27 Notable alumni of
University of Maryland - Adelphi
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The University of Maryland - Adelphi is 1921st in the world, 659th in North America, and 620th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from the University of Maryland - Adelphi sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ray Lewis
- Occupations
- authorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 17-year career as a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning All-America honors. He is considered one of the greatest linebackers of all time.
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Jalen Rose
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- In 2005 graduated with Bachelor of Science in management
- Occupations
- actorbasketball playerpodcaster
- Biography
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Jalen Anthony Rose is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores.
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Hakan Fidan
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in management and political science
- Occupations
- officialdiplomatintelligence officersoldier
- Biography
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Hakan Fidan is a Turkish politician serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since June 2023. He was previously the director of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) from March 2010 until June 2023.
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Dale Dye
- Occupations
- film actormilitary officerjournalisttelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Dale Adam Dye Jr. is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer. A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializing in portraying realistic military action in Hollywood films. Dye has also offered his expertise to television, such as the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific, the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air, and video games, including the Medal of Honor series.
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Thom Tillis
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- consultantpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Roland Tillis is an American businessman and politician of the Republican Party serving since 2015 as a United States senator from North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015 and as the State House speaker from 2011 to 2015. Tillis was elected to the United States Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan, and reelected in 2020. He became the state's senior U.S. senator when Richard Burr retired in 2023.
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Karen Handel
- Occupations
- employeebusiness executivepoliticianwriter
- Biography
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Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006, as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
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Deshauna Barber
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- motivational speakermodelbeauty pageant contestantmilitary officer
- Biography
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Deshauna Barber is an American motivational speaker, beauty pageant titleholder and captain in the United States Army Reserve. On June 5, 2016, she was crowned Miss USA 2016 by the outgoing titleholder Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma. She represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant and finished as a Top 9 finalist. She's also the first United States military member to win the Miss USA pageant.
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Michael A. Grinston
- Occupations
- soldier
- Biography
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Michael Anthony Grinston is a retired soldier of the United States Army who served as the 16th Sergeant Major of the Army from 2019 to 2023. Prior to his term as Sergeant Major of the Army, he served as the senior enlisted leader for United States Army Forces Command.
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John William Vessey
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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John William Vessey Jr. was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of general, and was most notable for his service as the tenth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Daniel L. Cox
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Daniel Lewis Cox is an American politician and lawyer. He was a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the fourth district from 2019 to 2023.
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Saman Arbabi
- Occupations
- television presentercaricaturistreporterjournalistpresenter
- Biography
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Saman Arbabi is an Iranian-American journalist, video director, cartoonist, host, creator, and executive producer of Voice of America's satirical television shows Parazit and OnTen. His work has been called "civic satire", comedy with a political and media mission.
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Caitlin Bassett
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- actorsoldier
- Biography
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Caitlin Amanda Bassett is an American actress and US Army veteran, who came to prominence for her work as a lead, playing Addison Augustine on NBC's Quantum Leap.
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Edward J. Perkins
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- In 1967 graduated with bachelor's degree in public administration and political science
- Occupations
- diplomatliterary editorprofessor
- Biography
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Edward Joseph Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia. He also served as the Director General of the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Corps.
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Mike Ertel
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Ertel is an American politician who briefly served as the 29th Secretary of State of Florida. A Republican, Ertel previously served as Supervisor of Elections for Seminole County, Florida, a position which he was first appointed to by Governor Jeb Bush in February 2005. Ertel resigned as Secretary of State after less than a month in office after photos of Ertel dressed in blackface surfaced.
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Sean Lawler
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Sean Patrick Lawler served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from December 2017 until July 2019.
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Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- Graduated with Master of Science in management
- Occupations
- ministerpoliticianmanager
- Biography
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Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah is a Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region, and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.
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Larry Sharpe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Larry David Sharpe is an American business consultant, entrepreneur, political activist, and podcaster. He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination for vice president of the United States in 2016, losing to former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld. Sharpe was the Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York in the 2018 gubernatorial election. He again received that party's gubernatorial nomination for the 2022 New York gubernatorial election, but did not meet the qualifications to be listed on the general election ballot and consequently ran as a write-in candidate. He is again the Libertarian gubernatorial nominee in the 2026 New York gubernatorial election, as well as the nominee of the We The People Party and is also running for the nomination of the Republican Party.
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William J. Boarman
- Biography
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William Joseph Boarman was an American printer who served as the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Boarman was a labor union leader and government consultant, and served as senior vice-president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and president of that union's Printing, Publishing & Media Works Sector.
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Christopher Emery
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- In 1996 graduated with Bachelor of Science in information systems studies
- Occupations
- authorenterprise architectCounty administratorcivil servantusher
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Christopher Beauregard Emery is an American author and former government official. He was a White House Usher during the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton administrations. Emery later served as the chief information officer of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division and the Architect of the Capitol. He was chief enterprise architect of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Emery is the author of the memoir White House Usher: Stories from the Inside (2017).
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Doreen Baingana
- Occupations
- writereditor
- Biography
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Doreen Baingana is a Ugandan writer. Her short story collection, Tropical Fish, won the Grace Paley Award for Short Fiction in 2003 and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book, Africa Region in 2006. Stories in it were finalists for the Caine Prize in 2004 and 2005. She was a Caine Prize finalist for the third time in 2021 and has received many other awards listed below.
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Elizabeth Bobo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Elizabeth Bobo is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served as Howard County Executive and in the Maryland House of Delegates. Bobo was the first and only female Howard County Executive, serving from 1986 to 1990.
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James N. Robey, Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James N. Robey Jr., an American Democratic politician, was a Maryland State Senator from January 10, 2007, to January 14, 2015. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2013 until he retired in January 2015.
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John Bruce Wallace
- Occupations
- jazz musicianpainterjazz guitaristcomposergraphic artist
- Biography
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John Bruce Wallace is an American composer and avant-garde, free jazz, fusion, experimental, improvisational progressive metal guitarist.
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Antonio Fresco
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- Studied in 2022
- Occupations
- radio personalitydisc jockeytelevision personalitysongwriteractor
- Biography
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Miguel Antonio Matos, known professionally as Antonio Fresco, is an American DJ, record producer and radio personality. He is an Afro-Latino of Dominican & Puerto Rican descent.
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James M. Kelly
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in business administration
- Occupations
- police officermilitary personnelpolitician
- Biography
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James M. Kelly is a Washington, D.C. lobbyist and a former Maryland politician. He was first elected in 1994 to represent District 9B, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland. An officer in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, he became Assistant Commandant for Reserve in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2021.
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Jean Pieters
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- 1980-1985 graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- university teacherbiochemist
- Biography
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Jean Pieters is a Dutch biochemist and Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Emmett Paige, Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in general studies
- Occupations
- civil servantmilitary officer
- Biography
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Emmett Paige Jr. served as the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence from 1993 to 1997. He retired from active duty in the United States Army as a lieutenant general in 1988 after 41 years of military service.
