Liberal Arts
With An Edge
One of the “most motivating architects of Japan” is connected to Wittenberg. Shoei Yoh is a 1966 graduate, and his work beautifully illustrates the power of a Wittenberg liberal arts education. As one writer commented about Yoh, “Following his passions in response to the natural phenomena, we will find something that stimulates and invites us to consider the solution of certain unknowns, to travel unexplored paths, to discover something new, and to think differently.”
That same desire to explore outside clearly defined boundaries, to seek the new idea or the new path, and to “think differently” reflects the liberal arts at Wittenberg.
Other distinguished alumni include:
Lois Raimondo '81, award-winning National Geographic and Washington Post photojournalist
James Rebhorn '70, actor
William C. Martin '62, former head of the U.S. Olympic Committee
Sheila Simon '81, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
John McLaughlin '64, retired CIA director
Fred Mitchell '69, award-winning author, columnist, Chicago Tribune
Susan Hirt Hagen '57, distinguished philanthropist
Ron F. Li '50, founder, Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Carrie Vonderhaar '99, chief expedition photographer, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society
Sandy Dukat '94, champion paralympian
Hannah Powell Tuney '03, educational innovator, KIPP Journey Academy
This is Liberal Arts in Action
Called an “American character actor adept at play[ing] clever villains, domineering dads and corrupt politicos,” James Rebhorn ’70 has taken his Wittenberg education to screens around the globe in a career spanning more than four decades.
About His Work
Starring as the secretary of defense in Independence Day (1996), Rebhorn has appeared in more than 100 films and television series, including My Cousin Vinny, Scent of a Woman, The Game, Meet the Parents, The Practice, Third Watch and White Collar. One of only 115 individuals invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in 2007, Rebhorn, who earned his M.F.A. from Columbia University, is also a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. He is currently playing a priest in the forthcoming drama Before I Sleep, scheduled to hit theatres June 20. Learn more about Rebhorn in his own words, as well as how Wittenberg gave him the capacity to “stay interested” in everything – a distinctive quality that continues on campus today.
