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Florida State University

This is a partial list of persons associated with Florida State University.

Notable alumni[edit]

Notable alumni and other attendees of Florida State University include:

This list of Florida State University alumni includes students who studied as undergraduates or graduate students at any of FSU's 16 colleges.

Presidents of Universities and Colleges[edit]

Frank Hagenback
Jim Towey
Paul Stein
Alumni Notability
James Ammons Current President of Florida A&M University
J. David Armstrong Current President of Broward Community College
Franklin L. Hagenbeck Current Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Marvalene Hughes Current President of Dillard University
John P. Johnson Current President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
A. James Kerley Current President of Gulf Coast Community College
Anne B. Kerr Current President of Florida Southern College
Carl M. Kuttler, Jr. Current President of St. Petersburg College
William D. Law Current President of Tallahassee Community College
Aubrey K. Lucas Former President of the University of Southern Mississippi
E. Ann McGee Current President of Seminole Community College
Robert L. McLendon, Jr. Current President of St. Johns River Community College
Charles R. Middleton Current President of Roosevelt University
William L. Proctor Former Chancellor of Flagler College, and former Athletic Director for Florida State University
James C. Renick Former Chancellor of University of Michigan-Dearborn, and current Vice President for the American Council on Education
Clyda Stokes Rent Former President of Mississippi University for Women
Martha Dunagin Saunders Current President of the University of Southern Mississippi
Betty L. Siegel Former President of Kennesaw State University, and the University System of Georgia
Paul E. Stein Former Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy
Glenn Terrell Former President of Washington State University
Jim Towey Current President of Saint Vincent College, and director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
John Kenneth Waddell Former President of Allen University, and current President of Denmark Community College
E. Jean Walker Former President of Virginia Highlands Community College
T. K. Wetherell Current President of Florida State University, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Mark S. Wrighton Current Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis

Science, Space, and Math[edit]

Carolyn Griner
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Sylvia Earle
Dr. Zemankova
Alumni Notability
Antonio Busalacchi, Jr. Current Chairman of a committee for the National Academy of Science, professor at the University of Maryland[citation needed]
Joseph W. Cullen Former Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C.[citation needed]
Velma Dobson Current Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Arizona, and co-developer of the Teller Acuity Card procedure [citation needed]
Sylvia Earle Former chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Steve Edwards Physicist
Mostafa El-Sayed Current Julius Brown Chair and Regents Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology; Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Marc H. Ellis Theologian and philosopher
Leonard Erickson Researcher of the DNA repair protein as a solution to cancer and Robert Wallace Miller Professor of Oncology, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Cancer Center[citation needed]
Carolyn S. Griner Former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Robert C. Harriss Current Senior Scientist at the Institute for the Study of Society and the Environment of the National Center for Atmospheric Research[citation needed]
Robert A. Holton Scientist who discovered Taxol, current Professor at Florida State University
Jennifer L. Howse Former President of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation[citation needed]
Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh Food scientist, and fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists
Deborah Mash Professor of neurology, and Director of the Brain Endowment Bank at the University of Miami
Craig Nance Engineer & Astronomer[citation needed]
Orrin H. Pilkey Geologist, and Professor Emeritus at Duke University
Alan R. Price Current Associate Director for Investigative Oversight for the National Institute of Health[citation needed]
Maurice A. Ramirez Founder of the American Board of Disaster Medicine
Thomas S. Ray Ecologist who created and developed the Tierra project, a computer simulation of artificial life
Dušan Repovš Slovenian mathematician, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Science
Matthew Barnett Robinson Criminologist; Assoc. Prof. at Appalachian State University
Paul Robinson Former director of Sandia National Laboratories, candidate director of Los Alamos
Marcus Sachs Current director of SRI International's Computer Science Laboratory
Mark Thiemens Current Dean at the University of California San Diego, and two time Alexander von Humbolt Prize winner, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the AAAS [citation needed]
Willis W. Tyrrell, Jr. Geologist[citation needed]
George Vourvopoulos Inventor and innovator in applying elemental analysis to the coal and nuclear industries[citation needed]
Nina B. Weinstein Vice President of Programming for the National Geographic Channel[citation needed]
Maria Zemankova Computer scientist, created the theory of Fuzzy Relational Database System, recipient of the SIGMOD Contributions Award

Astronauts[edit]

Winston Scott
Bill Proenza
Max Mayfield
Neil Frank
Alumni Notability
Winston Scott former NASA astronaut
Norman Thagard former NASA astronaut and currently a tenured Professor of Engineering at Florida State University

Meteorology[edit]

