List of Florida Atlantic University people

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This list of Florida Atlantic University people includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Florida Atlantic University and its graduate programs. Since its opening in 1964, Florida Atlantic has awarded over 100,000 degrees to more than 95,000 alumni worldwide.

The NW 20th St entrance sign on the Boca Raton campus.
The NW 20th St entrance sign on the Boca Raton campus.

Contents

[edit] Alumni

Congresswoman Meek
Congresswoman Meek
Dr. McKay
Dr. McKay
Steven Swanson
Steven Swanson
Chris Carrabba
Chris Carrabba
R. David Paulison
R. David Paulison

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Basketball

Athlete Notability
Yolanda Griffith professional basketball player in the WNBA[1]

[edit] Major League Baseball

Athlete Notability
Daniel Bomback[2] Professional MLB player
Anthony Bradley[3] Professional MLB player
Carmen Cali Professional MLB pitcher[4]
Brandon Cooney[5] Professional MLB player
Jeff Fiorentino Professional MLB outfielder[6]
Tim Harikkala Professional MLB pitcher[7]
Justin Martin[8] Professional MLB player
Tommy Murphy Professional MLB outfielder[9]
Justin Phillabaum[10] Professional MLB player
Robbie Widlansky[11] Professional MLB player

[edit] Rugby

Athlete Notability
Mark Zupan Captain of the United States quadriplegic wheelchair rugby team[12]

[edit] Tennis

Alumni Notability
Fern "Peachy" Kellymeyer
(M.A. 1974)		 Professional tennis player, administrator, and 1999 ITA Hall of Fame inductee[13]

[edit] Business

Alumni Notability
Richard DiMarchi
(B.S. 1974)		 Former Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company, and current Chairman in Biomolecular Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University[14]
Patricia McKay
(B.B.A. 1978)		 Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer of Office Depot[15]
Robert "Skip" Orr
(B.A. 1978)		 Former President of Boeing Japan, and former Vice President of Motorola[16]
Maynard Webb
(B.A. 19??)		 Member of the Board of Directors of Salesforce.com, and former Chief Operating Officer, and President of Technologies for eBay[17]
Phil Zimmermann
(B.S. 1978)		 Creator of Pretty Good Privacy[18]
Dr. George Zoley
(B.A. 1972, M.P.A. 1975)		 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of the GEO Group, a division of The Wackenhut Corporation[19]
Ralph de la Vega
(B.S.M.E. 19??)		 Chief Operating Officer of Cingular Wireless, and former President of BellSouth's Latin American operations[20]

[edit] Education

Alumni Notability
Alberto "Al" Cardenas
(B.A. 1969)		 Attorney, Republican lobbyist, and trustee of Florida A&M University[21]
George L. Hanbury
(Ph.D. 19??)		 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nova Southeastern University[22]

[edit] Entertainment

Alumni Notability
Kevin Allesee
(B.A. 2005)		 Actor [23][24]
Ana M. Azcuy
(B.A. 1976)		 First Hispanic television anchor in South Florida, and three time Emmy Award winner[25]
Allen Berman
(B.A. 1977)		 Former Senior Producer for CBS Evening News, and Executive Producer for Media Street Productions[25]
Mary Carey
(A.A. 2002)		 Adult entertainer[26]
Chris Carrabba Singer-songwriter, Dashboard Confessional
Marc Kudisch
(B.F.A. 1988)		 Broadway actor and two-time Tony Award nominee[27]
Dean Peterson Internationally-known opera star[28]
Carrot Top
(B.B.A. 1989)		 Prop comedian famous for his red hair and television commercials [29]

[edit] Government

[edit] U.S. Senators, Governors, Lt. Governors

Alumni Notability
Frank Brogan
(M.E.D. 1981)		 Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida, and current President of FAU[30]

[edit] Cabinet Members and Federal Officials

Alumni Notability
R. David Paulison
(B.A. 19??)		 Current Under Secretary of the Federal Emergency Management Agency[31]

[edit] U.S. Congressmen

Alumni Notability
Carrie Meek
(Hon Ph.D. 19??)		 Former U.S. Congresswoman from Florida's 17th district[32]
Daniel A. Mica
(B.A. 1966, Hon Ph.D. 19??)		 Former U.S. Congressman, President and CEO of the Credit Union National Association.[33]

[edit] Judges, Lawyers, State Officials

Alumni Notability
Carol W. Hunstein
(B.S. 1972)		 Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia[34]
Ken Jenne
(B.A. 1968)		 Former Sheriff of Broward County, Florida and former state legislator[35]
Henry Latimer
(M.A. 19??)		 First African-American circuit court judge in Broward County, Florida[36]

[edit] Literature

Alumni Notability
Charles Ghigna Poet and children's author known as "Father Goose" [1]
Judith Ortiz Cofer
(M.A. 1977)		 Puerto Rican author[37]

[edit] Medicine, science and technology

Alumni Notability
Steven Swanson
(M.A. 1986)		 NASA astronaut[38]
Dr. Christopher McKay
(B.A.)		 Currently a planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center [39]

[edit] Others

Alumni Notability
Theresa LePore Former Supervisor of Elections for Palm Beach County, Florida, most notable for her role in the 2000 Presidential Election controversy

