List of Florida State University people explained

This list of Florida State University people includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Florida State University (FSU). Florida State alumni are generally known as Seminoles. Florida State University is a public space-grant and sea-grant research university in Tallahassee, Florida. Since its founding in 1851, Florida State has graduated 170 classes of students and today has approximately 400,000 alumni.[1]

Academia and research

Educators

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James AmmonsFormer president of Florida A&M University[2]
J. David ArmstrongCurrent president of Broward College[3]
Eric J. BarronFormer president of Florida State University, current president of Pennsylvania State University[4]
Judith A. BenseCurrent president of the University of West Florida[5]
John GrosskopfCurrent president of North Florida Community College[6]
Franklin L. HagenbeckFormer superintendent of the United States Military Academy[7]
Mark R. HamiltonFormer president of the University of Alaska System[8]
Carl HiteCurrent president of Cleveland State Community College[9]
Marvalene HughesCurrent president of Dillard University[10]
Ronald R. IngleFormer president of Coastal Carolina University[11]
John P. JohnsonCurrent president of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University[12]
A. James KerleyCurrent president of Gulf Coast State College[13]
Anne B. KerrCurrent president of Florida Southern College[14]
Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.Former president of St. Petersburg College[15]
Charlie LaPraddFormer president of St. Johns River Community College[16]
William D. LawCurrent president of St. Petersburg College[17]
Terrence LeasFormer president of Big Bend Community College[18]
Aubrey K. LucasFormer president of the University of Southern Mississippi[19]
E. Ann McGeeCurrent president of Seminole State College of Florida[20]
Robert McLendonFormer president of St. Johns River Community College[21]
Charles R. MiddletonCurrent president of Roosevelt University[22]
Albert A. MurphreeFormer president of Florida State College for Women and the University of Florida[23]
William L. ProctorFormer chancellor of Flagler College, and former athletic director for Florida State University[24]
James C. RenickFormer chancellor of University of Michigan–Dearborn, and current vice president for the American Council on Education[25]
Clyda Stokes RentFormer president of Mississippi University for Women[26]
Martha Dunagin SaundersCurrent president of the University of West Florida[27]
Betty L. SiegelFormer president of Kennesaw State University, and the University System of Georgia[28]
Paul E. SteinFormer superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy[29]
Glenn TerrellFormer president of Washington State University[30]
John E. ThrasherFormer president of Florida State University[31]
Jim ToweyCurrent president of Ave Maria University Former President Saint Vincent College, and director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives[32]
John Kenneth WaddellFormer president of Allen University, and current president of Denmark Community College[33]
E. Jean WalkerFormer president of Virginia Highlands Community College[34]
T. K. WetherellFormer president of Florida State University[35]
Mark S. WrightonCurrent chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis[36]

Academic administrators

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Lawrence G. AbeleFormer provost of Florida State University[37]
Debra D. AustinFormer chancellor of the State University System of Florida and former Provost of FAMU[38]
Gordon C. BondFormer dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University[39]
Todd BritschFormer vice president at Brigham Young University, and currently emeritus professor of humanities[40]
Jered CarrCurrent director of the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs[41]
Thomas A. DesjardinCurrent commissioner of Education for the State of Maine
Steve EdwardsFormer deputy provost of Florida State University[42]
Marc H. EllisCurrent director of Jewish Studies at Baylor University[43]
Leonard EricksonCurrent deputy director of the Indiana University Cancer Center[44]
Wayne FlyntWriter, historian, and University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University.[45]
Dwight GustafsonFormer dean of fine arts at Bob Jones University[46]
Tameka Bradley HobbsAssociate provost of Florida Memorial University and founding director of the FMU Social Justice Institute think tank and research center[47]
Patrick C. KennellCurrent director of the Center for Intensive English Studies at Florida State University[48]
Hilal KhashanCurrent administrator at the American University of Beirut[49]
Aquila Berlas KianiFormer president of the Pakistan Federation of University Women
Stephen MacNamaraCurrent vice president at Florida State University[50]
Robert MilletCurrent emeritus dean of religious education at Brigham Young University[51]
William L. ProctorFormer athletic director for Florida State University[52]
James C. RenickCurrent vice president for the American Council on Education[53]
Xavier SerraFounder and director of the Music Technology Group at the Pompeu Fabra University[54]
Betty SiegelFormer president of the University System of Georgia[55]

Professors and researchers

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Masood Ashraf RajaAssociate professor of postcolonial literature and theory at the University of North Texas. He is also the editor of, an open access journal that he founded in 2009.[56] [57] [58] [59] [60]
Virginia Spencer CarrBiographer, professor at Columbia State University and Georgia State University.
Ricardo DominguezArtist, activist, and associate professor of visual arts at UC San Diego. He has been the subject of controversy over a number of acts of electronic civil disobedience on his own and with the Electronic Disturbance Theater, which he founded.
Skip HorackWriter and professor. He is a former Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and is currently an assistant professor at Florida State University.
Fiona KelleghanScience fiction scholar and critic. Associate professor at the University of Miami.
Jesse Lee KerchevalAcademic, poet, memoirist, translator and fiction writer. She is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of numerous books, notably Building Fiction, The Museum of Happiness, and The Dogeater.
Margaret KeyesAmerican academic and heritage preserver. She was a professor of Home Economics at the University of Iowa and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of heritage conservation, best known for her work to preserve the Iowa Old Capitol Building.[61]
Leonard SkinnerAmerican high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman. He is known in popular culture as the namesake of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
David Ward-SteinmanComposer and music professor. Became Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus at San Diego State University and was a professor at Indiana University.[62] [63]
Elizabeth Chamblee BurchLawyer, elected member of the American Law Institute, currently the Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law at the University of Georgia, and from 2017 to 2018, the Charles Hughes Kirbo Chair of Law at the same university.

