40 Notable alumni of Alfred University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Alfred University is ranked #1,983 in the world and #492 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 40 notable alumni from Alfred University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Alfred University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Franklin D. Sherwood
1841-1907 (aged 66)
politician
Franklin D. Sherwood was an American politician from New York.
2. Horace Billings Packer
1851-1940 (aged 89)
lawyer
politician
Horace Billings Packer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
3. Greenleaf S. Van Gorder
1855-1933 (aged 78)
politician
Greenleaf Scott Van Gorder was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
4. Mary Bassett Clarke
1831-1908 (aged 77)
poet
writer
Mary Bassett Clarke was an American writer of the long nineteenth century. She was a contributor to The Flag of Our Union, Rural New Yorker, as well as periodicals issued by the Seventh Day Baptists. Autumn Leaves was published in 1894.
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5. Herbert E. Horowitz
1930-2019 (aged 89)
Herbert Eugene Horowitz was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, American Ambassador to The Gambia from 1986 to 1989, consul general in Sydney, Australia from 1981 to 1984, and deputy chief of mission at the Embassy in Beijing, China from 1984 to 1986.
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6. Mortimer Fitzland Elliott
1839-1920 (aged 81)
lawyer
politician
Mortimer Fitzland Elliott was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
7. Judy Moonelis
1953-. (aged 73)
ceramicist
Judy Moonelis is an American ceramist.
8. Flora A. Brewster
1852-1919 (aged 67)
surgeon
physician
Flora Alzora Brewster was an American physician, surgeon, journalist, medical editor, and inventor. She is remembered as Baltimore, Maryland's first woman surgeon.
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9. Charles Butts
1863-1946 (aged 83)
paleontologist
botanist
Charles Butts was an American paleontologist.
10. Albert Cole Hopkins
1837-1911 (aged 74)
politician
Albert Cole Hopkins was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
11. Sanjit Sethi
Sanjit Sethi is the president of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
12. Rufus Mallory
1831-1914 (aged 83)
lawyer
politician
Rufus Mallory was an American educator, lawyer, and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of New York, he was a teacher in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he became an attorney. He was a district attorney before he served in the Oregon House of Representatives in the early 1860s. A Republican, he served as U.S. Representative from...
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13. Lowell Fitz Randolph
1894-1980 (aged 86)
botanist
Lowell Fitz Randolph was an American scientist, in the field of genetics, botany and horticulture. He was a Cornell College graduate who became Professor of Botany and was also employed as an associate cytologist for the United States Department of Agriculture. He was also an avid iris collector and wrote a book on the Iris genus. He carried out research...
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14. Jason Mangone
American football coach
American football player
Jason Mangone is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for SUNY Brockport, a position he has held since 2013. Mangone played college football as a quarterback, first at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, before transferring to Brockport. He became an assistant coach at Brockport in 1999 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2004.
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15. Mary Jo Bole
1956-. (aged 70)
ceramicist
artist
Mary Jo Bole, US, is a sculptor, printmaker, and artist-bookmaker who lives and works in Columbus. Bole has exhibited her works in the United States and Europe. She was a professor of art at Ohio State University.
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16. Les Goble
1932-2019 (aged 87)
American football player
Lester Bois Goble was an American professional football halfback who played two seasons with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the thirteenth round of the 1954 NFL draft after playing college football at Alfred University.
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17. Kait Rhoads
1968-. (aged 58)
glass artist
Kait Rhoads is an American glass artist. She uses traditional Italian techniques as a base to create public art, sculpture, vessels and jewelry. The aquatic realm is the root of much of her work, the result of spending six years on a boat in the Caribbean in her youth. Since moving to the Northwest over two decades ago, her fascination...
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18. George P. Darrow
1859-1943 (aged 84)
politician
George Potter Darrow was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
19. William Wallace Brown
1836-1926 (aged 90)
lawyer
politician
William Wallace Brown was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
20. Nancy Nadel
politician
Nancy Nadel is a U.S. politician, businesswoman, and former four-term member of the Oakland City Council. After two terms on the Board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Nadel was elected to the District Three Downtown-West Oakland City Council seat in 1996. In 2006, Nadel ran unsuccessfully for Mayor. In 2008, Nadel was re-elected to her fourth consecutive term...
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21. J. Hale Sypher
1837-1905 (aged 68)
lawyer
politician
Jacob Hale Sypher was an attorney and politician, elected as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana. He served four terms as a Republican, after having served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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22. Alfred Allen
1866-1947 (aged 81)
actor
Alfred Allen was an American silent film actor and author.