[edit] Faculty

Social Science Building, which houses the College Of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs
Social Science Building, which houses the College Of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs
  • Dr. Martin K. Solomon, computer science professor, author, assistant chair of the Computer Science Engineering Department, expert on Oracle and databases.
  • Dr. Jie Wu, professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Program Director for the Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program of the National Science Foundation. [40][41][42][43]
  • Dr. Cecilia Campoverde, associate professor of social work in the College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs; founder and volunteer Director of the Guatemalan Project, Inc. that worked to create a new community in Guatemala called El Triunfo for survivors of Hurricane Mitch[44][45]
  • Dr. Ramaswamy Narayanan, bioinformatics expert, Director of GeneChip Core Facility, and Acting Director for the FAU Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.
  • Dr. Maria Fadiman, associate professor, an ethnobotanist and member of the 2006 National Geographic Emerging Explorers[46]
  • Richard Shusterman, Professor of Philosophy, American pragmatist philosopher, Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities, and Founder and Director of the FAU Center for Body, Mind, and Culture.

[edit] References

  1. ^ WNBA.com Yolanda Griffith Player Info. WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  2. ^ Eight Baseball Players Sign Professional Contracts :: 88 Players have Moved on to Pro Ball after FAU Careers
  3. ^ Eight Baseball Players Sign Professional Contracts :: 88 Players have Moved on to Pro Ball after FAU Careers
  4. ^ Baseball-Reference.com - Carmen Cali. Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  5. ^ Eight Baseball Players Sign Professional Contracts :: 88 Players have Moved on to Pro Ball after FAU Careers
  6. ^ Baseball-Reference.com - Jeff Fiorentino. Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  7. ^ Baseball-Reference.com - Tim Harikkala. Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  8. ^ Eight Baseball Players Sign Professional Contracts :: 88 Players have Moved on to Pro Ball after FAU Careers
  9. ^ Baseball-Reference.com - Tommy Murphy. Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  10. ^ Eight Baseball Players Sign Professional Contracts :: 88 Players have Moved on to Pro Ball after FAU Careers
  11. ^ Eight Baseball Players Sign Professional Contracts :: 88 Players have Moved on to Pro Ball after FAU Careers
  12. ^ Mark Zupan - The short story!. Quadfather.net. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  13. ^ ITA - Fern 'Peachy' Kellmeyer. ITA Women's Hall of Fame McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  14. ^ Department of Chemistry at Indiana University - Richard D. DiMarchi. Indiana University Department of Chemistry. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  15. ^ Florida Atlantic University: University Communications and Marketing (2006-06-23). "FAU Honors Distinguished Alumni at Hall of Fame Reception". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  16. ^ Boeing Inc (2002-02-12). "Boeing Names Robert Orr President of Boeing Japan". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
  17. ^ Salesforce.com Inc (2002-09-08). "Salesforce.com Appoints Maynard Webb to Board of Directors". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  18. ^ Zimmermann, Phil. Philip Zimmermann's Home Page. Phil Zimmermann & Associates LLC. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  19. ^ GEO Group, Inc - Board of Directors. GEO Group, Inc. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  20. ^ Ralph de la Vega. Cingular Wireless. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  21. ^ Professional Directory - Alberto R. Cardenas. Tew Cardenas LLP. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  22. ^ Office of the President - Executive Officers. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  23. ^ Kevin Allesee
  24. ^ From FAU to Action - Current Issue
  25. ^ a b Florida Atlantic University Athletic Department (2003). "Florida Atlantic University Lady Owls Softball 2003 - Press Package". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  26. ^ Reality TV show to feature porn stars. MSNBC.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  27. ^ Biography. The Marc Kudisch Website. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  28. ^ http://www.fau.edu/communications/mediarelations/Releases0607/060717.php
  29. ^ Carrot Top Biography. Carrottop.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  30. ^ President's Biography. Florida Atlantic University - Office of the President. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  31. ^ R. David Paulison: Director and Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  32. ^ CBC Institute: Carrie P. Meek Bio. Congressional Black Caucus: Political Education and Leadership Insitute. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
  33. ^ Executive Management Team - Daniel A. Mica. CUNA, Inc. EMT. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
  34. ^ The Supreme Court of Georgia: Justices' Biographies. Supreme Court of Georgia. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
  35. ^ Broward Sheriff's Office - About Sheriff Ken Jenne. Broward County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
  36. ^ Henry Latimer: a life remembered. Miami Hurricane Online. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
  37. ^ Judith Ortiz Cofer - Complete Vita. Judith Ortiz Cofer. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
  38. ^ Astronaut Bio: Steven R. Swanson. NASA. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  39. ^ Many Worlds: The New Universe and It's Theological Implications
  40. ^ FAU Professor Named Program Director for National Science Foundation
  41. ^ FAU Professor Named Program Director for National Science Foundation
  42. ^ http://www.fau.edu/communications/mediarelations/Releases0107/010721.php
  43. ^ nsf.gov - Staff - - US National Science Foundation (NSF)
  44. ^ Guatemalan Project
  45. ^ http://www.fau.edu/communications/mediarelations/Releases0107/010713.php
  46. ^ Boca Raton News - Local News | Real Estate | Events | Dining | Hotel | Society
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