48 Notable alumni of Florida Institute of Technology
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Florida Institute of Technology is ranked #1,031 in the world and #270 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 48 notable alumni from Florida Institute of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Florida Institute of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Larry L. Hereth
military officer
Rear Admiral Larry L. Hereth is a former admiral who was the Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District of the United States Coast Guard. He has also acted as director of port security and Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. He retired in 2007, after 34 years of service.
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2. James W. Ball
1939-. (aged 87)
military officer
Major General James William Ball was a career officer in the United States Army who served as the 24th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Corps.
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3. Mya Breitbart
biologist
Mya Breitbart is an American biologist and professor of biological oceanography at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science. She is best known for her contributions to the field of viral metagenomics. Popular Science recognized her because of her approach of not trying to sequence individual viruses or organisms but to sequence everything in a given ecosystem.
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4. Jonathan White
oceanographer
Jonathan Wickliffe White is a retired United States Navy admiral and oceanography leader.
5. Richard Adams
1954-. (aged 72)
inventor
Richard Adams is an independent inventor, engineer, businessman and founder of Happy Computers. Since building and demonstrating a video camera as a child, his work has often garnered media interest.
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6. Steven A. Shapiro
military officer
Steven A. Shapiro is a retired U.S. Army general officer who specializes in logistics and sustainment. Major General Shapiro was commanding general of the United States Army Sustainment Command from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, he was the commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command in Germany, with responsibility for military sustainment throughout the European and African theaters.
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7. Félix Soto Toro
1967-. (aged 59)
engineer
Félix Soto Toro, is an electrical designs engineer at NASA, who developed the Advanced Payload Transfer Measurement System.
8. Jimmy Ball
1903-1988 (aged 85)
athletics competitor
James Allan Ball was a Canadian sprint runner who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at both Games. Individually, he finished second in the 400 m in 1928 and was eliminated in the preliminaries in 1932. At the 1930 Empire Games he won a silver medal with...
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9. David A. King
engineer
David Arnold King is an American engineer who was the tenth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
10. Mitchell H. Stevenson
1952-. (aged 74)
Lieutenant General Mitchell H. Stevenson is a retired general officer in the United States Army and served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, United States Army. He served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 31st Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of...
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11. Aundre F. Piggee
1959-. (aged 67)
Aundre F. Piggee is a retired senior United States Army officer in the logistics branch. He assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Logistics, G-4 on September 23, 2016. He oversaw policies and procedures used by all Army Logisticians and manages an $11 billion annual portfolio used to fund the Army's arsenals and depots, maintain...
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12. Peter Durant
politician
Peter J. Durant is an American state legislator and member of the Massachusetts State Senate from the Worcester and Hampshire Senate district.
13. Wassim Michael Haddad
1961-. (aged 65)
mathematician
engineer
Wassim Michael Haddad is a Lebanese-Greek-American applied mathematician, scientist, and engineer, with research specialization in the areas of dynamical systems and control. His research has led to fundamental breakthroughs in applied mathematics, thermodynamics, stability theory, robust control, dynamical system theory, and neuroscience. Professor Haddad is a member of the faculty of the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of...
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14. David A. Score
David A. Score is a former rear admiral in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps who last served as the 17th Director of NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. He retired from the NOAA Corps on September 6, 2017, after over 27 years of service.
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15. George Birnbaum
1970-. (aged 56)
political adviser
George Eli Birnbaum is an American-Israeli political, public relations and crisis communications consultant. He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He worked on the United States congressional and senatorial races. In 1998, he moved to Israel to work as a consultant to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, became his chief of staff, and afterwards formed a...
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16. Chaz Stevens
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
political activist
Timothy "Chaz" Stevens is an American political activist, artist, software developer, and entrepreneur from Florida. He is active in local politics in Broward County, and has gained national notoriety for his colorful statewide and national advocacy for the separation of church and state. His local political activity has led to charges being filed against, and the decrease in popularity of,...
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17. James L. Herdt
1947-. (aged 79)
James Lee Herdt is a retired senior Sailor in the United States Navy who served as the ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy from March 27, 1998, to April 22, 2002.
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18. Frank J. Canova
1956-. (aged 70)
electrical engineer
Francis James Canova Jr. is an American electronics designer who originated the idea for the IBM Simon and has thus been described as the inventor of the smartphone.
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19. Catharina Haynes
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
judge
politician
Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday Haynes is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
20. Kathryn P. Hire
1959-. (aged 67)
naval officer
systems engineer
astronaut
Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire is a former NASA astronaut and retired Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions.
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21. Galen B. Jackman
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Galen Bruce Jackman is a retired United States Army Major General. His last assignment in the Army was serving in the Pentagon as the Army's Chief Legislative Liaison. Prior to that assignment, he was the first commanding general of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), a dual-hatted role combined with commanding the Military District of Washington (MDW).
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22. Herbert J. McChrystal
1924-2013 (aged 89)
military personnel
Herbert Joseph McChrystal Jr. was a major general in the United States Army and the father of General Stanley A. McChrystal.
23. Nicolette Pierini
2003-. (aged 23)
actor
Nicolette Pierini is an American actress. She was first noticed for her role in The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), opposite Morgan Freeman, and is known for the 2014 film adaptation of the musical Annie, where she played Mia Putnam.