Alumni Notability
Stephanie Abrams Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Neil Frank Former Director of the National Hurricane Center
Thomas Grazulis Meteorologist, worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Janice Huff Meteorologist, currently works for WNBC, and the Today Show
Rich Johnson Meteorologist, currently works at The Weather Channel
Noel E. LaSeur Former Director of the National Hurricane and Experimental Meteorology Laboratory[citation needed]
Roy Leep Meteorologist, worked for WTVT
Jennifer Lopez Meteorologist, currently works for The Weather Channel
Max Mayfield Former Director of the National Hurricane Center
Davis Nolan Meteorologist, currently works for WKRN[citation needed]
Bryan Norcross Meteorologist, currently works for WFOR-TV
Rusty Pfost Meteorologist-in-charge, Miami Weather Forecast Office, NOAA - National Weather Service[citation needed]
Bill Proenza Former Director of the National Hurricane Center and current Director of the National Weather Service's Southern Region
Dallas Raines Meteorologist, currently works for KABC[citation needed]
Peter S. Ray Former Deputy Director of the National Severe Storms Laboratory[citation needed]
David Roth Meteorologist, currently works at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
George Winterling Current chief meteorologist for WJXT in Jacksonville[citation needed]

Governors[edit]

Parris Glendening
Alumni Notability
Reubin O'Donovan Askew Former Governor of Florida
Charlie Crist Current Governor of Florida, and the former Florida Attorney General and Secretary of Education for Florida
Parris N. Glendening Former Governor of Maryland



Federal and International Policy Makers[edit]

David Bibb
Dale Watson
Alumni Notability
Michael Berenbaum Current Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
David Bibb Current Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration, and he also has served as Acting Administrator for a short period
William D. Clay, Jr. Current special adviser to the United Nations
Bradley Cooper Former Minister of Recreation for the Bahamas, and Olympic discus thrower
Manuel H. Johnson Former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Eleanor J. Hill Former Inspector General to the U.S. Department of Defense[citation needed]
Aleksandar Popović Current Serbian Minister of Energetics
Orson Swindle Former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
Jim Towey Former Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Dale Watson Former Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI



United States Congress[edit]

Mel Martinez
Jason Altmire
General Garner
General Minihan
Alumni Notability
Jason Altmire Current US Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District
Jim Bacchus Former US Representative, current Justice and Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization
Allen Boyd Current US Representative for Florida's 2nd Congressional District
William Carney Former US Representative for New York's 1st Congressional District
Kathy Castor Current US Representative for Florida's 11th Congressional District
James W. Grant Former US Representative for Florida's 2nd Congressional District
Mel Martinez Current US Senator, and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Generals and Admirals[edit]

Alumni Notability
Norma Elaine Brown Retired Major General for the United States Air Force[citation needed]
Charles J. Cunningham Retired Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force[citation needed]
Jay Garner Retired General of the United States Army, former Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
William H. Ginn Jr. Retired Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force[citation needed]
Winfield S. Harpe Retired Major General for the United States Air Force[citation needed]
Gordon S. Holder Retired Vice Admiral for the United States Navy[citation needed]
Paul David Miller Retired Admiral of the United States Navy, current Chairman of Alliant Techsystems[citation needed]
Kenneth Minihan Retired Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force, former director of the National Security Agency
Michael K. Sheridan Retired Brigadier General of the United States Marine Corps[citation needed]

Business Executives[edit]

Alumni Notability
Michael F. Ahern Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder, Streampipe[citation needed]
Gerald Banks Principal for the Rowena Corporation[citation needed]
Larry H. Crow Former Vice President of Alion Science and Technology [citation needed]
Ruth Eckerd Matriarch of Eckerd Drugs, and noted philanthropist[citation needed]
Jim Fritz Current CFO for the Orlando Magic[citation needed]
Tim Gannon Co-founder of Outback Steakhouse[citation needed]
James W. Grant Former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Chemical, and former U.S. Representative
Chuck Hardwick Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Pfizer Inc.
Gary Huff Former CFO for the Los Angeles Raiders, and also worked with the IBM Corporation
Manuel H. Johnson Current Co-Chairman of Johnson Smick International and former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank
J. Robert Jones, Jr. Current Vice President of the Bisys Group[citation needed]
William A. Kerr Current Monsignor for the Catholic Church, and Director of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center[citation needed]
Judy Lotas Current Partner for LPNY Ltd.[citation needed]
Marjorie S. Matthews Former Bishop for the United Methodist Church[citation needed]
Amos McMullian Current Chairman of Flowers Foods[citation needed]
Jane Mouton Famous management theorist
Bruce Redditt Current Vice President of the Omnicom Group[citation needed]
Nick Riso Current Vice President of Global Business Relationships[citation needed]
Gary L. Rogers Former Vice Chairman & Executive Officer, General Electric[citation needed]
Jeffrey P. Rohr Current CFO for the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deloitte & Touche USA[citation needed]
Howard L. Simmons Former Executive Director of for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education [citation needed]
Janet T. Stoner Current Vice President of Texaco's Latin America Division[citation needed]
Brian Sussman Current Managing Partner of 34 Pictures Entertainment[citation needed]
Eugene Taylor Retired Vice Chairman of Consumer & Commercial Banking for Bank of America[citation needed]
Jimmy M. Woodward Current Vice President & CFO of Flower Foods, Inc.[citation needed]
Woody Woodward Former General Manager for the New York Yankees

