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A unit of thirteen Connecticut College students pose in their worker's uniforms in 1917. During
World War I , they worked as
farmerettes .
This is a list of notable
alumni of
Connecticut College .
Literature and poetry
Authors and writers
Academia
Edward Burger ('85): professor of mathematics,
Williams College
Martha Chen : lecturer in public policy,
Harvard Kennedy School
Cynthia Enloe ('60): research professor of international relations and women's studies,
Clark University
Haden Guest ('93): Director of the
Harvard Film Archive , and lecturer at
Harvard University
David Haussler ('75): professor at
University of California, Santa Cruz , member of
National Academy of Sciences and
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Roxanne Johnson : chemist working at
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Mark Samuels Lasner : Senior Research Fellow at the
University of Delaware
Shelley Taylor ('68): social psychologist, pioneer in health psychology, winner of Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from APA
Ellen Vitetta ('64): Director, Cancer Immunobiology Center,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center National Acad. Sciences; Institute of Medicine; American Acad. Arts and Sciences
Design, art, and art history
Television and radio
H. Jon Benjamin ('88): actor, comedian and writer best known for his voice-over roles
Molly Cheek ('73): It's Garry Shandling's Show
Lee Eisenberg ('99): writer and producer for
The Office and the film
Year One
Chris Gifford ('81): co-creator of the
Peabody Award -winning children's series
Dora the Explorer
Scott Lowell : actor,
Queer as Folk
Leland Orser ('82): actor
Christof Putzel ('01): award-winning journalist and correspondent for Al Jazeera America
Joan Rivers : actress, comedian; attended CC briefly, then transferred to
Barnard College
Susan Saint James : actress,
Kate & Allie ; attended CC, did not graduate
Sam Seder : writer, actor, political commentator, radio host on Air America
Alec Sulkin ('95): writer and executive producer on
Family Guy ,
The Orville and the
85th Academy Awards
Wellesley Wild ('94): writer and executive producer on Family Guy , The Orville and the 85th Academy Awards
Film, theater and dance
Chrystelle Trump Bond : dancer, choreographer, author, and dance historian
Ted Chapin ('72): president and executive director,
Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
Charles Chun ('90): actor; has appeared in
Criminal Minds ,
Scrubs ,
Everybody Loves Raymond ,
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and
How I Met Your Mother
David Dorfman (MFA '81): Professor of Dance, chair of Dance Department, choreographer of modern dance
Sean Fine ('96): winner of
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for
Inocente ; director of Academy Award-nominated feature documentary
War/Dance
Jeffrey Finn ('92): Broadway producer, nominated for 2005
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for
On Golden Pond
Judy Irving ('68): Emmy Award and Sundance-winning filmmaker
Raja Feather Kelly ('09): dancer and choreographer and serves as the artistic director of the
New Brooklyn Theatre
Leland Orser ('82): actor and director known for
Taken ,
Taken 2 and
Se7en
Estelle Parsons ('49): stage, film, and television actor; winner of 1967
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for
Bonnie and Clyde
Kevin Wade ('76): screenwriter,
Working Girl ,
Meet Joe Black
National Theater Institute alumni (accredited by Connecticut College)
Music
Government, law and public policy
Business
Athletics
Other notable people associated with Connecticut College
Presidents
Frederick Henry Sykes : President, 1913–1917
Benjamin T. Marshall: President, 1917–1928
Katherine Blunt : President, 1929–1943, 1945–1946
Dorothy Schafer: President, 1943–1945
Rosemary Park : President, 1947–1962
Charles E. Shain: President, 1962–1974
Oakes Ames: President, 1974–1988
Claire L. Gaudiani: President, 1988–2001
David K. Lewis: Interim President, 2001
Norman Fainstein: President, 2001–2006
Leo Higdon : President, 2006–2013
Katherine Bergeron : President, 2014–2023
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