List of University of Connecticut people
This is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of Connecticut
Alumni
Academics
Academic administrators
Scholars of law and political scientists
Scholars of the natural sciences
Scholars of the social sciences
Arts and entertainment
Pam Arciero – puppeteer [ 4] Jennifer Barnhart – actor and puppeteer[ 5] [ 6] Michael Bergin – supermodelBeau Billingslea – voice actor and former UConn football player[ 7] Tanisha Brito – former Miss Connecticut and Miss Georgia USA[ 8] Jackie Burns – Broadway actressSharon Butler — painter and publisher of NYC art journalTwo Coats of Paint Mary Cadorette – actorSusanna Coffey (BFA 1977) – artist, educator, and National Academy of Design memberJudy Collins – musicianLui Collins – folk singer-songwriter[ 9] Tristan Couvares – reality TV star[ 10] Scott DaRos – Emmy Award-winning animatorAndrea Dromm – actressJustin Foley – drummer for Killswitch Engage Patrick Earl Hammie – contemporary figurative artist[ 11] Matthew Jensen – artist and photographerNed Kahn – environmental artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient[ 12] Jeremy Leven – author, director, producer, and screenwriter[ 13] Michelle Lombardo – model[ 1] Donny Marshall – television sports broadcasterForrest McClendon – actor[ 14] Moby – singer-songwriter, musician[ 1] Bobby Moynihan – actor and comedian[ 1] Julius R. Nasso – film producerPeter Niedmann – composerRon Palillo – actor[ 1] Denise Pelletier , BFA, ceramics, sculpture, and site-specific art[ 15] Morris Pleasure – composer, musicianToni Press-Coffman – playwrightMeg Ryan – actress[ 1] Skip Schoolnik – film director and producerBrian Schulz – Emmy -winning producer and cinematographer Leslie Silva – actressRick Sternbach – Emmy-winning illustrator and visual effects artistAustin Stowell – actorSigne Margaret Stuart – abstract painter[ 16] Oksana Tanasiv – artistTony Todd – actorDiane Tuft – photographerPaige Turco – actressRobert Wendel – composer and conductorBrad Williams – puppeteerDana Wilson – composer and jazz pianistKim Zolciak – television personality[ 1]
Business and industry
Civic leaders and activists
Elected officials
Chuck Benedict – Wisconsin State Assemblyman (2004–2010)Francisco L. Borges – Connecticut State Treasurer (1987–1993)Natalie Braswell (BA 2000, MPA 2002, JD 2007) – Connecticut State Comptroller (2021–2023)Thomas W. Bucci – 49th Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut (1985–1989)Shari Cantor – Mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut (2016–present)Eric D. Coleman – former Connecticut State Senator (1995–2017)Joe Courtney – U.S. Representative for CT-2 Emilio Q. Daddario – former U.S. Representative for CT-1 (1959–1971)Andy Dinniman – Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district (2006–present)Art Feltman – former Connecticut State Representative (1997–2009)John Fetterman (MBA 1993) – U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (2023–present), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (2019—2023)Sam Gejdenson – former U.S. Representative for CT-2 (1981–2001)Robert Giaimo – former U.S. Representative for CT-3 (1959–1981)Dorothy Goodwin (PhD 1957) – former Connecticut State Representative (1974–1984)Bernard F. Grabowski – former U.S. Representative for CT-6 (1963–1967)Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. – Connecticut State Senator (2015–2019); member of Kennedy Family Mike Lawlor – former Connecticut State Representative (1987–2011)Martin Looney – Connecticut State Senator , Pres. pro tem. (1993–present)Konstantina Lukes – former Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (2007–2010)Shaun McNally – former Connecticut State Representative (1987–1992)Chris Murphy – U.S. Senator for Connecticut (2013–present)[ 1] Lewis Rome – Connecticut State Senate leader (1973–1979) and Republican Party nominee in the 1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election William St. Onge – former U.S. Representative for CT-2 (1963–1970)Ronald A. Sarasin – former U.S. Representative for CT-5 (1973–1979)Pedro Segarra – former Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut (2010–2015)Kevin B. Sullivan – former Connecticut State Senator , Pres. pro tem. (1987–2004)David J. Valesky – New York State Senator (2005–2018)Robert Ward – Minority leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1995–2007)Elmer Watson (BS 1929) – Connecticut State Senate majority leader (1957–1959)
