This is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of Connecticut
Alumni
Academics
Academic administrators
- Stanley F. Battle â€" 12th Chancellor: North Carolina A&T State University; 4th President: Coppin State University
- Scott S. Cowen â€" 14th President: Tulane University
- Thomas C. Duffy â€" former Deputy Dean: Yale School of Music
- Martha Piper â€" 14th President: University of British Columbia
- Joseph W. Polisi â€" President: The Juilliard School
Scholars and critics of literature, art and ethics
- Bobbie Ann Mason â€" literary critic and novelist
- Michael North â€" literary critic
- Tim Page â€" Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic
- Elaine Scarry â€" Harvard literature professor
Scholars of law and political scientists
- Edward C. Banfield â€" political scientist
- Richard Dekmejian â€" political scientist
- Florence Roisman â€" law professor
Scholars of the natural sciences
- Franklin Chang-Diaz â€" NASA astronaut and physicist
- Carol Lynn Curchoe â€" molecular biologist
- David Grimaldi â€" entomologist
- Benjamin Hsiao â€" materials scientist
- David Lee â€" Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Richard Mastracchio â€" NASA astronaut and engineer
- Vijay P. Parashar â€" oral and maxillofacial radiologist
- Massimo Pigliucci â€" evolutionary theorist and philosopher
- Yuwen Zhang â€" mechanical engineer
- Kathleen Musante DeWalt â€" anthropologist
- Samih Farsoun â€" sociologist and Arab-American activist
- Howard S. Hoffman â€" experimental psychologist
- Kevin B. MacDonald â€" evolutionary psychology theorist
- Robert Remez â€" experimental psychologist
- Philip Rubin â€" cognitive scientist
- Kevin Swick â€" educational theorist
Arts and entertainment
- Pam Arciero â€" puppeteer
- Jennifer Barnhart â€" actor and puppeteer
- Michael Bergin â€" supermodel
- Beau Billingslea â€" voice actor and former UConn football player
- Tanisha Brito â€" former Miss Connecticut and Miss Georgia USA
- Jackie Burns â€" Broadway actress
- Sharon Butler â€" painter and publisher of NYC art journalTwo Coats of Paint
- Mary Cadorette â€" actor
- Judy Collins â€" musician
- Lui Collins â€" folk singer-songwriter
- Andrea Dromm â€" actress
- Justin Foley â€" drummer for Killswitch Engage
- Patrick Earl Hammie â€" contemporary figurative artist
- Ned Kahn â€" environmental artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient
- Jeremy Leven â€" author, director, producer, and screenwriter
- Michelle Lombardo â€" model
- Donny Marshall â€" television sports broadcaster
- Forrest McClendon â€" actor
- Moby â€" singer-songwriter, musician
- Bobby Moynihan â€" actor and comedian
- Julius R. Nasso â€" film producer
- Peter Niedmann â€" composer
- Ron Palillo â€" actor
- Morris Pleasure â€" composer, musician
- Toni Press-Coffman â€" playwright
- Meg Ryan â€" actress
- Skip Schoolnik â€" film director and producer
- Brian Schulz â€" Emmy-winning producer and cinematographer
- Leslie Silva â€" actress
- Rick Sternbach â€" Emmy-winning illustrator and visual effects artist
- Austin Stowell â€" actor
- Tony Todd â€" actor
- Paige Turco â€" actress
- Robert Wendel â€" composer and conductor
- Brad Williams â€" puppeteer
- Dana Wilson â€" composer and jazz pianist
- Kim Zolciak â€" television personality
Authors, journalists and commentators
- Elizabeth Bear (Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky) â€" author
- Richard Bernstein â€" journalist and author
- Leslie Brody â€" non-fiction author
- P. W. Catanese â€" author
- Robert D. Kaplan â€" author and essayist
- Leigh Montville â€" sports journalist
- Ann Lane Petry â€" novelist
- Randall Pinkston â€" news correspondent
- Joel Rosenberg â€" science fiction author
- Lewis Turco â€" poet
- David Ushery â€" WNBC news anchor
Business and industry
- Elizabeth B. Amato â€" Executive Vice President: United Technologies
- Doug Bernstein â€" co-founder: Melissa & Doug
- Robert Diamond â€" former CEO: Barclays; co-founder: Atlas Mara Limited
- Clifford Grodd â€" former president and CEO: Paul Stuart
- George Harrison â€" former Senior Vice President of Marketing: Nintendo
- Bob Kaufman â€" co-founder: Bob's Discount Furniture
- Kathleen Murphy â€" President: Fidelity Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments
- Timothy Shriver â€" Chairman: Special Olympics; member of Kennedy Family
