List of Florida Institute of Technology people

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This list contains people associated with the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, including current and former college presidents, as well as notable alumni and faculty.

Alumni or attendees[]

Main category: Florida Institute of Technology alumni

Art, literature, and entertainment[]

Actors[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Richard Hatch Original winner of the CBS Survivor television series [1]
Jim Quinn 1988 Engineer at Orange County Choppers, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering [2]

Writers[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Lela E. Buis 1991 Author, poet and playwright

Athletes[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Manny Abad 2016 Professional football player
Austin Allen Drafted by MLB in his junior year
J.T. Hassell 2019 Professional football player
Gabe Hughes 2016 Professional football player
Daniela Iacobelli Professional golfer
Paul Sturgess Professional basketball player
Tim Wakefield Professional baseball player
Dwight Walton Professional basketball player
Don Wilson Professional kickboxer

Government and law[]

Judges[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Catharina Haynes 1983 Federal judge

Politics[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Stephen R. Speed 1993 Former mayor of Dover, Delaware
Tom Stuart Mayor of Meridian, Mississippi, 1973–1977 [3]
Jacey Jetton Member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2021

Military[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Charles C. Cannon 1976 US-O8 insignia.svg Major General USA, Ret. Served as the Aide-de-camp to General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Jeffrey W. Drushal ? US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General; Chief of Transportation Corps at Fort Lee (Virginia)
Ann E. Dunwoody 1987 US-O10 insignia.svg General USA, M.S., first female four-star general in the military
James L. Herdt 1992 9th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Larry L. Hereth 1992 Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District of the United States Coast Guard
Galen B. Jackman 1983 US-O8 insignia.svg Major General US, Ret.; Chief of Legislative Liaison, U.S. Army [4]
Herbert J. McChrystal Major General, United States Army
Gustave F. Perna General, United States Army
Aundre F. Piggee Lieutenant General, United States Army Logistics Branch Deputy Chief
David A. Score 1989 Rear Admiral NOAA, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps [5]
Jonathan White 1981 Rear Admiral; Commander of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. Director of Navy Task Force Climate Change
Johnnie E. Wilson 1977 US-O10 insignia.svg General USA, Ret. Served as the 25th Chief of Ordnance. [6]
Larry D. Wyche Lieutenant General, currently serving as the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command

Science and technology[]

Astronauts[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Albert Scott Crossfield 1982 USAF astronaut, Honorary Doctorate of Science, 1982
Joan Higginbotham 1992 Engineer, NASA astronaut, M.S. Management Science, 1992, M.S. Space Systems, 1996
Kathryn P. Hire 1991 NASA astronaut (STS-90)
Christopher Loria NASA astronaut, Completed 30 credits of coursework toward a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering.
Frederick W. Sturckow 2000

NASA astronaut, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, veteran of four Space Shuttle missions

Sunita Williams 1995 NASA astronaut
George D. Zamka 1997 NASA astronaut (STS-120)

Scientists and engineers[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Richard Adams 1976 Inventor [7]
Alyssa Carson current student Space enthusiast, author, and astronaut hopeful [8]
Wassim Michael Haddad 1987 IEEE Fellow and Full Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering [9]
David A. King 1991 Director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center [10]
Julius Montgomery 1964 First Black Professional in the U.S. Space Program. [11]
Mike Moses 1989 Aerospace Engineer for the, NASA Space Shuttle program Launch Integration Manager from 2008 until the conclusion of the program in 2011. He's currently the President of Virgin Galactic. [12]
Felix Soto Toro 1990 NASA Engineer, developed the advanced payload transfer measurement system for NASA [13]

Religious[]

Name Class Year Notability Reference
Michael Ramos 1983 Hermit of the Roman Catholic Church, Research Fellow, B.S. Computer Engineering, M.S. Engineering Management, S.T.B. Sacred Theology, Ph.D. Biblical Studies, DBA Finance, Ph.D. Islamic Studies, Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Mission Specialist applicant, Group Lead Engineer at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA New Technology Officer [14]

International[]

Name Class year Notability Reference
Svafa Grönfeldt 1995 An Icelandic business woman, author, and former President of Reykjavík University. Graduated with MSc in Technical and Professional Communication.[15]
Prince Louis of Luxembourg Third son of Grand Duke Henri (monarch of Luxembourg, 2000–present); studied aeronautics and aeronautical management for two years (c.2009-2011) at FIT [16][17][18]
Kao Kuang-chi A Taiwanese retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, 31st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China.
Waleed A. Samkari 1988 US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General; former director of the Jordanian Maintenance Corps

Faculty and staff[]

Florida Institute of Technology presidents[]

Name Notability Reference
Anthony Catanese President of FIT from 2002-2016 [19]

Faculty[]

Main category: Florida Institute of Technology faculty
Name Notability Reference
Buzz Aldrin Second man on the moon; Professor of Studies on Space Exploration [20]
Samuel Durrance University Professor of Physics and Space Sciences
Cem Kaner University professor and Director of Center for Software Testing Education & Research
Joan C. Sherman Chemist
Mary Helen Johnston (McCay) Engineer; former astronaut

References[]

  1. ^ "Biography for Richard Hatch". IMDb. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  2. ^ "Team". Orange County Choppers. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sheila Blackmon/Meridian Star, Tom Stuart, former mayor, dies". Franklin County Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Office of The Chief Legislative Liaison". Hqda.army.mil. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "Rear Admiral David A. Score, NOAA Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Director, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". noaacorps.noaa.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  6. ^ African-American Ascends from Private to Four-Star General Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Richmond, Leigh, "Computer hums its own music" Evening Times Melbourne FL Monday November 11, 1974, A1". Exoticsciences.com. October 22, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Ormont Blumberg, Perri (4 March 2020). "Baton Rouge Teenager Alyssa Carson Is Aiming to Be First Human to Walk on Mars". Southern Living. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Dr. Wassim M. Haddad". Georgia Tech. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "NASA – NASA'S Marshall Center Director David King Receives Presidential Rank Award – Nation's Highest Honor for Federal Service". Nasa.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  11. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. "Julius Montgomery, Who Broke a Space-Age Race Barrier, Dies at 90", The New York Times, February 21, 2020, updated February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Biography of Michael P. Moses".
  13. ^ "NASA Quest > Space Team Online". Quest.arc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  14. ^ "Immaculate Heart of Mary Hermitage".
  15. ^ "The secret to the success of Reykjavik University". IceNews. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  16. ^ "Viewing cable 09LUXEMBOURG325, LUXEMBOURG SOLDIER DIES IN KOSOVO". wikileaks.org. Retrieved 12 June 2014. NOTE: Prince Louis and his family are currently in the United States in F-visa status, while Prince Louis is studying at Florida Institute of Technology.
  17. ^ "Prince Louis taking to Florida skies". royalblog.nl. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014. Prince Louis... is studying Aeronautics and Aeronautical Management at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.
  18. ^ "The Grand Ducal Family". Lux-arazzi. Retrieved 12 June 2014. After living and attending university in Florida for two years, the family now lives in London.
  19. ^ Neale, Rick (June 10, 2016). "Florida Tech president retires, returning as professor". Florida Today. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  20. ^ Reed, Matt (August 6, 2015). "Buzz Aldrin will become professor at Florida Tech". Florida Today. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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