List of University of Vermont people
The following is a list of individuals associated with the University of Vermont through attending as a student.
Notable alumni[]
- Ben Affleck, actor and Academy Award-winning filmmaker known for films such as Good Will Hunting, Argo, and Gone Baby Gone (transferred to Occidental College)
- Asa O. Aldis, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[1]
- Trey Anastasio, guitarist in the band Phish; did not graduate (transferred to Goddard College).[2]
- Jack Arute, ABC and ESPN sideline reporter.[3]
- Henry Vernon Atherton, Professor of Animal Science at the University of Vermont and a pioneer in the dairy industry [4]
- Consuelo Northrup Bailey, first woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, serve as Speaker of the Vermont House, and be elected a state Lieutenant Governor (1955–1959). Vice-chair of the Republican National Committee from 1952 to 1956.[5]
- Guy W. Bailey, Secretary of State of Vermont and President of the University of Vermont[6]
- Donald H. Balch, United States Air Force general.[7]
- Jedediah Hyde Baxter, son of Portus Baxter and Surgeon General of the United States Army[8]
- Dierks Bentley, country music artist (attended UVM one year; graduated from Vanderbilt University).[9]
- Frederick H. Billings, Lawyer and financier. From 1879 to 1881 he was President of the Northern Pacific Railway.[10]
- Mark Boone Junior aka Mark Heidrich, actor; best known for role as Bobby Munson on Sons of Anarchy and roles in Batman Begins and Memento.[11]
- Christopher A. Bray, member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate[12]
- Frank M. Bryan, Professor of Political Science
- Daniel Burke, former President of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), engineered the $3.5 billion acquisition of ABC by Capital Cities in 1986.;[13] was the founder and original owner of the Portland Sea Dogs minor league baseball team.
- Frederick M. "Skip" Burkle Jr, Robert Larner College of Medicine (1965), humanitarian assistance & disaster response specialist
- John S. Buttles, (1897), Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[14]
- Sarah E. Buxton, (2000), Member, Vermont House of Representatives, former member, UVM Board of Trustees[15][16]
- Reginald W. Buzzell (attended, Class of 1918), US Army brigadier general[17][18]
- Pedro Albizu Campos (1912–1913), Puerto Rican political leader, orator, lawyer and humanist; was either President or Honorary President of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party from 1930 until his death in 1965.
- Matthew Choate 1992, Vermont state senator 2008-2010[19]
- Barbara Cochran, Class of 1978; alpine ski racer, won the gold medal in the slalom in the 1972 Winter Olympics.[20]
- Jacob Collamer, Class of 1810; Member United States House of Representatives and United States Senate; United States Postmaster General; Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[21]
- Ray Collins, Class of 1909, Boston Red Sox pitcher (1909–15) and later coached for UVM. Started the first World Series game at Fenway Park in 1912. Indoor track facility named for him and Larry Gardner.[22]
- Grace Coolidge, First Lady of the United States 1923–1929.
- Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill, Class of 1852, Member, Wisconsin State Senate.
- United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis A. Craparotta, Class of 1982
- Major General Steven A. Cray, Adjutant General of Vermont, March, 2013 to March 2019.[23]
- John Dewey, Class of 1879, pragmatist philosopher and educator.[24]
- Julius Yemans Dewey, Physician, Founder of the National Life Insurance Company. Father of the only Admiral of the Navy in U.S. history, George Dewey.[25]
- Louis F. Dow, mayor of Burlington, Vermont, 1935-1939[26]
- Major General Thomas E. Drew, Adjutant General of Vermont, August, 2012 to March 2013.[27]
- Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie; Vermont's 85th Lieutenant Governor, 2002–2010.[28]
- Lieutenant General Michael Dubie, former Deputy Commander of United States Northern Command and former Vermont Adjutant General.
- Harold "Duke" Eaton, Jr., Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[29]
- Benjamin F. Fifield, lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1869-1880[30]
- Jon Fishman, drummer in the band Phish
- David Franzoni, screenwriter of Gladiator, winner of 2001 Academy Award for Best Picture
- Larry Gardner, Class of 1909; Major League third baseman for 17 years (1908–24) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians. Played on four World Champions, and later coached and served as the athletic director at UVM. Indoor track facility named for him and Ray Collins.[31]
- Mike Gordon, bassist in the band Phish
- Duane Graveline, astronaut
- Molly Gray, Lieutenant governor of Vermont[32]
- Aaron H. Grout, Vermont Secretary of State[33]
- Albert Gutterson, Gold medal winner in long jump in 1912 Summer Olympics. Hockey facility, Gutterson Fieldhouse is named after him.[34]
- Brian Halligan, CEO and co-founder of HubSpot and author
- Isaac R. Harrington, mayor of Buffalo, New York[35][36]
- Seneca Haselton, mayor of Burlington, U.S. Minister to Venezuela, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[37]
- Donly C. Hawley, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[38]
- William C. Hill (M.A., 1968), Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[39]
- Drew Hirshfeld - United States Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner for Patents (July 2015 – Present)
- Louisa Hodge, Award-winning Emmy Winner Meteorologist/Weather Anchor/General Assignment Reporter for KCBS-2/KCAL-9
- H. H. Holmes, American serial killer, dropped out after one year.
