List of University of Florida alumni
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This list of University of Florida alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of the University of Florida
. Honorary degree recipients can be found on the List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients, and notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on the List of University of Florida faculty and administrators.
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University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. Honorary degree recipients can be found on the List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients, and notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on the List of University of Florida faculty and administrators.
Notable alumni or attendees
Science and mathematics
- Mark AdlerMark AdlerDr. Mark Adler may be best known for his work in the field of data compression. Adler is the author of the Adler-32 hash function, a co-author of the zlib compression library and gzip, has contributed to Info-ZIP, and has participated in developing the Portable Network Graphics image format...
, American researcher, known for his work in data compressionData compressionIn computer science and information theory, data compression, source coding or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation would use....
, and creator of zlibZlibzlib is a software library used for data compression. zlib was written by Jean-Loup Gailly and Mark Adler and is an abstraction of the DEFLATE compression algorithm used in their gzip file compression program. Zlib is also a crucial component of many software platforms including Linux, Mac OS X,...
and gzipGzipGzip is any of several software applications used for file compression and decompression. The term usually refers to the GNU Project's implementation, "gzip" standing for GNU zip. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of Lempel-Ziv and Huffman coding... - Seong-Eun AhnSeong-Eun AhnSeong-Eun Ahn is an economist, whose research fields include Game Theory and Monetary Policy. He has had many academic advisors for his doctoral disseration, including John Rust, Steven Slutsky, Ed Zabel, G.S. Maddala, William S. Neilson, and Leonardo Aurenheimer.-Biography:Seong-Eun Ahn was born...
, notable KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n economist - James AllchinJames AllchinJames "Jim" Edward Allchin is a former executive at Microsoft, where he was responsible for many of the platform components from Microsoft including Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, server products such as SQL Server, and developer technologies. He may be most known for building Microsoft's...
, developed MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Operating Systems, former executive - John D. AndersonJohn D. AndersonJohn D. Anderson, Jr. is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. Anderson is active and known for his...
, curator of aerodynamics at the National Air and Space MuseumNational Air and Space MuseumThe National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and... - John Vincent AtanasoffJohn Vincent AtanasoffJohn Vincent Atanasoff was an American physicist and inventor.The 1973 decision of the patent suit Honeywell v. Sperry Rand named him the inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer...
, inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer - C. D. AtkinsC. D. AtkinsC. D. Atkins was a researcher for the United States Department of Agriculture . With Edwin L. Moore and Louis G. MacDowell in the 1940s, he helped develop a new process for making concentrated orange juice...
, co-creator of the frozen Orange Juice concentrate - Rodney J. BartlettRodney J. BartlettRodney J. Bartlett, born March 31, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., is Graduate Research Professor of Chemistry and Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. He received his B.Sc. degree from Millsaps College in 1966 and Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1971. Bartlett was an NDEA...
, American chemist, and Guggenheim Fellow - Charles A. BeckerCharles A. BeckerCharles A. Becker was an American food scientist who was a tireless contributor to the Institute of Food Technologists .-College and career:...
, food scientist, winner of the Calvert L. Willey AwardCalvert L. Willey AwardThe Calvert L. Willey Award has been awarded every year since 1989. It is awarded to a member of the Institute of Food Technologists who displayed meritorious and imaginative service to IFT. The award is named for Calvert L. Willey who served as Executive Secretary and later Executive Director... - Sidney W. BijouSidney W. BijouSidney William Bijou was an American developmental psychologist who developed an approach of treating childhood disorders using behavioral therapy, in which positive actions were rewarded and negative behaviors were largely ignored, rather than punished.-Early life and education:Bijou was born in...
, developmental psychologistDevelopmental psychologyDevelopmental psychology, also known as human development, is the scientific study of systematic psychological changes, emotional changes, and perception changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life span. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to... - George F. BondGeorge F. BondCapt. George Foote Bond USN was an American physician who was known as a leader in the field of undersea and hyperbaric medicine and the "Father of Saturation Diving".-Early life:...
, American physician, and father of saturation divingSaturation divingSaturation diving is a diving technique that allows divers to reduce the risk of decompression sickness when they work at great depth for long periods of time.... - Karen Ramey BurnsKaren Ramey BurnsKaren Ramey Burns is an American forensic anthropologist known for work in international human rights. Her specialty is the recovery and identification of human remains in criminal, historical, archaeological, and disaster-related circumstances...
, American forensic anthropologist, and Fulbright Scholar - Archie CarrArchie CarrArchie Fairly Carr, Jr. was an American herpetologist, ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America...
, American zoologistZoologyZoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, famed conservationist, and founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation - Marjorie Harris CarrMarjorie Harris CarrMarjorie Harris Carr was an American conservationist.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Harris moved to Lee County in southwest Florida. In 1936, she received a B.S. in zoology from Florida State College for Women; in 1942, she received an M.A. from the University of Florida...
, pioneer in the American Conservation MovementConservation movementThe conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental and a social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal, fungus and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.... - Robert CostanzaRobert CostanzaRobert Costanza is an American ecological economist is a University Professor of Sustainability at Portland State University in Oregon.- Biography :Robert Costanza was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
, American ecological economist and the Gund Professor of Ecological economics and Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of VermontUniversity of VermontThe University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or... - Nils J. DiazNils J. DiazNils J. Diaz is a former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Dr. Diaz's term as Chairman ended on June 30, 2006.He was a nuclear engineering professor and chairman at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, from the 1970s to the 1990s. He is also a UF alumnus.-External links:*...
, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNuclear Regulatory CommissionThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent agency of the United States government that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 from the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and was first opened January 19, 1975... - Jonathan F. EarleJonathan F. EarleJonathan F.K. Earle completed his Ph.D. at the University of Florida in 1985, and joined the faculty in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering in 1987. He was appointed Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Florida College of Engineering in 1992. This position was...
, American engineer, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring - Wesley R. ElsberryWesley R. ElsberryDr. Wesley Royce Elsberry is a marine biologist with an interdisciplinary background in zoology, computer science, and wildlife and fisheries sciences. He has become involved in the creation-evolution controversy.- Biography :...
, notable marine biologistMarine biologyMarine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather... - Philip Don EstridgePhilip Don EstridgePhilip Donald Estridge , known as Don Estridge,led development of the original IBM Personal Computer , and thus is known as "father of the IBM PC"...
, led development of the original IBM Personal Computer (PC), known as "father of the IBM PC" - Manuel Fernandez, entrepreneur, guiding force behind the Gavilan SCGavilan SCThe Gavilan SC was an early laptop computer, and was the first ever to be marketed as a "laptop".The brainchild of Gavilan Computer Corp. founder Manuel Fernandez, the Gavilan was introduced in May, 1983, at approximately the same time as the similar Sharp PC-5000...
, the first laptop computer - Fred GageFred Gage-Scientific Background:Fred "Rusty" Gage is a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute, and has concentrated on the adult central nervous system and the unexpected plasticity and adaptability that remains throughout the life of all mammals...
, American researcher of Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
and the spinal cordSpinal cordThe spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain . The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system... - Jesse James GarrettJesse James GarrettJesse James Garrett is a user experience designer. In a 2005 paper, Garrett coined the term Ajax to describe the technology behind emerging services like Google Maps and Google Suggest, as well as the resulting user experience which made it possible to eliminate reloading the whole...
, American experience designExperience designExperience design is the practice of designing products, processes, services, events, and environments with a focus placed on the quality of the user experience and culturally relevant solutions, with less emphasis placed on increasing and improving functionality of the design...
er, who coined the term AjaxAjax (programming)Ajax is a group of interrelated web development methods used on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications... - Jürgen GaußJürgen GaußJürgen Gauß is a German theoretical chemist.He was born 13 August 1960 in Konstanz. He studied chemistry at the University of Cologne from 1979 till 1984...
, GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
theoretical chemistTheoretical chemistryTheoretical chemistry seeks to provide theories that explain chemical observations. Often, it uses mathematical and computational methods that, at times, require advanced knowledge. Quantum chemistry, the application of quantum mechanics to the understanding of valency, is a major component of... - Robert GentryRobert V. GentryRobert V. Gentry is a nuclear physicist and young earth creationist, known for his claims that radiohalos provide evidence for a young age of the Earth. He is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.-Career:...
, nuclear physicist and creationist advocate - John W. GriffinJohn W. Griffin (archaeologist)John W. Griffin was the State Archaeologist of Florida, the Director of the St. Augustine Historical Society, and a Regional Archaeologist for the National Park Service.-Background:...
, archaeologist, researcher, administrator, and author - Herbert GurskyHerbert GurskyHerbert Gursky was the Superintendent of the Naval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division and Chief Scientist of the E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research.-Biography:...
, former superintendent of the Naval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division - Kelsie HarderKelsie B. HarderKelsie Brown Harder was an American professor and onomastician .-Biography:Harder was born in Perry County, Tennessee. After serving in the United States Army after World War II, he earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in English from Vanderbilt University, then a Ph.D. from University...
, American onomastician - Steven HebertSteven C. HebertSteven C. Hebert, M.D., , a board certified nephrologist, was the chair and C.N.H. Long Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and professor of medicine at Yale University, beginning in 2000.-Education:...
, American nephrologistNephrologyNephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.-Scope of the specialty:... - Richard HightonRichard HightonRichard Highton is an American herpetologist, an expert on the biological classification of woodland salamanders.He is currently a Professor Emeritus in Biology for the University of Maryland College Park...
, famous zoologist, and current professor emeritus of biology at the University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... - Shere HiteShere HiteShere Hite is an American-born German sex educator and feminist. Her sexological work has focused primarily on female sexuality. Hite builds upon biological studies of sex by Masters and Johnson and by Alfred Kinsey...
, famous sex educator and feminist - Horton H. Hobbs, Jr.Horton H. Hobbs, Jr.Horton Holcombe Hobbs, Jr. was an American taxonomist and carcinologist, specialising in freshwater decapods. He was also a capable artist, musician, cook and botanist....
, notable carcinologist, and former head curator of the United States National Museum - James HollanJames D. HollanJames D. Hollan is Professor of Cognitive Science and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, San Diego. In collaboration with Professor Edwin Hutchins, he directs the Distributed Cognition and Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at UCSD.His research explores the...
, American cognitive scientist, and professor at University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San DiegoThe University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States... - Nicholas HonerkampNicholas HonerkampNicholas Honerkamp is an American archaeologist whose principal fields of interest are historical archaeology, plantation archaeology, industrial archaeology and archaeological method and theory. Honerkamp is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Geography at...
, American archaeologist - George KauffmanGeorge KauffmanGeorge B. Kauffman was born in 1930. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Dr. Kauffman is currently a Professor of Chemistry at California State University, Fresno. He has written over 17 books, and over 2,000 articles...
, former professor emeritus of chemistry, Guggenheim Fellow - Pramod KhargonekarPramod KhargonekarPramod Khargonekar was born in Indore, India. He is a well-known expert in control systems.Khargonekar earned his bachelor's degree at the Indian Institutes of Technology, Bombay...
, former dean of the University of Florida College of EngineeringUniversity of Florida College of EngineeringThe College of Engineering at the University of Florida provides formal education and research in more than 12 fields of engineering, including: aerospace, agricultural, biological, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, industrial, materials, and mechanical.-History:The... - Bruce C. KoneBruce C. KoneBruce C. Kone, M.D. is an American professor, nephrologist, administrator, and molecular biologist. He is currently professor of medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.- History :...
, former dean of the University of Florida College of MedicineUniversity of Florida College of MedicineThe University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville... - Martin KreitmanMartin KreitmanMartin Kreitman is an American geneticist, and Professor at the University of Chicago.He graduated from Stony Brook University with a B.S. Biology, in 1975, and from University of Florida with a M.S. Zoology, in 1977, and from Harvard University with a Ph.D...
, American geneticistGeneticistA geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of skills. A geneticist is also a Consultant or...
, and professor at the University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890... - Kenney KryskoKenney KryskoDr. Kenneth L. Krysko is a well known Florida herpetologist. He was educated at Florida State University during his undergrad years and then at the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. He is known for his expert knowledge on geckos and other...
, American herpetologist - Joseph C. JoyceJoseph C. JoyceJoseph C. Joyce, executive associate vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida is a Jacksonville, Florida native. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1982.Joyce served as...
, current executive Vice President for the Institute of Food and Agricultural SciencesInstitute of Food and Agricultural SciencesThe University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information... - Seymour LondonSeymour LondonSeymour B. London was an American physician and inventor who created the first automatic blood pressure monitor....
, American physician, and inventor of the first automatic blood pressure monitor - Robert LoveRobert LoveRobert M. Love is an American author, speaker, Google engineer, and open source software developer.Love is best known for his contributions to the Linux kernel, with notable work including the preemptive kernel, process scheduler, kernel event layer, virtual memory subsystem, and inotify...
, American author, speaker, and open sourceOpen sourceThe term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software developerSoftware developerA software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management... - Louis G. MacDowellLouis G. MacDowellDr. Louis Gardner MacDowell was a researcher for the United States Department of Agriculture . With Edwin L. Moore and C. D. Atkins in the 1940s, he helped develop a new process for making concentrated orange juice. All three men were inducted together into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in...
, co-creator of the frozen Orange Juice concentrate - Ron MagillRon MagillRon Magill is an American wildlife expert and photographer; he is the communications director of the Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, and makes regular television appearances....
, renowned wildife expert, photographer and communications director for the regional Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens - Chris MalachowskyChris MalachowskyChris Malachowsky is an American electrical engineer, one of the founders of computer graphics company Nvidia.He received a B.S. degree in 1983 in electrical engineering from the University of Florida and an M.S. degree in 1986 from Santa Clara University...
, American computer scientist and co-founder of NVIDIANVIDIANvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles... - Preston McAfeePreston McAfeePreston McAfee is a Vice President and Research Fellow at Yahoo! Research where he leads the Microeconomics and Social Systems group. Prior to Yahoo!, he was the J. Stanley Johnson Professor of Business, Economics, and Management at the California Institute of Technology, where he was the...
, current vice president for Yahoo! ResearchYahoo! ResearchYahoo! Research is a research organization established on January 2004 within Yahoo!. It is currently headed by Prabhakar Raghavan.Topics within Yahoo! Research include: Internet search, Machine Learning, Microeconomics, Media Experience, and Community Systems.Locations include:* Barcelona, Spain*... - Edwin H. McConkeyEdwin H. McConkeyEdwin H. McConkey is an American biologist. , he is a professor emeritus at the department for Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado....
, prominent biologist who studies evolution, current Professor Emeritus at the University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderThe University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado... - Jerald MilanichJerald T. MilanichJerald T. Milanich is an American anthropologist and archaeologist, specializing in Native American culture in Florida. He is the curator of Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida in Gainesville; Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of...
, American anthropologist and archaeologist - Lee Ann NewsomLee Ann NewsomLee Ann Newsom is currently an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University at University Park. She has written numerous books & articles...
, famed anthropologist, and MacArthur Fellow - Nandini NimbkarNandini NimbkarDr. Nandini Nimbkar is an academic from India, and current President of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute .Dr. Nimbkar started at NARI as a researcher. She became director and then in 1990 president of the institute. Nimkbar has 23 years of experience in agriculture research, and is also...
, current president of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India - Carole C. NoonCarole C. NoonCarole Cooney Noon was a primatologist best known for founding Save the Chimps, a Florida non-profit chimpanzee sanctuary that is the largest such sanctuary in the world as of 2009.-Career:...
, American primatologist, and founder of Save the ChimpsSave the ChimpsSave the Chimps is a publicly financed 501nonprofit American animal sanctuary specializing in the care of chimpanzees. The organization utilizes two separate locations: a temporary sanctuary within a former biomedical research lab located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and a chimpanzee-centric facility... - Jerald S. PaulJerald S. PaulJerald S. Paul in Lancaster, Ohio. Jerald Paul previously served as the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2004...
, former Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security AdministrationNational Nuclear Security AdministrationThe United States National Nuclear Security Administration is part of the United States Department of Energy. It works to improve national security through the military application of nuclear energy... - Peter PritchardPeter PritchardDr. Peter Pritchard is a leading turtle zoologist. Educated at Oxford University and the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in Zoology, he is most commonly known for his campaign of almost 40 years for the conservation of turtles...
, famed zoologist - Anil K. RajvanshiAnil K. RajvanshiDr. Anil K. Rajvanshi is an academic from India, and is the current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute .Dr. Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at Maharashtra, India since 1981. Prior to taking this position he served on the...
, mechanical engineer, and current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in India - Michael ReynoldsMichael D. ReynoldsMichael D. Reynolds is the Dean of Mathematics & Sciences and Professor of Astronomy at Florida State College in Jacksonville, Florida...
, notable AstronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using... - Lesa RoeLesa RoeLesa B. Roe is the current Director of NASA's Langley Research Center. She received her Bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, and her Masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida. In October 2005 she was named the Director of...
, current director of the NASA's Langley Research CenterLangley Research CenterLangley Research Center is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base...
in Hampton, VirginiaHampton, VirginiaHampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts... - Douglas A. RossmanDouglas A. RossmanDouglas A. Rossman is a U.S. herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
, American herpetologist - Michael RyschkewitschMichael RyschkewitschMichael Ryschkewitsch is the Chief Engineer of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration.-Education & Career:Michael Ryschkewitsch earned a B.S. in physics from the University of Florida, Gainesville, and a Ph.D. from Duke University...
, current chief engineer for NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... - Stephanie Moulton SarkisStephanie Moulton SarkisStephanie Moulton Sarkis is a specialist in the treatment of ADD/ADHD and the author of four books on adult ADHD. She is a practicing Licensed Mental Health Counselor and National Certified Counselor based in Boca Raton, FL. She specializes in ADHD and its impact on college performance and...
, American psychotherapist and author - Samuel SearsSamuel SearsSamuel F. Sears, Jr., Ph.D. is a professor of health psychology at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.- Early life and clinical training :...
, notable American psychologist - Stephen C. SillettStephen C. SillettStephen C. Sillett is a botanist specializing in old growth forest canopies. As the first scientist to enter the redwood forest canopy, he pioneered new methods for climbing, exploring, and studying tall trees...
, American botanist - Eduardo SontagEduardo D. SontagEduardo Daniel Sontag is an American/Argentine mathematician, and Professor at the Rutgers University, who works in the field of systems biology and control theory and engineering.- Biography :...
, notable Argentine mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change.... - Jeffrey SpielerJeffrey SpielerDr. Jeffrey Spieler was born in 1946. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Florida in 1967. Spieler is currently the Director of Research for the United States Agency for International Development.-References:***...
, current director of research for USAID - Lewis StadlerLewis StadlerLewis John Stadler was an American geneticist. His research focused on the mutagenic effects of different forms of radiation on economically important plants like maize and barley.- Background :...
, American geneticistGeneticistA geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of skills. A geneticist is also a Consultant or... - David SteadmanDavid SteadmanDavid William Steadman is the curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.His research has concentrated on the evolution, biogeography, conservation, and extinction of tropical birds, particularly in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. He has also...
, currently a museum curator - Will SteffenWill SteffenWill Steffen, born 1947, is the executive director of the Australian National University Climate Change Institute. From 1998 to 2004, he was the executive director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, a coordinating body of national environmental change organizations based in...
, executive director of the ANU Climate Change Institute - Gilbert StorkGilbert StorkGilbert Stork is a U.S. organic chemist. He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University. The Stork enamine synthesis is named in his honor.-Education:...
, creator of the Stork enamine alkylationStork enamine alkylationStork enamine alkylation, also known as the Stork-Enamine reaction, involves the addition of an enamine to an alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyl acceptor in a process similar to the Michael reaction...
, and professor emeritus of chemistry at Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... - Ashutosh TewariAshutosh TewariAshutosh K. Tewari is a board certified American urologist, oncologist, and clinical researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in New York City where he directs the Institute of Prostate Cancer and Robotic Surgery. Tewari holds the Ronald P...
, notable Indian oncologist and urologist - Michael ThomasMichael C. ThomasMichael C. Thomas is an American entomologist who is co-author of the book series American Beetles.Born in Miami, Florida, Thomas graduated from the University of South Florida in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts, followed by a Master of Science degree in Entomology from the...
, American entomologist - James ThompsonJames R. Thompson, Jr.James Robert Thompson, Jr., known as J.R. Thompson, was the fifth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as Director from September 29, 1986 to July 6, 1989...
, former director of the NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Marshall Space Flight CenterMarshall Space Flight CenterThe George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. The largest center of NASA, MSFC's first mission was developing the Saturn launch vehicles for the Apollo moon program...
Nobel Prize laureates
- Robert Grubbs, won the Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
for Chemistry in 2005 for his work in the field of olefin metathesisOlefin metathesisOlefin metathesis or transalkylidenation is an organic reaction that entails redistribution of alkylene fragments by the scission of carbon - carbon double bonds in olefins . Its advantages include the creation of fewer sideproducts and hazardous wastes. Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R... - Marshall Nirenberg, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1968 for describing the genetic codeGenetic codeThe genetic code is the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material is translated into proteins by living cells....
and how it operates in protein synthesis
Astronauts
- Andrew M. AllenAndrew M. AllenAndrew Michael "Andy" Allen is a retired United States Astronaut. A former United States Marine Corps aviator and Lt. Colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three shuttle missions before retiring in 1997....
, NASA astronautAstronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
, and former U.S. Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
naval aviator - William Frederick FisherWilliam Frederick FisherWilliam Frederick Fisher is American physician and a former NASA Astronaut.-Personal:Born April 1, 1946, in Dallas, Texas. He was married to a fellow astronaut, Dr. Anna Lee Fisher of St. Albans, New York in 1977. They have two daughters, Kristin Anne and Kara Lynne . .The Drs. Fisher were...
, NASA astronaut, and current medical doctor - Kevin A. FordKevin A. FordKevin Anthony Ford is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and a NASA astronaut. He is married with two children. Ford has received a number of special honors and awards, some of which are the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal and the...
, NASA astronaut pilot - Ronald J. GaranRonald J. Garan, Jr.Ronald John Garan, Jr. is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm...
, NASA astronaut, and former U.S. Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
pilot - Donald L. MallickDonald L. MallickDonald L. Mallick was an American pilot at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center from 1963 - 1981. He later became the Deputy Chief for the Dryden Aircraft Operations Division.- Background :...
, NASA research pilot - Bill NelsonBill NelsonClarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
, NASA astronaut, current U.S. Senator, and former U.S. Representative - Ronald A. PariseRonald A. PariseRonald Anthony Parise, Ph.D. was an Italian American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist....
, NASA astronaut - Norman ThagardNorman ThagardNorman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former NASA astronaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut...
, NASA astronaut, and current professor of engineering at Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
Presidents of universities and colleges
- Byong Man AhnByong Man AhnDr Byong Man Ahn is an South Korean academic, and the former President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Seoul National University in 1964, and 1967. In addition, he received his Doctorate from the University of Florida in 1973...
, former president of Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesHankuk University of Foreign StudiesHankuk University of Foreign Studies is one of the leading universities in the Republic of Korea.HUFS has been consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious higher education institutes in Korea, especially being ranked as a top in the field of Foreign Language...
in Seoul, Korea - M. S. AnanthM. S. AnanthMadaboosi Santanam Ananth is an Indian academician who was appointed as Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in December 2001.-Biography:...
, current director of Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndian Institute of Technology MadrasThe Indian Institute of Technology Madras is an engineering and technology school in Chennai in southern India. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India... - George F. BaughmanGeorge F. BaughmanGeorge F. Baughman was the first president of New College of Florida, a vice president of the University of Florida as well as of New York University and a rear admiral in the United States Naval Reserve.-Early life and education:...
, founding president of New College of FloridaNew College of FloridaNew College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded originally as a private institution and is now an autonomous honors college of the State University System of Florida.-History:... - P. George BensonP. George BensonDr. P. George Benson is an American academic, and the current President of the College of Charleston. Benson graduated with his Bachelors degree in mathematics from Bucknell University...
, current president of the College of CharlestonCollege of CharlestonThe College of Charleston is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States... - Thomas G. CarpenterThomas G. CarpenterThomas Glenn Carpenter is an American retired educator and university administrator. He was the founding President of the University of North Florida , serving from 1969–1980, and a President of Memphis State University from 1980–1991. The University of North Florida's Thomas G...
, former president of Memphis State University and University of North FloridaUniversity of North FloridaThe University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s... - Marshall CriserMarshall CriserMarshall McAllister Criser, Jr. is an American corporate lawyer and former university administrator. Criser is a native of New Jersey, and earned his bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney...