- William S. Simon â€" former Executive Vice-President: Walmart
Diplomacy, government, law, and politics
Elected officials
- Chuck Benedict â€" former Wisconsin State Assemblyman (2004â€"2010)
- Thomas W. Bucci â€" 49th Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut (1985â€"1989)
- Eric D. Coleman â€" former Connecticut State Senator (1995â€"2017)
- Joe Courtney â€" U.S. Representative for CT-2
- Emilio Q. Daddario â€" former U.S. Representative for CT-1 (1959â€"1971)
- Robert M. DeCrescenzo â€" former Mayor of East Hartford, Connecticut (1993â€"1997)
- Art Feltman â€" former Connecticut State Representative (1997â€"2009)
- Sam Gejdenson â€" former U.S. Representative for CT-2 (1981â€"2001)
- Robert Giaimo â€" former U.S. Representative for CT-3 (1959â€"1981)
- Mary Glassman â€" former First Selectman of Simsbury, Connecticut (1991â€"99; 2007â€"14)
- Bernard F. Grabowski â€" former U.S. Representative for CT-6 (1963â€"1967)
- Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. â€" Connecticut State Senator (2015â€"Present); member of Kennedy Family
- Mike Lawlor â€" former Connecticut State Representative (1987â€"2011)
- Martin Looney â€" Connecticut State Senator, Pres. pro tem. (1993â€"Present)
- Konstantina Lukes â€" former Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (2007â€"2010)
- Shaun McNally â€" former Connecticut State Representative (1987â€"1992)
- Chris Murphy â€" U.S. Senator from Connecticut (2013â€"Present)
- William St. Onge â€" former U.S. Representative for CT-2 (1963â€"1970)
- Ronald A. Sarasin â€" former U.S. Representative for CT-5 (1973â€"1979)
- Pedro Segarra â€" former Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut (2010â€"2015)
- Kevin B. Sullivan â€" former Connecticut State Senator, Pres. pro tem. (1987â€"2004)
- David J. Valesky â€" New York State Senator (2005â€"Present)
Judiciaries and attorneys
- Bethany J. Alvord â€" Judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2009â€"Present)
- Vanessa Lynne Bryant â€" U.S. District Judge: D. Conn. (2007â€"Present)
- Carol Ann Conboy â€" former Associate Justice: New Hampshire Supreme Court (2009â€"2017)
- Alfred V. Covello â€" former Chief U.S. District Judge: D. Conn. (1992â€"2003; Senior status since 2003)
- John A. Danaher III â€" Judge: Connecticut Superior Court (2010â€"Present)
- Gregory T. D'Auria â€" Associate Justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (2017â€"Present)
- Alexandra Davis DiPentima â€" Chief Judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2003â€"Present)
- Christopher F. Droney â€" U.S. Circuit Judge: 2d Cir. (2011â€"Present)
- Dennis G. Eveleigh â€" Associate Justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (2010â€"Present)
- F. Herbert Gruendel â€" Judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2005â€"Present)
- Francis X. Hennessy â€" Judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (1994â€"2000)
- Wesley W. Horton â€" Connecticut appellate court lawyer
- Denise R. Johnson â€" former Associate Justice: Vermont Supreme Court (1990â€"2011)
- Joette Katz â€" former Associate Justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (1992â€"2011)
- Christine E. Keller â€" Judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2013â€"Present)
- Douglas S. Lavine â€" Judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2006â€"Present
- Robert J. Lynn â€" Associate Justice: New Hampshire Supreme Court (2010â€"Present)
- Joan G. Margolis â€" U.S. Magistrate Judge: D. Conn. (1985â€"Present)
- Donna F. Martinez â€" U.S. Magistrate Judge: D. Conn. (1994â€"Present)
- Andrew J. McDonald â€" Associate Justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (2013â€"Present)
- Thomas Joseph Meskill â€" former Chief U.S. Circuit Judge: 2d Cir. (1975â€"1993); Governor of Connecticut (1971â€"1975); U.S. Representative for CT-6 (1967â€"1971)
- Kevin J. O'Connor â€" 15th United States Associate Attorney General (2008â€"2009)
- Richard N. Palmer â€" Associate Justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (1993â€"Present)
- Rosemary S. Pooler â€" U.S. Circuit Judge: 2d Cir. (1998â€"Present)
- Juan Ramirez, Jr. â€" former Chief Judge: Florida Third District Court of Appeal (2000â€"2012)
- Mickey Sherman â€" criminal defense attorney
- Christine S. Vertefeuille â€" former Associate Justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (2000â€"2010; Senior status since 2010)
