List of University of Massachusetts people
Appearance
The following is a partial list that includes graduates, professors, administrators and other notable people associated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell).
Alumni
Business
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Marelo Claure | Bolivian-American technology entrepreneur and businessman. Currently chief executive officer (CEO) of SoftBank Group International and chief operating officer (COO) of SoftBank Group Corporation | ||
Roger W. Cressey | 1987 | Former U.S. National Security Council staff, previous President and Founder of Good Harbor Consulting Group and current Partner with Liberty Group Ventures | [1] |
Edson deCastro | President and founder, Data General Corporation | ||
Renée Elliott | 1986 | Founder of British organic supermarket chain Planet Organic | [2] |
Martin Fleming | 1974 | American economist and business executive. IBM's Chief Economist and VP. | |
Harish Hande | 1998 & 2000 | Indian social entrepreneur and Co-Founder of SELCO | [3][4] |
Rich Miner | Creator of Wildfire, co-founder of Android Inc., and investment partner on the Google Ventures team | ||
Paula White | 1991 | American businesswoman and Founder of 600 lb Gorillas Inc. | [5] |
Education
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Bob Bachelder | 1954 | Amewrican orchestra leader and educator | [6] |
Entertainment and music
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Jerry Bergonzi | 1971 | Jazz musician | [7] |
Bonnie Comley | Broadway and film producer | ||
Monica Omodorion Swaida | Nigerian/American singer, actress, movie producer and CEO of an insurance company | ||
John Pinette | Comedian and actor | ||
Evan Roderick | Actor | ||
Thelma Todd | Actress |
Media and writing
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Dianelly Antigua | Dominican American poet | ||
Michael Casey | 1968 | American poet and writer | [8] |
Paul Maher Jr. | American writer |
Military
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Mary Hallaren | Director of the Women's Army Corps | ||
Jack Weinstein | U.S. Air Force Lieutenant general |
Politics
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Peter Bragdon | American politician | [9] | |
Sam Cataldo | American politician | ||
James Costos | 1985 | American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra | [10] |
Donna Cuomo | American politician | [11] | |
Steve Court | American politician | [12] | |
Brian Dempsey | att. 1985-88 | American politician | [13] |
Christopher Fallon | American politician and attorney | [14] | |
Kevin L. Finnegan | 1996 | American politician | [15] |
Sean Garballey | 2007 | Member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2008–present) | [16] |
Colleen Garry | American politician | [17] | |
Stéphane Gendron | Canadian politician | ||
Thomas Golden Jr. | American politician | ||
Geoff Hall | American teacher and politician | [18] | |
Corey Lewandowski | Political consultant, former CNN commentator and campaign manager for Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign | [19] | |
Thomas M. McGee | State representative and current mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | ||
Marty Meehan | Former congressman (served 1993 – 2007), UMass Lowell chancellor (2007–2015), and current University of Massachusetts System president (2015–present) | [20] | |
Alan Solomont | 1977 | American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra | [21] |
Francisco Urena | American government official and current Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Affairs | [22] |
Science
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Arthur G. Hunt | American plant and soils scientist and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017) | [23] |
Sports
Hockey
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Mark Carlson | 1993 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders President, Head Coach and General Manager | [24] |
Craig Charron | Former AHL player | ||
Jeff Daw | Former NHL player with the Colorado Avalanche | ||
Scott Fankhouser | Former NHL player with the Atlanta Thrashers | ||
Christian Folin | NHL player with the Los Angeles Kings | ||
Joe Gambardella | American NHL player with the Edmonton Oilers and current AHL player with Bakersfield Condors | ||
Ron Hainsey | NHL player with the Toronto Maple Leafs | [25] | |
Connor Hellebuyck | NHL player with the Winnipeg Jets | ||
Ben Holmstrom | NHL player with the Philadelphia Flyers | ||
Carter Hutton | NHL player with the Nashville Predators | ||
Dean Jenkins | Former NHL player with the Los Angeles Kings | ||
Greg Koehler | Former NHL player with the Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Mark Kumpel | Member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Hockey team and former NHL player with the Winnipeg Jets | ||
Craig MacTavish | Former NHL player with several teams and former coach of the Edmonton Oilers, where he also served as senior vice president | [26] | |
Jon Morris | Former NHL player with the New Jersey Devils | ||
Dwayne Roloson | Former NHL player with several teams, including the Edmonton Oilers | [27] | |
Chad Ruhwedel | NHL player with the Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Ben Walter | Former NHL player with the New Jersey Devils | ||
Scott Wilson | NHL player with the Buffalo Sabres |
Other
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Shelagh Donohoe | 1988 | Rower and Olympic Silver Medalist | [28] |
Mike LaValliere | Former Major League Baseball catcher and Gold Glove award winner | ||
Ali Kanaan | Lebanese Canadian basketball player | [29] |
Other
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Roger Mark Boisjoly | American mechanical engineer, fluid dynamicist, and aerodynamicist. Known for having raised strenuous objections to the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger months before the loss of the spacecraft and its crew in January 1986 | [30] | |
Anthony Braga | 1991 | American criminologist and the director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University | [31] |
Christopher J. Coyne | Bishop of Burlington, Vermont | ||