Science, space, technology, and math

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Brent A. BarlowFormer professor at Brigham Young University and author[64]
Eric J. BarronFormer director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado and former dean of the College of Geosciences at the University of Texas-Austin[65]
Justin BrownProfessional aquanaut with the University of North Carolina Wilmington
Antonio Busalacchi Jr.Current chairman of World Climate Research Programme and a committee for the National Academy of Sciences, professor at the University of Maryland[66] [67]
Suzy CoveyPioneer in XML encoding, and librarian emerita at the George A. Smathers Libraries
Joseph W. CullenFormer deputy director of the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C.[68]
Sylvia EarleFormer chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[69]
Steve EdwardsPhysicist[70]
Mostafa El-SayedCurrent Julius Brown Chair and Regents Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology; Member of the National Academy of Sciences[71]
Marc H. EllisTheologian and philosopher[72]
Leonard EricksonDeputy Director of the Indiana University Cancer Center, and professor at IUPUI
Jaime EscalanteFormer Bolivian educator
A. Wilson GreeneCivil War historian and author; former executive director of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier[73]
Carolyn S. GrinerFormer director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center[74]
Steven HebertNephrologist[75]
Robert A. HoltonScientist who created Taxol, current professor at Florida State University[76]
Yun-Hwa Peggy HsiehFood scientist and fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists[77]
Mujaddid Ahmed IjazExperimental physicist, early pioneer in developing Pakistan's nuclear deterrence program[78]
Dan JonesProfessor of English studies at University of Central Florida[79]
Jesse Lee KerchevalAcademic and writer, and on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison[80]
Margaret KeyesScholar in heritage conservation[81]
Hilal KhashanProfessor of Political Science at the American University of Beirut[82]
Jim KuypersCommunications expert, professor at Virginia Tech[83]
William LeapAnthropologist and professor at American University[84]
Deborah MashProfessor of neurology, and director of the Brain Endowment Bank at the University of Miami[85]
Warren P. MasonElectrical engineer and physicist, founder of the field of distributed-element circuits[86]
Charles T. MeideUnderwater and maritime archaeologist
Jason MooreTranslational bioinformatics scientist and human geneticist[87]
Anthony NichollsEnglish physicist[88]
Harold O'NeilExperimental psychologist, and currently a professor at the University of Southern California[89]
Orrin H. PilkeyGeologist, and Professor Emeritus at Duke University[90]
Alan R. PriceFormer associate director for investigative oversight for the National Institute of Health[91]
Thomas S. RayEcologist who created and developed the Tierra project, a computer simulation of artificial life
Dušan RepovšSlovenian mathematician, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Science[92]
Matthew Barnett RobinsonCriminologist[93]
Landon T. RossEnvironmental biologist[94]
Anne RudloeMarine biologist, writer, environmentalist, cofounder of Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award Winner[95] [96]
James A. ShymanskyScience educator[97]
Dewey SmithProfessional aquanaut and underwater diver[98]
Nyayapathi SwamyMathematical physicist[99]
Maria ZemankovaComputer scientist, created the theory of Fuzzy Relational Database System, recipient of the SIGMOD Contributions Award[100]

Astronauts

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Winston ScottFormer NASA astronaut[101]
Norman ThagardFormer NASA astronaut and currently a tenured professor of engineering at Florida State University[102]

Meteorology

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Stephanie AbramsMeteorologist, The Weather Channel[103]
Neil FrankFormer director of the National Hurricane Center[104]
Stanley GoldenbergCurrent meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[105]
Thomas GrazulisMeteorologist, worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission[106]
Janice HuffMeteorologist, currently works for WNBC, and the Today Show[107]
Richard KnabbFormer director of the National Hurricane Center; currently at The Weather Channel[108]
Jennifer LopezMeteorologist, currently works for The Weather Channel
Max MayfieldFormer director of the National Hurricane Center[109]
Bryan NorcrossMeteorologist, currently a hurricane specialist for The Weather Channel
Bill ProenzaFormer director of the National Hurricane Center and former director of the National Weather Service's Southern Region[110]
Dallas RainesMeteorologist, currently works for KABC-TV[111]
George WinterlingFormer meteorologist with WJXT[112]

Rhodes Scholars

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Frederick William Buchholz1905 Rhodes Scholar
Caroline Alexander1976 Rhodes Scholar
Garrett Johnson2006 Rhodes Scholar
Myron Rolle2009 Rhodes Scholar[113]

Architecture, engineering and building industry

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Lex HesterConsolidation architect, former chief administrative officer in Orlando, Broward County and Jacksonville
Margaret KeyesAmerican academic and heritage preserver. She was a professor of Home Economics at the University of Iowa and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of heritage conservation, best known for her work to preserve the Iowa Old Capitol Building.

Arts and humanities

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Martin EichingerAmerican sculptor. Deemed one of the few 'Living Masters' by the Art Renewal Center, Eichinger is known for his bronze narrative sculptures.[114]
Alyson FoxArtist and illustrator
Bud GraceCartoonist, who has worked on the comic strip Ernie, whose title was later changed to Piranha Club in the United States. He also drew the Babs and Aldo comic strip for King under the pseudonym Buddy Valentine.
Masumi HayaskiPhotographer and Fulbright fellow
James F. HutchinsonPainter, member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame
Salvador MirandaChurch historian and librarian
Ted StudebakerChristian missionary to Vietnam
Lynne TaetzschAbstract painter and writer

Business and finance

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Sandon BergFilm producer, actor, and screenwriter; co-founder of the United Gay Network
Sara BlakelyPresident and founder of Spanx; judge on ABC's former reality television series American Inventor
Bob BowmanCurrent CEO of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club; mentor to Michael Phelps
Ed BurrFounder, president and chief executive officer of GreenPointe Holdings, LLC, a diversified holding company[115]
Jose CeballosCurrent director for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Todd CombsHedge fund manager who has been tapped as a potential successor of Warren Buffett as the chief investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway
R. Clarke CooperExecutive director of Log Cabin Republicans
Todd CrannellCurrent president of Q2 Sports and Entertainment
Meg CroftonCurrent president, the Walt Disney World Resort
John CulverCurrent Executive Vice President of Starbucks
James DahlFormer Senior Vice President of Drexel Burnham Lambert
Jeff GallowayCurrent CEO of Galloway Productions
Michael GenevieCurrent executive director of the Abbeville Opera House
James W. GrantFormer Executive Vice President of Worldwide Chemical; former U.S. Representative
Chuck HardwickSenior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Pfizer Inc.
Gordon S. HolderCurrently a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, and retired vice admiral in the United States Navy
Glenda HopeHead of the San Francisco Network Ministries, and minister with the Presbyterian Church
Gary HuffFormer CFO for the Los Angeles Raiders, and also worked with the IBM Corporation
Patricia IrelandFormer president of the National Organization for Women, and writer
Kenneth A. JessellCurrent president of Florida International University and former senior vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer of Florida International University
Manuel H. JohnsonCurrent co-chairman of Johnson Smick International; former vice chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve Bank
Donald E. KiernanFormer CFO of Southwestern Bell Corporation
Richard LegendreCurrent vice president of CF Montreal
Daryl LogulloMarketing expert
Marjorie MatthewsFormer bishop for the United Methodist Church
Martin MayhewAmerican football player and executive
Marc MiddletonCurrent CEO and founder of Growing Bolder
Virginia MontesFormer Secretary of the National Organization for Women, and civil rights activist
Jane MoutonManagement theorist
Gregory ParkesCurrent bishop for the Catholic Church
Tom PetwayCurrent minority partner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and chairman of the board for Zurich Insurance Services
Bobby PittmanCurrent vice president with African Development Bank
Richard W. RahnCurrent chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth
Gary RogersFormer vice-chairman and Executive Officer of General Electric
Jeff RosenthalCurrent president and CEO of Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.
Peter F. RomeroCurrent CEO of Experior Advisory, and former United States Ambassador
Robert SanbornCurrent president and CEO of Children at Risk
Gary A. SandersFormer CEO of Wackenhut
Harry Sargeant IIIOwner of International Oil Trading Company; billionaire
Bob SasserCurrent CEO of Dollar Tree Inc.
Brian SussmanCurrent Managing Partner of 34 Pictures Entertainment
Orson SwindleFormer executive director of United We Stand America, and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Carlos O. ToranoCurrent president of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco
Irita Van DorenFormer editor of the New York Herald Tribune
Mike VasilindaFormer executive with Florida's News Channel
Woody WoodwardFormer general manager for the New York Yankees
Ed YoungFounder and Senior Pastor for Fellowship Church

