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The following is a list of
University of Delaware people , which includes alumni, current and former faculty, and recipients of honorary degrees.
Alumni
Business
Kurt Akeley (b. 1958), computer graphics engineer
Barry J. Bentley , Co-Founder,
Bentley Systems
[1]
Keith A. Bentley , Co-Founder,
Bentley Systems
[2]
Mary Pat Christie (b. 1963), investment banker
John P. Costas (b. 1957), CEO,
UBS Investment Bank
Michael F. Koehler , Chief Executive Officer,
Teradata
Michael Mignano , American businessperson
Adam Osborne (1939–2003), computing pioneer
Larry Probst (b. 1950), Chairman of the Board, Electronic Arts (formerly CEO); Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee
Ömer Sabancı (b. 1959),
Turkish businessman
Carl Truscott , Senior Vice President, ASERO Worldwide
Wang Xing (b. 1979), CEO,
Meituan-Dianping
Authors
Steve Alten (b. 1959), science fiction author
Jarret Brachman , terrorism author
Siobhan Carroll (b. 1980), professor, scholar, writer
Paul Cherry , business author
Edward Ezell (1939–1993), author
Martha Gandy Fales (1930–2006), art historian, curator
Morrison Heckscher (b. 1940), art historian, curator
Maureen Johnson (b. 1973), author
Thomas Leitch (b. 1951), author, academic
Jeff Pearlman (b. 1972), sports author
Esther Tuttle Pritchard (1840–1900), minister, editor
Artists
Politics
Thurman Adams, Jr. , (1928–2009)
Democratic member of the
Delaware Senate
L. Heisler Ball (1861–1932),
U.S. Senator and
U.S. Congressman
Jo Anne B. Barnhart (b. 1950), Commissioner of Social Security
Jill Biden (b. 1951), educator,
First Lady of the United States and Former
Second Lady of the United States as the wife of
President of the United States
Joe Biden and the Former
Vice President of the United States
Joe Biden (b. 1942),
President of the United States ,
Vice President of the United States , former
U.S. Senator , former chair of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee and
Senate Judiciary Committee
J. Caleb Boggs (1909–1993), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman,
Governor of Delaware
John F. Brady (b. 1959), Delaware politician
David P. Buckson (1920–2017), veteran of
World War II and a member of the
Republican Party , who served as the
15th
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware , for nineteen days the
63rd Governor of Delaware and the 37th
Attorney General of Delaware
Eric Buckson , Commissioner, Kent County Levy Court
Daniel E. Button (1917–2009), U.S. Congressman
Theophilus C. Callicot (1826–1920), politician
John Carney (b. 1956), U.S. Congressman, Governor of Delaware
Thomas R. Carper (b. 1947), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Delaware
Christopher Christie (b. 1962),
Governor of New Jersey
Thomas Clayton (1777–1854), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman
Carl Danberg (b. 1964), Delaware Attorney General and Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction
Reha Denemeç (b. 1961), co-founder and deputy chairman (research and development) of the ruling
Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) in Turkey
Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich (b. 1961), First Lady of Maryland
Lütfi Elvan (b. 1962), Minister of Finance and Treasury, Turkey
J. Allen Frear, Jr. (1903–1993), U.S. Senator
Don B. Hughes (b. 1940), Maryland State Delegate
Horace G. Knowles (1863–1937), diplomat
John G. McCullough (1835–1915), Attorney General of California and Governor of Vermont
Thomas McKean (1734–1817),
Founding Father , signer of the
Declaration of Independence
Louis McLane (1786–1857), veteran of the
War of 1812 , U.S. Senator,
U.S. Secretary of State ,
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Louise Mushikiwabo (b. 1961), Rwandan Foreign Minister
David Plouffe (b. 1967), campaign manager of the
Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 , political consultant, senior advisor to the president
Mike Purzycki (b. 1945), 56th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware
[3]
George Read (1733–1798),
Founding Father , signer of the
Declaration of Independence
George R. Riddle (1817–1867), U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman
Janet Rzewnicki (born 1953), Delaware State Treasurer
Steve Schmidt (b. 1970), campaign manager of the
John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 , co-founder of
The Lincoln Project , graduated in 2013
[4]
James Smith (1719–1806),
Founding Father , signer of the
Declaration of Independence
Nick Smith (b. 1934), U.S.
