Notable Alumni
SUNY Empire State College alumni have excelled across the full spectrum of career fields. Here are some of our accomplished alumni.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Genius Fellows
Alice Fulton B.A. ’78, DHL ’94 Poet and professor of English at Cornell University
Dawoud Bey B.A. ’90, Photographer and educator
Bob Herbert B.S. ’88, DHL ’95
Retired Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times
Bob Watson B.S. ’99*
Former MLB player and retired VP for on-field operations for Major League Baseball
Susan H. Turben ’72, DHL ’05
Philanthropist – Turban Developmental Services
Denis Hughes A.A. ’93, BS ’99
Former Chairman of the Board Federal Reserve Bank of NY and NYS President, AFL-CIO and Senior Partner at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
Bob Johnson ’96
Founder of Bob Johnson Chevrolet
Gary Finch B.S. ’90
NY State Assemblyman, 126th Assembly District
Herb Trimpe ’97*
Comic Book artist known for drawing the “Incredible Hulk”
William H. Parker ’85
Tara Jayde, Capital Partners, LLC
Brian Curran ’80
Harvard Law School Graduate and Council for the City of Rochester
Walter Dean Myers B.A. ’84*
Newberry Award Winner Author of Young Adult Fiction
Tomas Kubica B.S. ’07
Principal at KKR and Co. Investment Firm in San Francisco
Robert Roach B.S. ’96
Retired general secretary-treasurer, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and current president of the Alliance for Retired Americans
Charles Saliba B.S. ’10
General manager, Crown Plaza, Dubai, UAE and finalist for Middle East Hotel Manager of the Year
Patrick Paul B.S. ’94
Executive Director and CEO, Anderson Center for Autism
David Theobald BSN ’13, MSN ’17
Owner and CEO, Statstaff Professionals
Zuzana Stepanovska B.S. ’10
Former Vice Miss Czech Republic and Czech representative for the Miss Earth contest
Catherine Roberts B.S. ’16
Senior Vice President for the Community Action Organization of Western New York
*Denotes deceased
Arthur Moats III M.A. ’17
9 Year NFL Veteran; Played Outside Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals
Carol Evans B.A. ’77
Founder and now former CEO of Working Mother Media
Deborah Gregory B.A. ’86
Author of the “Cheetah Girls” Book series
Kenny Barron B.A. ’78, DM ’13
International Jazz Musician and professor at Julliard
Melba Tolliver B.S. ’98
First African-American network news anchor, WABC News
Mark Schroeder ’82
NYS Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and former NY State Assemblyman, 145th Assembly District
Wendy Perron ’01
Editor in Chief Dance Magazine
David Yamada ’99
Professor of Law Suffolk University Law School
Lisa Brescia B.A. ’08
Theater actress, starred in Broadway production of “Wicked”
Jason Torreano M.A. ’14
Executive Director, Global Youth Connect
Bill Zimmerman B.S. ’96
Former ABC News bureau chief and first prime time anchor for CNN
Elaine Houston M.A. ’09
On air anchor, WNYT Albany
Sam Roberts B.S. ’12
Commissioner of NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and former NYS assemblyman and commissioner
Linda Kevins B.S. ’93
Supreme Court Judge, Long Island 10th District
Kathleen Jimino M.A. ’04
Retired Rensselaer County Executive
Jack Mosley B.S. ’07, MAT ’11
CEO at H2 Development Corp, single source project solution for energy projects for Green Hydrogen production
Virginia Brown-Waite B.S. ’76
Former U.S. Congresswoman, Florida 5th District
Morton Bahr A.A. ’83, BS ’83, DHL ’95*
President Emeritus, Communication Workers of America
Alan Rachins B.A. ’74
TV and movie celebrity known for his role on “Dharma and Greg” and “LA Law”
Caroline Kava ’91
Actress in “Born on 4th of July” and “Little Nikita”
Laurel Masse B.A. ’05
Singer and founding member of “Manhattan Transfer”
Richard Johnson B.S. ’77
New York Post columnist, former editor of “Page Six”
Stephen Keep Mills B.S. ’89
Actor, writer, producer and CEO of Treskelion Entertainment
Timothy Shaughnessy A.S. ’06
President and CEO at Rapid Cure Technologies
Donald Brown B.S. ’94
CEO and Owner of River Front Services providing space systems hardware, software, system engineering and cyber security to the U.S. Intelligence Community
Gary Maio B.S. ’06
COO and partner at DVG, a creative technology company developing web and mobile applications for businesses
Erin Hamlin A.A. ’11
Four-time Olympian in Luge
Tony Benshoof B.S. ’08
Three-time Olympian in Luge
Ashley Caldwell B.S. ’14
Three-time Olympian in Free Style Skiing
Doug Miller B.S. ’05
New Orleans Saints Executive Director of Football Communications
Marcy McGinnis B.S. ’09
Former CBS News Executive, Emmy Award Winner
Barbara Dury B.S. ’16
Producer at Retro Report. Award-winning producer at CBS News, producing stories for 60 minutes