, former president of University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
and former chairman of Scripps Florida - Harold B. Crosby,former president of University of West FloridaUniversity of West FloridaThe University of West Florida, also known as West Florida and UWF, is a mid-sized public university located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. UWF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. The University of West Florida is a Research University, which specializes in...
and Florida International UniversityFlorida International UniversityFlorida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park... - Gay CulverhouseGay CulverhouseDr. Gay Culverhouse is the former President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Notre Dame College. She served as President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. She founded the Gay Culverhouse Players Outreach Program,Inc. which assists retired NFL players access the benefits to which they may be entitled....
, former president of Notre Dame CollegeNotre Dame CollegeNotre Dame College, also known as Notre Dame College of Ohio or simply NDC, is a Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts college in South Euclid, Ohio, USA. Established in 1922 as a women's college it has been coeducational since January 2001...
and president of the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... - Sandy D'Alemberte, former president of Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
and the American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation... - John DelaneyJohn DelaneyJohn Adrian Delaney is an American lawyer, politician and university administrator. He currently serves as the president of the University of North Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1995 to 2003...
, current president of the University of North FloridaUniversity of North FloridaThe University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...
, former chancellor of the State University System of FloridaState University System of FloridaThe State University System of Florida is a system of eleven public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2011, over 320,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities... - Donald EastmanDonald R. Eastman IIIDonald R. Eastman III is the current President of Eckerd College. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee, his Doctorate from the University of Florida, and also attended Harvard University....
, current president of Eckerd CollegeEckerd CollegeEckerd College is a private 4-year coeducational liberal arts college at the southernmost tip of St. Petersburg, Florida, in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area. The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.- Campus :... - Ray F. Ferrero Jr.Ray F. Ferrero Jr.Ray F. Ferrero Jr. is an American academic, and was the fifth President of Nova Southeastern University. Ferrero graduated with his Bachelors degree from St. Johns University. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida in 1960. He became the President of Nova Southeastern...
, former president and current chancellor of Nova Southeastern UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityNova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie... - Fred GainousFred GainousFred Gainous was born in 1947, and his hometown is Tallahassee, Florida. He received his Bachelors Degree from Florida A & M University back in 1969, and his Masters & Doctorate from the University of Florida....
, former president of Florida A&M UniversityFlorida A&M UniversityFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida... - S. Malcolm GillisS. Malcolm GillisDr. S. Malcolm Gillis is an American academic, and was the sixth president of Rice University in Houston, Texas. He served in this capacity from 1993 until 2004.-Education:* Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida in 1962....
, former president of Rice UniversityRice UniversityWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States... - Madlyn L. HanesMadlyn L. HanesDr. Madlyn L. Hanes is an American academic, and the former Chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg. Hanes graduated with her Bachelors degree in English education from the University of Florida in 1969. She received her Masters degree in speech-language pathology and her Doctorate in curriculum and...
, current president of Penn State HarrisburgPenn State HarrisburgPenn State Harrisburg, also called The Capital College, is an undergraduate college and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University. The main campus of Penn State Harrisburg is located in Lower Swatara Township, 9 miles south of Harrisburg... - Carl HiteCarl HiteDr. Carl Hite is the current President of Cleveland State Community College. He received his Bachelors degree from Florida State University, and his Doctorate of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida.-External links:**...
, president of Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland State Community CollegeCleveland State Community College is a publicly-supported community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents and located in Cleveland, Tennessee...
, Tennessee - Robert LindgrenRobert LindgrenRobert R. Lindgren is an American lawyer and educator, and the 15th president of Randolph-Macon College. The inauguration was held in the Blackwell Auditorium on October 27, 2006....
, current president of Randolph-Macon CollegeRandolph-Macon CollegeRandolph–Macon College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, United States, near the capital city of Richmond. Founded in 1830, the school has an enrollment of over 1,200 students... - Charles N. MillicanCharles N. MillicanCharles Norman Millican, Ph.D. was an American professor and academic administrator, who was the founding President of the University of Central Florida, then named Florida Technological University....
, founding president of the University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States... - Stephen C. O'ConnellStephen C. O'ConnellStephen Cornelius O'Connell was an American attorney, appellate judge and university president. O'Connell was a native of Florida, and earned bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney...
, former president of the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, former Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
justice - Eduardo J. PadrónEduardo J. PadrónEduardo José Padrón is the current President of Miami Dade College.An American by choice, Eduardo Padrón arrived in the United States as a refugee at the age of 15. Since 1995, he has served as President of Miami Dade College , the largest institution of higher education in Florida. An economist...
, current president of Miami Dade CollegeMiami Dade CollegeMiami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College... - Paul G. PearsonPaul G. PearsonPaul Guy Pearson was an American academic, who served as president of Miami University and as acting president of Rutgers University.-Biography:...
, former president of Miami UniversityMiami UniversityMiami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
and former interim president for Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... - William L. ProctorWilliam L. ProctorWilliam L. Proctor was born January 27, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the current Chancellor of Flagler College.Proctor attended the University of Florida, Stetson University, and Florida State University. He received his both his Masters degree and Doctorate from Florida State University...
, former chancellor of Flagler CollegeFlagler CollegeFlagler College, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, USA and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008.The college has been named in recent years by US News & World Report as one of the southeast region's best comprehensive liberal arts colleges, and is included on... - Michael RaoMichael RaoDr. Michael Rao is the president of Virginia Commonwealth University, and the former President of Central Michigan University. He was selected to be the President of VCU in 2009....
, current president of Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
, and former president of Central Michigan UniversityCentral Michigan UniversityCentral Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan... - W. Reece Smith Jr.W. Reece Smith Jr.William Reece Smith Jr. is an American lawyer. Smith served as the interim president of the University of South Florida, and the president of the American Bar Association....
, former president of the University of South FloridaUniversity of South FloridaThe University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
and the American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
, and Rhodes Scholar - Janet ToddJanet ToddJanet Margaret Todd is a Welsh-born academic and a well-respected author of many books on women in literature. Todd was educated at Cambridge University and the University of Florida, where she undertook a doctorate on the poet John Clare...
, current president of Lucy Cavendish CollegeLucy Cavendish College, CambridgeLucy Cavendish College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is a women-only college, which admits only postgraduates and undergraduates aged 21 or over....
at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... - E. Jean WalkerE. Jean WalkerE. Jean Walker is an American academic, and the former President of Virginia Highlands Community College. Walker graduated with her Bachelors degree from Furman University in 1957. She received her Masters degree from the University of Florida in 1959. In addition she received her Doctorate from...
, former president of Virginia Highlands Community CollegeVirginia Highlands Community CollegeVirginia Highlands Community College is located in Abingdon, Virginia. One of the 23 schools in the Virginia Community College System, the college was established November 30, 1967 to serve the residents of Washington County, western Smyth County, and the city of Bristol, Virginia. Over 4,000...
Politicians, military officers, and judges
- Alto L. AdamsAlto L. AdamsAlto L. Adams . Adams was a former justice for the Florida Supreme Court.He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. Alto Adams served on the Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1940 - 1951. From 1949 to 1951 Adams served as Chief Justice....
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each... - Philip AgeePhilip AgeePhilip Burnett Franklin Agee was a Central Intelligence Agency case officer and writer, best known as author of the 1975 book, Inside the Company: CIA Diary, detailing his experiences in the CIA. Agee joined the CIA in 1957, and over the following decade had postings in Washington, D.C., Ecuador,...
, former operative for the Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers... - J.D. Alexander, current member of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
- John R. AlisonJohn R. Alison- External links :* The All-American Airman, Walter J. Boyne, March 2000*John R. Alison Papers, 1945–1957*John R. Alison Collection, including extended video interview available online.*" John R. Alison Enshrinee Biography...
, the father of Air ForceAir forceAn air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
special operations - Harry Lee AnsteadHarry Lee AnsteadHarry Lee Anstead was a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1994 to January 5, 2009, and he served as Chief Justice from July 1, 2002 until June 30, 2004...
,former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - Winston E. ArnowWinston E. ArnowWinston Eugene Arnow was an American lawyer and judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He presided over the Gainesville Eight trial....
, judge who presided over the Gainesville EightGainesville EightThe Gainesville Eight were a group of anti-Vietnam War activists indicted on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. All eight defendants were acquitted....
trial - Jeffrey AtwaterJeffrey AtwaterJeffrey "Jeff" Atwater, a fifth-generation Floridian, was elected Florida's Chief Financial Officer is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Florida...
, current Chief Financial Officer of FloridaChief Financial Officer of FloridaThe Chief Financial Officer of Florida is a statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet....
and Former President of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032.... - Byllye AveryByllye AveryByllye Yvonne Avery is an American health care activist, who has worked to improve the welfare of African-American women by creating the National Black Women's Health Project in 1981. She has received the MacArthur Foundation's Fellowship for Social Contribution and the Gustav O...
, notable health care activist - Charles R. Black, Jr.Charles R. Black, Jr.Charles R. Black, Jr. , is a former chief lobbyist for BKSH & Associates, a lobbying firm associated with Burson-Marsteller. Black also worked for Ronald Reagan's two Presidential campaigns in 1976 and 1980 and he was a senior political adviser to the 1992 re-election campaign of George H.W. Bush...
, adviser to President Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, and lobbyist - Ellyn BogdanoffEllyn Setnor BogdanoffEllyn Setnor Bogdanoff is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. She received her Bachelors degree from the University of Florida in 1980. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her family.Sen. Bogdanoff voted in favor of legislation prohibiting doctors...
, current member of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032.... - John F. BoltJohn F. BoltJohn Franklin Bolt , was an aviator in the United States Marine Corps and a decorated flying ace during World War II and the Korean War...
, former Naval aviator for the United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
, awarded the Navy CrossNavy CrossThe Navy Cross is the highest decoration that may be bestowed by the Department of the Navy and the second highest decoration given for valor. It is normally only awarded to members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard, but can be awarded to all... - Bob ButterworthBob ButterworthRobert A. Butterworth is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Florida.-Early life and career:Butterworth was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and moved to Florida with his family as a child. He received a degree in business administration from the University of Florida in 1965,...
, former Florida Attorney GeneralFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state....
, dean of St. Thomas UniversitySt. Thomas University (Florida)St. Thomas University is a private Roman Catholic university in the Miami, Florida, United States suburb of Miami Gardens.-History:The University traces its roots to the Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, founded in 1946 in Havana, Cuba, named after Saint Thomas of Villanova, by...
College of Law - Pam BondiPam BondiPamela Jo Bondi is the current Attorney General of Florida.-Early life and education:Bondi's hometown is Temple Terrace, Florida. Her father, Joseph Bondi, was a City Councilman and then Mayor of Temple Terrace. She is a graduate of C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida...
, current Attorney General of FloridaFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state.... - Scott CamilScott CamilScott Camil is a noted political activist. He first gained prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War, as a witness in the Winter Soldier Investigation and a member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War....
, political activist, known primarily for leading the Gainesville EightGainesville EightThe Gainesville Eight were a group of anti-Vietnam War activists indicted on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. All eight defendants were acquitted.... - Skip CampbellSkip CampbellWalter G. "Skip" Campbell was a member of the Florida Senate from Tamarac, Florida. He was the Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General in 2006...
, former member of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
, ran unsuccessfully for Florida Attorney General, professor at Nova Southeastern UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityNova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie... - Bernadette CastroBernadette CastroBernadette Castro is a New York politician and businesswoman who served in the Cabinet of former Governor George Pataki. She was the heir and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Castro Convertibles, a sofa business in New Hyde Park, New York. Castro sold the company to Krause...
, former Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for the State of New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... - Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.Leonard Fielding Chapman, Jr. was the 24th Commandant of the Marine Corps and served in that capacity from 1968 to 1972. He was World War II combat veteran — being decorated for his actions in the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa. He retired from the Marine Corps after 37 years...
, former Commandant of the United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States... - Doyle ConnerDoyle ConnerDoyle Edward Conner Sr. is an American politician. He served as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture for about 30 years, and also served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.-Education:...
, former Florida Commissioner of AgricultureFlorida Commissioner of AgricultureThe Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services . The position is elected by voters statewide and is one of four members in the Florida Cabinet...
, and former Speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesFlorida House of RepresentativesThe Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at... - Paula DockeryPaula DockeryPaula Dockery is a Republican Party member of the Florida Senate.- Early life :Paula was born in Queens, New York, June 6, 1961.Dockery moved to Florida as a child, in 1968. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from the University of Florida in 1983. Later she graduated with...
, current member of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
and current Majority Whip - Stan DromiskyStan DromiskyStanley Peter Dromisky was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004...
, former member of the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
, current professor and a director of the Thunder Bay Art GalleryThunder Bay Art GalleryThe Thunder Bay Art Gallery is Northwestern Ontario's primary art gallery specializing in the work of contemporary First Nations artists. It is located on the campus of Confederation College in Thunder Bay.... - Raymond EhrlichRaymond EhrlichRaymond Ehrlich Ehrlich was a former justice for the Florida Supreme Court.He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. Raymond Ehrlich served as the Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1981 to 1990...
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - Richard ErvinRichard ErvinRichard W. Ervin, Jr. was the Florida Attorney General from 1949 to 1964, and he also served as chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1971...
, former Florida Attorney GeneralFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state.... - Steven W. FisherSteven W. FisherSteven William Fisher was an American attorney who served on the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division and had presided over the trial in the Wendy's massacre while serving on New York State Supreme Court in which the defendant was the last to be assessed the death penalty.Fisher was born in...
, former judge for the New York Supreme CourtNew York Supreme Court, Appellate DivisionThe Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate... - Anitere FloresAnitere FloresAnitere Flores is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, a body in which she represents the 38th District. Her district of almost 500,000 residents includes Kendall, Westchester, Fontainebleau, and portions of Southwest Miami-Dade County in South Florida. Senator Anitere Flores was sworn in...
, current member of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032.... - Lou FrostLou FrostLouis O'Melville "Lou" Frost, Jr. was an American lawyer who served for 36 years as the elected public defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit, which consists of Duval, Nassau, and Clay counties...
, public defender in Jacksonville for 36 years - George GreerGeorge GreerGeorge W. Greer was an American judge serving in the Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Court, family law division, in Clearwater, Florida, who received national attention when he presided over the Terri Schiavo case....
, circuit court judge who presided over the Terri SchiavoTerri SchiavoThe Terri Schiavo case was a legal battle in the United States between the legal guardians and the parents of Teresa Marie "Terri" Schiavo that lasted from 1998 to 2005...
case, he serves in the Pinellas-Pasco County Circuit Court - Stephen H. GrimesStephen H. GrimesStephen H. "Steve" Grimes is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1987 to 1996.-Early life and education:...
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - Earl FairclothEarl FairclothEarl Faircloth was a former Florida Attorney General and State Representative.He was a politician from the U.S. state of Florida. Earl Faircloth served as the Florida Attorney General from 1965 to 1971....
, former Florida Attorney GeneralFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state.... - Ralph HabenRalph HabenRalph H. Haben, Jr. is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982...
, former Speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesThe Speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives...
and lobbyist - Mallory HorneMallory HorneMallory E. Horne was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and President of the Florida Senate.- Background :Horne was an United States Army Air Force pilot during World War II...
, former President of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives - Bruce JacobBruce JacobBruce R. Jacob was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida during the early 1960s, whose biggest case was Gideon v. Wainwright, arguing against Gideon....
, former Assistant Attorney General of Florida, and prosecuted in Gideon v. WainwrightGideon v. WainwrightGideon v. Wainwright, , is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own... - Joseph KittingerJoseph KittingerJoseph William Kittinger II is a former Command Pilot and career military officer in the United States Air Force. He is most famous for his participation in Project Manhigh and Project Excelsior, holding the records for having the highest, fastest and longest skydive, from a height greater than...
, notable pilot for the U.S. Air Force, known for his high-altitude balloon flights and parachute jumps - Jeff KottkampJeff KottkampJeffrey "Jeff" Kottkamp is an American politician from Florida, and served as the state's 17th Lieutenant Governor, from 2007 to 2011....
, former Florida lieutenant governorLieutenant Governor of FloridaThe Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it... - James W. KynesJames W. KynesJames W. "Jimmy" Kynes, Jr. was an American college and professional football player, lawyer, political appointee and corporate executive. Kynes also served as the Florida Attorney General.- Early life :...
, former Florida Attorney GeneralFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state....
, former vice president for the Jim Walter Corporation - Jorge LabargaJorge labargaJorge Labarga is a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, taking office on January 6, 2009. He was a Judge for the 15th Circuit Court in Palm Beach County, Florida from 1996 until 2009. He is notable as the judge who refused a new vote during the 2000 U.S...
, current Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - Lewis LandesLewis LandesLewis Landes was a US Army Colonel and a lawyer.-Early life:He was born on December 12, 1891 in New York City, and he attended the University of Florida and formed the Florida National Guard. When the National Guard was mobilized against Pancho Villa, Landes was sent to Texas. He married Kathryn G...
, former U.S. Army ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
and prominent attorney - Row LewisRow LewisRow Lewis is a Grenadian activist, teacher, life-coach, vocalist, word-warrior, and liberation theologian. She is the founder of Liberty Fellowship Center, a non-profit Ministry, where she serves as the Executive Director and Spiritual Advisor....
, GrenadianGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
activist - Evelyn J. LynnEvelyn J. LynnEvelyn J. Lynn is a Republican Party member of the Florida Senate, representing the 7th District since 2003. Her district includes parts of Clay County, Marion County, Putnam County, and Volusia County, Florida...
, current member of the Florida Senate - Parker Lee McDonaldParker Lee McDonaldParker Lee McDonald McDonald was a former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida...
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - Virginia Montes, Latina civil rights activist and feminist
- Stephen C. O'ConnellStephen C. O'ConnellStephen Cornelius O'Connell was an American attorney, appellate judge and university president. O'Connell was a native of Florida, and earned bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney...
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and president of the University of Florida - Ben F. OvertonBen F. OvertonBen F. Overton is a former justice of the Florida Supreme Court.Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. Ben Overton served as the Florida Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1999...
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - Andrew OwensAndrew OwensAndrew Douglas "Andy" Owens, Jr. is an American attorney and circuit court judge in Sarasota County, Florida. Owens is a Circuit Court Judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, appointed by Florida Governor Bob Graham in 1983, and served as Chief Judge in the late 1990s...
, former Gators basketball player and current circuit Court judge - Obie PattersonObie PattersonObie Patterson is an American politician who represented district 26 in the Maryland House of Delegates and is a past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.-Background:...
, current member of the Maryland House of DelegatesMaryland House of DelegatesThe Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis... - Robert C. Pittman, awarded the Distinguished Flying CrossDistinguished Flying Cross (United States)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." The...
- Adam PutnamAdam PutnamAdam H. Putnam is the current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, current Florida Commissioner of AgricultureFlorida Commissioner of AgricultureThe Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services . The position is elected by voters statewide and is one of four members in the Florida Cabinet... - Nan RichNan RichNan Rich is a Democratic member and current Minority Leader of the Florida Senate, representing the 34th District since 2004. Previously she was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004....
, current member of the Florida Senate - Harold SebringHarold SebringHarold Leon "Tom" Sebring was a Florida Supreme Court justice, and an American judge at the Nuremberg Trials of German war criminals after World War II. Sebring was a native of Kansas and an alumnus of Kansas State Agricultural College...
, judge at the Nuremberg TrialsNuremberg TrialsThe Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court - T. Terrell SessumsT. Terrell SessumsThomas Terrell Sessums was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974-1976. Mr Sessums went onto a life of leadership and public service.-Early life:...
, former Speaker of the House of Representatives for FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, former chairman of the Florida Board of RegentsFlorida Board of RegentsThe Florida Board of Regents was from 1965 to 2001 the governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida, United States. It was created to replace a predecessor body called the Florida Board of Control, which had existed from... - William A. ShandsWilliam A. ShandsWilliam Augustine "Willie" Shands was an American politician and elected officeholder. Shands was a long-time Democrat member of the Florida Senate and an advocate for the establishment of a state medical college and teaching hospital.- Early life and education :Shands was born in Alachua County,...
, former member of the Florida SenateFlorida SenateThe Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
and namesake of the Shands Hospital - Robert ShevinRobert ShevinRobert L. Shevin was the Florida Attorney General from 1971 until 1979 and a judge on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.-Background:...
, former Florida Attorney GeneralFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state....
, current judge on Third District Court of Appeal of Florida - Bruce SmathersBruce SmathersBruce Armistead Smathers was a member of the Florida State Senate and then was elected to and served as Secretary of State of Florida from 1975 - 1978....
, former Florida Secretary of State - Terry SmiljanichTerry SmiljanichTerry Smiljanich is an American lawyer.Smiljanich was born in Tampa, Florida in 1947 to Peter and Olga Smiljanich. His father was in the Air Force and the family traveled extensively, with stays in Japan, Mississippi, Florida and Texas...
, counsel to the U.S. Senate during the Congressional hearing on the Iran-Contra AffairIran-Contra AffairThe Iran–Contra affair , also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or Iran-Contra-Gate, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials and President Reagan secretly facilitated the sale of... - Rod SmithRod Smith (politician)Rod Smith is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A Democrat, Smith was a member of the Florida Senate from Gainesville from 2001 until 2006. Smith ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2006 election but lost to Congressman Jim Davis...
, former member of the Florida Senate, successfully prosecuted Danny RollingDanny RollingDaniel Harold Rolling , also known as The Gainesville Ripper, was an American serial killer who murdered five students in Gainesville, Florida. Rolling later confessed to raping several of his victims, committing an additional 1989 triple homicide in Shreveport, Louisiana, and attempting to murder...
, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida - Susan StantonSusan StantonSusan Ashley Stanton was the city manager of Largo, Florida, until her job termination. She is currently the city manager of Lake Worth, Florida....
, former city managerCity managerA city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer or chief administrative officer in some municipalities...
of Largo, FloridaLargo, FloridaLargo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, USA and is part of the Tampa Bay Area. Centrally located, it is the crossroads of the county. As of the 2000 census, the City had a total population of 69,371. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was...
, and transsexual activist - Evelyn L. StrattonEvelyn Lundberg StrattonEvelyn Lundberg Stratton is an American jurist. She is currently a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court.- Background and education :Evelyn Lundberg Stratton was born to missionary parents in Bangkok, Thailand on February 25, 1953...
current Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court - Mac StipanovichJohn McKager StipanovichJohn McKager Stipanovich is a Florida lobbyist of the Republican Party. He is best known for his part in the 2000 Florida election recount, where he advised Katherine Harris of how to proceed with the election. Mac Stipanovich's nickname is "the Knife"....
, notable Republican lobbyist and political consultant who had a large role in the 2000 Florida Recount - Paul TibbetsPaul TibbetsPaul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare. The bomb, code-named Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima...
, U.S. Air Force pilot of the Enola GayEnola GayEnola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, mother of the pilot, then-Colonel Paul Tibbets. On August 6, 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war... - W. Fred TurnerW. Fred TurnerW. Fred Turner was an American attorney. He was the lawyer who successfully defended Clarence Earl Gideon in the second trial that was given to him after the Gideon vs. Wainwright case overturned his conviction. The story behind this famous case was told in Anthony Lewis's 1964 book Gideon's...
, successful attorney in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright - Marc Warren, currently an administrator for the Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
- Charles T. WellsCharles T. WellsCharles T. Wells was a member of the Florida Supreme Court from 1994 until March 3, 2009, when he retired. He was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles. He served as Chief Justice from July 1, 2000, until June 30, 2002. He is perhaps most noted for presiding over appeals brought to the Court as...
, former Justice of the Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each... - Jim WilliamsJim Williams (Florida)James Hunter Williams, aka Jim Williams or J.H. Williams is a retired American politician, member of the Democratic Party. Williams is best known for serving as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 1975 to 1979. He was the second Lt. Governor under Governor Reubin O'Donovan Askew...
, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and former Florida lieutenant governorLieutenant Governor of FloridaThe Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it... - Charles F. WillisCharles F. WillisCharles Fountain Willis, Jr. was born in Beaumont, Texas and earned a B.A. from the University of Florida in 1939....
, distinguished Naval Aviator who served as an aide to U.S. President Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. EisenhowerDwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
United States Ambassadors
- Frank AlmaguerFrank AlmaguerFrank Almaguer is a United States diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer. He has served in numerous positions with the US Peace Corps, The US Agency for International Development , the United States Department of State and the Organization of American States .-Background:Almaguer was born in...
, former U.S. Ambassador to HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... - Lucius D. BattleLucius D. BattleLucius Durham Battle , known as Luke Battle, was a career Foreign Service officer who served with distinction in Washington, Europe and the Middle East.-Early life:...
, former U.S. Ambassador to EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, former president of the Middle Eastern Institute - Carey CavanaughCarey CavanaughCarey Cavanaugh is a former U.S. Ambassador who now serves as Director of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. For twenty-two years, he served as a Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State...