Entertainment

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Valorie BurtonLife coach, author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. Author of Listen to Your Life, What's Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards She is the founder of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute (CaPP).
Matt ChapmanAmerican writer, voice actor, director, producer, and composer. Best known as the co-creator of the animated series Homestar Runner.
Colleen ClinkenbeardDirector, writer, and producer for the English-language dub of Fullmetal Alchemist
William A. DawsonAmerican football player and assistant coach for Marshall University. He was nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Coach who was portrayed by Matthew Fox in the film We Are Marshall
Neil Druckmannwriter, creative director, designer, and programmer who is the co-president of the video game developer Naughty Dog. He is best known for his work on the game franchise The Last of Us
Courtney HansenSyndicated columnist, TV personality, and model
Allan HaveyHBO stand-up comic and host
Ron HazeltonHome improvement television personality
Barry HorowitzFormer wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling
Kevin KellyProfessional wrestling manager, pundit, sportscaster and ring announcer
Jonathan KingProducer and vice president for Focus Features, Dreamgirls, I, Robot, and Finding Forrester
Bert KreischerStand-up comedian and television host; real-life inspiration for the movie Van Wilder
Michael James NelsonComedian, writer, producer, The Bachelor, MTV Movie Awards, Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Heather ParcellsDancer, singer, and actress
Catherine Joy PerryModel, actress, dancer, singer, and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Lana
Gabrielle ReeceSports presenter, former fashion model, and professional volleyball player
Jenn StergerModel, television personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated. She was an original member of the FSU Cowgirls.
J'Tia HartCompetitor on

Film

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Josephine AbadyDirector and producer[116]
Alan BallAcademy Award-winning screenwriter and creator of Six Feet Under, True Blood, American Beauty[117]
Wes BallDirector,The Maze Runner
Ricou BrowningFilm director, actor, producer and underwater cinematographer[118]
Kat CandlerAward-winning independent filmmaker
Steven ConradScreenwriter, The Pursuit of Happyness
Ron J. FriedmanScreenwriter, films Brother Bear, Chicken Little, and Open Season
Barry JenkinsAcademy Award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter. Film director, known for Medicine for Melancholy and Moonlight
Christine LahtiAcademy Award-winning director, and actress, Chicago Hope, Jack & Bobby
Brad LinaweaverScreenwriter and film producer, actor, science fiction writer
Jamie LindenScreenwriter, Money Monster, We Are Marshall
James LaxtonCinematographer, Moonlight
Greg MarcksFilm director and screenwriter, 11:14 and Lector
Joi McMillonFilm editor, Moonlight
Lauren MillerActress and screenwriter
David Robert MitchellFilm director, It Follows
Aaron MoorheadFilm director, The Endless, V/H/S: Viral (segment "Bonestorm")
Nancy OliverScreenwriter
Adele RomanskiFilm producer, Moonlight
Nat SandersFilm editor
Steven L. SearsTelevision producer and screenwriter; author of novels and graphic novels
Robin SwicordScreenwriter and film director

Actors

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Frankie J. AlvarezActor, Looking
Senait AshenafiActress, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and General Hospital
King BachActor/Comedian/Youtuber, Fifty Shades of Black, Wild 'N Out and Meet the Blacks
Vanessa BadenActress, Gullah Gullah Island, Rosewood, and Kenan & Kel
Dan BakkedahlActor, improvisor, and teacher
Trenesha BiggersActress, former wrestler for WWE and TNA
Ricou BrowningActor, Creature from the Black Lagoon
Cody BurgerActor, Heavyweights, and Christmas Vacation
Matt CohenActor, South of Nowhere, The O.C., and Boogeyman 2
Gregor CollinsActor, Ocean's Thirteen
Mekia CoxActress, My Brother and Me and Kenan & Kel
Valerie CruzActress, Nip/Tuck, The Dresden Files, and The Devil's Tomb
Dimitri DiatchenkoActor and musician
Faye DunawayAcademy Award-winning actress
Tiffany FallonActress, Playboy Playmate of the Year 2005, co-host of the International Fight League, and former cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons
Luis FonsiPuerto Rican singer, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor.
Suzanne FriedlineActress and voice artist
Joanna GarcíaActress, Reba, Boston Public, Dawson's Creek, American Pie 2
Paul GleasonActor, The Breakfast Club, Die Hard, Not Another Teen Movie
Montego GloverActress, Smash and on Broadway
Andre GordonActor, Modern Family, Scrubs, Campus Ladies
Jennifer HammonActress
Joey HaroActor, Awkward
Cheryl HinesActress, producer, director, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Campus Ladies, RV
Andre HollandActor, The Knick, Moonlight
Polly HollidayActress, Golden Globe winner, nominated for an Emmy Award
Traylor HowardActress, Monk on USA network, Son of the Mask
Kevin KellyFormer ring announcer and manager for the World Wrestling Federation
Nancy KulpActress, The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy LaneActor on the Discovery Channel and Biker Build-Off; owner of Choppers Inc.
Jon LockeActor, Land of the Lost, Highway Patrol, Bonanza, Gunsmoke
DeLane MatthewsActress, Dave's World
Michelle McCoolActress and former WWE wrestler
Gerald McCullouchActor, director, screenwriter, and singer
Vic MorrowActor, Combat! and Twilight Zone: The Movie
Henry Polic IIActor, Super Password and Webster
John G. PrestonStage and film actor
Art Supawatt PurdyCannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard Award-Nominated Actor,[119] Former Warner Music Recording Artist, Soi Cowboy (film)
Burt ReynoldsActor, Boogie Nights, The Longest Yard, The Dukes of Hazzard, Deliverance
Chay SantiniActress and model, Nightstalker, Seeing Other People
Amy SeimetzActress, writer, producer, director, and editor, Pet Sematary, Atlanta, The Girlfriend Experience
Sonny ShroyerActor, The Dukes of Hazzard, Forrest Gump, The Rainmaker
Richard SimmonsActor and fitness expert
Ron SimmonsProfessional wrestler with WCW and WWE; former football player for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the CFL
Pat SkipperActor, American Summer, Wall Street, Lethal Weapon 2, and Predator 2
J. Smith-CameronActress, Crimes of the Heart, Lend Me a Tenor, Our Country's Good, and The First Wives Club
Tonea StewartActress, In the Heat of the Night
Erik StolhanskeActor and director, Super Troopers; co-founder of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard
Gabriel TraversariActor, director, writer, and singer
Robert UrichActor, Vega$,
Casper Van DienActor, Saved by the Bell, Starship Troopers, and Sleepy Hollow
Joseph WillActor, NYPD Blue, Will & Grace
Henry ZebrowskiActor, comedian, and podcast host, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Heroes Reborn, The Last Podcast on the Left

