List of Florida Institute of Technology people

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

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

Name	Class year	Notability
Manny Abad	2016	Professional football player
Austin Allen		Drafted by professional baseball in his junior year
J.T. Hassell	2019	Professional football player
Tim Wakefield		Drafted by professional baseball in his junior year
Don Wilson		Professional kickboxer

Government and law

Judges

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Catharina Haynes	1983	Federal judge

Politics

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

Military

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Charles C. Cannon	1976	Major General USA, Ret.
Jeffrey W. Drushal	?	Brigadier General; Chief of Transportation Corps at Fort Lee (Virginia)
Ann E. Dunwoody	1987	General USA, M.S., first female four-star general in the military
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	[4]
Herbert J. McChrystal		Major General, United States Army
Gustave F. Perna		General, United States Army
Aundre F. Piggee		Lieutenant General, United States Army Logistics Branch Deputy Chief
Waleed A. Samkari	1988	Brigadier General; former director of the Jordanian Maintenance Corps
David A. Score	1989	Rear Admiral NOAA, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps	[5]
Jonathan White	1981	Rear Admiral; Commander of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. Director of Navy Task Force Climate Change
Johnnie E. Wilson	1977	General USA, Ret.	[6]
Larry D. Wyche		Lieutenant General, currently serving as the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command

Science and technology

Astronauts

Name	Class year	Notability
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 reserve, developed the advanced payload transfer measurement system for NASA	[10]
William Harris	2014	Engineer Mediocre engineer that often wears a shirt featuring sea horses

Religious

Name	Class Year	Notability	Reference
Michael Ramos	1983	Hermit of the Roman Catholic Church, Research Fellow, B.S. Computer Engineering, M.S. Engineering Management, S.T.B. Sacred Theology, Ph.D. Biblical Studies, DBA Finance, Ph.D. Islamic Studies, Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Mission Specialist applicant, Group Lead Engineer at the Kennedy Space Center, Day trader, NASA New Technology Officer	[11]

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	[12][13][14]

Faculty and staff

Florida Institute of Technology presidents

Name	Notability	Reference
Anthony Catanese	President of FIT from 2002-2016	[15]

Faculty

Name	Notability	Reference
Buzz Aldrin	Second man on the moon; Professor of Studies on Space Exploration	[16]
Samuel Durrance	University Professor of Physics and Space Sciences
Cem Kaner	University professor and Director of Center for Software Testing Education & Research
Joan C. Sherman	Chemist
Mary Helen Johnston (McCay)	Engineer; former astronaut

References

"Biography for Richard Hatch". IMDb. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
"Team". Orange County Choppers. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
"Sheila Blackmon/Meridian Star, Tom Stuart, former mayor, dies". Franklin County Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
"The Office of The Chief Legislative Liaison". Hqda.army.mil. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
"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.
African-American Ascends from Private to Four-Star General Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
"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.
"Dr. Wassim M. Haddad". Georgia Tech. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
"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.
"NASA Quest > Space Team Online". Quest.arc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
"Immaculate Heart of Mary Hermitage".
"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.
"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.
"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.
Neale, Rick (June 10, 2016). "Florida Tech president retires, returning as professor". Florida Today. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
Reed, Matt (August 6, 2015). "Buzz Aldrin will become professor at Florida Tech". Florida Today. Retrieved February 10, 2017.

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[1] "Biography for Richard Hatch". IMDb. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

[2] "Team". Orange County Choppers. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

[3] "Sheila Blackmon/Meridian Star, Tom Stuart, former mayor, dies". Franklin County Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

[4] "The Office of The Chief Legislative Liaison". Hqda.army.mil. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

[5] "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.

[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. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

[11] "Immaculate Heart of Mary Hermitage".

[12] "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.

[13] "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.

[14] "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.

[15] Neale, Rick (June 10, 2016). "Florida Tech president retires, returning as professor". Florida Today. Retrieved February 10, 2017.

[16] Reed, Matt (August 6, 2015). "Buzz Aldrin will become professor at Florida Tech". Florida Today. Retrieved February 10, 2017.