, former U.S. Ambassador, current director of Patterson School of Diplomacy - Stanley Tuemler EscuderoStanley Tuemler EscuderoStanley Tuemler Escudero is a retired American diplomat who served in the U.S. foreign service in multiple capacities. He was U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, 1992-95, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 1995-1997, and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, 1997-2000.Escudero was born in Daytona Beach, Florida...
, former U.S. Ambassador to TajikistanTajikistanTajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
and AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... - Dennis K. HaysDennis K. HaysDennis K. Hays was the United States Ambassador to the Suriname. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President Bill Clinton on March 22, 1996....
, former U.S. Ambassador to SurinameSurinameSuriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as... - Barbara J. StephensonBarbara J. StephensonBarbara J. Stephenson is the former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President George W. Bush in the Spring of 2008....
, former U.S. Ambassador to PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... - Donald L. TuckerDonald L. TuckerDonald L. Tucker was a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and Special Ambassador for the United States to the Dominican Republic.Tucker earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida in 1962...
, former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, former Speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesFlorida House of RepresentativesThe Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at... - A. Vernon WeaverA. Vernon WeaverArthur Vernon Weaver, Jr. is the former United States Ambassador to the European Union. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1996....
, former U.S. Ambassador to the European UnionEuropean UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
United States Senators
- Charles O. AndrewsCharles O. AndrewsCharles Oscar Andrews was a Democratic Party politician from Florida, who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 until 1946.-Biography:...
, former U.S. SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... - Lawton ChilesLawton ChilesLawton Mainor Chiles, Jr. was an American politician from the US state of Florida. In a career spanning four decades, Chiles, a Democrat who never lost an election, served in the Florida House of Representatives , the Florida State Senate , the United States Senate , and as the 41st Governor of...
, former U.S. Senator and Florida governor - John Porter EastJohn Porter EastJohn Porter East was a Republican U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1981 until his suicide in 1986....
, former U.S. Senator (North Carolina) - Bob GrahamBob GrahamDaniel Robert "Bob" Graham is an American politician. He was the 38th Governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senator from that state from 1987 to 2005...
, former U.S. Senator, Florida governor, and U.S. Presidential CandidatePresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - William Luther HillWilliam Luther HillWilliam Luther Hill a US Senator from Florida, serving as a Democrat in 1936.Born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida; attended private and public schools and the East Florida Seminary at Gainesville, Fla.; engaged in banking and insurance; graduated from the law college of the University of...
, former U.S. Senator - Spessard HollandSpessard HollandSpessard Lindsey Holland was an American lawyer, politician and elected officeholder. He was the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. After finishing his term as governor, he was a United States Senator from Florida from 1946 until 1971...
, former U.S. Senator and Florida governor, founder of Holland & KnightHolland & KnightHolland & Knight is an international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Other offices around the world are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Beijing, China, and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.-... - Connie Mack IIIConnie Mack IIICornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III , popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican...
, former U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative - Bill NelsonBill NelsonClarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
, current U.S. Senator, and former U.S. Representative - Marco RubioMarco RubioMarco Antonio Rubio is the junior United States Senator from Florida . A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ....
, current U.S. Senator, and former Speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesFlorida House of RepresentativesThe Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at... - George A. Smathers, former U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, and benefactor of the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
Federal Judges
- Sidney M. AronovitzSidney M. AronovitzSidney Myer Aronovitz was an American lawyer and United States federal judge.Born in 1920 in Key West, Florida, Aronovitz was the son of a local textile merchant and a third-generation Key West native. He graduated from Key West High School in 1937, valedictorian and president of his class...
, former judge for the U.S. District CourtUnited States district courtThe United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
(Southern District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaThe United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida....
) - C. Clyde AtkinsC. Clyde AtkinsCarl Clyde Atkins was an American lawyer and judge.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., Atkins graduated from the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He received an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1936...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - William Julius BarkerWilliam Julius BarkerWilliam Julius Barker was an American lawyer and United States federal judge.Barker was born in 1886 in Marietta, Georgia. He attended the University of Florida College of Law and received his LL.B...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Rosemary BarkettRosemary BarkettRosemary Barkett is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to her nomination for that post, she was Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, where she was the first woman ever to serve on that court.- Background :Barkett has had an unusual career...
, current judge for the U.S. Court of AppealsUnited States courts of appealsThe United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
(Eleventh CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Middle District of Alabama...
), former Justice of the Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each... - Susan H. BlackSusan H. BlackSusan Harrell Black is an American lawyer and federal judge. She currently sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit....
, current judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit), former judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Middle District of FloridaThe United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida serves the residents of thirty-five counties from eight courthouses....
) - William J. CastagnaWilliam J. CastagnaWilliam John Castagna is an American lawyer and judge.Castagna was born in Philadelphia. He served in the United States Air Force from 1943 to 1945. He received his LL.B. from the University of Florida in 1949. He was in private practice in Miami, Florida from 1949 to 1950 and in Clearwater from...
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - Anne C. Conway, current chief judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)
- Edward B. DavisEdward B. DavisEdward Bertrand Davis .Davis was a judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. It should also be noted he served in the US Army from 1953 - 1955. He was in private practice in Miami, Florida from 1961 until 1979, when he was first appointed a Judgeship...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - William DimitrouleasWilliam DimitrouleasWilliam P. Dimitrouleas is a judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He served as a public defender from 1976–1977 and was an Assistant State Attorney from 1977 - 1989...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Joe Oscar EatonJoe Oscar EatonJoe Oscar Eaton was an American lawyer and judge.Eaton was born in 1920 in Monticello, Florida, the son of Mamie Eaton-Greene, who served on the Florida Railroad Commission from 1927 and 1935 and was the woman elected to a statewide office in Florida. Eaton lived at 816 Cherry Street with his...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Patricia C. FawsettPatricia C. FawsettPatricia C. Fawsett is an American lawyer and judge.Fawsett was born in 1943 in Montreal, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1965, her Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Florida in 1966, and her J.D...
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - Peter T. FayPeter T. FayPeter Thorpe Fay is an American lawyer and judge.Fay was born in 1929 in Rochester, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 from Rollins College. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a lieutenant from 1951 to 1953 before attending the University of Florida College of Law, where he...
, current senior judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit), former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Alan Stephen GoldAlan Stephen GoldAlan Stephen Gold is an American lawyer and a United States federal judge. He currently serves on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.-Early life and education:...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr., current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)
- William Terrell HodgesWilliam Terrell HodgesWilliam Terrell Hodges is an American lawyer and federal judge.Hodges was born in 1934 in Lake Wales, Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Florida in 1956 and his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1956.Hodges was...
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - Marcia Morales HowardMarcia Morales HowardMarcia Morales Howard is an American lawyer and judge.Howard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1987 and her J.D. with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1990...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Paul HuckPaul HuckPaul C. Huck is an American lawyer and judge. He serves on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida but took senior status on August 31, 2010.-Early life and education:Huck was born in 1940 in Covington, Kentucky....
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Elizabeth Jenkins, current U.S. Magistrate JudgeUnited States magistrate judgeIn the United States federal courts, magistrate judges are appointed to assist United States district court judges in the performance of their duties...
(Middle District of Florida) - James W. KehoeJames W. KehoeJames W. Kehoe was an American lawyer and judge.-Background:Kehoe was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1925. His family moved to Florida when Kehoe was an infant....
, former judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Eleventh Circuit), and U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - James Lawrence KingJames Lawrence KingJames Lawrence King is the senior United States federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and one of the longest serving federal judges in the entire United States....
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Ben KrentzmanBen KrentzmanIsaac Benjamin "Ben" Krentzman Jr. was an American lawyer and judge.Krentzman was born in Milton, Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida in 1935 and his J.D...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Richard A. LazzaraRichard A. LazzaraRichard Allen Lazzara .Lazzara is currently a judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. It should also be noted he was in Private Practice from 1974 - 1986. He served on the 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida from 1988–1993, and Appellate judge for the Second...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - William McRaeWilliam McRaeWilliam Allan McRae, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge.McRae was born in 1909 in Marianna, Florida....
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - William O. MehrtensWilliam O. MehrtensWilliam Osborne Mehrtens was an American lawyer and judge.Mehrtens was born in 1905 in Savannah, Georgia. He received his LL.B...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Howell W. MeltonHowell W. MeltonHowell Webster Melton, Sr. is an American lawyer and United States federal judge. He currently serves on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida....
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - Steven D. Merryday, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)
- Stephan P. MickleStephan P. MickleStephan P. Mickle is an American lawyer and judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.Mickle was born in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and his M.Ed. in 1966 from the University of Florida, and his J.D. from the University of...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of FloridaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of FloridaThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the northern part of the state of Florida....
) - David L. MiddlebrooksDavid Lycurgus Middlebrooks, Jr.David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. is a former United States federal judge.Born in Pensacola, Florida, Middlebrooks was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He received a B.S. from Florida State University in 1950 and was then in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1953. He...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida) - Donald M. MiddlebrooksDonald M. MiddlebrooksDonald M. Middlebrooks .Middlebrooks is currently a judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was in Private Practice from 1973–1974, and served as General Counsel to the Governor of Florida from 1974 - 1977...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - James S. Moody, Jr.James S. Moody, Jr.James S. Moody, Jr. is an American lawyer and judge. He currently serves on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida....
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr.Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr.Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge.- Early life and education :Nimmons was born in 1938 in Dallas, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 from the University of Florida and his J.D...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)
- James Carriger PaineJames Carriger PaineJames Carriger Paine is an American lawyer and judge.Paine was born in 1924 in Valdosta, Georgia. His family moved to Palm Beach County in his childhood. Paine graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1941...
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Maurice M. PaulMaurice M. PaulMaurice Mitchell Paul is an American lawyer and a current judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida....
, current senior judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida) - S. Jay PlagerS. Jay PlagerSheldon Jay Plager is a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.He received his Bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina in 1952, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law in 1958, followed by an LL.M. from Columbia Law School...
, current judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
) - Gregory A. Presnell, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)
- John M. Bryan Simpson, former judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
), and U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - John Richard Smoak, Jr.John Richard Smoak, Jr.John Richard Smoak, Jr. is an American lawyer and a current judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.Smoak was born in Columbus, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy in 1965 and served in the United States Army...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Florida) - Eugene P. SpellmanEugene P. SpellmanEugene P. Spellman was an American lawyer and judge.Spellman was born in New York City. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1953 and an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1955.Spellman was in private practice in Florida from 1956 to 1957...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - Ursula Mancusi UngaroUrsula Mancusi UngaroUrsula Mancusi Ungaro is an American lawyer and judge.Ungaro was born in 1951 in Miami Beach, Florida. She graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and from the University of Florida College of Law with a J.D...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida) - George WhitehurstGeorge William Whitehurst (judge)George William Whitehurst was a United States federal judge.Born in Wauchula, Florida, Whitehurst received an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law. He was a Private practice from 1915 to 1916. He was a County judge, De Soto City Florida from 1917 to 1919...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern and Southern Districts of Florida) - James WhittemoreJames D. WhittemoreJames David Whittemore is an American judge presently serving in the Tampa division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He was previously a Florida state trial court judge, a federal public defender, and an attorney in private practice who won a criminal case before the...
, current judge for the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) - George C. YoungGeorge C. YoungGeorge Cressler Young is an American lawyer and judge. He is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.Young was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
, former judge for the U.S. District Court (Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida)
United States Representatives
- Charles Edward BennettCharles Edward BennettCharles Edward Bennett was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.-Early years:...
, former U.S. Representative - Gus BilirakisGus BilirakisGus Michael Bilirakis is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.- Early life, education and career :...
, current U.S. Representative - Michael BilirakisMichael BilirakisMichael Bilirakis , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007, representing the 9th District of Florida....
, former U.S. Representative - Corrine BrownCorrine BrownCorrine Brown is an U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes parts of Duval, Clay, Putnam, Alachua, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Seminole, and Orange Counties....
, current U.S. Representative - William V. Chappell, Jr.William V. Chappell, Jr.William Venroe Chappell, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Kendrick, Florida, Chappell was in the University of Florida, B.A., 1947, LL.B., 1949, and J.D., 1967....
, former U.S. Representative - Ander CrenshawAnder CrenshawAnder Crenshaw is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, current U.S. Representative - Jim Davis, former U.S. Representative, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
- Don FuquaDon FuquaDon Fuqua is a U.S. Democratic politician.Fuqua graduated from the University of Florida in 1957. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Florida and served from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1987.During most of his congressional career, Fuqua maintained his...
, former U.S. Representative - Sam GibbonsSam GibbonsSam Melville Gibbons is a politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...
, former U.S. Representative - James W. GrantJames W. GrantJames William "Bill" Grant is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida.A graduate of Florida State University, he attended the University of Florida for graduate studies. He represented in the U. S. Congress from 1987 to 1991...
, former U.S. Representative - Robert A. GreenRobert A. GreenRobert Alexis Green was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born near Lake Butler, Bradford County , Florida, Green attended the rural schools....
, former U.S. Representative - Bill GunterBill GunterWilliam Dawson "Bill" Gunter, Jr. was an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life and education:Gunter was born in Jacksonville in 1934. He attended public schools in Live Oak and received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Florida in 1956...
, former U.S. Representative - Albert S. Herlong, Jr.Albert S. Herlong, Jr.Albert Sydney Herlong, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Herlong was born in the small community of Manistee, Alabama in 1909, and moved with his parents to Marion County, Florida in 1912. He attended the public schools of Sumter and Lake counties and graduated from Leesburg High School...
, former U.S. Representative - Marjorie HoltMarjorie HoltMarjorie Sewell Holt , a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland....
, former U.S. Representative - William C. LantaffWilliam C. LantaffWilliam Courtland Lantaff—also known as Bill Lantaff— was a Democratic politician from Florida. He served as State court judge in Florida, 1939; member of Florida House of Representatives, 1947–50; U.S. Representative from Florida 4th District, 1951-55...
, former U.S. Representative - Tom Lewis, former U.S. Representative
- Craig T. JamesCraig T. JamesCraig T. James is an American politician who was elected to the 101st United States Congress representing Florida's 4th Congressional district in 1988 as a newly-registered Republican, defeating William V. Chappell, Jr...
, former U.S. Representative - Harry JohnstonHarry Johnston (politician)Harry A. Johnston II is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
, former U.S. Representative - Buddy MacKayBuddy MacKayKenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt...
, former U.S. Representative - Connie Mack IIIConnie Mack IIICornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III , popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican...
, former U.S. Representative and U.S. SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... - Connie Mack IVConnie Mack IVCornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV popularly known as Connie Mack IV is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes Fort Myers and Naples....
, current U.S. Representative - Betsy MarkeyBetsy MarkeyElizabeth Helen “Betsy” Markey is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party...
, former U.S. Representative - Donald Ray MatthewsDonald Ray MatthewsDonald Ray "Billy" Matthews was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Micanopy, Florida, Matthews attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Florida....
, former U.S. Representative - Bill McCollumBill McCollumIra William "Bill" McCollum, Jr. is a former Florida Attorney General. A Republican, he was Florida's 36th attorney general, taking office in 2007...
, former U.S. Representative and former Florida Attorney GeneralFlorida Attorney GeneralThe Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state.... - Chester B. McMullenChester B. McMullenChester Bartow McMullen was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Florida.McMullen was born in Largo, Florida to Eli and Emma Cox McMullen and attended Largo High School. His paternal grandfather, Daniel McMullen Chester Bartow McMullen (December 6, 1902 – November 3, 1953) was an...
, former U.S. Representative - Daniel Mica, former U.S. Representative
- John MicaJohn MicaJohn L. Mica is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, starting January 3, 2011....
, current U.S. Representative - Dan MillerDan Miller (U.S. politician)Daniel Miller is an American Republican politician from the state of Florida. He represented the state and its 13th district in the House of Representatives for ten years...
, former U.S. Representative - Jeff MillerJeff MillerJefferson B. "Jeff" Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties....
, current U.S. Representative - Bill NelsonBill NelsonClarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior United States Senator from the state of Florida and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former U.S. Representative and former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida...
, former U.S. Representative and current U.S. Senator - J. Hardin PetersonJ. Hardin PetersonJames Hardin Peterson was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the public schools there. Peterson graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1914...
, former U.S. Representative - Adam PutnamAdam PutnamAdam H. Putnam is the current Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, former U.S. Representative - Paul G. Rogers, former U.S. Representative
- Tom RooneyTom Rooney (politician)Thomas J. "Tom" Rooney is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:...
, current U.S. Representative - Dennis A. RossDennis A. RossDennis Alan Ross is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was left open as the incumbent Adam Putnam ran for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.- Early life, education, and business career :...
, current U.S. Representative - Joe ScarboroughJoe ScarboroughCharles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough is an American cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel...
, former U.S. Representative and current MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
talk show host - Debbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman Schultz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate...
, current U.S. Representative - Robert L. F. SikesRobert L. F. SikesRobert Lee Fulton Sikes was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Georgia, Sikes attended the public schools....
, former U.S. Representative - Karen ThurmanKaren ThurmanKaren L. Thurman is a former U.S. Representative from Florida. She is a Democrat.She was born on January 12, 1951 in Rapid City, South Dakota, but has spent most of her life in Florida. She received her Associate's Degree from Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville in 1970 and her Bachelor's...
, former U.S. Representative - Robert WexlerRobert WexlerRobert Wexler is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing , from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.-Early life:Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and...
, former U.S. Representative
Governors
- Reubin O'Donovan AskewReubin O'Donovan AskewReubin O'Donovan Askew is an American politician, who served as the 37th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida from 1971 to 1979.-Early life and career:...
, former Florida governor - C. Farris BryantC. Farris BryantCecil Farris Bryant was the 34th Governor of Florida. He also served on the United States National Security Council and in the Office of Emergency Planning during the administration of President Lyndon B...
, former Florida governor - Lawton ChilesLawton ChilesLawton Mainor Chiles, Jr. was an American politician from the US state of Florida. In a career spanning four decades, Chiles, a Democrat who never lost an election, served in the Florida House of Representatives , the Florida State Senate , the United States Senate , and as the 41st Governor of...
, former Florida governor and U.S. SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... - Bob GrahamBob GrahamDaniel Robert "Bob" Graham is an American politician. He was the 38th Governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States Senator from that state from 1987 to 2005...
, former Florida governor, U.S. Senator, and Presidential CandidatePresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - Spessard HollandSpessard HollandSpessard Lindsey Holland was an American lawyer, politician and elected officeholder. He was the 28th Governor of Florida from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. After finishing his term as governor, he was a United States Senator from Florida from 1946 until 1971...
, former Florida governor U.S. Senator, and founder of Holland & KnightHolland & KnightHolland & Knight is an international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Other offices around the world are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Beijing, China, and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.-... - Charley Eugene JohnsCharley Eugene JohnsCharley Eugene Johns was an American politician. Johns, a Baptist, served as the 32nd Governor of Florida from 1953 to 1955.Johns was born in Starke, Florida. He worked as a railroad conductor...
, former governor - Buddy MacKayBuddy MacKayKenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt...
, former Florida governor and Florida lieutenant governorLieutenant Governor of FloridaThe Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it... - Daniel T. McCartyDaniel T. McCartyDaniel Thomas McCarty was an American politician and elected officeholder. McCarty was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, and served as its speaker, and was later elected the 31st Governor of Florida....
, former Florida governor - Wayne MixsonWayne MixsonJohn Wayne Mixson, better known as Wayne Mixson was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida. He assumed the office in January 1987 after Bob Graham stepped down to take his seat in the United States Senate, and served only three days until the governor-elect, Bob Martinez, was sworn in...
, former Florida governor and lieutenant governor - Beverly Perdue, current North Carolina governorGovernor of North CarolinaThe Governor of North Carolina is the chief executive of the State of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states. The current governor is Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor.-Powers:...
, and former North Carolina lieutenant governorLieutenant Governor of North CarolinaThe Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government... - Fuller WarrenFuller WarrenFuller Warren was the 30th Governor of Florida.Born in Blountstown, Florida, he attended the University of Florida in Gainesville. While at the University of Florida, he was one of the early members of Florida Blue Key and was a member of the Tau Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity...
, former Florida governor
Mayors
- Ed AustinEd AustinT. Edward "Ed" Austin, Jr. was an American politician and attorney. He served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1991 to 1995. He also served as the first Public Defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit from 1963 to 1968, and served as State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit from...
, former mayor of Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968... - John DelaneyJohn DelaneyJohn Adrian Delaney is an American lawyer, politician and university administrator. He currently serves as the president of the University of North Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1995 to 2003...
, former mayor of Jacksonville, Florida - Buddy DyerBuddy DyerJohn Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.-Early life:Dyer was born in...
, current mayor of Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... - Randy EwersRandy EwersRandy Ewers is an American politician. He is currently the Mayor of Ocala, Florida, He was elected in December 2005. By trade Ewers is an industrial engineer, and he is certified as Class 1 status.-Education:...
, current mayor of Ocala, FloridaOcala, FloridaOcala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala... - Robert L. FloydRobert L. FloydRobert Lester Floyd was the City of Miami's youngest mayor.Floyd was born in Cincinnati and moved to Miami as a child with his mother. He graduated from Miami High School and earned a degree from the University of Florida...
, former mayor of Miami, Florida - Pegeen HanrahanPegeen HanrahanMargaret "Pegeen" Hanrahan was the mayor of Gainesville, Florida, her native city, from 2004 through 2010. Described by The Nation as a "vegetarian, bike-riding environmentalist", Hanrahan has been active in politics since she was a teenager. An environmental engineer, she was elected to the...
, former mayor of GainesvilleGainesville, FloridaGainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth... - John LandJohn H. Land (mayor)John H. Land is the longest serving Mayor in the history of Florida and one of the longest serving mayors in the United States .-Background:John Land is the current mayor of the city of Apopka, Florida. He was born in Plant City, and he moved to Apopka at a very young age. He served in the U.S....
, currently the longest serving mayor in the history of the State of Florida - Julian Barnes Lane, former mayor of Tampa, Florida
- Craig LoweCraig LoweStuart Craig Lowe, better known as Craig Lowe, is an American politician and Mayor of Gainesville, Florida. After winning a runoff election on April 13, 2010, by a margin of 42 votes Lowe became Mayor-elect of Gainesville...
, current mayor of Gainesville, Florida - William F. PoeWilliam F. PoeWilliam F. Poe served as mayor of Tampa, Florida from 1974 - 1979. He is currently the Chairman of the Florida-based property and casualty insurance company. He served in the Air Force, and received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Florida.-References:...
, former mayor of Tampa, florida - Hans TanzlerHans TanzlerHans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr. is a former American politician and judge. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1967 to 1979. During his administration, the City of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County, making him the last mayor of the old city government and the first mayor of a...
, former mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
Generals and admirals
- John R. AlisonJohn R. Alison- External links :* The All-American Airman, Walter J. Boyne, March 2000*John R. Alison Papers, 1945–1957*John R. Alison Collection, including extended video interview available online.*" John R. Alison Enshrinee Biography...
, retired U.S. Air Force major generalMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
, and father of Air Force Special Operations - George F. BaughmanGeorge F. BaughmanGeorge F. Baughman was the first president of New College of Florida, a vice president of the University of Florida as well as of New York University and a rear admiral in the United States Naval Reserve.-Early life and education:...
, retired U.S. Navy rear admiralRear admiral (United States)Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...
, and founding president of New College of FloridaNew College of FloridaNew College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded originally as a private institution and is now an autonomous honors college of the State University System of Florida.-History:... - Albert H. BlandingAlbert H. BlandingAlbert Hazen Blanding was an United States Army soldier. Among the most distinguished military figures in Florida's history, he was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.-Biography:...
, retired U.S. Army lieutenant generalLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... - Richard E. CellonRichard E. CellonRichard E. Cellon is a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He is currently in command of the 1st Naval Construction Division.Prior to his current position, he was commanded the Naval Facilities Engineering facility in Pearl Harbor...
, active U.S. Navy rear admiral - Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.Leonard Fielding Chapman, Jr. was the 24th Commandant of the Marine Corps and served in that capacity from 1968 to 1972. He was World War II combat veteran — being decorated for his actions in the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Okinawa. He retired from the Marine Corps after 37 years...
, retired U.S. Marine Corps generalGeneral (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...
, former Commandant of the Marine CorpsCommandant of the Marine CorpsThe Commandant of the Marine Corps is normally the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... - Charles W. DormanCharles W. DormanCharles W. Dorman is a retired Brigadier General for the United States Marine Corps, and was the former Chief Judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.Dorman served as an attorney & judge for the Marine Corps for 33 years...
, retired U.S. Marine Corps brigadier generalBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal AppealNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal AppealThe Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for criminal convictions in the United States Navy and the Marine Corps....
s - Mark T. EmersonMark T. EmersonMark T. Emerson is a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He is currently in command of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada.Prior to his current position, he served as commander of the Strike Force Training Command, Pacific...