Government, law, and public policy

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Chris AnyanwuCurrent senator for the Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Imo
Mokgweetsi MasisiCurrent president of the Republic of Botswana since April 1, 2018 – Present.
Mohammed Nadir AtashFormer senior advisor to the Ministry of Transport for Afghanistan
Michael BerenbaumCurrent director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
David BibbFormer deputy administrator of the General Services Administration, served as acting administrator for a short period
Richard BlankenshipFormer United States Ambassador to the Bahamas
Jose CeballosGovernment affairs advocate in the Democratic Party
William D. Clay, Jr.Current special adviser to the United Nations
Bradley CooperFormer minister of recreation for the Bahamas; Olympic discus thrower
Pearl Long CullenFirst woman to hold a constitutional office in the state of Florida
Charles J. CunninghamFormer director of the Defense Security Service; former Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force
Val DemingsFormer chief of the Orlando Police Department
Richard L. DuggerFormer secretary for the Florida Department of Corrections
Carl W. Ford Jr.Former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Mark GilbertFormer United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
Eleanor J. HillFormer inspector general to the U.S. Department of Defense
Benedikt Jóhannesson[120] Icelandic Minister of Finance, Member of the Althing, and Founder of Reform Party
Manuel H. JohnsonFormer Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
LeAlan JonesFormer United States Senate candidate in Illinois; journalist
Mark E. KaplanFormer secretary Florida Department of Transportation and chief of staff to Governor Jeb Bush
Brian KelleyFormer CIA officer
Jeff KottkampFormer lieutenant. governor of Florida
Al LambertiCurrent sheriff of Broward County, Florida
Richard LegendreFormer member of National Assembly of Quebec; former Quebec Minister of Sports; former professional tennis player
Mel MartinezFormer United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Mokgweetsi MasisiCurrent president of Botswana
Harold O'NeilFormer director with the United States Department of Defense
Bobby PittmanFormer special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs to the Bush administration
Aleksandar PopovićCurrent Serbian Minister of Energetics
Roger A. PowellRetired major general in the Australian Army and a deputy force commander of the United Nations
Pete RomeroFormer U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, and the Assistant Secretary of State
Ion SanchoCurrent supervisor of elections for Leon County, Florida, gained notoriety in the 2000 presidential recount
Frank SanchezUnder Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Department of Commerce
Dana SeetahalFormer member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
James C. SmithFormer Florida Attorney General; former Florida Secretary of State; current chairman of the Florida State University Board of Trustees
Orson SwindleFormer commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Jim ToweyFormer director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Vic VickersFormer United States Senate candidate in Alaska
Doan Viet HoatVietnamese academic and dissident, winner of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award[121]
Dale WatsonFormer assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; current consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton

United States Congress

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Jason AltmireFormer Congressman for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
Kathy CastorCurrent congresswoman for Florida's 11th congressional district
Matt GaetzCurrent Congressman for Florida's 1st congressional district
John RutherfordCurrent Congressman for Florida's 4th congressional district; former Sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida
Byron DonaldsCurrent Congressman for Florida's 19th congressional district
Al LawsonFormer Congressman for Florida's 5th congressional district
Val DemingsFormer Congresswoman for Florida's 10th congressional district
Charlie CristFormer Congressman for Florida's 13th congressional district, currently pending U.S. Senate confirmation to be Permanent Representative of the United States to the International Civil Aviation Organization
Jim BacchusFormer congressman for Florida's 11th congressional district and Florida's 15th congressional district, current justice and chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization
Allen BoydFormer congressman for Florida's 2nd congressional district
William CarneyFormer congressman for New York's 1st congressional district
James W. GrantFormer congressman for Florida's 2nd congressional district
Kay HaganFormer United States Senator from North Carolina
Mel MartinezFormer United States Senator from Florida
Dina TitusCurrent congresswoman for Nevada's 1st congressional district; former congresswoman for Nevada's 3rd congressional district; former member of the Nevada Senate
Emmett WilsonFormer congressman for Florida's 3rd congressional district

Governors

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Reubin O'Donovan AskewFormer Governor of Florida, member of the Florida Senate, United States Trade Representative, and former candidate for President of the United States
Charlie CristFormer Governor of Florida; former Florida Attorney General; Florida Secretary of Education; member of the Florida Senate
Parris N. GlendeningFormer Governor of Maryland and former city councilman in the town of Hyattsville, Maryland
Larry HoganCurrent Governor of Maryland

State senators

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Dempsey J. BarronFormer President of the Florida Senate
Dennis K. BaxleyCurrent member of the Florida Senate and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Oscar BraynonCurrent member of the Florida Senate and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Michael BrennanFormer member of the Maine Senate and former member of the Maine House of Representatives
W. D. ChildersFormer member of the Florida Senate
Charles S. Dean, Sr.Former member of the Florida Senate
Gary FarmerCurrent member of the Florida Senate
Steven GellerFormer member for the Florida Senate
Audrey GibsonCurrent member of the Florida Senate, and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mike HaridopolosFormer president of the Florida Senate
Ken JenneFormer member for the Florida Senate
Jim KingFormer president of the Florida Senate
Alfred Lawson, Jr.Former member of the Florida Senate
John McKayFormer President of the Florida Senate
Robert W. McKnightFormer member of the Florida Senate and former member of the Florida House of Representatives.
Bill MontfordCurrent member of the Florida Senate
Steve OelrichFormer member of the Florida Senate
Bobby PowellCurrent member of the Florida Senate
Chris SmithFormer member of the Florida Senate
Geraldine F. ThompsonFormer member of the Florida State and former member of the Florida House of Representatives
John E. ThrasherFormer member of the Florida Senate, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
J. Alex VillalobosFormer member of the Florida Senate
Dana YoungCurrent member of the Florida Senate

State representatives

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Martha AlexanderFormer member of the North Carolina General Assembly
J. Keith ArnoldFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Frank ArtilesFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Halsey BeshearsCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dennis BaxleyFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives, current member of the Florida Senate
Leonard L. BembryFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Allan BenseFormer Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Mack BernardFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jim BoydCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Lindsey BurkeMember of the Kentucky House of Representatives[122]
Cynthia M. ChestnutFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Marti ColeyFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Neil CombeeCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Kimberly DanielsCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Carl J. DominoFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Terry FieldsFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Erik FresenFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Matt GaetzFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives, current member of the United States House of Representatives
Greg GayFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Joe GellerCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Tom GoodsonCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Tom GradyFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Joe GrutersCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Chris Hart IVFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Adam HasnerFormer Majority Leader for the Florida House of Representatives
Deborah J. HoranFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Clay IngramCurrent member of the Florida House of Representative
Evan JenneCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Bolley JohnsonFormer Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Everett A. KellyFormer member of the Florida House of Representative
Kurt KellyFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Marcelo LlorenteFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mark MahonFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Anne McGihonFormer member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Sharon J. MerchantFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Larry MetzCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Chesley V. MortonFormer member of the Georgia House of Representatives[123]
Jimmy PatronisFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Juan-Carlos PlanasFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mel PonderCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Elizabeth W. PorterCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Holly RascheinCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dan RaulersonCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Curtis B. RichardsonFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Beryl D. RobertsFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ray SansomFormer Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Michael SciontiFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Said SharbiniFormer member of the Colorado House of Representatives[124]
Ken SorensenFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ross SpanoCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Beverly Burnsed SpencerFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
John K. StargelFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jason SteeleFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Jim K. TillmanFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Trey TraviesaFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Carlos TrujilloCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Leslie WatersFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mike WeinsteinFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Wayne WestmarkFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
John WoodFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dana YoungFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives, current member of the Florida Senate

