24 Notable alumni of
Southern Connecticut State University
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Southern Connecticut State University is 1244th in the world, 439th in North America, and 411th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from Southern Connecticut State 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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Juan Carlos Osorio
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez is a Colombian football manager and former footballer who is the current head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Remo.
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Anthony Fantano
- Enrolled in Southern Connecticut State University
- In 2008 studied liberal studies
- Occupations
- YouTubermusic journalisttelevision producerbloggerpodcaster
- Biography
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Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about events in the music industry solo or with guests and conducts interviews.
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Dan Lauria
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actorstage actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Daniel Lauria is an American actor, who played the role of Jack Arnold in The Wonder Years (1988–1993), Jack Sullivan on Sullivan and Son (2012–2014), and Al Luongo on Pitch (2016–2017).
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Tony Amendola
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Tony Amendola is an American actor. He played the Jaffa master Bra'tac in Stargate SG-1 and Pinocchio's creator/father, Geppetto on Once Upon a Time. He also had a recurring role as revolutionary leader Edouard Kagame of Liber8 in the television show Continuum and voiced the Archmage Khadgar in several expansions of World of Warcraft, from Warlords of Draenor to The War Within.
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Erik Stocklin
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorcomposer
- Biography
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Erik Flynn Stocklin is an American actor. He is known for his recurring roles on television series such as Mistresses, Stalker and Good Trouble, and for his leading role in the Netflix original series Haters Back Off.
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Nangolo Mbumba
- Years
- 1941-.. (age 85)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nangolo Mbumba is a Namibian politician who was the fourth president of Namibia from 2024 to 2025. He became president after the death of Hage Geingob, under whom he had served as the second vice president from 2018 until his accession to the presidency 2024.
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Jahana Hayes
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Jahana Hayes is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district, once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, comprises much of the state's northwestern portion, including New Britain, Danbury, and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party, Hayes became the first Black woman elected to represent Connecticut in Congress. She was recognized as the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.
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Kevin Gilbride
- Occupations
- coachAmerican football playerAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Kevin Bernard Gilbride is an American former football coach and player. He coached in the NFL for twenty years, spending seven of them as the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants, with whom he earned two Super Bowl rings. From 1997 to 1998, he was the head coach for the San Diego Chargers. Most recently, Gilbride served as the head coach for the New York Guardians of the XFL.
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Jeff Stoutland
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- coach
- Biography
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Jeff Stoutland is an American professional football coach who most recently served as the offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 2013 to 2025. He served as the interim head football coach for the University of Miami in 2010.
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PMD
- Occupations
- rapperrecord producer
- Biography
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Parrish J. Smith, better known as PMD ('Parrish Mic Doc' or 'Parrish Making Dollars'), is an American rapper from Brentwood, New York, a member of EPMD and Hit Squad.
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Paul Cook
- Enrolled in Southern Connecticut State University
- In 1966 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- university teachermilitary officerpolitician
- Biography
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Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020, previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.
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Kaliegh Garris
- Occupations
- modelbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Kaliegh Garris is an American TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2019. Garris had previously been crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2019; she is the second entrant from Connecticut to have been crowned Miss Teen USA, following Logan West who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2012.
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Olivier Occéan
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Olivier Occéan, born October 23, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player and current assistant coach of IF Urædd.
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Mike Petke
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Mike Petke is an American former soccer player and coach who was most recently head coach of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Prior to his tenure with Real Salt Lake, he was head coach of the New York Red Bulls, leading them to the Supporters' Shield in 2013.
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Jerome Cunningham
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jerome Cunningham is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Connecticut Owls.
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Jacques Cesaire
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jacques E. Cesaire is an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a defensive end, spending his entire nine-year playing career with the San Diego Chargers. Cesaire played college football for the Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls.
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G. D. Falksen
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- science fiction writernovelist
- Biography
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Geoffrey D. Falksen is an American steampunk writer.
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Carrie Borzillo
- Occupations
- journalistmusic journalist
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Carrie Borzillo is an American music and entertainment journalist and author of three books on aspects of the entertainment industry and of one advice book.
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Frank McLaughlin
- Years
- 1935-2020 (aged 85)
- Occupations
- comics artistartist
- Biography
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Francis X. McLaughlin was an American comics artist who co-created the comic book character Judomaster, drew the comic strip Gil Thorp, and assisted on such strips as Brenda Starr, Reporter and The Heart of Juliet Jones. He also wrote and illustrated books about cartooning and comic art.
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Timothy I. Ahern
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Timothy I. Ahern was a major general in the United States Air Force.
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Edward A. Diana
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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Edward A. Diana is an American educator, politician and former County Executive of Orange County, New York. Prior to being elected County Executive, he served for twelve years as County Legislator. He resides in Wallkill, New York.
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Daniel Trust
- Occupations
- motivational speaker
- Biography
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Daniel Ndamwizeye, better known in the professional world as Daniel Trust, is an international speaker, social entrepreneur and youth advocate. He is best known for being President and CEO of Daniel Trust Foundation, a non-profit organization that invests in and supports low-income students and teachers who have made a big impact in the lives of their students. Daniel is also well known for surviving the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and sharing his Coming Out story through his speaking career. Daniel has been featured on media such as News 12 Connecticut's "Our Lives," WTNH's "Connecticut Style," WFSB's "Better Connecticut," as well as the New Haven Register, Hartford Courant, Scholastic Magazine, Connecticut Magazine and Fairfield County Business Journal's "40 under 40", and Southern Connecticut State University's Alumni magazine.
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Neil Thomas Proto
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Neil Thomas Proto is an American lawyer, teacher, lecturer, and author. He chaired Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) as a law student. He served in the Appellate Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division in the U.S. Department of Justice. During the administration of President Jimmy Carter, he served as general counsel to the President's Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee. Proto was appointed a visiting lecturer at Yale University in 1988 and 1989. Since 1990, while in private practice in Washington, DC, he has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. In 2010, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London. In 2016, his one-person play, The Reckoning, Pecora for the Public, premiered in Seattle.
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Tom Scott
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Scott is an American politician, radio talk show host, and realtor.
