Westminster Graduates Shine
Posted by Ben Hirsh on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 5:31pm.Buckhead Schools have an amazing reputation as having some of the best academics in the Southeast.
I read an article in the Northside Neighbor paper that revealed that two stars of "The Office" TV show are graduates of the Westminster School in Buckhead.
Actors Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) may not play the most intellectual characters in The Office, but these Westminster alums had me wondering who else among the famous and infamous may have attended this school. Wikipedia provided a great write-up on Westminster, one of Buckheads saught-after educational institutions.
Here is a list of some notable graduates:
Notable alumni of The Westminster Schools include:[10]
- Margaret Mitchell (Washington Seminary 1917), author, Gone with the Wind[11]
- Jeff Galloway (1963), Olympic 10k runner 1972
- Taylor Branch (1964), historian and author
- Hugh Cort (1969), GOP Presidential candidate 2008
- James H. Shepherd, Jr. (1969), chairman of the board, Shepherd Center, the United States' largest catastrophic care hospital
- Daniel R. White (1971), author
- Clark Howard (1973), consumer advocate and nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- Michael McChesney (1974), founder and chairman, Security First Network Bank
- Lisa Borders (1975), president, Atlanta City Council; serves as a trustee of the school
- Hannah Storm (1979), co-host, "The Early Show and anchor for ESPN's Sports Center"
- Phillip Alvelda (1982), co-founder, chairman, and CEO, MobiTV
- Shuler Hensley (1985), Broadway actor
- Laurie Dhue (1986), former anchor (2000-2008), Fox News Channel
- Lauren Myracle (1987), author
- Rand Knight (1990), 2008 United States Senate candidate in Georgia
- Rob Kutner (1990), writer, "The Daily Show"
- Brian Baumgartner (1991), actor, "The Office"
- Ed Helms (1992), former correspondent, "The Daily Show"; actor, "The Office", The Hangover
- Rob Lathan (1994), actor, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Human Giant"
- Sedrick Hodge (1997), former NFL linebacker
- Jennifer Stumm (1997), concert violist
- Morgan Jahnig (1998), stand-up bassist, Old Crow Medicine Show
- Kaki King (1998), musician
- Ansley Cargill (2000), professional tennis player, WTA Tour
- Julian Dorio (2000), musician, "The Whigs"
- Sada Jacobson (2000), 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist and 2004 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, sabre
- Robert Ransom (2000), pitcher, AA St. Louis Cardinals
- Noah Britton (2001), musician
- Parker Gispert (2001), musician, "The Whigs"
- Hamilton Jordan, Jr. (2002), musician
- Emily Jacobson (2004), 2004 Olympic fencer
- Gordon Beckham (2005), 2009 winner of The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award
- Glen Rollins, President and COO of Orkin, Inc. and Vice-President of Rollins, Inc.
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