List of Binghamton University alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni from Binghamton University. The university was known as Triple Cities College of Syracuse University from 1946 to 1950 and Harpur College from 1950 to 1955.

Academics

Name Class Major Notability References
Susan Ariel Aaronson History Research professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University
David P. Barash 1966 Biology Evolutionary biologist and professor of psychology at the University of Washington
Juda Bennett 1988 English and creative writing Author, a literary theorist and professor of English at The College of New Jersey
Marsha Berger 1974 Mathematics Professor (emeritus) of computer science and mathematics in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University
Virginia Blanton 1989, 1991, 1998 BA English and Foreign Languages, MA English, Ph.D. English Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
Paul Bové 1989 Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh [1]
Simon J. Bronner 1974 BA Folklorist, ethnologist, historian, sociologist, educator, and college dean
Roderick D. Bush 1992 Ph.D Sociologist, social activist, author, and academic specializing in the Civil rights movement
Joseph Buttigieg 1976 Ph.D. English Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame
William L. Chameides 1970 Atmospheric science Atmospheric scientist and dean of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment
Joseph L. Chillo BA President of Thomas More University and Newbury College
Lorrie Clemo 1998 MA and PhD political science, public administration, and policy analysis President of D'Youville College
Rosanne D'Arrigo 1980 BA, MA Professor at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University
Cathy Davidson M.A. and Ph.D. Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and professor

of English at Duke University

Ronald E. Day 1987, 1990 MA Philosophy, Ph.D. Comparative Literature Librarian and a professor of Information and Library Science at Indiana

University in Bloomington

Donald J. DePaolo 1973 Geology Professor of geochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley
Georgi Derluguian 1995 Ph.D. Sociology Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at New York University Abu Dhabi
Grey J. Dimenna BA President of Monmouth University
Marcia-Anne Dobres 1988 MA Anthropology Archaeologist and professor at the University of Southern Maine
Mary L. Droser 1980 MS Paleontologist and professor of paleobiology at University of California, Riverside
Ronald G. Ehrenberg 1966 Mathematics Labor economist and Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics

at Cornell University

Fred Feldman 1965 MA Professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sari Feldman English Librarian, adjunct faculty member, executive director of Cuyahoga County Public Library

and president of the American Library Association

Norman Finkelstein 1974 Political scientist and professor
Ronald Fintushel 1975 PhD Mathematics Mathematician and professor at Tulane University and Michigan State University
Valery E. Forbes Biology and Geology Ecologist and professor specializing in environmental toxicology
Howard Friedman 1993 Applied Physics Statistician, data scientist, health economist, and writer who teaches at Columbia University
Stewart D. Friedman 1974 Professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania [2]
Janet Frost 1977 Professor emeritus in biology, microbiology, and chemistry at the Capital Community College [3]
Kyra Gaunt MA Voice Ethnomusicologist and professor at the University at Albany in New York State
Adam Gazzaley 1990 Biochemistry Professor of neurology, physiology, and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco
William Martin Gelbart Non-degreed Geneticist and a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University
Jonathan Gibralter 1978 Psychology President of Wells College, Frostburg State University, and Farmingdale State College
Jonathan Gottschall Ph.D. English Literary scholar, author, and distinguished fellow in the English department of

Washington & Jefferson College

Jean-Germain Gros 1985 Economics and sociology Professor in political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Carol Harter B.A., M.A., and Ph.D President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Monique Holsey-Hyman 1986 Faculty at North Carolina Central University, social worker, and politician
Donald C. Hood 1965 Professor of Psychology and Ophthalmic Science at Columbia University
Ho-fung Hung MA Sociologist and professor in Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University
Yasmin Hurd 1982 Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai [4]
Vincent Ialenti 2008 Philosophy, Politics, and Law Anthropologist, professor at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and social scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy
Patricia Ingraham Ph.D Founding dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs at Binghamton University
Steven G. Kellman 1967 Critic, author, and academic
Anne C. Klein English Tibetologist who is a professor of Religious Studies at Rice University
Arnold J. Levine 1961 Molecular biologist and president of Rockefeller University
Stephanie McCurry 1988 Ph.D Professor of history at the Columbia University [5]
Michael H. Nash 1968 History Labor historian, librarian, archivist. and director of the Tamiment Library and