, active U.S. Navy rear admiral, current commander of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center - Joseph C. JoyceJoseph C. JoyceJoseph C. Joyce, executive associate vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida is a Jacksonville, Florida native. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1982.Joyce served as...
, retired U.S. Army brigadier general, current vice president of Institute of Food and Agricultural SciencesInstitute of Food and Agricultural SciencesThe University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information... - Richard B. LandoltRichard B. LandoltRichard B. Landolt is a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He is currently in command of the Amphibious Force for the 7th Fleet in Okinawa, Japan....
, active U.S. Navy rear admiral - Joseph MartinJoseph Martin (general)Joseph Martin was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War, in which Martin's frontier diplomacy with the Cherokee people is credited with averting Indian attacks on the Scotch-Irish settlers who helped win the battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens...
, active U.S. Air Force general - Leon E. SalomonLeon E. SalomonGeneral Leon E. Salomon was born in Chicago, Illinois on 27 April 1936. On completion of Infantry Officer Candidate School he was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1959. General Salomon has Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and biology from the University of Florida and a Master of Science...
, retired U.S. Army general, current vice president for RubbermaidRubbermaidRubbermaid is an American manufacturer and distributor of many household items. It is a subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid. It is most well known for producing food storage containers and trash cans... - Leland C. ShepardLeland C. Shepard Jr.Leland Casper "Bob" Shepard Jr. was a retired Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. He last command was as the deputy chief of staff for the Military Airlift Command at Scott Air Force Base....
, retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general - Alan S. ThompsonAlan S. ThompsonAlan S. Thompson is a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. He retired from the U.S. Navy in November 2011 as the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency. He was in this position since November 2008....
, current U.S. Navy rear admiral - Paul TibbetsPaul TibbetsPaul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare. The bomb, code-named Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima...
, retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, pilot of the Enola GayEnola GayEnola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, mother of the pilot, then-Colonel Paul Tibbets. On August 6, 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war... - Kenneth S. WilsbachKenneth S. WilsbachKenneth S. Wilsbach is a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force. He is currently the Commander of the 18th Wing at the Kadena Air Base, Japan. Wilsbach was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on August 17, 2009....
, active U.S. Air Force brigadier general
Business executives, policy leaders, and others
- Raymond W. Alden IIIRaymond W. Alden IIIDr. Raymond W. Alden III is the current Provost of Northern Illinois University.Raymond Alden attended the Stetson University for his Bachelors degree, and he received his Doctorate in Zoology from the University of Florida. Alden began his academic career at Old Dominion University, and he would...
, current provost and executive vice president of Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P... - M. S. AnanthM. S. AnanthMadaboosi Santanam Ananth is an Indian academician who was appointed as Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in December 2001.-Biography:...
, current director of the Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndian Institute of Technology MadrasThe Indian Institute of Technology Madras is an engineering and technology school in Chennai in southern India. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India... - A. Paul AndersonAlan Paul AndersonAlan Paul Anderson is a former Commissioner for the Federal Maritime Commission. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 11, 2003. In May 2004 he was confirmed by the United States Senate.-personal information:...
, former commissioner of the United States Federal Maritime Commission - Bryan AylstockBryan AylstockBryan F. Aylstock is a Florida personal injury lawyer and a founding partner of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz. Aylstock primarily represents clients who have been injured by defective drugs and defective medical devices, filing lawsuits against manufacturers, litigating trials, and...
, founder of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & OverholtzAylstock, Witkin, Kreis & OverholtzAylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC is a national plaintiffs' personal injury law firm based in Pensacola, Florida, with clients and lawsuits across the United States. The firm focuses primarily on representing clients who have been injured by use of a defective drug or a defective medical... - DuBose AusleyDuBose AusleyDuBose Ausley is an attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.DuBose Ausley is the senior partner and former Chairman with the law firm of Ausley & McMullen, P.A. in Tallahassee. He is also Director of TECO Energy, Inc...
, former chairman of the Florida Board of RegentsFlorida Board of RegentsThe Florida Board of Regents was from 1965 to 2001 the governing body for the State University System of Florida, which includes all public universities in the state of Florida, United States. It was created to replace a predecessor body called the Florida Board of Control, which had existed from... - Debra D. AustinDebra D. AustinDebra Dabney Austin is currently a Professor at Florida State University, and she served as Chancellor of the State University System of Florida from 2003 - 2005....
, former chancellor of the State University System of FloridaState University System of FloridaThe State University System of Florida is a system of eleven public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2011, over 320,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities... - Holly BensonHolly BensonAnna Holliday "Holly" Benson was a member of the Florida House of Representatives. In November 2000, Benson became the first Republican elected to the District 3 seat, succeeding Democrat DeeDee Ritchie...
, former secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional RegulationFlorida Department of Business and Professional RegulationThe Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is the agency of the government of Florida responsible for business and professional regulation.-Organization:*Professional Regulation... - Alan Stephenson BoydAlan Stephenson BoydAlan Stephenson Boyd is an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S. Government in various transportation-related positions. He was the first United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by Lyndon Johnson. Additionally, he...
, former secretary of the United States Department of TransportationUnited States Department of TransportationThe United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967... - Robert B. BradleyRobert B. BradleyRobert B. Bradley is currently the Vice President for Planning and Programs at Florida State University.Bradley is in charge of the university’s budget and is responsible for academic planning. He also serves as Director of the Institute of Science and Public Affairs...
, current vice president at Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Carol Browner, director of the Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy for the ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
Administration, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress... - Dana BullenDana BullenDana Ripley Bullen II was director of the Press Freedom Committee, a nonprofit organization based in Reston, Virginia from 1981 to 1996...
, former director of the Press Freedom Committee, former foreign editor of The Washington Star - Leighton CampbellLeighton CampbellLeighton Oliver Campbell is a value investor. In 2000 he started working for the Southwestern Company, and later started working for a Wall Street Firm...
, prominent investment advisor, and author of The Other Way - Kiki CarterKiki CarterKiki Carter born Kimberli Wilson is an environmental activist, organizer, musician, songwriter, and columnist.-Personal life:...
, former environmental activist, organizer, songwriter, and columnist - Robert B. CarterRobert B. CarterRobert B. Carter is the current Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the FedEx Corporation.Carter was born in Taiwan in 1960 and he grew up in Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1981...
, current CIO of the FedExFedExFedEx Corporation , originally known as FDX Corporation, is a logistics services company, based in the United States with headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee...
Corporation - Alan CohenAlan CohenAlan Phillip Cohen is an American businessman, best known for his ownership of the Florida Panthers hockey team and his founding of several Pharmaceutical companies. Cohen holds several degrees from the University of Florida...
, current owner of the Florida PanthersFlorida PanthersThe Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...
hockey team - Robert CohnRobert CohnRobert Cohn is an entrepreneur and businessman known for the founding of Octel Communications, the company that commercialized voice mail and was largely responsible for making it ubiquitous on cell phones, in companies and on residential phones. In 1982, Cohn founded Octel Communications...
, founder of Octel Communications - John J. ConsidineJohn J. ConsidineJohn Considine a former American politician and attorney. Considine is an ordained Unity minister teaching the universal laws for peace and a successful life . Considine served as an elected member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974-1978...
, current senior minister for the Unity ChurchUnity ChurchUnity, known informally as Unity Church, is a religious movement within the wider New Thought movement and is best known to many through its Daily Word devotional publication...
, former member of the Florida House of RepresentativesFlorida House of RepresentativesThe Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at... - Marshall CriserMarshall CriserMarshall McAllister Criser, Jr. is an American corporate lawyer and former university administrator. Criser is a native of New Jersey, and earned his bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney...
, former chairman of Scripps Florida, and former president of the University of Florida - J. Broward Culpepper, first chancellor of the State University System of FloridaState University System of FloridaThe State University System of Florida is a system of eleven public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2011, over 320,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities...
, and former dean at Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - J.J. DanielJ.J. DanielJaquelin James Daniel , known professionally as J. J. Daniel, was an American lawyer, businessman, civic leader and newspaper publisher. Mostly forgotten in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was born and lived for most of his adulthood, he was once once of its most powerful people.-Family and early...
, former publisher of The Florida Times-UnionThe Florida Times-UnionThe Florida Times-Union is a major daily newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Widely known as the oldest newspaper in the state, it began publication as the Florida Union in 1864. Its current incarnation started in 1883, when the Florida Union merged with another Jacksonville paper, the...
and Jacksonville JournalJacksonville JournalJacksonville Journal is a now-defunct afternoon newspaper in the Jacksonville, Florida area. It began publication as the Metropolis in 1887. Renamed The Florida Metropolis in the early 1900s, it was renamed the Jacksonville Journal in 1922 upon its purchase by John H. Perry. The Journal's new... - Paul Rand DixonPaul Rand DixonPaul Rand Dixon , a decorated World War II veteran, was Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States from 1961 to 1969....
, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Trade CommissionFederal Trade CommissionThe Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act... - Ngo DongNgo DongO Sensei Ngo Đong is chiefly known as the founder and grandmaster of the international school of Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts. Having served as a college president in South Vietnam before the fall of Saigon in 1975, he spent time in a re-education camp until escaping in a small boat...
, founder of Cuong NhuCuong NhuCuong Nhu Oriental martial arts was originally developed by Dr. Ngo Dong in 1965 in Hue, Vietnam. The Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts Association is a federally recognized non-profit educational organization. Cuong Nhu is a martial art that blends elements of Shotokan, Wing Chun, Judo, Aikido,... - Carl EptingCarl Christopher EptingCarl Christopher "Chris" Epting is a bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He served the Diocese of Iowa as coadjutor bishop and diocesan bishop from 1988–2001, and as the Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations for the Episcopal Church from 2001-2009.-Early...
, current bishop for the Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal Church (United States)The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe... - Mark ErstlingMark ErstlingMark Erstling is the Executive Vice President and COO for the Association of Public Television Stations. He has been with this organization since 2001, and he is in charge of the daily activities and business necessities of the Association....
, senior vice president and COO for the Association of Public Television Stations - Mark S. FowlerMark S. FowlerMark S. Fowler served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from May 18, 1981 to April 17, 1987. Appointed by Ronald Reagan, he led repeal of the Fairness Doctrine and spearheaded the deregulatory trend in telecommunications policy, stating, "The television is just another appliance...
, former Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
er - Arun K. GargArun K. GargArun K. Garg, DMD is a dentist/dental educator specializing in the placement and restoration of dental implants. He is licensed in Florida.-Biography:...
, founder of the American Dental Implant Association - Pedro José GreerPedro José GreerDr. Pedro José Greer, Jr. is an American physician. He is Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair of the Department of Humanities, Health and Society at the Florida International University School of Medicine...
, winner of the Presidential Medal of FreedomPresidential Medal of FreedomThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States...
, and assistant dean for Florida International University College of MedicineFlorida International University College of MedicineThe Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is the medical school of Florida International University, located in Miami, Florida in the United States. The Wertheim College of Medicine is one of the university's 26 schools and colleges... - Bill GurleyBill GurleyBill Gurley is a general partner at Benchmark Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. His current investments include: Avvo, Glassdoor, LiveOps, Move Networks, Nanosolar, OpenTable, Red 5 Studios, Second Life, Tropos Networks, Vudu, Inc. and Zillow.com...
, general partner at Benchmark CapitalBenchmark CapitalBenchmark Capital is a venture capital firm responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups. In 1997, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which became worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999. Other high-profile investments include Ariba, Juniper Networks, Red... - Mason HawkinsMason HawkinsOtis "Mason" Hawkins is a noted value investor. In 1975 he founded Southeastern Asset Management, which as of year-end 2006 managed $39.8 billion on behalf of both institutional and retail investors. One of his flagship funds, the Small Cap Fund, is closed to new investors.- History :Hawkins...
, founder of Southeastern Asset Management - Kenneth T. HensonKenneth T. HensonKenneth T. Henson is currently a Professor of Education at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. He was the first Dean of the School of Education from 2001 through 2004....
, current dean of education at The CitadelThe Citadel (military college)The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, also known simply as The Citadel, is a state-supported, comprehensive college located in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. It is one of the six senior military colleges in the United States... - Bertram Nelson HerlongBertram Nelson HerlongThe Right Reverend Bertram Nelson Herlong was the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee.-Early life:...
, former Episcopal bishop of Tennessee - Lawrence J. HoffmanGreenberg TraurigGreenberg Traurig LLP and Greenberg Traurig PA is an international law firm based in Miami, Florida.The firm has approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental professionals in 32 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its founding office is in Miami, Florida with its largest office in...
, founder of Greenberg TraurigGreenberg TraurigGreenberg Traurig LLP and Greenberg Traurig PA is an international law firm based in Miami, Florida.The firm has approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental professionals in 32 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its founding office is in Miami, Florida with its largest office in... - Willis N. HolcombeWillis N. HolcombeDr. Will Holcombe became Chancellor of the Florida College System in October 2007. Prior to this position, Holcombe served as President of Broward College from 1987 to 2004, and returned as interim President from November 2006 to July 2007.-Early life:...
, current chancellor of the Community College System of Florida - Van Ellis HuffVan Ellis HuffVan Ellis Huff has been credited as the inventor of the jalousie window. Supposedly he was inspired by homemade wooden slat windows in houses he saw in the Bahamas. Actually the first patent for the jalousie window was applied for in 1900, when Huff was only six years old, by Joseph W....
, inventor of the JalousieJalousieA jalousie window or louvre window is a window which consists of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvers set in a frame. The louvers are locked together onto a track, so that they may be tilted open and shut in unison, to control airflow through the window...
Window - Mark E. KaplanMark E. KaplanMark E. Kaplan is a member of the Republican Party of the U.S. state of Florida. Kaplan is the former Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation. He was also the Chief of Staff to the former Governor Jeb Bush. Previously he served in a similar capacity for Lt. Governor Toni...
, former Secretary of the Florida Department of TransportationFlorida Department of TransportationThe Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department... - Jack KatzJack KatzJack Katz is an American businessman and the founder and chief executive officer of the Panama Jack Company.Katz attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a lineman for coach Ray Graves' Florida Gators football team from 1962 to 1964...
, founder and CEO of the Panama Jack Company - W. Don LaddW. Don LaddW. Don Ladd was a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and also previously vice president for governmental relations of Marriott International....
, former vice president for Marriott InternationalMarriott InternationalMarriott International, Inc. is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the company is now led by son J.W. Marriott, Jr... - Gene LeedyGene LeedyGene Leedy is an architect based in Winter Haven, Florida.Gene Leedy has been one of the pioneers of the modern movement in Florida and was one of the founders of the now famous "Sarasota School of Architecture," including Paul Rudolph, Victor Lundy, Mark Hampton and others...
, Founder of the Sarasota School of ArchitectureSarasota School of ArchitectureThe Sarasota School of Architecture, sometimes called "Sarasota Modern," is a regional style of post-war architecture that emerged on Florida's Central West Coast... - Douglas LeighDouglas LeighDouglas Leigh was an American advertising executive and lighting designer, and a pioneer in signage and outdoor advertising. He is famous for making New York City's Times Square the site of some of the world's most famous electric billboards...
, advertising executive, and pioneer in signage and outdoor advertising, and created New York City's Times SquareTimes SquareTimes Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets... - Chris LinnChris LinnChris Linn is an American magician and entertainer.In October 2005, Linn successfully broke the Guinness World Record for the "most one fingered playing card scales in one minute". To break the record, Linn had to hold a deck of playing cards in one hand and use his thumb to propel the cards from...
, current vice president for MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... - Robert LoveRobert LoveRobert M. Love is an American author, speaker, Google engineer, and open source software developer.Love is best known for his contributions to the Linux kernel, with notable work including the preemptive kernel, process scheduler, kernel event layer, virtual memory subsystem, and inotify...
, software developer who uses open sourceOpen sourceThe term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
, known for his contributions to the Linux kernelLinux kernelThe Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software.... - Alan M. LovelaceAlan M. LovelaceDr. Alan M. Lovelace was the Deputy Administrator of NASA from July 2, 1976 to July 10, 1981.Lovelace was born in St. Petersburg, Florida...
, former deputy administrator of NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... - CJ LyonsCJ LyonsCJ Lyons is an American physician and writer of medical suspense novels.CJ Lyons is also a Pennsylvania State music educator, percussionist, composer, and Innovative Percussion Artist.- Biography :...
, physician and writer of medical suspense novels - Stephen MacNamaraStephen MacNamaraStephen MacNamara is the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. MacNamara also is the Director for the Claude Pepper Foundation. The Claude Pepper Center is located on the campus of Florida State University...
, current vice president of Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Bill McBrideBill McBride (candidate)Bill McBride is an American lawyer and politician.A Democrat, he challenged Jeb Bush for Florida governor in the 2002 gubernatorial election. Bush won 56-43 percent, making him the first Republican governor of Florida to serve two terms...
, lawyer, former managing partner of Holland & KnightHolland & KnightHolland & Knight is an international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Other offices around the world are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Beijing, China, and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.-...
, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in 2002 - Kip McKeanKip McKeanThomas "Kip" McKean is a former minister of the International Churches of Christ, and is a current minister of the City of Angels International Christian Church and head of the International Christian Churches organization, also known as the "Portland/Sold-Out Discipling Movement".-Early life and...
, founder of the International Churches of ChristInternational Churches of ChristThe International Churches of Christ is a body of co-operating non-denominational, religiously conservative, and racially integrated Christian congregations, an offshoot from the Mainline Churches of Christ. This group is known for and has a long history of showing charity to the poor... - James E. McLeanJames E. McLeanJames E. Mclean is the current Dean of the University of Alabama College of Education. He has held this position since 2001.Prior to his position at University of Alabama he was a Professor at East Tennessee State University. It should also be noted that he received his Bachelors degree, Masters...
, current dean of education at the University of AlabamaUniversity of AlabamaThe University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... - Howell W. Melton Jr.Howell W. Melton Jr.Howell W. Melton Jr. was the Managing Partner for Holland & Knight, a global law firm with more than 1,150 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Melton was born in St. Augustine, Florida. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree and Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida.His father, Howell W...
, current managing partner for Holland & Knight - Jon L. MillsJon L. MillsJon L. Mills is Dean Emeritus of the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He succeeded Richard A. Matasar, dean from 1996 to 1999, who stepped down to become Dean of New York Law School. Mills served as Dean of the College from 1999 to 2003.Mills earned a B.A. from Stetson University in 1969...
, former dean of the university's Fredric G. Levin College of Law - Dianna Fuller MorganDianna Fuller MorganDianna Fuller Morgan was the Senior Vice President of Walt Disney World. She is currently the chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees...
, former senior vice president of Walt Disney World, current chairman of the University of Florida Board of TrusteesUniversity of Florida Board of TrusteesThe University of Florida Board of Trustees is the governing body of the University of Florida, a Flagship University for the State University System of Florida. The University is located in Gainesville, Florida, United States. As of September 1, 2011, the Board includes thirteen members... - Esther OlavarriaEsther OlavarriaEsther Olavarria is currently Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy. Born in Cuba she came to the United States at age 5 with her four siblings and her parents. She graduated cum laude from the University of Florida in 1983 and received her law degree from the University of...
, current deputy assistant secretary for United States Department of Homeland SecurityUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityThe United States Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the United States and protectorates from and responding to... - Karen W. PaneKaren W. PaneKaren W. Pane is the former Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to her last position she served as the Director of the Office of Performance Monitoring, Center for Program Planning and Results at the United States Department of Labor.-Early...
, former assistant secretary for the United States Department of Veterans AffairsUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense... - Wilford B. PoeWilford B. PoeDr. Wilford B. Poe, was born in 1937 and received his Bachelors degree from the University of Florida in 1958. He is the current Vice-President for the Space Systems Group. He focuses on attitude control systems for Space Station Freedom, flight control systems for the Space Shuttle and guidance...
, current vice president for the Space Systems Group - William F. PowersWilliam F. PowersWilliam F. Powers is a former Vice President of Research for the Ford Motor Company. In 1992 he was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.-References:...
, former vice president of research for the Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... - Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.Jose Rodriguez (intelligence)Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. was the Director of the National Clandestine Service of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. He was the last CIA Deputy Director for Operations before that position was expanded to D/NCS in December 2004...
, former director of the Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
's National Clandestine ServiceNational Clandestine ServiceThe National Clandestine Service is one of the four main components of the Central Intelligence Agency... - Stephen M. RossStephen M. RossStephen M. Ross is an American real estate developer. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of The Related Companies, L.P., a New York City-based real estate development company. It is jointly owned by his business partner, Jorge M. Perez. He owns 95% of the Miami Dolphins NFL football franchise and...
, current owner of the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Frederick H. SchultzFrederick H. SchultzFrederick H. Schultz was an American businessman, politician, and central banker. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve System under United States President Jimmy Carter...
, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve SystemFederal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913 with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, largely in response to a series of financial panics, particularly a severe panic in 1907...
, and former Speaker of the Florida House of RepresentativesFlorida House of RepresentativesThe Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at... - Frank ShorterFrank ShorterFrank Charles Shorter is a former American long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His victory is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States of the 1970s....
, former chairman of the United States Anti-Doping AgencyUnited States Anti-Doping AgencyThe United States Anti-Doping Agency , is a non-profit organization and the national anti-doping organization for the United States. The organization is charged with managing the anti-doping program for the U.S...
, and Olympic gold medalist - Eric J. SmithEric J. SmithDr. Eric J. Smith began his education career in Florida as a classroom teacher more than 30 years ago. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Science and Education from Colorado State University, Commissioner Smith was eager to share his love of science with students of all ages...
, former Education Commissioner of FloridaFlorida Department of EducationThe Florida Department of Education is the state education agency of Florida. It governs public education and manages funding and testing for local educational agencies . It is headquartered in the Turlington Building in Tallahassee.The Florida Commissioner of Education manages the day-to-day... - Hal Steinbrenner, current executive vice president and general partner for the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
- Haywood SullivanHaywood SullivanHaywood Cooper Sullivan was an American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher, manager, general manager and club owner in Major League Baseball...
, former owner of the Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"... - Donald ThomasDonald ThomasDonald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
, current COO of American Cancer SocietyAmerican Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and... - Melinda Lou Thomas, namesake of Wendy'sWendy'sWendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founder Dave ThomasDave Thomas (American businessman)David "Dave" Thomas was an American fast-food entrepreneur and philanthropist. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers... - James R. Thompson, Jr.James R. Thompson, Jr.James Robert Thompson, Jr., known as J.R. Thompson, was the fifth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as Director from September 29, 1986 to July 6, 1989...
, former firector of NASA's Marshall Space Flight CenterMarshall Space Flight CenterThe George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. The largest center of NASA, MSFC's first mission was developing the Saturn launch vehicles for the Apollo moon program... - Jon ThompsonJon ThompsonJon Thompson is an artist, curator and academic known for his involvement in the development of the YBA artist generation.As the Head of Goldsmiths Department of Art in the 1980s, Thompson opened up specialisms and allowed students to move freely between the different modes of practice, such as...
, former vice president of the Exxon Mobil Corporation - Karen ThurmanKaren ThurmanKaren L. Thurman is a former U.S. Representative from Florida. She is a Democrat.She was born on January 12, 1951 in Rapid City, South Dakota, but has spent most of her life in Florida. She received her Associate's Degree from Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville in 1970 and her Bachelor's...
, former chairwoman for the Florida Democratic PartyFlorida Democratic PartyThe Florida Democratic Party is the official organization for Democrats in the state of Florida.-History:The Florida Democratic Party has historically dominated dodo Florida's state and local politics. Florida's Governor's Mansion was closed to Republicans from 1877 until 1967, when Claude R...
, and former U.S. Representative - W. Brad ToddW. Brad ToddW. Bradford Todd was the former chair of the Department of Advertising’s Professional Advisory Council.Brad Todd is considered a pioneer for domestic and international advertising strategies. He is currently a principal for the Richards Group...
, former chairman of the Department of Advertising's Professional Advisory, principal for the Richards Group - Julie K. UnderwoodJulie K. UnderwoodJulie K. Underwood is the dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Education. A nationally recognized authority on school law, she became became the eighth dean of UW's school of education in August 2005.-Biography:...
, current dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of EducationThe University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education is a college within the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Although teacher education was offered at the university’s founding in 1848, the School was officially started in 1930. Now composed of eight academic departments, it is the third... - Craig WatersCraig WatersCraig Waters has been the public information officer of the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee since June 1, 1996. He is best known as the public spokesman for the Court during the 2000 presidential election controversy, when he frequently appeared on worldwide newscasts announcing decisions of...
