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This list contains people associated with the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, including current and former college presidents, as well as notable alumni and faculty.

Alumni or attendees

Main category: Florida Institute of Technology alumni

Art, literature, and entertainment

Actors

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Richard Hatch Original winner of the CBS Survivor television series [1]
Jim Quinn 1988 Engineer at Orange County Choppers, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering [2]

Writers

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Lela E. Buis 1991 Author, poet and playwright

Athletes

Baseball

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Tim Wakefield Drafted by professional baseball in his junior year

Business

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Stephen Lee Morgan 1980s COO of CLS America

Government and law

Judges

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Catharina Haynes 1983 Federal judge

Mayors

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Stephen R. Speed 1993 Former mayor of Dover, Delaware
Tom Stuart Mayor of Meridian, Mississippi, 1973 to 1977 [3]

Military

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Charles C. Cannon 1976 Major General USA, Ret.
Ann E. Dunwoody 1987 General USA, M.S., First female four-star general in the military
David A. Score 1989? Rear Admiral NOAA, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps [4]
James L. Herdt 1992 9th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Larry L. Hereth 1992 Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District of the United States Coast Guard
Galen B. Jackman 1983 Major General US, Ret.; Chief of Legislative Liaison, U.S. Army [5]
Waleed A. Samkari 1988 Brigadier General; former director of the Jordanian Maintenance Corps
Johnnie E. Wilson 1977 General USA, Ret. [6]

Science and technology

Astronauts

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Albert Scott Crossfield 1982 USAF Astronaut, Honorary Doctorate of Science, 1982
Joan Higginbotham 1992 Engineer, NASA astronaut, M.S. Management Science, 1992, M.S. Space Systems, 1996
Kathryn P. Hire 1991 NASA Astronaut (STS-90)
Sunita Williams 1995 NASA Astronaut
George D. Zamka 1997 NASA Astronaut (STS-120)

Scientists and engineers

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Richard Adams 1976 Inventor [7]
Wassim Michael Haddad 1987 IEEE Fellow and Full Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering [8]
David A. King 1991 Director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center [9]
Felix Soto Toro 1990 Astronaut applicant, developed the advanced payload transfer measurement system for NASA [10]

Royalty

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Prince Louis of Luxembourg Third son of Grand Duke Henri (monarch of Luxembourg, 2000–present); studied aeronautics and aeronautical management for two years (c.2009-2011) at FIT [11][12][13]

Faculty and staff

Florida Institute of Technology presidents

Name Notability Reference
Anthony Catanese Current university president

Faculty

Main category: Florida Institute of Technology faculty
Name Notability Reference
Guy André Boy University Professor and Director of Human-Centered Design Institute
Cem Kaner University Professor and Director of Center for Software Testing Education & Research
Buzz Aldrin Second Man On The Moon.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography for Richard Hatch". IMDb. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  2. ^ "Team". Orange County Choppers. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sheila Blackmon/Meridian Star, Tom Stuart, former mayor, dies". Franklin County Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Rear Admiral David A. Score, NOAA Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Director, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". noaacorps.noaa.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Office of The Chief Legislative Liaison". Hqda.army.mil. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  6. ^ African-American Ascends from Private to Four-Star General Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Richmond, Leigh, "Computer hums its own music" Evening Times Melbourne FL Monday November 11, 1974, A1". Exoticsciences.com. October 22, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  8. ^ "Dr. Wassim M. Haddad". Georgia Tech. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "NASA – NASA'S Marshall Center Director David King Receives Presidential Rank Award – Nation's Highest Honor for Federal Service". Nasa.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  10. ^ "NASA Quest > Space Team Online". Quest.arc.nasa.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "Viewing cable 09LUXEMBOURG325, LUXEMBOURG SOLDIER DIES IN KOSOVO". wikileaks.org. Retrieved 12 June 2014. NOTE: Prince Louis and his family are currently in the United States in F-visa status, while Prince Louis is studying at Florida Institute of Technology.
  12. ^ "Prince Louis taking to Florida skies". royalblog.nl. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014. Prince Louis... is studying Aeronautics and Aeronautical Management at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.
  13. ^ "The Grand Ducal Family". Lux-arazzi. Retrieved 12 June 2014. After living and attending university in Florida for two years, the family now lives in London.
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