List of Linfield University people
This is a table of notable people affiliated with Linfield University, formerly Linfield College. Some noted people are also listed in the main college article. Individuals are sorted by affiliation and alphabetized. Alumni and former students Art and entertainment Reid Blackburn, American photographer killed in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington Aparna Brielle, actress Jessie G, Nashville-based country singer/songwriter signed to Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Records" Laura Gibson, musician Abigail Heringer, contestant on the 25th season of The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise. Heringer was the first hearing-impaired contestant on the show. Shane McRae, American poet who received the Whiting Award in 2011 and is currently poetry editor of Image Patrick Nickell, American sculptor and visual artist Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter's Daughter, and The Kitchen God's Wife Ryan Welch, owner and creative director of AO Films, and creator of documentary Alaskan Nets, which won awards at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival and Bend Film Festival. Politics Phillip Bond, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology (2001-2005) and Chief of Staff to Commerce Secretary Don Evans (2002-2003) Joe Medicine Crow, Crow historian, last surviving Plains Indian war chief,