List of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University alumni

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumni include six astronauts, a former U.S. Congressman, and a former White House Fellow. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited, aviation-oriented university in the world.[1] The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees at two residential campuses and through Embry-Riddle Worldwide. Associate's degrees and non-degree programs are also offered by Embry-Riddle Worldwide.

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[edit] Alumni

Daniel Burbank
Alvin Drew
Connally Edozien
Scott O'Grady (center)
Alumni Class[2] Notability
Biscone, Gregory A. 1993 United States Air Force Brigadier General and Deputy Director of Operations at United States Central Command.[3]
Brown, Charles D. 1985 Retired US Air Force Colonel and 2008 candidate for US Congress.[4]
Burbank, Daniel C. 1991 American astronaut and US Coast Guard Captain.[5]
Charlebois, David 1983 First officer on American Airlines Flight 77 which was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.[6]
Currier, John 1998 US Coast Guard Rear Admiral and Assistant Commandant for Acquisition.[7]
Davis, Kevin 1996 US Navy Lieutenant Commander, Top Gun Graduate, and former F/A-18 Blue Angels Pilot.[8]
Doyle, Jerry 1987 American actor and radio talk show host.[9]
Drew, Benjamin Alvin 1995 US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and an American astronaut.[10]
Durant, Michael J. 1995 US Army helicopter pilot featured in the film Black Hawk Down.[11]
Edozien, Connally 2001 Nigerian football player who currently plays for the Carolina RailHawks FC.[12]
Feith, Greg 1996 Retired Senior Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.[13]
Garan Jr., Ronald J. 1995 American astronaut and US Air Force Colonel.[14]
Hagedorn, James 1979 Chairman and CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro and former F-16 fighter pilot.[15]
Kilrain, Susan 1982 American astronaut and US Navy Commander.[16]
Tinsley, Thomas L. 1984 U.S. Air Force Brigadier General, Commander of the 3rd Wing, F-15C test pilot.[17]
Larkins, Jamail 2007 First ambassador for Aviation & Space Education for the Federal Aviation Administration.[18]
Magnussen, Karen L. 1997 RollerJam skater and a Junior Olympic speedskating title holder.[19]
O'Grady, Scott 1989 US Air Force F-16 pilot who evaded capture after being shot down over Bosnia in 1995, as featured in the film Behind Enemy Lines.[20]
Hitesh Patel 1987 Executive Vice President, Kingfisher Airlines.
Paulsen, Kraig 1994 Iowa State Representative and minority whip.[21]
al-Rabia, Fouad Mahoud 1988 Prisoner held in extrajudicial detention at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp without formal charges,[22]
Remkes, Robertus C.N. 1987 US Air Force Major General and Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy for the United States European Command.[23]
Ribas-Dominicci, Fernando L. 1985 US Air Force Major, killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon.[24]
Stalder, Keith J. 1994 United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General.[25]
Stott, Nicole P. 1987 American astronaut.[26]
Virts, Jr., Terry W. 1997 American astronaut and US Air Force Colonel.[27]
Washington, Patrice C. 1982 First African-American captain for a major airline.[28]
Wheeler, Robert E. 1995 U.S. Air Force Brigadier General[29]
Woodward, Daniel P. 1980 U.S. Air Force Brigadier General and Pilot.[30]
Wyckoff, Charles E. 2002 Army Sgt. Recipient of Distinguished Service Cross in Operation Enduring Freedom.[31]

