29 Notable alumni of
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
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The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is 2016th in the world, 699th in North America, and 659th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from the Edinboro 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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Sharon Stone
- Enrolled in the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Studied fine art and creative writing
- Occupations
- erotic photography modelmodelfilm actorfilm producervoice actor
- Biography
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Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress and painter. Known for primarily playing femmes fatale and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 and was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2005 (Commander in 2021).
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Dave Filoni
- Occupations
- directorscreenwriterfilm producerfilm directoranimator
- Biography
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David Filoni is an American director, producer, and screenwriter currently serving as the Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm. He directed multiple episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, before being hired by George Lucas to oversee direction on the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars as well as directing and writing numerous episodes, including its theatrical film. He was the creator of follow-up series Star Wars Rebels, and served as a supervising director, executive producer and writer. Filoni is the creator, executive producer and sole writer of live-action miniseries Ahsoka, and is an executive producer on The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Skeleton Crew. Filoni is also the creator and executive producer of the animated series Star Wars Resistance, Star Wars: The Bad Batch and Tales of the Jedi, and an executive producer of the web series Star Wars Forces of Destiny. Filoni is an Executive Vice President at Lucasfilm, and in 2023 accepted a promotion to Chief Creative Officer.
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Josh Koscheck
- Occupations
- amateur wrestlermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Josh D. Koscheck is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Koscheck made his debut with the UFC on the first season of the reality television show, The Ultimate Fighter and fought for the company 25 times from 2005–2015, compiling a UFC record of 15–10.
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Gregor Gillespie
- Occupations
- collegiate wrestlermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Gregor Volz Gillespie is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler who currently competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2012, he formerly competed for Ring of Combat where he was the Lightweight Champion.
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Patrick Monahan
- Occupations
- vocalistsinger-songwritercomposersinger
- Biography
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Patrick Monahan is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and sole constant member of the band Train. He has collaborated with multiple artists and recorded a solo album, Last of Seven.
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Sian Proctor
- Enrolled in the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- astronautaircraft pilotgeologistentrepreneur
- Biography
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Sian Hayley "Leo" Proctor is an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author, and science communicator. She became the first female commercial spaceship pilot on the all-civilian Inspiration4 orbital spaceflight, 15 September 2021. As pilot of the Inspiration4's SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule, Proctor became the first African-American woman to pilot a spacecraft. She was also the education outreach officer for the first Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) Mission.
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Trevor Harris
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Trevor Harris is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. Harris has also played in the Arena Football League and United Football League. He played college football at Edinboro University. As Edinboro's starting quarterback, he broke "every career passing record in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference" and was a two-time finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded each year to the individual selected as the most valuable player in NCAA Division II.
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Kathy Dahlkemper
- Enrolled in the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- business executivepolitician
- Biography
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Kathleen Ann Dahlkemper is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected the county executive of Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2013 and served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
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LaToya Ruby Frazier
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- curatoruniversity teachereducatorbook artistphotographer
- Biography
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LaToya Ruby Frazier is an American artist and professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Joseph Newton Pew
- Occupations
- entrepreneurteacher
- Biography
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Joseph Newton Pew was the founder of Sun Oil Company (now Sunoco) and a prominent philanthropist.
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Ryan Bizzarro
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ryan A. Bizzarro is an American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has represented the 3rd district since he was sworn in January 2013. His district is located in Erie County and includes the townships of Millcreek and Fairview.
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Jeremy O'Day
- Occupations
- general managerCanadian football player
- Biography
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Jeremy O'Day is the current Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman. He grew up in Lockport, New York, playing high school football at Lockport High School. O'Day played in college at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.
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Justin Wilcox
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 45)
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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Justin Wilcox is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator. A professional competitor since 2006, Wilcox has also competed for Strikeforce, holding a record of 5-3 (1) in the promotion.
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Jakim Donaldson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jakim Nestekaya Donaldson, nicknamed "The Machine", is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania before playing professionally in Portugal, Spain, Israel and France.
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Mike S. Zafirovski
- Enrolled in the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in mathematics
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Mike Svetozar Zafirovski is a Macedonian American business executive.