Republican Congressman from Michigan
Entertainment
Susan Barnett (b. 1972),
KYW-TV news anchor
Colleen Broomall (b. 1983), actress
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo (b. 1984), Miss Delaware USA 2008, Miss Delaware United States 2014
Neil Casey (b. 1981), actor, comedian, writer
Tommy Conwell (b. 1962), rock musician
Amanda Debus (b. 1992), Miss Delaware 2016
Antje Duvekot (b. 1976), singer/songwriter
John Faye (b. 1966), rock musician
Bryan Gordon , television and film director
Suzanne Graff , actress
Steve Harris (b. 1965), actor
Vicki Hirsch , theater instructor and actress
Page Kennedy , actor
Amanda Longacre (b. 1989), Miss Delaware 2014
Mark McClafferty , film and television producer, writer
Matt O'Donnell (b. 1972),
WPVI morning anchorman
Marvell Scott (b. 1973), sports reporter for
WABC-TV
Susan Stroman (b. 1954), Broadway director, choreographer, performer
Scott Swift , father of singer/songwriter
Taylor Swift , played football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Caroline Murphy (b. 1998), performer, legendary host of Kilimanjaro Safari
Education
John L. Anderson (b. 1945), President of
Illinois Institute of Technology
David L. Chicoine , President of
South Dakota State University
Lawrence A. Cunningham (b. 1962), scholar, author, and the Henry St. George Tucker III Research Professor of Law at
George Washington University
Charles F. Hummel (b. 1932), curator and deputy director at the
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Rakesh Jain (b. 1950), professor of tumor biology at
Harvard Medical School
Dwight Lanmon (b. 1938), director of
Corning Museum of Glass and Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Steven Leath (b. 1957), President of
Iowa State University
Brian Lukacher , professor of art history at
Vassar College
Donald Mullett (1929–2013), interim president of
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) ,
Lincoln University (Missouri) , and
Cheyney University
Mary Patterson McPherson (c. 1935), former President of
Bryn Mawr College
Milo Naeve (1931–2009), art historian and curator at the
Art Institute of Chicago
Jules Prown (b. 1930), art historian and professor of art history at
Yale University
John A. H. Sweeney (1930–2007), curator and administrator at the Winterthur Museum
James W. Wagner (b. 1953), President of
Emory University
Judicial
William B. Chandler, III , Chancellor,
Delaware Court of Chancery
Hugh M. Morris (1878–1966), Judge for the
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Leonard Stark (b. 1969), Judge for the
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Leo E. Strine, Jr. (b. 1964), Chancellor,
Delaware Court of Chancery
John E. Wallace, Jr. (b. 1942),
Associate Justice of the
New Jersey Supreme Court
Journalism
Military
Science
Rakesh Agrawal ,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureate and Professor of Chemical Engineering at
Purdue University
Brian Atwater (b. 1951), geologist
Terrell Ward Bynum (b. 1941), Director of the Research Center on Computing and Society at
Southern Connecticut State University , Professor of Philosophy
Carole Chaski (b. 1955), forensic linguist
Roger Craig (c. 1977), computer scientist and
Jeopardy! champion
Robert W. Gore (1937–2020), inventor of
Gore-Tex fabrics
Walter Lafferty (1875–1964), optical physicist
Holly Michael , hydrogeologist
David L. Mills (b. 1938), Internet pioneer
Daniel Nathans (1928–1999), biologist and
Nobel Prize winner
G. Raymond Rettew (1903–1973), chemist and pioneer of mass production of penicillin
Siddhartha Roy (b. 1954), structural biologist,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Mohsen Shahinpoor (b. 1943), engineer
Peter Thejll (b. 1956), astrophysicist, climate expert
Lodewijk van den Berg (b. 1932), astronaut
Lynn M. Walker , fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Religion
Sports
Mike Adams (b. 1981), professional football player
Nasir Adderley (b. 1997), professional football player
Robbie Agnone (b. 1985), football player
Matt Alrich (b. 1981), lacrosse player
Dawn Aponte (c. 1971), football executive
[6]
Petar Arsić (b. 1973), basketball player
Josh Baker (b. 1986), football player