Academic Administrators[edit]

Lawrence Abele
Alumni Notability
Lawrence G. Abele Current Provost of Florida State University
J. David Armstrong, Jr. Former Chancellor of the Florida Community Colleges System, and current President of Broward Community College
Debra Austin Former Provost of Florida A & M University[citation needed]
A. Blanton Godfrey Current Dean of Textiles Administration at North Carolina State University[citation needed]
R.E. LeMon Current Vice Chancellor of the Florida Board of Governors
M. Dianne Murphy Current Athletic Director for Columbia University[citation needed]
William L. Proctor Former Athletic Director for Florida State University
James C. Renick Current Vice President for the American Council on Education
Mark Thiemens Current Dean at the University of California San Diego[citation needed]

Presidents & Chief Executive Officers[edit]

Alumni Notability
Bryan K. Bedford President & CEO, Chautauqua Airlines[citation needed]
Sara Blakely President & Founder of SPANX, and one of the judges on ABC's reality television series, American Inventor
Thomas M. Culligan Former CEO of Raytheon International[citation needed]
Meg Crofton Current President, the Walt Disney World Resort
Daniel P. Dillon Current President & CEO of the Welch's Corporation[citation needed]
Jefferey D. Gargiulo Current President & CEO, Sunkist Growers, Inc.[citation needed]
Verle B. Hammond Current President & CEO, Innovative Logistics Techniques, Inc.[citation needed]
Michael D. Leeks Current President & CEO of Community Development Contractors, Inc.[citation needed]
Thomas M. Mcalpin Current President of Disney Cruise Line[citation needed]
Marc Middleton Current CEO and founder of Growing Bolder
Harry Sargeant Current CEO of Sargeant Marine[citation needed]
Hansel E. Tookes II Former President & CEO of Raytheon International[citation needed]
Carlos O. Torano Current President of Toraño Cigars and Central America Tobacco

Arts, Literature, Humanities, and Entertainment[edit]

Bud Grace
Fiona Kelleghan
Cathy Areu
Christine Lahti
Stephen Jones
Virginia S. Carr
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Juan Gutierrez
Alumni Notability
Lily Afshar Classical guitarist; First woman to receive a Doctorate of Music in guitar performance
Dorothy Allison American writer
Cathy Areu Founder, publisher Catalina magazine
Alan Ball Screenwriter and director for Six Feet Under, American Beauty
Michael G. Berenbaum Writer and former Professor of Theology[citation needed]
Valorie Burton Writer: Listen to Your Life, What’s Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards
Kat Candler Award-winning independent filmmaker
Virginia Spencer Carr Biographer and Professor at Georgia State University
Sandra M. Castillo Poet
Matt Chapman Co-creator of Homestar Runner
Colleen Clinkenbeard Director, writer, and producer for Fullmetal Alchemist
Steven Conrad Screenwriter, The Weather Man
Thomas A. Desjardin Historian and author
Ron J. Friedman Former Academy Award winning writer; films Brother Bear, Chicken Little, and Open Season
Charles Ghigna Children's author and poet
Bud Grace Cartoonist
Juan Gutierrez Colombian author
Barbara Harris Editor for Shape Magazine
Masumi Hayaski Photographer and Fulbright fellow
John Earl Haynes Historian, specializing in American communist and anti-communist movements
Lex Hester Jacksonville consolidation architect, former chief administrative officer in Orlando, Broward County, and Jacksonville
Dayle Hinman Criminal profiler
Jack D. L. Holmes Historian[citation needed]
Fiona Kelleghan Science fiction scholar
Stephen Graham Jones Author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction
Jonathan King Producer and Vice President for Focus Features; works are Dreamgirls, I, Robot, and Finding Forrester
Bert Kreischer Stand-up comedian[citation needed]
Christine Lahti Former Academy Award winning director, and actress, Chicago Hope, Jack & Bobby
Sharon Lechter Author Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Jamie Linden Screenwriter, We are Marshall
Jean Lorrah Science fiction novelist and contributor to Star Trek series
Greg Marcks Writer and director: the film 11:14 and Lector
Doug Marlette Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist. Author of The Bridge and Magic Time
Drew McWeeny Film critic
Michael James Nelson Producer, writer, comedian The Bachelor, Miracle Workers, National Lampoon Comedy
Nancy Oliver Screenwriter
Mark Perez Screenwriter and producer, Accepted, The Country Bears, Herbie Fully Loaded[citation needed]
Gabrielle Reece Sports presenter, former fashion model, and professional volleyball player
Rick Reeves Military artist[citation needed]
Emilie Richards Author of romance and mystery novels
Diane Roberts Writer and Professor at Florida State University[citation needed]
Jordan S. Rubin Novelist
Gwyn Hyman Rubio Novelist
Jeff Shaara Novelist
Jenn Sterger Columnist for Sports Illustrated, NFL GridIron Gab, and Model
Robin Swicord American screenwriter and film director
David Ward-Steinman American composer and music professor
Ron Yrabedra Artist[citation needed]