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24. George D. Zamka
1962-. (aged 64)
astronaut
military officer
George David "Zambo" Zamka is a former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps pilot with over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Zamka piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in its October 2007 mission to the International Space Station and served as the commander of mission STS-130 in February 2010.
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25. Kao Kuang-chi
1951-. (aged 75)
naval officer
official
Kao Kuang-chi is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.
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26. Albert Scott Crossfield
1921-2006 (aged 85)
military flight engineer
astronaut
military officer
aircraft pilot
Albert Scott Crossfield was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA.He is the subject of a biography called "Always...
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27. Alyssa Carson
2001-. (aged 25)
candidate
undergraduate student
Alyssa Carson is an American social media influencer and space enthusiast known for her ambition from a young age to be the first person on Mars. She has attended numerous space camps and has visited every NASA visitor center. She uses the social media branding NASABlueberry, but NASA has publicly stated she is not affiliated with NASA or any space...
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28. Gustave F. Perna
1960-. (aged 66)
Gustave F. Perna is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 until the operation's duties and responsibilities were transferred to the White House COVID-19 Response Team in February...
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29. Jeffrey W. Drushal
Jeffrey W. Drushal is a retired United States Army general who last served as Director of Logistics, United States Central Command. He previously served as the Chief of the Transportation Corps, headquartered at Fort Lee in Virginia.
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30. John Antoon II
1946-. (aged 80)
lawyer
judge
John C. Antoon II is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
31. Don "The Dragon" Wilson
1954-. (aged 72)
actor
screenwriter
kickboxer
stunt performer
film actor
Donald Glen Wilson, nicknamed "the Dragon", is an American former professional kickboxer, boxer, actor, and martial artist. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked". In 2015, he...
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32. Joan Higginbotham
1964-. (aged 62)
astronaut
engineer
Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson.
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33. Sunita Williams
1965-. (aged 61)
naval officer
athletics competitor
engineer
test pilot
flight engineer
Sunita Lyn Williams is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, she became the first woman to fly on a flight...
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34. Dia Simms
D'Angela "Dia" Simms is an American business executive. In 2020, Simms became the co-founder of Pronghorn. She was previously the president of Combs Enterprises, a position she had held since May 15, 2017. Simms was appointed to this position by Combs Enterprises founder and CEO, Sean Combs, and was the first person to assume the role of president at the...
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35. David Norton
1941-2023 (aged 82)
businessperson
David P. Norton was an American business theorist, business executive and management consultant, known as co-creator, together with Robert S. Kaplan, of the Balanced Scorecard. David P. Norton co-founded Palladium Group, Inc. (previously Balanced Scorecard Collaborative) and served as its chief executive officer.
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36. Johnnie E. Wilson
1944-. (aged 82)
military officer
General Johnnie Edward Wilson is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command from 1996 to 1999. He also served as the 25th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Corps.
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37. Jeanine E. Jackson
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
Jeanine E. Jackson is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of Malawi from 2011 to 2014.
38. Amy Simon-Miller
researcher
Amy Simon is an American planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, involved in several missions of the Solar System Exploration Program.
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39. Ann E. Dunwoody
1953-. (aged 73)
military personnel
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody is a retired general of the United States Army. She was the first woman in United States military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on 14 November 2008.
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40. David T. Zabecki
1947-. (aged 79)
writer
engineer
military historian
non-fiction writer
David T. Zabecki is an American military historian, author and editor. Zabecki served in the U.S. Army both in the Vietnam War and in United States Army Europe in Germany attaining the rank of major general. Zabecki holds PhDs in engineering and in military science. He is the author, editor and translator of several books on the military history of...
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41. Peter Talleri
1957-. (aged 69)
military leader
Major General Peter John Talleri retired in September, 2013, after serving 34 years in the United States Marine Corps. At retirement, Maj. Gen. Talleri was the U. S. Marine Corps senior logistics professional in the Pacific.
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42. Larry D. Wyche
1957-. (aged 69)
military personnel
Larry Wyche, is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General. He last served as the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Prior to his last assignment, Wyche served as the Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. He has also served as commanding general of the Combined Arms Support Command, commanding general...
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43. Billy K. Solomon
1944-. (aged 82)
military officer
Billy King Solomon is a retired Quartermaster officer, U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former Commander of the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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44. Jesse Cross
Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross, USA was the 50th Quartermaster General of the United States Army and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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45. Cedric T. Wins
1963-. (aged 63)
basketball player
military officer
Cedric Terry Wins is a retired United States Army general officer. Wins was the last commander of RDECOM, in the U.S. Army Materiel Command, and the first commanding general of Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), in the combat development element of U.S. Army Futures Command. In all, some 13,000 people work in some Science and Technology (S&T), or (RDT&E— research,...
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46. Dennis K. Jackson
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
Major General Dennis K. Jackson is a retired general officer in the United States Army and served as the director for logistics, J-4, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 30th Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
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47. Waleed A. Samkari
1942-2019 (aged 77)
Brigadier General Waleed Ahmad Samkari was director of the Royal Maintenance Corps (سلاح الصيانة الملكي) of the Jordanian Armed Forces responsible for supporting continuous operations for the military. During his command, his unit underwent a change in adopting modern military organization. Samkari helped with getting the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" and the 9K33 Osa from Russia and the former Soviet Union. He...
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48. David Smith
1985-. (aged 41)
beach volleyball player
volleyball player
David Smith MBE is a British adaptive rower who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.