47 Notable alumni of
Florida Institute of Technology
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Florida Institute of Technology is 1573rd in the world, 551st in North America, and 518th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 47 notable alumni from Florida Institute of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Sunita Williams
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- In 1995 graduated with Master of Science in industrial engineering and management
- Occupations
- flight engineernaval aviatorastronautnaval officerathletics competitor
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Sunita Lyn "Suni" Williams is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and one of the most experienced spacewalkers with nine spacewalks (second most for a woman) and a total time of 62 hours and 6 minutes (fourth overall, most by a woman). Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33. In 2024, she returned to the ISS on the Boeing Crew Flight Test, the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner; her return to Earth has been delayed until March 2025 at the earliest. As such, from August 2024 until March 2025, Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore are pivoting ahead to undertake various scientific experiments and maintenance tasks aboard the International Space Station.
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Alyssa Carson
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Studied in 2019
- Occupations
- candidateundergraduate student
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Alyssa Carson is an American social media influencer and space enthusiast known for her ambition from a young age to be the first person on Mars. She has attended numerous space camps and has visited every NASA visitor center. She uses the social media branding NASABlueberry, but NASA has publicly stated she is not affiliated with NASA or any space program.
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Don "The Dragon" Wilson
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- actorscreenwritermanufacturerkickboxerstunt performer
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Donald Glen Wilson, nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, former professional kickboxer, and actor. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked". In 2015, he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.
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Ann E. Dunwoody
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- military personnel
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Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody is a retired general of the United States Army. She was the first woman in United States military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on 14 November 2008.
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Gustave F. Perna
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Gustave F. Perna is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 until the operation's duties and responsibilities were transferred to the White House COVID-19 Response Team in February 2021. As chief operating officer of COVID-19 response, he oversaw the logistics in the United States federal government's distribution of the vaccine to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate confirmed his nomination as chief operating officer on 2 July 2020, and he assumed the office shortly after.
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Albert Scott Crossfield
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- aircraft pilotmilitary flight engineerastronautmilitary officer
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Albert Scott Crossfield was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA.
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Joan Higginbotham
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- astronautengineer
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Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson.
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Kao Kuang-chi
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- civil servantnaval officer
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Kao Kuang-chi is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.
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Nicolette Pierini
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Studied in 2022
- Occupations
- actor
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Nicolette Pierini is an American former child actress. She was first noticed for her role in The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), opposite Morgan Freeman, and is known for the 2014 film adaptation of the musical Annie, where she played Mia Putnam.
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George D. Zamka
- Occupations
- astronautmilitary officer
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George David "Zambo" Zamka is a former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps pilot with over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Zamka piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in its October 2007 mission to the International Space Station and served as the commander of mission STS-130 in February 2010.
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Kathryn P. Hire
- Occupations
- astronautnaval officersystems engineer
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Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions.
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Herbert J. McChrystal
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Herbert Joseph McChrystal Jr. was a major general in the United States Army and the father of General Stanley A. McChrystal.
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David Norton
- Occupations
- businessperson
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David P. Norton was an American business theorist, business executive and management consultant, known as co-creator, together with Robert S. Kaplan, of the Balanced Scorecard. David P. Norton co-founded Palladium Group, Inc. (previously Balanced Scorecard Collaborative) and served as its chief executive officer.
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Galen B. Jackman
- Occupations
- politician
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Galen Bruce Jackman is a retired United States Army Major General. His last assignment in the Army was serving in the Pentagon as the Army's Chief Legislative Liaison. Prior to that assignment, he was the first commanding general of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), a dual-hatted role combined with commanding the Military District of Washington (MDW).
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Catharina Haynes
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- judgepoliticianlawyer
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Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday Haynes is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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James L. Herdt
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James Lee Herdt is a retired senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy from March 27, 1998, to April 22, 2002.
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Frank J. Canova
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- electrical engineer
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Francis James Canova Jr. is an American electronics designer who originated the idea for the IBM Simon and has thus been described as the inventor of the smartphone.
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Johnnie E. Wilson
- Occupations
- military officer
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General Johnnie Edward Wilson is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command from 1996 to 1999. He also served as the 25th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Corps.
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Dia Simms
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United States - Biography
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D'Angela "Dia" Simms is an American business executive. In 2020, Simms was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal. She was previously the president of Combs Enterprises, a position she had held since May 15, 2017. Simms was appointed to this position by Combs Enterprises founder and CEO, Sean Combs, and was the first person to assume the role of president at the company.
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Cedric T. Wins
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science in management
- Occupations
- basketball playermilitary officer
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Cedric Terry Wins is a retired U.S. Army general officer. Major General Wins was the last commander of RDECOM, in the U.S. Army Materiel Command, and the first commanding general of Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), in the combat development element of U.S. Army Futures Command. In all, some 13,000 people work in some Science and Technology (S&T), or (RDT&E— research, development, test, and evaluation) capacity for DEVCOM.
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George Birnbaum
- Occupations
- political adviser
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George Eli Birnbaum is an American political consultant. He worked on the United States congressional and senatorial races. In 1998, he moved to Israel to work as a consultant to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, became his chief of staff, and afterwards formed a partnership with political consultant Arthur Finkelstein. He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Larry D. Wyche
- Occupations
- military personnel
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Larry Wyche, is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General. He last served as the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Prior to his last assignment, Wyche served as the Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. He has also served as commanding general of the Combined Arms Support Command, commanding general of the Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) and Senior Mission Commander for Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Chaz Stevens
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- entrepreneurpolitical activist
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Timothy "Chaz" Stevens is an American political activist, artist, software developer, and entrepreneur from Florida. He is active in local politics in Broward County, and has gained national notoriety for his colorful statewide and national advocacy for the separation of church and state. His local political activity has led to charges being filed against, and the decrease in popularity of, several local politicians, including two mayors and a former mayor of his hometown, Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was appointed twice to the Deerfield Beach Housing Authority board by one of the mayors he criticized. His activism for the removal of religion from government has included placing Festivus poles in multiple Florida cities and six U.S. state capitols to contrast with holiday season religious displays on government property, and requests to deliver Satanic invocations when government meetings allow prayer or other religious invocations. In many cases this has led to the government agencies removing the targeted religious activities. His activism is always satirical, sometimes artistic, and often obscene or profane.