Robert F. Wagner Archives at New York University

Camille Paglia 1968 Critic, author, and professor at University of the Arts
Robert A. Rubinstein 1977 Ph.D Distinguished professor of anthropology at Syracuse University [6]
David R. Segal BA Sociologist who specializes in civil-military relations and military organization and founding director of the Center for Research on Military Organization
Beverly J. Silver 1992 Ph.D Professor and chair of sociology at Johns Hopkins University [7]
Deborah Tannen 1966 English literature Academic and writer on linguistics, discourse analysis, and interpersonal communication
Kenneth Waltzer Historian, educator, and director of the Jewish Studies program at Michigan State University
David E. Wellbery 1969 Professor of German Studies at the University of Chicago
Peter Wenz 1967 BA Professor of Philosophy and Legal Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield

Art and architecture

Name Class Major Notability References
Leland Bobbé 1970 Sociology Photographer
Orlando Busino Non-degreed Cartoonist for McCalls, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, and Saturday Evening Post
Tobias Guggenheimer English literature Architect
Art Spiegelman Non-degreed, Honorary Doctorate Cartoonist and editor, creator of Maus, winner of a 1992 Pulitzer Prize

Business

Name Class Major Notability References
Peter Altabef 1980 Economics CEO of Unisys
Joseph H. Boardman 1983 MA Management Science President and CEO of Amtrak, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, and director of the United States Federal Railroad Administration
Arthur Dantchik Co-founder and the managing director of Susquehanna International Group
Faisal Farooqui 1999 Founder and CEO of MouthShut.com [8]
Gregg Hymowitz 1987 BA Chairman, chief executive officer, and founder of EnTrust Global
Leonard Klevan Businessman and chemist
Geraldine MacDonald 1968 MS 1973 Businesswoman and technology executive
Thomas Secunda 1977 Co-founder and vice-chairman of Bloomberg L.P [9]
Bob Swan 1985 MBA CEO of Intel
Jay Walder CEO of Hyperloop One
Jeff Yass Co-founder of Susquehanna International Group
David Zaslav 1982 CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery

Entertainment

Name Class Major Notability References
Robyn Adele Anderson 2011 Political Science, Arabic Singer, stage actress, and founding member of Postmodern Jukebox [10]
William Baldwin 1985 Political Science Film actor
Andrew Bergman 1965 Screenwriter, author, and director
Kevin Bernhardt Economics, Drama Screenwriter, film actor, television actor, and producer
Alan Berliner 1977 Cinema Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker
Steven Canals 2005, 2008 BA Cinema, MA Student Affairs Screenwriter and producer
Kvitka Cisyk Non-degreed Opera singer
Stephanie Courtney 1992 English Actress and comedian who plays Flo (Progressive Insurance)
Dena DeRose Jazz pianist, singer, and educator
Michael J. Epstein 1998 Filmmaker, musician, and writer
Steven Fechter Screenwriter and playwright
Jeff Gaspin 1982 Psychology and business administration Television executive and former Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment
Louis Giambalvo BFA and MFA Television and film actor
Peter Guttman Geography Author, photographer, television personality, and adventurer
Roger Lee Hall 1972 MA Composer and musicologist
Sunny Hostin 1990 English and Rhetoric Co-host of The View and senior legal correspondent for ABC News
Marc Huestis Non-degreed Filmmaker
Adam Huss Drama Television and film actor, producer, and writer
Bill T. Jones Dancer and Tony Award-winning choreographer
Bang Jun-seok Film score composer and music director
Andy Kindler Actor and comedian
Marc Lawrence 1981 Screenwriter and director
Carol Leifer Stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and producer
Rebecca Leigh Longendyke 2018 BS in biomedical engineering Fashion model
Ingrid Michaelson 2001 Singer-songwriter
Paul C. Morrissey Comedian and television sports anchor
Lee Ranaldo 1978 Musician, writer, artist, and guitarist of Sonic Youth
Paul Reiser 1977 Actor and comedian
Dave Rubin 1998 Comedian and talk show host
Ruben Santiago-Hudson 1978 Tony Award-winning actor and playwright
Karthik Sivakumar Actor
John Wilson 2008 Documentary filmmaker
Arnie Zane Choreographer, dancer, and co-founder of Bill T. Jones-Arnie Zane and Company