Mayors

AlumniNotabilityReference
Art AgnosFormer Mayor of San Francisco, California
Rick BakerFormer Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
Michael F. BrennanCurrent Mayor of Portland, Maine
Rich CrottyFormer Mayor of Orange County, Florida
Donna DeeganCurrent Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida[125]
Mike HalfacreCurrent Mayor in New Jersey and attorney
Teresa JacobsCurrent Mayor of Orange County, Florida
Ken KeechlCurrent Mayor of Broward County, Florida
David T. KennedyFormer Mayor of Miami, Florida
Scott MaddoxFormer Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, former Chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Florida
John MarksFormer Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
Jack McLeanFormer Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
Morgan McPhersonCurrent Mayor of Key West, Florida

Law

AlumniNotabilityReference
Jose BaezLead attorney for Casey Anthony in the Death of Caylee Anthony trial
Thomas E. BakerAttorney, writer, and currently a professor at Florida International University College of Law
Barry CohenPersonal injury and criminal attorney
Angela CoreyFormer State Attorney for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
Benjamin CrumpLead attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin
Jerry DemingsSheriff of Orange County Florida
Mike HalfacreDirector of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Tim HowardCurrent director of the Northeastern University's Executive Doctorate Program in Law and Policy; former Assistant Attorney General of Florida
Bruce JacobFormer Assistant Attorney General for Florida, prosecuted in Gideon v. Wainwright.
Craig McCarthyAttorney on a number of high-profile cases and candidate for the Florida House of Representatives
Mark O'MaraDefense attorney
Marlins ManNickname of Laurence Leavy, attorney and well known sports fan
Gary PajcicAttorney and philanthropist
Daryl ParksAttorney and former president of the National Bar Association
Gregory TonySheriff of Broward County, Florida[126]

Judges

AlumniNotabilityReference
John AntoonCurrent United States District Judge
Kenneth B. BellFormer Florida Supreme Court Justice
Susan H. BlackCurrent U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Susan C. BucklewCurrent United States District Judge
Raoul G. Cantero, IIIFormer Florida Supreme Court Justice
Lacey A. CollierCurrent United States District Judge
Rudolph ContrerasCurrent United States District Judge
Zina Pickens Cruse20th Judicial Circuit judge in St. Clair County, Illinois, the first African-American woman to serve in the circuit.
W. Thomas CumbieCurrent Senior Judge for the United States Air Force; Colonel
Paul DanielsonCurrent Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court
George GreerJudge; presided over the Terri Schiavo case; presided over Hulk Hogan's divorce case in January 2008
Kim HammondCircuit court judge, former quarterback of the Florida State Seminoles
Robert L. HinkleCurrent United States District Judge
David L. MiddlebrooksFormer United States District Judge
Kevin Michael MooreCurrent United States District Judge
Ricky PolstonFormer Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court[127]
Mary Stenson ScrivenCurrent United States District Judge

Journalism and media

AlumniNotabilityReference
Cathy AreuNews analyst and as of 2018 she is the "Liberal Sherpa" on Fox News's Tucker Carlson Tonight. She is also the founder and publisher of Catalina magazine.
Doug BandowPolitical writer and former columnist and fellow for the Cato Institute[128]
Anthony CormierWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism[129]
Dayle HinmanFBI-trained criminal profiler
Anne HullNational staff writer for the Washington Post
LeAlan JonesJournalist
Danny KanellCurrently the host of ESPNU's late-night sports and humor show UNITE, and former professional football player with the NFL
Mike McQueenJournalist
Carol Marbin MillerSenior Investigative Reporter, Miami Herald
Jeffrey Scott ShapiroPracticing American attorney and nationally recognized investigative journalist.
Peter Tom WillisFormer commentator for the Florida State Seminoles

Anchors and correspondents

AlumniNotabilityReference
Dan BakkedahlCorrespondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show
Jackie BangeAnchor and reporter for CW affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois
Shannon BreamCorrespondent on the Fox News Channel, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, while attending Liberty University she won the beauty-pageant title Miss Virginia in 1990. She participated in the Miss America 1991 pageant. Her scholarship award covered much of her education. In 1995 was Miss Florida USA.
Max BretosCurrent sports anchor for ESPN
Diem BrownEntertainment reporter for Sky Living and a recurring cast member on MTV's reality television series The Challenge
Lee CorsoSports broadcaster for ESPN, starred on College GameDay since its inception, and was the former head coach of Louisville and the Indiana University
Donna DeeganFormer weekday anchor for WTLV/WJXX
Arnold DíazCorrespondent on WNYW-TV in New York City
Jamie DukesSports broadcaster for ESPN and host of Put Up Your Dukes
Dave NealAmerican sportscaster for ESPN
Gary ParrisCurrent commentator for the University of Central Florida
Stephen ParryCommentator for the BBC Sport
Eduardo PérezCurrent commentator for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Cecile ReynaudCommentator for Fox Sports Net, the Sunshine Network, and ESPN
Chris RixCurrent football analyst for ABC and Fox Sports Radio
Spencer RossFormer sports broadcaster
Danyelle SargentCurrent anchor for ESPN
Gayle SierensCurrent news anchor, WFLA-TV, Tampa
Bailey WhiteCurrent commentator for the NPR program All Things Considered
Matt YocumNASCAR reporter and sportscaster