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Mari K. Eder
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Mari K. Eder is a retired major general of the United States Army. She served as the Deputy Chief of the United States Army Reserve and Deputy Chief of United States Army Public Affairs, prior to be appointed Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command in October 2009. She retired from the army in 2013.
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Sean O'Brien
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sean O'Brien is a Judge of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas in Ohio. Judge O'Brien is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate who represented the 32nd district. The district includes all of Ashtabula and Trumbull counties, as well as a portion of Geauga County (including the City of Chardon; but excluding Chardon Township). O'Brien formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016.
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Trevon Jenifer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Trevon "Trey" Jenifer is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.
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Louis Cameron Hughes
- Occupations
- lawyerjournalisttrade unionistpoliticianeditor
- Biography
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Louis Cameron "L. C." Hughes was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, union organizer, and politician who served as the eleventh Governor of Arizona Territory. A Gilded Age Democrat, he was an active supporter of women's suffrage and the temperance movement.
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Tara Seibel
- Occupations
- graphic designerartistcartoonist
- Biography
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Tara Seibel is an American cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator from Cleveland. Her work has been published in Chicago Newcity, Funny Times, The Austin Chronicle, Cleveland Scene, Heeb Magazine, SMITH Magazine, Mineshaft Magazine, Juxtapoz, Jewish Review of Books, Cleveland Free Times, USA Today, US Catholic, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and The Paris Review.
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William R. Jacobs Jr
- Occupations
- microbiologistgeneticist
- Biography
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William R. Jacobs Jr., is a professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Professor of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx, New York, where he is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Jacobs is a specialist in the molecular genetics of Mycobacteria. His research efforts are aimed at discovering genes associated with virulence and pathogenicity in M. tuberculosis and developing attenuated strains for use as vaccines. He is a Founding Scientist at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV.
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Jack R. Anderson
- Occupations
- conductorbandleadermusic directormusic teacher
- Biography
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Jack R. Anderson was appointed Director of Bands at the University of Pittsburgh in 1995 after serving as assistant director at Pitt for 9 years. His responsibilities include directing the Varsity Marching Band, leading the Pep Band, and conducting the Symphonic Band. As a music educator in Pennsylvania for 37 years, he has served as a guest conductor and adjudicator for PMEA throughout Western Pennsylvania. On 10 September 2012, he announced his retirement to members of the marching band at rehearsal and in an email to band alumni, to be effective at the conclusion of the 2012–2013 academic year.
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Henry Alden Clark
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Henry Alden Clark was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Mary L. Doe
- Occupations
- suffragistjournalist
- Biography
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Mary Lydia Doe was a 19th-century American suffragist, temperance reformer, teacher, and author from the U.S. state of Ohio. She served as the first president of the Michigan State Equal Suffrage Association, as well as parliamentarian of the International Label League. She was also the author of a book on parliamentary law. While still a child, she signed the temperance movement pledge under one of the original Washingtonians, later joining the Good Templars and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Miles Brown Kitts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Miles Brown Kitts was a Republican mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania who served as mayor during World War I and the Roaring Twenties. He is considered to have been one of the "most colorful" mayors because he brought about great changes to Erie but, was also investigated by a grand jury in 1921 and almost was indicted.
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Milton William Shreve
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Milton William Shreve was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Merritt Eldred Hoag
- Years
- 1909-1994 (aged 85)
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Merritt Eldred Hoag was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II as well as the 11th president of North Georgia College (now known as the University of North Georgia).
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Leo Bemis
- Years
- 1918-2007 (aged 89)
- Occupations
- association football manager
- Biography
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Leo Bemis was a former American collegiate soccer coach. He was notable for serving as the University of Pittsburgh's head men's soccer coach from 1954 to 1983, a career spanning 30 years. He guided the Panthers to 155 career victories, making him the second winningest coach in school history. He is a 1941 graduate from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and a 1989 inductee into the school's athletic hall of fame. He received his master's degree in physical education from Pitt in 1947.
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Danny Smith
- Occupations
- coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Danny Smith is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