Government and civil service

Name Class Major Notability References
Joseph H. Boardman 1983 MA Management Science Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, director of the United States Federal Railroad Administration, president and CEO of Amtrak
Barbara J. Fiala Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Dan French 2003 History Supervisor of the Town of Beekman, New York
Vincent Ialenti 2008 Philosophy, Politics, and Law Social scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy, anthropologist, and professor at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
John Liu 1988 New York City Comptroller
Aaron Mair 1984 B.A. History and Sociology Retired State of New York an epidemiological-spatial analyst. First African-American president of the national Sierra Club. He served from 2015 to 2017. In 1995, as an environmental activist in Albany, New York, he formed the Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation [11]
Vincent Schiraldi Maryland Secretary of Juvenile Services
Jay Walder CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York

Law

Name Class Major Notability References
Stanley Blumenfeld BA United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Kathleen Cardone 1976 BA United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Stanley R. Chesler 1968 BA United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Jami Floyd 1986 Political Science and Journalism Legal Analyst at Al Jazeera America and the former Legal Editor and host of All Things Considered
Michael J. Garcia English literature Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Samuel Issacharoff 1975 Law professor, whose scholarly work focuses on constitutional law, voting rights and civil procedure
Elaine D. Kaplan 1976 Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims

Literature and journalism

Name Class Major Notability References
Diana Abu-Jaber Ph.D in English and creative writing Author and a professor at Portland State University
Jonis Agee MA, Ph.D. Novelist and writer of short stories, essays, and screenplays
Samar al-'Aṭṭār Ph.D Writer, novelist, and translator
Grace Andreacchi Novelist, poet and playwright
Bruce Benderson Author
Mark Mathew Braunstein 1974 BA Author, nature photographer, and advocate of medical marijuana legalization
Ron Brownstein 1979 English literature Journalist, political correspondent, and analyst
Kevin Carey 1992 Political Science Journalist, editor, higher education writer, and policy analyst
Stephen Corey 1971, 1974 BA, MA Poet and editor of the Georgia Review
Jack Dann 1968 Social and political science Writer and editor, best known for his science fiction
Anita Diamant 1975 MA English Author of fiction and non-fiction books
Jake Dobkin Non-degreed Journalist, blogger, author, and co-founder of Gothamist
Marcia Douglas Ph.D. English Novelist, poet, and performer
Nathan Englander 1992 Short story writer and novelist
Alicia Erian Novelist
Norman Finkelstein BA Poet and literary critic
Jeffrey Ford Fantasy novelist
Margaux Fragoso 2009 Ph.D Author
Lisa Rowe Fraustino Ph.D Children's author and editor
Shalom Freedman 1964 Writer and poet
Robert Greenberger Writer and editor
Carlos Hernandez 2000 Ph.D. English Writer of science fiction and fantasy
J. Hoberman BA Journalist and senior film critic at The Village Voice
Stephen Kalinich Non-degreed Poet known for his songwriting collaborations with Brian and Dennis Wilson
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison 1967 English literature Author, editor, and journalist
Michael Lederer 1981 Author
Liz Rosenberg Poet and writer
John Simpson Philosophy Journalist and consumer rights advocate
Donald E. Westlake Non-degreed Novelist and screenwriter
Jillian York 2004 Journalist