Actors & Actresses[edit]

Burt Reynolds
Traylor Howard
Casper Van Dien
Cheryl Hines
Ron Simmons
Alumni Notability
Senait Ashenafi Actress The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and General Hospital
Vanessa Baden Actress Gullah Gullah Island, Rosewood, and Kenan & Kel
Cody Burger Actor Heavyweights, and Christmas Vacation
Lacey Buehler Reality TV star for the The Real World: Austin[citation needed]
J. Smith-Cameron Actress Crimes of the Heart, Lend Me a Tenor, Our Country's Good, and The First Wives Club
Matt Cohen Actor South of Nowhere, The O.C., and Boogeyman 2
Chris Conrad Actor The Next Karate Kid & Young Hercules
Valerie Cruz Actress
Faye Dunaway Emmy Award winning actress
Tiffany Fallon Actress, and Playboy Playmate of the Year for 2005, Co-Host on the International Fight League's weekly program IFL Battleground
Davis Gaines Stage actor, The Phantom of the Opera[citation needed]
Joanna García Actress Boston Public, Dawson's Creek, American Pie 2
Paul Gleason Actor, Star Wars, Die Hard, The Breakfast Club
Courtney Hansen Actress, TV personality, syndicated columnist, and model
Cheryl Hines Actress, producer, director Curb Your Enthusiasm, Campus Ladies,RV
Polly Holliday Actress, Golden Globe winner, nominated for an Emmy Award
Traylor Howard Actress, Monk on USA Network, Son of the Mask
Kevin Kelly Former ring announcer & manager for the World Wrestling Federation
Bert Kreischer Actor & comedian[citation needed]
Nancy Kulp Actress, The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy Lane Actor on the Discovery Channel, and Biker Build-Off. Owner of Choppers Inc.
Delane Matthews Actress, Dave's World
Michelle McCool Actress, and current WWE Diva
Henry Polic II Actor, Super Password, and Webster
Burt Reynolds Actor, Boogie Nights, The Longest Yard, The Dukes Of Hazzard, Deliverance
Victor Rivers Actor, The Mask of Zorro, Amistad[citation needed]
Chay Santini Actress and model, Nightstalker, Seeing Other People
Richard Simmons Actor and fitness expert
Ron Simmons Actor named Farooq, former WCW Champion and WWE superstar
Pat Skipper Actor in American Summer, Wall Street, Lethal Weapon 2, and Predator 2[citation needed]
Tonea Stewart Actress, In the Heat of the Night
Gabriel Traversari Actor
Robert Urich Actor, Vega$, Spencer: For Hire
Casper Van Dien Actor, Saved by the Bell, Starship Troopers, and Sleepy Hollow

Head Coaches[edit]

Mack Brown
Tony La Rusa
Alumni Notability
Jay Ashmore Former gymnastics coach for the University of Texas at Austin[citation needed]
Joe Avezzano Former football coach of Oregon State University
Terry Bowden Former football coach for Auburn University
Mack Brown Current football coach for the University of Texas at Austin
Lee Corso Former football coach for the University of Louisville and the University of Indiana
Dave Cowens Former basketball coach for the Charlotte Hornets
Hugh Durham Former basketball coach for the Georgia Bulldogs
Cliff Ellis Former basketball coach for Clemson University and Auburn University
Ron Fraser Former baseball coach for the University of Miami
Vince Gibson Former football coach for Kansas State University, Tulane University, and University of Louisville
Reggie Herring Former football coach for the University of Arkansas
Dick Howser Former baseball coach for the Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Florida State University
Tony La Russa Current baseball coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Martin Current baseball coach for Florida State University
Cecile Reynaud Former volleyball coach for Florida State University, current analyst for ESPN
Rick Stockstill Current football coach for Middle Tennessee State University

Musicians[edit]

