94 Notable alumni of
University of San Diego
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The University of San Diego is 667th in the world, 247th in North America, and 227th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 94 notable alumni from the University of San Diego sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jim Parsons
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- 1999-2001 graduated with Master of Fine Arts in acting
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorfilm producerstage actor
- Biography
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James Joseph Parsons is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, he played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2018, Forbes estimated his annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him the world's highest-paid television actor.
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Jocko Willink
- Occupations
- writermilitary commanderadvisormartial artistpodcaster
- Biography
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John Gretton "Jocko" Willink Jr. is an American author, podcaster, and retired United States Navy officer who served in the Navy SEALs and is a former member of SEAL Team 3.
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Jonny Kim
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- In 2012 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in mathematics
- Occupations
- astronautnaval surgeonphysiciannaval officer
- Biography
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Jonathan Yong Kim, is an American U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, former SEAL, naval aviator, physician, and NASA astronaut.
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Theo Epstein
- Occupations
- executivebusinessperson
- Biography
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Theo Nathaniel Epstein is an American Major League Baseball executive who is the senior adviser and part-owner of Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball and Liverpool FC of the English Premier League, among other properties. Epstein was the vice president and general manager for the Red Sox and then the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, working for each team for nine seasons. Following his tenure in Chicago, he joined MLB as a consultant.
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Andy Weir
- Occupations
- science fiction writernovelistprogrammerwriterprose writer
- Biography
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Andrew Taylor Weir is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016 and his 2021 novel Project Hail Mary was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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Chris Bauer
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Mark Christopher Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.
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Mike Brown
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Burton Brown is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Brown was previously the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and most recently an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors. He is also the head coach of the Nigerian national team.Brown began coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2005. The team reached the 2007 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. Brown was honored as NBA Coach of the Year for leading the Cavaliers to a team-record and league-best 66 wins in 2009. The Cavaliers won 61 games, again a league-best, in 2010. However, after the Cavaliers lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals, Brown was fired. Brown succeeded Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011 before being dismissed five games into the 2012–13 season. He returned to the Cavaliers in 2013, but was fired after one season. Brown then joined the Golden State Warriors as associate head coach in 2016; the team went on to defeat the Cavaliers in the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals, and the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals. He departed from the Warriors in 2022 to become the head coach of the Sacramento Kings. In his first year as head coach, Brown led the Kings to their first playoff appearance in 17 years, snapping the longest playoff drought in NBA history. For his efforts, Brown became the first-ever unanimous NBA Coach of the Year award winner and was named to the NBCA Coach of the Year award in 2023.
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Ryan Zinke
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- In 2003 graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- naval officerbusiness executivepoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Ryan Keith Zinke is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Montana's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Zinke served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013 and as the U.S. representative for the at-large congressional district from 2015 to 2017. He served as the United States secretary of the interior under president Donald Trump from 2017 until his resignation in 2019 following a series of ethical scandals.
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Lorenzo Fertitta
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Lorenzo Joseph Fertitta is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is chairman of Fertitta Capital, director of Red Rock Resorts Inc, and former CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Eric Musselman
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Eric Musselman is an American college basketball coach who is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas. He is the former head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Between head coaching stints at Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman served as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello. He moved to the college coaching ranks in 2012 as an assistant at Arizona State. From 2014–19, he was the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack. The son of former NBA head coach Bill Musselman, Eric Musselman was a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic (under Chuck Daly and Doc Rivers), and Atlanta Hawks (under Lon Kruger).
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David Fizdale
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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David Sean Fizdale is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was an associate general manager for the Utah Jazz, an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, the head coach for the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies, and was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat. He won two championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.
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Edy Ganem
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Edurne Ganem, known professionally as Edy Ganem, is an American actress known for her role as Valentina Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama series Devious Maids.
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Carolina Bescansa
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachersociologistpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Carolina Bescansa is a Spanish politician and political scientist who co-founded the political party Podemos. She was a representative for Madrid in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2016 to 2019.