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David A. Score
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David A. Score is a former rear admiral in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps who last served as the 17th Director of NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. He retired from the NOAA Corps on September 6, 2017, after over 27 years of service.
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David T. Zabecki
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- writerengineermilitary historiannon-fiction writer
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David T. Zabecki is an American military historian, author and editor. Zabecki served in the U.S. Army both in the Vietnam War and in United States Army Europe in Germany attaining the rank of major general. Zabecki holds PhDs in engineering and in military science. He is the author, editor and translator of several books on the military history of Germany, including World War I and World War II.
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Peter Durant
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peter J. Durant is an American state legislator and member of the Massachusetts State Senate from the Worcester and Hampshire Senate district.
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Wassim Michael Haddad
- Occupations
- mathematicianengineer
- Biography
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Wassim Michael Haddad is a Lebanese-Greek-American applied mathematician, scientist, and engineer, with research specialization in the areas of dynamical systems and control. His research has led to fundamental breakthroughs in applied mathematics, thermodynamics, stability theory, robust control, dynamical system theory, and neuroscience. Professor Haddad is a member of the faculty of the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he holds the rank of Professor and Chair of the Flight Mechanics and Control Discipline. Dr. Haddad is a member of the Academy of Nonlinear Sciences Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine for recognition of paramount contributions to the fields of nonlinear stability theory, nonlinear dynamical systems, and nonlinear control and an IEEE Fellow for contributions to robust, nonlinear, and hybrid control systems.
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Jesse Cross
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Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross, USA was the 50th Quartermaster General of the United States Army and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Aundre F. Piggee
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Aundre F. Piggee is a retired senior United States Army officer in the logistics branch. He assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Logistics, G-4 on September 23, 2016. He oversaw policies and procedures used by all Army Logisticians and manages an $11 billion annual portfolio used to fund the Army's arsenals and depots, maintain equipment, and acquire supplies to ensure the Army is ready to fight any mission around the world.
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Billy K. Solomon
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science in contract management and acquisition management
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Billy King Solomon is a retired Quartermaster officer, U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former Commander of the Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, Virginia.
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David A. King
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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David Arnold King is an American engineer who was the tenth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Mitchell H. Stevenson
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science in transport management
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Lieutenant General Mitchell H. Stevenson is a retired general officer in the United States Army and served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, United States Army. He served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 31st Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
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David Smith
- Occupations
- politician
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David Allen Smith is an American politician and retired United States Marines Colonel. A Republican, he has served in the Florida Legislature representing the state's 38th House district since 2022, and previously served its 28th district from 2018 to 2022.
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Jimmy Ball
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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James Allan Ball was a Canadian sprint runner who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at both Games. Individually, he finished second in the 400 m in 1928 and was eliminated in the preliminaries in 1932. At the 1930 Empire Games he won a silver medal with the Canadian team in the 4×440 yards relay. He also finished fifth in the 220 yard and in 440 yard races.
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Dennis K. Jackson
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General Dennis K. Jackson is a retired general officer in the United States Army and served as the director for logistics, J-4, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 30th Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
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Amy Simon-Miller
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- researcher
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Amy Simon is an American planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, involved in several missions of the Solar System Exploration Program.
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Richard Adams
- Occupations
- inventor
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Richard Adams is an independent inventor, engineer, businessman and founder of Happy Computers. Since building and demonstrating a video camera as a child, his work has often garnered media interest.
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Félix Soto Toro
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Félix Soto Toro, is an electrical designs engineer at NASA, who developed the Advanced Payload Transfer Measurement System.
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Jeanine E. Jackson
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Jeanine E. Jackson is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of Malawi from 2011 to 2014.
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Steven A. Shapiro
- Occupations
- military officer
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Steven A. Shapiro is a retired U.S. Army general officer who specializes in logistics and sustainment. Major General Shapiro was commanding general of the United States Army Sustainment Command from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, he was the commanding general of 21st Theater Sustainment Command in Germany with responsibility for military sustainment throughout the European and Africa theaters.
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Jonathan White
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- 1950s
- Occupations
- oceanographer
- Biography
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Jonathan Wickliffe White is a retired United States Navy admiral and oceanography leader.
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Jeffrey W. Drushal
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Jeffrey W. Drushal is a retired United States Army general who last served as Director of Logistics, United States Central Command. He previously served as the Chief of the Transportation Corps, headquartered at Fort Lee in Virginia.
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Peter Talleri
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master 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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Mya Breitbart
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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Mya Breitbart is an American biologist and professor of biological oceanography at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science. She is best known for her contributions to the field of viral metagenomics. Popular Science recognized her because of her approach of not trying to sequence individual viruses or organisms but to sequence everything in a given ecosystem.
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James W. Ball
- Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
- Graduated with Master of Science in contract management and procurement management
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General James William Ball was a career officer in the United States Army who served as the 24th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Corps.
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John Antoon II
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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John C. Antoon II is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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Larry L. Hereth
- Occupations
- military officer
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Rear Admiral Larry L. Hereth was the Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District of the United States Coast Guard. He has also acted as director of port security and Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. He retired in 2007, after 34 years of service.
