23 Notable alumni of
Excelsior College
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Excelsior College is 2468th in the world, 855th in North America, and 809th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Excelsior College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Malcolm Nance
- Occupations
- political scientistuniversity teacherintelligence officernon-fiction writerpundit
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Malcolm Wrightson Nance is an American author and media pundit. He is a former United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer specializing in naval cryptology.
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Daniel A. Dailey
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- military personnel
- Biography
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Daniel A. Dailey is a former United States Army soldier who served as the 15th Sergeant Major of the Army from January 30, 2015, to August 9, 2019. Prior to his tenure as the Sergeant Major of the Army, he served as the Command Sergeant Major for the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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Derrick Van Orden
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary personnelbusinesspersonactor
- Biography
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Derrick Francis Van Orden is an American politician, businessman, actor, and retired United States Navy SEAL who is the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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John Walsh
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- politicianmilitary officer
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John Edward Walsh is an American politician, real estate agent, and former military officer who served as the United States Senator from Montana from 2014 to 2015 and as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2013 to 2014 under Governor Steve Bullock.A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a colonel in the Army National Guard, the adjutant general of the Montana National Guard with a state commission as a brigadier general from 2008 to 2012.
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Eric C. Bauman
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- politiciannurse
- Biography
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Eric Carl Bauman is an American political operative who was, until 2018, the chair of the California Democratic Party. Previously the vice chair of the state party (2009–2017) and chair of the Los Angeles Democratic Party (2000–2017), he is known for his influence in Los Angeles County Democratic politics. He announced his resignation as head of the California Democratic Party on November 29, 2018, following sexual misconduct allegations.
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DeWayne Walker
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- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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DeWayne Morris Walker is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is currently on the staff for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team. He previously served as the defensive backs coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Walker played college football at the University of Minnesota and professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL), with Edmonton Eskimos in 1982, and in the United States Football League (USFL), with the Oakland Invaders in 1984 and the Arizona Outlaws in 1985. Walker served as the head football coach at New Mexico State University from 2009 to 2012, compiling a record of 10–41 in four seasons.
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Jason M. Vanderhaden
- Biography
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Jason M. Vanderhaden is a retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard from May 17, 2018 to May 19, 2022. As MCPOCG, Vanderhaden served as the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all enlisted personnel matters. As a matter of protocol, this gave him precedence equal to that of a three-star officer.
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Joe R. Campa
- Enrolled in Excelsior College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Joe R. Campa Jr. is a retired United States Navy sailor who served as the 11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
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Gilbert King
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- photographerjournalistwriter
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Gilbert King is an American writer and photographer, known best as the author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America (2012), which won the Pulitzer Prize. He is also the writer, producer, and co-host of Bone Valley, the award-winning narrative podcast based on the Leo Schofield case, and released in 2022 by Lava For Good. King's previous book was The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South (2008) and his most recent is Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found (2018).
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Dallyana Passailaigue
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- actortelevision presenterpoliticiantriathletemotorcycle racer
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Dallyana Marianela Passailaigue Manosalvas is an Ecuadorian media personality, athlete, and politician. She is currently a member of the National Assembly representing Guayas Province District 3. She is running for Vice President of Ecuador in the 2025 general election.
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Weston Ochse
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- writerspynovelist
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Weston Ochse was an American author and educator. He won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short fiction. His novel SEAL Team 666 is currently being shopped by Seven Bucks Productions. Dwayne Johnson has attached himself to the film to executive produce as well as act in a leading role.
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Joseph J. Taluto
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Joseph J. Taluto is a retired United States Army officer who served as the Adjutant General of New York. As adjutant general, he was the director of the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs, and served as overall commander of the New York Army National Guard, New York Air National Guard, New York Guard and New York Naval Militia. Taluto commanded the 42nd Infantry Division (United States) in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004 to 2006. He attained the rank of major general, and was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Bronze Star Medal.
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Charles W. Bowen
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Charles W. "Skip" Bowen was the tenth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. He assumed the position from MCPOCG Frank A. Welch on June 14, 2006, and was relieved on May 21, 2010, by Michael P. Leavitt. Bowen was previously assigned as the Officer-in-Charge of Coast Guard Station Marathon.
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Judd Matheny
- Years
- 1970-2024 (aged 54)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Judd Ellis Matheny was an American Republican politician in Tennessee, who served as County Mayor for Coffee County, Tennessee, from 2022 until his death in 2024. Previously he represented the 47th district as state representative. His district included all or parts of Coffee, Warren counties. He served in the state house from 2002 to 2018. He succeeded Doyle Lewis Jr.
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Edward D. Baca
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- military personnel
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Edward Dionicio Baca was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army who was the first Hispanic to serve as Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
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Benjamin Bryant
- Occupations
- television producercivil servantbroadcasterfilmmakerpainter
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Benjamin Bryant is a Germany-born American broadcaster, writer, and Emmy-nominated filmmaker. A frequent civil servant, he has also worked as an artist and actor. During the Afghan evacuation in 2021, Bryant coordinated the emergency evacuation of Afghan allies and families, and served as a spokesperson for the "Digital Dunkirk" coalition.
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Anthony Munroe
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- business executive
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Anthony E. Munroe is the president of Borough of Manhattan Community College. He previously served as President of Essex County College, and the chairman and CEO of The Munroe Management Group, LLC, a healthcare management and leadership consulting practice. He most recently served as president of Advocate Trinity Hospital. On June 29, the City University of New York approved Munroe as President of Borough of Manhattan Community College effective October 1, 2020. He began his duties a month early on September 1.
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Afaa M. Weaver
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- poet
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Afaa Michael Weaver, formerly known as Michael S. Weaver, is an American poet, short-story writer, and editor. He is the author of numerous poetry collections, and his honors include a Fulbright Scholarship and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Pew Foundation, and Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. He is the Director of the Writing Intensive at The Frost Place.
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Susan Jeske
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- singer
- Biography
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Susan Jeske is the current CEO of Ms. America Pageant. In 1997 she was the first winner of Ms. America, a lesser known beauty peagant, which she purchased afterwards, holding a remodeled version of it since 2002. She has been involved in pageantry since 1983 as a competitor, judge, and pageant director at over 200 local, state, national and international pageant competitions. In 2007, Jeske was honored with the Lifetime Presidential Award from the President of the United States, George W. Bush for her lifetime contributions to charity and volunteerism. Other titles of her Ms. America Pageant company include Ms. International, Teen Ms. America, Ms. America Beauty Teen and Ms. America Fitness Pageants.
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Peggy Littleton
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peggy Littleton is an American candidate for Colorado State Board of Education, Congressional District 8. She is considered a prominent figure in Colorado politics, particularly known for her tenure as a county commissioner for El Paso County. She has been an advocate for conservative values and has actively participated in the Republican Party at both local and state levels.
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Tony O'Donnell
- Occupations
- politician
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Tony O'Donnell is an American politician, who represented District 29C in the Maryland House of Delegates. In 2016, Governor Larry Hogan appointed him to the Maryland Public Service Commission. He retired from the commission in June 2024.
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Michael Greco
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- police officer
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Michael Greco was a United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York. Sworn in on 15 April 2015, Greco was officially nominated by President Barack Obama on 12 November 2014. Greco was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on 22 January 2015, unanimously confirmed by the Senate on 12 March 2015, and appointed by President Obama five days later on 17 March 2015. Greco became the first Latino to hold the post of US Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
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John R. D'Araujo, Jr
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- military personnel
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John Robert D'Araujo Jr. is a retired United States Army major general who served as Director of the Army National Guard and an official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is the first Portuguese American to achieve the rank of major general.