Judges and attorneys
Foreign officials
Military
Sports
Baseball
Brendan Adams (born 2000) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jalen Adams (born 1995) – basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jeff Adrien – power forward for the Charlotte Bobcats Chuck Aleksinas – former center for the Golden State Warriors Ray Allen – fifth pick in the 1996 NBA draft [ 1] Hilton Armstrong – 12th pick in 2006 NBA draft , (New Orleans Hornets ) forward/centerJosh Boone – 23rd pick in the 2006 NBA draft (New Jersey Nets )Denham Brown – 40th pick in the 2006 NBA draft (Seattle SuperSonics )Scott Burrell – first American draft pick for MLB and NBA , played in the NBA 1995–2001[ 1] Caron Butler – tenth pick in 2002 NBA draft , (Los Angeles Clippers ) guard[ 1] Uri Cohen-Mintz (born 1973) – Israeli player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israeli national basketball team Andre Drummond – ninth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons Jerome Dyson (born 1987) – player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Khalid El-Amin – former Chicago Bulls guardHarrison Fitch – UConn's first African American basketball playerRudy Gay – NBA ; eighth overall pick in 2006 NBA draft , Memphis Grizzlies guardTate George – former basketball player for the New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks Ben Gordon – third pick in 2004 NBA draft , Charlotte Bobcats guardDaniel Hamilton – 56th pick in 2016 NBA draft , Oklahoma City Thunder Richard Hamilton – seventh pick in 1999 NBA draft , Detroit Pistons guardToby Kimball – former NBA forward, played for six teams, spent most of his career with the San Diego Rockets Travis Knight – former NBA player, 29th pick in 1996 NBA draft , centerBruce Kuczenski – former NBA forward/centerJeremy Lamb – guard for the Charlotte Hornets Ater Majok – 58th pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers Donyell Marshall – fourth pick in 1994 NBA draft Shabazz Napier – 24th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft , Portland Trail Blazers [ 1] Emeka Okafor – second pick in 2004 NBA draft , centerKevin Ollie – former NBA guard, former UConn basketball head coachWorthy Patterson – St. Louis Hawks and Scranton Miners guardTom Penders – head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston A. J. Price – 52nd pick on the 2009 NBA draft , point guard for the Washington Wizards Rodney Purvis – guard for the Orlando Magic Clifford Robinson – basketball player for the New Jersey Nets Stanley Robinson – 59th pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic Doron Sheffer – former Israeli basketball superstarChris Smith – former Minnesota Timberwolves guardBob Staak – former Wake Forest University and NBA coachHasheem Thabeet – second pick in the 2009 NBA draft to the Memphis Grizzlies Corny Thompson – former NBA forward for the Dallas Mavericks Charlie Villanueva – seventh pick in 2005 NBA draft , (Detroit Pistons ) forwardChristian Vital (born 1997) – player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jake Voskuhl – center currently playing for the Charlotte Bobcats Kemba Walker – ninth pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats Marcus Williams – 22nd pick in 2006 NBA draft , (New Jersey Nets ) guard