Literature, writing, and translation

AlumniNotabilityReference
Dorothy AllisonWriter[130]
Jason AltmirePolitical author and columnist[131]
John BenskoPoet[132]
Michael BerenbaumWriter and former Professor of Theology[133]
Matt Bondurant(PhD) Writer, The Wettest County in the World[134]
Christopher BuehlmanPlaywright, poet and comedian[135]
Anthony J. BryantAuthor and editor[136]
Lela E. BuisAuthor, poet and playwright
Jesse BullingtonAuthor, Enterprise of Death, Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart
Jessica BurkhartAuthor, Canterwood Crest
Brigitte ByrdFrench-born poet and author
Doug BandowPolitical writer and former columnist and fellow for the Cato Institute
Virginia Spencer CarrBiographer, professor at Columbia State University and Georgia State University.
Sandra M. CastilloPoet
Ryan Van CleaveWriter, creative writing instructor
John CrawfordAuthor of the Iraq War memoir The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
Thomas A. DesjardinHistorian and author
Jeff GallowayAuthor and Olympian
Charles GhignaChildren's author and poet
John Earl HaynesAmerican historian who worked as a specialist in 20th-century political history in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
Rebecca HazeltonAward-winning poet, editor, and critic
Skip HorackWriter and professor. He is a former Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, and is currently an assistant professor at Florida State University.
Stephen Graham JonesAuthor of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction
Juan GutiérrezColombian author
Aiden JamesAmerican author and fiction writer
Fiona KelleghanScience fiction scholar and critic. Associate professor at the University of Miami.
Jesse Lee KerchevalAcademic, poet, memoirist, translator and fiction writer. She is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of numerous books, notably Building Fiction, The Museum of Happiness, and The Dogeater.
David KirbyGuggenheim Fellowship (English)
Arthur KurzweilAuthor, educator, editor, writer, and publisher
Sharon LechterAuthor, Rich Dad Poor Dad
D. S. LliterasAuthor
Jean LorrahScience fiction novelist and contributor to Star Trek series
Richard LukasAuthor and historian
Brooke MagnantiResearch scientist, blogger and writer who goes by the pen name Belle de Jour
Charles MartinAuthor
Jenna McCarthyAuthor
Jen McClanaghanPoet
Janisse RayWriter, naturalist, and environmental activist
Emilie RichardsAuthor of romance and mystery novels
Jordan S. RubinNovelist
Gwyn Hyman RubioNovelist
Linnea SinclairAward-winning writer of science fiction romance, fantasy romance and paranormal romance
Jeff ShaaraNovelist
Art SmithChef and author
Jane SpringerAward-winning poet
Leon StokesburyPoet
Hunter S. ThompsonAuthor and journalist
Ann VanderMeerEditor of Weird Tales magazine and several anthologies of fantasy and sci-fi literature; wife of author Jeff VanderMeer

Pulitzer Prize winners

The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions.

AlumniNotabilityReference
Robert Olen ButlerWon the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain. Currently Krafft Distinguished Professor holding the Michael Shaara Chair in Creative Writing at FSU. Bio.
Adam JohnsonPulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer, The Orphan Master's Son
Doug MarletteCartoonist who won the Pulitzer Prize; novelist who wrote The Bridge and Magic Time; former professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathleen ParkerPulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist, The Washington Post
Ellen Taaffe ZwilichComposer and the first woman Pulitzer Prize winner

Military

AlumniNotabilityReference
Norma Elaine BrownRetired major general in the U.S. Air Force
John CrawfordFormer Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard; Iraq War veteran; author of the memoir The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
Charles J. CunninghamRetired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
Jay GarnerRetired general in the U.S. Army and the former director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
William H. Ginn Jr.Retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force
Franklin L. HagenbeckActive lieutenant general in the U.S. Army and the current commandant of the U.S. Military Academy
Mark R. HamiltonRetired major general in the U.S. Army
Winfield S. HarpeRetired major general in the U.S. Air Force
Richard S. HeyserPilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis; retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force
Gordon S. HolderRetired vice admiral in the U.S. Navy
J. Adrian JacksonRetired rear admiral and Naval Aviator in the U.S. Navy
Paul David MillerRetired admiral and Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy; current chairman of the Alliant Techsystems company
Kenneth MinihanRetired lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force; former director of the National Security Agency (NSA)
Polly A. PeyerRetired major general in the U.S. Air Force
John L. PiotrowskiRetired general in the U.S. Air Force
Steven H. RattiActive rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard
Michael K. SheridanRetired brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps
Scott SpeicherCaptain in the U.S. Navy pilot, who was shot down in the Persian Gulf War
Lawrence W. SteinkrausRetired major general in the U.S. Air Force
Paul E. SteinRetired lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force
William D. SullivanActive vice admiral in the U.S. Navy
LeRoy W. Svendsen, Jr.Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
H. Marshal WardRetired major general in the U.S. Air Force
W. Thomas WestRetired major general in the U.S. Air Force

Music

AlumniNotabilityReference
Cristian AmigoChilean composer, improviser, guitarist, and ethnomusicologist
Kim BarlowCanadian folk music singer-songwriter
Sam BeamSole member of Iron & Wine
Ryland BlackintonGuitarist for the band Cobra Starship
Brenda BoozerAn internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano who had an active career performing in operas and concerts around the world and was a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 11 seasons.
Khari CainRecord producer, engineer and composer. Also known by his stage name Needlz.
Ricardo CoboColombian guitar player
Rita CoolidgeGrammy Award-winning singer
Frank CooperPianist, conductor, founder of the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music, Research Professor of Music at the University of Miami
Glenn CrytzerComposer, guitarist, banjoist, and singer
Dimitri DiatchenkoActor and musician
Jonny DiazContemporary Christian artist
Ernst von Dohnányicomposer and conductor of classical music
Virgil Roger du Pont IIIVocals for The Crüxshadows
Luis FonsiSinger and songwriter
Thomas G. GlennCanadian opera singer
Marvin GoldsteinProfessional pianist and performer
John Driskell HopkinsMember of the Zac Brown Band
Sarah HutchingsComposer
Brian KelleyCountry singer, Florida Georgia Line
Frank KelleyTenor and faculty member at Boston University
Ryan KeyVocals and guitar player for the band Yellowcard
Peter KurauPrincipal Horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; professor at the Eastman School of Music
Justin LongGuitar player for No Address
Sean MackinVocals and violin player for the band Yellowcard
Martha MierComposer, "Seventh Street Blues" and "Jackson Street Blues"
Stephen MontagueAmerican composer, conductor and recording artist living in London
David MorrisVocals for Cold Water Army
Jim MorrisonSinger and songwriter for The Doors
Jake OwenCountry singer
Rosephanye PowellChoral composer, singer, professor, and researcher
R.LUM.RAlternative R&B artist and classical guitarist
Daniell RevenaughComposer and pianist
Marcus RobertsJazz pianist
Alex SadkinRecord producer and saxophonist
Leonard SkinnerAmerican high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman. He is known in popular culture as the namesake of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Ryan Speedo GreenAmerican bass-baritone opera singer; graduated with Masters in Music in 2010 and did his first foreign language opera at FSU. In 2023, he won the lead role in jazz opera Champion at the Metropolitan Opera.Speedo Green's FSU story in his own words
Morgan SorneSinger-songwriter and multi-media artist
Tori SparksSinger and songwriter
Scott StappSinger for the band Creed
William TakacsPrincipal trumpet for the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra; professor at West Texas A&M University
Mark TremontiGuitarist for the bands Creed and Alter Bridge
Butch TrucksDrummer, The Allman Brothers Band
Charles TurnerJazz trumpeter
Will TurpinBassist for Collective Soul
Nancy Van de VateComposer
Balint VazsonyiHungarian pianist
T. Edward VivesTrombonist and composer
David Ward-SteinmanComposer for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stella ZambalisSpinto soprano
Richard ZarouContemporary composer of concert and film music