Medicine

Name Class Major Notability References
Jill Afrin 1984 Biochemistry Psychiatrist who specializes in working with deaf populations
Garnet Anderson 1983 MA Mathematics Biostatistician and senior vice president at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Caitlin Bernard 2006 Human Development and Biology Obstetrician-gynecologist, reproductive and abortion rights activist, and assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Indiana University School of Medicine
Camille A. Clare 1992 Psychobiology Chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Daniel Herschlag 1982 Biochemistry Biochemist and Professor of Biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine
Yasmin Hurd Chair of Translational Neuroscience and the Director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai
Mona Jhaveri Cancer researcher and entrepreneur focusing on biotech funding
Ellyn Kaschak 1965 Russian language and literature Clinical psychologist, retired professor
Merle Keitel 1980 Psychologist, author, and academic
Michael Shernoff 1977 Psychotherapist who specialized in serving the mental health needs of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people

Military

Name Class Major Notability References
Alexander Vindman 1998 A lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Vindman was the first witness to appear in President Trump's impeachment probe [12]

Politics

Name Class Major Notability References
Mia Ackerman Political economics Rhode Island House of Representatives
Morteza Aghatehrani Ph.D. Middle Eastern studies Parliament of Iran, cleric, scholar, mujtahid
Linda Arrigo 1996 Ph.D Political activist, human rights activist, and former international affairs officer of Green Party Taiwan
Marianne Buttenschon MA Public Policy Member of the New York State Assembly
Robert Carroll Member of the New York State Assembly
Amy Dacey 1993 Political Science and History CEO of the Democratic National Committee
Rich David 2002 Master of Public Administration Mayor of Binghamton, New York
Ed DeLaney B.A. and an M.A Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
Eric Dinowitz Member of the New York City Council
Steven Fulop 1993 Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Abdulla Bahraini ambassador
Bethaida González Political Science and Latin American studies Syracuse Common Council and Syracuse School Board
Barry Grodenchik History and economics New York City Council
Debbie Holmes MA Chemistry Politician from Idaho
Monique Holsey-Hyman 1986 Human services and sociology Durham City Councilwoman, social worker, and professor at North Carolina Central University
Hori Horibata Member of the Philippines House of Representatives from Camarines Sur 1st District
Amy J. Hyatt Political science and history United States Ambassador to Palau
Hakeem Jeffries 1992 New York State Assembly and United States House of Representatives
Donna Lupardo 1983 MA New York State Assembly
John Mannion 1990 BA Biology New York State Senate
Monica Martinez 1999 New York State Senate [13]

Science and technology

Name Class Major Notability References
Denise Cox 1980 Geology Petroleum geologist who worked with the United States Geological Survey
Sean Egan Computer Science Software engineer at Google, where he worked on Google Talk and Google Maps
David Grimaldi Entomologist and Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History
Mike Hudak 1975, 1986 BA Mathematics, Ph.D. Advanced Technology Environmental researcher, author, and Sierra Club activist
Frances Hurwitz 1966 Chemistry Materials research engineer at NASA Glenn Center
Geraldine MacDonald Psychology Internet and online services pioneer who built the world's largest dial-up network for America Online

Sports

Name Class Major Notability References
Scott Diamond Former MLB pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Scott Donnelly Non-degreed College soccer coach
Jason Houghtaling College and professional football coach
Duane James Professional basketball player
Jake Keegan 2012 Professional soccer player
Tony Kornheiser 1970 English literature Sports commentator, finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary [14]
Kyle Manscuk 2011 Psychology Professional soccer player [15]
Robert Moewes 2017 Business Administration Professional soccer player
Stanley Ocitti 2003 Professional basketball player
Ryan Pierce Professional soccer player
Calvin Poulina Professional basketball player
Tim Sinicki Non-degreed College baseball coach
Murphy Smith 2009 Professional baseball player
Kaan Tayla Freestyle swimmer at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Qu Yun BA Human Development, MS Sports Psychology Butterfly stroke swimmer

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