Svetlana Abrosimova – WNBA , Minnesota Lynx , the Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm Ashley Battle – WNBA, New York Liberty Sue Bird – Retired from the WNBA after a 20-year career with the Seattle Storm ; first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft ; five-time Olympic champion[ 27] Paige Bueckers – Current Huskies player; consensus Division I player of the year in 2021Swin Cash – WNBA, Seattle Storm ; second overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft Tina Charles – WNBA, Connecticut Sun; first overall pick in the 2010 WNBA draft Kalana Greene – WNBA, Connecticut SunCharde Houston – WNBA, Minnesota LynxAsjha Jones – WNBA, Connecticut Sun[ 28] Rebecca Lobo – WNBA player; ESPN analyst[ 1] Renee Montgomery – former WNBA player; now an executive and part-owner of her final WNBA team, the Atlanta Dream Jessica Moore – WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks Maya Moore – first overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft , WNBA Minnesota LynxShea Ralph – WNBA, Utah Starzz ; current head coach at Vanderbilt University Jennifer Rizzotti – WNBA; University of Hartford women's head coachNykesha Sales – WNBA Connecticut Sun Kelly Schumacher – WNBA player for the Indiana Fever Breanna Stewart – WNBA, first overall pick in 2016 WNBA draft, Seattle Storm Ann Strother – WNBA, Atlanta Dream Ketia Swanier – WNBA, Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi – first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft , five-time Olympic champion, Phoenix Mercury[ 1] Barbara Turner – Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Women's Basketball Tamika Williams – WNBA Connecticut Sun; head coach of the Indian National TeamKara Wolters – WNBA center for the Houston Comets ; analyst for Connecticut radio network
Niki Cross – forward for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer LeagueRachel Hill – forward for Orlando Pride of the NWSLStephanie Labbé – Olympic bronze medalist, Canadian goalkeeperSara Whalen (born 1976) – Olympic silver medalist
Other
Faculty
Current
Note: Years and official titles are given when possible.
Jamie Homero Arjona – Professor of Romance and Classical Languages (1932–1967)Alexinia Baldwin – PhD alumna and Professor of Education (1988–2003)Frank Ballard – puppeteer and Professor of Dramatic Arts (1956–1989)Ann Beattie – novelist and short story writerSusan Porter Benson – historian and Professor of History (1993–2005)Albert Francis Blakeslee – botanist (when it was still Connecticut Agricultural College)James M. Bobbitt – Professor of Chemistry (1956–1991)Taylor L. Booth – Professor of Computer Science and EngineeringWeston A. Bousfield – Professor of Psychology (1939–1971)Arthur Bronwell – Professor of Electrical Engineering (1962–1977); Dean of the School of Engineering (1962–1970)Roger Buckley – Professor of History and Director of the Asian American Studies InstituteFrancelia Butler – author and expert on children's literature (Professor of English, 1968–1992)Lien Chan – former vice president of the Republic of China (Assistant Professor of Political Science, 1967–1968)Roger Crossgrove – artist and Professor of Art Emeritus (1968–1988)Roy D'Andrade – developer of cognitive anthropology Irving Gilman Davis – Professor of Economics (1919–1939)Victor Denenberg – developmental psychobiologist Josephine Dolan – UConn's first professor of nursing (1944–1976)Richard Eberhart – poetJames C. Faris – anthropologist (Professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies)Estelle Feinstein – historian at UConn Stamford (Professor of History, 1957–1989)Harry L. Garrigus – animal scientist (Professor of Animal Husbandry, 1900–1942)Brison D. Gooch – historian of 19th-century Europe, taught at UC prior to 1973Alfred Gurdon Gulley – Professor of Horticulture (1894–1917)Eleanor Krohn Herrmann (1935–2012) – Professor of Nursing (1987–1997)Evan Hill – Professor of Journalism (1965–1983)Nafe Katter – Professor of Theatre (1957–1997)J. A. Scott Kelso – neuroscientist (Professor of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences)Susan Kinsolving – poetMyron W. Krueger – computer scientist (Professor of Computer Science, 1974–85)Everett Carll Ladd – political scientist, Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (1964–1999)Glenn J. Lesniak – U.S. Army major generalAlvin Liberman – speech