List of University of Connecticut people

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of Connecticut

Alumni

Academics

Academic administrators

• Stanley F. Battle – 12th chancellor: North Carolina A&T State University; 4th president: Coppin State University
• Raymond C. Bowen – 2nd president: La Guardia Community College; president: Shelby State Community College
• Scott S. Cowen – 14th president: Tulane University
• Thomas C. Duffy – former deputy dean: Yale School of Music
• Martha Piper – 14th president: University of British Columbia
• Joseph W. Polisi – 6th president: The Juilliard School
• William E. Trueheart – 7th president: Bryant University
• Gregory S. Woodward – 6th president: University of Hartford

Scholars and critics of literature, art and ethics

• Deborah Dancy – professor of painting
• Slawomir Dobrzanski – Kansas State University professor of music
• Bobbie Ann Mason – literary critic and novelist
• Michael North – literary critic
• Tim Page – Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic
• Elaine Scarry – Harvard literature professor

Scholars of law and political scientists

• Edward C. Banfield – political scientist
• Richard Dekmejian – political scientist
• Florence Roisman – law professor

Scholars of the natural sciences

Scholars of the social sciences

Arts and entertainment

Authors, journalists and commentators

Business and industry

Civic leaders and activists

• Lottie B. Scott – civic leader and African American civil rights advocate

Diplomacy, government, law, and politics

Elected officials

Judges and attorneys

Diplomats, government officials and party leaders

Foreign officials

• Hajim al-Hassani – former speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Government
• Bona Arsenault – former Member: Parliament of Canada (1945–1957)
• Tansu Çiller – 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey (1993–1996)

Military

• Willis Nichols Hawley – United States Army first sergeant
• Samuel Jaskilka – United States Marine Corps general
• Carl Kimmons – United States Navy officer; first person to rise through the ranks from mess attendant to commissioned officer
• Charles D. Luckey – United States Army lieutenant general
• Kenneth North – United States Air Force brigadier general
• Regina Rush-Kittle – United States Army Reserve command sergeant major
• Cornelius E. Ryan – United States Army major general
• Paul A. Yost Jr. – United States Coast Guard commandant
• Francis J. Evon Jr. - The Adjutant General for the State of Connecticut, Major General

Sports

Baseball

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Football

Men's hockey

• Todd Krygier – NHL left-winger
• Maxim Letunov – NHL center
• Cole Schneider – AHL and NHL right-winger
• Tage Thompson – NHL center

Men's soccer

Women's soccer

• Niki Cross – forward for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League
• Rachel Hill – forward for Orlando Pride of the NWSL
• Stephanie Labbé – Olympic bronze medalist, Canadian goalkeeper
• Sara Whalen (born 1976) – Olympic silver medalist

Other

• Dan Cramer – mixed martial artist for Bellator and UFC Fighting Championships
• Noah Dines – professional skier and world record holder for most human powered vertical feet skied in a single calendar year (3,590,097 feet)
• Emily Durgin – professional distance runner
• Bonnie Stoll – professional racquetball player and fitness trainer

Faculty

Current

Former

Note: Years and official titles are given when possible.

Presidents of the University of Connecticut

The following persons have served as president of the University of Connecticut:

Table notes:

References