22 Notable alumni of
SUNY College at Brockport
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SUNY College at Brockport is 1797th in the world, 622nd in North America, and 586th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from SUNY College at Brockport sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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William Fichtner
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorcharacter actorfilm actorvoice actor
- Biography
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William Edward Fichtner is an American actor. Born in New York, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognized for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005).
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Oliver North
- Occupations
- television presentercolumnistwritermilitary officerradio personality
- Biography
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Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
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Stan Van Gundy
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Stanley Alan Van Gundy is an American former basketball coach who is a television commentator for College Basketball on CBS for CBS Sports and NBA on Prime for Sports on Amazon Prime Video. He previously worked as game analyst for NBA on TNT from 2019 to 2020, and again from 2021 to 2025. Prior to TNT, he was most recently the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. He also served as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons from 2014 to 2018. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, returning the job over to Pat Riley. Van Gundy then coached the Orlando Magic for five seasons from 2007 to 2012, leading them to the 2009 NBA Finals. He is the older brother of former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy.
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John Faso
- Enrolled in SUNY College at Brockport
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- lawyeremployeepolitician
- Biography
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John James Faso Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2019. Faso was first elected to the post in 2016. A Republican, Faso previously represented the 102nd district in the New York State Assembly from 1987 to 2002 and served as Assembly Minority Leader from 1998 to 2002. Faso ran for New York State Comptroller in 2002 and for Governor of New York in 2006, but did not prevail in either race. He was defeated for re-election to Congress in November 2018 by Democrat Antonio Delgado.
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James Howard Kunstler
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- environmentalistnovelistscience fiction writerwriterjournalist
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James Howard Kunstler is an American writer, social critic, public speaker, and blogger known for his analysis of urban development, suburbanization, and energy issues. Born in New York City to Jewish parents, he gained prominence through his non-fiction works critiquing American suburban development and predicting societal changes based on resource constraints. His most influential books include The Geography of Nowhere and Home from Nowhere (1996), a critical examination of American suburbia and urban planning, The Long Emergency (2005) and Too Much Magic (2012), which explore the potential consequences of peak oil and energy depletion on modern civilization and humanity's over-reliance on technology to solve problems. Kunstler's work has become standard reading in architecture and urban planning courses, and he has been a prominent spokesperson for the New Urbanism movement.
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Paul Pape
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- voice actorstage actor
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Paul Pape is an American actor. He is known for the role of Double J in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Post Saturday Night Fever, he has appeared in over 20 films. He also played a supporting role in the 2008 racing video game Need for Speed: Undercover as Lt. Jack M. Keller.
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Li-Young Lee
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- poet
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Li-Young Lee is an American poet. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents. His maternal great-grandfather was Yuan Shikai, China's first Republican President, who attempted to make himself emperor. Lee's father, who was a personal physician to Mao Zedong while in China, relocated his family to Indonesia, where he helped found Gamaliel University. In 1959 the Lee family fled Indonesia to escape widespread anti-Chinese sentiment and after a five-year trek through Hong Kong and Japan, they settled in the United States in 1964. Li-Young Lee attended the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Arizona, and the State University of New York Brockport.
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Yendi Phillips
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- modelbeauty pageant contestant
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Yendi Amira Phillipps is a Jamaican of Afro-European heritage, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica World 2007 as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant. She represented Jamaica at Miss World 2007 held in Sanya, China and then later at Miss Universe 2010 held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, U.S. on 23 August 2010 where she finished as the first runner up. After Miss Universe, Phillipps appeared in commercials for brands such as Toyota.
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Mike Foley
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- politician
- Biography
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Michael D. Foley is an American politician who has served as the Nebraska State Auditor since 2023, having previously served in the same position from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 41st lieutenant governor of Nebraska under Governor Pete Ricketts between 2015 and 2023, and a member of the Nebraska Legislature from 2001 to 2007.
