P. Villamor, Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;, Juanita Amatong, former Secretary of the Department of Finance and first woman executive director in the World Bank Group from the Philippines;, Angel Alcala, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service and former Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Leonor M. Briones, former National Treasurer of the Republic of the Philippines;, Emilio Macias II, former Governor of Negros Oriental;, Efren N. Padilla, executive director, Center for Filipino Studies California State University, East Bay;, Jose Andrada, first commanding officer of the Philippine Navy (formerly Off Shore Patrol) under the Philippine Commonwealth in 1939 and after whom the Headquarters of the Philippine Navy is now named;, Edith L. Tiempo, National Artist for Literature (1999);, Edilberto K. Tiempo, Filipino writer, professor and founder of the Silliman National Writers Workshop., Eddie S. Romero, National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts (2003);, Leoncio P. Deriada, Palanca Awards Hall of Famer;, César Ruiz Aquino, Filipino poet and fictionist;, Simeon Toribio, one of few Filipinos who won medals in the history of world Olympics. Sillimanians have also excelled in the field of journalism such as Claire Delfin of GMA Network and Ina Reformina of ABS-CBN; while there are those who entered showbusiness such as Bret Jackson, Beauty Gonzalez, and Theodore Boborol. References Notes a. References for the Presidents of Silliman: David S. Hibbard, Roy H. Brown; Arthur L. Carson; Leopoldo T. Ruiz; Cicero D. Calderon; Quintin S. Doromal; Venancio D. Aldecoa; Pedro V. Flores; Angel C. Alcala; Mervyn J. Misajon; Agustin A. Pulido; and Ben S. Malayang. b. The main library was renamed as the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. Robert B. Silliman served as the University's Vice-President during the Presidency of Dr. Leopoldo Ruiz. Footnotes References External links Official website Educational institutions established in 1901 1901 establishments in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Negros Oriental Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia Research universities in the Philippines Business schools in the Philippines Graduate schools in the Philippines Liberal arts colleges in the Philippines National Historical Landmarks of the Philippines Landmarks in the Philippines History of the Philippines (1898–1946) Nursing schools in the Philippines Protestant schools in the Philippines Education in Dumaguete