Vanderbilt University), 1887–1901 Scott Ransom, president, University of North Texas Health Science Center William Craig Rice, president, Shimer College Henry Wade Rogers (BA, MA) was President of Northwestern University from 1890 to 1900. Jonathan Rosenbaum, President of Gratz College Alexander Grant Ruthven (Ph.D. 1906); president of the University of Michigan Austin Scott, tenth President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University), 1891–1906 William Spoelhof (MA 1937), President of Calvin College 1951–76; namesake of Asteroid 129099 Spoelhof Rudolf Steinberg from 2000 to 2008 was president of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt. Carl Strikwerda (Ph.D.), William & Mary's Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences; named 14th president of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania in 2011 Beverly Daniel Tatum, president, Spelman College Charles M. Vest, president, National Academy of Engineering; former president, MIT B. Joseph White (BUS: Ph.D. 1975), 16th president of the University of Illinois Jerome Wiesner (COE: BS 1937, MS 1938, Ph.D. 1950), MIT Provost 1968–1971; President of MIT 1971–1980 Edwin Willits (A.B. 1855), the first Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under Norman Jay Coleman for Grover Cleveland's first administration; 4th President of Michigan Agricultural College Richard F. Wilson (ED 1978), president, Illinois Wesleyan University Fiction, nonfiction See List of University of Michigan arts alumni. Fictional Wolverines In 24, Nadia Yassir has a B.A. in Languages from the university. In, 321 Days in Michigan, the story of Antonio Chico García (Chico García as Antonio), a young and successful executive, condemned to go to prison because of white collar crimes. In order to hide this fact, he pretends he is spending time at the University of Michigan working on a master's degree. In Ally McBeal, the character Billy, played by Gil Bellows, is a Michigan student. In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, Francie prepares to take classes at the University of Michigan. In Air Force One, U.S. President James Marshall, played by Harrison Ford, attended the University of Michigan. In The Americans, the character "Kimmy" is played as a junior at Michigan In American Pie and other films in the series, Kevin Myers, played by Thomas Ian Nicholas, attends Michigan. In Answer This!, Christopher Gorham plays UM student Paul Tarson. In Bad Company, Laurence Fishburne plays a corrupt intelligence analyst who is a Michigan graduate. In Blindspot, Rob Brown plays an FBI agent and former Michigan student-athlete. In The Big Chill, Michael Gold, played by Jeff Goldblum,