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Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi royal and politician who served as the governor of Riyadh Province from November 2011 until his death in February 2013. Before that he was the deputy governor of the province.
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Heidi Watney
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantjournalist
- Biography
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Heidi Watney is an American sportscaster who serves as a reporter for Apple TV+.
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Nina Eichinger
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- 2002-2003 studied environmental science
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Nina Eichinger is a German television presenter and actress.
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Pat Quinn
- Occupations
- coachice hockey playerlawyer
- Biography
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John Brian Patrick Quinn, was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman", he coached for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Internationally, Quinn coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Championship, as well as World Cup championship in 2004.
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Todd Gloria
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Todd Rex Gloria is an American politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of San Diego since 2020. As mayor, he is the chief executive officer in the city of San Diego. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Bill Vinovich
- Occupations
- certified public accountantAmerican football official
- Biography
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Bill Vinovich III is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) who has worked as an NFL referee from 2001 to 2006 and since 2012; he is also a college basketball official.
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Brian Hutchison
- Occupations
- actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Brian Hutchison is an American actor based in New York City. He has appeared on such network shows as Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, Chicago Med, Jessica Jones, Elementary, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Godfather of Harlem, The Sinner, FBI: Most Wanted and Lisey's Story.
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Brooke Raboutou
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Studied in 2018-2023
- Occupations
- competition climberrock climber
- Biography
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Brooke Raboutou is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing where she competes as part of the US National Team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups.
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Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
- Occupations
- businesspersonwriterpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Anna Maria Corazza Bildt is an Italian-Swedish entrepreneur and politician, Member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2019. She was elected as a member of the Swedish Moderate Party (part of the European People's Party), but switched to Liberalerna (part of Renew Europe) ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election.
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Lowell McAdam
- Occupations
- chairpersonbusinesspersonengineer
- Biography
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Lowell Clayton McAdam is an American businessman. He is the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, a company he joined in 2000.
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Juan Vargas
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executivelawyer
- Biography
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Juan Carlos Vargas is an American businessman and politician who has been a U.S. representative for California since 2013. His district includes the southernmost portions of San Diego County.
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Salvatore J. Cordileone
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Salvatore Joseph Cordileone is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the archbishop of Archdiocese of San Francisco in California since 2012. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 2009 to 2012 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in California from 2002 to 2009.
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Erik Wahl
- Occupations
- paintermotivational speaker
- Biography
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Erik C. Wahl is an American graffiti artist, speed-painter, author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur based in San Diego. He owns The Wahl Group, a consultancy firm, and has spoken at conventions by Microsoft, Disney, and other corporations. Wahl makes paintings of thinkers, leaders and cultural icons such as Michael Jordan, Steve Jobs, and other celebrities during his presentations.
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Heather McGhee
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- politicianwriter
- Biography
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Heather Charisse McGhee is a New York Times bestselling author and policy advocate. She is a former president and currently a trustee emeritus of Demos, a non-profit progressive U.S. think tank. McGhee is a regular contributor to NBC News and frequently appears as a guest and panelist on Meet the Press, All In with Chris Hayes, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
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Stuart Milk
- Occupations
- LGBTQI+ rights activistsocial activist
- Biography
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Lawrence Stuart Milk is an American LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. The nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, he is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. He has engaged in domestic and international activism, including work with LGBT movements in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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Migz Villafuerte
- Occupations
- politicianmodel
- Biography
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Miguel Luis "Migz" Reyes Villafuerte is a Filipino politician and model, who has been Governor of Camarines Sur from 2013 to 2022. He graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
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Ken Zampese
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- coachAmerican football coachplayer of American football
- Biography
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Kenneth Zampese is an American football coach who is a senior offensive assistant for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Zampese began his coaching career at the University of San Diego, his alma mater, and has held a variety of college and NFL coaching positions. He is the son of former NFL coach Ernie Zampese.