Bryan Barrett (b. 1977), Lacrosse player
Nate Beasley (1953–2010), football player
Urban Bowman (1937–2018), American football and Canadian football coach
Cliff Brumbaugh (b. 1974), MLB player
Scott Brunner (b. 1957), football player
Nick Bucci (1932–2019), football player
Michael Byrne (b. 1986), football player
Bob Carpenter, Jr. (1915–1990), former owner of the
Philadelphia Phillies
Brennan Carroll (b. 1979), football coach
Larry Catuzzi (c. 1935), football coach
Chris Collins (b. 1982), lacrosse player
Bill Cubit (b. 1953), football coach
Mondoe Davis (b. 1982), football and Canadian football player
Richard Dean (1956–2006), fashion and advertising photographer, former player for
Canadian Football League
Elena Delle Donne (b. 1989), WNBA player with the
Washington Mystics ; played basketball and volleyball at Delaware
Pat Devlin (b. 1988), quarterback for the NFL
Miami Dolphins
Anthony DiMarzo , lacrosse player
Leon Dombrowski (1938–1998), football player
Marc Egerson (b. 1986), basketball player
Jamin Elliott (b. 1979), football player
Joe Flacco (b. 1985), football player
Eric Fromm (b. 1958), tennis player
Keevin Galbraith (b. 1979), lacrosse player
Rich Gannon (b. 1965), football player / NFL analyst
CBS Sports
Brian Gorman (b. 1959), MLB umpire
Gino Gradkowski (b. 1988), football player
John Grant, Jr. (b. 1974), lacrosse player
Dallas Green (1934–2017), MLB player and manager
Scott Green (b. 1951),
NFL referee
Bob Greene (b. 1958), fitness guru
Andy Hall (b. 1980), football player
Jordan Hall (b. 1984), lacrosse player
Conway Hayman (1949–2020), football player
Mickey Heinecken (b. 1939), football coach
Tim Jacobs (b. 1970), football player
Cindy A. Johnson , basketball player
Dennis Johnson (b. 1951), football player
Greg Justice (b. 1972), football player
Gardy Kahoe (1950–2010), football player
K. C. Keeler (b. 1959), football coach
Jeff Komlo (1956–2009), football player
Mike Koplove (b. 1976), MLB player
Chad Kuhl (b. 1992), MLB player
Peter Maestrales (b. 1979), baseball player and Olympian (2004)
Kęstutis Marčiulionis (b. 1977), basketball player
Joe McGrail (b. 1964), football player
Joe McHale (b. 1963), football player
Tom Mees (1949–1996), ESPN anchor
Kevin Mench (b. 1978), baseball player
Joe Minucci (b. 1981), football player
Jeff Modesitt (1964–1990), football player
Matt Nagy (b. 1978), football player and coach
Harding Nana (b. 1981), basketball player
Al Neiger (b. 1939), baseball player
Mohamed Niang (b. 1976), basketball player
Ben Patrick (b. 1984), football player
Bob Patton (b. 1954), football player
Mike Pegues (b. 1978), basketball player and coach
Jim Quirk (b. 1940), football official
Raven (b. 1964), a.k.a. Scott Levy, professional wrestler
Dan Reeder (b. 1961), football player
Steve Schlachter (b. 1954), American-Israeli basketball player
George Schmitt (b. 1961), football player
Tyresa Smith (b. 1985), basketball player
Tony Storti (1922–2009), football coach and college athletics administrator
Jon Striefsky (b. 1986), football player
Ivory Sully (b. 1957), football player
Joe Susan (b. 1955), football coach
Ronald Talley (b. 1986), football player
Hal Thompson (1922–2006), football player
Anthony Walters (b. 1988), football player
Richard Washington (b. 1985), football player
Vic Willis (1876–1947), Hall of Fame baseball player
Paul Worrilow (b. 1990), football player
Honorary degree recipients
Byong Man Ahn (born 1941), 2004 – academic
[7]
Robert Ballard (b. 1942), 2001 –
oceanographer , discoverer of the
RMS Titanic
[7]
Joe Biden (b. 1942), 2004 –
President of the United States ,
Vice President of the United States , former
United States Senator (D-
Delaware )
[8]
John C. Bogle (1929–2019), 1999 – founder and
CEO of
The Vanguard Group
[7]
Ben Carson (b. 1951), M.D., 1997 –
neurosurgeon
[7]
Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918–2007), 2002 – business historian
[7]
Rita R. Colwell (b. 1934), 2003 – former Director of the
National Science Foundation
[7]
Louis Freeh (b. 1950), 1999 – former Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
[7]
Adrian Hall (b. 1959), 2007 – British
actor , thespian
[9]
Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928), 2000 –