- Ariane D. Vuono â€" Associate Justice: Massachusetts Appeals Court (2006â€"Present)
- William A. Webb â€" former U.S. Magistrate Judge: E.D.N.C. (1999â€"2014)
Diplomats, bureaucrats and party leaders
- Richard Calder â€" former senior official at the CIA
- Bill Curry â€" former Counselor to the President in Clinton administration (1995â€"1997)
- Charles A. Duelfer â€" former Special Advisor: Director of Central Intelligence
- J. Michael Farren â€" former Dep. White House Counsel in George W. Bush administration (2007â€"2009)
- C. Frank Figliuzzi â€" former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI (2011â€"2012)
- Louis O. Giuffrida â€" former Director: FEMA (1981â€"1985)
- Eliot A. Jardines â€" former Ass. Dep. Director of National Intelligence for Open Source (2005â€"2008)
- Mark J. Marcus â€" former Commissioner: Connecticut Department of Children and Families (1970sâ€"80s)
- Brett H. McGurk â€" Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
- Sam Webb â€" former Chairman: Communist Party USA (2000â€"2014)
Foreign officials
- Hajim al-Hassani â€" former Speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Government
- Bona Arsenault â€" former Member: Canadian Parliament (1945â€"1957)
- Tansu Çiller â€" 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey (1993â€"1996)
Military
- Samuel Jaskilka â€" former United States Marine Corps General and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Kenneth North â€" former United States Air Force Brigadier General
- Paul A. Yost, Jr. â€" former United States Coast Guard Commandant
Sports
Baseball
- Matt Barnes â€" MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Jesse Carlson â€" MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Rajai Davis â€" MLB outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
- Walt Dropo â€" former all-star Major League Baseball first baseman, 1950 MLB Rookie of the Year Award winner (American League)
- Jeff Fulchino â€" MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros
- Jason Grabowski â€" former Major League Baseball player
- Dan Iassogna â€" Major League Baseball umpire
- L. J. Mazzilli â€" Minor League Baseball player
- Charles Nagy â€" former all-star Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Olt â€" MLB infielder
- Jim Penders â€" UConn baseball coach
- Bob Schaefer â€" bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and former manager for the Kansas City Royals
- Rollie Sheldon â€" former MLB pitcher, member of the 1961 and 1962 World Series Champion New York Yankees
- George Springer â€" MLB outfielder for the Houston Astros
- Pete Walker â€" former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher and current Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Coach
- Gary Waslewski â€" MLB pitcher
Men's basketball
- Jeff Adrien â€" power forward for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Chuck Aleksinas â€" former center for the Golden State Warriors
- Ray Allen â€" fifth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft
- Hilton Armstrong â€" 12th pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (New Orleans Hornets) forward/center
- Josh Boone â€" 23rd pick in the 2006 NBA Draft (New Jersey Nets)
- Denham Brown â€" 40th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft (Seattle SuperSonics)
- Scott Burrell â€" first American draft pick for MLB and NBA, played in the NBA from 1995â€"2001
- Caron Butler â€" tenth pick in 2002 NBA Draft, (Los Angeles Clippers) guard
- Andre Drummond â€" ninth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons
- Jerome Dyson (born 1987) â€" player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Khalid El-Amin â€" former Chicago Bulls guard
- Rudy Gay â€" NBA; eighth overall pick in 2006 NBA Draft, Memphis Grizzlies guard
- Tate George â€" former basketball player for the New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks
- Ben Gordon â€" third pick in 2004 NBA Draft, Charlotte Bobcats guard
- Daniel Hamilton â€" 56th pick in 2016 NBA Draft, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Richard Hamilton â€" seventh pick in 1999 NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls guard
- Toby Kimball â€" former NBA forward, played for six teams, spent most of his career with the San Diego Rockets
