The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a metropolitan public research and space-grant university located on a 1,415-acre (5.73 km2) main campus in Orlando, Florida, United States.[1] UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida and is the largest university in the United States in terms of undergraduate enrollment. It was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University to provide highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida's Space Coast. After the university's academic scope expanded in the mid and late 1970s to encompass a wider variety of disciplines, the school was renamed The University of Central Florida in 1978. Initial enrollment in 1968 was 1,948 students; as of 2014, the university has 59,770 students from more than 140 countries, all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.[1][2] Since the university's first graduating class in 1970, UCF has awarded more than 250,000 degrees, including 45,000 graduate and professional degrees, to over 200,000 alumni.[1]
UCF alumni have made research contributions to optics, modeling and simulation, digital media, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, and hospitality management. Among the most notable is Gene Frantz ('71), inventor of the Texas Instruments Speak and Spell, and father of digital signal processing. Numerous graduates have gained notoriety in the fields of law, government, and public policy, with alumni including a prime minister, a chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, a United States assistant secretary of state, a deputy assistant secretary at the Department of the Treasury, a director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and a director of the Secret Service; in addition to numerous members of the Florida Cabinet, Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts, and numerous officers in the armed forces through a unique partnership between the university and the U.S. military.[3][4][5] Alumni have also achieved success as executives in major organizations and Fortune 500 companies, such as Boeing, Busch Entertainment Corporation, Darden Restaurants, Ericsson, Google, NASCAR, the Orlando Magic and Texas Rangers, Sun Sports and Fox Sports Florida, Raymond James Financial, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and Yahoo!
UCF graduates have also made notable contributions to the entertainment industry, including Cheryl Hines, widely known for her role as Cheryl David on the HBO television series Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Daniel Tosh, host of Tosh.0 on Comedy Central. In addition, The Blair Witch Project, which is considered one of the most successful independent films produced,[6] was filmed by UCF students and directed by alumni Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez.[7] As a major competitor in college athletics, UCF has had many notable student athletes, coaches, and staff members, such as National Football League (NFL) players Blake Bortles, Daunte Culpepper, Asante Samuel, Latavius Murray, and Brandon Marshall; National Basketball Association (NBA) players including Tacko Fall; NASCAR driver Aric Almirola; and woman's soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Michelle Akers. More than 70 UCF alumni currently compete in professional sports, such as basketball, football, baseball, golf, soccer, and auto racing. In just 25 years as a FBS program, as of 2021, 48 players have been drafted into the NFL.[8]
Space, science, and engineering
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| Alumnus | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisele Bennett | 1987 (B.S.), 1989 (M.S.) |
Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the GTRI Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory | [9] |
| Fernando Caldeiro | 1995 |
Former NASA astronaut | [10] |
| Isabel Escobar | 1991 (B.S.), 1996 (M.S.) 2000(Ph.D) |
EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellow and renowned environmental researcher | [11] |
| Alan Eustace | 1984 |
Google senior vice president of engineering and knowledge; holds the world record for the highest-altitude free-fall space jump | [12] |
| Stuart Fullerton | — |
Professor and entomologist, founder of UCF's "Bug Closet" | [13] |
| Ramon Lugo III | 1979 |
Former director of NASA's Glenn Research Center | [14] |
| Kim Medley | 2012 (Ph.D) | Environmental scientist and the director of Tyson Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis | [15] |
| William W. Parsons | — |
Former director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center and John C. Stennis Space Center, Space Shuttle program manager | [16] |
| Lesa Roe | — |
Former acting deputy administrator of NASA and director of NASA's Langley Research Center | [17][18] |
| Lee R. Scherer | 1979 |
Former director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center | [19][20] |
| Nicole Stott | 1992 |
NASA astronaut | [21] |
Arts and entertainment
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| Alumnus | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Battistelli | 2007 |
Singer, songwriter | [22] |
| Teddy Blass | — |
Music composer and producer | [23] |
| David Blue | 2001 |
Actor, former star on Ugly Betty and Stargate Universe | [24] |
| Stephen Christian | 2002 |
Lead singer and songwriter for Anberlin | [25] |
| Terence Trent D’Arby | — |
Singer, songwriter | |
| Sierra Deaton | 2013 |
Singer, songwriter, and dancer, co-winner of the 2013 season of X-Factor as part of musical duo Alex & Sierra | [26] |
| Dorian | — |
