Circuit Judge,United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Anne Armstrong , class of 1949 – first femaleCounselor to the President ; Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1976–1977); recipient of thePresidential Medal of Freedom Selwa Roosevelt , class of 1950 –Chief of Protocol of the United States for almost seven years (1982–1989)—longer than anyone has ever served in that positionSylvia Bacon , class of 1952 – judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; considered by bothRichard Nixon andRonald Reagan as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States, at a time when no women had yet been appointed to the CourtSarah Goddard Power , class of 1957 – Democratic Party activist andUniversity of Michigan RegentPatricia Fleming , class of 1957 – first director of the White HouseOffice of National AIDS Policy (ONAP)Pamela Ann Rymer , class of 1961 – Judge,United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Julia Donovan Darlow , class of 1963 – attorney and member of theUniversity of Michigan Board of RegentsDiana Gribbon Motz , class of 1965 – Judge,U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Margaret Milner Richardson , class of 1965 – IRS commissioner (1993–1997)Bobbie Kilberg , class of 1965 – Republican operative who has worked for Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush, president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology CouncilSusan Combs , class of 1966 –Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Linda Fairstein , class of 1969 – prosecutor in the "Preppie Murder" trial ofRobert Chambers and head of sex crimes unit in theCentral Park jogger case ; authorCatherine Abate , class of 1969 – New York state senator, president and CEO of the Community Healthcare NetworkMargarita Penón Góngora , class of 1970 –First Lady of Costa Rica (1986–1990); advocate and promoter of the principal Gender Equality Law approved by Congress in 1989Betsy McCaughey , class of 1970 – 72ndLieutenant Governor of New York (1995–1998), influential critic of Bill Clinton's healthcare proposalLinda R. Greenstein , class of 1971 – legislator and politician, New Jersey State Senate, 14th districtRobert H. Edmunds Jr. – Associate Justice of theNorth Carolina Supreme Court Vicki Miles-LaGrange , class of 1974 – first African-American female to become a United States AttorneyRichard W. Roberts , class of 1974 – Judge,United States District Court for the District of Columbia Nancy Killefer , class of 1975 – government consultantJeffrey Goldstein , class of 1977 –Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance (2010–2011), managing director of theWorld Bank Alison Renee Lee , class of 1979 – South Carolina Circuit Judge in the Fifth Judicial Circuit and is a nominee for United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South CarolinaRick Lazio , class of 1980 –United States Representative Bala Garba Jahumpa , class of 1980 –Gambian politician and diplomatLee A. Feinstein , class of 1981 – U.S. Ambassador to Poland (2009–2012)Benson Whitney , class of 1982 – U.S. Ambassador to NorwayCheryl Kagan , class of 1983 –Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2003)Philip Jefferson , class of 1983 - Vice Chair of Federal Reserve BoardMicky Tripathi, class of 1983 — U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Coordinator for Health Information Technology and first Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Sherrilyn Ifill , class of 1984 – President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense FundMarc Thiessen , class of 1989 – White House speechwriter (2004–2009)Alfonso H. Lopez , class of 1992 – Virginia State DelegateCarrie Goldberg , class of 1999 – attorney who specializes in sexual privacy violationsDeborah L. Wince-Smith – president of theCouncil on Competitiveness Science and medicine [ edit ] Christine Ladd-Franklin , class of 1869 – psychologistEllen Swallow Richards , class of 1870 – chemistFrances Fisher Wood , class of 1874 – educator and scientistEllen Churchill Semple , class of 1882 – geographerAlice G. Bryant , class of 1885 – otolaryngologist and inventorAntonia Maury , class of 1887 – astronomerMargaret Floy Washburn , class of 1891 – psychologistMillicent Todd Bingham , class of 1902 – geographerRuth Benedict , class of 1909 – anthropologistEdith Banfield Jackson , class of 1916 – behavioral pediatricianHarriet Guild , class of 1920 – physicianMary Calderone , class of 1925 – physicianFrances Lawrence Parker , class of 1928 - geologist and micropaleontologistGrace