Scott Stapp
Rogue
Jake Owen
Ryan Key
Alumni Notability
Sam Beam Sole member of Iron & Wine
Ryland Blackinton Guitarist for the band Cobra Starship
Rita Coolidge Grammy Award-winning singer
Ricardo Cobo Colombian guitar player
Frank Cooper Pianist, conductor, and founder of the Festival of Neglected Romantic Music, and also a Research Professor of Music at the University of Miami
Virgil Roger du Pont III Vocals for The Crüxshadows
Luis Fonsi Singer and songwriter
Ryan Key Vocals and guitar player for the band Yellowcard
Jessica Lackey Of the Crüxshadows
Ben Lauren Vocals for No Address[citation needed]
Justin Long Guitar player for "No Address"
Sean Mackin Vocals and violin for the band Yellowcard
Rachel McDonnell Of the Crüxshadows
Owen Middleton Composer[citation needed]
Martha Mier Composer "Seventh Street Blues", and Jackson Street Blues
Jim Morrison Singer and songwriter for The Doors
David Morris Vocals for Cold Water Army
Phil Moreton Guitar player for the band No Address[citation needed]
Jake Owen Country singer
Sarah Poulos Of the Crüxshadows
Charles G. Rex Violinist [citation needed]
Marcus Roberts Jazz pianist
Scott Stapp Singer for the band Creed
Mark Tremonti Guitarist from the band Creed
Charles Turner American jazz trumpeter
David Ward-Steinman Composer for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Linda Zoghby Opera singer, and Professor[citation needed]
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Composer and the first woman Pulitzer Prize winner

Pageant Winners[edit]

Kylie Williams
Alumni Notability
Valorie Burton Former Miss Black Texas USA
Tara Dawn Holland Christensen Former Miss America for 1997, singer, and a sexual abstinence advocate who gives nationwide tours
Lea Mack Former Miss Ohio for 1994, and motivational speaker
Shauna Pender Former Miss Florida for 2003
Candace Rodatz Former Miss Florida for 2000[citation needed]
Kim Taggart Former Miss Mediterranean and current model and actress[citation needed]
Kylie Williams Current Miss Florida for 2007

Reporters, Correspondents, and Anchormen[edit]

Lee Corso
Erica Morris
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Donna Deegan
Alumni Notability
Dan Bakkedahl Correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show
Shannon Bream Correspondent on the Fox News Channel, covers the U.S. Supreme Court[citation needed]
Lee Corso Sports broadcaster for ESPN, starred on College GameDay since its inception, and was the former head coach of Louisville and the University of Indiana
Donna Deegan Current weekday anchor for WTLV/WJXX
Arnold Díaz Correspondent on WNYW-TV in New York City
Jamie Dukes Sports broadcaster for ESPN and host of Put Up Your Dukes
Mary Anne Loughlin Former Anchor for CNN
Erica Morris Current reporter for the Jewish Journal
Eduardo Perez Current commentator for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Cecile Reynaud Commentator for Fox Sports Net, the Sunshine Network, and ESPN
Chris Rix Current football analyst for ABC and Fox Sports Radio
Spencer Ross Former sports broadcaster
Deion Sanders Current commentator for the NFL Network
Danielle Sargent Current Anchor for ESPN[citation needed]
Gayle Sierens Current News Anchor, WFLA-TV, Tampa, Florida
Bailey White Current commentator for the NPR program All Things Considered

State Politicians and Policy Makers[edit]

Alumni Notability
Allan Bense Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Marti Coley Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Charles S. Dean, Sr. Current member of the Florida Senate
Valdez B. Demings Current Chief of the Orlando Police Department[citation needed]
Carl J. Domino Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Steven Geller Current Minority Leader for the Florida Senate
Audrey Gibson Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Kay R. Hagan Current member of the North Carolina Senate
Adam Hasner Current Majority Leader for the Florida House of Representatives
Evan Jenne Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Mark E. Kaplan Former Secretary Florida Department of Transportation & Chief of Staff to Governor Jeb Bush
Jeff Kottkamp Current Lt. Governor of Florida
Chris Knight Former Director of the Florida Highway Patrol
Ney Landrum Current Director Emeritus for the Florida State Parks[citation needed]
Marcelo Llorente Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Alfred Lawson, Jr. Current member of the Florida Senate
Anne McGihon Current member of the Colorado House of Representatives
John McKay Former President of the Florida Senate[citation needed]
Steve Oelrich Current member of the Florida Senate
Jimmy Patronis Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Curtis B. Richardson Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
John Rutherford Current Sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida
Ray Sansom Current member of the Florida House of Representatives, designated to be the next Speaker of the Florida House
Michael Scionti Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
James C. Smith Former Florida Attorney General[citation needed]
Beverly Burnsed Spencer Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, former Vice President for Florida State University
Dina Titus Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate
Geraldine F. Thompson Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
Trey Traviesa Current member of the Florida House of Representatives
J. Alex Villalobos Current member of the Florida Senate

Mayors[edit]

Alumni Notability
Art Agnos Former Mayor of San Francisco, California
Rick Baker Current Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
Mike Halfacre Current Mayor of Fair Haven, New Jersey[citation needed]
David T. Kennedy Former Mayor of Miami, Florida
Scott Maddox Former Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and former Chairman of the Florida Democratic Party; ran unsucessfully for Governor of Florida
John Marks Current Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
Morgan McPherson Current Mayor of Key West, Florida
Wayne L. Rubinas Former Mayor of Ocala, Florida[citation needed]

Law[edit]

