47 Notable alumni of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach is ranked #1,139 in the world and #293 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 47 notable alumni from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dan Carter
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Daniel E. Carter is an American politician from Connecticut. A Republican, he was elected to his first term in the Connecticut House of Representatives in November 2010, representing the state's second district in Bethel, Danbury and Redding. Following redistricting, in 2012 Newtown was added to the second district when Carter won a second term. He was the Republican Party nominee...
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2. John I. Pray
1959-. (aged 67)
military officer
John Irving Pray Jr., Brig Gen, USAF is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Operation Homefront. He was appointed to the position on May 18, 2015. Prior to joining Operation Homefront, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff for the USO.
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3. Robertus Remkes
1955-. (aged 71)
military officer
Major General Robertus Carolus Nicolaa Remkes is Director, Strategy, Policy and Assessments, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. As Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, he is responsible for formulation and staff direction of the execution of basic military and political policy, as well as planning for command activities involving relations with other U.S. Unified Commands, allied military and international military...
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4. Jeffrey B. Cashman
military personnel
Jeffrey B. Cashman is a brigadier general in the Air National Guard.
5. Kraig Paulsen
1964-. (aged 62)
speaker
politician
Kraig Paulsen is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017 and as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.
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6. Gregory A. Biscone
military officer
Gregory A. Biscone is a retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Air Force. He last served as the Inspector General of the Air Force assigned within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., and retired on 1 July 2016.
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7. Fred Strahorn
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Frederick W. Strahorn is an American Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 39th District, which consists of much of Dayton, Ohio. He served as the Minority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.
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8. John Ragan
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
military officer
John D. Ragan Jr. is an American politician. A Republican, he represented District 33 (encompassing parts of Anderson County) in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2011 to 2025.
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9. Margaret H. Woodward
1960-. (aged 66)
military officer
Margaret H. Woodward is an American former military officer and major general in the United States Air Force.
10. Shaesta Waiz
1987-. (aged 39)
aircraft pilot
Shaesta Waiz is an American aviator. She is the first female certified civilian pilot born in Afghanistan, and in 2017, became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft - a record she held until Zara Rutherford completed the flight at the age of 19 in January 2022.
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11. Alvin B. Jackson
politician
Alvin B. Jackson is a former Republican Senator for Utah State's 14th district. He was appointed by Governor Gary Herbert to fill a vacant seat caused by the resignation of John Valentine, who resigned to head the Utah Tax Commission. He resigned in July 2016 to take a job out of state, and was replaced by another appointee, Daniel Hemmert.
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12. Merryl Tengesdal
1971-. (aged 55)
helicopter pilot
military officer
Merryl Tengesdal is an American retired career military officer who is the first and only Black woman to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane used for specialized high-altitude reconnaissance missions. She is one of five women and only the fourth Black person (in 2004) to be in the U-2 program. She shares the plane's nickname, The Dragon...
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13. Robert L. Sumwalt
1950-. (aged 76)
aircraft pilot
Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt III is an American academic, aviator, government official and writer. He was a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board for over 15 years, from August 2006 to June 30, 2021, serving as the agency's chairman from 2017 to 2021. He currently serves as the executive director of Embry-Riddle's Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety.
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14. Vicente Gonzalez
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Texas's 15th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. His South Texas district extends along the Gulf Coast from Brownsville, on the Mexican border, to Corpus Christi.
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15. Susan Kilrain
1961-. (aged 65)
test pilot
engineer
astronaut
United States Naval Aviator
Susan Kilrain is an American aerospace engineer, United States Navy officer and retired NASA astronaut. She is the youngest person to pilot a Space Shuttle. She has flown more than 3,000 hours and among her merits she was awarded with the Defense Superior Service Medal.
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16. Alvin Drew
1962-. (aged 64)
astronaut
military officer
Benjamin Alvin Drew Jr. is a United States Air Force officer, the director of space sustainability and acting director of Cross-Directorate Technical Integration for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, and a former NASA astronaut. He has been on two spaceflights; the first was the Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the International Space Station, in August 2007. Drew's second spaceflight took...
