15 Notable alumni of
Western Connecticut State University
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Western Connecticut State University is 2842nd in the world, 977th in North America, and 924th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Western Connecticut State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Thurston Moore
- Occupations
- film actorsinger-songwritercomposerpianisttelevision actor
- Biography
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Thurston Joseph Moore is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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Paul Pasqualoni
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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Paul Lucian Pasqualoni is an American football coach who recently served as the linebackers coach for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He most recently was the defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers.
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Jodi Rell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mary Carolyn Rell was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also had served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004 under Governor John G. Rowland, and became governor after Rowland resigned from office. To date, Rell is the last Republican and last woman to serve as Governor of Connecticut.
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Paul LaPolice
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Paul LaPolice is an American former football coach who is a broadcaster for TSN. He has served as the head coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2007 and with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019.
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Mark D. Boughton
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mark D. Boughton is an American politician who was the longest-serving mayor in Danbury, Connecticut's history. He served ten consecutive terms as mayor, from 2001 to 2020. He was the Republican endorsed candidate for governor of Connecticut in 2018, but lost the primary election to Bob Stefanowski. In 2020, Governor Ned Lamont nominated Boughton to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.
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Chris Casey
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Chris Casey is an American head college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team. He was the head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team. On March 11, 2019, he was released. He finished at Niagara with a six-year record of 64–129. He took over the head coach position after former head coach Jay Young stepped down as head coach on October 16, 2023. Casey was the interim head coach through the whole of the regular season, but was named head coach on March 12, 2024.
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Peter Selgin
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- playwright
- Biography
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Peter Selgin is an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, editor, and illustrator. Selgin is Associate Professor of English at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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Jane K. Cleland
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United States - Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Jane K. Cleland is a contemporary American author of mystery fiction. She is the author of the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries, a traditional mystery series set in New Hampshire and featuring antiques appraiser Josie Prescott, as well as books and articles about the craft of writing. Cleland has been nominated for and has won numerous awards for her writing.
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Dana Sawyer
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Dana Sawyer is professor emeritus of religious studies and world religions at the Maine College of Art & Design and an adjunct professor in Asian Religions at the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine. He is the author of numerous published papers and books, including Aldous Huxley: A Biography, which Laura Huxley described as, "Out of all the biographies written about Aldous, this is the only one he would have actually liked."
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John H. Frey
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John H. Frey is an American real estate broker, businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 111th district from 1999 to 2021.
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William Arndt
- Occupations
- Canadian football player
- Biography
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William Arndt is a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League (AFL). He attended Western Connecticut State University, where he played college football. Arndt made his professional debut in 2019 for the Ottawa Redblacks.
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Alain J. Picard
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Alain J. Picard is an American artist known for his work in figurative, landscape, and portrait pastel painting. He is also an art instructor and writer. Picard resides in Southbury, Connecticut. He has given lectures and demonstrations at venues including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Arts Club in New York City, Vose Galleries in Boston, Massachusetts, the International Association of Pastel Societies Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and others.
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Evan Bernstein
- Born in
- United States
- Enrolled in Western Connecticut State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Biography
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Evan R. Bernstein is an American public figure and community leader, known for his work with Jewish NGOs. He worked for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from 2013 and became the inaugural CEO and National Director of Community Security Service (CSS) in May 2020. Since November 2023, Bernstein has been the vice president of community relations at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA).
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David Cappiello
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David J. Cappiello is a businessman and former State Senator representing Connecticut’s 24th Senate District, which includes the communities of Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman, and part of Bethel. In the Senate, he served as Deputy Minority Leader and Ranking Member of the budget-writing Appropriations Committee.
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Sas Carey
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 80)
- Occupations
- film directornurseteacher
- Biography
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Sas Carey is an American film director, author, teacher, holistic nurse, and spiritual healer. She is best known for her four feature documentaries: Gobi Women's Song, Ceremony, Migration and Transition and her two books Reindeer Herders in My Heart: Stories of Healing Journeys in Mongolia, and Marrying Mongolia: A Memoir. She founded the non-profit Nomadicare, which works to support and preserve traditional Mongolian nomadic culture through healthcare, films and stories.