List of Florida International University people

View of the FIU campus towards Green Library
Health and Life Sciences buildings, home of the FIU College of Medicine

This list of notable Florida International University alumni includes alumni, faculty, and presidents of Florida International University in Miami, Florida, which includes 26 colleges and schools.

Alumni

With more than 150,500 alumni around the world, the Florida International University Golden Panthers constitute one of the fastest-growing university alumni groups in the state of Florida. FIU graduates more than 8,000 students a year and confers more than half of all degrees awarded by universities in South Florida.

Sports

Baseball

Mike Lowell
Athlete Notability
Brad Eldred professional MLB baseball player[1]
Mike Lowell professional MLB baseball player
Garrett Wittels professional baseball player; 56-game college hitting streak[2]

Basketball

Athlete Notability
Carlos Arroyo professional NBA basketball player
Raja Bell professional NBA basketball player[3]
Andrea Nagy professional WNBA basketball player

Equestrian

Athlete Notability
Margie Goldstein-Engle equestrian

Football

Athlete Notability
Antwan Barnes NFL pro football player, free agent
Johnathan Cyprien NFL pro football player, Jacksonville Jaguars
Anthony Gaitor NFL pro football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
T. Y. Hilton NFL pro football player, Indianapolis Colts
Brenda Lowe Miami Dolphins cheerleader, Survivor contestant
Nick Turnbull NFL pro football player, Atlanta Falcons
Tourek Williams NFL pro football player, San Diego Chargers

Golf

Athlete Notability
Pat Bradley LPGA professional golfer
Becky Pearson LPGA professional golfer

Soccer

Athlete Notability
Andres De Abreu Venezuelan First Division pro soccer player, Miami United FC
Bobby Boswell MLS pro soccer player, Houston Dynamo
Jeff Cassar MLS pro soccer player, FC Dallas
Juan Francisco Guerra Venezuelan First Division pro soccer player, New York Cosmos (2010)
Steve Ralston MLS pro soccer player, New England Revolution

Other sports

Authors and entertainers

Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau
Alumnus Notability
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau francophone writer, poet, essayist, professor[5]
Richard Blanco inaugural poet, public speaker, author
Dennis Lehane author of Mystic River[6]
Ana Menendez fiction author and journalist[7]

Authors, actors, television, musicians

Andy Garcia
Alumnus Notability
Aimee Carrero actress, Young & Hungry, Elena of Avalor
Andy García Academy Award-nominated actor[8]
Ricki Noel Lander actress, fashion designer[9]
Kimberly Leemans model, America's Next Top Model contestant[10]
Kev Marcus violinist, hip-hop, jazz, classical, Black Violin[11]
Syesha Mercado singer, American Idol contestant (Season 7)[12]
Dawn Ostroff president of entertainment of the CW Network[13]
Danny Pino actor, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC[14]
Nadia Turner singer, American Idol contestant (Season 4)[15]
Henry Vega award-winning composer, musician
Natalia Navarro Miss Colombia 2009, placed 12th at Miss Universe 2010
Vijay Yesudas South Indian singer

Business

Alumnus Notability
David Ebro[16] President and CEO of the Houston-based industrial real estate development firm Levey Group[17]

Entertainment

Alumnus Notability
Phillip Aleman theatrical press agent, The Producers[18]
Jeane Marie Almulla Miss City Beautiful Teen USA; Miss Congeniality for Miss Florida Teen USA [19]
Jack Hernández founder, CEO, and web entrepreneur, Topmedia Inc.; Acade.me
Dawn Ostroff President of Entertainment, CW Television Network
Elizabeth Perez Emmy-winning television journalist and presenter, CNN en Español

Other companies

Alumnus Notability
Dr. Stephanie Burns President and Chief Executive Officer, Dow Corning[20]
David R. Ebro President and CEO of Levey Group, an industrial real estate development firm headquartered in Houston, Texas[21]
Adolfo Henriques Chairman and CEO of Union Planters Bank, Florida[22]
Maria Elena Ibañez founder of International Micro Systems, International High-Tech Marketing, and Intermark Foods[23]
Edison F. Peres Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels at Cisco Systems[24]
Regynald G. Washington Vice President and General Manager, Disney Regional Entertainment[25]

