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
Equestrian Margie Goldstein-Engle
Soccer
Track & field Athlete Notability Ronald Forbes Olympic athlete, 110m hurdles, Cayman Islands (2008, 2012, 2016) Ena Guevara Olympic athlete, marathon, Peru (1984, 1992) Tayna Lawrence Olympic athlete, 100 meters, Jamaica (2000, 2004) Aubrey Smith Olympic athlete, long jump, Canada (2016)
Other sports
Authors and entertainers Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau
Authors, actors, television, musicians Andy Garcia Aimee Carrero 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 Allie DiMeco actress and musician, known for her role as Rosalina in Nickelodeon 's The Naked Brothers Band Andy García Academy Award-nominated actor[ 8] Ricki Noel Lander actress, fashion designer[ 9] Kimberly Leemans model, America's Next Top Model contestant[ 10] Syesha Mercado singer, American Idol contestant (Season 7)[ 11] Natalia Navarro Miss Colombia 2009 , placed 12th at Miss Universe 2010 Jackie Nespral television anchor for WTVJ , the Miami-Fort Lauderdale affiliate of NBC Dawn Ostroff chief content officer and advertising business officer of Spotify Danny Pino actor, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC [ 12] Carlos Rafael Rivera Emmy-winning and nominated film and television composer Tony Succar musician, songwriter, percussionist and producer, Latin Grammy Award nominee and winner Nadia Turner singer, American Idol contestant (Season 4)[ 13] Henry Vega award-winning composer, musician Vijay Yesudas South Indian singer
Entertainment
Law and politics Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen Lt. Governor Nuñez Justice Lagoa Judge Altonaga
House of Representatives, U.S. Court Judges
State and local politics
Foreign governments Danny Danon Kim Simplis Barrow Alumnus Notability Patrece Charles-Freeman Jamaican public and environmental health consultant, former Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), as well as a political candidate with the Jamaica Labour Party Danny Danon Israeli politician and chairman of the U.N. Legal Committee Kim Simplis Barrow Belizean activist, philanthropist, and spouse of the 4th Prime Minister of Belize Richie Sookhai Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, engineer and businessman; current Government Senator and former President of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCIC)
Education
Science and space Alumnus Notability James F. O'Brien professor at UC-Berkeley, has patents pending for his explosive computer animation techniques[ 14] Edith Kellnhauser (1933–2019), German nursing scientist, educator, and writer David Shor (1991–), data scientist
Faculty Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar Marco Rubio Irtishad Ahmad , professor and chairperson of Florida International University Department of Construction Management and editor in chief of the Journal of Management in Engineering ASCE Thomas E. Baker , professor of constitutional law in the College of Law Lynne Barrett , professor of English and founder of Gulf Stream Magazine Rita Buck-Crockett , assistant athletic director, head volleyball and beach volleyball coach William Darrow , professor of public health John Dufresne , professor of creative writing, editor of Gulf Stream Magazine , author Elizabeth Price Foley , professor of law in the College of Law Edgar Fuller , professor of mathematics and statistics Orlando Jacinto García , Professor of Music and director of the Composition Program for the School of Music Steven Heine , professor of religion and history ; Director of the Institute for Asian Studies Mark Hetzler , professor of music and orchestra Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar , professor of computer science in the College of Engineering and Computing Maureen Kenny , professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology Abraham Lavender , professor of sociology ; president of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies Stephen Leatherman , director of the FIU Coastal Research Lab, nicknamed "Dr. Beach" for his annual ratings of American beaches (issued every Memorial Day weekend) Zaida Morales-Martínez , professor emeritus of chemistry Bruce Nissen , professor of labor studies and director of research at the Center for Labor Research and Studies and director of the FIU Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy Ronni Reis , tennis coach Stewart Robertson , professor of orchestral studies and conductor of the FIU Symphony Orchestra Marco Rubio , adjunct professor of politics and international relations at Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
University presidents Mark B. Rosenberg Modesto A. Maidique
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