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Gene Spafford
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineeruniversity teacher
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Eugene H. Spafford, known professionally as Spaf, is an American computer scientist and cybersecurity pioneer who has served as a distinguished professor of computer science at Purdue University since 1987. Specializing in computer and network security, cybercrime investigation, ethics in computing, and technology policy, Spafford has made seminal contributions to the field, including his detailed analysis of the 1988 Morris Internet Worm that informed early understandings of malware propagation and system vulnerabilities. He founded and directed the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue, establishing it as a leading interdisciplinary hub for cybersecurity research and education. Spafford is the only individual to have received all three major U.S. national awards in computer security: the NIST/NCSC National Computer Systems Security Award in 2000, the ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Innovations in Computer and Network Security Award, and the National Information Systems Security Award. His work emphasizes practical defenses against cyber threats grounded in empirical analysis of real-world incidents and policy implications for secure system design.
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Christine Lavin
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- composersinger-songwriterguitaristsinger
- Biography
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Christine Lavin is a New York City–based singer-songwriter and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded under the name Four Bitchin' Babes with three bandmates. She is known for her sense of humor, which is expressed in both her music and her onstage performances. Many of her songs alternate between comedy and emotional reflections on romance.
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Dave Trembley
- Occupations
- baseball managerbaseball coach
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David Michael Trembley is an American professional baseball coach, manager, and executive who recently served as the director of player development for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2015. Trembley has been the bench coach for the Houston Astros and a manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Before managing the Orioles, Trembley was a minor league manager for twenty seasons, compiling a 1,369–1,413 record. He won two league titles and earned Manager of the Year awards in three leagues. In December 2001, Baseball America selected him as one of minor league baseball's top five managers of the previous 20 years. He served as a coach in the inaugural Futures Game in 1999 and also served as manager for the Southern League and Double-A All-Star Games that season. Trembley has worked for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves.
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Elizabeth Streb
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- dancerchoreographertelevision actor
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Elizabeth Streb is an American choreographer, performer, and teacher of contemporary dance.
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Bhanu Kapil
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- novelistpoetwriter
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Bhanu Kapil is a British-born poet and author of Indian descent. She is best known for her books The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (2001), Incubation: A Space for Monsters (2006), and Ban en Banlieue (2015).
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Joseph Griffo
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- politician
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Joseph A. "Joe" Griffo is an American politician serving as a member of the New York Senate from the 53rd district since 2023, and the 47th district from 2007-2022. The 53rd district includes parts of Chenango, Oneida, and Madison Counties. Prior to his election to the Senate, Griffo served as mayor of Rome, New York and as Oneida County executive. A Republican, Griffo serves as deputy minority leader of the State Senate.
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Raymond J. McGrath
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- lawyerpolitician
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Raymond Joseph McGrath (born March 27, 1942) is an American educator and politician who served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993. He was a Republican from New York.
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Antoine Thompson
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- politician
- Biography
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Antoine Maurice Thompson is an American politician from Buffalo, New York. A Democrat, Thompson represented the 60th District in the New York State Senate from 2007 to 2011. Thompson previously served as the Masten District councilman on the Buffalo Common Council from 2001 to 2007.
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Gerald Jennings
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gerald David "Jerry" Jennings is an American former politician from the state of New York who was the 74th mayor of Albany. A Democrat, Jennings won five terms as mayor of Albany and served in that capacity for 20 years. At the time of his retirement in 2013, Jennings was the second longest tenured mayor in the city's history.
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Karl Kassel
- Biography
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Karl W. Kassel is an American independent politician and former Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, serving from 2015 to 2018. He is a retired businessman and government administrator.
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Jamie Romeo
- Enrolled in SUNY College at Brockport
- Graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jamie Romeo is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Romeo has served as Monroe County Clerk since 2020. She previously represented the 136th district in the New York State Assembly, covering parts of Rochester and its inner suburbs, from 2019 until 2020.
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Jason Mangone
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- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jason Mangone is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for SUNY Brockport, a position he has held since 2013. Mangone played college football as a quarterback, first at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, before transferring to Brockport. He became an assistant coach at Brockport in 1999 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2004.
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James M. Milne
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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James Mollison Milne was the first principal of the State University of New York at Oneonta. The library at SUNY Oneonta is named in his honor.
