32 Notable alumni of
University of West Florida

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The University of West Florida is 2025th in the world, 701st in North America, and 661st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from the University of West Florida sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Jan Hooks

    Jan Hooks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-2014 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Janet Vivian Hooks was an American actress and comedian. Hooks was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991. After leaving SNL, she continued to make cameo appearances until 1994. Her subsequent work included a regular role on the last two seasons of Designing Women, a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun, and a number of other film and television roles, including on 30 Rock and The Simpsons.

  2. Anna Paulina Luna

    Anna Paulina Luna
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    In 2017 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
    Occupations
    military personnelswimsuit modelpoliticianInstagrammer
    Biography

    Anna Paulina Luna is an American politician and activist who serves in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party.

  3. Jack Bergman

    Jack Bergman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    In 1975 graduated with Master of Arts
    Occupations
    business executivepoliticianaircraft pilotmilitary officer
    Biography

    John Warren Bergman is an American politician and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served as commanding general of the Marine Forces Reserve and the Marine Forces North. He also served as a naval aviator, flying rotary-winged aircraft such as the CH-46 and UH-1, as well as fixed-wing aircraft such as the T-28 and KC-130.

  4. Namrata Singh Gujral

    Namrata Singh Gujral
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    film directortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Namrata Singh Gujral is an American filmmaker, motivational speaker and actor.

  5. Moochie Norris

    Moochie Norris
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Martyn Bernard "Moochie" Norris is an American former professional basketball player who played several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as other leagues. He is the head coach of the Houston Push of The Basketball League (TBL).

  6. Jonathan Little

    Jonathan Little
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    poker player
    Biography

    Jonathan Little is an American professional poker player who won both the World Poker Tour's Season VI Mirage Poker Showdown and Season VII Foxwoods World Poker Finals and won the WPT Season VI Player of the Year award.

  7. James O. Ellis

    James O. Ellis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    Graduated with Master of Science in aeronautical systems
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Admiral James Oren Ellis Jr. is a retired 4-star admiral and former Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He was President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations until May 2012 and serves on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin.

  8. Chip Cravaack

    Chip Cravaack
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    In 1989 graduated with Master of Education
    Occupations
    politicianaircraft pilot
    Biography

    Raymond John "Chip" Cravaack is an American former politician and aviator. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for northeastern Minnesota's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2013. In his first run for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947 to represent the district. Previously, Cravaack was a pilot for Northwest Airlines, and before that, he was a Navy pilot and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was defeated by DFL nominee Rick Nolan on November 6, 2012.

  9. Bruce E. Melnick

    Bruce E. Melnick
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    military officerastronaut
    Biography

    Bruce Edward Melnick is a retired American astronaut and United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. He served as a vice president with the Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's Florida operations at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Melnick retired in 2008 and currently resides on Merritt Island, Florida.

  10. James Buchli

    James Buchli
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    astronautaircraft pilotmilitary officer
    Biography

    James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

  11. Kenneth Cockrell

    Kenneth Cockrell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    astronautmilitary officertest pilot
    Biography

    Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.

  12. Bryan D. O'Connor

    Bryan D. O'Connor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    astronautaircraft pilotmilitary officer
    Biography

    Bryan Daniel O'Connor is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2008.

  13. Richard N. Richards

    Richard N. Richards
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    astronautaircraft pilotmilitary officer
    Biography

    Richard Noel "Dick" Richards, (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.

  14. William H. Plackett

    William H. Plackett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1937-2016 (aged 79)
    Biography

    William Howard Plackett was a senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the sixth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

  15. David Suhor

    David Suhor
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Biography

    David Suhor is an American jazz musician and teacher living in Pensacola, Florida; he is the founder of a local business called ShamaLamaGram that delivers singing telegrams.

  16. Lee Moak

    Lee Moak
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    trade unionistaircraft pilotconsultant
    Biography

    Donald Lee Moak is an expert in aviation safety, consultant, and the co-founder of Intrepid, a public affairs, advocacy, and business consulting firm located in Washington, D.C. He previously served as co-chair of The DOT Special Committee to Review FAA’s Aircraft Certification Process. Before joining Delta Air Lines and working his way up to a B-767 Delta Air Lines captain, Moak served as a Marine Corps and U.S. Navy Reserve fighter pilot, and as president of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA).