Alumni Notability
Barry Cohen Famous personal injury & criminal attorney
Eric Gustafson Current Financial analyst and commentator for CNBC[citation needed]
Tim Howard Current Director of the Northeastern University's Executive Doctorate Program in Law & Policy; past Assistant Attorney General of Florida
Bruce Jacob Former Assistant Attorney General for Florida, prosecutor in Gideon v. Wainwright
Martin Mayhew Current Assistant General Manager for the Detroit Lions
Sheila McDevitt Current Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel for TECO [citation needed]
Larry D. Simpson Former Assistant State Attorney; successfully prosecuted the serial killer Ted Bundy[citation needed]

Judges[edit]

Alumni Notability
Michael E. Allen Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
Kenneth B. Bell Current Florida Supreme Court Justice
Susan H. Black Current federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals
Edwin B. Browning, Jr. Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
Raoul G. Cantero, III Current Florida Supreme Court Justice
Marguerite H. Davis Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
George Greer Judge who presided over the Terri Schiavo case, and over Hulk Hogan's divorce case on January of 2008
Kim Hammond Current circuit court judge, and former football player for the Florida State Seminoles
Paul M. Hawkes Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
James Joanos Former judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
Terry P. Lewis Current judge for the Florida Second Judicial District Circuit[1], issued crucial ruling in 2000 presidential recount[2].
Philip J. Padovano Current judge for the Florida Second Judicial District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
Ricky Polston Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
L. Clayton Roberts Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]
Alan Sundberg Former Florida Supreme Court Justice[citation needed]
Bradford L. Thomas Current judge for the Florida District Court of Appeal[citation needed]

Rhodes Scholars[edit]

Alumni Notability
Caroline Alexander 1976 Rhodes Scholar[citation needed]
Garrett Johnson 2006 Rhodes Scholar
Joseph O'Shea 2007 Rhodes Scholar[citation needed]

Heisman Trophy winners[edit]

Alumni Notability
Charlie Ward 1993 Heisman Trophy winner
Chris Weinke 2000 Heisman Trophy winner

Notable faculty and staff[edit]

Nobel Prize[edit]

Paul Dirac

Pulitzer Prize[edit]

National Academy of Sciences[edit]

National Academy of Engineering[edit]

David Larbalestier

American Academy of Arts & Sciences[edit]

Guggenheim Fellowship[edit]

American Association for the Advancement of Science[edit]

ISI Highly Cited Faculty[edit]

Sir Harold Kroto

Other notable faculty[edit]

FSU Athletes[edit]

Baseball[edit]

J. D. Drew
John-Ford Griffin
Matt Diaz
Marshall McDougall
Athlete Notability
Luis Alicea professional MLB baseball player
Tony Avitable professional MLB baseball player
Kevin Cash professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Randy Choate professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
Bob Clem professional MLB baseball player
Matt Diaz professional MLB baseball player, Atlanta Braves
J. D. Drew professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Stephen Drew professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
Jeff Gray professional MLB baseball player
John-Ford Griffin professional MLB baseball player, Toronto Blue Jays
John Grubb professional MLB baseball player
Jeff Hogan professional MLB baseball player
Dick Howser professional MLB baseball player
Terry Kennedy professional MLB baseball player
Richie Lewis professional MLB baseball player
Mike Loynd professional MLB baseball player
Jim Lyttle professional MLB baseball player
Mike Martin head coach, Florida State Seminoles
Marshall McDougall professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers record holder for most home runs in a college game (6)
Doug Mientkiewicz professional MLB baseball player, New York Yankees
Eduardo Perez professional MLB baseball player, Now serving as analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Scott Proctor professional MLB baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jody Reed professional MLB baseball player
Tony La Russa current MLB manager, St. Louis Cardinals
Mac Scarce professional MLB baseball player
TJ Souhlaris professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Paul Sorrento professional MLB baseball player
Ken Suarez professional MLB baseball player
John Wasdin professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers
Paul Wilson professional MLB baseball player, Cincinnati Reds

Basketball[edit]

Sam Cassell
George McCloud
Athlete Notability
Randy Allen professional NBA basketball player
Sam Cassell professional NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics
Ben Clyde professional NBA basketball player
James Collins professional NBA basketball player
Dave Cowens professional NBA basketball player, (retired), Named to NBA's 50 Greatest of All Time List
Tony Dawson professional NBA basketball player
Mickey Dillard professional NBA basketball player
Hugh Durham former Head Basektabll coach for Florida State University and the University of Georgia
Doug Edwards professional NBA basketball player
Rowland Garrett professional NBA basketball player
Alexander Johnson professional NBA basketball player, Miami Heat
Jonathan Kerner professional NBA basketball player
George McCloud professional NBA basketball player
Tim Pickett professional NBA basketball player
Bob Sura professional NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
Irving Thomas professional NBA basketball player
Al Thornton professional NBA basketball player Los Angeles Clippers
Von Wafer professional NBA basketball player, Denver Nuggets
Charlie Ward professional NBA basketball player, and Heisman Trophy winner
Mitchell Wiggins professional NBA basketball player

