List of University of West Florida people
The official list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of West Florida.[1]
The University of West Florida, also known as West Florida and UWF, is a mid-sized public university located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. The university enrolls approximately 12,000 students as of Fall 2009.[2]
UWF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. It is a doctoral/research university, specializing in engineering and the humanities. Its mascot is an Argonaut, and its logo is the chambered nautilus.
Notable alumni
Academics
- Michael DeMaria - author
- P.S. Ruckman Jr. - nationally recognized pardon expert; editor, PardonPower blog[3]
Artist
- Ligel Lambert - interdisciplinary artist and educator
Athletics
- Daniela Cruz - professional soccer player for the Costa Rica women's national football team
- Mark Ettles - former MLB player for San Diego
- Mickey Gorka (born 1972) - Israeli basketball player and coach
- Roy Jones Jr. - world champion boxer
- Moochie Norris - former NBA player
- Jodi-Ann Robinson - UWF soccer player, represented Canada at the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics
- Keith Savage - professional soccer player with the Portland Timbers of USL-1
- Kevin Warrick - golfer, low amateur at 2002 U.S. Open
- John Webb - former MLB player for Tampa Bay
Business
- James Ellis - president and CEO of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations at Lockheed Martin; former U.S. Navy admiral
Entertainment and television
- Michael DeMaria - musician, composer, Grammy-nominated recording artist
- Namrata Singh Gujral - Hollywood actress, producer, Americanizing Shelley; also Passions, The Agency
- David Hart - most known for his role as Sgt. Parker Williams in In the Heat of the Night television series (1988–1995)
- Jan Hooks - Saturday Night Live performer (attended; did not graduate)
- Robert P. Watson - professor, author, and frequent media commentator
Military, space, and aviation
- John W. Bergman- United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
- Jim Buchili- former NASA astronaut
- Kenneth Cockrell - former NASA astronaut
- James O. Ellis - retired admiral with the United States Navy
- Mark P. Fitzgerald - vice admiral and current director of Navy staff for the United States Navy
- Charles H. Johnston - vice admiral and current vice commander of the Naval Air Systems Command
- Bruce Melnick- former US Coast Guard NASA astronaut
- Bryan Daniel O'Connor- former NASA astronaut
- John L. Phillips - NASA astronaut
- William H. Plackett - former master chief petty officer of the Navy
- Richard N. Richards - former NASA astronaut
- Stephen A. Weathers - Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award recipient
Politics
- Robert E. "Bob" Barton - former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- David L. Brewer III - former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District
- Lacey Collier- senior status United States district judge, Northern District of Florida
- Mike Hill - member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Mike Jacobs - Illinois state senator from the 36th district
- Anna Paulina Luna - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district
- Carmen Maria Martinez - U.S. ambassador to Zambia
- Jerry L. Maygarden- former member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Dave Murzin - former member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Curtis B. Richardson - former member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Margaret Catharine Rodgers- chief United States district judge, Northern District of Florida
- Michelle Salzman - Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 1st district
- Ray Sansom - former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Notable faculty
- Judith A. Bense - former university president, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology; archaeologist of the Southeastern United States
References
- ^ Facts About UWF Alumni
- ^ Headcount enrollment by level Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UWF Newsroom » University of West Florida presents 2013 Alumni Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-16.