17 Notable alumni of
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is 2461st in the world, 859th in North America, and 812th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Apolo Ohno
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Apolo Anton Ohno is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Mirai Nagasu
- Occupations
- figure skater
- Biography
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Mirai Aileen Nagasu is an American figure skater. She is a 2018 Olympic Games team event bronze medalist, three-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2007 JGP Final champion, a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 2007, bronze in 2008), and a seven-time U.S. national medalist (gold in 2008, silver in 2010 and 2018, bronze in 2011 and 2014, pewter in 2016 and 2017).
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Raquel Pennington
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Raquel Pennington is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. As of January 23, 2024, she is #7 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
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Jason Brown
- Occupations
- figure skating choreographerfigure skater
- Biography
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Jason Lawrence Brown is an American figure skater. He is a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2020 silver, 2018 bronze), and the 2015 U.S. national champion. Earlier in his career, he became a two-time World Junior medalist (2013 silver, 2012 bronze), the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2010 junior national champion.
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John Herrington
- Occupations
- United States Naval Aviatorastronautaquanaut
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John Bennett Herrington is a retired United States Naval Aviator, engineer and former NASA astronaut. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space.
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Adeline Gray
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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Adeline Maria Gray is an American freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 76 kilograms. She is a six-time world champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021) and a two-time Olympian (2016, 2020), with the silver medal in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the first American woman to win back-to-back wrestling world titles since Tricia Saunders in 1998 and 1999. She is also the first American woman wrestler to win six world championships.
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Max Aaron
- Occupations
- figure skater
- Biography
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Maxwell Theodore "Max" Aaron is an American former figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. national champion, the 2015 Skate America champion, the 2011 U.S. national junior champion, and a three-time U.S. International Classic champion (2012, 2013, and 2014). Aaron announced his retirement from figure skating on April 19, 2018.
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Yusef Komunyakaa
- Occupations
- poetacademicwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Yusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for Neon Vernacular and the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He also received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Komunyakaa received the 2007 Louisiana Writer Award for his contribution to poetry.
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Amber English
- Occupations
- sport shooter
- Biography
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Amber English is an American sport shooter who won the gold medal in the women's skeet at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, setting a new Olympic record of 56. Amber English is currently serving as a First lieutenant in the United States Army.
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Teresa A. H. Djuric
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Teresa A.H. Djuric is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. Her last assignment was deputy director, Space and Intelligence Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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Dave Williams
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Alan Williams is an American politician from Colorado Springs, Colorado who has served as Chair of the Colorado Republican Party since 2023, having previously represented Colorado House of Representatives District 15 from 2017 to 2023, which encompassed Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County. Williams is a candidate for Colorado's 5th congressional district in the 2024 elections, running to replace the retiring Doug Lamborn. He has been widely described as a far-right politician.
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Scott Poteet
- Enrolled in the University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- 2009-2010 graduated with Master of Science in counseling and leadership
- Occupations
- fighter pilotastronaut
- Biography
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Scott "Kidd" Poteet is an American pilot retired from the United States Air Force scheduled to fly on Polaris Dawn, a private space mission.
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Steve Bach
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stephen G. "Steve" Bach is an American politician who served as the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Elected in a runoff in May 2011, he was the city's first mayor under the new "strong mayor" form of government. In 2014, Bach announced he would not seek a second term as mayor.
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Ed Pegg, Jr
- Occupations
- mathematicianscience communicator
- Biography
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Edward Taylor Pegg Jr. is an expert on mathematical puzzles and is a self-described recreational mathematician. He wrote an online puzzle column called Ed Pegg Jr.'s Math Games for the Mathematical Association of America during the years 2003–2007. His puzzles have also been used by Will Shortz on the puzzle segment of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. He was a fan of Martin Gardner and regularly participated in Gathering 4 Gardner conferences. In 2009 he teamed up with Tom M. Rodgers and Alan Schoen to edit two Gardner tribute books.
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Sherman L. Fleek
- Occupations
- military historian
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Sherman L. Fleek is an American military historian. He was born at Hill Air Force Base and raised in Layton, Utah. His work specializes on Mormon military history, particularly the history of the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican–American War. He has also written on topics related to Latter-day Saint history that are not always military in nature.
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John Morse
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John P. Morse is an American former politician who was a state senator in the Colorado Senate from 2007 to 2013, serving as president of the senate in 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Morse represented Senate District 11, which encompasses Manitou Springs, Colorado, and eastern Colorado Springs. On April 17, 2009, he was selected to become Colorado's next Senate Majority Leader, following the resignation of Senate President Peter Groff and the promotion of previous Majority Leader Brandon Shaffer. On September 10, 2013, Morse was recalled from office as a reaction to his involvement in passing gun control laws. He was the first legislator to be successfully recalled in the state's history.
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Darrin Steele
- Occupations
- sports officialbobsledderdecathletesports executive
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Darrin Steele is an American bobsledder. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. A native of Sherrard, Illinois, Steele graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in economics. Steele was a member of the Eastern Illinois Panthers track and field team from 1989 to 1992.