scientist (Professor of Psychology)Jerauld Manter – Professor of Ornithology and Entomology (1912–1953)Henry Ruthven Monteith – Professor of History and English (1900–1922)Marilyn Nelson – Professor Emeritus of English (1978–) and 2001–06 poet laureate of the State of ConnecticutOvide F. Pomerleau – psychologist (Professor of Psychiatry [Psychology], 1979–1985)Richard Popkin – philosophy historianJohnnie Hines Watts Prothro – nutritionist (Associate Professor of Home Economics, 1963–1967)Gideon Rodan – biochemist and osteopath (School of Dental Medicine, 1970–1985)Charles Schlueter – trumpeterHarold Seidman – political scientist and public administration expert (Professor of Political Science, 1971–1984)Edmund Ware Sinnott – botanist and prolific author (Professor of Botany and Genetics, 1915–1928)James A. Slater – entomologist (Professor of Entomology, 1953–1988)Hale Smith – composer (Professor of Music, 1970–1984)Avo Sõmer – composer and music theorist (Professor of Music, 1962–2000)M. Estella Sprague – Professor of Home Economics (1917–1926); Dean of the Division of Home Economics (1920–1926)Walter Stemmons – professor of journalism and university editor, 1918–1954Ian Stewart – mathematician (Visiting Professor of Mathematics, 1977–1978Lyman Maynard Stowe – physician and first dean of the UConn School of Medicine George Safford Torrey – botanist (Professor of Botany, 1915–1956)Harleigh Trecker – Professor of Social Work (1951–1977); Dean, School of Social Work, (1968–1977)Albert E. Van Dusen – historian; Professor of History (1949–1983) and Connecticut State Historian (1952–1985)Alexey von Schlippe – painter (Professor of Art, Avery Point campus, 1963–1982)Charles E. Waring – physical chemist (Professor of Chemistry, 1946–1979)Rex Warner – author and translator (Professor of Classics, 1962–1973)Helen Turner Watson – nursing educator (Associate Professor of Nursing, 1965–1983)Albert E. Waugh – Professor of Economics (1924–1965), Provost of the University (1950–1965)Sidney Waxman – horticulturist (Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, 1957–1991)Nathan Whetten – sociologist (Professor of Sociology, 1932–1970; Dean of the Graduate School, 1940–1970)Edwina Whitney – College Librarian (1900–1934), Assistant Professor of German (1926–1934)Carolyn Ladd Widmer – Dean of the School of Nursing (1942–1967)Rollin Williams – Professor of Social Work (1957–1985)Kenneth G. Wilson – Professor of English (1951–1989)Wayne Worcester – author and journalist (Professor of Journalism)Fujia Yang – physicist (Visiting Professor of Physics)Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang – world animal cloning leader and director of the Center for Regenerative Biology (Professor of Animal Science)Feenie Ziner – children's literature writer (Professor of English, 1974–1994)
Presidents of the University of Connecticut
Solomon Mead , Principal (1881—1882)[ 31] Henry P. Armsby , acting principal (1882—1883)Benjamin F. Koons , 1st president (1883—1898)George Washington Flint , 2nd president (1898—1901)Rufus W. Stimson , 3rd president (1901—1908)Edwin O. Smith , acting president (1908)Charles L. Beach , 4th president (1908—1928)Charles B. Gentry , acting president (1928—1929, 1935)George A. Works , 5th president (1929—1930)Charles C. McCracken , 6th president (1930—1935)Albert N. Jorgensen , 7th president (1935—1962)Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. , 8th president (1962—1972)Edward V. Gant , acting president (1969, 1972–1973, 1978–1979)Glenn W. Ferguson , 9th president (1973—1978)John A. DiBiaggio , 10th president (1979—1985)John T. Casteen III , 11th president (1985—1990)Harry J. Hartley , 12th president (1990—1996; acting 1987, 1990)Philip E. Austin , 13th president (1996—2007; acting 2010—2011)Michael J. Hogan , 14th president (2007—2010)Susan Herbst , 15th president (2011—2019)Thomas C. Katsouleas , 16th president (2019—2021)Andrew Agwunobi , acting president (2021–2022)Radenka Maric , 17th president (2022–present)
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