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Gaétan Barrette
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianradiologist
- Biography
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Gaétan Barrette is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of La Pinière as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until retiring from politics at the 2022 Quebec general election.
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Paul Sewald
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Paul Stanton Sewald is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. Sewald played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros.
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John Cook
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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John G. Cook is an American volleyball head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team, who is in his 24th season as head coach in 2023. He has led the Huskers to four national championships, in 2000 by defeating Wisconsin, in 2006 by defeating Stanford, in 2015 by defeating Texas, and in 2017 by defeating Florida. He is a three-time winner of the AVCA National Coach of the Year award. Prior to becoming head coach at Nebraska, Cook served as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, compiling a 161–73 record over seven seasons. On Sept. 23, 2022, he earned his 800th career coaching win, a feat only 29 other coaches in NCAA volleyball history have achieved.
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Steve Poltz
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Steve Poltz is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a founding member of the indie-rock band the Rugburns and collaborated on several songs with singer Jewel, including the 1996 single "You Were Meant for Me", which reached number 2 in the US.
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Dylan Covey
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dylan Charles Covey is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.
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Brian Matusz
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian Robert Matusz is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs.
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Maggie Dixon
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- 1995-1999 graduated with bachelor's degree in study of history
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Margaret Mary Dixon was an American collegiate women's basketball coach.
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Ross Dwelley
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ross Dwelley is an American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego and signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
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George Thomas Coker
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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George Thomas Coker is a retired United States Navy commander who was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. An Eagle Scout, he is noted for his devotion to Scouting.
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Riley Adams
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Riley Keaton Adams is an American professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros of the University of San Diego. In 2021, he made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays before being traded to Washington.
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Matthew Dominick
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
- Occupations
- military personnelastronautengineertest pilot
- Biography
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Matthew Stuart Dominick is a US Navy test pilot and NASA astronaut. He has more than 1,600 hours of flight time in 28 aircraft, 400 carrier-arrested landings, 61 combat missions, and almost 200 flight test carrier landings.
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Mike DiMuro
- Occupations
- baseball umpire
- Biography
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Michael Ryan DiMuro is a former umpire in Major League Baseball. In 1997, DiMuro briefly became the first American umpire to work in Japanese baseball. On May 29, 2010, DiMuro was the home plate umpire for Roy Halladay's perfect game, the 20th perfect game recorded in MLB history.
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Fabrice Gautrat
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Fabrice Gautrat is an American soccer player and coach. Gautrat is currently an assistant coach with North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League.
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Bill Bavasi
- Occupations
- general manager
- Biography
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William Joseph Bavasi is an American former Major League Baseball general manager. He currently works as director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, appointed in November 2014. Bavasi previously served as an assistant to the GM for the Cincinnati Reds, under Reds general manager Walt Jocketty. The son of longtime MLB executive Buzzie Bavasi and the brother of Peter Bavasi, also a former MLB executive, Bill also spent six full seasons (1994–99) as the general manager of the California/Anaheim Angels and a 4+1⁄2 season stint as GM of the Seattle Mariners (2003–08).
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Lamont Smith
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Allen Lamont Smith is an American former college basketball coach, who was most recently an assistant coach at the University of Texas at El Paso for the UTEP Miners men's basketball team. He was previously the head coach at his alma mater University of San Diego, which he left in March 2018. Smith resigned from UTEP in March 2019 after the University of San Diego revealed that Smith was accused of accepting a bribe in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.
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John Wathan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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John David Wathan is an American former professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 1976 to 1985. Wathan was a member of the world champion 1985 Kansas City Royals team.
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Duda Sanadze
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Duda Sanadze is a Georgian professional basketball player for Atomerőmű SE of the Hungary basketball league
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Ping Fu
- Occupations
- autobiographercomputer scientistbusinessperson
- Biography
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Ping Fu is a Chinese-American entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of 3D software development company Geomagic, and was its chief executive officer until February 2013 when the company was acquired by 3D Systems Inc. As of March 2014, she is the Vice President and Chief Entrepreneur Officer at 3D Systems. Fu grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution and moved to the United States in 1984. She co-founded Geomagic in 1997 with her then-husband Herbert Edelsbrunner, and has been recognized for her achievements with the company through a number of awards, including being named Inc. magazine's 2005 "Entrepreneur of the Year". In 2013, she published her memoir, Bend, Not Break, co-authored with MeiMei Fox.
