10 Notable alumni of
Hood College
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Hood College is 3447th in the world, 1191st in North America, and 1131st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Hood 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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Greta Zimmer Friedman
- Occupations
- designerpainterdental assistantrestorer
- Biography
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Greta Friedman was an Austrian-born American who was photographed being grabbed and kissed by Navy sailor George Mendonsa (1923–2019) in the iconic V-J Day in Times Square photograph of 1945 by Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. For decades the photograph was misattributed in popular culture as being that of a nurse, however, Friedman was wearing a white uniform because she was a dental assistant.
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Claire McCardell
- Years
- 1905-1958 (aged 53)
- Occupations
- fashion designerdesigner
- Biography
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Claire McCardell was an American fashion designer of ready-to-wear clothing in the twentieth century. She is credited with the creation of American sportswear.
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Kelly M. Schulz
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kelly M. Schulz is an American politician who served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce from January 2019 to January 2022 and earlier as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 4A, Frederick County, Maryland. She ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Maryland in 2022, losing to state delegate Dan Cox.
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Beverly Byron
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Beverly Barton Byron is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Congresswoman representing the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1993.
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David Gallaher
- Occupations
- comics writer
- Biography
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David Matthew Gallaher is an American video game writer, comics writer, podcaster and editor, known primarily for his work in comics and video games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Vampire: The Masquerade, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, High Moon, Box 13, The Only Living Boy and 'The Only Living Girl'. His clients include Marvel Comics, the CBLDF, Harris Publications and McGraw-Hill. He also helped create ad campaigns for the New York City Police Department.
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Carmen Delgado Votaw
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carmen Delgado Votaw was a civil rights pioneer, a public servant, an author, and community leader. She studied at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor of arts in international studies. She was subsequently awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities by Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.
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Sophie Kerr
- Years
- 1880-1965 (aged 85)
- Occupations
- novelistwriterpoet
- Biography
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Sophie Kerr was a prolific writer of the early 20th century whose stories about smart, ambitious women mirrored her own evolution from small-town girl to successful career woman. At a time when few women were financially self-sufficient, Kerr made her way from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to New York City, where she supported herself as a magazine editor and a writer of more than 500 short stories, 23 novels, several poems and a play that ran on Broadway.
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James N. Robey, Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James N. Robey Jr., an American Democratic politician, was a Maryland State Senator from January 10, 2007, to January 14, 2015. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2013 until he retired in January 2015.
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Nilah Magruder
- Occupations
- comics artistillustrator
- Biography
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Nilah Magruder is an American comic artist who also works in storyboarding and animation.
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Kenneth P. Kerr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kenneth P. Kerr is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He represents District 3B, which covers parts of Frederick County. He was previously a member of the Frederick County Board of Education from 2016 to 2018.
