16 Notable alumni of
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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The Clarion University of Pennsylvania is 3048th in the world, 1034th in North America, and 980th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kurt Angle
- Occupations
- sports commentatoramateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Currently, he is a sports analyst for Real American Freestyle. He first earned recognition for winning a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics despite competing with a broken neck, and achieved wider fame and recognition for his tenures in WWE between 1998 to 2006, and 2017 to 2019 and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) between 2007 to 2016.
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Frankie Edgar
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Frank Edgar is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight, Featherweight, and Bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), concluding his career as a Bantamweight. He is a former Lightweight Champion, and a multiple-time challenger for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Edgar also competed in Reality Fighting, where he held the Lightweight Championship. He wrestled collegiately for the Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he was a four-time NCAA Division I National qualifier.
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John Calipari
- Enrolled in the Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Studied in 1980-1982
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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John Vincent Calipari is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times (1996, 2008, and 2015), and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Joe Kapp
- Occupations
- basketball playerCanadian football playerfilm actorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Joseph Robert Garcia Kapp was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Patriots. Kapp led the BC Lions to their first Grey Cup Championship victory in 1964. With the Vikings, he led them to victory in the 1969 NFL Championship Game, the only league championship in team history. Kapp returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Golden Bears from 1982 to 1986. He was the general manager and president of the BC Lions in 1990.
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Pete Vuckovich
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Peter Dennis Vuckovich is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 to 1986. He came across as an intimidating presence on the mound with his 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) frame and horseshoe moustache. Vuckovich was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1974.
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Sean Spencer
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Sean Spencer, nicknamed "Coach Chaos", is an American football coach and former player. He is the Defensive Line coach at Virginia Tech, a position he has held since December of 2025. Spencer was the defensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 2020 to 2021. He played college football as a safety at Clarion University of Pennsylvania—now known as PennWest Clarion.
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Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Ruth Bermudez Montenegro is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California since 2022. She served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2018 to 2022.
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Guy Conti
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Guy Clyde Conti is a senior advisor and the former Major League Baseball bullpen coach for the New York Mets. He was one of Willie Randolph's first hires as manager in winter 2004 and began as a coach in the 2005 season. Prior to joining the Mets, Conti held various coaching positions in the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league system, where he befriended Sandy Koufax and also worked with young pitchers such as Pedro MartÃnez and Ismael Valdez. Martinez credits Conti for teaching him English when Conti coached Martinez in Great Falls, Montana, calling him "my white daddy." Conti briefly played in the Houston Astros organization as a catcher, after which he coached basketball at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He also coached football at Northwestern High School in Albion, Pennsylvania in the 1960s and early 1970s. Prior to joining Houston, he played baseball for one season at Clarion State College (now Clarion University) and returned to Clarion after his playing days earning a degree in 1965.
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Joan Marie Engel
- Enrolled in the Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- nursemilitary officer
- Biography
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Rear Admiral Joan Marie Engel held the position as the 18th Director of the Navy Nurse Corps from September 1994 to August 1998. She concurrently served as deputy commander for personnel management in the Health Sciences, Education and Training Command, and later as assistant chief for Education, Training and Personnel.
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Alex Sandusky
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Alexander Vincent Sandusky was an American professional football guard who played for 13 seasons with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). Sandusky attended Clarion State College (now known as PennWest Clarion).
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Donna Oberlander
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Donna Oberlander is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to her first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2008. She served as the majority whip, and was appointed to the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.
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David K. MacEwen
- Enrolled in the Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in business
- Biography
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Brigadier General David K. MacEwen was the 59th adjutant general of the United States Army and executive director, Military Postal Service Agency, located at the Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kenrucky. He retired in 2015.
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Adam Christopher Earnheardt
- Occupations
- communication scholaruniversity teacher
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Adam Christopher Earnheardt is an American academic and author, sports and communication researcher, and social media critic. He is professor and former chair of the Department of Communication at Youngstown State University, located in Youngstown, Ohio. He researches the effects of communication devices and social media on society, and studies the media uses and psychology of sports fans and families. Earnheardt was a columnist with Mahoning Matters, a news outlet with the Google-McClatchy Compass Project where he wrote about family and parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earnheardt was a weekly columnist for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle newspapers from 2014 to 2021, where he focused on the impact of technology and media on relationships and society.
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Peter Talleri
- Enrolled in the Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in business management
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Major General Peter John Talleri retired in September, 2013, after serving 34 years in the United States Marine Corps. At retirement, Maj. Gen. Talleri was the U. S. Marine Corps senior logistics professional in the Pacific.
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Evan John Jones
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Evan John Jones was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Mike Miller
- Occupations
- American football coach
- Biography
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Mike Miller is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also coached in the National Football League (NFL) from 1999 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2012. He was the offensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals from 2011 to 2012.
