List of Miami Dade College alumni
This list of Miami Dade College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Miami Dade College.
Arts and entertainment
Film and theater
Alumni | Notability |
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Steven Bauer | Actor who played Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface |
Nilo Cruz | Cuban-American playwright and pedagogue; with his award of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, Anna in the Tropics, he became the first Latino honored |
Katie Finneran | Broadway actress noted for her award-winning performances in Noises Off in 2002, and Promises, Promises in 2010 |
Lissette Garcia | Miss Florida USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011 (top 16), represented Cuba in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 and made the top 8 |
Sylvester Stallone | Actor; played Rocky Balboa in Rocky and John Rambo in Rambo |
Art and literature
Alumni | Notability |
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Lin Arison | Novelist and arts patron |
Liz Balmaseda | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author |
James Carlos Blake | Award-winning novelist |
Agnes Chavez | Cuban-American artist |
Mirta Ojito | 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning author |
Music
Alumni | Notability |
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Elizabeth Caballero | Opera singer |
Harry Wayne "KC" Casey | Singer/songwriter, KC & The Sunshine Band |
Desmond Child | Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer |
Willy Chirino | Grammy Award-winning singer |
Emilio Estefan | Musician and producer; former member of the Miami Sound Machine, and husband of singer Gloria Estefan |
Alex Lacamoire | Tony Award-winning orchestrator and music director |
Alberto Zamarbide | Heavy metal musician |
Television
Alumni | Notability |
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Jencarlos Canela | Actor and singer, starring in Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo |
Lori Chism | Actress on One Tree Hill |
Raymond Forchion | Actor, writer, producer, director; co-starred in the 2008 Emmy-winning HBO movie Recount |
Lili Garcia | Model and show host, currently the host of El Gordo y la Flaca on Univision |
Hannia Guillen | Actress and singer; known for her portrayal of Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime television soap opera Passions |
Rosie Lee Hooks | Actress, starred in NYPD Blue |
Yara Martinez | Television actress, My Own Worst Enemy |
Ana María Polo | Attorney and TV judge on Caso Cerrado |
Randy Jay Ser | Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and producer of Without Fear, My Name Is Earl |
Bob Vila | Host of home improvement show This Old House |
Athletics
Alumni | Notability |
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Jonathan Albaladejo | Currently plays for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball; former pitcher for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees |
Joe Arnold | Former head baseball coach for Florida Southern College, the University of Florida, and Polk State College; former manager of the Staten Island Yankees |
Don Baylor | Current hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies; former manager for the Chicago Cubs |
Derek Botelho | Former baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs |
Bill Britton | Pro golfer, PGA Tour |
Warren Cromartie | Former baseball player, most recently for the Kansas City Royals. |
Rusell Earl "Bucky" Dent | Former baseball player and manager; earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978; was voted the World Series MVP in 1978 |
Orestes Destrade | Former baseball player, most recently for the Florida Marlins |
Alex Fernandez | Former baseball pitcher, most recently for the Florida Marlins |
Bruce Fleisher | Senior PGA Tour player |
Margie Goldstein-Engle | Equestrian[1] |
Raúl Ibáñez | Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees |
Ernie Jones | Former NFL defensive back, played for the Seattle Seahawks |
Willie Lozado | Former baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers |
Nathaniel Moore | Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver; current Miami Dolphins vice president/special advisor |
Orlando Palmeiro | Former baseball player, most recently for the Houston Astros |
Paula Pearson-Tucker | Pro golfer, LPGA Tour |
Mike Piazza | Hall of Fame baseball player notable for his time with the New York Mets |
Plácido Polanco | Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies |
Jaime Navarro | Former baseball player, most recently for the Cleveland Indians |
Omar Olivares | Former baseball player, most recently for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
Mickey Rivers | Former baseball player, most recently for the Texas Rangers |
Alex Sanchez | Former baseball player, most recently for the San Francisco Giants |
Andrés Torres | Major League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants |
Banking and finance
Alumni | Notability |
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Sheldon T. Anderson | President and CEO, Southeast Region, Northern Trust Bank of Florida, N.A. |
Mehdi Ghomeshi | Chairman, president and CEO of Great Florida Bank |
Jorge Gonzalez | President of City National Bank of Florida |
Octavio Hernández | President and CEO of U.S. Century Bank |
David Komansky | Former CEO of Merrill Lynch |
Miriam Lopez | President and Chief Lending Officer of Marquis Bank |
Carlos A. Saladrigas | Chairman and CEO, Regis HRG |
Business
Alumni | Notability |
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Micky Arison | CEO of Carnival Corporation and owner of the Miami Heat |
Jose Armario | Group President, McDonald's Canada and Latin America |
William F. Compton | Former president of Trans World Airlines |
Ralph de la Vega | President and CEO of AT&T Mobility |
Armando Jacomino | President, Latin America Region, Burger King |
Manuel D. Medina | Chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. |
Jorge M. Pérez | Chairman and CEO of The Related Companies of Florida |
Sergio Pino | President and CEO of Century Homebuilders |
Education
Alumni | Notability |
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Lawrence G. Abele | Provost and executive vice president at Florida State University |
Dr. Joseph Combs | University dean, Walters State Community College Workforce Education |
Gerardo M. Gonzalez | University dean, Indiana University School of Education |
Dr. Silvia Patricia Rios Husain | Vice President, Gaston College, Student Affairs |
Elsa Murano | Former president of Texas A&M University |
Journalism, broadcast and print
Alumni | Notability |
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Johnny Diaz | Writer for the Boston Globe |
Chris Myers | Emmy Award-winning sports-broadcasting host on the Tennis Channel |
Belkys Nerey | Anchor WSVN-TV |
Jerry Powers | Founder of Ocean Drive magazine |
Eliott Rodriguez | Anchor WFOR-TV |
Marybel Rodriguez | Emmy-nominated reporter for WFOR-TV |
Tony Segreto | Former WTVJ anchor |
Law
Alumni | Notability |
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Cesar L. Alvarez | Executive chairman of Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
Alberto Cardenas | Senior partner at Tew Cardenas, LLP |
Nonprofit organizations
Alumni | Notability |
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Modesto Abety | President and CEO, The Children’s Trust |
Larry King, Jr. | President, Larry King Cardiac Foundation |
Politics
Transportation
Alumni | Notability |
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Jose Abreu | Director of Miami-Dade Department of Aviation (Miami International Airport) |
Juan Cento | President, Latin American and Caribbean Region, FedEx |
References
- ^ http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/free-rein-margie-engle?page=2
- ^ "Similar but different stripes: Shahine Robinson and Maxine Henry-Wilson". Jamaica Gleaner. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2012-05-12.