Buddhist religious leader, President of
Soka Gakkai International
[7]
Paul R. Jones (1928–2010), 2004 –
art collector ,
Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art
[10]
Audrey F. Manley (b. 1934), 2002 – former
United States Surgeon General ; President of
Spelman College
[7]
Geoffrey Marcy (b. 1954), 2004 –
astronomer , discoverer of the first
extrasolar planet ,
51 Pegasi b
[11]
J. W. Marriott, Jr. (b. 1932), 2005 –
Marriott International
[12]
Mary McAleese (b. 1951), 2002 –
President of Ireland
[13]
George J. Mitchell (b. 1933), 2003 – Former
United States Senator (D-
Maine )
[7]
Joseph Neubauer (b. 1941), 2006 –
CEO of
ARAMARK
[14]
Russell W. Peterson (1916–2011), 2006 – former
Governor of Delaware , scientist
[15]
Martin A. Pomerantz (1916–2008), 2001 –
physicist and
astronomer
[7]
Cal Ripken Jr. (b. 1960), 2008 – baseball player
[16]
William V. Roth (1921–2003), 2003 – former
United States Senator (R-
Delaware )
[7]
W. D. Snodgrass (1926–2009), 2005 –
Pulitzer Prize -winning
poet
[17]
Walter K. Stapleton (b. 1934), 1998 –
Federal Judge on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
[7]
Susan Stroman (b. 1954), 2005 –
Tony Award -winning
Broadway
director ,
choreographer ,
film director , and performer.
[18]
E. Norman Veasey (b. 1933), 2003 – Chief Justice of the
Delaware Supreme Court
[7]
Craig Venter (b. 1946), 2004 –
biologist , founder of
The Institute for Genomic Research
[19]
Paul A. Volcker (1927–2019), 2001 – former
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
[7]
John J. Williams (1904–1988), 1975 – former
United States Senator (R-
Delaware )
[7]
Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), 2002 –
realist
painter
[7]
Faculty
Gene Ball , Computer Science
Allen Barnett (b. 1940), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Ralph Begleiter (b. 1949), Communications & Political Science, Distinguished Journalist in Residence
Mark Bowden (b. 1951), Distinguished Writer in Residence
E. Wayne Craven (1930–2020), Art History
Bill Fleischman (1939–2019), sports journalist and adjunct professor in journalism (1981–2009)
[20]
[21]
Xiang Gao , world-class violinist
Linda Gottfredson (b. 1947), Educational Psychology
Richard Hanley , Philosophy
Donald West Harward , Philosophy, former president of
Bates College
Richard F. Heck (1931–2015), Chemistry, discoverer of
Heck reaction , 2010
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Laureate
Christine Leigh Heyrman , History
William Innes Homer (1929–2012), Art History
Muqtedar Khan (b. 1966), Political Science
Peter Kolchin (b. 1943), History
Mark Samuels Lasner (b. 1952), Senior Research Fellow
David Legates , Climatology
Leo Lemay (1935–2008), English
David L. Mills (b. 1938), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Frederick Nelson (1932–2009), Professor of Geography and Director of University of Delaware's Permafrost Group
Debra Hess Norris , chair of the art conservation department and director of the
Winterthur /University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation
David L. Norton (1930–1995), Philosophy
R. Byron Pipes (b. 1941), Mechanical Engineering
William Poole (b. 1937), Economics; former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; scholar in residence; former professor at Brown University and Johns Hopkins University
Martin Postle , Art History
Ramnarayan Rawat , History
Arnold L. Rheingold (b. 1940), Chemistry
W. David Sincoskie (1954–2010), Computer Engineering
David Smith (b. 1948), Biology
Elaine Salo (1962–2016), Anthropology and gender studies
Millicent Sullivan , Professor of Biomedical Engineering
[22]
Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus (1884–1937), Plant Pathology (1909 to 1916)
Charles Tilly (1929–2008), social scientist
Bahira Trask Anthropologist, academic and author
Don A. J. Upham (1809–1877), Mathematics; owner and editor of
The Delaware Gazette for three years
[23]
Barbara A. Williams , Astrophysics
Shien Biau Woo (b. 1937), Physics and Astronomy, former
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Ben Yagoda (b. 1954), English
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