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Sammy Solis
- Occupations
- professional baseball player
- Biography
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Samuel Solís is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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Ryan Guy
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ryan Michael Guy is a soccer coach and former professional player. Born in Carlsbad, California, he played for the Guam national team at international level. As of 2023, he works as a youth coach for San Diego Surf.
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Philippa Marrack
- Occupations
- biochemistbiologistuniversity teacherimmunologist
- Biography
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Philippa "Pippa" Marrack, FRS is an English immunologist and academic, based in the United States, best known for her research and discoveries pertaining to T cells. Marrack is the Ida and Cecil Green Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Research at National Jewish Health and a distinguished professor of immunology and microbiology at the University of Colorado Denver.
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Vimalaraṁsi
- Years
- 1946-2023 (aged 77)
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Studied study of history
- Occupations
- Bhikkhu
- Biography
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Bhante Vimalaraṁsi was an American Buddhist monk and Abbot of the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center in Annapolis, Missouri.
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Henry L. Garrett III
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Henry Lawrence Garrett III served as the 68th Secretary of the Navy from May 15, 1989, to June 26, 1992, in the administration of George H. W. Bush. Before leading the Department of the Navy, he served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
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Vasilije Pušica
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Vasilije "Vasa" Pušica is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK. He played college basketball for the University of San Diego and the Northeastern University.
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Tai Chen-yao
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tai Chen-yao was a Taiwanese politician. He served three terms in the Legislative Yuan, from 1990 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2002, and was later named vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture.
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Chris Cate
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chris Cate is an American elected official in San Diego, California. He served as a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 6 from 2014 to 2022. He is a Republican; although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
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Rob Thielen
- Occupations
- investor
- Biography
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Robertus H. L. M. Thielen is a Dutch businessman and investor, working primarily in Europe. He is chairman and founder of Waterland Private Equity, co-founding partner of Russia-based private equity group, Elbrus Capital, and chairman of the Gryphion family office.
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Sam Scholl
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Samuel Elden Scholl is an American college basketball coach who is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.
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Jito Kok
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jito Kok is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. Standing at 206 cm (6 ft 9 in), Kok plays as center. He also plays for the Netherlands national team.
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Johnny Dee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Johnny Dee is an American basketball player who last played for MoraBanc Andorra of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for the San Diego Toreros.
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Thomas J. Whelan
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Thomas John Whelan is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
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Kyle Holder
- Years
- 1994-.. (age 30)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kyle Patrick Holder is an American professional baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He played college baseball at University of San Diego. He was drafted 30th overall by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft.
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Brady Clark
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brady William Clark is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Brady is a class of 1991 graduate of Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon, and 1996 graduate of the University of San Diego, where he played college baseball for the Toreros from 1992 to 1995. He was named to the All-West Coast Conference Team in 1995.
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Heather Raffo
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Heather Raffo is a Lucille Lortel Award-winning Iraqi-American playwright and actress, best known for her leading role in the one-woman play 9 Parts of Desire.
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Dave Cox
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David E. Cox was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican Leader.
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Judith T. Won Pat
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Judith Teresita Perez Won Pat, also known as Judi Won Pat, is a Guamanian politician, teacher, and school administrator who served as the speaker of the Guam Legislature from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party of Guam, served as the senator of the Guam Legislature from 1994 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2017. Won Pat was the former sitting chairperson of the Committee on Education, Public Library and Women’s Affairs in the 32nd Guam Legislature.
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Stephanie Ochs
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Stephanie Elise Ochs is an American soccer forward.
