12 Notable alumni of
Notre Dame de Namur University
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Notre Dame de Namur University is 2641st in the world, 918th in North America, and 867th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Notre Dame de Namur 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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Barbara Morgan
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- astronautteacher
- Biography
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Barbara Radding Morgan is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space Project as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger. In 1998, eight years after the Teacher in Space Project had ended, she was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate, training as a mission specialist; astronaut Morgan flew on STS-118 in August 2007. As such, she became the first teacher (by original career) to go into space.
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Eddie Calvo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edward Jerome Baza Calvo /ˈbɑːzə ˈkælvoʊ/ is an American politician who served as the eighth governor of Guam from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the Legislature of Guam. He became the Governor of Guam, having defeated Democrat Carl Gutierrez in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Calvo chose Senator Ray Tenorio as his running mate for lieutenant governor of Guam.
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Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abigail Wahiʻikaʻahuʻula Campbell Kawānanakoa was a politician and Princess of Hawaii.
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Anton del Rosario
- Occupations
- modelassociation football player
- Biography
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Anton Edward Quimson del Rosario is an American-born Filipino former professional footballer who last played as a right back or centre-back for Maharlika Manila, of which he is also a co-founder and co-owner. He represented the Philippines national team from 2004 to 2018.
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María Cristina Vilanova
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- poetwomen's rights activistpoliticianpainterwriter
- Biography
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María Cristina Vilanova Castro de Árbenz was the First Lady of Guatemala from 1951-1954, as wife of the Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán.
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Nic Belasco
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. Born in Stockton, California, he was an import for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League. He was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He founded the Belasco Unlimited Skills Academy (BUSA).
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Ramon Durano VI
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ramon Hotchkiss Durano VI, also known as Red Durano, is a Filipino businessman and politician. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition, he was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in a 2005 special election, succeeding his brother Joseph Ace Durano as the Representative of the Fifth District of Cebu, following his appointment as Secretary of the Department of Tourism.
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Lailee Bakhtiar
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- journalistnovelist
- Biography
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Lailee Inez Bakhtiar, is an American poet and novelist. Published in 2024 is her newest book of poetry, Severn Sky Sonnets & Poems. Published in 2021, Esther Entering Your Destiny is the author's newest non-fiction book about the historical and Biblical figure of Esther of the Old Testament Book of Esther. This analysis of Esther from the Bible describes her courage, influence, and spiritual role in ancient times.
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Rodney Tention
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Rodney Ellis Tention is an American basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California.
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Belo Cipriani
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Belo Miguel Cipriani is an American writer, publisher, and entrepreneur in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He is the founder of Oleb Media, a digital inclusion firm, and the disability publishing house Oleb Books. He is also an activist for LGBT, disabled and cultural minority communities. Cipriani has been a columnist for publications including the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post among others. He is the author of Blind: A Memoir (2011), which details the first two years of his recovery after he was attacked and beaten in the Castro District of San Francisco, California in 2007. Additionally, Cipriani is the official spokesperson for Guide Dogs For the Blind and was named "Best Disability Advocate" by SF Weekly in 2015.
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Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell, also known as Kamokila Campbell or simply Kamokila, was a territorial Senator of Hawaiʻi from 1942 to 1946. She was a leading opponent of Hawaiian statehood, arguing that Hawaiians should not "forfeit the traditional rights and privileges of the natives of our islands for a mere thimbleful of votes in Congress." After her political career, she was dedicated to sharing moʻolelo, the traditional stories of the native Hawaiians.
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Sue Heon
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Susan Helen Heon, later known by her married name Susan Preston, is an American former competition swimmer who swam for the University of Pittsburgh receiving All America Honors all four years of her college eligibility and setting seven school records. She represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, placing fourth in the finals of the 400-meter Individual Medley.