, spokesman for the Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
during the 2000 presidential election controversyUnited States presidential election, 2000The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President.... - James L. WattenbargerJames L. WattenbargerDr. James Lorenzo Wattenbarger, was born in 1922. He died in August 2006.A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, Dr. Wattenbarger is credited as being the Father of the Community College System of Florida. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Florida outlined a master plan that the state used...
, creator of the Florida Community Colleges SystemFlorida Community Colleges SystemThe Florida College System, previously known as the Florida Community College System, is an organization of twenty-eight public community colleges and state colleges in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2009, enrollment consisted of over 800,000 students... - A. Vernon WeaverA. Vernon WeaverArthur Vernon Weaver, Jr. is the former United States Ambassador to the European Union. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1996....
, former administrator of the U.S. Small Business AdministrationSmall Business AdministrationThe Small Business Administration is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses... - John W. WilliamsJohn W. WilliamsJohn W. Williams is the current Inspector General of the South Florida Water Management District.Williams has been the Inspector General of the South Florida Water Management since April 2004. He is a water resource attorney, and he has served in this capacity for over 25 years. Prior to this...
, current inspector general of the South Florida Water Management DistrictSouth Florida Water Management DistrictThe South Florida Water Management District is a regional governmental agency supervised by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection , and is responsible for water quality, flood control, water supply and restoration of the environment in 16 counties in Central and Southern Florida... - Harry WismerHarry WismerHarry Wismer was a sports broadcaster and charter owner of the New York Titans franchise in the American Football League.-Early years:...
, founding owner of the New York Titans, which became the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Presidents and chief executive officers
- Braulio AlonsoBraulio AlonsoBraulio Alonso was a high school and junior high school teacher and principal. He served as the first Hispanic president of the National Education Association.-Early life:...
, former president of the National Education AssociationNational Education AssociationThe National Education Association is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become...
(NEA) - Cesar L. AlvarezCesar L. AlvarezCesar L. Alvarez is the current Chief Executive Officer of the American law firm Greenberg Traurig.Born in Cuba, Alvarez emigrated to the USA at the age of 13 and grew up in Miami, Florida. He received his Bachelor's degree, Masters in Business Administration and Juris Doctorate all from the...
, current chief executive officerChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
(CEO) of Greenberg TraurigGreenberg TraurigGreenberg Traurig LLP and Greenberg Traurig PA is an international law firm based in Miami, Florida.The firm has approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental professionals in 32 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its founding office is in Miami, Florida with its largest office in... - Martha BarnettMartha BarnettMartha Walters Barnett was the President of the American Bar Association from 2000 to 2001. At present she is a partner at the Holland & Knight Law firm. Martha Barnett attended Tulane University for her Bachelors degree, and she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida...
, former president of American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
(ABA) - Edward L. BowenEdward L. BowenEdward L. Bowen is an American Thoroughbred horse racing historian and author and the president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, an institution involved in funding equine research....
, current president of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation - Alan Stephenson BoydAlan Stephenson BoydAlan Stephenson Boyd is an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S. Government in various transportation-related positions. He was the first United States Secretary of Transportation, appointed by Lyndon Johnson. Additionally, he...
, former president of AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, AirbusAirbusAirbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
, and Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Central RailroadThe Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... - Malcolm BricklinMalcolm BricklinMalcolm Bricklin born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an automotive entrepreneur. He is best known for his self-named automobile company, and for being one of the few Americans who has successfully introduced foreign cars in bulk to the American public from firms such as Subaru, Fiat and...
, former CEO of SubaruSubaru; is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of the boxer engine layout popularized in cars by the Volkswagen Beetle and Porsche 911, in most of their vehicles above 1500 cc as well as...
of America & creator of the Bricklin SV-1Bricklin SV-1The Bricklin SV-1 was a gull-wing door sports car assembled in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The body panels were manufactured in a separate plant in Minto, New Brunswick. Manufactured from 1974 until early 1976 for the U.S. market, the car was the creation of Malcolm Bricklin, an American... - William ChenWilliam ChenWilliam "Bill" Chen is an American quantitative analyst, poker player, and software designer.-Biography:...
, current president of the Asia America Multitechnology AssociationAsia America Multitechnology AssociationThe Asia America Multitechnology Association was founded in 1979. It is based in Silicon Valley and represents more than 1,100 members from about 800 companies. It holds meetings on the 4th Tuesday of every month for its members to network and promote business ties between Asia and Silicon... - Joie ChitwoodJoie Chitwood IIIJoie Chitwood III serves as president of International Speedway Corporation’s flagship motorsports facility -- Daytona International Speedway . As president of DIS, Chitwood oversees all speedway activities including event entertainment, fan amenities and ticket sales...
, current president and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400.... - Gay CulverhouseGay CulverhouseDr. Gay Culverhouse is the former President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Notre Dame College. She served as President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. She founded the Gay Culverhouse Players Outreach Program,Inc. which assists retired NFL players access the benefits to which they may be entitled....
, former president of the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... - Sandy D'Alemberte, former president the American Bar Association, and Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
- John DasburgJohn DasburgJohn H. Dasburg was born in Queens, New York in 1943. He grew up in Miami, Florida and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He attended the University of Florida for college, and used the GI Bill to get his MBA also from UF. His first job was with the Marriott Corporation,...
, former CEO of Northwest AirlinesNorthwest AirlinesNorthwest Airlines, Inc. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines by a merger approved on October 29, 2008, making Delta the largest airline in the world...
, and former chairman of the Burger KingBurger KingBurger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
Corporation - Manuel Fernandez, former CEO of GartnerGartnerGartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
, and former chairman of the University of Florida Board of TrusteesUniversity of Florida Board of TrusteesThe University of Florida Board of Trustees is the governing body of the University of Florida, a Flagship University for the State University System of Florida. The University is located in Gainesville, Florida, United States. As of September 1, 2011, the Board includes thirteen members... - Mary Lou FoyMary Lou FoyMary Lou Foy is an American photojournalist. She served as Picture Editor at the Washington Post from 1990 to 2006 and was president of the National Press Photographers Association in 1992....
, former president of the National Press Photographers AssociationNational Press Photographers AssociationNPPA is the acronym for the National Press Photographers Association, founded in 1947. The organization is based in Durham, North Carolina and its mostly made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field... - Bill France, Jr.Bill France, Jr.William Clifton France , nicknamed "Bill Jr." and "Little Bill," was an American motorsports executive who served from 1972 to 2000 as the head of NASCAR, the sanctioning body of United States-based stock car racing. He succeeded the founder of NASCAR, his father Bill France, Sr., as its head...
, former president of NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr... - André-Philippe FutaAndré-Philippe FutaAndré-Philippe Futa was a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was originally from Miabi in the Congolese province of Kasai Oriental.-Biography:...
, former president of Parti de l’Alliance Nationale pour l’UnitéNational Alliance Party for UnityThe National Alliance's Party for Unity is a centrist political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, founded in 2003. The leader of the party is former finance minister Dr. André-Philippe Futa who had a long career in the African Development Bank... - Todd H. GoldmanTodd GoldmanTodd Harris Goldman is an American entrepreneur and the founder of David and Goliath, a merchandise company that produces clothing, posters and other merchandise featuring a variety of slogans based on older designs. According to the Wall Street Journal, the sales volume of David and Goliath was 90...
, founder and CEO of the David and Goliath Company - Mércio Pereira GomesMércio Pereira GomesMércio Pereira Gomes is a Brazilian anthropologist who presently teaches at the Universidade Federal Fluminense , in Niterói, near Rio de Janeiro. He received his Ph.D...
, former president of the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAIFunaiFunai Electric is a Japanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Daitō, Osaka. The company was founded in 1961. It owns the subsidiary Funai Corporation, Inc., established in the United States since 1991, to market and maintain Funai-licensed brands such as Sylvania, Emerson Radio,...
) - Alexander Grass, founder and former CEO of Rite AidRite AidRite Aid is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
- Harbert GregoryHarbert GregoryHarbert S. Gregory was born in 1917. He was the founder of Gregory-Salisbury & Company, Inc. He was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Electrical Equipment, Incorporated. It should also be noted he served in the U.S. Navy....
, founder of the Gregory-Salisbury & Company, former chairman and CEO of Electrical Equipment, Inc. - Ben Hill Griffin III, former chairman and CEO of Alico, Inc.
- Kelsie B. HarderKelsie B. HarderKelsie Brown Harder was an American professor and onomastician .-Biography:Harder was born in Perry County, Tennessee. After serving in the United States Army after World War II, he earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in English from Vanderbilt University, then a Ph.D. from University...
, former president of the American Name SocietyAmerican Name SocietyThe American Name Society, founded in 1951, is a learned society founded "to promote onomastics, the study of names and naming practices, both in the United States and abroad [and] to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in names." Its...
and professor - Susan IveySusan IveySusan M. Ivey is an American business person who is the chairman, president and CEO of Reynolds American, Inc.-Early life and education:...
, current chairman and CEO of Reynolds AmericanReynolds AmericanReynolds American, Inc. is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States. Its holdings include R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Company , Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company and Niconovum AB... - John Janick, founder and current CEO of Fueled by RamenFueled by RamenFueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...
Records - William KingWilliam King (artist)William King is a contemporary American sculptor born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1925. His work spans countless media and usually revolves around the figurative portrayal of human figures. After attending the University of Florida, King moved to New York in 1945 and graduated from Cooper Union in...
, former president of the National Academy of DesignNational Academy of DesignThe National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, founded in New York City as the National Academy of Design – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of American artists founded in 1825 by Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E... - Alan LevineAlan LevineAlan Brian "Al" Levine is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who currently pitches for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League.-Early and personal life:...
, current CEO of the Broward Hospital District, former Secretary of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration - Betsy MarkeyBetsy MarkeyElizabeth Helen “Betsy” Markey is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party...
, current CEO of Syscom Services, former U.S. Representative - Steven MarrsSteven MarrsSteven Marrs is the founder and owner of Branded Pictures, formerly Brand Entertainment Studios, an independent cross platform production and distribution company...
, founder and current CEO of Branded Pictures - Daniel Mica, current president and CEO of the Credit Union National AssociationCredit Union National AssociationThe Credit Union National Association, commonly known as CUNA , is a national trade association for both state- and federally-chartered credit unions located in the United States. CUNA provides member credit unions with trade association services, such as lobbying, professional development, and...
, former U.S. Representative - J. Keith MoyerJ. Keith MoyerJ. Keith Moyer is former president and publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He served in the position from 2001 until March 2007, when he retired upon the sale of the Star Tribune by The McClatchy Company to Avista Capital Partners...
, current president for Minneapolis Star Tribune - David NelmsDavid NelmsDavid W. Nelms was born in 1960. He grew up in St. Petersburg, FL and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Nelms went on the Harvard Business School and graduated with his MBA in 1987....
, current CEO of Discover FinancialDiscover FinancialDiscover Financial Services is an American financial services company, which issues the Discover Card and operates the Discover and Pulse networks... - Donna PastoreDonna PastoreDr. Donna L. Pastore is currently the President National Association of Girls and Women in Sport. She is also a Professor at Ohio State University. In addition, Pastore is the coordinator of Sport and Exercise Management at Ohio State as well....
, current president of the National Association for Girls & Women in sports - Herb PeytonHerb PeytonHerbert Hill "Herb" Peyton is an American entrepreneur and founder of Gate Petroleum in Jacksonville, Florida, which had sales of $1.44 billion in 2008...
, founder and president of the Gate Petroleum CompanyGate PetroleumGate Petroleum is a privately held diversified corporation headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the 11th largest in Florida in 2010. In FY 2008, the company ranked #338 on the Forbes list of America's Largest Private Companies... - Satya PrabhakarSatya PrabhakarSatya Prabhakar, an Indian engineer, entrepreneur is the founder of the Indian online portal Sulekha, an online platform for connecting Indians all over the world. He is the Chief executive officer and Chief Mentor of Sulekha...
, founder and current CEO of SulekhaSulekhaSulekha.com is an Indian Internet and Mobile company offering local commerce services enhanced by social media interactions in 46 Indian and 16 North American cities. Adopting the slogan “Find. Buy. Sell. Share... - Howard RoffmanHoward RoffmanHoward Roffman is an American lawyer representing Lucasfilms and a photographer who specializes in the male full frontal nude photography.-Career:...
, current president of Lucas Licensing - Al RosenAl RosenAlbert Leonard Rosen , nicknamed "Al", "Flip", and the "Hebrew Hammer", is a former American professional baseball player who was a third baseman and right-handed slugger in the Major Leagues for ten seasons in tthe 1940s and 1950s.He played his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians in...
, former president of the Houston AstrosHouston AstrosThe Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
, and the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... - Lawrence ScarpaLawrence ScarpaLawrence Scarpa is an architect based in Los Angeles, California.He is known for the creative use of conventional materials in unique and unexpected ways...
, current CEO of Pugh + Scarpa - Sachio SemmotoSachio Semmotois the current Chairman and CEO of eAccess and eMobile, a Japanese telecommunication company. Also Appointed as a director on March 24, 2009 to TELECOM CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED ....
, current CEO for eAccessEAccessis a Japanese telecommunication company that provides ADSL services to other ISPs. The current CEO of the company is Sachio Semmoto. The company was established on November 1, 1999....
and eMobile - Eleanor SmealEleanor SmealEleanor Smeal is a feminist activist, political analyst, lobbyist, and grassroots organizer...
, former president of National Organization for WomenNational Organization for WomenThe National Organization for Women is the largest feminist organization in the United States. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S...
(NOW) - Chesterfield SmithChesterfield SmithChesterfield Smith was an American lawyer. He founded the law firm Holland & Knight and served as president of the American Bar Association in 1973-1974, during the Watergate scandal.-Early life and education:...
, former president of the American Bar Association (ABA) - W. Reece Smith Jr.W. Reece Smith Jr.William Reece Smith Jr. is an American lawyer. Smith served as the interim president of the University of South Florida, and the president of the American Bar Association....
, former President of the American Bar Association, and the University of South FloridaUniversity of South FloridaThe University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
; Rhodes Scholar - Sung Won SohnSung Won SohnSung Won Sohn is a Korean American economist. He was named one of the top five most accurate economic forecasters in 2001 by Bloomberg News.-Personal life:...
, current CEO of Hanmi Financial Corp, former chief economist of Wells FargoWells FargoWells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home... - Margaretta StylesMargaretta StylesMargaretta Madden Styles, EdD, RN, FAAN , was an American nurse, author, educator and nursing school dean, who conceived and helped establish national standards for certifying nurses in pediatrics, cardiology and other medical specialties. Dr...
, former president of the American Nurses AssociationAmerican Nurses AssociationThe American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911... - David M. ThomasDavid M. ThomasDavid M. Thomas is an officer in the United States Navy.-Early life:Thomas's father was a career Navy officer.Thomas, and three of his brothers, are graduates of the United States Naval Academy. All are active duty, including one in the Marine Corps. Another brother served in the Peace Corps...
, former CEO of IMS HealthIMS HealthIMS Health is an international company that supplies the pharmaceutical industry with sales data and consulting services. IMS Health was founded in 1954 by Bill Froch and David Dubow. Today IMS has operations in more than 100 countries, a global workforce of 7,600+ employees, and revenues of $2... - Carlos O. ToranoCarlos O. ToranoCarlos Octavio "Charlie" Toraño is a cigar manufacturer and president of both Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco.Toraño was born in Miami, Florida, and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School, a private Roman Catholic preparatory school located in Miami, in 1985...
, current president of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco - Robert WexlerRobert WexlerRobert Wexler is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing , from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.-Early life:Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and...
, current president of the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic CooperationCenter for Middle East Peace & Economic CooperationThe S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace is an American non-profit organization that works with leaders and policymakers in the United States and the Middle East to help reach a just and comprehensive peace that will bring an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict...
, former U.S. Representative - Charles F. WillisCharles F. WillisCharles Fountain Willis, Jr. was born in Beaumont, Texas and earned a B.A. from the University of Florida in 1939....
, former president of Alaska AirlinesAlaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines is an airline based in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, Washington in the United States. The airline originated in 1932 as McGee Airways. After many mergers with and acquisitions of other airlines, including Star Air Service, it became known as Alaska Airlines in 1944... - Jerry ZuckerJerry Zucker (businessman)Jerry Zucker was an Israeli-born American businessman and philanthropist.-Biography:Jerry Zucker was the son of Holocaust survivors. He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, chemistry, and physics and went on to earn his M.S...
, former CEO of the Polymer Group and Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
Athletic directors
- William CarrWilliam C. CarrWilliam Curtis "Bill" Carr, III is an American college sports consultant. Carr is a former college football player, and previously served as the athletic director at the University of Florida and the University of Houston.- Early life :...
, former athletic directorAthletic directorAn athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
for the University of HoustonUniversity of HoustonThe University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
and the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... - Paul DeePaul DeePaul Dee is the former General Counsel and Athletic Director of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He held the position of AD from 1993 until 2008, when he stepped down and Kirby Hocutt was tabbed as his replacement....
, former athletic director for the University of MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... - Doug DickeyDoug DickeyDouglas Adair "Doug" Dickey is a former American college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. Dickey is a South Dakota native who was raised in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida, where he played college football...
, former athletic director for the University of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... - Bill ProctorWilliam L. ProctorWilliam L. Proctor was born January 27, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the current Chancellor of Flagler College.Proctor attended the University of Florida, Stetson University, and Florida State University. He received his both his Masters degree and Doctorate from Florida State University...
, former athletic director for Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Keith R. TribbleKeith R. TribbleKeith R. Tribble is an American university sports administrator and former college athlete. He previously served as the chief executive officer of the Orange Bowl, and as the athletic director for the UCF Knights Division I sports program of the University of Central Florida...
, former athletic director for the University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
University benefactors
- Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. was a prominent American businessman, citrus grower, politician and philanthropist who was a native and resident of Florida. Griffin was an alumnus of the University of Florida, a former state legislator, a one-time candidate for governor and a patron of college sports and...
, Florida citrus farmer, major University of Florida benefactor, namesake of the university's Ben Hill Griffin StadiumBen Hill Griffin StadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field is the football stadium for the University of Florida and the home field of the university's Florida Gators football team. It is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The stadium was originally built in 1930, and has been regularly... - William R. HoughWilliam R. HoughWilliam R. Hough is a prominent investment banker and is known for being the most generous benefactor of the University of Florida.Hough received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1948. Hough was a member of Delta-Delta chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity....
, prominent investment banker, major university benefactor, namesake of the university's Hough Graduate School of Business - Fred LevinFred LevinFredric Gerson Levin is an American plaintiffs' attorney in the state of Florida, who is the owner of his own law practice in northwest Florida, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner & Proctor, P.A. The Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida is named for him...
, prominent attorney, major university benefactor, namesake of the university's Levin College of LawLevin College of LawThe Fredric G. Levin College of Law is the law school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida.-History:The College of Law was founded in 1909. It was first housed in Thomas Hall, and then in Bryan Hall from 1914 to 1969...
, - Alfred A. McKethanAlfred A. McKethanAlfred Augustus McKethan was a prominent American banker, citrus grower, businessman and political appointee who was a native and resident of Florida.- Early life and education :...
, former chairman of SunTrust Bank, major university benefactor, namesake of the university's Alfred A. McKethan StadiumAlfred A. McKethan StadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field is the college baseball stadium of the University of Florida, and serves as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team. McKethan Stadium is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in close proximity to the university's indoor... - George Smathers, former U.S. Senator, major university benefactor, namesake of university's The George A. Smathers LibrariesLibrary East (Gainesville, Florida)Library East is a historic library in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida in the middle of the Campus Historic District. When it was first created it was the largest building on campus at that time.-History:This facility was...
- Al WarringtonAlfred C. WarringtonAlfred Coard "Al" Warrington, IV is a former American accountant and business executive. Warrington was a managing partner of Arthur Andersen and the co-founder of Sanifill, Inc., a company which ultimately merged to create the new Waste Management, Inc...
, former CEO of Sanfill, major university benefactor, former chairman of university's Board of Trustees, namesake of the university's Warrington College of BusinessWarrington College of BusinessThe Warrington College of Business Administration is the business school at the University of Florida. About 6300 students are enrolled in classes, including undergraduates and graduate students, including Master of Business Administration and Ph.D.-seeking students.Undergraduate programs include...
Art, literature, humanities, and entertainment
- Don AddisDon AddisDonald G. Addis was a comic strip artist. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, where he was the editor of the student newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. He retired as an editorial cartoonist and columnist with the St...
, long-time newspaper columnist and syndicated comic strip artist for the St. Petersburg TimesSt. Petersburg TimesThe St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St... - Chris AdrianChris AdrianChris Adrian is an American author. Adrian's writing styles in short stories vary a great deal, from modernist realism to pronounced lyrical allegory. His novels both tend toward surrealism, having mostly realistic characters experience fantastic circumstances. He has written three novels: Gob's...
, novelist and shirt-story writer who wrote Gob's Grief - Lauren AndersonLauren AndersonLauren Anderson is an American model who was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in July, 2002 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. Lauren was the winner of the TV special Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?, broadcast on Fox in May 2002...
, American model - Chris BachelderChris BachelderChris Bachelder is an American writer, e-book pioneer and frequent contributor to the publications McSweeney's Quarterly Concern and The Believer.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia...
, novelist, short-story writer, and e-bookE-bookAn electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
pioneer - Todd BarryTodd Barry-Biography:Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron , which co-starred H. Jon Benjamin. He has made a variety of guest appearances on shows like Dr...
, stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor - Joseph BeckhamJoseph BeckhamJoseph C. Beckham is currently the chairman of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University. He has also been a Professor at FSU since 1980. Beckham was also president of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education. In 1991, he was awarded...
, frequent writer on the topic of legal problems in education, winner of the McGhehey award, and currently a professor of education leadership at Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... - Wayne BesenWayne BesenWayne Besen is an American gay rights advocate. He is a former spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign and the founder of Truth Wins Out.Besen says he has interviewed hundreds of former and current "ex-gays," and is an outspoken critic of organisations such as Homosexuals Anonymous.- Photos of...
, former spokesman for the Human Rights CampaignHuman Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign is the United States' largest LGBT advocacy group and lobbying organization; according to the HRC, it has more than one million members and supporters...
, and gay rights advocate - Mike BianchiMichael A. BianchiMichael A. Bianchi is an American journalist who reports for the Orlando Sentinel. He has been reporting for the Orlando Sentinel as a columnist since 2001...
, sports columnist for the Orlando SentinelOrlando SentinelThe Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. As of 2005, the Sentinel’s president and publisher was Kathleen Waltz; she announced her resignation in February 2008... - Matt BorondyIdentity Theory (webzine)Identity Theory is a webzine of literature and culture, founded by University of Florida graduate Matt Borondy, established in 2000. Identity Theory is a non-profit website with substantial readership and a staff of over a dozen volunteers, including Robert Birnbaum...
, publisher for Identity TheoryIdentity Theory (webzine)Identity Theory is a webzine of literature and culture, founded by University of Florida graduate Matt Borondy, established in 2000. Identity Theory is a non-profit website with substantial readership and a staff of over a dozen volunteers, including Robert Birnbaum...
Online Magazine - Langdon BosargeLangdon BosargeLangdon Bosarge is an American born comic and radio personality, best known for hosting the popular iTunes top 200 podcast, 'Langdon Nation'. Born Robert Langdon Bosarge, he was raised in Pembroke Pines, Florida...
, notable comic and radio personality - Edward L. BowenEdward L. BowenEdward L. Bowen is an American Thoroughbred horse racing historian and author and the president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, an institution involved in funding equine research....
, notable horse racing historian - Wendy BrennerWendy BrennerWendy Brenner is currently an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Brenner is the author of two books. Her stories and essays have appeared in such magazines as Allure, Seventeen, Travel & Leisure, Ploughshares, and Mississippi Review, and have been anthologized...
, author and professor; Phone Calls From the Dead , Large Animals in Everyday Life: Stories - William C. Bradford, ApacheApacheApache is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the Southwest United States. These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan...
writer, professor, and legal scholar - Leland BrewsaughLeland BrewsaughLeland Brewsaugh was a prolific sculptor, designer, and painter.He was a student of nature had a lifelong career painting birds and the landscapes of Florida and North Carolina. He was most known for his detailed life size carving birds in the swamps and marshes southeast.Brewsaugh attended...
, SculptorSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, designerDesignerA designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
, and painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is... - Jenn BrownJenn BrownJennifer "Jenn" Lynne Brown is an American television personality who is a sportscaster, TV host, producer, and a model. Brown currently works for ESPN as a reporter. She is a reporter for both College GameDay and College GameDay as well co-host of ESPNU's Road Trip with Jonathan Drubner...
, television producer, host, and fashion model - Rita Mae BrownRita Mae BrownRita Mae Brown is an American writer. She is best known for her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle. Published in 1973, it dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time...