Mark Gardner | 1977 | American inventor | |
Michael R. Lane | Former president of Emporia State University and dean of the School of Business at Missouri Western State University | ||
Terrence Masson | American animator and producer | ||
John Ogonowski | Pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001 | ||
John Traphagan | Professor of religious studies and Mitsubishi Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and blogger for The Huffington Post |
Faculty
Name | Time | Notability | Reference |
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Eunice Alberts | 1970s–1980s | Opera and concert singer | [32][33] |
Arno Rafael Minkkinen | 1987–present | Fine art photographer | [34] |
Andre Dubus III | Bestselling author, Writer in Residence at UMass Lowell | [35] | |
Jack M. Wilson | 2003–today | Educator, entrepreneur, and President emeritus for the UMass system | [36] |
George Chigas | 2009 today | Khmer scholar and author of the first English translation of The Story of Tum Teav | [37][38] |
Kay George Roberts | 1978- today | Founder and musical director of the New England Orchestra | [39] |
Greeley Peace Scholars
Name | Time | Notability | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman | 2018 | Noble Prize Winner | [40] |
Noy Thrupkaew | 2017 | Journalist | [41] |
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini | 2016 | Co-founder of International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) | [42] |
Albie Sachs | 2014 | South African activist leader | [43] |
John Prendergast | 2012/13 | Human-rights activist and best-selling author | [44] |
Leymah Gbowee | 2011 | Liberian peace activist | [45] |
Gavriel Salomon | 2010 | Psychologist | [46] |
Padraig O’Malley | 2009 | Irish-American peace activist | [47] |
Linda Biehl | 2008 | South-African peace activist | [48] |
References
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- ^ "Renee Elliott | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Solar crusader - Harish Hande- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Harish Hande | Profiles | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Kandarian, Paul E. "Duxbury businesswoman wins award for 600lb Gorilla frozen treats A 600-pound gorilla of a winner". Boston.com. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Bachelder, 89; led dual lives in classroom, on bandstand - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jerry Bergonzi : Living and Learning". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Poet Michael Casey: From the Mills of Lowell to the Combat Zones of Vietnam". The Somerville Times. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "James Costos | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 1997–1998.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Steve Court: Majority Leader". azleg.gov. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 1991–1992.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 2007–2008.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 1999–2000.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Sean P. Garballey '07". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Representative Colleen M. Garry".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 2007–2008.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "- The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Marty Meehan | University of Massachusetts Office of the President". www.umassp.edu. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Susan and Alan Solomont School of Nursing Naming | About the School | Nursing | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Harmacinski, Jill (January 5, 2015). "Francisco Urena appointed to state Secretary of Veterans Affairs". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "UK's Hunt and Palli Named AAAS Fellows". UKNow. November 28, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Jeff. "They can always turn to 'Coach'". The Gazette. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Ron Hainsey Signs Three-Year Contract with Carolina Hurricanes". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Craig MacTavish". archive.is. April 7, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dwayne Roloson (1999) - UMass Lowell Athletics Hall of Fame". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Rhode Island". Rhode Island. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "Ali Kanaan Player Profile, UMass Lowell, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Lowell native who warned of Challenger blast dies at 73". Lowell Sun. February 6, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Dr Anthony Braga". School of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ "UMass Lowell Magazine from 2002" (PDF).
- ^ "Arno Rafael Minkkinen | Faculty | Art & Design | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Andre Dubus III | Writers in Residence | Kerouac Center | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Jack Wilson | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "George Chigas | Faculty | Peace and Conflict Studies | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Chigas Names Lecturer in Cambodian Language, Culture". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Bracks, Lean'tin L (2012). African American almanac: 400 years of triumph, courage and excellence. Canton, Mich.: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593828. OCLC 787844493.
- ^ "Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2017 Greeley Peace Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2016 Greeley Scholar for Peace | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2014 Greeley Peace Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2012-13 Greeley Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Greeley Peace Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2010 Greeley Peace Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2009 Greeley Peace Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "2008 Greeley Peace Scholar | Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies | PACSI | UMass Lowell". www.uml.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2019.