- Travis Knight â€" former NBA player, 29th pick in 1996 NBA Draft, center
- Bruce Kuczenski â€" former NBA forward/center
- Jeremy Lamb â€" guard for the Houston Rockets
- Ater Majok â€" 58th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers
- Donyell Marshall â€" fourth pick in 1994 NBA Draft
- Shabazz Napier â€" 24th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Portland Trail Blazers
- Emeka Okafor â€" second pick in 2004 NBA Draft, center
- Kevin Ollie â€" former NBA guard, current UConn basketball head coach
- Tom Penders â€" head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston
- A. J. Price â€" 52nd pick on the 2009 NBA Draft, point guard for the Washington Wizards
- Cliff Robinson â€" basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
- Stanley Robinson â€" 59th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic
- Doron Sheffer â€" former Israeli basketball superstar
- Chris Smith â€" former Minnesota Timberwolves guard
- Bob Staak â€" former Wake Forest University and NBA coach
- Hasheem Thabeet â€" second pick in the 2009 NBA draft to the Memphis Grizzlies
- Corny Thompson â€" former NBA forward for the Dallas Mavericks
- Charlie Villanueva â€" seventh pick in 2005 NBA Draft, (Detroit Pistons) forward
- Jake Voskuhl â€" center currently playing for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Kemba Walker â€" ninth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats
- Marcus Williams â€" 22nd pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (New Jersey Nets) guard
Women's basketball
- Svetlana Abrosimova â€" former forward for the Minnesota Lynx, the Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm
- Ashley Battle â€" 25th overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft, currently plays for the New York Liberty
- Sue Bird â€" point guard for the Seattle Storm; first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft; two-time Olympic champion; four-time All-Star
- Swin Cash â€" forward for the Seattle Storm; second overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
- Tina Charles â€" first overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, center for the Connecticut Sun
- Kalana Greene â€" forward/guard for the Connecticut Sun
- Charde Houston â€" current WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx
- Asjha Jones â€" center/power forward for the Connecticut Sun
- Rebecca Lobo â€" former WNBA player and current ESPN analyst
- Renee Montgomery â€" point guard for the Connecticut Sun
- Jessica Moore â€" WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks
- Maya Moore â€" first overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft, forward for the Minnesota Lynx
- Shea Ralph â€" drafted in the third round (40th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft by the Utah Starzz, currently assistant coach for the University of Connecticut
- Jennifer Rizzotti â€" former pro basketball player and current University of Hartford women's head coach
- Nykesha Sales â€" former WNBA player for the Connecticut Sun
- Kelly Schumacher â€" former WNBA player for the Indiana Fever; 14th overall pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft
- Ann Strother â€" 15th overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft, formerly played for the Atlanta Dream
- Ketia Swanier â€" 12th overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury
- Diana Taurasi â€" first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft, guard for the Phoenix Mercury
- Barbara Turner â€" 11th overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft. Currently plays for Mersin BüyükÅŸehir Belediyesi S.K. Women's Basketball
- Tamika Williams â€" sixth overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft; formerly played for the Connecticut Sun; currently head coach of the Indian National Team and an analyst for ESPN
- Kara Wolters â€" former WNBA center for the Houston Comets, currently broadcaster and analyst for Connecticut radio network
Football
- Deon Anderson â€" former Dallas Cowboys fullback
- Will Beatty â€" New York Giants offensive tackle
- Tyvon Branch â€" Oakland Raiders safety
- Cody Brown â€" NFL linebacker
- Donald Brown â€" running back for the Indianapolis Colts
- Darius Butler â€" Indianapolis Colts cornerback
- Marcus Easley â€" Buffalo Bills wide receiver