Women's Basketball[edit]

Athlete Notability
Roneeka Hodges professional WNBA basketball player, Houston Comets
Stephanie Lowenthal professional WNBA basketball player, Sacramento Monarchs
Brooke Wyckoff professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sky

Football[edit]

Derrick Brooks
Mack Brown
Laveranues Coles
Bryant McFadden
Brad Johnson
Randy Moss
LeRoy Butler
Athlete Notability
Clifton Abraham professional NFL football player
Derrick Alexander professional NFL football player
Brian Allen professional NFL football player
Greg Allen professional NFL football player
Terry Anthony professional NFL football player
Joe Avezzano professional NFL football player, and head coach for Oregon State University
Allen Augustin professional NFL football player
Alex Barron professional NFL football player, St. Louis Rams
Ed Beckman professional NFL football player
Edgar Bennett professional NFL football player
Scott Bentley professional NFL football player
Fred Biletnikoff NFL Hall of Fame player, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI MVP
Anquan Boldin professional NFL football player, Arizona Cardinals, 2003 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Lorenzo Booker professional NFL football player, Miami Dolphins
Michael Boulware professional NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
Peter Boulware professional NFL football player, 1997 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Baltimore Ravens' Ring of Honor
Leon Bright professional NFL football player
Derrick Brooks professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002), 2006 Pro Bowl MVP
Mack Brown Currently Head Football Coach, Texas Longhorns
Milford Brown professional NFL football player
Rufus Brown professional NFL football player
Tony Bryant professional NFL football player
Terrell Buckley professional NFL football player
Brodrick Bunkley professional NFL football player
Devin Bush professional NFL football player
Bobby Butler professional NFL football player
LeRoy Butler former professional NFL football player, now coach of the Green Bay Packers, invented the "Lambeau Leap"
Marion Butts professional NFL football player
Bill Capece professional NFL football player
Alphonso Carreker professional NFL football player
Dexter Carter professional NFL football player, current FSU running backs coach
Jerome Carter professional NFL football player
Pat Carter professional NFL football player
Thomas Clayton professional NFL football player
Tay Cody professional NFL football player
Randy Coffield professional NFL football player
Laveranues Coles professional NFL football player, New York Jets
Lee Corso former Indiana University head coach, sports broadcaster, ESPN Gameday
Sam Cowart professional NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
Henri Crockett professional NFL football player
Zack Crockett professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
Antonio Cromartie professional NFL football player, San Diego Chargers
Devard Darling professional NFL football player, Baltimore Ravens
Buster Davis professional NFL football player
Chris Davis professional NFL football player, Tennessee Titans
Lawrence Dawsey professional NFL football player, current FSU WR coach
Darnell Dockett professional NFL football player, Arizona Cardinals
Jamie Dukes professional NFL football player, commentator with Comcast Sports Southeast
Warrick Dunn professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1997 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Walter Payton Man of the Year (2005)
Mario Edwards professional NFL football player
William Floyd professional NFL football player, nicknamed 'Bar None' San Francisco 49ers
Todd Fordham professional NFL football player
Corey Fuller professional NFL football player
Talman Gardner professional NFL football player
Derrick Gibson professional NFL football player
E. G. Green professional NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
Kim Hammond professional NFL football player
Jessie Hester professional NFL football player
Montrae Holland professional NFL football player
Chris Hope professional NFL football player,Tennessee Titans
Gary Huff professional NFL football player
Paul Irons professional NFL football player
Bobby Jackson professional NFL football player
Dexter Jackson professional NFL football player, Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XXXVII MVP
Mario Henderson professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
Sebastian Janikowski professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
Garth Jax professional NFL football player
Michael Jennings professional NFL football player
Brad Johnson professional NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
Travis Johnson professional NFL football player
Greg Jones professional NFL football player, Jacksonville Jaguars
Hassan Jones professional NFL football player
Marvin Jones professional NFL football player, nicknamed 'Shade Tree'
Walter Jones professional NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
Danny Kanell professional NFL football player
Ken Lanier professional NFL football player
Amp Lee professional NFL football player Green Bay Packers
Kevin Long professional NFL football player
Martin Mayhew professional NFL football player
Bryant McFadden professional NFL football player Pittsburgh Steelers
Dennis McKinnon professional NFL football player
Mike Mercer professional NFL football player
Marvin Minnis professional NFL football player
Travis Minor professional NFL football player, Miami Dolphins
Orson Mobley professional NFL football player
Eric Moore professional NFL football player
Randy Moss professional NFL football player, New England Patriots (attended for one year and then released from team)
Zeke Mowatt professional NFL football player
Lee Nelson professional NFL football player
Sterling Palmer professional NFL football player
Tommy Polley professional NFL football player, Baltimore Ravens
Eric Powell professional NFL football player
Ricardo "Rock" Preston star Seminole tailback
Willie Reid professional NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
Burt Reynolds actor and star Seminole tailback
Jamal Reynolds professional NFL football player
Samari Rolle professional NFL football player, Baltimore Ravens
Gerard Ross professional NFL football player
PK Sam professional NFL football player, Miami Dolphins
Deion Sanders professional NFL football player, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
Ron Sellers professional NFL football player
Eric Shelton professional NFL football player
Clay Shiver professional NFL football player
Corey Simon professional NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
Ron Simmons professional USFL football player, former WCW professional wrestling world champion
Carl Simpson professional NFL football player
Ernie Sims professional NFL football player, Detroit Lions
Barry Smith professional NFL football player
Sammie Smith professional NFL football player
Jesse Solomon professional NFL football player
Greg Spires professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rohn Stark professional NFL football player
Walt Sumner professional NFL football player, Cleveland Browns
William Thomas professional NFL football player
Weegie Thompson professional NFL football player
Craphonso Thorpe professional NFL football player
Lawrence Timmons professional NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Tuten professional NFL football player
Tamarick Vanover professional NFL and CFL football player, current Lake City Christian High School Coach
Andre Wadsworth professional NFL football player
Javon Walker professional NFL football player, Denver Broncos
B. J. Ward professional NFL football player
Charlie Ward Heisman Trophy winner, professional NBA basketball player
Peter Warrick professional NFL football player
Pat Watkins professional NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
Leon Washington professional NFL football player, New York Jets
Chris Weinke Heisman Trophy winner, professional NFL football player, San Francisco 49ers
T. K. Wetherell former State of Florida Representative, Former Speaker of the House for Florida, President of Florida State University
Bud Whitehead professional NFL football player
Brett Williams professional NFL football player
Todd Williams professional NFL football player
Peter Tom Willis professional NFL football player, FSU football radio analyst
Ray Willis professional NFL football player
Reinard Wilson professional NFL football player
Kamerion Wimbley professional NFL football player

