List of Florida International University people

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View of the FIU campus towards Green Library
Health and Life Sciences buildings, home of the FIU College of Medicine

This list of notable Florida International University alumni includes alumni, faculty, and presidents of Florida International University in Miami, Florida, which includes 26 colleges and schools.

Alumni[]

With more than 150,500 alumni around the world, the Florida International University Golden Panthers constitute one of the fastest-growing university alumni groups in the state of Florida. FIU graduates more than 8,000 students a year and confers more than half of all degrees awarded by universities in South Florida.

Sports[]

Baseball[]

Mike Lowell
Athlete Notability
Brad Eldred professional MLB baseball player[1]
Mike Lowell professional MLB baseball player
Garrett Wittels professional baseball player; 56-game college hitting streak[2]

Basketball[]

Athlete Notability
Oren Aharoni Israeli basketball coach and former Israeli Basketball Premier League basketball player
Carlos Arroyo professional NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League basketball player
Raja Bell professional NBA basketball player[3]
Rakeem Buckles professional Israeli Basketball Premier League basketball player
Andrea Nagy professional WNBA basketball player

Equestrian[]

Athlete Notability
Margie Goldstein-Engle equestrian

Football[]

Athlete Notability
Antwan Barnes NFL pro football player, free agent
Johnathan Cyprien NFL pro football player, Tennessee Titans
Anthony Gaitor NFL pro football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
T. Y. Hilton NFL pro football player, Indianapolis Colts
Nick Turnbull NFL pro football player, Atlanta Falcons
Tourek Williams NFL pro football player, San Diego Chargers

Soccer[]

Athlete Notability
Bobby Boswell MLS pro soccer player, Houston Dynamo
Jeff Cassar MLS pro soccer player, FC Dallas
Juan Francisco Guerra Venezuelan First Division pro soccer player, New York Cosmos (2010)
Steve Ralston MLS pro soccer player, New England Revolution

Track & Field[]

Athlete Notability
Ronald Forbes 110m Hurdles, [4][circular reference]
Ena Guevara Marathon, [5][circular reference]
Tayna Lawrence 100 meters, [6][circular reference]
Aubrey Smith Long Jump, [7][circular reference]

Other sports[]

Authors and entertainers[]

Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau
Alumnus Notability
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau francophone writer, poet, essayist, professor[9]
Richard Blanco inaugural poet, public speaker, author
Niala Boodhoo journalist and host of the Asian American Journalists Association program AAJA At ThisTime
Dennis Lehane author of Mystic River[10]
Ana Menendez fiction author and journalist[11]
Amy Serrano filmmaker, author, public speaker

Authors, actors, television, musicians[]

Andy Garcia
Alumnus Notability
Aimee Carrero actress, Young & Hungry, Elena of Avalor
Janet Dacal Broadway actress and singer, known for her role as Carla in In the Heights
Andy García Academy Award-nominated actor[12]
Ricki Noel Lander actress, fashion designer[13]
Kimberly Leemans model, America's Next Top Model contestant[14]
Syesha Mercado singer, American Idol contestant (Season 7)[15]
Natalia Navarro Miss Colombia 2009, placed 12th at Miss Universe 2010
Dawn Ostroff president of entertainment of the CW Network[16]
Danny Pino actor, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC[17]
Tony Succar musician, songwriter, percussionist and producer, Latin Grammy Award nominee and winner
Nadia Turner singer, American Idol contestant (Season 4)[18]
Henry Vega award-winning composer, musician
Vijay Yesudas South Indian singer

Entertainment[]

Alumnus Notability
Dawn Ostroff President of Entertainment, CW Television Network
Elizabeth Perez Emmy-winning television journalist and presenter, CNN en Español

Law and politics[]

Delegate Kirill Reznik
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen

House of Representatives, U.S. Court Judges[]

Alumnus Notability
Cecilia Altonaga U.S. District Court Judge (first Cuban-American woman appointed)[citation needed]
David Rivera Florida's 25th Congressional District[citation needed]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen member of the United States House of Representatives and first Hispanic from South Florida[citation needed]

State politics[]

Alumnus Notability
Bryan Avila member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 111
Katie Edwards member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 98
Anitere Flores member of the Florida Senate for District 37
Rene Garcia member of the Florida Senate for District 38
Jeanette Nuñez member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 119 and Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Mark Pafford member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 86
Kirill Reznik member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 39
Evelyn Sanguinetti Lt. Governor of Illinois

Foreign governments[]

Alumnus Notability
Danny Danon Israeli politician and chairman of the U.N. Legal Committee

Education[]

Alumnus Notability
Elsa Murano former President of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas
Francisco R. Ortega Assistant Professor at Colorado State University

Science and space[]

Alumnus Notability
James F. O'Brien professor at UC-Berkeley, has patents pending for his explosive computer animation techniques[19]
Edith Kellnhauser (1933–2019), German nursing scientist, educator, and writer
David Shor (1991-), data scientist

Faculty[]

University presidents[]

President Tenure
Charles Perry 1965–1976
Harold Crosby 1976–1979
Gregory Baker Wolfe 1979–1986
Modesto A. Maidique 1986–2009
Mark B. Rosenberg 2009–present

References[]

  1. ^ http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=434660 Brad Eldred Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights
  2. ^ "Garrett Wittels - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Raja Bell". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Ronald Forbes
  5. ^ Ena Guevara
  6. ^ Tayna Lawrence
  7. ^ Aubrey Smith (athlete)
  8. ^ "David Avellan Information". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau - Biographie, publications (livres, articles)". www.editions-harmattan.fr. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  10. ^ http://www.bandp-book-dealers-int.com/dennis_lehane Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 4, 2010
  11. ^ http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/35036/Ana_Menendez/index.aspx
  12. ^ http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/andy_garcia/index.shtml Retrieved July 4, 2010
  13. ^ Boston herald: "Meet Robert Kraft's mystery gal" June 8, 2012
  14. ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-next-top-model/americas-next-top-model-cycle-9878.aspx
  15. ^ Syesha Mercado
  16. ^ Levin, Gary; Lieberman, David (January 25, 2006). "UPN, WB networks merge". USA Today.
  17. ^ https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1809179674/bio
  18. ^ Nadia Turner
  19. ^ https://fiualumni.com/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=313
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