16 Notable alumni of
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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The Clarion University of Pennsylvania is 2915th in the world, 1012th in North America, and 959th 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
- amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional wrestler and former collegiate wrestler who became a gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Olympic Games. He is currently signed to WWE on a Legends contract. He is also known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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Frankie Edgar
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Frankie Edgar is an American former professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Beginning his career in the Lightweight division, Edgar captured the UFC Lightweight Championship in 2010 and successfully defended it three times before losing it in 2012. Edgar then moved down to compete in the Featherweight division, where he challenged for the UFC Featherweight Championship twice and the interim championship once before moving down to the Bantamweight division in 2020. Edgar's background was in amateur wrestling. 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 coachbasketball player
- Biography
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John Vincent Calipari is an American basketball coach. Since 2009, he has been the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's team, with whom he won the NCAA Championship in 2012. He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times (in 1996, 2008 and 2015), and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Joe Kapp
- Occupations
- basketball playerplayer of American footballfilm actorCanadian 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; 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 6'4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (100 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 Texas A&M, a position he has held since December of 2023. 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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Mike Miller
- Occupations
- American football coach
- Biography
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Mike Miller is the quarterbacks coach for 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.
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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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Joan Marie Engel
- Enrolled in the Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officernurse
- 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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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 Martínez 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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Alex Sandusky
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Alexander Vincent "Alex" Sandusky was an American 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 Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion.
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Donna Oberlander
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 54)
- 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 serves as the majority whip, and has been 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, USA was the 59th Adjutant General of the Army and Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency located at the Human Resources Command, Fort Knox KY.
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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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Adam Christopher Earnheardt
- Occupations
- university teachercommunication scholar
- Biography
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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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Evan John Jones
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Evan John Jones was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