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17. Timothy Ray
military leader
Timothy Michael Ray is a retired United States Air Force general who last served as the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command from August 21, 2018, to August 27, 2021. He concurrently served as the commander of Air Forces Strategic – Air, United States Strategic Command. His two previous assignments were as the Deputy Commander, United States European Command,...
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18. Moriba Jah
1971-. (aged 55)
engineer
military flight engineer
Moriba Kemessia Jah CorrFRSE is an American space scientist and aerospace engineer who describes himself as a "space environmentalist". Jah is adamant about finding solutions to the accumulating garbage in space. He specializes in orbit determination and prediction, especially as related to space situational awareness and space traffic monitoring. He is currently a full professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering...
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19. Terry W. Virts
1967-. (aged 59)
military officer
Trekkie
astronaut
Terry Wayne Virts Jr. is a retired NASA astronaut, International Space Station commander, and colonel in the United States Air Force. Virts is a member of the Democratic Party. He was a candidate to represent Texas in the United States Senate in the 2026 election, but withdrew and is now running for Texas's 9th congressional district.
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20. Landon Ashworth
1984-. (aged 42)
television actor
film director
producer
film actor
golfer
Landon Ashworth is a PhD astrophysicist, American actor, director, and pilot who is on the autism spectrum. He is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
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21. Nick Mingione
1978-. (aged 48)
Nick Mingione is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder who is the current head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats. He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.
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22. Jeffrey L. Harrigian
1962-. (aged 64)
military personnel
Jeffrey Lee Harrigian is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) general who last served as the commander of United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa from May 2020 to June 2022. He concurrently served as the commander of Allied Air Command and director of the Joint Air Power Competence Center. He previously served as deputy commander...
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23. Scott Franklin
1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson
politician
Clifford Scott Franklin is an American politician and businessman who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2021. He represented Florida's 15th congressional district from 2021 to 2023, and has represented Florida's 18th district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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24. Daniel C. Burbank
1961-. (aged 65)
military officer
engineer
astronaut
Daniel Christopher Burbank is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Burbank, a Captain in the United States Coast Guard, is the second Coast Guard astronaut after Bruce Melnick.
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25. Greg Feith
1957-. (aged 69)
engineer
Gregory Allen Feith is an American former Senior Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. He currently works as a consultant on aviation safety and security matters in the private sector, and as the aviation expert for NBC and MSNBC. He also serves as the technical advisor in a number of television programs such as Mayday (also known...
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26. Marc H. Sasseville
1963-. (aged 63)
military officer
Marc Henry Sasseville Frontera is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the 12th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He previously served as the commander of the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and concurrently as commander of the First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) from June 2019 to August 2020....
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27. Erik Lindbergh
1965-. (aged 61)
orator
adventurer
artist
aircraft pilot
Erik Robbins Lindbergh is an American aviator, adventurer, and artist. He is the grandson of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh, the first person to fly non-stop and solo between New York and Paris in 1927. In 2002, Erik Lindbergh honored the 75th anniversary of his grandfather's historic flight by retracing the journey in a single-engine Lancair aircraft. The journey was documented...
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28. Jerry Doyle
1956-2016 (aged 60)
television actor
voice actor
film actor
actor
radio personality
Jerry Doyle was an American talk radio host, political commentator, television actor and founder of the content platform EpicTimes. His nationally syndicated talk show, The Jerry Doyle Show, aired throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network. As an actor, Doyle was best known as security chief Michael Garibaldi in the science fiction series Babylon 5 (1994–1998).
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29. JoAnne S. Bass
enlisted person
JoAnne S. Bass is a retired senior noncommissioned officer in the United States Air Force and the nineteenth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She became the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and the first woman to hold the highest senior enlisted rank in any United States military branch, on August 14, 2020, having been selected for...
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30. Scott O'Grady
1965-. (aged 61)
aircraft pilot
military officer
Scott Francis O'Grady is a former United States Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot. On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory. US Marines from heavy-helicopter squadron HMH-464 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit eventually...