, author and famous activist - Alan BurnettAlan BurnettAlan Burnett is a television writer-producer particularly associated with DC Comics and Walt Disney television animation. He has had a hand in virtually every DC animated project since the waning years of the Super Friends, and continues to do so...
, television producer and writer - Mike BurnsMike Burns (songwriter)Mike Burns is an American Songwriter, Music producer and entrepreneur who currently resides in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is best-known for his Dance music project known as "Interstate"...
, songwriter and music producer - Al BurtAl BurtAl Burt was a widely beloved Florida author and longtime journalist with The Miami Herald. He served as a sports writer, news reporter, editor, editorial writer and columnist....
, Miami Herald and Atlanta Journal writer - Kevin CantyKevin CantyKevin Canty is an American author of novels and short stories. He is a faculty member in the English department at the University of Montana at Missoula, where he currently resides. Canty received his Masters degree in English from the University of Florida in 1990. He received his M.F.A. in...
, author; Into the Great Wide Open, Nine Below Zero, and Winslow in Love - Kelly CarringtonKelly CarringtonKelly Carrington is a model. She was selected to be Playboy's October 2008 Playmate of the Month. She was also featured on the cover of the same issue...
, model - Debbie CenziperDebbie CenziperDebbie Cenziper is an American investigative journalist for The Washington Post.She worked as an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, for The Charlotte Observer, and for the Florida Sun Sentinel...
, journalist with the Washington Post, and winner of the Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City... - Jean ChanceJean C. ChanceJean C. Chance received her JM 1960, MA 1969 from the University of Florida.She has served as a member of the Hearst Awards Committee for 25 of those years, and was also the Chairman as well. In addition Chance has been a faculty member at UF since 1969. It should also be noted that she is a...
, chairman of the Hearst Awards Committee for 25 years, professor of journalism at the University of Florida - Peter ChristopherPeter ChristopherPeter Christopher was an Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University. Christopher was a highly acclaimed author, and had written numerous books....
, author, Campfires of the Dead - Paul CootnerPaul CootnerPaul H. Cootner was a financial economist noted for his book The Random Character of Stock Market Prices....
, economist, author of The Random Character of Stock Market Prices - Harry CrewsHarry CrewsHarry Crews is an American novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist. He was born in Bacon County, Georgia in 1935 and served in the Marines during the Korean War. He attended the University of Florida on the GI Bill, but dropped out to travel...
, novelist, short story writer, and essayist - Michael ConnellyMichael ConnellyMichael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books, which have been translated into 36 languages, have garnered him many awards...
, best-selling author - Mark CurtisMark Curtis (broadcaster)Mark Corrigan Curtis is a well-known American TV journalist, author and political analyst. In January 2009, Curtis published his first book; a first-person account of the historic 2008 Presidential campaign. “Age of Obama: A Reporter’s Journey with Clinton, McCain and Obama in the Making of the...
, journalist, author, and political analyst - Jeff DarlingtonJeff DarlingtonJeff Darlington is an American sportswriter covering football for the NFL.com. He was previously covered the Miami Dolphins for The Miami Herald. He also regularly appears on ESPN to discuss the NFL....
, current sportswriter for the Miami Herald - Jonathan DemmeJonathan DemmeRobert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
, motion picture director, won Academy AwardAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for directing for The Silence of the Lambs - Karen DeYoungKaren DeYoungKaren DeYoung is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, and is the associate editor for The Washington Post.DeYoung was born in Florida and she grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. She received Bachelor degrees in journalism and communications from the University of Florida.After graduation,...
, Pulitzer Prize recipient, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
associate editor - Kate DiCamilloKate DiCamilloKatrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo is an American children's author. She is known for the Newbery Medal-winning book The Tale of Despereaux, the Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, and the Mercy Watson series, plus numerous other award-winning and honored books.-Early life:Born in...
, award-winning children's novelist and screenwriter - Micki DickoffMicki DickoffMicki Dickoff is a writer, director, and producer of social commentary films. Her latest work, Neshoba: The Price of Freedom, opened theatrically in New York and Los Angeles to critical acclaim and won numerous awards in film festivals worldwide....
, television director and producer, winner of multiple Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s - Brian DohertyBrian Doherty (journalist)Brian Doherty is an American journalist. He is a Senior Editor at Reason magazine. He is the author of This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground , Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement and Gun Control on Trial: Inside the...
, senior editor of Reason magazine, author - Gregg DoyelGregg Doyel- Early life and education :Gregg Doyel was born in Hawaii. He grew up in Mississippi where his father was a law professor at the University of Mississippi...
, sports writer for CBSSports.comCBSSports.comCBSSports.com was founded in 1994 as SportsLine USA, and today is a CBS-owned website that provides sports scores, news, statistics, live and on-demand video, mobile apps, e-commerce, fantasy sports products, services, and information..Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, CBSSports.com it is... - Louann Fernald, model and actress
- Robert W. FichterRobert W. FichterRobert Witten Fichter is an American photographer.Born in Fort Myers, Florida, he attended the University of Florida, Gainesville, where he studied under Jerry Uelsmann, Ken Kerslake and Jack Nicholsen and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1963...
, notable photographer - Rich FieldsRich FieldsRichard Wayne "Rich" Fields is an American broadcaster, spokesman, announcer and meteorologist, best known for being the announcer of the American version of The Price Is Right from 2004–2010....
, announcer of The Price Is RightThe Price Is Right (U.S. game show)The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
, meteorologist, radio personality, voice actor - Dexter FilkinsDexter FilkinsDexter Price Filkins is an American journalist known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for The New York Times. He was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his dispatches from Afghanistan, and he won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 as part of a team of New York Times...
, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist - Jesse Hill FordJesse Hill FordJesse Hill Ford was an American writer of Southern literature, best known for his critical and commercial success in short fiction as well as the novels Mountains of Gilead and The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones.Born in Troy, Alabama, Ford was raised in Nashville, Tennessee...
, writer and screenwriter - Michael FranceMichael FranceMichael France is a film screenwriter. He has written screenplays for the action films Cliffhanger , the James Bond film GoldenEye , and the popular comic book films Hulk , The Punisher and Fantastic Four .-Life:He attended the University of Florida in the early 1980s, working as a projectionist...
, screenwriter for Golden Eye, The HulkHulk (film)Hulk is a 2003 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name. Ang Lee directed the film, which stars Eric Bana as Dr. Bruce Banner, as well as Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte...
, and PunisherPunisherThe Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,... - Robert FultonRobert FultonRobert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat...
, award-winning writer and naturalist - Alan GallayAlan Gallay-Life:He graduated from University of Florida, and with an M.A. and Ph.D. from Georgetown University.He taught at the University of Notre Dame, University of Mississippi, Western Washington University, Harvard University and University of Auckland, as a Fulbright Lecturer.Twice he taught for the...
, American historian, and winner of the National Endowment for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the HumanitiesThe National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
Fellowship - Michael GannonMichael Gannon (historian)Michael V. Gannon is an American military historian, academic and former war correspondent. He was born in 1928.During World War II, Gannon was a member of the American Field Service, in the 1950s he wrote on European military topics and in 1968, he was a war correspondent in Vietnam...
, military historian and Catholic priest - Leslie Yalof GarfieldLeslie Yalof GarfieldLeslie Yalof Garfield is a Professor of Law at Pace Law School. Professor Garfield got her start in the Academic Support arena and was a force in creating the Association of American Law Schools's Section on Academic Support...
, current editor of the Journal of Court Innovation and professor at Pace Law SchoolPace University School of LawPace University School of Law, known colloquially as "Pace Law School", is the law school of Pace University, a comprehensive, independent, and diversified university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County... - Merrill GerberMerrill Joan GerberMerrill Joan Gerber was born in Brooklyn, New York She has published twenty seven books,and is an award winning novelist and short story writer. In 1986 Gerber won an O. Henry Prize. In 1993, she won the Ribalow Award from Hadassah Magazine for her novel, The Kingdom of Brooklyn...
, author - Norman GillilandNorman GillilandNorman Gilliland has been a producer on Wisconsin Public Radio since 1984, where he hosts classical music broadcasts, produces the interview program University of the Air, and reads for Chapter A Day. He holds degrees in English and Broadcasting from the University of Florida and attended graduate...
, author, WERNWERNWERN is a radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin. The station is part of Wisconsin Public Radio , and airs WPR's "NPR News and Classical Network", consisting of classical music and news and talk programming....
host - MaryAnne GolonMaryAnne GolonMaryAnne Golon is an independent photography editor and professional media consultant.She is currently the consulting director of photography and multimedia for AARP, the largest non-profit association in the world providing for the needs of Americans over 50 years old. AARP has over 50 million...
, picture editor for TimeTime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine - Philip Graham, former publisher of The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
- Richard Grayson, writer and political activist
- Edwin GranberryEdwin GranberryEdwin Phillips Granberry was an American writer, novelist and translator. In 1932, he won the O. Henry Award for Best Short Short Story....
, long-time writer of the comic strip "Buz SawyerBuz SawyerBuz Sawyer was a popular comic strip created by Roy Crane and highly regarded by comic strip historians. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it had a long run from November 1, 1943 to 1989. The last strip signed by Crane was dated 21 April 1979....
" - Rebecca GreerRebecca GreerRebecca Ellen Greer is an American nonfiction writer and also served as an editor for Woman's Day magazine.-Biography:Rebecca Greer majored in communications at the University of Florida. She graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the College of Journalism and Communications in 1957...
, Woman's DayWoman's DayWoman's Day is aimed at a female readership, covering such subjects as food, nutrition, fitness, beauty and fashion. The magazine edition is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines....
editor - James GrippandoJames Grippando-Biography:James Grippando was born in Waukegan, Illinois and raised in rural Illinois.In his first job out of law school Grippando served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas A. Clark, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta...
, novelist and lawyer - Israel GutierrezIsrael GutierrezIsrael Gutierrez is a sports columnist for The Miami Herald. Before joining the staff at the Herald, he worked two years for the Palm Beach Post.He has covered the Miami Heat for both newspapers...
, Miami Herald columnist, former Palm Beach Post columnist - Robert J. HaimanRobert J. HaimanRobert J. Haiman was a nationally recognized reporter for the St. Petersburg Times. He served in this capacity for 25 years, and eventually he was promoted to executive editor...
, St. Petersburg TimesSt. Petersburg TimesThe St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
executive editor, Poynter Institute president - Carl HiaasenCarl HiaasenCarl Hiaasen is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.- Early years :Born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Kermit Odel, and teacher, Patricia...
, novelist, Miami Herald columnist, also won the Newbery Honor - Shere HiteShere HiteShere Hite is an American-born German sex educator and feminist. Her sexological work has focused primarily on female sexuality. Hite builds upon biological studies of sex by Masters and Johnson and by Alfred Kinsey...
, author of the Hite Report, she is also a sex educator & feminist - Noy HollandNoy HollandNoy Holland is an American writer and National Book Award nominee. She is married to the writer Sam Michel.-Literature-related:...
, author of What Begins With Bird and Spectacle of the Body - Judith IvoryJudith IvoryJudith Ivory is the pen name of Judy Cuevas, a best-sellingAmerican author of historical romance novels.-Biography:As a child, Judith Ivory liked to gather the other neighborhood children together and tell them stories. She carried a notebook with her and would often jot down poems, essays, and...
, best-selling author of historical romance novels - Jarrod JablonskiJarrod JablonskiJarrod Jablonski is a pioneering technical diver and record setting cave diver. Jablonski is one of the main architects behind the 'Doing It Right' system of diving.-Background:...
, pioneering technical diverTechnical divingTechnical diving is a form of scuba diving that exceeds the scope of recreational diving...
and record setting cave diverCave divingCave diving is a type of technical diving in which specialized equipment is used to enable the exploration of caves which are at least partially filled with water. In the United Kingdom it is an extension of the more common sport of caving, and in the United States an extension of the more common... - Eberhard JäckelEberhard JäckelEberhard Jäckel is a Social Democratic German historian, noted for his studies of Adolf Hitler's role in German history. Jäckel sees Hitler as being the historical equivalent to the Chernobyl disaster.-Career:...
, German historian - Bharat JhunjhunwalaBharat JhunjhunwalaDr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala acquired his Bachelor's Degree in Science from Kanpur University and doctorate in Food and Resource Economics from University of Florida in 1973 at the age of 23...
, Indian columnist and consultant - Clint JohnsonClint JohnsonClint Johnson is an American author of nonfiction, primarily about the American Civil War. He is a graduate of the University of Florida....
, American historian and author - Steven J. KachelmeierSteven J. KachelmeierSteven J. Kachelmeier is the C.T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor in Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin and currently serves as the editor of The Accounting Review. Steven Kachelmeier received his B.B.A. from the University of New Mexico and his Ph.D. from the University of Florida...
, current editor of The Accounting ReviewThe Accounting ReviewThe Accounting Review is an academic journal of the American Accounting Association. It was first published in 1926.Its current editor is Steven J. Kachelmeier from the University of Texas at Austin....
, and professor at the University of Texas - Stetson KennedyStetson KennedyWilliam Stetson Kennedy was an American author and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the twentieth century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world...
, award-winning author and human rightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist - Eliot KleinbergEliot KleinbergEliot Kleinberg is an author and a news and features writer for the Palm Beach Post in Palm Beach County, Florida United States....
, author and writer for the Palm Beach Post - Michael KoretzkyMichael KoretzkyMichael Koretzky is an American journalist, editor and writer. His appearance has been compared to that of Chuck Norris.Koretzky attended the University of Florida in the early 1980s, where he worked at the Independent Florida Alligator, UF's student-run newspaper...
, journalist, editor, and writer - Allan J. KuetheAllan J. KuetheAllan J. Kuethe is an American historian specializing in Latin American studies. He is a distinguished Paul Whitfield Horn professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, an honor named for the first president of Texas Tech...
, historian of Latin America - Victoria LancelottaVictoria LancelottaVictoria Lancelotta is currently an editor for the Georgetown Review. Lancelotta has written two books. Her fiction has also appeared in Glimmer Train, The Threepenny Review, the Mississippi Review Web, and other magazines...
, current editor of the Georgetown ReviewGeorgetown ReviewGeorgetown Review is a literary magazine produced at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. The journal has published continuously since 1993 and hosts a prestigious annual prose contest...
, author - Charlotte LawsCharlotte LawsCharlotte Laws is an American author, local Los Angeles politician and talk show host, community activist, and animal rights advocate. As a former actress, some of her credits can be found under her Screen Actors Guild name Missy Laws.Laws is currently serving her fourth term on the Greater Valley...
, author, talk show host, and community activist - Will LudwigsenWill LudwigsenWill Ludwigsen is an American writer of horror, mystery, and science fiction. His work has appeared in a number of magazines including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Weird Tales, and Strange Horizons as well as his first collection of short fiction, Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby! and...
, writer of horror, mystery, and science fiction - Moss MabryMoss MabryMoss Mabry was a famed Costume designer who lived from . He started off designing costumes for his high school plays, but actually studied mechanical engineering at the University of Florida. He later went to Hollywood to attend art school, eventually signing a contract with Warner Bros....
, costume designer, and nominated for four Academy AwardsAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers... - Ron MagillRon MagillRon Magill is an American wildlife expert and photographer; he is the communications director of the Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, and makes regular television appearances....
, renown photographer and wildlife expert - Thomas E. MannThomas E. MannThomas E. Mann is a political scientist, author, and pundit who works at the Brookings Institution. He primarily studies and speaks on elections in the United States, especially campaign finance reform...
, author and political pundit for the Brookings Institute - Gabriel Martinez, Cuban-American artist
- Guillermo MartinezGuillermo MartínezGuillermo Martínez is an Argentine novelist and short story writer.Martínez was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. He gained a PhD in mathematical logic at the University of Buenos Aires....
, syndicated columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee - Frances MayesFrances MayesFrances Mayes is an American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist.Born and raised in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Mayes attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and obtained her BA from the University of Florida...
, author of best-selling book Under the Tuscan SunUnder the Tuscan SunUnder the Tuscan Sun is a 2003 film based on Frances Mayes' 1996 memoir of the same name. The film was directed by Audrey Wells and starred Diane Lane.-Plot:... - Andrew McClurgAndrew McClurgAndrew J. McClurg is a professor of law holding the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, specializing in torts, products liability, privacy law, and firearms policy...
, legal humor writer for the American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
Journal - Diane McFarlinDiane McFarlinDiane McFarlin is the current Publisher for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.McFarlin is a fourth-generation Floridian, and she began her journalism career at age 15 when she covered her first city commission meeting for her hometown newspaper. McFarlin went on to study Journalism at the University of...
, publisher of the Sarasota Herald Tribune - Tom MeekTom MeekTom Meek is a columnist and author of "Another Day In Cyberville" published weekly in The Gainesville Voice, a New York Times regional newspaper, beginning in October, 2000 in The Gainesville Sun. "Cyberville" deals with issues related to high-tech, computers, New Media and Internet issues...
, columnist and author of Another Day In Cyberville, Reflections On Media, and The Video Audio Overdose Galore - Louis A. Meyer, writer and painter
- Sam MichelSam MichelSam Michel is an American author. He is married to the writer Noy Holland. They live in western Massachusetts with their two children.-Publications:...
, author of Under the Light and Lecturer at University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Andrew MondsheinAndrew MondsheinAndrew S. Mondshein is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits. He was widely recognized for his editing of the film The Sixth Sense Andrew S. Mondshein (born 1957) is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits. He was widely recognized for his editing of the film The...
, nominated for an Oscar for his film editing - Rodney MullenRodney MullenJohn Rodney Mullen is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential street skaters in the history of skateboarding...
, entertainer and one of the most influential skateboarders in the sport - Lorraine MurrayLorraine Murray-Life:Murray was born in New York. She received her bachelors degree in English from the University of Florida in 1968, and her doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Florida in 1982....
, author of Why Me, Why Now?, and Grace Notes - Lee Ann NewsomLee Ann NewsomLee Ann Newsom is currently an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University at University Park. She has written numerous books & articles...
, famous anthropologist, named a MacArthur Fellow for 2002 - Patricia O'ConnorPatricia O'ConnorPatricia Goosey O’Connor is the founder of Fashion Careers College in San Diego, California.-Biography:O’Connor has been an educator since 1963 when she graduated from San Diego State University and began teaching for the San Diego Unified School District...
, top scholar of Spanish theater and literature - Ivan OsorioIvan OsorioIvan Osorio is a senior policy analyst, columnist and editor at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. He specializes in labor policy and Latin American affairs. Before working for CEI, Osorio wrote articles and policy studies for the Capital Research Center...
, columnist and editor at the Competitive Enterprise InstituteCompetitive Enterprise InstituteThe Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit think tank founded on March 9, 1984 in Washington, D.C. by lobbyist Fred L. Smith, Jr to advance economic liberty and fight over-regulation by big government... - Mike PapantonioMike PapantonioJames Michael Papantonio , popularly known as Mike Papantonio, is an American attorney and radio talk show host. A prominent trial lawyer, he co-hosts Ring of Fire, a nationally-syndicated weekly radio program, with Robert F...
, prominent trial lawyer, and co-hosts of Ring of FireRing of Fire (radio program)Ring of Fire is a nationally syndicated American talk radio program hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio, and Sam Seder. The trio focuses on exposing people whom they consider to be "corporate fat cats, polluters and media spinmeisters". The show has been on the air since 2004 and is... - Alfred Browning ParkerAlfred Browning ParkerAlfred Browning Parker was a Modernist architect who is one of the best-known post World War II residential architects. He gained fame for his highly published modern houses in the region around Miami, Florida. He was born in Boston, MA and moved to Miami when he was eight years old. Parker...
, notable Modernist architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the... - Jeff ParkerJeff Parker (writer)Jeff Parker is an American novelist and short story writer. His novel Ovenman was published in 2007 by the book division of the literary journal Tin House...
, novelist and short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer - John Parker Jr., prominent American writer
- David PenzerDavid PenzerDavid Penzer is an American professional wrestling ring announcer, most recently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 2001....
, current professional wrestling ring announcerRing announcerA ring announcer is a paid in-ring employee for a boxing, professional wrestling, or mixed martial arts event or promotion...
for the WWE - Sam ProctorSam ProctorSamuel Proctor was an American historian.-Early life and education:Proctor was born in Jacksonville, Florida, one of six sons of a textile salesman and a housewife....
, one of the world's foremost scholars of FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
history - Imad RahmanImad RahmanImad Rahman is a Pakistani American fiction writer whose first short story collection was published in 2004.-Biography:A native of Karachi, Pakistan who immigrated to the United States at age 18 to attend college, Rahman was an assistant professor of English at Kansas State University, and, as of...
, author who wrote I Dream of Microwaves - Jeff RandallJeff Randall (journalist)Jeff William Randall is a journalist, who presents Jeff Randall Live, a business and politics show on Sky News...
, former business editor of BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online... - Marc RandazzaMarc RandazzaMarc J. Randazza is a First Amendment attorney and the editor of the law blog The Legal Satyricon.-Early life and education:Marc John Randazza was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts on November 26, 1969 and graduated from Gloucester High School in 1987. Randazza attended the University of...
, current editor of The Legal Satyricon - Charlie ReedCharlie Reed (journalist)Charlie M. Reed is an American journalist, and Yokota Bureau correspondent for Stars and Stripes.She graduated from the University of Florida in 2001.She reported for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers and the Osceola News-Gazette.-Works:...
, current journalist with Stars and StripesStars and Stripes (newspaper)Stars and Stripes is a news source that operates from inside the United States Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests,... - James RizziJames RizziJames Rizzi is an American pop artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He currently resides and works in a studio/loft in the SoHo section of Manhattan.-Education and Technique:...
, prominent American pop artist - Edward G. Roberts, Jr.Fireball RobertsEdward Glenn Roberts, Jr. , nicknamed "Fireball", was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.-Background:...
, pioneer race car drivers of NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr... - Alan G. RogersAlan G. RogersAlan Greg Rogers was an ordained pastor, a U.S. Army Major and Intelligence Officer, a civil rights activist in the gay, lesbian and bisexual military community and the first known gay combat fatality of Operation Iraqi Freedom...
, gay rights activist, and U.S. Army major who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom - Thane RosenbaumThane RosenbaumThane Rosenbaum is a novelist, essayist, and law professor . He is the author of two novels, The Golems of Gotham and Second Hand Smoke , and a collection of short stories, Elijah Visible Thane Rosenbaum is a novelist, essayist, and law professor (http://thanerosenbaum.com/). He is the author of...
, novelist, essayist, and professor of law at Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St... - Scott SandersScott Sanders (producer)Scott Sanders is an American television producer and theatrical producer. He is best known for the theatrical musical version of Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple, of which he was Lead Producer along with Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, and Harvey Weinstein, for producing Elaine Stritch: at...
, Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
and Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winning television producer - Lawrence ScarpaLawrence ScarpaLawrence Scarpa is an architect based in Los Angeles, California.He is known for the creative use of conventional materials in unique and unexpected ways...
, award-winning architect and educator, leader in sustainable design - Paul ShyrePaul ShyrePaul Shyre was an American director and playwright who won a Tony and an Emmy. He is noted for the plays Hizzoner, Will Rogers' USA and The President Is Dead....
, director and playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
who won a Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
and an Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... - Eugene SledgeEugene SledgeEugene Bondurant Sledge was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was subsequently used as source material for Ken Burns's PBS documentary, The War, as well as...
, biologist and university professor; author of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and OkinawaWith the old breedWith the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa is a World War II memoir by Eugene Sledge, a United States Marine. Since its first publication in 1981, With the Old Breed has been recognized as one of the best first-hand accounts of combat in the Pacific during World War II...
, a recount of his experiences as a U.S. Marine during World War II - George SolomonGeorge SolomonGeorge Solomon is a former sports editor and columnist at The Washington Post and was the first ombudsman for ESPN.Solomon is a 1963 graduate of the University of Florida. He began working at the Post in 1972. He served as assistant managing editor for sports from 1975 to 2003. From 2003 to his...
, former sports editor and columnist for The Washington Post, and the first ombudsman for ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... - Julian SprungJulian SprungJulian Sprung is an American writer on marine aquarium fishkeeping. He is an alumnus of the University of Florida where he studied zoology, graduating in 1988....
, American writer - Randall J. StephensRandall J. StephensRandall J. Stephens is a noted author, editor, and historian of American religion.-Career:Stephens is the editor of the Journal of Southern Religion, for Florida State University, and of Historically Speaking from the Johns Hopkins University Press, for Boston University...
, author, editor, and historian of AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
religion - Howard StelzerHoward StelzerHoward Stelzer is a composer and live performer of electronic music whose work is made primary from sounds generated by cassette tapes...
, composer and performer of electronic music - Craig SymondsCraig SymondsCraig Lee Symonds is a retired professor and chairman of the history department at the United States Naval Academy...