- Kirk Ferentz â€" former UConn linebacker and current University of Iowa football head coach, former University of Maine football head coach, former Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach
- Alfred Fincher â€" New Orleans Saints linebacker
- Nick Giaquinto â€" former NFL tailback, member of the Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins
- Byron Jones â€" Dallas Cowboys cornerback
- Brian Kozlowski â€" former NFL fullback/tight end
- Greg Lloyd, Jr. â€" Indianapolis Colts linebacker
- Robert McClain â€" Atlanta Falcons cornerback
- Dan Orlovsky â€" Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback
- Kendall Reyes â€" San Diego Chargers defensive end
- Sam Rutigliano â€" former Cleveland Browns head coach
- Anthony Sherman â€" Kansas City Chiefs fullback
- Shane Stafford â€" Arena Football League quarterback
- Donald Thomas â€" New England Patriots guard
- Jordan Todman â€" Jacksonville Jaguars running back
- Lawrence Wilson â€" New Orleans Saints linebacker
Men's hockey
- Todd Krygier â€" former NHL left-winger for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Men's soccer
- Kevin Burns â€" midfielder for the Columbus Crew
- Chukwudi Chijindu â€" striker for Chivas USA
- George Fochive â€" midfielder for the Portland Timbers
- Josh Ford â€" goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders FC
- Chris Gbandi â€" former player for FC Dallas
- Julius James â€" defender for the Columbus Crew
- Andrew Jean-Baptiste â€" defender for the NY Red Bulls
- Damani Ralph â€" former Chicago Fire player and current FC Rubin Kazan striker
- Bobby Rhine â€" former player for FC Dallas
- Toni Stahl â€" midfielder for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers
- Shavar Thomas â€" soccer player for the Philadelphia Union
- Kwame Watson-Siriboe â€" defender for the Chicago Fire
- O'Brian White â€" striker for Seattle Sounders FC
Andre Blake- Goalkeeper for Philadelphia Union and Jamaican national team
Women's soccer
- Niki Cross
- Sara Whalen â€" Olympic silver medalist
Other
- Dan Cramer â€" rugby player and hockey captain while attending; currently a mixed martial artist for Bellator Fighting Championships; formerly a competitor for the UFC - Ultimate Fighter Season 7 contestant
Faculty
Current
- Gina Barreca â€" humor author, contributor to The Hartford Courant, blogger for The Chronicle of Higher Education and Psychology Today, and professor of English Literature and feminist theory
- Jc Beall â€" Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
- Robert L. Birmingham â€" Professor of Law
- Ann Charters â€" Beat scholar who worked with Jack Kerouac to write his biography (Professor of English)
- Kenneth Fuchs â€" Grammy-nominated composer and former head of the Department of Music (School of Fine Arts)
- Johann Peter Gogarten â€" evolutionary biologist working on horizontal gene transfer
- Robert A. Gross â€" historian, author of The Minutemen and their World
- Wally Lamb â€" best-selling author (Associate Professor of Creative Writing; also a UConn graduate)
- Richard Normand Langlois â€" economist (Professor of Economics)
- Earl MacDonald â€" Director of Jazz Studies, jazz composer, arranger, pianist, former musical director for Maynard Ferguson
- Ronald Mallett â€" researcher in time travel (Professor of Physics)
- Ross Miller â€" literary critic and biographer for Philip Roth and nephew of playwright Arthur Miller
- Ruth Millikan â€" philosopher of language (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy)
- Ravindra Nanda â€" Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
- Olu Oguibe â€" Professor of Painting and author of The Culture Game
- Sam Pickering â€" teacher portrayed by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (Professor of English)
- Joseph Renzulli â€" gifted education theorist
- Julian Rotter â€" psychologist who developed social learning theory and locus of control (Emeritus Professor of Psychology)
- Merrill Singer â€" Medical Anthropologist who was involved in the creation of critical medical anthropology and syndemics theory (Professor of Anthropology)
- Mark C. Urban â€" Biologist working on extinction risk from global warming and evolutionary ecology (Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Former
- Note: Years and official titles are given when possible.