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Gyno Pomare
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gyno Pomare is an American-Panamanian professional basketball player. He is last played professionally with the Yamagata Wyverns of the B.League
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Kathleen L. Martin
- Occupations
- military officernurse
- Biography
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Rear Admiral Kathleen Lousche Martin served as Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy/Vice Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery from October 2002 until her retirement in September 2005. She also held the position as the 19th Director of the Navy Nurse Corps from August 1998 to August 2001. She serves on the board of directors for Caliburn International, a military contracting conglomerate that also oversees operations of Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children.
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Maurene Goo
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Maurene Goo is a Korean-American author of young adult fiction and comics. Her books have been translated into twelve languages and two of her novels, I Believe in a Thing Called Love and Somewhere Only We Know, have been optioned to be made into feature films by Netflix.
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Mike McCoy
- Occupations
- designerbaseball player
- Biography
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Michael Howard McCoy is a former professional baseball utility player and coach. He is an assistant hitting coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays. In his career, McCoy played every position, with the exception of catcher and first base.
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Oumarou Fadil
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Oumarou Fadil was born on 4 April 1966 in Garoua, the capital of the North Province of Cameroon. As a businessman, he is the vice president of Group Fadil, an agro-industrial group prominent within Central Africa, which operates in several sectors including soap, oil extraction, tourism, livestock, and new information technologies. The company was founded by M. Fadil's father in 1944.
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Yvonne Andres
- Occupations
- educator
- Biography
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Dr. Yvonne Marie Andrés is an American educator who is recognized as an e-learning pioneer and visionary. Andrés is the co-founder of the non-profit Global SchoolNet and the founder of the Global Schoolhouse (1992). Andrés was named one of the 25 most influential people worldwide in education technology and was invited to meet with President Bush to launch the Friendship Through Education initiative (2000). Andrés is the creator and producer of International CyberFair and the US State Department’s Doors to Diplomacy program. Andrés frequently writes about highly effective education programs from around the globe that blend online and offline learning, while incorporating the latest neuroplasticity findings and Constructivist Learning methodology. Andrés has provided leadership throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, South America and Africa and in 2007 Andrés was awarded the Soroptimist International Making a Difference Award for advancing the status of women and children. Andrés was selected as one of San Diego Magazine's Women Who Move the City, recognizing dynamic women who create positive change and contribute to the community. In 2021 Andrés was recognized as One of the Most Influential Women in Technology by San Diego Business Journal.
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Brittany Cameron
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Brittany Taylor Cameron is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently employed by Wake Forest as women's soccer assistant head coach.
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Freddy Sandoval
- Occupations
- association football playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Freddy Carol Sandoval Herrera is a Mexican former professional baseball third baseman.
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Leighton O'Brien
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Leighton O'Brien is an American soccer player who is serving as the Technical Director for the Pacific Northwest Soccer Club.
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Steve Ross
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Stephen Douglas Ross is a Canadian former professional basketball player.
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Thomas Olsen
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Thomas Olsen is an American soccer player.
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Lucy Killea
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lucy Killea was an American politician who served in the California State Legislature, from 1982 to 1996.
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Richard E. Killblane
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Graduated with Master of Arts in study of history
- Occupations
- military historian
- Biography
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Richard Eldon Killblane is an American military historian, author and martial arts instructor. A West Point grad in 1979 and a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School. He served as an enlisted man and officer in the U. S. Army in the infantry and Special Forces. Killblane is a veteran of Central American counter-insurgency and Operation Just Cause. He served as the Command Historian of the U.S. Army Transportation School at Fort Lee, Virginia for 19 years and traveled extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan to research convoy operations. He has published numerous articles and books on military history and is considered an authority on military convoy security. In 2003, Killblane co-authored The Filthy Thirteen: The True Story of the Dirty Dozen detailing the life and World War II 101st Airborne Division exploits of Jake McNiece.
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Corey Belser
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Corey Alexander Belser is a former American professional basketball player, who is currently the head coach for the Maldives Senior National Basketball Team. Standing at 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m), Belser played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He played college basketball for the University of San Diego.
