University of Miami Notable Alumni
Compared to other peer universities, the University of Miami is a young institution. Yet over the 80+ years of its history, UM has produced some of the nation's and the world's most successful men and women in business, athletics, science and the arts. Below is some of our most well-known Hurricanes—your fellow alumni.
Business and Industry
Betty G. Amos, B.B.A. '73, M.B.A.'76
President, The Abkey Companies (Fuddruckers Restaurants)
Michael “Micky” M. Arison, A.B. '71
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Corporation, Miami Heat
Walter L. Banks, B.B.A. '65
President and Owner, Lago Mar Hotel
Richard P. Bellinger, B.B.A. '74, M.B.A. '79
President & Chief Operating Officer, Golden Bear International, Inc.
Albert Francis Capone, A.B. '41
Son of Legendary Chicago Businessman, Al Capone.
Paul L. Cejas, B.B.A. '69
Chairman & President, PLC Investments, Inc., former Ambassador to Belgium
Ugo Colombo, B.B.A. '88
Chairman & Owner, CMCGroup, Inc.
John W. “Jack” Creighton, Jr., M.B.A. '66
President & Chief Executive Officer, Weyerhauser Co., Retired
Eduardo De Veer, B.B.A. '64
President & Chief Executive Officer, Meta Corporation
Richard B. Duchossois, A.B. '72
Owner, Barrington Saddlery, Inc., Director, Duchossois Foundation
Enrique C. Falla, Sr., B.B.A. '65, M.A. '67
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Dow Chemical Company
Alberta Bergh Gamble, A.B. '46
Procter & Gamble
Elizabeth Gilliland, A.B. '79
Co-Founder, Wild Oats Markets
Helene Gralnick, B.Ed. '69
Co-Founder, Senior Vice President & Director, Chico's Fas Inc.
Jerome Gumenick, B.B.A. '52
President, Gumenick Properties
S. Robert Levine, B.B.A. '80
Founder and Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Cabletron Systems, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer, Armstrong Investments Corp.
H. Irwin Levy, J.D. '51
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hillcoast Development Company
Marilu Marshall, Esq., B.B.A. '66, J.D. '69
Vice President, Human Resources, Estee Lauder
Jorge Mas, Jr., B.B.A. '84, M.B.A. '86
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mastec, Inc.
Owen May, B.S. '81
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, May Davis Group
R. King Nelson, M.B.A. '90
President, Bentley Division, Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Roger E. Peterson, B.B.A. '60
Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Ace Hardware Corporation
Charles E. Rice, B.B.A. '58
Director & Vice Chairman Of Corporate Development, Sprint Corporation; former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Banks, Inc.,
Eddie Rodriguez, B.B.A. '77
Creative Director & Chief Executive Officer of Wilke-Rodriquez
Hal F. Rosenbluth, B.G.S. '74
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rosenbluth International
Roger A. Saunders, A.B. '51
Chief Executive Officer, Saunders' Hotels Company, Inc.
Jose S. Suquet, M.B.A. '91
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Distribution Officer, The Equitable Companies, Inc.
Bruce E. Toll, B.B.A. '65
President & Chief Operating Officer, Toll Brothers, Inc.
Martin Zweig, M.B.A. '67
President, The Zweig Companies
Government/Public Service
Patricia Ireland, J.D. '75
President, National Organization for Women
Daryl Jones, J.D. '87
Florida State Senate, 1992 and former Air Force fighter pilot
R. Fred Lewis, J.D. '72
Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
Alex Penelas, J.D. '85
Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Law
Roy Black, A.B. '67, J.D. '70
Prominent Criminal Defense Attorney
Gerald Kogan, J.D. '55, B.B.A. '55
Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court Of Florida
Education
Mark H. Medoff, A.B. '62
Author (Children Of A Lesser God), Tony Award Winner, Professor, New Mexico State University
Piedad Ferrer Robertson, A.B. '65, M.A. '67
Former Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Currently President and Superintendent, Santa Monica College
Science and Medicine
Daniel T. Barry, Ph.D. '82, M.D. '82
Astronaut
Alfred O'Hara, B.S.E.E. '54
Former Space Shuttle Launch Director; Winner NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1969.
