Former Students

Mary Beckerle

Wells College

American biologist and businessperson, CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and corporate director at Johnson and Johnson

Lynne G. Zucker

Wells College — Class of ~2022 (est.)

American sociologist

Lina Puerta

Wells College — Class of ~1991 (est.)

Kati Marton

Wells College — Class of ~1971 (est.)

American writer

Catherine Coleman McHugh

Wells College — Class of ~1969 (est.)

American curator (1947-2017)

Kathryn Walker

Wells College — Class of ~1965 (est.)

American actress

Pleasant Rowland

Wells College — Class of ~1964 (est.)

American philanthropist

Faith Whittlesey

Wells College — Class of ~1961 (est.)

U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland

Liesel Moak Skorpen

Wells College — Class of ~1957 (est.)

American writer

Laura Nader

Wells College — Class of ~1952 (est.)

American anthropologist

Helen Barolini

Wells College — Class of ~1947 (est.)

American writer

Margarita McCoy

Wells College — Class of ~1945 (est.)

urban planner and educator

Edith Kinney Gaylord

Wells College — Class of ~1938 (est.)

American journalist

Mildred Walker

Wells College — Class of ~1927 (est.)

American writer (1905-1998)

Brenda Ueland

Wells College — Class of ~1913 (est.)

American journalist and writer (1891–1985)

Elsa Rehmann

Wells College — Class of ~1908 (est.)

American architect (1886-1946)

Frances Cleveland

Wells College — Class of ~1886 (est.)

First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897

Charlotte Porter

Wells College — Class of ~1881 (est.)

American poet, translator, and literary critic

Charlotte Porter

Wells College — Class of ~1879 (est.)

American poet, translator, and literary critic

Emma Lampert Cooper

Wells College — Class of ~1877 (est.)

American artist (1855-1920)