41 Notable alumni of
Clarkson University
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Clarkson University is 1506th in the world, 530th in North America, and 498th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 41 notable alumni from Clarkson University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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M. Emmet Walsh
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- television actorcharacter actorfilm actoractor
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Michael Emmet Walsh is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important supporting roles such as Earl Frank in Straight Time (1978), the Madman in The Jerk (1979), Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (1982), Harv in Critters (1986), and Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks (2004). He starred as private detective Loren Visser in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
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Buck Dharma
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- singerguitaristsongwriter
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Donald Roeser, known by his stage name Buck Dharma, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the sole constant member of hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult since the group's formation in 1967. He wrote and sang vocals on several of the band's best-known hits, including "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Godzilla" and "Burnin' for You".
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Brenda Romero
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- university teacherdesignerprogrammerwriterrole-playing game designer
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Brenda Louise Romero, previously known as Brenda Brathwaite, is an American game designer and developer in the video game industry. She was born in Ogdensburg, New York and is a graduate of Clarkson University. Romero is best known for her work on the Wizardry series of role-playing video games and, more recently, the non-digital series The Mechanic is the Message. She has worked in game development since 1981 and has credits on 49 game titles.
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Grant Clitsome
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- ice hockey player
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Grant Clitsome is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2008 to 2016.
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Nico Sturm
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- ice hockey player
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Nico Sturm is a German professional ice hockey forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche. He made his NHL debut in 2019 with the Wild. Sturm won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022. Internationally Sturm has played for the German national team, and won a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.
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Jarmo Kekäläinen
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- ice hockey executiveice hockey player
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Jarmo Kekäläinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former player who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. Since his retirement, Kekäläinen has served as an executive, most notably as the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2013 to 2024.
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Paul Tonko
- Enrolled in Clarkson University
- In 1971 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
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Paul David Tonko is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 20th congressional district since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has been called a staunch progressive. After the 2020 redistricting cycle and effective for the 118th Congress, the 20th district will include all of Albany County, Saratoga County and Schenectady County, as well as part of Rensselaer County.
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Erik Cole
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- ice hockey player
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Erik Thomas Cole is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. Originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Cole played 15 seasons in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings.
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Willie Mitchell
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- ice hockey player
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William Mitchell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is known primarily as a physical defensive defenceman. Mitchell played Junior A in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) before joining the college ranks with the Clarkson Knights of ECAC Hockey in 1997. He won an ECAC championship with Clarkson in 1999, while also earning playoff MVP and ECAC First Team All-Star honours.
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Mark Borowiecki
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- ice hockey player
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Mark Borowiecki is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He ended his career with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first Ottawa native to be drafted by the Ottawa Senators when he was selected 139th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Fans have nicknamed him "Boro Cop".
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Craig Conroy
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Craig Michael Conroy is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current general manager of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). A sixth-round selection of the Montreal Canadiens at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Conroy played 1,009 NHL games for the Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings during a professional career that spanned from 1994 to 2011. Internationally, he twice played with the United States National Team – at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Bob Chiarelli
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- politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
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Robert Chiarelli is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who served from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Ottawa West and Ottawa West—Nepean. He was the Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton from 1997 to 2001 and was mayor of Ottawa from 2001 to 2006. He served in the provincial cabinets of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Chiarelli was a candidate for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election.
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Todd Marchant
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Todd Michael Marchant is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and almost six seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, along with just over a season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and a game with the New York Rangers. He also played 49 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) between his time with the Binghamton Rangers and Cape Breton Oilers.
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David Leggio
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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David Leggio is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Leggio spent most of his playing career in the American Hockey League.
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Chris Clark
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Chris Clark is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Rob Joyce
- Enrolled in Clarkson University
- In 1989 graduated with Bachelor of Science in electrical and computer engineering
- Occupations
- computer security consultantelectrical engineer
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Robert E. Joyce is an American cybersecurity official who served as special assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator on the U.S. National Security Council. He also began serving as White House Homeland Security Adviser to President Donald Trump on an acting basis after the resignation of Tom Bossert from April 10, 2018 to May 31, 2018. He completed his detail to the White House in May 2018 and returned to the National Security Agency. where he is now the Senior Advisor to the Director NSA for Cyber Security Strategy, Joyce previously performed as acting Deputy Homeland Security Advisor since October 13, 2017. On January 15, 2021 the NSA announced that Joyce would replace Anne Neuberger as its Director of Cybersecurity.
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Renata Fast
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Renata Fast is a women's ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto. She was a member of the Clarkson Golden Knights squad that captured the 2014 National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship title. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup, held from November 4–8 in Sundsvall, Sweden. She went on to represent the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2016 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland, November 1–5. She competed in the 2017 Women's World Championships in Plymouth, Michigan, losing in overtime to the United States. She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.
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Thomas Zacharia
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- scientistresearcher
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Thomas Zacharia is an Indian-born American computer scientist. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in 1980 and a master's degree in Materials Science from the University of Mississippi in 1984. He obtained his doctoral degree from Clarkson University in 1987.
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Ilmārs Rimšēvičs
- Enrolled in Clarkson University
- Studied in 1991-1992
- Occupations
- bankerpoliticianeconomist
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Ilmārs Rimšēvičs is a Latvian economist who served as the governor of the central Bank of Latvia from 2001 to 2019. In that position, he was also a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
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Todd White
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Todd White is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
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Kent Huskins
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Kent Huskins is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers.
