24 Notable alumni of
University of Maryland - Adelphi

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The University of Maryland - Adelphi is 1873rd in the world, 653rd in North America, and 615th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 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.

  1. Ray Lewis

    Ray Lewis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    player of American footballauthor
    Biography

    Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. is a former American football linebacker who played his entire 17-year career for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, where he earned All-America honors.

  2. Jalen Rose

    Jalen Rose
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    In 2005 graduated with Bachelor of Science in management
    Occupations
    actorpodcasterbasketball player
    Biography

    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.

  3. Hakan Fidan

    Hakan Fidan
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    officialsoldierintelligence officerdiplomat
    Biography

    Hakan Fidan is a Turkish politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since June 2023. A member of the Justice and Development Party, he was previously the director of the National Intelligence Organization from March 2010 until June 2023.

  4. Dale Dye

    Dale Dye
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    military officerfilm actorbusinesspersonwriteractor
    Biography

    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, and video games, including the Medal of Honor series.

  5. Thom Tillis

    Thom Tillis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    politicianconsultant
    Biography

    Thomas Roland Tillis is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from North Carolina, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Tillis served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015, and as its speaker from 2011 to 2015.

  6. Karen Handel

    Karen Handel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    business executiveemployeewriterpolitician
    Biography

    Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and 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.

  7. Deshauna Barber

    Deshauna Barber
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    Graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    beauty pageant contestantmodelmotivational speakermilitary officer
    Biography

    Deshauna Barber is an American beauty pageant titleholder, motivational speaker, 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.

  8. Michael A. Grinston

    Michael A. Grinston
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    soldier
    Biography

    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.

  9. John William Vessey

    John William Vessey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1922-2016 (aged 94)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    John William "Jack" 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.

  10. Daniel L. Cox

    Daniel L. Cox
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Daniel Lewis Cox is an American far-right politician. He is a Republican who represented the fourth district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2019 to 2023. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election, which he lost in a landslide, and had been endorsed by former president Donald Trump. An election denier, Cox is a staunch proponent of the disproven conspiracy theory that the 2020 United States presidential election was marred by fraud. He is currently a candidate for Congress in Maryland's 6th congressional district.

  11. Saman Arbabi

    Saman Arbabi
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    reportercaricaturisttelevision presentertelevision producercorrespondent
    Biography

    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.

  12. Edward J. Perkins

    Edward J. Perkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-2020 (aged 92)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    In 1967 graduated with bachelor's degree in political science and public administration
    Occupations
    diplomatprofessorliterary editor
    Biography

    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 of the United States State Department's Diplomatic Corps.

  13. Mike Ertel

    Mike Ertel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  14. Sean Lawler

    Sean Lawler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Sean P. Lawler served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from December 2017 until July 2019.

  15. William J. Boarman

    William J. Boarman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-2021 (aged 75)
    Biography

    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.

  16. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah

    Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    Graduated with Master of Science in management
    Occupations
    politicianmanager
    Biography

    Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah is a Ghanaian politician who served in the government of Ghana as Minister of Energy and Petroleum in the John Mahama administration from 2013 to 2016. Buah, a member of the National Democratic Congress, is the Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region. He was the Deputy Minority Leader in the Parliament of Ghana after replacing James Klutse Avedzi.

  17. Doreen Baingana

    Doreen Baingana
    Born in
    Uganda Flag Uganda
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    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.

  18. Christopher Emery

    Christopher Emery
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    In 1996 graduated with Bachelor of Science in information systems
    Occupations
    County administratorenterprise architectauthorchief information officerusher
    Biography

    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).

  19. James N. Robey, Jr

    James N. Robey, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  20. Larry Sharpe

    Larry Sharpe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  21. John Bruce Wallace

    John Bruce Wallace
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    painterjazz musiciangraphic artistcomposerjazz guitarist
    Biography

    John Bruce Wallace is an American composer and avant-garde, free jazz, fusion, experimental, improvisational progressive metal guitarist.

  22. James M. Kelly

    James M. Kelly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science in business administration
    Occupations
    military personnelpolice officerpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  23. Jean Pieters

    Jean Pieters
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    1980-1985 graduated with Master of Science
    Occupations
    biochemistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Jean Pieters is a Dutch biochemist and Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.

  24. Emmett Paige, Jr

    Emmett Paige, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1931-2017 (aged 86)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - Adelphi
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in general studies
    Occupations
    military officercivil servant
    Biography

    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.