Law and politics

Delegate Kirill Reznik
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen

House of Representatives, U.S. Court Judges

Alumnus Notability
Cecilia Altonaga U.S. District Court Judge (first Cuban-American woman appointed)
David Rivera Florida’s 25th Congressional District
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen member of the United States House of Representatives and first Hispanic from South Florida

State politics

Alumnus Notability
Bryan Avila member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 111
Katie Edwards member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 98
Anitere Flores member of the Florida Senate for District 37
Rene Garcia member of the Florida Senate for District 38
Jeanette Nuñez member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 119
Mark Pafford member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 86
Kirill Reznik member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 39
Evelyn Sanguinetti Lt. Governor of Illinois

Local and municipal government

Alumnus Notability
Maria Parodi Councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor, Dublin, Ireland[26]

Foreign governments

Alumnus Notability
Humberto Costa Angolan diplomat at the United Nations[27]
Danny Danon Israeli politician and chairman of the U.N. Legal Committee

Education

Alumnus Notability
Marcelo Baró PR Department Chair at UADE,[28] Argentine University of Business[29]
Miguel A. De La Torre prolific author on Hispanic religiosity; professor of social ethics at Iliff School of Theology[30]
Elsa Murano former President of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas
Donna M. Schaeffer Professor of Management Information Systems, Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia[31]

Science and space

Alumnus Notability
Omar Baez, Jr. NASA launch director for Launch Services Program at John F. Kennedy Space Center[32]
James F. O'Brien professor at UC-Berkeley, has patents pending for his explosive computer animation techniques[33]
Annette Taberner neuroscientist noted for studies in auditory neurophysiology[34]

Faculty

University presidents

President Tenure
Charles Perry1965–1976
Harold Crosby1976–1979
Gregory Baker Wolfe1979–1986
Modesto A. Maidique1986–2009
Mark B. Rosenberg2009–present

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=garrett-wittels
  3. ↑ "Raja Bell". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "David Avellan Information". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=auteurs&obj=artiste&no=17021
  6. ↑ http://www.bandp-book-dealers-int.com/dennis_lehane Retrieved July 4, 2010
  7. ↑ http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/35036/Ana_Menendez/index.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/andy_garcia/index.shtml Retrieved July 4, 2010
  9. ↑ Boston herald: "Meet Robert Kraft's mystery gal" June 8, 2012
  10. ↑ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-next-top-model/americas-next-top-model-cycle-9878.aspx
  11. ↑ http://www.blackviolin.net/
  12. ↑ Syesha Mercado
  13. ↑ Levin, Gary; Lieberman, David (January 25, 2006). "UPN, WB networks merge". USA Today.
  14. ↑ https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1809179674/bio
  15. ↑ Nadia Turner
  16. ↑ David Ebro
  17. ↑ Levey Group
  18. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  19. ↑ "Pageant girl-turned-sugar baby claims it's feminism". New York Post.
  20. ↑ "Dr. Stephanie Burns". Forbes.
  21. ↑ http://www.leveygroup.com/leadership
  22. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=567906&privcapId=272911&previousCapId=272911&previousTitle=Florida%20East%20Coast%20Industries,%20Inc.
  23. ↑ "Maria Elena Ibañez builds her third entrepreneurial venture giving El Latino brand regional reach, eyes going national". Miami Today News. September 24, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  26. ↑ "About Maria", Maria Parodi, archived from the original on October 21, 2013, retrieved February 9, 2012
  27. ↑ https://www.un.int/angola/staff/mr-humberto-costa
  28. ↑
  29. ↑ "CEA Onsite Staff for Study Abroad Programs in Buenos Aires, Argentina". www.ceastudyabroad.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  30. ↑ "Miguel A. De La Torre | Iliff School of Theology". www.iliff.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  31. ↑ Schaeffer, Donna. "Dr. Donna Schaeffer Faculty Page". Dr. Donna Schaeffer Faculty Page. Marymount University. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  32. ↑ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/baez.html
  33. ↑ https://fiualumni.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=313
  34. ↑ http://mit.edu/shbt/people/alumni_profiles/taberner.html
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