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Russ Nelson
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- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- engineercomputer scientistbloggersoftware developer
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Russell Nelson is an American computer programmer. He was a founding board member of the Open Source Initiative and briefly served as its president in 2005.
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Dede Scozzafava
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- politician
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Dierdre Kathryn "Dede" Scozzafava is an American politician in New York. She represented District 122 in the New York State Assembly from 1999 to 2010. Scozzafava held office as a member of the Republican Party, but later became a member of the Democratic Party.
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Shawn Weller
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- ice hockey player
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Shawn Weller is an American professional ice hockey forward who most recently played for the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL. He attended Clarkson University and graduated from South Glens Falls. Weller was drafted in the third round, 77th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
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Steven Zalewski
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Steven Zalewski is an American former professional ice hockey center. He most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Zalewski was drafted 153rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
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Colin Patterson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Colin Alexander Patterson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, he signed as a free agent with the Calgary Flames in 1983 after three seasons of college hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights. A defensive specialist, Patterson played eight years with the Flames and was a member of their 1989 Stanley Cup championship team. After missing virtually the entire 1990–91 NHL season due to a knee injury, Patterson returned to the NHL for two seasons as a member of the Buffalo Sabres. He retired in 1994 after playing one season in Slovenia for HK Olimpija Ljubljana.
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Brandon DeFazio
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- ice hockey player
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Brandon DeFazio is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He most recently played for Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Lisa Hershman
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- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- business executive
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Lisa W. Hershman is an American government official who served as the chief management officer of the Department of Defense from December 19, 2019, to January 1, 2021. She previously served as the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense from April 13, 2018, to December 19, 2019. On December 1, 2018, she became the acting chief management officer of the Department of Defense following the resignation of John H. Gibson. On July 22, 2019, Hershman was nominated for the position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. On December 19, 2019, this nomination was approved by a voice vote of the U.S. Senate, making her the highest-ranking woman ever confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a Pentagon position at the time.
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Dan Stec
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- 1970-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- politician
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Daniel George Stec is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 45th district. He represents all of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Warren Counties, and parts of St. Lawrence County and Washington County. He previously represented the 114th district of the New York State Assembly.
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Jan Williams
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- musicianpercussionistmusic teachercomposerconductor
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Jan Williams is a percussionist, arts administrator, teacher, conductor, and composer who has championed avant-garde and progressive music in the United States. He is recognized as an important proponent of percussion performance and its literature.
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Jean-Claude Guédon
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- educator
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Jean-Claude Guédon is a Quebec-based academic.
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Loren Gabel
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Loren Gabel is a Canadian women's ice hockey player currently playing for the PWHL Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup, and played for them as well at the 2019 World Championships. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award as a member of the Clarkson Golden Knights in 2019, and was named the Premier Hockey Federation's Most Valuable Player, Outstanding Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year for the 2022-23 season.
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Savannah Harmon
- Enrolled in Clarkson University
- Studied in 2014-2018
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Savannah Ashley Harmon is an American ice hockey defenceman for PWHL Ottawa in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for the Minnesota chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).
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Sheldon Rempal
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- ice hockey player
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Sheldon Rempal is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to turning professional, Rempal played two seasons with Clarkson University where he was named to the NCAA (East) Second All-American Team, NCAA (ECAC) All-Tournament Team, and NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team.
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Rajkumar Chellaraj
- Born in
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India - Biography
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Rajkumar Chellaraj is the CFO and administrative dean at the Stanford Business School, Stanford University. Concurrently, he was also the chief operating officer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Seed program with primary focus in Africa and India from 2015 to 2017. He is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Administration at the US State Department from 2006 to 2009 under Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Currently, he serves as chairman of the board of Wellbore Integrity Solutions, a global oilfield services provider, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rhône Group. He also serves on the Board of Wahoo Fitness, a fitness technology company. In addition, he was an advisor and consultant to United Nations leadership in operations and management. Previously, he served on the board of GardaWorld from 2017 to 2019, a Canadian private security firm. From 2015 to 2018, he also served as chairman of the board of RhythmOne, a publicly traded digital advertising company.
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Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud
- Born in
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Qatar - Occupations
- journalist
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Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud is a Qatari engineer, journalist and author. He previously served as editor-in-chief of The Peninsula and its Arabic counterpart, Al Sharq. As a writer, his debut novel Al Qursan experienced commercial success after its release in August 2011. The novel was translated into English under the title The Corsair one year later and went on to become one of the best-selling books to be released by a Qatari author.
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Ben Sexton
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- ice hockey player
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Ben Sexton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). A centre, he was selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round, 206th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Sexton is the son of one of the Ottawa Senators' founding partners, Randy Sexton.
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Lawrence J. Delaney
- Enrolled in Clarkson University
- Graduated with master's degree in chemical engineering
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in chemical engineering
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Lawrence John Delaney is a United States scientist and businessman who served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) from 1999 to 2001, and briefly as Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force in 2001.
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Christopher E. Gerty
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- aerospace engineerengineer
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Christopher E. Gerty is an American aerospace engineer who worked on NASA's Constellation Program. Gerty is an advocate of NASA's Open Government Initiative and is a leading voice on the concept of participatory exploration and collaboration. He has fifteen years of experience working on complex, technology-intense projects at NASA. Gerty served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) crew.
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Donald C. Clark Sr
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- investor
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Donald Cameron Clark was an American businessman and philanthropist who was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Household International, a former Fortune 100 company and one of the nation's leading consumer financial services companies.
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Nelson F. Gibbs
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- military personnel
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Nelson Frederick Gibbs was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) from 2001 to 2005.