  17. Mark P. Fitzgerald

    Mark P. Fitzgerald
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Mark P. Fitzgerald is a retired United States Navy admiral. He is the former Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe – Commander, United States Naval Forces Africa and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples. He previously served as Director, Navy Staff from December 2006 to November 2007 and Commander, United States Second Fleet from 2004 until December 2006. He assumed the duties of Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples on November 30, 2007 and assumed the additional duties as Commander, United States Naval Forces Africa on March 26, 2009.

  18. Mike Hill

    Mike Hill
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Walter Bryan "Mike" Hill is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016 and 2018 to 2020, representing the Pensacola area.

  19. Stuart Manley

    Stuart Manley
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    golfer
    Biography

    Stuart Manley is a Welsh professional golfer.

  20. Reginald "Reggie" Warren

    Reginald "Reggie" Warren
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Reginald Warren is an American professional basketball player for Veltex Shizuoka in Japan.

  21. Curtis B. Richardson

    Curtis B. Richardson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Curtis B. Richardson is an American elected official, who has been a member of the Tallahassee City Commission since 2014. He previously served for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Gadsden and Leon Counties from 2000 to 2008.

  22. Daniela Cruz

    Daniela Cruz
    Born in
    Costa Rica Flag Costa Rica
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    association football managerassociation football player
    Biography

    Daniela María Cruz Mejía is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender for Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica women's national team.

  23. Sean Reynolds

    Sean Reynolds
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Sean Reynolds is an American soccer player.

  24. David Architzel

    David Architzel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    Graduated with Master of Science in aeronautical systems
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    David Architzel is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. His last assignment was as Commander of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).

  25. Richard Dixon

    Richard Dixon
    Born in
    Jamaica Flag Jamaica
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Richard Dixon is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a defender.

  26. Jayer Williamson

    Jayer Williamson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jayer Williamson is a politician from the state of Florida. He held the position of state representative from the Florida State House's third district from 2016 to 2022. He previously held the position of District One Santa Rosa County Commissioner. He was appointed to this position by Governor Rick Scott, after the death of then commissioner, Jim Williamson. He held the seat until the next general election for the position.

  27. Ligel Lambert

    Ligel Lambert
    Born in
    Haiti Flag Haiti
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    Graduated with Master of Education
    Occupations
    entrepreneurpainterteachervisual artistgraphic designer
    Biography

    Ligel Lambert is a Haitian-born American interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, educator and graphic designer who primarily works in painting, collage, printmaking, assemblage (art) and sculpture. He is best known for his colorful, Fauvist, rhythmic and abstracted interpretations of musicians, interpretations of sounds and musical themed paintings.

  28. Charles H. Johnston

    Charles H. Johnston
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    Graduated with Master of Science in aeronautical systems
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Johnston Jr., United States Navy (born 1948), was appointed Vice Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command, (NAVAIR) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland in December 2001.

  29. Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch

    Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch
    Biography

    Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch is a former at-large governing board member of the South Florida Water Management District representing St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. She is the author of the blog Indian River Lagoon, a former member of Florida's Constitution Revision Commission, a former mayor and commissioner of the Town of Sewall's Point, Florida, and a former Republican candidate for Martin County Commission.

  30. Jerry L. Maygarden

    Jerry L. Maygarden
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jerry Louis Maygarden is a former American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 55th Mayor of Pensacola from 1991 to 1994.

  31. Tanya Gallagher

    Tanya Gallagher
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Tanya Gallagher is an American indie folk singer-songwriter from Pensacola, Florida.

  32. Robert McMurry

    Robert McMurry
    Enrolled in the University of West Florida
    Graduated with Master of Science in systems engineering and control engineering
    Occupations
    military leader
    Biography

    Robert D. McMurry Jr. is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who is now an executive vice president at Dayton Aerospace and a member of its board of directors. In the U.S. Air Force, he last served as the Commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Prior to that, he was the Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory.