48 Notable alumni of
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
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The University of Massachusetts - Lowell is 1432nd in the world, 501st in North America, and 469th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 48 notable alumni from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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John Pinette
- Occupations
- film actorcomediantelevision actor
- Biography
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John Paul Pinette was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and Broadway performer. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of Michael Jackson, The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo from Fantasy Island), an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando (notably Brando's role in The Godfather), as well as various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang in his stand-up routines; for example "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina".
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Corey Lewandowski
- Occupations
- political punditpolitical adviserlobbyist
- Biography
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Corey R. Lewandowski is an American political operative, lobbyist, political commentator and author who is politically associated with Donald Trump. He was the first campaign manager of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and was dismissed by Trump during the Republican Primary. He later became a political commentator for One America News Network (OANN), Fox News and CNN.
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Thelma Todd
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Thelma Alice Todd was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy." Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts, and in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers and a number of Charley Chase's short comedies. She co-starred with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in several Wheeler and Woolsey and Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was cut short by her sudden death in 1935 at the age of 29.
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Tawakkol Karman
- Occupations
- politicianhuman rights activistpeace activistjournalist
- Biography
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Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman is a Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist. She co-founded and leads 'Women Journalists Without Chains', a group established in 2005 to advocate for press freedom and human rights. She became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that was part of the Arab Spring movement. She was often referred as the 'Iron Woman' and the 'Mother of the Revolution" in Yemen. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for "non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work". She became the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize.
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Craig MacTavish
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Craig MacTavish is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player, formerly an assistant coaching position with the St. Louis Blues. He played center for 17 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues, winning the Stanley Cup four times (1987, 1988, 1990, 1994). He was the last NHL player not to wear a helmet during games.
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Connor Hellebuyck
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Connor Charles Hellebuyck is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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John Ogonowski
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotair force officerfarmer
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John Alexander Ogonowski was a Polish-American aircraft pilot and an agricultural activist. A resident of Dracut, Massachusetts, Ogonowski was a leading advocate on behalf of farming in Massachusetts, particularly in aiding immigrant farmers from Cambodia, whom he assisted as part of the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. He was the Captain of American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists and flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks. He is believed to have been killed by the hijackers prior to the crash.
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Ron Hainsey
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ronald Martin Hainsey is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played seventeen years in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators, playing over 1,100 career NHL games.
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Dwayne Roloson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Albert Dwayne Roloson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former goaltending coach of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently the Goaltending Coach and Director of Player Development for Lake Superior State University Men's Ice Hockey of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).
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Carter Hutton
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Carter John Hutton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres and the Arizona Coyotes.
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James Costos
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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James Costos is an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2013 to 2017. He was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2013.
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Bob Weston
- Occupations
- record producermastering engineeraudio engineerengineer
- Biography
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Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Critic Jason Ankeny declares that "Weston's name and fingerprints are all over the American underground rock of the post-punk era, producing and engineering dates for a seemingly endless number of bands." As a performer, Weston is best known as the bass guitarist in the groups Volcano Suns and Shellac.
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Marty Meehan
- Enrolled in the University of Massachusetts - Lowell
- In 1978 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianadjunct professorfinancial analystlawyer
- Biography
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Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator, politician, and attorney. Since July 2015, Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
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Rich Miner
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
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Rich Miner is an investment partner on the GV team. Miner joined the GV team in March, 2009 and is based out of Cambridge, MA. Before joining GV, Miner was a co-founder of Android, Inc., origin of the Android mobile operating system and was an executive on the Android team after its acquisition by Google. Miner also co-founded Wildfire Communications, a voice communications startup that was sold to Orange in April 2000. He has a doctorate in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In 2019, Miner was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for his position in the wireless industry. The Richard A. Miner School of Computer & Information Sciences at UMass Lowell was named after Miner in 2022.
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Scott Wilson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Scott Wilson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Salavat Ulaev Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he earned two Stanley Cup championships, Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Harish Hande
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Harish Hande is an Indian social entrepreneur, who co-founded SELCO India in 1995.
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Chad Ruhwedel
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Chad James Ruhwedel is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Christian Folin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Carl Christian Folin is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Folin has previously played for the Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens.
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Stéphane Gendron
- Occupations
- politiciantelevision presenterradio personality
- Biography
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Stéphane Gendron was the mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada, from 2003 to 2013 and a radio host, a television host and a political analyst for several media outlets.
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Barry Rothbart
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Barry Rothbart is an American comedian, actor and writer. He currently splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City. He was named one of Variety magazine's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2013. He played the role of Peter Deblasio in 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street, played Kevin on ABC's Downward Dog and currently appears on Showtime's Kidding.
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Christopher J. Coyne
- Enrolled in the University of Massachusetts - Lowell
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in business administration
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Christopher James Coyne is an American Catholic prelate who has served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut since May 2024. He had been coadjutor archbishop since June 2023.
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Jack Weinstein
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Jack Weinstein is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. His final post was as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington D.C. In this capacity, Weinstein was responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for focus on Nuclear Deterrence Operations. Previously he was Commander, Twentieth Air Force, part of the Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, part of the U.S. Strategic Command, at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming.
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Robert B. Kennedy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert B. Kennedy was an American politician from Lowell, Massachusetts.
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C. J. Smith
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Connor Jeffrey Smith is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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Thomas M. McGee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas M. McGee is a former mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, and current chair of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors. Previously, he served as a Massachusetts state senator for the Third Essex district. He is a Democrat.
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Kevin Boyle
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Kevin Boyle is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Boyle played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks.
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Norm Bazin
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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Normand M. Bazin is the current head coach of the University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team. In 2013 he led the team to their first Hockey East Championship and their first appearance in the Frozen Four.
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Ben Holmstrom
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Benjamin Scott Holmstrom is an American former professional ice hockey center. He played 7 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers. He previously captained the Adirondack Phantoms and Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League (AHL).
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Joe Gambardella
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Joseph Gabriel Gambardella is an American professional ice hockey player for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). He attended the University of Massachusetts–Lowell where he played college ice hockey and was a business major. Undrafted into the NHL, Gambardella signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers in 2017.
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Andy Wozniewski
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Andrew Pera Wozniewski is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins.
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Paul Sullivan
- Years
- 1957-2007 (aged 50)
- Occupations
- journalistpresenterradio personality
- Biography
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Paul Harold "Sully" Sullivan was an accomplished radio talk-show host of "The Paul Sullivan Show" on WBZ radio. He was best known for his blue-collar politics and plebeian attitude.
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Ben Walter
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ben James Walter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He most recently played with EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League and is the son of former NHL player Ryan Walter.
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Donna Cuomo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Donna Fournier Cuomo is an American politician who represented the 14th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999. She later served as the deputy director of the Department of Public Safety's programs division.
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Sean Garballey
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 40)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sean Garballey is the current Massachusetts State Representative for the 23rd Middlesex District representing Arlington and West Medford. He was elected in a special election on 4 March 2008, after the incumbent, J. James Marzilli Jr. won a 2007 special election for a seat in the Massachusetts Senate.
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Michael Kapla
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Michael Steven Kapla is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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Thomas Golden, Jr
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas A. Golden, Jr. is an American politician who is the city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts. He previously represented the 16th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he was the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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Paul A. Schneider
- Biography
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Paul Allan Schneider is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. He had previously served as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management. He was responsible for all the department's budget, appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance; procurement; human resources and personnel; information technology systems; facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources; and identification and tracking of performance measurements.
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Terrence Masson
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- animatorfilm producer
- Biography
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Terrence Masson is a computer graphics educator, producer, and lecturer, specializing in animation, storytelling and executive leadership. He is the chair of the MFA Computer Arts Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was also founder and CEO of Building Conversation, an augmented reality company located in Boston, MA. He was both the ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and 2010 Conference Chair. He also wrote the book CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference, and has contributed to films, television programs, and video games.
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Jonathan Zlotnik
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jonathan "Jon" D. Zlotnik is an American politician who has served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2013.
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Colleen Garry
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Colleen M. Garry is an American politician who represents the 36th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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Brian Dempsey
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Brian S. Dempsey is an American politician who represented the 3rd Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2017. At the time of his resignation in 2017, he was the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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John Traphagan
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- anthropologistuniversity teacherreligious studies scholar
- Biography
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John Willis Traphagan is professor emeritus of Human Dimensions of Organizations and Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has held positions as a Visiting Scholar in the Interplanetary Initiative at Arizona State University, Visiting professor at the Center for International Education at Waseda University, Clark University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Traphagan's research has largely focused on rural Japan, with most of his research conducted in Iwate Prefecture. He has published extensively on science and culture, aging, health, and life in rural Japan. In the late 2000s, he developed a second stream of research focused on the culture and ethics of space exploration. He has made significant contributions in the study of risk associated with the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Paul J. Sheehy
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Paul Joseph Sheehy was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts Senate and was City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Christopher Fallon
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christopher G. Fallon is an American politician who represented the 33rd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015 and was a member of the Malden School Committee from 1989 to 1997. He declined to seek re-election in 2014 and was succeeded by Steven Ultrino.
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Michael R. Lane
- Biography
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Michael Robert Lane is an American education administrator, currently serving as the dean of Missouri Western State University's Steven L. Craig School of Business in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Before becoming the dean at Missouri Western, Lane was Emporia State University's fifteenth president and an accounting professor from 2006 to 2011, and provost/vice president at several institutions.
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Kevin L. Finnegan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kevin L. Finnegan an American politician and the current Clerk for the Peabody District Court in Peabody, Massachusetts. From 1997 to 2001 he represented the 1st Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. From 1994 to 1997 he was a member of the Newburyport City Council.
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Geoff Hall
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Geoffrey D. Hall is an American teacher and politician who represented the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009. He previously served as a member of the Westford, Massachusetts Housing Authority from 1989 to 1992 and the Westford Board of Selectmen from 1983 to 1989.
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Carmiña Londoño
- Born in
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Colombia - Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Carmiña Londoño emeritus Deputy Division Director of the Electrical Communications and Cybersystems Division at the National Science Foundation. She previously spent 13 years at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where she led the Global Standards and Information Group. Dr. Londoño spent two terms on the Board of Directors of SPIE, and the SPIE's Director's Award in 2019.
