20 Notable alumni of
SUNY College at Oneonta
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SUNY College at Oneonta is 1915th in the world, 664th in North America, and 624th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from SUNY College at Oneonta sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Bill Pullman
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actorstage actorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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William Pullman is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting.
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Edward Burns
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directortelevision directoractorwriter
- Biography
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Edward Fitzgerald Burns is an American actor and filmmaker. He rose to fame with The Brothers McMullen (1995), his low-budget independent film that became successful worldwide. His other film appearances include Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Holiday (2006), 27 Dresses (2008), Man on a Ledge (2012), Friends with Kids (2012), and Alex Cross (2012). Burns directed films such as She's the One (1996), Sidewalks of New York (2001), and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012). On television, he appeared as Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama series Mob City and as Terry Muldoon in TNT's Public Morals.
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Jack Smith
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- lawyerprosecutor
- Biography
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John Luman Smith is an American attorney who has served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney, acting U.S. attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section. He was also the chief prosecutor at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, an international tribunal at The Hague tasked with investigating and prosecuting war crimes in the Kosovo War. He served as a Special Counsel for the Department of Justice from November 18, 2022 until his resignation on January 10, 2025.
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Don Garber
- Occupations
- commissionerchief executive officerbusinesspersonboard of directors membersports official
- Biography
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Donald P. Garber is an American sports executive who has been the commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation board of directors.
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Sal Paolantonio
- Occupations
- writersports commentator
- Biography
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Salvatore Anthony Nicholas Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. Since joining ESPN in 1995, Paolantonio has become a staple in their NFL coverage, as he contributes to shows such as SportsCenter, NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown (from the Monday Night Football site). In 2004, he added studio work to his duties, replacing Suzy Kolber as the host of NFL Matchup, an X's and O's football show; joining him are Louis Riddick and Greg Cosell. His best known work for ESPN was his coverage of the Terrell Owens saga with the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Paolantonio has also been an adjunct professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia since 2001.
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Tim Melia
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Timothy Melia is an American professional soccer player who last played as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
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Ronald J. Garan
- Occupations
- fighter pilotengineerastronautmilitary officer
- Biography
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Ronald John Garan Jr. is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a mission specialist on the May 2008 STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27. Garan is a highly decorated former NASA astronaut who flew on the US Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz, and International Space Station. In total he spent 178 days in space and more than 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits of Earth, 27 hours and 3 minutes of EVA in four spacewalks, and 18 days on the bottom of the ocean during the NEEMO-9 undersea mission.
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Linda Swartz Taglialatela
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Linda Swartz Taglialatela is a diplomat and she was United States Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 2015. On February 1, 2016, she presented her credentials to Sir Elliott Belgrave, the then Governor-General of Barbados.
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Caryl M. Stern
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Caryl M. Stern is an American author, child advocate, civil and human rights activist, and non-profit executive.
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Al Schnier
- Occupations
- musicianguitarist
- Biography
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Al Schnier is a musician most noted for being one of two guitarists for the American jam band Moe.
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Andy McKean
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrew John McKean is an American politician and retired attorney in the state of Iowa. He represented various districts in the Iowa House of Representatives, including District 23 from 1979 to 1983 and District 44 from 1983 to 1993. Afterward, he served in the Iowa Senate, representing District 28 from 1993 to 2003. He served as a supervisor of Jones County from 2003 to 2011. McKean returned to the Iowa House in 2016 after being elected to District 58, defeating Jessica Kean. In 2018, he was reelected, defeating Joe Oclon, On August 21, 2019, Republican Steven Bradley of Cascade, Iowa, announced that he would run against McKean after he chose to run as a Democrat. In the 2020 elections, Bradley ended up defeating McKean.
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Marty Appel
- Occupations
- sports journalisttelevision producer
- Biography
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Martin E. Appel is an American public relations and sports management executive, television executive producer, baseball historian and author.
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Stacey Pheffer Amato
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stacey Pheffer Amato is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 23rd district, which includes portions of Queens. A conservative Democrat, Pheffer Amato was first elected in 2016.
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Patricia Turner
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 70)
- Enrolled in SUNY College at Oneonta
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- university teacherhistorianacademicart historian
- Biography
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Patricia A. Turner is an American folklorist who documents and analyzes the stories that define the African American experience. A professor in World Arts and Cultures/Dance and African American Studies at UCLA, Turner is the author of five books on topics ranging from rumors, legends and conspiracy theories to African American quilters and images of African Americans in popular culture. She is the 2021 recipient of the Linda Dégh Lifetime Achievement Award.
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John W. Sidgmore
- Years
- 1951-2003 (aged 52)
- Occupations
- business executive
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John W. Sidgmore was a corporate executive.
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Farrukh Quarishi
- Occupations
- association football playersports commentator
- Biography
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Farrukh Quraishi is an Iranian retired footballer. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Calgary Boomers. Since retiring from playing, he has held numerous executive positions with the United States Soccer Federation. Quraishi won the 1974 Hermann Trophy. Most recently he was the President and General Manager of the modern Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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Robin L. Higgins
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Robin Lee Higgins is a former Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.
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James C. Zachos
- Enrolled in SUNY College at Oneonta
- In 1981 studied Business Economics and geology
- Occupations
- paleoclimatologistoceanographer
- Biography
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James Zachos is an American paleoclimatologist, oceanographer, and marine scientist. He is currently a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary sciences at University of California, Santa Cruz where he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2017. His research focuses on the biological, chemical, and climatic evolution of late Cretaceous and Cenozoic oceans, and how past climatic conditions help improve forecasts of the consequences of anthropogenic carbon emissions on future climate change.
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George William Thompson
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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George William Thompson is an American international trade attorney, an adjunct professor at George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government and a published author on international trade. He currently has his own firm, Thompson and Associates, in Washington, DC.
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Jessamine S. Whitney
- Occupations
- statistician
- Biography
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Jessamine Sophia Whitney was an American statistician and public health professional, who worked at the National Tuberculosis Association for 22 years.