Pageantry

AlumniNotabilityReference
Valorie BurtonMiss Black Texas USA
Tara Dawn Holland ChristensenMiss America 1997, Miss Kansas 1996, and National Sweetheart 1995
Shannon BreamMiss Virginia 1990, Miss Florida USA 1995
Tiffany FallonMiss Georgia USA 2001
Lea MackMiss Ohio 1994, and motivational speaker
Shauna PenderMiss Florida 2003
Toni-Ann SinghMiss World 2019
Kylie WilliamsMiss Florida 2007

Social reform

AlumniNotabilityReference
Leslie CochranPeace activist, cross-dresser, urban outdoorsman and outspoken critic of police treatment of the homeless. Cochran was known in Austin as Leslie. Cochran was considered the man who personified "Keep Austin Weird".[137] [138] [139] [140]
Terry CoonanAs executive director, FSU's Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Coonan trains advocates, tracks human rights issues and serves as an advocate nationally and internationally. He has served as the Managing Editor of the Human Rights Quarterly, worked in the Department of Justice in the Executive Office of Immigration Review, litigated asylum and immigration cases nationwide, and has worked on various United Nations human rights projects.
Benjamin CrumpAmerican attorney who specializes in civil rights, including those of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Keenan Anderson, Randy Cox, and Tyre Nichols, people affected by the Flint water crisis, the estate of Henrietta Lacks, and the plaintiffs behind the 2019 Johnson & Johnson baby powder lawsuit alleging the company's talcum powder product led to ovarian cancer diagnoses.
Ricardo DominguezArtist, activist, and associate professor of visual arts at UC San Diego. He has been the subject of controversy over a number of acts of electronic civil disobedience on his own and with the Electronic Disturbance Theater, which he founded.

Sports

Baseball

AlumniNotabilityReference
Bruce BochyFormer baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants and former manager of the San Diego Padres
Ron FraserFormer baseball coach for the University of Miami
Dick HowserFormer baseball coach for the Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Florida State University
Terry KennedyFormer baseball coach for the Iowa Cubs
Tony La RussaFormer baseball manager for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's, and St. Louis Cardinals
Carlos LezcanoCurrent baseball coach for the Lake Elsinore Storm
Mike MartinFormer baseball coach for Florida State University
Larry RothschildFormer baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and baseball coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, now pitching coach of the San Diego Padres

Basketball

AlumniNotabilityReference
Braian AngolaColombian basketball player who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Dave CowensFormer basketball coach for the Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Sky
Hugh DurhamFormer basketball coach for the University of Georgia and Florida State University
Cliff EllisFormer basketball coach for Clemson University and Auburn University
Tom NissalkeFormer basketball coach for the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Antonio Spurs
Isaiah SwannProfessional basketball player
Scottie BarnesNBA Rookie of the Year (2022)

Football

AlumniNotabilityReference
Joe AvezzanoFormer football coach of Oregon State University
Mike BloomgrenCurrent head football coach, Rice University
Terry BowdenFormer football coach for Auburn University, and current football coach for the University of Akron
Mack BrownCurrent football coach for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, former football coach for the University of Texas at Austin
Lee CorsoFormer football coach for the University of Louisville and Indiana University
Gene CoxFormer football coach of Leon High School and member of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
William A. DawsonAmerican football player and assistant coach for Marshall University. He was nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Coach who was portrayed by Matthew Fox in the film We Are Marshall
Manny DiazCurrent head football coach for the University of Miami
Bobby FrazierFormer football coach for the University of the District of Columbia and Bethune-Cookman University
Vince GibsonFormer football coach for Kansas State University, Tulane University, and University of Louisville
Reggie HerringFormer football coach for the University of Arkansas
Niles NelsonCurrent football coach for Husson University
Kirby SmartCurrent football coach for the University of Georgia
Rick StockstillCurrent football coach for Middle Tennessee State University
Jim YarbroughCurrent football coach for Southeastern Louisiana University

Other

AlumniNotabilityReference
Zach BanksRacing driver
Bob BowmanFormer swimming coach for the University of Michigan, and mentor to Michael Phelps
John CernutoProfessional poker player
Kathy FloresCurrent head coach for the United States women's national rugby union team
Cecile ReynaudFormer volleyball coach for Florida State University, current analyst for ESPN

Notable faculty and staff

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Florida State University presidents

PresidentYearReference
George Edgar1887–1892
Alvin Lewis1892–1897
Albert A. Murphree1897–1909, subsequently president of the University of Florida, 1909–1927
Edward Conradi1909–1947
Doak S. Campbell1947–1957
Albert B. Martin1957 (interim)
Robert M. Strozier1957–1960[141]
Milton W. Carothers1960 (interim)
Gordon W. Blackwell1960–1965, and President of Furman University, 1965-1976
John E. Champion1965–1969
J. Stanley Marshall1969–1976
Bernard F. Sliger1976-1991
Dale W. Lick1991–1994
Talbot D'Alemberte1994–2003
T. K. Wetherell2003–2009, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Eric J. Barron2009–2014
Garnett S. Stokes2014 (interim)
John E. Thrasher2014–2021
Richard D. McCullough2021–present

Faculty winners of major honors

NameNotabilityReference
Lawrence G. AbeleAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science)
Roy BaumeisterInstitute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Psychology/Psychiatry)
Konrad E. Bloch1964 Nobel Prize in Medicine[142]
James M. Buchanan1986 Nobel Prize in Economics[143]
Robert Olen ButlerPulitzer Prize for Fiction; Guggenheim Fellowship (English)
Donald CasparNational Academy of Sciences (Biophysics); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Guggenheim Fellowship (Biological Science)
Donald A. CrosbyProfessor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University
Timothy CrossAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Naresh DalalAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac1933 Nobel Prize in Physics,[144]
Dean FalkAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (Anthropology)
Carlisle Floyd1956 Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)
Lev Gor'kovNational Academy of Sciences (Physics)
Max Gunzburger2008 SIAM W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics
Frances JamesAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences (Evolutionary and Population Biology and Ecology); American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biology)
Thomas JoinerGuggenheim Fellowship (Psychology)
Michael KashaNational Academy of Sciences (Chemistry); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Guggenheim Fellowship (Physical Chemistry)
John KelsayGuggenheim Fellowship (Religion)
Sir Harold W. Kroto1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry;[145] National Academy of Sciences (Chemistry); Institute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Chemistry)
David LarbalestierNational Academy of Engineering (Superconducting Materials)
Alan MarshallAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (Chemistry)
Robert Sanderson Mulliken1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[146] [147]
Simon OstrachNational Academy of Engineering (Space Science/Mechanical Engineering); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Space Science/Mechanical Engineering)
Jill QuadagnoGuggenheim Fellowship (Sociology)
Michael RuseGuggenheim Fellowship (Philosophy); American Association for the Advancement of Science (Philosophy)
Shridhar SatheInstitute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Agricultural Sciences)
John Robert Schrieffer1972 Nobel Prize Physics[148]
Melvin SternNational Academy of Sciences (Geophysics); American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Astronomy and Earth Sciences); Guggenheim Fellowship (Oceanography)
Gary TaylorGuggenheim Fellowship (English)
André J. ThomasRobert Shaw Choral Award, American Choral Directors Association[149]
R. Jay TurnerInstitute for Scientific Information highly cited researcher (Social Sciences)
Sherwood WiseAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (Geological Sciences)
Ellen Taaffe ZwilichPulitzer Prize for Music; American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Visual and Performing Arts); Guggenheim Fellowship (Music)