- Benjamin N. Hulburd, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.[40]
- Hollister Jackson, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont who died in the Great Flood of 1927.[41]
- Horatio Nelson Jackson, Vermont physician who carried out the first coast-to-coast automobile trip in the United States and was a founder of the American Legion.[42]
- Fishel Jacobs, Martial artist, legal author, speaker
- Billy Kidd, alpine ski racer, 1964 Olympic silver medalist, raced for UVM before joining the U.S. Ski Team.
- Amr Kashmiri, Pakistani actor and musician.
- Madeleine Kunin, former Governor of Vermont; former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland; former Deputy Secretary of Education, U.S. Dept. of Education[43]
- Jack Lamabe, Major League pitcher for several different teams over seven seasons including the 1967 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.[44]
- John LeClair, member of the 1992–93 Stanley Cup winning Montreal Canadiens. Has three 50 goals seasons in the NHL. Former member of the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.[45]
- Rollie Massimino, Class of 1956. Longtime college basketball coach who led the Villanova University Men's Basketball team to the 1985 NCAA Championship.
- Kirk McCaskill, Major League pitcher for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox.[46]
- Torrey Mitchell, NHL center for the Buffalo Sabres.[47]
- James O'Halloran, Canadian politician
- John Eugene Osborne, Third Governor of Wyoming and United States Representative from Wyoming[48]
- Ella Seaver Owen (1852–1910), artist, teacher
- Wayne H. Page, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard[49]
- Hamilton S. Peck, mayor of Burlington, state legislator, city court judge[50]
- James Stevens Peck, American Civil War officer who later served as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard[51]
- Theodora Agnes Peck, novelist and poet[52]
- Henry Farnham Perkins (1877–1956) was an American zoologist and eugenicist.
- Éric Perrin, an NHL forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning when they won the Stanley Cup in 2004.[53]
- George M. Powers, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[54]
- H. Henry Powers, United States Congressman[55]
- Susan Powers, American folk artist.
- Theodore Prentiss, Member, Wisconsin State Assembly
- E. Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain.[56]
- Barbara Rachko, American artist and author
- Henry Jarvis Raymond, Co-Founder of the New York Times and Harper's New Monthly Magazine
- Frederick M. Reed, Vermont Attorney General[57]
- Robert Roberts, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[58]
- William F. Ruprecht, President and CEO, Sotheby's
- Ryen Russillo, Co-host of the ESPN sports talk radio show 'SVP & Russillo', host of ESPN Radio's 'College Gameday.'[59]
- Martin St. Louis, three-time NCAA All-American winger. Four-time NHL All-Star and NHL Hart Memorial Trophy and Lady Byng Trophy winner. Won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 Season.[60]
- Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont.[61]
- Zack Scott, General Manager of the New York Mets
- Jessica Seinfeld, author and cook[62]
- Patrick Sharp, three-time Stanley Cup champion hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks. Attended UVM but did not graduate;[63] 2014 gold medalist, 2011 NHL all-star, and current member of the Dallas Stars.[64]
- Gail Sheehy, author
- John C. Sherburne, Vermont's first Rhodes Scholar and Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[65]
- Kerr Smith, actor best known for playing on the television drama Dawson's Creek.[66]
- Michael A. Stackpole, science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books.[67]
- Viktor Stålberg, winger for the Nashville Predators. 2009 NCAA All-American, 2013 Stanley Cup champion. Attended UVM but did not graduate.
- Allen R. Sturtevant, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[68]
- Tim Thomas, goaltender and two-time Vezina Trophy winner for the Boston Bruins. Won the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy with the Bruins in the 2010–11 Season.[69]
- Frank Trigilio, American football player
- George R. Vincent, physician and Greenback Party politician in Wisconsin
- Rupert von Trapp, member of the Trapp Family Singers
- Charles W. Waterman, US Senator from Colorado, donated funds for construction of UVM's Waterman Building, UVM trustee 1921–1925, presented honorary degree of LL.D. in 1922.[70]
- William Almon Wheeler, Vice-President of the United States, attended for two years (1837-1839), presented honorary degree of LL.D. in 1867, Bachelor of Arts (as in course) in 1876.[71]
- Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for leading international action to ban land mines.[72]
- Samuel Worcester, missionary to the Cherokees in Georgia and later in Indian Territory during early 19th Century.[73]
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