10 Rogues From The Most Conservative Colleges

These people from Niche's Most Conservative Schools are total rebels.

10. George Clark Southworth from Grove City College

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This GCC alum was a pioneer in radio physics. The first message he ever sent through a waveguide? "Send money." That's ballsy.

9. Father Jonathan Morris at Franciscan University of Steubenville

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This Franciscan alumnus isn't your typical priest. He served as a theological adviser on the movie The Passion of the Christ and on the History Channel special "The Real Face of Jesus?"

8. Kathy Bates at Southern Methodist University

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This alumna famously took her clothes off in the movie About Schmidt--which garnered her an Oscar nomination.

7. Andy Luckey at Biola University

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This Biola alum was writer, director, and producer of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Anyone who can make a career out of helping children believe mutant turtles could be ninjas is definitely a rebel. He's such a Michelangelo.

6. Lyle Lovett at Texas A&M University

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This alumnus and country singer married--and divorced--America's Sweetheart, Julia Roberts.

5. Willie Nelson at Baylor University

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The red-headed stranger--and student of Baylor for two years--is no stranger to supporting the legalization of marijuana.

4. Jared and Jerusha Hess at Brigham Young University Idaho

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This husband-and-wife screenwriting team that released Napoleon Dynamite onto the world got their start at BYU-Idaho before transferring to BYU.

3. Matthew Diffee at Bob Jones University

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The New Yorker cartoonist and Bob Jones alum published the book The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw, and Never Will See, in the New Yorker after some of his work was too politically incorrect or sexually suggestive for the magazine.

2. Jerry Falwell at Liberty University

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University founder Jerry Falwell faced controversy in 1999 when the National Liberty Journal published a story where Falwell called Teletubby Tinky Winky a gay role model.

1. Stephenie Meyer at Brigham Young University

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Love her or hate her, Twilight author and BYU alum Stephenie Meyer has pushed a lot of people's buttons over the years. Even after she was named Author of the Year by USA Today, Stephen King said of her: "Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good."