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List of University of West Florida people

The official list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of West Florida.

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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.

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.

Academics

  • Michael DeMaria - author
  • P.S. Ruckman, Jr. - nationally recognized pardon expert; editor, PardonPower blog

    • Athletics

  • Daniela Cruz - professional soccer player for the Costa Rica women's national football team
  • Mark Ettles - former MLB player for San Diego
  • 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
  • Tom Keiser - CIO of GAP Inc.
  • Bruce Edward Melnick - Vice President of Boeing Company's Integrated Defense Systems group, former NASA astronaut
  • Marc D. Oken - former CFO of Bank of America, 2004-2005
  • Hansel Tookes - CEO of Raytheon Aircraft

    • Entertainment and television

  • Katherine David Céspedes - winner of the 2007 Miss Bolivia pageant, represented her country in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant
  • Michael DeMaria - author
  • Namrata Singh Gujral - Hollywood actress, producer Americanizing Shelley; also Passions, The Agency
  • David Hart - actor, 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
  • Fez Whatley - co-host of The Ron & Fez Show on Sirius/XM

    • Military, space, and aviation

  • John W. Bergman - United States Marine Corps lieutenant general
  • Jim Buchili - former NASA astronaut
  • Kenneth Cockrell - former NASA astronaut
  • Patricia Denkler - first woman to land a jet on an aircraft carrier; in 1982, the first woman to land a combat jet on an aircraft carrier
  • James O. Ellis - retired Admiral with the United States Navy
  • Michael L. Ferguson - Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rear Admiral Edward G. Winters, III - Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command

    • Politics

  • Robert E. "Bob" Barton - former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
  • David L. Brewer III - 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
  • Carmen 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 Richardson - former member of the Florida House of Representatives
  • Margaret "Casey" Rodgers - Chief United States District Judge, Northern District of Florida
  • Ray Sansom - former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

    • Science

  • Kenneth M. Ford - computer scientist, chairman of National Science Board Committee on Programs and Plans, founder of Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

    • Notable faculty

  • Judith A. Bense - University President, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, renowned archaeologist of the Southeastern United States
  • James Bezdek - Distinguished Professor of the Department of Computer Science; founding editor of the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning and IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems; creator of the Fuzzy C-Means clustering algorithm; recipient of the 2001 Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, and the 2007 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award
  • Dallas Blanchard - sociologist
  • Dr. M. Lal Goel - political scientist, author
  • Susan W. Harrell - distinguished legal studies faculty
  • Patrick Moore - Distinguished Professor of Public History, selected Carnegie Foundation CASE U.S. Professor of the Year for the State of Florida in 2007
  • Robert Yeager - Professor and Chair of English Department, writer on Medieval Studies who co-authored Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery with Terry Jones

    • References

    List of University of West Florida people Wikipedia
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