[edit] Honorary degree recipients

Baktash Khadem Zaher
Thomas Patten Stafford
Honorary alumni Honorary degree received[2] Notability
Cho Yang-Ho 1998 Chairman and CEO of Korean Air.[32]
Baktash Khadem Zaher 1997 Founder and CEO of Paramount Business Jets.[33]
Iouse, Andrew P. 1983 Retired United States Air Force four star general who served as Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC) from 1983 to 1986.[34]
Lehman, William 1992 Former U.S. Congressman who attended Embry-Riddle as an aviation maintenance student.[35]
Mitchell, Edgar 1996 American astronaut and US Navy Captain.[36]
Newton, Lloyd W. 1997 Retired United States Air Force four star general who served as Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC) from 1997 to 2000. He was also the first African-American pilot in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.[37]
Stafford, Thomas Patten 1970 Former American astronaut and retired US Air Force Lieutenant General.[38]
Udvar-Házy, Steven F. 1998 Founder and CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation.[39]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  2. ^ a b "Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Alumni Directory". http://www.eraualumni.org/. 
  3. ^ "Biographies: Brigadier General Gregory A. Biscone". United States Air Force. 2008-11-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20080613084103/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=8982. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  4. ^ "About Lt. Col. Charlie Brown". Charlie Brown for Congress. http://www.charliebrownforcongress.org/article.php?uid=469. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 
  5. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Daniel C. Burbanl". NASA. 2007-01-01. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/burbank.html. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 
  6. ^ "In Memoriam - David Charlebois YHS 80". 2001-09-19. http://www.yorktownalums.org/memoriam/charlebois_david-service-20010918.html. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 
  7. ^ "Rear Admiral (Upper Half) John P. Currier". United States Coast Guard. 2008-06-11. http://www.uscg.mil/d13/publicaffairs/d13_commanders/currier/default.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-18. [dead link]
  8. ^ Sarkissian II, Arek (2008-01-16). "Navy says Blue Angel pilot made error before crash". Savannah Morning News. http://savannahnow.com/node/430717. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  9. ^ "Jerry Doyle: Bio". http://www.jerrydoyle.com/pg/jsp/aboutjerry/bio.jsp. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  10. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Benjamin Alvin Drew (09/2007)". NASA. 2007-09-01. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/drew-ba.html. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  11. ^ "Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau Michael Durant". http://www.leadingauthorities.com/21407/Durant_Michael_detail.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  12. ^ "Revolution re-signs Shalrie Joseph; inks Connally Edozien". Revolution Soccer. 2005-03-31. http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=18355&pcid=115. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  13. ^ "Gerg Feith". http://www.avsaf.org/case_bios/feithbio.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. [dead link]
  14. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Ronald J. Garen". NASA. 2008-03-01. http://www11.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/garan-rj.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  15. ^ "Embry-Riddle Holds Groundbreaking of Phase II of Hagedorn Aviation Complex" (Press release). Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 2008-03-27. http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/newsreleases/2008/avicomplex.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  16. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Susan Still-Kilrain 6/02". NASA. 2005-06-01. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kilrain.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  17. ^ "Elmendorf commander dies of gunshot wound" (Press release). 2008-07-28. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123108306/. Retrieved 2009-03-09. 
  18. ^ "Jamail Larkins the First Official Ambassador to the FAA to Speak to Students Across the United States" (Press release). 2008-01-14. http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/27967/. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  19. ^ Tegtmeier, Lee Ann (1999-08-01). "Karen Magnussen: An Aviation Star". Aviation Maintenance (magazine). http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/leader/spring2000/magnus.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  20. ^ "Captain Scott F. O'Grady (profile)". Last Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America. http://www.lastfrontiercouncil.org/character-counts-speaker-06.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-14. 
  21. ^ "About Krain". http://www.kraigpaulsen.com/about.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-19. [dead link]
  22. ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
  23. ^ "Biographies: Major General Robertus C.N. Remkes". United States Air Force. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080611023405/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7717. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  24. ^ Rios, Arlene (2000). "El Dorado Canyon". Archived from the original on 2001-04-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20010405145818/http://www.geocities.com/alyrios.geo/ribas.htm. Retrieved 2000-06-19. 
  25. ^ "Lt. Gen. Keith J. Stalder". United States Marine Corps. http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/infolineMarines.nsf/(ArticlesRead)/0836567CCD7955D785256F7F005EC5FC. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  26. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Nicole Passonno Stott". NASA. 2008-02-01. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/stott-np.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  27. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Terry W. Virts Jr.". NASA. 2008-09-01. http://www11.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/virts-tw.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  28. ^ "Captain Bio: Patrice Clark Washington". Princeton Review. 2011-02-21. http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeCareers.aspx?iid=1022791. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  29. ^ "Brigadier General Robert E. Wheeler". United States Air Force. 2009-12. http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=12465. Retrieved 2010-09-13. 
  30. ^ "Brigadier General Daniel P. Woodward". United States Air Force. September 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20080613070409/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=8583. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
  31. ^ "Sgt. Bio: Charles E. Wyckoff". Military Times. 2011-02-21. http://militarytimes.com/valor/army-sgt-charles-e-wyckoff-jr/2827251. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  32. ^ "Cho Yang-Ho". CNN. 2008-01-18. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/01/14/cho.yang-ho/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  33. ^ "Biographies: Baktash Khadem Zaher". Paramount Business Jets. 2005-07-01. http://www.paramountbusinessjets.com/about_us.php. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
  34. ^ "Biographies: General Andrew P. Iouse". United States Air Force. 1985-07-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20080613074212/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5907. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  35. ^ "Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fast Facts". Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080609132829/http://www.erau.edu/er/abouterau/fastfacts.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  36. ^ Livingston, David (2006-11-12). "The Space Show hosted by: Dr. David Livingston". http://www.thespaceshow.com/detail.asp?q=623. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  37. ^ "U.S. Air Force General to Present Commencement Address at Embry-Riddle" (Press release). Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 1997-12-01. http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/newsreleases/1997/fg97newsrel.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  38. ^ "Astronaut Bio: Thomas P. Stafford". NASA. 2007-07-01. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/stafford-tp.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
  39. ^ "Steven Udvar-Hazy Dedicates Library at Embry-Riddle" (Press release). Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 2008-05-03. http://www.erau.edu/er/newsmedia/newsreleases/2008/hazy.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
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