Rapper, producer | |
| Ericka Dunlap | 2005 |
Miss Florida, 2003 and Miss America, 2004 | [27] |
| Angelo Garcia | — |
Singer and songwriter for Menudo | [28] |
| Teri Harrison | — |
Model and actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2002 | [29] |
| Cheryl Hines | 1987 |
Emmy-nominated actress | [30] |
| Jessica Holmes | — |
Television presenter, former co-host of Slime Time Live | [31] |
| Kyle Israel | 1997 |
Sports analyst | [32] |
| Kristina Janolo | — |
Miss Florida, 2011 | [33] |
| Michael Lynche | — |
American Idol Season 9 finalist | [34] |
| Jonathan Mangum | 1993 |
Actor and comedian, former star of Strip Mall and Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | [35] |
| Daniel Myrick | 1994 |
Writer and director of the Blair Witch Project | [36] |
| Brett Novek | 2006 |
Actor and fashion model, former contestant on season one of America's Most Smartest Model | [37] |
| Valery Ortiz | — |
Singer, actress on South of Nowhere | [38] |
| Rebecca Parchment | — |
Miss Cayman Islands, 2007 | [39] |
| Plies (real name Algernod Washington) | — |
Rapper and founder of Big Gates Records | [40] |
| Scott Porter | — |
Actor and musician, former star of Friday Night Lights | [41] |
| Qusai | — |
Rapper, DJ, TV personality from Saudi Arabia | [42] |
| Jaclyn Raulerson | — |
Miss Florida, 2010 | [43] |
| Eduardo Sanchez | 1994 |
Writer and director of the Blair Witch Project | [44] |
| Mónica Spear | 2004 |
Miss Venezuela, 2004; 4th runner-up Miss Universe, 2005 | [45] |
| Chase Stokes | 2015 |
Actor, co-star of the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks | [46] |
| Lauren Thompson | — |
Television personality, Golf Channel | [47] |
| Daniel Tosh | 1996 |
Stand-up comedian and host of Comedy Central's Tosh.0 | [48] |
| Robert Venditti | 2001 |
Comic book writer | [49] |
Business
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Civic, education, and journalism
edit| Alumnus | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Bersia | 1977 |
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, 2000 | [70][71] |
| Cindy Elavsky | 1996 (B.A.), 2001 (B.A.) |
Syndicated columnist | [72] |
| Jim Huber | — |
Sports anchor for CNN Sports Illustrated, and sports commentator for Turner Sports | |
| Dylan Lyons | 2019 |
Multimedia journalist for Spectrum News 13 and WCJB-TV | [73] |
| Hector Perez | 1987 |
National commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, member of the executive board of its National Council, former member of the Florida Board of Governors | [74] |
| Omar Raja | 2016 |
Founder of House of Highlights, which was later acquired by Bleacher Report; TV, digital, and social content commentator for ESPN; digital marketing producer for ESPN | [75] |
| Steven Sotloff | — |
TIME journalist | [76] |
| Nancy Yasecko | 1997 |
Educator, filmographer | [77] |
Government, law, public policy, and military
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Sports
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Basketball
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| Alumnus | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Banyard | 2017 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Chad Brown | 2019 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Emma Cannon | — |
WNBA forward | |
| Ray Carter | — |
Former professional basketball player and former member of the English national basketball team | |
| Keith Clanton | 2013 |
Former professional basketball player | |
| A. J. Davis | 2018 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Shaheed Davis | 2016 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Tacko Fall | 2019 |
Professional basketball player | [129] |
| Brandon Goodwin | — |
NBA G League player | [130] |
| Joey Graham | — |
Former NBA player, drafted 16th overall by Toronto Raptors in 2005. | |
| Stephen Graham | — |
Former NBA player and coach | |
| Taylor Hendricks | — |
NBA player; drafted 9th overall by the Utah Jazz in 2023 | |
| Mark Jones | 1994 |
Former NBA player | [130] |
| Jeffrey Jordan | — |
Son of Michael Jordan | [131] |
| Marcus Jordan | — |
Son of Michael Jordan | [132] |
| Masseny Kaba | 2021 |
Player for the Guinea women's national basketball team | |
| Stan Kimbrough | 1989 |
Former NBA point guard | [133] |
| Matt Milon | 2020 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Darius Perry | 2022 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Josh Peppers | 2007 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Tari Phillips | 1991 |
Former WNBA player | [134] |
| Isaac Sosa | 2013 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Isaiah Sykes | 2014 |
Professional basketball player | |
| Jermaine Taylor | 2009 |
Former NBA player | [135] |
| Matt Williams | — |
Former NBA player | |
| Kenrick Zondervan | 2016 |
Former professional basketball player |
Football
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Golf
edit| Alumnus | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Arendell | 2012 |
Professional golfer on the European Tour and Web.com Tour | [194] |
| Blayne Barber | 1994 |
Professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner of 2011 Palmer Cup | [195] |
| Robert Damron | 1994 |
Professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner of 2001 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | [196] |
| Ricardo Gouveia | 2014 |
Professional golfer on the European Tour | [197] |
| Cliff Kresge | 1991 |
Professional golfer on the PGA Tour | [198] |
| Ben Leong | 1994 |
Professional golfer on the Asian Tour; winner of 2008 Worldwide Selangor Masters | [196] |