Roderic Pettigrew, M.D. '79
Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bio-Engineering
Sports
Rick Barry, B.B.A. '65
Former NBA Player, Broadcaster, Turner Sports
Craig Erickson, B.B.A. '91
Football Player, Miami Dolphins
Michael Irvin, B.B.A. '88
Football Player, Dallas Cowboys; Broadcast Analyst, ESPN
Jim Kelly, B.B.A. '83
Former Football Player, Buffalo Bills
Bernie Kosar, B.B.A. '85
Former Football Player, Cleveland, Miami, Precision Response Corporation
Al Rosen, B.B.A. '48
Former President and General Manager of The Houston Astros and has been President of The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants
Gino Torreta, B.B.A. '92
Former Football Player, Financial Advisor, Prudential Securities, Inc.
Arts & Entertainment
Gloria M. Estefan, A.B. '78
Pop/Latin Recording Artist, Estefan Enterprises, Inc.
Jerry Herman, A.B. '53, D.F.A. '80
Composer
Bruce Hornsby, B.M. '77
Musician
David A. Issacs, A.B. '71
Emmy-winning Producer and Writer (Cheers, Frazier, Almost Perfect)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson , B.G.S. '95
Actor, Professional Wrestler
Dawn Lewis, B.M. '82
Actress (A Different World, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper), 1988 People's Choice Award Winner
Ray Liotta, B.F.A. '77
Actor, Oscar nominee
Arnold Newman, D.F.A. '81
Photographer
Jon F. Secada, B.M. '83, M.M. '86
Pop/Latin Recording Artist
Sylvester E. Stallone, B.F.A. '99
Actor, Writer and Producer
Willie A. Waters, B.M. '73
Artistic Director, Greater Miami Opera
Lari White, B.M. '88
Country Recording Artist
Media
Keith Barish, B.B.A. '64
Keith Barish Productions, Inc. (Movie and Television Productions), Planet Hollywood
Richard D. Buckley, A.B. '60
President, Buckley Broadcasting Corporation
Roy A. Firestone, A.B. '75
Sports Broadcaster, Prime Time Host of “Up Close,” ESPN Network
Suzy Kolber, A.B. '86
Emmy-winning Reporter, ESPN
Jackie F. Nespral, A.B. '89
News anchor, WTVJ Channel 6, NBC South Florida
Andy L. Pargh, A.B. '75
Syndicated Columnist, The Gadget Guru
John S. Pike, A.B. '71
Senior Vice President, MGM Worldwide Television
Fredric G. Reynolds, B.B.A. '72
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation
Laurie Silvers, Esq., A.B. '74, J.D. '77
President & Publisher, USA Networks/ Universal Studios
Marvin R. Shanken, B.B.A. '65
Chairman, M. Shanken Communications, Inc. (Cigar Aficionado, Wine Spectator)
Jeanne H. Wolf, A.B. '61, M.A. '66
Owner, Pentacom Productions; Contributing Editor, TV Guide; Correspondent for E! Entertainment Television.
Honorary Alumni
Due to their committment and support of the University of Miami throughout the years, the following individuals have been granted Honorary Alumni status by the University of Miami Alumni Association.
Tom McCaul, '72 Medicine
Jack Cleveland, '72 Medicine
George Paff, '72 Medicine
Thomas Scotti, '72 Medicine
Homer Marsh, '72 Medicine
Walter Jones, '72 Medicine
George Lewis, '72 Medicine
Milton Coplan, '72 Medicine
John Milton, '73 Medicine
John Robinson, '73 Medicine
Peritz Scheinberg, '74 Medicine
Thomas Griffin, '75
Ruth Stanford, '76 Nursing
Larry Horner, '77
Virgina Davidson '78 Law
Robert Spicer, '78 Medicine
Joh Farrell, '78 Medicine
Bea Kelly, '79
Sam Hollander, '81
George Tershakovec, '87 Medicine
Edward T. Foote, '86
Allen L. Helfman, '86
Leonard Miller, '86
Gwendoline MacDonald, '87 Nursing
John Routh, '88
Marvin Kimmel, '88
Ray Galindo, '88
Donald Smith, '91 Medicine
Sam Janowitz, '91
R Holmes, '91
Earl Rubley, '91
Rick McCully, '99
Sue Miller, '99
Donna E. Shalala, '02
William R. Butler, '02
Suzy Wilkoff, '02
John Kozyak, '03
William Sandler, '03
Jay Weiss, '03
Taffy Gould, '04