Hopper , class of 1928 – computer scientistGrace Lotowycz , class of 1938 – botanist; alpinist;Women Airforce Service Pilots Marian Koshland , class of 1942 – immunologist who discovered that the differences in amino acid composition of antibodies explains the efficiency and effectiveness with which they combat a huge range of foreign invadersJune Biedler , class of 1947 – biomedical scientistVera Rubin , class of 1948 – astronomerBeatrix Ann (McCleary) Hamburg , class of 1944 – first African American admitted to Vassar; psychiatrist, medical researcherLois Haibt , class of 1955 – computer scientistHeather Lechtman , class of 1956 – materials scientist and archaeologist; Director of the Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology (CMRAE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;Macarthur Award winnerOlga F. Linares , class of 1958 – anthropologist and senior researcher atSTRI Patricia Goldman Rakic , class of 1959 – neuroscientistBernadine P. Healy , class of 1965 – cardiologist; Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (1991–1993), dean of Ohio State University Medical School; president of the American Red Cross (1999–2001)Valerie Rusch , class of 1971 – thoracic surgeon, Miner Family Chair for Intrathoracic Cancers and Vice Chair for Clinical Research atMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Ellen Kovner Silbergeld , class of 1967 – engineerAlice F. Healy , class of 1968 – psychologistClaudia L. Thomas , class of 1971 – surgeon, helped form the Students' Afro-American Society (SAS) and pushed for theBlack Studies program at VassarAnne B. Young , class of 1969 – neuroscientistJeffrey Brenner , class of 1990 – founder and executive director of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers; 2013MacArthur Award ("Genius Grant") winnerMaria Fadiman , class of 1991 – ethnobotanistCarol Brightman – authorCeleste Gold Broughton – writerPatricia Buckley Bozell – author and publisherMarion Hamilton Carter – educator, journalist, authorElizabeth Williams Champney , class of 1869 – author ofThree Vassar Girls seriesAdelaide Crapsey , class of 1901 – poetBarbara Culliton , science journalist and editorDorothy Deming , nurse and authorRebecca Odes – author and co-founder ofGurl.com Mary Harriott Norris , class of 1870 – author and dean of womenMary Parker Woodworth , class of 1870 – writer and speakerMaria Brace Kimball , class of 1872 – educator, elocutionist, writerEva March Tappan , class of 1875 – authorAmy Wentworth Stone , class of 1898, – children's book authorJean Webster , class of 1901 – author ofDaddy Long Legs Agnes de Lima , class of 1908 – author of Our Enemy the Child Elizabeth Page , class of 1912 – author ofThe Tree of Liberty (1939)Edna St. Vincent Millay , class of 1917 – poetNora Benjamin Kubie , class of 1920 – children's writerLois Long , class of 1922 – writer forThe New Yorker Angelica Gibbs , class of 1930 – short story writer forThe New Yorker and novelistMarie Rodell , class of 1932 – literary agent and author who managed the publications of much of environmentalistRachel Carson's writings, as well as thefirst book byMartin Luther King Jr. Mary McCarthy , class of 1933 – novelist, criticElizabeth Bishop , class of 1934 –Poet Laureate of the United States 1949–1950Eleanor Ruggles (1916–2008) class of 1938, biographer[ 17] Ruth Stiles Gannet , class of 1944 – author of theMy Father's Dragon Shana Alexander , class of 1945 – first woman staff writer and columnist forLife Sue Kaufman , class of 1947 – author best known for the novelDiary of a Mad Housewife Charlotte Curtis , class of 1950 –New York Times editor[ 18] Alexandra Ripley , class of 1955 – writer best known forScarlett Gone with the Wind Jane Kramer , class of 1959 – journalist forThe New Yorker Mary Oliver , class of 1959 – poetGloria Guardia , class of 1962 – novelist and criticBarbara McMartin , class of 1964 – mathematician who became an environmentalist and author of books on the Adirondack MountainsPenelope Casas , class of 1965 – food writer, cookbook author and expert on the cuisine of SpainSusan Gordon Lydon , class of 1965 – feminist writer known for "The Politics of Orgasm"Reggie Nadelson , class of 1966 – mystery novelist and biographerLucinda Franks , class of 1968 – writer forThe New York Times andThe New Yorker Sally Gibson , class of 1968 – author, archivist and heritage consultantMindy Aloff , class of 1969 – editor, journalist, essayist, and dance criticJane Smiley , class of 1971 – novelistEsther Friesner , class of 1972 – science fiction and fantasy authorPaula Volsky , class of 1972 – fantasy authorMarian Thurm , class of 1974 – author of short stories and novels, has taught Creative Writing atYale andColumbia Elizabeth Spires , class of 1974 – poet and children's book writerPaco Underhill , class of 1975 – environmental psychologist and business writerJudith Regan , class of 1975 – publisherMichael Gross , class of 1975 – writer and editorAvery Cardoza , class of 1977 – writer, gambler and publisherLucette Lagnado , class of 1977 – journalist and novelistDavid Wong Louie , class of 1977 – writer and essayistJanet McDonald , class of 1977 – writer of young adult fictionMichael Specter , class of 1977 – journalist forThe New Yorker andThe New York Times Leonard Steinhorn , class of 1977 – author ofThe Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy ; political analystVictoria Strauss , class of 1977 – fantasy and science fiction authorJosip Novakovich , class of 1978 – writer and professorEric Marcus , class of 1980 – non-fiction writerMelissa Holbrook Pierson , class of 1980 – writer and essayist of non-fictionPeter Spiegelman , class of 1980 – crime fiction author and former Wall Street executiveNed Balbo , class of 1981 – poetHeinz Insu Fenkl , class of 1982 – writer, editor and translatorKimberly Quinn , class of 1982 – journalist, commentator and magazine publisher and writerMatthew Kauffman , class of 1983 –Hartford Courant Valerie Martinez , class of 1983 – poet, retired professor of English and Creative Writing atUrsinus College ,New Mexico Highlands University ,College of Santa Fe ,University of Miami , and Founding Director ofArtful Life A. V. Christie , class of 1985 – poetDavid Oliver Relin , class of 1985 – journalist and co-author of the bookThree Cups of Tea Scott Westerfeld , class of 1985 – author of theUglies series, among other novels[ 19] Thomas Beller , class of 1987 – authorEvan Wright , class of 1987 – author, best known forGeneration Kill Mariah Fredericks , class of 1988 – authorAdam Langer , class of 1988 – authorElizabeth Gaffney , class of 1988 – novelist and editorSydney Pokorny , class of 1988 – writer, editor, columnist and activistRebecca Stead , class of 1989 – author of children's literatureAndy Towle , class of 1980 – blogger and media commentator, editor-in-chief ofGenre Richard Miniter , class of 1990 – investigative journalist and bestselling authorJen Van Meter , class of 1990 – comic book writer best known for herOni Press seriesHopeless Savages Nunzio DeFilippis , class of 1991 – withChristina Weir (class of 1992), husband and wife comic book writing teamGreg Rucka , class of 1991 – comic book writerMeghan Daum , class of 1992 – author, essayist, and journalistDaphne Kalotay , class of 1992 – novelist, short story writer, and professorChristina Weir , class of 1992 – withNunzio DeFilippis (class of 1991), husband and wife comic book writing teamRenee Gladman , class of 1993 – author, poet, and visual artistSarah Gray Miller , class of 1993 – editor in chief of lifestyle and decorating magazineCountry Living Megan Crane , class of 1994 – novelistKatherine Center , class of 1994 – authorAndrew J. Porter , class of 1994 – short-story writer, novelist, and professorJoe Hill , class of 1995 – novelist,Heart-Shaped Box Stephen King Jeremy Jackson , class of 1995 – author of several novels and cookbooksRyan Singel , class of 1995 – blogger, co-founder of Contextly and Threat LevelCarolyn Mackler , class of 1995 – authorRachel Simmons , class of 1996 – Rhodes Scholar and authorTaije Silverman , class of 1996, poetOwen King , class of 1999 – author; son of Stephen KingMelissa Walker , class of 1999 – authorStephen Motika , class of 1999 – poet, editor, and publisherJesse Ball , class of 2000 – poet and authorShaenon K. Garrity , class of 2000 – webcomics writer and artistAimee Friedman , class of 2001 – writer of young adult fictionAlexandra Berzon , class of 2001 – writerShelby Bach , class of 2008 – authorM.J. Alexander Augusta Clawson Geri Doran – poetMichael Scharf – poet and criticJane Mead – writerDelia Sherman – fantasy writer and editorKimberly McCreight – author and lawyerRosianna Halse Rojas – writer, video blogger, social media manager and online personalityMichael Wolff , class of 1975 – author ofFire and Fury Amy Wilensky , class of 1992 - writer of memoirs[ 20] [ edit ] As a famous and historically important college, Vassar has attracted much attention in fictional works. A partial list of cultural references to Vassar can be found here:Vassar College in popular culture .
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