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31. Jared Isaacman
1983-. (aged 43)
civil servant
business executive
astronaut
aerobatics pilot
Jared Taylor Isaacman is an American billionaire entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut who has served as the 15th administrator of NASA since December 2025. He is the founder of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor, and the founder of Draken International, which provides adversary training to the U.S., British, and other NATO air forces. As of May 2025, his estimated net...
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32. Michael Durant
1961-. (aged 65)
writer
helicopter pilot
entrepreneur
Michael John Durant is an American veteran, former pilot, businessman, author, and political candidate. He fought in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu while serving as a U.S. Army pilot, and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.
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33. Nicole Stott
1962-. (aged 64)
astronaut
engineer
Nicole Marie Passonno Stott is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. She served as a flight engineer on ISS Expedition 20 and Expedition 21 and was a mission specialist on STS-128 and STS-133. After 27 years of working at NASA, the space agency announced her retirement effective June 1, 2015. She is married to Christopher Stott, a Manx-born...
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34. John Currier
1951-2020 (aged 69)
military officer
Vice Admiral John P. Currier was the 28th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. He assumed the position from Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara on May 18, 2012 and was relieved on May 20, 2014 by Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger.
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35. Jack Weinstein
military officer
Jack Weinstein is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. His final post was as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington D.C. In this capacity, Weinstein was responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for focus on Nuclear Deterrence Operations. Previously...
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36. Kevin Bratcher
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Kevin Dale Bratcher is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1997 to 2025. In 2016, Bratcher became the first Republican House Majority Whip in Kentucky history.
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37. Amber S. Gell
1984-. (aged 42)
military flight engineer
Amber S. Gell is an American executive, program manager, former engineer and scientist, and STEM education advocate who specializes in human performance in extreme environments. A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, she currently works for Kongsberg Satellite Services in Norway as the Director of Strategy and Partnerships. She formerly worked for Lockheed Martin as a Program Manager. She has won awards for...
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38. Clyde Vanel
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Clyde Vanel is an intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur serving as the assembly member for the 33rd district of the New York State Assembly. A Democrat, he is the chair of the Committee on Banks and Chair of the Subcommittee Internet and New Technology. The district includes Cambria Heights, St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose and parts of Floral Park...
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39. Ronald J. Garan
1961-. (aged 65)
fighter pilot
engineer
astronaut
military officer
Ronald John Garan Jr. is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th...
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40. Donna L. Cottrell
1959-. (aged 67)
helicopter pilot
military officer
Donna L. Cottrell is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who last served as the Coast Guard District 9 Commander. In this role, she served as the senior Commander for the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway, an area that covers eight states. The Area of Operations for the command accumulates over 6,700 miles of shoreline and 1,500...
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41. Domingo DeGrazia
politician
Domingo DeGrazia is an attorney from the Southwest United States. He practices appellate law, is a guitarist and music composer, and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 10 from 2019 to 2023. DeGrazia was elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Republican State Representative Todd Clodfelter. DeGrazia is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians through...
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42. Charles Q. Brown Jr
1962-. (aged 64)
air force officer
Charles Quinton Brown Jr. is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2023 to 2025. Prior to that appointment, Brown served as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force from 2020 to 2023.
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43. Jake Pavelka
1978-. (aged 48)
actor
American football player
model
military flight engineer
engineer
Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka is an American television personality, pilot, actor, and model who appeared on six reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor.
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44. Anthony J. Rock
1959-. (aged 67)
military leader
Anthony James Rock is a retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Air Force and last served as the Inspector General of the Air Force assigned within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
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45. Richard D. Heinz
1967-. (aged 59)
military officer
Richard Duke Heinz is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the director of logistics of the United States European Command.
46. Darren W. McDew
1960-. (aged 66)
military officer
Darren Wayne McDew is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the Commander of United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. His previous senior command positions include Commander of Air Mobility Command as a general and Commander, Eighteenth Air Force (18AF) as a lieutenant general. In March, 2019, soon after General McDew's retirement, United...
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47. Joshua Kutryk
1982-. (aged 44)
test pilot
engineer
astronaut
airman
Joshua Kutryk CD is a Canadian astronaut, test pilot, fighter pilot and engineer. He was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA Group alongside Jenni Sidey.
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