Gosford Park (2001), The Company (2003), and A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Marlin Perkins – world renowned zoologist and host of the television program Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Arthur Schneider – four-time Emmy Award winning television editor Business James "Bud" Walton – Co-founder of Wal-Mart David C. Pratt - CEO/Owner of Gander Mountain and minority owner of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team Eddie Chiles – Founder of the Western Company of North America and owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team William C. Schwartz – Physicist, Laser pioneer, and founder of International Laser Systems Journalism Paul Henderson – reporter for The Seattle Times, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1982 Lewis Hill – co-founder of Pacifica Radio, the first public radio station in the U.S. Bill Corum – (Class of 1913)- sports columnist for the New York Journal-American, boxing, baseball and horse racing sportscaster, and president of Churchill Downs. Coined the term "Run for the Roses" to describe the Kentucky Derby. Academia Ovid R. Sellers – internationally known Old Testament scholar and archaeologist Athletics Beals Becker – Major League baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Boston Doves, the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies. Med Park – NBA player for the St. Louis Hawks. Harry Ice – MVP of 1942 Sugar Bowl, member of University of Missouri's all-century football team. Ben A. Jones – Thoroughbred horse trainer, six-time winner of the Kentucky Derby. George E. Rody – Captain of the first national championship basketball team at the University of Kansas,1922. Head basketball and baseball coach at Oklahoma State University, 1929–31. Head basketball coach at Tulane University, 1931–33. Ahmed bin Salman – Owner of 2002 Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem. Saudi royal and former owner of Saudi Research and Marketing Group. Military George B. Turner – Medal of Honor recipient, World War II William E. Adams (Class of 1959)- Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam War William M. Hoge (Class of 1912)– oversaw construction of the ALCAN Highway and directed capture of the Remagen Bridge in World War II Mark A. Welsh (Class of 1972)– 20th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, 2012–2016 Melvin F. Chubb Jr. (Class of 1951)– former Commander of Hanscom Air Force Base LeRoy Lutes – Commanding General, Fourth United States Army, 1949–1952 Clarence L. Tinker (Class of 1908)– namesake of Tinker Air Force Base Johnny