16 Notable alumni of
University of La Verne
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The University of La Verne is 2287th in the world, 801st in North America, and 757th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from the University of La Verne sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ross Mathews
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- presenterjournalisttelevision actor
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Ross Mathews is an American television host and personality. He rose to fame as an intern and a correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; he was known as "Ross the Intern" on air.
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Alex Villanueva
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- police officerpolitician
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Alejandro Villanueva is an American law enforcement officer who served as the 33rd sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from 2018 until 2022. He defeated incumbent sheriff Jim McDonnell in the 2018 L.A. County Sheriff's race, making him the first to unseat an incumbent in over 100 years. Before becoming Sheriff, he was a lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Dan Quisenberry
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Daniel Raymond "Quiz" Quisenberry was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Kansas City Royals. Notable for his submarine-style pitching delivery and his humorous quotes, he led the American League in saves a record five times (1980, 1982–85). Quisenberry retired in 1990 with 244 saves, then the fifth-highest total in major league history.
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Anthony E. Zuiker
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- screenwritertelevision produceractorfilm producer
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Anthony E. Zuiker is an American television writer, television producer, and author. He is best known as the creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He produced all five editions of the CSI franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY,CSI: Cyber and CSI: Vegas. His production company is Dare to Pass.
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Art Acevedo
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- police officer
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Hubert Arturo Acevedo is an American police officer who was previously the interim chief of police of the Aurora Police Department, the chief of police of the Austin Police Department, Houston Police Department, and Miami Police Department. Before becoming a police chief, he was a member of the California Highway Patrol.
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John Long
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- mountaineer
- Biography
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John Long is an American rock climber and author. His stories have been translated into many languages.
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Darren Kavinoky
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- lawyerjournalist
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Darren Kavinoky is an American criminal lawyer and television journalist who is the creator of the television show Deadly Sins on Investigation Discovery. He is also the featured Criminal Interventionist on the Investigation Discovery TV series Breaking Point. Darren is an on-air legal analyst and a special correspondent for the syndicated show The Insider, where he reports on legal, political, and pop-culture issues. Kavinoky has also appeared on The Insider’s sister show, Entertainment Tonight, as well as NBC’s Today Show, Dr. Phil, various shows on CNN Headline News, and many other national and local television and radio programs. Kavinoky also frequently contributes a video blog to The Insider.
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Mike Morrell
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- politician
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Mike Morrell is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2020. He was elected as a Republican to the California State Assembly in 2010, and won a special election to the State Senate in March 2014. Prior to serving in the state legislature, he was a real estate broker.
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Jessica Dominguez
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- lawyer
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Jessica Dominguez is an immigration lawyer based in Studio City, California. She is a radio and television presenter. Between 2012 and 2013 she hosted the radio program Pregúntale a la Abogada on Univision Radio. Currently she hosts the weekly television immigration "Ángel de la Justicia" on Univision's ¡Despierta América! and also appears on Primer Impacto's immigration segments. She is an advocate for immigration reform and has given commentary on the topic for media outlets including The Los Angeles Times.
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Roger Hernández
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- politician
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Roger Hernández is an American former politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 48th district.
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David Hollinger
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- university teacherhistorian
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David Albert Hollinger is the Preston Hotchkis Professor of History, emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. His specialties are American intellectual history and American ethnoracial history.
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Robert T. Yamate
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- diplomat
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Robert T. Yamate is an American diplomat of Japanese descent and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros.
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Tom Jackson, Jr
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Tom Jackson Jr. is an American academic who is president of California Polytechnic University Humboldt (CPH), where he started in fall 2019. He is best known for overseeing the university's transition to a polytechnic.
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Dan Graham
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Daniel Jay Graham is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 143 games in the Major Leagues – largely as a catcher – for the Minnesota Twins (1979) and Baltimore Orioles (1980–1981). He threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
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Willie Norwood
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Willie Norwood is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1977 to 1980.
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Jim Lentine
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- baseball player
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James Matthew Lentine is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the major leagues, from 1978 to 1980, for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers. He is based in San Clemente, California, and working as an area scout for the Toronto Blue Jays.