, distinguished American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
historian and former Professor at the United States Naval AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyThe United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States... - Angie Swindell, contestant on Big Brother 10Big Brother 10 (U.S.)Big Brother 10 is the tenth season of the American reality television seriesBig Brother The show premiered July 13, 2008 on the CBS television network, airing three times a week; Sundays at 8 p.m. , Tuesdays at 9 p.m. , and Thursdays at 8 p.m...
- Maggie TaylorMaggie TaylorMaggie Taylor is an artist who works with digital images. She won the Santa Fe Center for Photography's Project Competition in 2004. Her work has been widely exhibited in the United States and Europe and is represented within the permanent collections of several galleries and museums...
, digital imaging artist - Janet ToddJanet ToddJanet Margaret Todd is a Welsh-born academic and a well-respected author of many books on women in literature. Todd was educated at Cambridge University and the University of Florida, where she undertook a doctorate on the poet John Clare...
, Welsh-born author on books about women's literature, and Professor at the University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... - Kendra ToddKendra ToddKendra Todd is a real estate agent in Seattle, Washington. In 2005, she was the winner of season 3 of NBC's The Apprentice. She was the first female candidate, and the youngest, to be hired on the U.S. Apprentice.-Overview:...
, real estate businesswoman and winner of The Apprentice 3 reality TV show - Claudio VélizClaudio VélizClaudio Véliz is a prominent historian, sociologist and author from Chile, who has held numerous academic posts in various institutions of higher learning including La Trobe University , Harvard and Boston University....
, ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an author, historian, and Sociologist - Robert VendittiRobert VendittiRobert Venditti is a comic book creator. Venditti is most notably known for his work on the Top Shelf Productions title The Surrogates, which was adapted to a major motion picture starring Bruce Willis directed by Jonathan Mostow for Disney.-Education:...
, notable comic book creatorComic book creatorA comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S... - Sterling WatsonSterling WatsonSterling Watson, M.A., University of Florida, Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, Co-director of Writers in Paradise, and Director of the Writing Workshop at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, is a fiction writer and screenwriter....
, writer, Weep No More My Brother, The Calling, and Blind Tongues - Andrew WilkowAndrew WilkowAndrew Wilkow is a conservative political talk radio host on the Sirius XM Patriot channel on SIRIUS channel 125 and XM channel 125. Until July 2006, Wilkow had been on WGY in Schenectady, New York, and WABC in New York City...
, conservative political talk radio host on Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of... - Hugh Wilson, Famous director, writer, and actor
- Eric Wu, creator of the website Eric Conveys an EmotionEric Conveys an EmotionEric Conveys an Emotion is a humor website in which the site's owner Eric Wu has taken requests for emotions, and then posts photos of himself acting out the emotions.-Description:...
- Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
, former president of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion PicturesStuntmen's Association of Motion PicturesFounded in 1961, the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures is an honorary society of motion picture stunt coordinators, stuntmen, and second unit directors. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. The current president is Steve Kelso.... - Claudio VélizClaudio VélizClaudio Véliz is a prominent historian, sociologist and author from Chile, who has held numerous academic posts in various institutions of higher learning including La Trobe University , Harvard and Boston University....
, sociologist and historian from ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... - Edward YangEdward YangEdward Yang , along with Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming Liang, was one of the leading filmmakers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese Cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi .-Biography:...
, TaiwaneseTaiwanese peopleTaiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...
film-maker, winner of Best Director Award at CannesCannesCannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
for his 2000 film Yi yi - Hugo ZacchiniHugo ZacchiniHugo Zacchini was the first human cannonball. His father Ildebrando Zacchini invented the compressed-air cannon used to propel humans in circus acts....
, entertainer known as the "Human Cannonball"
Actors and actresses
- Jonathan ChaseJonathan Chase (actor)Jonathan Chase is an American actor.Chase was born Jonathan Shane Greenfield in Plantation, Florida. A graduate of the University of Florida, he is best known for his role as Cash in the final season of the UPN show One on One starring Kyla Pratt...
, actor, One on OneOne on One (TV series)One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from its September 3, 2001 premiere until May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter...
, Another Gay MovieAnother Gay MovieAnother Gay Movie is a 2006 gay romantic comedy film directed by Todd Stephens. It satirically follows four gay friends, Andy, Jarod, Nico and Griff, who vow upon graduating high school that they will all lose their "anal virginity" before their bull dyke friend Muffler's big Labor Day party...
, Gingerdead Man, and 7eventy 5ive7eventy 5iveDead Tone, originally released as 7eventy 5ive, is a 2007 horror film directed and written by Brian Hooks and Deon Taylor. It stars Brian Hooks, Antwon Tanner, Cherie Johnson, Rutger Hauer, German Legarreta, Gwendoline Yeo and Aimee Garcia.-Plot:... - Richard E. CouncilRichard E. CouncilRichard E. Council is an American film, television and stage actor.He was born 1 October 1947 in Tampa,Florida....
, stage, television and film actor - Cathy Jenéen DoeCathy Jenéen DoeCathy Jenéen Doe , also credited as Cathy Doe, is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Simone Russell on NBC's Passions. She most recently Guest Starred in the Hit TV Show Glee...
, actress, PassionsPassionsPassions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
, EdEd (TV series)Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions, and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004....
, and Buds for Life - Kahil DotayKahil DotayKahil Dotay is an American actor, director, and producer.Dotay graduated with honors from the University of Florida, and he is best known for his role as young Richard Dreyfuss in the film Courage & Stupidity...
, actor, director, writer, and he won an award for his performance in Frank & Flo - Faye DunawayFaye DunawayFaye Dunaway is an American actress.Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Network after receiving previous nominations for the critically acclaimed films Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown...
, actress, won an Academy AwardAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for the movie NetworkNetwork (film)Network is a 1976 American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System , and its struggle with poor ratings. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet... - Brian F. DurkinBrian F. DurkinBrian F. Durkin is an American actor. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated from the University of Florida, with a B.S...
, actor, Broken BridgesBroken BridgesBroken Bridges is a 2006 film starring Toby Keith, Lindsey Haun, Burt Reynolds and Kelly Preston. The film, a music-drama, is centred on a fading country singer's return to his hometown near a military base in Kentucky where several young men who were killed in a training exercise on the base were...
, The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
, and Deja Vu - Buddy EbsenBuddy EbsenBuddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie...
, actor, best known as Jed Clampett on The Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr.... - Malcolm GetsMalcolm GetsHugh Malcolm Gerard Gets is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Richard in the American television sitcom Caroline in the City. Gets is also a dancer, singer, composer, classically trained pianist, vocal director, and choreographer. He has a small part in the film adaptation of...
, actor, Caroline in the CityCaroline in the CityCaroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran from September 21, 1995 to April 26, 1999 on the NBC television network. It starred Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy. The series premiered in the two-hour Thursday night block led by Friends.-Premise:Caroline Duffy is a... - Darrell HammondDarrell HammondDarrell Hammond is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2009, the longest tenure of any cast member. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history...
, actor and comedian, Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, Scary Movie 3Scary Movie 3Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American science fiction comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres, directed by David Zucker. It is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family...
, Epic MovieEpic MovieEpic Movie is a 2007 American parody film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and produced by Paul Schiff. It was made in a similar style to Date Movie, Friedberg and Seltzer's previous film. The film mostly references The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the...
, and Agent Cody BanksAgent Cody BanksAgent Cody Banks is an American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. Its story follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character, played by Frankie Muniz, who has to finish his chores, avoid getting grounded, and save the world by going undercover for the CIA as a James Bond type... - Patty MaloneyPatty MaloneyPatricia Anne "Patty" Maloney is an American actress with dwarfism.-Biography:She was born in Perkinsville, New York. She stands 3 feet 11 inches and weighs 60 pounds...
, actress, Far Out Space NutsFar Out Space NutsFar Out Space Nuts is a Sid and Marty Krofft children's television series starring Bob Denver as Junior, a seemingly dim-witted but uniquely clever maintenance worker employed by NASA, and Chuck McCann as Barney, his grumpy, short-tempered co-worker. Patty Maloney played Honk, their furry friend... - Patrick O'Neal, television and film actor
- Adrian PasdarAdrian PasdarAdrian Kayvan Pasdar is an American actor, voice artist, and film director. He is known for playing Jim Profit on the TV series Profit, for his roles in Near Dark, Carlito's Way, Mysterious Ways and as Nathan Petrelli on Heroes. Additionally, he directed the feature film Cement...
, actor on HeroesHeroes (TV series)Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
, ProfitProfit (TV series)Profit is an American television series that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company in 1996. The series was created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, and starred Adrian Pasdar as the titular character, Jim Profit. In February 2008, episodes began airing on Chiller in the USA...
, and Near DarkNear DarkNear Dark is an American vampire/Western horror film, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, and directed by Bigelow. The story follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires... - Rain PhoenixRain PhoenixRain Phoenix is an American actress, musician, and singer. Phoenix has four siblings: two brothers, actors Joaquin and the late River Phoenix, and two sisters, Summer and Liberty.-Early life:...
, actress and musician - Stephen RootStephen RootStephen Root is an American actor. He is best known for his comedic work on the TV sitcom NewsRadio, in the film Office Space and as the voice of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series King of the Hill...
, Emmy-nominated actor, best known as "Milton" in Office SpaceOffice SpaceOffice Space is a 1999 American comedy film satirizing work life in a typical 1990s software company. Written and directed by Mike Judge, it focuses on a handful of individuals fed up with their jobs portrayed by Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Diedrich...
and for his performance in Dodgeball - Wil ShrinerWil ShrinerWil Shriner is an American actor, comedian, director and game show host.-Life and career:Shriner was born in New York City, New York, the twin brother of soap opera actor Kin Shriner and the son of Eileen “Pixie” McDermott and Herb Shriner, a Hoosier humorist who had several shows in the early...
, actor, director and game show host - Rachel SpecterRachel SpecterRachel Sarah Specter is an American actress and is best known as the model for the RGX body spray commercials. In addition to her work in commercials, Specter has guest-starred in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Gilmore Girls, What I Like About You, and Entourage, as well as co-hosted the...
, actress in Prom Night, The House BunnyThe House BunnyThe House Bunny is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Fred Wolf, written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz, and starring Anna Faris as a former Playboy bunny who signs up to be the "house mother" of an unpopular university sorority after being conned by a rival into believing she's now...
, and Alone in the Dark IIAlone in the Dark IIAlone in the Dark II also known as Alone in the Dark: Fate Of Existence is a 2008 horror film, starring Rick Yune, Rachel Specter and Lance Henriksen, directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. It is a sequel to Uwe Boll's 2005 film Alone in the Dark.Alone in the Dark II was filmed in New York... - Nancy StaffordNancy StaffordNancy Elizabeth Stafford is an American prolific character actress of stage, speaker and author, known for her roles in soap operas and television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Ben Matlock's law partner and friend, Michelle Thomas, on Matlock , before she played Judge Bell on Judging Amy...
, actress on SidekicksSidekicks (TV series)Sidekicks is a 1986-1987 Disney Channel martial arts TV series, a spin-off of the original Walt Disney one-time special, The Last Electric Knight. The series starred Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Ernie Lee, the Last Electric Knight, and Gil Gerard as Sergeant Jake Rizzo...
, MatlockMatlock (TV series)Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
, and Judging AmyJudging AmyJudging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
, and former Miss FloridaMiss FloridaThe Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.-Winners:* Assumed the crown after Miss Florida won Miss America... - Bob VilaBob VilaRobert Joseph "Bob" Vila is an American home improvement television show host known for This Old House , Bob Vila's Home Again , and Bob Vila .-Early life:...
, actor, home-improvement guru and former host of This Old HouseThis Old HouseThis Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:... - Tarita VirtueTarita VirtueTarita Virtue is an Trinidadian-American private detective/investigator and model.-Childhood:Tarita Virtue was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on February 16th, 1970, to a racially and ethnically mixed Trinidadian mother and Jamaican father, but was raised in Boca Raton, FloridaThe...
, Trinidadian actress and model on The Unit, and Living the Dream - Robin WeismanRobin WeismanRobin Weisman is a former American child actress. She has not acted since 1994.Weisman is well known as the 'little lady' Mary Bennington in the film 3 Men and a Little Lady in 1990 with Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson...
, actress on Three Men and a Little Lady, and Thunder in ParadiseThunder in ParadiseThunder in Paradise was a one-hour action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which starred Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature film in September 1993, then ran for one season in 1994, before... - Sally WheelerSally WheelerSally Wheeler, , is an American television actress, probably best known for her role in short-running series Two of a Kind alongside Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen....
, actress, Two of a Kind, and Spin CitySpin CitySpin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on the ABC network. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike... - Jack YoungbloodJack YoungbloodHerbert Jackson "Jack" Youngblood, III is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a five-time consensus All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowl...
, Emmy-nominated actor, author, and NFL/College Football Hall of Famer
Head football coaches
- Kerwin BellKerwin BellKerwin Douglas Bell is an American college and professional football coach and former player who was a quarterback in the National Football League , World League of American Football and the Canadian Football League for fourteen seasons in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s...
, current head football coach for the Jacksonville DolphinsJacksonville UniversityJacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its... - Gene ChizikGene ChizikEugene "Gene" Chizik is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Auburn University football team, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS...
, current head football coach for the Auburn TigersAuburn Tigers footballOnly Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...
, former head coach of the Iowa State CyclonesIowa State Cyclones footballThe Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University in college football. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894... - Doug DickeyDoug DickeyDouglas Adair "Doug" Dickey is a former American college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. Dickey is a South Dakota native who was raised in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida, where he played college football...
, former head football coach for the Tennessee VolunteersTennessee Volunteers footballThe Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
and Florida GatorsFlorida Gators footballThe Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference... - Chan GaileyChan GaileyThomas Chandler "Chan" Gailey, Jr. is an American professional and college football coach. Gailey is the current head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ; he was formerly the head coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets college football...
, current head coach for the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, former head coach for the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
and Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets footballThe Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference... - Fred GoldsmithFred Goldsmith (coach)Fred Goldsmith is an American college football coach. He is the 18th and current head football coach for Lenoir–Rhyne University, an NCAA division II school in Hickory, North Carolina...
, former head coach for the Duke Blue DevilsDuke Blue Devils footballThe Duke Blue Devils football program is a college football team that represents Duke University . The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal...
and the Rice OwlsRice Owls footballThe Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:... - Todd HaleyTodd HaleyTodd Haley is the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . Prior to joining the Chiefs, Haley served as the Arizona Cardinals' offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2008, and was the wide receivers coach for the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, and Dallas Cowboys.-Early...
, current head coach for the Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... - Kim HeltonKim HeltonCharles Kimberlin "Kim" Helton is an American college and professional football coach. He currently serves as the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama at Birmingham football program. Helton was formerly the head football coach of the University of Houston from 1993 to 1999.-...
, former head football coach for the Houston CougarsHouston Cougars footballThe Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" . The UH football program is currently a member of the Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference, and is coached by... - Marcelino HuertaMarcelino HuertaMarcelino Jesse "Chelo" Huerta, Jr. was an American college football player and head coach. Huerta played college football for the University of Florida, and he was later the head football coach of the University of Tampa, the University of Wichita and Parsons College.- Early years :Huerta was...
, former head football coach of the Tampa Spartans, the Wichita State Shockers and Parsons CollegeParsons CollegeParsons College was a private liberal arts college in Fairfield, Iowa. The school, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, was founded in 1875 and closed in 1973.... - Lindy InfanteLindy InfanteGelindo "Lindy" Infante is a former American college football player and assistant coach, who became an offensive coordinator and head coach in both the National Football League and the United States Football League...
, former head coach for the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
and Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... - Mike MularkeyMike MularkeyMichael Rene Mularkey is an American professional football coach and a former college and professional football player. He played college football for the...
, former head coach for the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Steve SpurrierSteve SpurrierStephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...
, current head football coach for the South Carolina GamecocksSouth Carolina Gamecocks footballThe South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college football. The Gamecocks have been a member of the Southeastern Conference since 1992. Steve Spurrier is the current head coach, and the team plays its home games at Williams-Brice...
, former coach of the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and Florida Gators - Kay StephensonKay StephensonGeorge Kay Stephenson is a former American college and professional football player and current coach, whose latter career has seen him work in four different professional leagues. Stephenson played quarterback for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills...
, former head coach of the Buffalo Bills - Charlie StrongCharlie StrongCharlie R. Strong is an American college football coach and former player. Strong is a native of Arkansas and graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, where he played college football...
, current head football coach for the Louisville CardinalsLouisville Cardinals footballThe Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in college football as a member of the Big East Conference. Howard Schnellenberger started the program's rise to relevancy after winning the Miami Hurricanes' first national championship...
, former interim head coach for the Florida Gators - John SymankJohn SymankJohn Richard "Johnny" Symank was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League for seven seasons during the 1950s and 1960s. Symank played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...
, former head football coach for Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and Texas–Arlington MavericksUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military... - Charlie TateCharlie TateCharles William "Charlie" Tate was an American college football player and coach. Tate served as the head coach of the University of Miami for six seasons during the 1960s and two games during the 1970 season....
, former head football coach for the Miami HurricanesMiami Hurricanes footballThe Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
Musicians
- Gene Adkinson, baritone for the band The Dream WeaversThe Dream WeaversThe Dream Weavers was an American popular music, vocal group, famous in the 1950s, formed at the University of Florida by Gene Adkinson and Wade Buff .-Career:...
- David M. Bellamy, country music artists the Bellamy Brothers
- Howard Bellamy, country music artists the Bellamy Brothers
- Stanley Benton, hip-hop artist who goes by the name Stat QuoStat QuoStanley Benton, better known as Stat Quo, is an American rapper. Benton worked his way to college and attended University of Florida, where he majored in economics and international business in 2000. Benton was contemplating law school, until veteran Southern rapper Scarface encouraged him to rap...
- Jett Beres, plays bass guitarist and vocals for Sister HazelSister HazelSister Hazel are an alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style also blends elements of folk rock, pop, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and generally optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt...
- Ken Block, lead singer for Sister HazelSister HazelSister Hazel are an alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style also blends elements of folk rock, pop, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and generally optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt...
- Bob Bryar, drummer for the band My Chemical RomanceMy Chemical RomanceMy Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...
- Wade Buff, lead singer for The Dream WeaversThe Dream WeaversThe Dream Weavers was an American popular music, vocal group, famous in the 1950s, formed at the University of Florida by Gene Adkinson and Wade Buff .-Career:...
- Andrew CopelandAndrew CopelandDrew Copeland is a member of the band Sister Hazel. He plays baritone, rhythm and acoustic guitar, and sings lead and background vocals for the band. He also originally played harmonica...
, plays baritone, rhythm and acoustic guitar for Sister HazelSister HazelSister Hazel are an alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style also blends elements of folk rock, pop, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and generally optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt...
, and in 2004 he released a solo album titled No Regrets - Chris Demakes, co-founder and lead singer for Less than JakeLess Than JakeLess Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...
- Vinnie FiorelloVinnie FiorelloVinnie Fiorello is an American drummer, lyricist and founding member of the ska punk band Less Than Jake. As a child, Vinnie's family owned a dog named Jake who was "treated like a king" according to the band's website FAQ page. As a result, everything in the house became "Less Than Jake",...
, co-founder and drummer for Less than JakeLess Than JakeLess Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative... - Scott Howard, current member of Legacy FiveLegacy FiveLegacy Five is a Southern Gospel Quartet founded by former Cathedral Quartet members Roger Bennett and Scott Fowler after the owners of the Cathedral Quartet, Glen Payne and George Younce, decided to retire in 1999. Group members attribute their success to the changing face of gospel music and...
- Alejandro Manzano, musician, singer, and songwriter
- Fabian Manzano, guitarist, and songwriter
- James MeltonJames MeltonJames Melton , a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s, later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932-35...
, Singer, Actor, and named to the Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Walk of FameThe Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California... - Ryan Newell, plays guitar for the band Sister HazelSister HazelSister Hazel are an alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style also blends elements of folk rock, pop, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and generally optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt...
- Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
, member of bands CSNY and Buffalo SpringfieldBuffalo SpringfieldBuffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined... - Keni ThomasKeni ThomasKeni Thomas is an American country music singer and former United States Army Ranger who served in The Battle of Mogadishu, portrayed in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down...
, country music singer - Mel TillisMel TillisLonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
, singer, songwriter, and comedian - Johnny TillotsonJohnny TillotsonJohnny Tillotson is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"...
, singer, and songwriter - Peter TraubPeter TraubPeter Traub is an American composer of electronic and acoustic music and sound installations. His work often focuses on the use of technology to mediate physical and virtual spaces.- Biography :...
, composer of electronic and acoustic music
Pageantry
- Kristen BersetKristen BersetKristen Berset is a pageant titleholder from St. Petersburg, Florida who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Berset won the Miss Florida USA 2004 title in mid 2003 and represented Florida in the Miss USA 2004 pageant held in Hollywood, California in April 2004...
, Miss Florida USAMiss Florida USAThe Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
for 2004, finalist for Miss USAMiss USAThe Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant, current Model - Michelyn ButlerMichelyn ButlerMichelyn Butler is a beauty queen from Tampa, Florida who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2008. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.After graduating from the University of Florida, Butler moved to Madison, Wisconsin to pursue a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of...
, Miss Wisconsin USAMiss Wisconsin USAThe Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2008 the state pageant has been directed by Future Productions of Savage, Minnesota....
for 2008 - Ann Gloria DanielAnn Gloria DanielAnn Gloria Daniel is a beauty queen from Dade-City, Florida and she competed in the Miss Florida pageant and the Miss America pageant.Daniel won the Miss Florida title in the state pageant held back in 1954. She had previously placed 1st runner up in Miss America for 1955. For her talent portion of...
, Miss FloridaMiss FloridaThe Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.-Winners:* Assumed the crown after Miss Florida won Miss America...
for 1954 - Julie DonaldsonJulie DonaldsonJulie Anne Donaldson is a beauty queen from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She has also worked as a sportscaster on the New York City based network SportsNet New York, Boston, Massachusetts television station WHDH-TV 7 and as an anchor for Comcast SportsNet’s...
, Miss Florida USA for 2001 - Andrea DukeAndrea DukeAndrea Duke is a beauty queen from Saluda, North Carolina who competed in the Miss USA pageant in April 2008.Duke won the Miss North Carolina USA 2008 title in a state pageant held in High Point, North Carolina on October 26, 2007. The previous year, she made the top ten...
, Miss North Carolina USAMiss North Carolina USAThe Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
for 2008 - Allison KreigerAllison KreigerAllison Lee Kreiger is a beauty queen from Miami, Florida who has competed in the Miss Florida pageant and the Miss America pageant.Kreiger won the Miss Florida title in the state pageant held July 8, 2006. She had previously won Miss University of Florida in 2002 and Miss Miami in 2006.-Early...
, Miss Florida for 2006 - Kristin LudeckeKristin LudeckeKristin Alicia Ludecke is a beauty queen from Eustis, Florida who has won both the Miss Florida and Miss Florida USA. She is a state certified residential and commercial building contractor, and has a real estate license.-Education:...
, Miss Florida for 1995, and Miss Florida USA for 2000 - Carrie Ann MewhaCarrie Ann MewhaCarrie Ann Mewha was the Miss Florida USA for 2003, is a licensed Medical Doctor, and now works as an analyst covering biotechnology stocks for Galleon, a New York hedge fund.-Biography:...
, Miss Florida USA for 2003, current medical doctor - Ann SchmalzriedAnn K. SchmalzriedAnn Schmalzried was Miss Florida for 1975, and she was a Semi-finalist for Miss America. She won Miss University of Florida. She is from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and went to the University of Florida for college. Later she received the David B. Allman Medical Scholarship.-References:**...
, Miss Florida for 1975, top-ten finalist at Miss AmericaMiss AmericaThe Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant - Nancy StaffordNancy StaffordNancy Elizabeth Stafford is an American prolific character actress of stage, speaker and author, known for her roles in soap operas and television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Ben Matlock's law partner and friend, Michelle Thomas, on Matlock , before she played Judge Bell on Judging Amy...
, Miss Florida for 1976, and actress - Mari WilenskyMari WilenskyMari Wilensky was Miss Florida for 2005, and she placed in the Top 10 in the Miss America pageant. She has been involved in pageantry since the age of 6, and has competed in both the Miss USA and Miss America competitions. She is from Jacksonville, Florida, and went to Bolles High School...
, Miss Florida for 2005, top-ten finalist at Miss America pageant - Melissa WitekMelissa WitekMelissa Witek is an entrepreneur and beauty queen who competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on the reality television show Treasure Hunters.-Biography:...
, Miss Florida USA for 2005, top-five finalist at Miss USA pageant, and contestant on NBC's "Treasure Hunters"
Poets
- Deborah AgerDeborah Ager-Life:Ager founded the poetry magazine known as 32 poems or 32 Poems Magazine in 2003 with the poet John Poch. She was educated at the University of Maryland and the University of Florida ....
, poet, co-founder of 32 Poems32 poems32 Poems Magazine is a literary magazine, founded in the American states of Maryland and Texas in 2003, that has published poems from writers around the world.-Beginning:...
literary magazine - Joe BoltonJoe Bolton (poet)Joe Bolton was an American poet who took his own life.He was born in Cadiz, Kentucky. He completed a Masters degree at the University of Florida in 1988. In 1990, after completing his M.F.A., he took his own life...
, was an American regional poet who wrote Days of Summer Gone, The Last Nostalgia Poems, and Breckinridge County Suite - Geoffrey BrockGeoffrey BrockGeoffrey Brock is an American poet and translator.-Education:He received a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Florida in 1998...
, poet, poetry translator, and professor at the University of ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in... - Geri DoranGeri DoranGeri Doran was born in Kalispell, Montana in 1966. Doran has attended Vassar College, the University of Cambridge, the University of Florida , and Stanford University, where she held a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Poetry...
, poet, professor of creative writing at the University of OregonUniversity of Oregon-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
, author of Resin and Sanderlings - Robert Bernard HassRobert Bernard HassRobert Bernard Hass is an American poet, literary critic, and professor.-Life and work:Robert Bernard Hass is the author of Going by Contraries: Robert Frost's Conflict With Science , which was selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title in 2004...
, poet, professor of English at Edinboro University, author of Going by Contraries: Robert Frost's Conflict With Science and Counting Thunder - Randall MannRandall MannRandall Mann is an American poet.He was born in Provo, Utah in 1972, the only son to Olympic Track and Field medalist, Ralph Mann. He is the author of Breakfast with Thom Gunn , Complaint in the Garden , winner of the 2003 Kenyon Review Prize in Poetry, and co-author of the textbook Writing Poems...
, poet, author of Breakfast with Thom Gunn and Complaint in the Garden, recipient of Kenyon Prize - Chris TusaChris TusaChris Tusa is an American poet and writer.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he grew up in this area as well. He attended Southeastern Louisiana University for his Bachelors degree and received a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Florida in 2000. Tusa is also the current Managing Editor...
, poet, managing editor of Poetry Southeast, professor of English at Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... - C. Dale YoungC. Dale YoungC. Dale Young is an American poet and writer, physician, editor and educator.-Life:Young writes and publishes poetry and short stories, practices medicine full-time, edits poetry for New England Review, and teaches in the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers...
, award-winning poet and short-story writer, oncologist, professor of creative writing at Warren Wilson CollegeWarren Wilson CollegeWarren Wilson College is a private four-year work college in the Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina, United States near Asheville. It is known for its curriculum of work, academics, and service, called "the Triad," which requires every student to work an on-campus job, perform at least one hundred...
Reporters, correspondents, and newscasters
- Stephanie AbramsStephanie AbramsStephanie Abrams is an American on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, a 24-hour American cable television weather program. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Early life:...
, reporter for The Weather ChannelThe Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day... - Erin AndrewsErin AndrewsErin Jill Andrews is an American sportscaster, journalist, and television personality. As of 2011 she is a co-host of the ESPN entertainment show College GameDay and a contributor for Good Morning America on the ABC network...
, reporter for ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... - Sharyl AttkissonSharyl AttkissonSharyl Attkisson is an investigative correspondent in the Washington bureau for CBS News. She has also substituted as anchor for the CBS Evening News.-Career:From 1990 to 1993, Attkisson was an anchor for CNN...
, correspondent for CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main... - Jackie BangeJackie BangeJackie Bange is the weekend anchor and reporter for CW affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Bange has co-anchored the weekend edition of the station's primetime newscast WGN News at Nine with Robert Jordan since October 1995...
, current anchor with WGN-TVWGN-TVWGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W... - Kristen BersetKristen BersetKristen Berset is a pageant titleholder from St. Petersburg, Florida who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Berset won the Miss Florida USA 2004 title in mid 2003 and represented Florida in the Miss USA 2004 pageant held in Hollywood, California in April 2004...
, current anchor for WBFFWBFFWBFF, channel 45, is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Baltimore, Maryland. WBFF is the flagship station of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Baltimore's CW affiliate, WNUV-TV , through a local marketing agreement... - Ernie BjorkmanErnie BjorkmanErnie Bjorkman is a former TV news anchor based in Denver, Colorado. He was the co-anchor on Denver's CW affiliate, KWGN, and has won two Emmy awards as well as Associated Press and Sigma Delta Chi journalism awards....
, former anchor for KWGN-TVKWGN-TVKWGN-TV, virtual channel 2 , is a television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by the Tribune Company and affiliated with the CW Television Network...
in Denver, and winner of two Emmy Awards - Pam BondiPam BondiPamela Jo Bondi is the current Attorney General of Florida.-Early life and education:Bondi's hometown is Temple Terrace, Florida. Her father, Joseph Bondi, was a City Councilman and then Mayor of Temple Terrace. She is a graduate of C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida...
, correspondent for Fox News - Linda ChurchLinda ChurchLinda Church has been the morning weather anchor for the WPIX CW11, formerly WB11, Morning News since its debut in June 2000. She also leads the Wakeup Workout segment that airs on Monday mornings....
, morning weather anchor for WPIXWPIXWPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WPIX also serves as the flagship station of The CW Television Network...
in New York - Bob Collins, former broadcaster for WGN-TVWGN-TVWGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - Chris CowperthwaiteChris CowperthwaiteChris Cowperthwaite is an American television reporter.Chris Cowperthwaite began his career at KTVO as one of the Ottumwa, Iowa bureau reporters. He also served as the backup Sports Anchor and backup Weekend Anchor....
, current television reporter for WNCNWNCNWNCN is the NBC affiliate television station in the Triangle region of North Carolina , broadcasting on digital channel 17. It is licensed to Goldsboro, but its studios are just outside of downtown Raleigh...
in Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... - Mark CurtisMark Curtis (broadcaster)Mark Corrigan Curtis is a well-known American TV journalist, author and political analyst. In January 2009, Curtis published his first book; a first-person account of the historic 2008 Presidential campaign. “Age of Obama: A Reporter’s Journey with Clinton, McCain and Obama in the Making of the...
, current anchor for WLNE-TVWLNE-TVWLNE-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Rhode Island and the South Coast of Massachusetts. It is licensed to New Bedford, Massachusetts, but is headquartered in and operates from studios at 10 Orms Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is one of two major Rhode Island... - H. G. Davis, Jr.H. G. Davis, Jr.Horance G. "Buddy" Davis, Jr. is an editorial writer for the Gainesville Sun and a professor of journalism at the University of Florida at Gainesville, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1971 for a series of editorials on school integration....
, Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning reporter - Jamie DupreeJamie DupreeJamie Dupree is a radio news correspondent for Cox Radio based in Washington, D.C. and regular contributor to the The Neal Boortz Show on WSB. As a correspondent he has covered the United States Congress and politics. Dupree is a graduate of the University of Florida...
, correspondent for Cox Broadcasting Washington News Bureau - David FinkelDavid FinkelDavid Louis Finkel is an American journalist. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 as a staff writer at the Washington Post. He is currently assigned to the national staff as an enterprise reporter. He has also worked for the Post's foreign staff division...
, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation... - Kristin HarmelKristin HarmelKristin Harmel is an American novelist. Born in Newton, Massachusetts which is a suburb of Boston, Harmel gained her first writing experience at the age of 16 as a sports reporter for the St. Petersburg Times, and Tampa Bay AllSports magazine while still attending Northeast High School in St...
, novelist and reporter for People magazine - Dan HickenDan HickenDaniel Patrick "Dan" Hicken is currently the sports director and weeknight sports anchor for First Coast News on television stations WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida...
, sports director and anchor for WTLVWTLVWTLV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Jacksonville, Florida. The station broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 13. The station is owned by Gannett as part of a duopoly with the area's ABC affiliate, WJXX. The two stations share studios located on East Adams Street in downtown near...
/WJXXWJXXWJXX is the ABC-affiliated television station television for Jacksonville, Florida. The station broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 10, identifying via PSIP as virtual channel 25 . The station is owned by Gannett as part of a duopoly with the area's NBC affiliate, WTLV...
in Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968... - Susan HutchisonSusan HutchisonSusan Hutchison is a former television news anchor and political candidate in Seattle, Washington. She is the Executive Director of the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences. Hutchison's twenty-five year career as a journalist began at KITV news in Honolulu and continued at KIRO-TV...
, former anchor for KIRO-TVKIRO-TVKIRO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the CBS affiliate television station in Seattle, Washington. It broadcasts on digital channel 39. The station's offices and broadcasting center are located near Seattle Center in Belltown, and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill...
in Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... - Ian D. JohnsonIan Denis JohnsonIan Johnson is a writer and journalist, working primarily in China and Germany.A reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Johnson won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China...
, current Berlin bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize-winner - David JohnsonDavid Johnson (Anchorman)David Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida.Johnson is an American news anchorman for WPXI-TV. He is currently the co-anchor of Channel 11 News at 5:00 and 6:00 with Peggy Finnegan, and co-anchor for Channel 11 News "11 at 11" with Darieth Chisolm. He...
, news anchor for WPXI-TV - Jamie McIntyreJamie McIntyreJamie McIntyre is a former Senior Pentagon correspondent for CNN. He held this position from 1992 to 2008. Before joining CNN he was host and senior writer for WUSA-TV in Washington D.C....
, senior PentagonThe PentagonThe Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
correspondent for CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States... - Jeff NesmithJeff NesmithJeff Nesmith is an American journalist. Together with Russell Carrollo, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1998.-Life:He is a graduate of the University of Florida....
, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner - Howard NortonHoward M. NortonHoward M. Norton was the winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting.Howard Norton grew up in Florida, and he attended the University of Florida for college. In 1933, he graduated with a Bachelors degree in journalism...
, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his reporting - Elizabeth PrannElizabeth PrannElizabeth Prann is a reporter for the Fox News Channel. As an Atlanta-based correspondent, she covers general and breaking news in the Southeastern United States. During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, she reported extensively on the scene...
, current reporter with the Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation... - Forrest SawyerForrest SawyerForrest Sawyer is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ABC World News Tonight and Nightline and reported for all ABC News broadcasts...
, current anchorman for ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
and winner of the George Foster Peabody Award, five National Emmy Awards, two Edward Murrow Awards, and an Associated Press AwardAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists... - Joe ScarboroughJoe ScarboroughCharles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough is an American cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel...
, current MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
talk show host, and former US Representative - Sara SidnerSara SidnerSara Sidner is a multiple award winning correspondent for CNN and CNN International based in New Delhi.-Background:A native of Miami Lakes, Florida, Sidner graduated from the University of Florida with a telecommunications degree...
, international correspondent with CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
Sportcasters
- Red BarberRed BarberWalter Lanier "Red" Barber was an American sportscaster.Barber, nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", was primarily identified with radio broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds , Brooklyn Dodgers , and New York Yankees...
, long-time radio sportscaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... - Cris CollinsworthCris CollinsworthAnthony Cris Collinsworth is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons in the 1980s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played his entire professional career for...
, television commentator for HBO's Inside the NFLInside the NFLInside the NFL is a weekly cable television sports show that focuses on the National Football League. It originally aired on HBO from 1977 through 2008...
and Fox NFL SundayFOX NFL SundayFox NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show NFL on Fox. The program is broadcast on Fox television affiliates nationwide. The audio portion of the show is broadcast over the Fox Sports Radio network, distributed by Premiere Radio Networks... - Gene DeckerhoffGene DeckerhoffEmerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff, Jr. is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a post he has held since 1989...
, current radio announcer for the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
and Florida State Seminoles, and formerly for the Arena Football League - Julie DonaldsonJulie DonaldsonJulie Anne Donaldson is a beauty queen from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She has also worked as a sportscaster on the New York City based network SportsNet New York, Boston, Massachusetts television station WHDH-TV 7 and as an anchor for Comcast SportsNet’s...
, former sports commentator for WHDH-TVWHDH-TVWHDH, digital channel 42 , is an NBC-affiliated television station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest NBC station not owned by the network. Owned by Sunbeam Television, WHDH is a sister station to CW affiliate WLVI... - Ferdie PachecoFerdie PachecoDr. Ferdie Pacheco was the cornerman for multiple boxing champions, most famously Muhammad Ali, for whom he was also a personal physician. Beginning in the late 1970s, Pacheco was a TV boxing analyst for several networks, most notably Showtime. Pacheco is also a prolific author and painter...
, current Showtime boxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
analyst, and personal physician to Muhammad AliMuhammad AliMuhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist... - Jesse PalmerJesse PalmerJesse James Palmer is a Canadian-born sports commentator and former college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for four seasons in the early 2000s...
, television commentator for ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, former NFL quarterback, and star of ABC's The Bachelor - Elfi Schlegel-DunnElfi SchlegelElfi Schlegel-Dunn is a sportscaster for NBC Sports and a former college and national champion gymnast from Canada.- Early years :...
, gymnastics and sports commentator for NBC SportsNBC SportsNBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others... - Lauren ShehadiLauren ShehadiLauren Shehadi is an American sportscaster for CBSSports.com and CBS College Sports Network. In addition to serving as the host for many of the videos on CBSSports.com, Lauren is the co-host of the SEC Tailgate show and the ALT Games with Jonny Mosely on the CBS College Sports Network...
, current sportscaster for CBS College Sports Network and CBSSports.comCBSSports.comCBSSports.com was founded in 1994 as SportsLine USA, and today is a CBS-owned website that provides sports scores, news, statistics, live and on-demand video, mobile apps, e-commerce, fantasy sports products, services, and information..Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, CBSSports.com it is...
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Honorary degree recipients
Honorary alumni
An honorary alumnus (male) or honorary alumna (female) is a person who has evidenced an interest in, or who has rendered outstanding service to, the University of Florida and who has been elected by the Board of Directors of the Association as Honorary Alumnus. Individuals are nominated by various sources, including college deans, development officers, etc. The nomination is put to the Alumni Association Board of Directors and if approved the individual is designated as an honorary alumnus. The awardee is presented with a certificate commemorating their approval as an honorary alumnus at a time designated by the nominating college or department.| Recipient | Year | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Meyer Urban Meyer Urban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011... |
2010 | |
| Shelley Meyer | 2010 | |
| Louis H. Oberndorf | 2010 | |
| Paul A. Robell | 2010 | |
| Susan P. Robell | 2010 | |
| Eric M. Gold | 2009 | |
| Dwight Johnson Dwight Johnson Dwight Lyman Johnson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1945. Elected as a member of the Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, Johnson had a tenuous relationship with the party leadership and was expelled from the party... |
2009 | |
| Betsy Karel | 2009 | |
| Lillian B. Peek | 2009 | |
| Shelby M.C. Davis | 2008 | |
| Melvin Greer | 2008 | |
| Jo A. Irving | 2008 | |
| J. Bernard Machen | 2008 | |
| Chris Machen | 2008 | |
| Judi Rembert | 2008 | |
| George Wedgworth | 2008 | |
| Peggy Wedgworth | 2008 | |
| Jean Wittner | 2008 | |
| Allen Boyd Allen Boyd Fred Allen Boyd Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century Group.-Early life, education and career:... |
2007 | |
| Jeb Bush Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W... |
2007 | |
| Jane Edmondson | 2007 | |
| Hazel Hough | 2007 | |
| Roy H. Lambert, Sr. | 2007 | |
| Aneice Lassiter | 2007 | |
| William G. Luttge | 2007 | |
| Louis Larson | 2006 | |
| Reda Larson | 2006 | |
| Mike Martin Mike Martin Mike Martin may refer to:*Mike Martin , minor league baseball player and current head coach for the Florida State University*Mike Martin , former baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs... |
2006 | |
| Jan Martin Jan Martin Jan Elizabeth Martin is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was born in Auckland.-References:... |
2006 | |
| Russell B. Newton, Jr | 2006 | |
| William Jape Taylor | 2006 | |
| Patricia Alcorn | 2005 | |
| Mary Ann Cofrin | 2005 | |
| David A. Cofrin | 2005 | |
| Judith S. Davis | 2005 | |
| Homer J. Hand | 2005 | |
| Frances Lucille Hand | 2005 | |
| James Mondello | 2005 | |
| Charles Bronson Charles Bronson Charles Bronson , born Charles Dennis Buchinsky was an American actor, best-known for such films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series... |
2004 | |
| Robert Cade Robert Cade James Robert Cade was an American physician, university professor, research scientist and inventor. Cade, a native of Texas, earned his undergraduate and medical degrees, and became a professor of medicine and nephrology at the University of Florida... |
2004 | |
| Howard J. Leonhardt | 2004 | |
| Ron Zook Ron Zook Ron Zook is a former American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he... |
2004 | |
| Denise Zook | 2004 | |
| Charles E. Young | 2003 | |
| Judy Young | 2003 | |
| S. Clark Butler | 2002 | |
| J. Lee Dockery | 2002 | |
| Billy Donovan Billy Donovan William John "Billy" Donovan, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and a former college and professional basketball player. Donovan is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's basketball team of the University of Florida... |
2001 | |
| Christine Donovan | 2001 | |
| Albert Rhoton | 2001 | |
| Wayne L. Carse | 2000 | |
| William Enneking | 2000 | |
| Jeremy Foley Jeremy Foley Jeremy N. Foley is an American university sports administrator and former college athlete. Foley is currently the athletic director for the Florida Gators Division I sports program of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida... |
2000 | |
| Hugh Hill | 2000 | |
| Cynthia O'Connell | 2000 | |
| Gerold Schiebler | 2000 | |
| Shirley A. Graves | 1999 | |
| L. Gale Lemerand | 1999 | |
| John Lombardi John V. Lombardi John Vincent Paul Maher Lombardi is an American university professor and administrator. Lombardi currently serves as the president of the Louisiana State University System, a position he has held since 2007. He is a native of California, and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees... |
1999 | |
| Cathryn L. Lombardi | 1999 | |
| Jerome H. Modell | 1999 | |
| Irving Fien | 1998 | |
| Carolyn Roberts | 1995 | |
| William S. Lloyd | 1994 | |
| Snead Y. Davis | 1993 | |
| Alfred Z. Homiske, Jr. | 1991 | |
| Walter Lorenz | 1991 | |
| Kay Bryan | 1990 | |
| Robert A. Bryan Robert A. Bryan Robert Armistead "Bob" Bryan is a former American university professor, administrator and university president. Bryan is a native of Pennsylvania, and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees before becoming a professor of English literature... |
1990 | |
| Jack Holloway | 1990 | |
| Clarence A. Moore | 1990 | |
| M. G. Sanchez | 1989 | |
| Elizabeth Castor | 1988 | |
| Galen Hall | 1988 | |
| Elaine Hall | 1988 | |
| Bob Martinez | 1987 | |
| Richard Smith | 1987 | |
| Jean Smith | 1987 | |
| Samuel P. Bell, III | 1985 | |
| Benjamin Greenbaum | 1985 | |
| George Kirkpatrick | 1985 | |
| Robert R. Rowe | 1985 | |
| Quintilla Geer Bruton | 1984 | |
| Paul Chun | 1984 | |
| James Jesse | 1984 | |
| Marshall Raff | 1984 | |
| Marcia Raff | 1984 | |
| Roger Gourd | 1983 | |
| Jack Parker | 1983 | |
| Collins Bird | 1981 | |
| F. Earl Boston | 1981 | |
| Edwin F. Miller | 1981 | |
| John E. Price | 1981 | |
| Bill Boardman | 1980 | |
| Luther Coggin | 1980 | |
| Phil Emmer | 1980 | |
| Sue Goza | 1980 | |
| Rebecca Kushner | 1980 | |
| Robert Q. Marston Robert Q. Marston Robert Quarles "Bob" Marston was an American physician, research scientist, governmental appointee and university administrator. Marston was a native of Virginia, and, after earning his bachelor's, medical and research degrees, he became a research scientist and medical professor... |
1980 | |
| Ann Marston | 1980 | |
| J. Malcom Randall | 1980 | |
| Dan Rather Dan Rather Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel HDNet. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9,... |
1980 | |
| Jay Skelton | 1980 | |
| Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (American businessman) David "Dave" Thomas was an American fast-food entrepreneur and philanthropist. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers... |
1980 | |
| Guy Bostick | 1979 | |
| Jim Brown Jim Brown James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News... |
1979 | |
| Gene Ellenson Gene Ellenson Eugene Ellenson was an American college and professional football player who became a college football coach... |
1979 | |
| William Roy Pritchard | 1979 | |
| Pat Summerall Pat Summerall George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox.-High school:... |
1979 | |
| Steve Wilkerson | 1978 | |
| William E. Elmore | 1976 | |
| Lester D. Hale | 1976 | |
| Eugene L. Jewett | 1976 | |
| John B. McFerrin | 1976 | |
| Lester R. Dragstedt | 1974 | |
| C. Herbert Hickox, Sr. | 1974 | |
| Darrel J. Mase | 1974 | |
| Frances M. Reitz | 1974 | |
| John C. Slater | 1974 | |
| Mrs. Herbert Bedford | 1973 | |
| Linton E. Grinter | 1973 | |
| Allen Neuharth | 1973 | |
| Rita O'Connell | 1973 | |
| George Edmondson, Jr. Mr. Two Bits George Edmondson, Jr. of Tampa, Florida, known to the University of Florida community as "Mr. Two Bits," is a football fan of—and cheerleader for—the Florida Gators football team.... |
1972 | |
| George English | 1972 | |
| Robert F. Lanzillotti | 1972 | |
| Harry Prystowsky | 1972 | |
| Cornelius V. Whitney | 1972 | |
| Charles P. Lykes | 1971 | |
| W. Ashley Verlander | 1971 | |
| Jere W. Annis | 1970 | |
| Opal Graves | 1970 | |
| Claude Pepper | 1970 | |
| Milton N. Weir | 1970 | |
| E. T. York, Jr. E. T. York E. Travis "E.T." York, Jr. was an American agronomist, professor, university administrator, agricultural extension administrator, and U.S. presidential adviser. York was a native of Alabama, and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in agricultural sciences... |
1970 | |
| Wilbur H. Boyd | 1969 | |
| Van Fletcher, Sr. | 1969 | |
| Carolyn L. Pearce | 1969 | |
| Ernest B. Wright | 1969 | |
| U. S. Gordon | 1968 | |
| Robert Mautz | 1968 | |
| Gert Schmidt | 1968 | |
| James Van Fleet James Van Fleet James Alward Van Fleet was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as... |
1968 | |
| Rae Weimer | 1968 | |
| Ray Graves Ray Graves Samuel Ray Graves is a former American college and professional football player and former college football coach. He is a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he played college football... |
1967 | |
| J. Saxton Lloyd | 1967 | |
| John E. Matthews, Jr. | 1967 | |
| Robert E. McNeill, Jr. | 1967 | |
| James M. Wellman | 1967 | |
| Percy Beard Percy Beard Percy Morris Beard was an American college and international track and field athlete who specialized in the high hurdles event, and won an Olympic silver medal. Beard later became a nationally prominent college track and field coach at the University of Florida.- Athletic career :Percy Beard was... |
1966 | |
| Leroy Collins LeRoy Collins Thomas LeRoy Collins was the 33rd Governor of Florida.-Early life:Collins was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, where he attended Leon High School. He went on to attend the Eastman Business College in New York and then went on to the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama to... |
1966 | |
| J. Wayne Reitz J. Wayne Reitz Julius Wayne Reitz was an American agricultural economist, professor and university president. Reitz was a native of Kansas, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in his chosen field. After working as an agricultural economist, university professor and U.S... |
1966 | |
| R. C. Beaty | Prior to 1966 | |
| Haydon Burns | Prior to 1966 | |
| Mildred F. Caldwell | Prior to 1966 | |
| Artemus Darius Davis | Prior to 1966 | |
| James E. Davis | Prior to 1966 | |
| Clarence M. Gay | Prior to 1966 | |
| Hardin Goodman | Prior to 1966 | |
| Thomas Gurney | Prior to 1966 | |
| Frederick Euggene Lykes | Prior to 1966 | |
| Nathan Mayo | Prior to 1966 | |
| Harry M. Philpott Harry M. Philpott Harry Melvin Philpott was the President of Auburn University from 1965 to 1980.-Biography:Harry M. Philpott graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1938. He served as a chaplain in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1947, Philpott received a PhD from Yale University in religion... |
Prior to 1966 | |
| Edith Pitts | Prior to 1966 | |
| Charles Thebaut, Jr. | Prior to 1966 | |
| C. H. Willoughby | Prior to 1966 |