Soccer
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Other
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Honorary degree recipients
edit- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time; honorary Doctor of Public Service (2017)
- Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud, governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and Prince of the second generation of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family; honorary Doctor of Public Service (2017)
- Óscar Arias, 40th & 45th president of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize laureate; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (1999)
- Reubin Askew, 37th governor of Florida; honorary Doctor of Public Service (1999)
- Norman R. Augustine, former U.S. under secretary of the Army; honorary Doctor of Engineering Science (1995)
- Jim Bacchus, founding member and twice chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization and former U.S. Representative from Florida; honorary Doctor of Public Services (2001)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen, physicist and Nobel laureate, recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonlinear optics for laser spectroscopy; honorary Doctor of Service (1996)
- Robert A. Bryan, former interim president of the University of Central Florida; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (1992)
- Jeb Bush, former 43rd governor of Florida; honorary Doctor of Public Service (2018)
- Sven Caspersen, economist; honorary Doctor of Engineering Science (1988)
- Linda Chapin, politician, director of the Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies at the University of Central Florida; honorary Doctor of Public Service (1998)
- Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (2013)
- Trevor Colbourn, second President of the University of Central Florida; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (1998)
- Michael M. Crow, 16th and current president of Arizona State University; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (2013)
- Kurt H. Debus, first director of NASA's Launch Operations Center (later renamed the Kennedy Space Center); honorary Doctor of Engineering Science (1970)
- Richard DeVos, billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team; honorary Doctor of Commercial Science (2002)
- Joseph Daniel Duffey, 14th director of the United States Information Agency; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (1979)
- Buddy Dyer, 32nd mayor of Orlando; honorary Doctor of Public Service (2018)
- Harriet Elam-Thomas, 15th U.S. ambassador to Senegal and director of Diplomacy Program at UCF; honorary Doctor of Public Science (2005)
- Alan Ginsburg, real estate developer; founder of the CED Companies; honorary Doctor of Public Service (2014)
- Bob Graham, 38th governor of Florida and former United States senator from Florida; honorary Doctor of Public Service (1985)
- Albert Francis Hegenberger, major general in the United States Air Force; pioneering aviator; honorary Doctor of Engineering Science (1979)
- Roald Hoffmann, theoretical chemist, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; honorary Doctor of Science (1991)
- Teresa Jacobs, 4th mayor of Orange County, Florida; honorary Doctor of Public Service (2018)
- Bob Kahn, electrical engineer, first introduced the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), fundamental communication protocols of the Internet; honorary Doctor of Science (2002)
- Richard M. Karp, computer scientist and computational theorist; honorary Doctor of Science (2001)
- Howard Lance, businessman and industrial engineer; president and chief executive officer of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates; honorary Doctor of Science (2009)
- Charles N. Millican, first president of the University of Central Florida; honorary Doctor of Laws (1989)
- James C. Robinson, health economist; honorary Doctor of Public Service (1988)
- Lee R. Scherer, director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) 1975–1979; honorary Doctor of Engineering Science (1979)
- William C. Schwartz, civic leader in Central Florida and pioneer in the laser industry; honorary Doctor of Engineering Science (1985)
- Thaddeus Seymour, academician; honorary Doctor of Letters (1990)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Prize for Literature recipient; honorary Doctor of Letters (1986)
- John Skipper, television executive, current executive chairman of DAZN Group, and former president of ESPN; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (2016)
- Charles H. Townes, physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics recipient; honorary Doctor of Science (2007)
- Joseph F. Traub, computer scientist; honorary Doctor of Science (2001)
- Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican bishop and theologian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (1999)
- Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, former governor of Puerto Rico; honorary Doctor of Public Science (2006)
- LeRoy T. Walker, track field coach and the first black president of the United States Olympic Committee; honorary Doctor of Public Services (2001)
- Elie Wiesel, writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor; honorary Doctor of Letters (1988)
- John Young, NASA astronaut; honorary Doctorate of Applied Science (1970)[225]
- Lotfi A. Zadeh, mathematician, computer scientist, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher; honorary Doctor of Science (2000)[226]
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