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Sandra Schmid
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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Sandra Louise Schmid is the first Chief Scientific Officer of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. She is a Canadian cell biologist by training; prior to her move to CZ Biohub, she was Professor and Chair of the Cell Biology Department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Throughout her academic career, she has authored over 105 publications on the molecular mechanism and regulation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis and the structure and function of the GTPase dynamin and mechanisms governing membrane fission. She was the first to identify dynamin's key role in endocytosis. She is a co-founder of the journal Traffic and has been the Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Biology of the Cell, and the President of the American Society for Cell Biology.
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Anthony Slama
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Anthony Thomas Slama is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He is 6'3", and weighs 207 lbs., and bats and throws right-handed. He played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins.
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Shoshana S. Chatfield
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Graduated with doctorate in education
- Occupations
- United States Naval Aviatoreducator
- Biography
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Shoshana Simone Chatfield is a United States Navy vice admiral, and served as the president of the Naval War College from 2019 to 2023. She is the first woman to ever hold that position. On February 13, 2023, Rear Admiral Chatfield was nominated for promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral and assignment as the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 13, 2023.
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Leigh Ann Robinson
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Leigh Ann Brown is an American former soccer defender. She previously played for FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League, FC Gold Pride, Atlanta Beat, and the Philadelphia Independence of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and earned two caps with the United States women's national soccer team.
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Stephan Aarstol
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Stephan Aarstol is an American internet entrepreneur and author of the book The Five Hour Workday.
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Charles LiMandri
- Biography
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Charles LiMandri is an American lawyer. In a case that made national headlines, he litigated against the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the defense of the Mount Soledad Cross in San Diego. The battle over the religious symbol, which lasted more than 25 years, is one of the longest in the history on the United States. Limandri has a private law practice, and in 2002 he founded the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund to pay for his pro bono work on behalf of religious freedom.
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Veronica Scott
- Occupations
- fashion designermodeltelevision actor
- Biography
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Veronica Scott is an American television personality, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Scott is best known for being featured in the Current TV reality show The Fuchsia Girls, which follows her personal and professional life as she pursues a career in the fashion industry. Scott also co-owns the fashion company and design house Fuchsia with business partner Lawren Pope.
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Erik M. Ross
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Graduated with Master of Arts in international relations
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Erik Matthew Ross is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and surface warfare officer who last served as commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 2 from July 23, 2019 to September 27, 2019. Prior to that, he served as the 67th President of the Board of Inspection and Survey from June 2017 to May 2019.
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Wendy Mackay
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
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Wendy Elizabeth Mackay is a Canadian researcher specializing in human-computer interaction. She has served in all of the roles on the SIGCHI committee, including Chair. She is a member of the CHI Academy and a recipient of a European Research Council Advanced grant. She has been a visiting professor in Stanford University between 2010 and 2012, and received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award in 2014.
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Matthew J. Brouillette
- Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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Matthew J. Brouillette is an American businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and president of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(6) membership organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is the former president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, a free-market think tank in Pennsylvania. He served in that position from February 2002 through June 2016.
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Yancy Lindsey
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Enrolled in the University of San Diego
- Graduated with Master of Science in global leadership
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Yancy Benjamen Lindsey is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as Commander, Navy Installations Command. Previously, he was the Commander of the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central. Lindsey received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986 and later earned a Master of Military Science degree from Marine Corps University and a Master of Science degree in global leadership from the University of San Diego.
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Joan McGuire Mohr
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- historianwriterbiographer
- Biography
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Joan McGuire Mohr is an American historian and writer in military history, historical fiction, and biography.
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John A. Watkins
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John A. Watkins is a United States Navy rear admiral who currently serves as the deputy director of command, control, communications and computer systems and information technology of the United States Space Command since June 11, 2021. He previously served as the Deputy Commander of the United States Tenth Fleet and, prior to that, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and United States Tenth Fleet.
