25 Notable alumni of
University of Southern Maine
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The University of Southern Maine is 2378th in the world, 815th in North America, and 770th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from the University of Southern Maine sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tony Shalhoub
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directortelevision producervoice actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Anthony Marc Shalhoub is an American actor. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.
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Lois Lowry
- Occupations
- novelistwriterjournalistchildren's writerphotographer
- Biography
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Lois Ann Lowry is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, the Anastasia series, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
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Chellie Pingree
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Maine
- Studied in 1973
- Occupations
- farmerbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Chellie Marie Pingree is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, centered around the Portland area.
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Luke Robinson
- Occupations
- professional wrestlererotic photography model
- Biography
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Luke Barry Robinson is an American professional wrestler.
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Kevan Jones
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Kevan David Jones, Baron Beamish, PC, is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham from 2001 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been a member of the House of Lords and chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) since 2024.
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Kate Snyder
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- managerpolitician
- Biography
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Katherine Merchant Snyder is an American politician who served as Mayor of Portland, Maine from 2019 until 2023. Prior to her election as mayor, she served as executive director of the Portland Education Foundation, a non-profit which raised funds for Portland Public Schools.
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William Diamond
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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G. William Diamond was an American Democratic politician, educator, small business owner, legislator and onetime Maine Secretary of State. He served in the Maine Senate representing Senate District 26, which comprises the towns of Windham, Raymond, Standish, Casco, Baldwin, and Frye Island.
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Mark Dion
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mark N. Dion is an American politician, law enforcement officer and lawyer from Maine, who has served as Mayor of Portland since December 4, 2023.
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Margaret D. Klein
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Maine
- Graduated with Master of Education in educational leadership
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Margaret DeLuca "Peg" Klein is a former United States Navy officer who held the rank of rear admiral at the time of her retirement in March 2017. She currently serves as the dean of the College of Leadership and Ethics at the Naval War College.
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John Currier
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vice Admiral John P. Currier was the 28th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. He assumed the position from Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara on May 18, 2012 and was relieved on May 20, 2014 by Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger.
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Michael F. Brennan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael F. Brennan is an American politician who formerly served as the 87th Mayor of Portland, Maine. Brennan, a Democrat, served as State Senator from 2002 to 2006 and Senate Majority Leader and a 2008 Democratic candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district. On May 15, 2011 Brennan announced his candidacy in the Portland, Maine mayoral election. On November 9, Brennan won the 15-candidate contest and became the first directly-elected mayor of Portland since 1923.
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Dorothy A. Hogg
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 67)
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Maine
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in nursing
- Occupations
- nursemilitary officer
- Biography
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Dorothy A. Hogg is a nurse and a retired lieutenant general of the United States Air Force who last served as the 23rd Surgeon General of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. Hogg serves as functional manager of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service. In this capacity, she advises the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical aspects of the air expeditionary force and the health of Airmen.
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Eloise Vitelli
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Eloise A. Vitelli is an American politician from Maine, who served as the majority leader of the Maine Senate from 2021 to 2024. Vitelli was first elected to the Maine Senate in a 2013 special election, but lost her re-election bid in 2014. She was re-elected in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. Vitelli began working as an entrepreneurship trainer in the early 1980s and was the director of program and policy for New Ventures Maine for 38 years. She became the Assistant Senate Majority Leader in December 2020, and Majority Leader in February 2021.
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Don Dodge
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- technology evangelist
- Biography
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Don Dodge is a Developer Advocate for Google, which requires that he helps developers build applications on the company's platforms. Prior to working at Google, Dodge was a start-up evangelist at Microsoft, where he was one of their most visible employees following Robert Scoble's departure in 2006.
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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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Mike Dumont
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Maine
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Dumont is an American retired flag officer, naval aviator and vice admiral in the United States Navy who last served as deputy commander of United States Northern Command and Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Dumont served in the United States Army for five years as an aviator and paratrooper and later, he joined the United States Navy.
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Simon M. Hamlin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Simon Moulton Hamlin was an American educator, businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Maine for one term from 1935 to 1937.
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Kevin St. Jarre
- Occupations
- teachernovelist
- Biography
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Kevin St. Jarre is an American teacher, author, and former soldier.
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Ken Joyce
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ken Joyce is an American-born baseball coach and manager.
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Cleon Turner
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Cleon H. Turner is a former state representative in Massachusetts. He represented the First Barnstable District of Brewster from 2005 to 2015. Turner graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School, earned his B.A. from the University of Southern Maine, an A.S. from the University of Maine and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. He was elected in 2004 and began his term in 2005. In December 2013, he announced his retirement effective January 6, 2015.
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Kristina Sabasteanski
- Enrolled in the University of Southern Maine
- 2008-2011 graduated with master's degree in occupational therapy
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Kristina Sabasteanski-Viljanen is a former instructor at the University of Southern Maine and a retired American biathlete who has competed in two Olympics.
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Katherine Freund
- Biography
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Katherine Freund is an American activist for community based non-profit transportation for older adults and people with special needs. She founded the Independent Transportation Network (ITN) in 1995, which in 2005 grew into ITNAmerica, which leads a national network for sustainable community-based transportation grounded in policy, research, education and technology. ITNAmerica promotes lifelong mobility for seniors.
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Robert Saucier
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Joseph Saucier is an American politician. He is a former member of the Maine House of Representatives for Presque Isle, ME, House District 147 of the 127th Maine Legislature. During his first two terms in office, Saucier served on both the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee and the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.
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Cindy Williams Gutiérrez
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Cindy Williams Gutiérrez is an American poet and dramatist.
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Stephen D. Lovejoy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stephen D. Lovejoy is an American politician from Maine. He is a former member of the Maine House of Representatives. He was a member of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee as well as the Government Oversight Committees.