23. Keith R. Hall
1947-. (aged 79)
civil servant
military officer
Keith Ralph Hall is a United States government official who served as the 12th director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
24. Rebekah Modrak
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
Rebekah Modrak is an American artist, writer, and educator. She is a professor at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design.
25. Sean Healy
1971-. (aged 55)
multimedia artist
Sean P. Healy is a multimedia artist based in Portland, Oregon.
26. Amy Karle
1980-. (aged 46)
bioartist
contemporary artist
artist
Amy Karle is an American artist, bioartist, and futurist whose work focuses on the relationship between technology and humanity, specifically how technology and biotechnology impact health, humanity, society, evolution, and the future. Karle combines science and technology with art and is known for using living tissue in her work.
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27. Siona Shimshi
1939-2018 (aged 79)
textile designer
painter
designer
sculptor
ceramicist
Siona Shimshi was an Israeli painter, sculptor, ceramist, and textile designer.
28. Maija Grotell
1899-1973 (aged 74)
ceramicist
Maija Grotell (August 19, 1899 — December 6, 1973) was an influential Finnish-American ceramic artist and educator. She is often described as the "Mother of American Ceramics."
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29. Cathy Bissoon
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
judge
Cathy Bissoon is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was a United States magistrate judge of the same court. She was appointed a district judge by President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the United States Senate in October 2011.
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30. Steve Skeates
1943-2023 (aged 80)
comics writer
Stephen Skeates was an American comic book creator known for his work on such titles as Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Plop!. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Chester P. Hazel and Warren Savin.
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31. Clarence W. Spicer
1875-1939 (aged 64)
engineer
Clarence Winfred Spicer was an American automotive engineer and inventor, best known for the first practical design and use of the universal joint in automotive applications.
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32. Daniel Rhodes
1911-1989 (aged 78)
ceramicist
painter
Daniel Rhodes was an American artist, known as a ceramic artist, muralist, sculptor, author and educator. During his 25 years (1947–1973) on the faculty at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred, New York (a division of the State University of New York), he built an international reputation as a potter, sculptor and authority on...
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33. Bob Benmosche
1944-2015 (aged 71)
entrepreneur
Robert Herman Benmosche was the president and chief executive officer of American International Group (NYSE: AIG). He was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer by the US Department of Treasury and AIG Board of Directors to succeed Edward M. Liddy. Benmosche is known for his leadership at AIG, where he led a turnaround and paid down government aid pledged by...
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34. Ella Eaton Kellogg
1853-1920 (aged 67)
suffragist
dietitian
writer
Ella Eaton Kellogg was an American dietitian known for her work on home economics and vegetarian cooking. She was educated at Alfred University (B.A. 1872, A.M. 1875); and the American School Household Economics (1909). In 1875, Kellogg visited the Battle Creek Sanitarium, became interested in the subjects of sanitation and hygiene, and a year later enrolled in the Sanitarium School...
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35. Charles Loloma
1921-1991 (aged 70)
jeweler
painter
jewelry designer
ceramicist
visual artist
Charles Sequevya Loloma was a Hopi Native American artist known for his jewelry. He also worked in pottery, painting and ceramics.
36. Robert Klein
1942-. (aged 84)
film producer
film actor
stage actor
television actor
actor
Robert Klein is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appearances on stage and screen. He has released four standup comedy albums: A Child of the 50s (1973), Mind Over Matter (1974), New Teeth (1975), and Let's Not Make Love (1990). The first two albums received Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations. Klein hosted...
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37. Tom Reed
1971-. (aged 55)
screenwriter
business executive
lawyer
politician
Thomas Willard Reed II is an American lobbyist, attorney, and politician from the state of New York. Reed served as the U.S. representative for New York's 23rd congressional district; the district is in New York's Southern Tier. A Republican, Reed first joined the U.S. House after winning a special election to replace Eric Massa in 2010. He previously served one...
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38. Don Reitz
1929-2014 (aged 85)
ceramicist
artist
Donald Lester Reitz was an American ceramic artist, recognized for inspiring a reemergence of salt glaze pottery in United States. He was a teacher of ceramic art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1962 until 1988. During this period, he adapted the pottery firing technique developed in the Middle Ages, which involved pouring salt into the pottery kiln during the...
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39. Mike Pellicciotti
1978-. (aged 48)
lawyer
politician
Michael John Pellicciotti is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 24th Washington State Treasurer since 2021. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 30th legislative district, which includes Federal Way, Algona, Auburn, Pacific, Milton, and Des Moines from 2017 to 2021.
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40. Patrick Baynes
1984-. (aged 42)
entrepreneur
Patrick Baynes is an American entrepreneur. He worked at LinkedIn and is known for being the co-founder of PeopleLinx, and the founder of UpdatesCentral.
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