Golf[edit]

PGA[edit]

Athlete Notability
Paul Azinger professional golfer [1]
Bob Duval professional golfer
Hubert Green professional golfer [2]
Nolan Henke professional golfer [3]
Kenny Knox professional golfer [4]
George McNeill professional golfer
Jeff Sluman professional golfer [5]

LPGA[edit]

Athlete Notability
Barbara Bunkowsky professional golfer
Jane Geddes professional golfer, [6]
Karen Stupples professional golfer, [7]
Kris Tamulis professional golfer, [8]
Colleen Walker professional golfer, [9]
Lisa Young-Walters professional golfer

Gymnastics[edit]

Athlete Notability
Don Holder Olympic gymnast
Rafael A. Lecuona Olympic gymnast
Bill Roetzheim Olympic gymnast

Swimming and Diving[edit]

Athlete Notability
Phil Boggs diver and Olympic Gold Medalist
Henry Bottger breaststroke swimmer
Mike Kowalski backstroke swimmer, participated in the Olympics
Steve Parry butterfly and backstroke swimmer, Olympic Bronze Medalist
Tal Stricker breaststroke swimmer
Mike Tschirret freestyle and butterfly swimmer, participated in the Olympics

Tennis[edit]

Athlete Notability
Paul Haarhuis Professional Tennis player, participated in the Olympics
Joey Rive Professional Tennis player

Track & Field[edit]

Athlete Notability
Kim Batten long jumper, and Olympic Silver Medalist
Bradley Cooper Olympic discus thrower and shot putter
Randy Givens relay runner, participated in the Olympics
A.J. Hoy Seminole track star, and actor
Garrett Johnson elite American shot putter, 2006 NCAA Champion, and Rhodes Scholar
Walter McCoy relay runner, and Olympic Gold Medalist
Marita Payne sprinter, and Olympic Silver Medalist
Don West, Jr. Seminole track star, and sports attorney/sports agent
Angela Wright high jumper and hurdler, participated in the Olympics

Volleyball[edit]

Athlete Notability
Maggie Philgence professional volleyball player
Gabrielle Reece professional volleyball player, model

List of Presidents[edit]

President Year
Albert A. Murphree 1897–1909
Edward Conradi 1909–1947
Doak S. Campbell 1947–1957
Albert B. Martin 1957
Robert M. Strozier 1957–1960
Milton W. Carothers 1960
Gordon W. Blackwell 1960–1965
John E. Champion 1965–1969
Stanley Marshall 1969–1976
Bernard F. Sliger 1976–1991
Dale W. Lick 1991–1994
Talbot D'Alemberte 1994–2003
T. K. Wetherell 2003–present
Presidents of Florida State University
Richard D. McCulloughJohn E. ThrasherEric J. BarronT. K. WetherellTalbot D'AlemberteAlbert A. MurphreeValentine Mason Johnson


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