- Ann Beattie â€" author
- Albert Francis Blakeslee â€" botanist (when it was still Connecticut Agricultural College)
- Taylor L. Booth â€" Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
- Francelia Butler â€" author and expert on children's literature (Professor of English, 1968â€"1992)
- Lien Chan â€" former vice president of the Republic of China (Assistant Professor of Political Science, 1967â€"1968)
- Roy D'Andrade â€" developer of cognitive anthropology
- Victor Denenberg â€" developmental psychobiologist
- Richard Eberhart â€" poet
- James C. Faris â€" anthropologist (Professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies)
- Brison D. Gooch â€" historian of 19th-century Europe, taught at UC prior to 1973
- J. A. Scott Kelso â€" neuroscientist (Professor of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences)
- Susan Kinsolving â€" poet
- Myron W. Krueger â€" computer scientist (Professor of Computer Science, 1974â€"85)
- Everett Carll Ladd â€" political scientist, Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (1964â€"1999)
- Glenn J. Lesniak â€" U.S. Army Major General
- Alvin Liberman â€" speech scientist (Professor of Psychology)
- Ovide F. Pomerleau â€" psychologist (Professor of Psychiatry [Psychology], 1979â€"1985)
- Richard Popkin â€" philosophy historian
- Gideon Rodan â€" biochemist and osteopath (School of Dental Medicine, 1970 to 1985)
- Charles Schlueter â€" trumpeter
- Harold Seidman â€" political scientist and public administration expert (Professor of Political Science, 1971â€"1984)
- Edmund Ware Sinnott â€" botanist and prolific author (Professor of Botany and Genetics, 1915â€"1928)
- Ian Stewart â€" mathematician (Visiting Professor of Mathematics, 1977â€"1978)
- Rex Warner â€" author and translator (Professor of Classics, 1962â€"1973)
- Wayne Worcester â€" author and journalist (Professor of Journalism)
- Fujia Yang â€" physicist (Visiting Professor of Physics)
- Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang â€" world animal cloning leader and director of the Center for Regenerative Biology (Professor of Animal Science)
Presidents of the University of Connecticut
- Solomon Meade, Principal (1881â€"1882)
- Benjamin F. Koons, 1st President (1883â€"1898)
- George W. Flint, 2nd President (1898â€"1901)
- Rufus W. Stimson, 3rd President (1901â€"1908)
- Edwin O. Smith, Interim President (acting 1908)
- Charles L. Beach, 4th President (1908â€"1928)
- Charles B. Gentry, Interim President (acting 1928â€"1929)
- George A. Works, 5th President (1929â€"1930)
- Charles McCracken, 6th President (1930â€"1935)
- Albert N. Jorgensen, 7th President (1935â€"1962)
- Homer D. Babbidge, Jr., 8th President (1962â€"1972)
- Edward V. Gant, Interim President (acting 1969, 1972â€"73, 1978â€"79)
- Glenn W. Ferguson, 9th President (1973â€"1978)
- John A. DiBiaggio, 10th President (1979â€"1985)
- John T. Casteen III, 11th President (1985â€"1990)
- Harry J. Hartley, 12th President (1990â€"1996; acting 1987, 1990)
- Philip E. Austin, 13th President (1996â€"2007; acting 2010â€"11)
- Michael J. Hogan, 14th President (2007â€"2010)
- Susan Herbst, 15th President (2011â€"Present)
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