Other notable faculty

FacultyNotabilityReference
Amy AiFellow of the American Psychological Association's Division 56, and fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
Abdus Suttar KhanChemist and aerospace researcher
Gerald M. AckermanArt historian, Appleton Distinguished Professor (1994)
Farrukh S. AlviProfessor of Mechanical Engineering, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Carrie Ann BaadePainter
Richard BurginViolinist and concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Yvonne CiannellaColoratura soprano
Dean FalkLead scientist in research team mapping the brain shape of the LB1 Hobbit
Gerald R. FerrisScholar of management and psychology
Charles FigleyTraumatologist, American Psychological Association Fellow, and Fulbright Fellow
Robert GellatelyHistorian known for research on Nazi-era Germany and the Cold War
H. Winter GriffithPhysician and author of many popular books on health and medicine
Paul G. HalpernHistorian known for research and documentary publications on the naval history of the First World War
Barbara HambyPoet in residence
Janice HarsanyiSoprano
William H. HeardExpert on freshwater mollusks
Mary HicksProfessor Emeritus, 30 years in the Interdivisional Program of Marriage and the Family
Toussaint HocevarEconomic historian
Randall HolcombeCo-founder of BuchananHolcombe Branch of economists,[150] past President of the Society for Development of Austrian Economics[151] and the Public Choice Society[152]
Robert A. HoltonInventor of the synthetic process for making taxol
R. Mark IsaacScholar of experimental economics
Kelly JemisonGeologist specializing in Antarctic diatoms
Frederick L. Jenks2002 TESOL Heinle & Heinle Excellence in Teaching Award
Gary KleckCriminologist known for empirical work on guns and violence
Vadim KomkovMathematician and physicist
T. N. KrishnamurtiRecipient of the Carl Gustav Rossby Medal from the American Meteorological Society and developer of the FSU "Superensemble" hurricane prediction model
Justin LeiberPhilosopher and science fiction writer
Dan MarkelLaw professor known for work on criminal justice
Alan G. MarshallSociety for Applied Spectroscopy fellow (2004)
Alfred MelePhilosopher in practical reason
Doron NofFridtjof Nansen Medal winner
Victor NuñezFilm director
Ruth PosseltClassical violinist
Per Arne Rikvold2004 Foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Michael RusePhilosopher of science, known for his work on the relationship between creationism and evolution
Michael ShaaraWriter of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction
Louis SolaFederal Maritime Commissioner[153]
Friedrich StephanDiscovered the suprachiasmatic nucleus (circadian "clock")
Stephan von Molnár1986 Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award
Mark WinegardnerNovelist
Kun Yang2003 Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Overseas Chinese Physics Association
Susan BlessingParticle Physicist, APS Fellow, former Chair of the APS Forum on Education[154] [155]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Residence of Alumni by State . April 2021 . Office of Institutional Research . Florida State University.
  2. Web site: James Ammons. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education . March 24, 2014. July 1, 2012.
  3. Web site: J. David Armstrong Jr.. Broward College. March 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403152013/http://www.broward.edu/leadership/Pages/President-J.-David-Armstrong's-biography.aspx. April 3, 2014.
  4. Web site: Eric J. Barron. Pennsylvania State University. September 3, 2014.
  5. Web site: Judith A. Bense. University of West Florida. March 24, 2014.
  6. Web site: John Grosskopf. North Florida Community College. December 9, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061739/http://www.nfcc.edu/media/104887/board%20john%20grosskopf%20selected%20as%20nfcc%20president%201-21-09.pdf.
  7. Web site: Franklin L. Hagenbeck. 2014 University Communications, Florida State University. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325222413/http://news.fsu.edu/Non-Feature-Videos/Grad-Made-Good-Lt.-Gen.-Frank-Hagenbeck. March 25, 2014.
  8. Web site: Mark R. Hamilton. The University of Alaska. March 25, 2014.
  9. Web site: Carl Hite. 014 University of Florida. March 25, 2014.
  10. News: Marvalene Hughes. 2004 The New York Times Company. March 25, 2014.
  11. Web site: Ronald R. Ingle. 2014 Coastal Carolina University. March 25, 2014.
  12. Web site: Ronald R. Ingle. Academic Search 2014. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314190815/http://www.academic-search.com/Staff/?id=30. March 14, 2014.
  13. Web site: A. James Kerley. Gulf Coast State College. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827030632/http://www.gulfcoast.edu/about_us/presidents_message/bio.htm. August 27, 2013.
  14. Web site: Anne B. Kerr . 2014 Florida Chamber of Commerce . March 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325191034/http://www.flchamber.com/contact/anne-b-kerr/ . March 25, 2014 .
  15. Web site: Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.. Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce. March 25, 2014. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325192731/http://www.tampachamber.com/Trade-Council/International-Protocol/Featured-Consuls/Russia.aspx.
  16. Web site: Charlie LaPradd. St. Augustine Record. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325192229/http://staugustine.com/stories/020206/new_3612868.shtml. March 25, 2014.
  17. Web site: William D. Law. 2012 St. Petersburg College. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325191649/http://www.spcollege.edu/president/. March 25, 2014.
  18. Web site: Terrence Leas. 2014 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325193429/http://www.mnscu.edu/media/newsreleases/2003/0521-Leas.html. March 25, 2014.
  19. Web site: Aubrey K. Lucas. 1995–2011 The University of Southern Mississippi. March 25, 2014. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325192356/http://www.usm.edu/news/article/dr-aubrey-k-lucas-receives-award-regional-accrediting-organization.
  20. Web site: E. Ann McGee. Seminole State College of Florida. March 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325191901/http://www.seminolestate.edu/about/president/mcgee. March 25, 2014.
  21. Web site: Robert L. McLendon, Jr.. Jacksonville.com. March 25, 2014.
  22. Web site: Charles R. Middleton . 2014, Roosevelt University . March 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303062752/http://roosevelt.edu/About/President.aspx . March 3, 2011 .
  23. Web site: Albert A. Murphree . 2014 University of Florida . March 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227001341/http://president.ufl.edu/about/past-presidents/murphree/ . February 27, 2014 .
  24. Web site: William L. Proctor. University of Florida. March 25, 2014.
  25. Web site: James C. Renick. Jackson State University. March 25, 2014.
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