24 Notable alumni of Southern Connecticut State University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Southern Connecticut State University is ranked #1,898 in the world and #467 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from Southern Connecticut State 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 Southern Connecticut State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Daniel Trust
1989-. (aged 37)
motivational speaker
Daniel Ndamwizeye, better known in the professional world as Daniel Trust, is an international speaker, social entrepreneur and youth advocate. He is best known for being President and CEO of Daniel Trust Foundation, a non-profit organization that invests in and supports low-income students and teachers who have made a big impact in the lives of their students. Daniel is also...
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2. Neil Thomas Proto
1945-. (aged 81)
lawyer
Neil Thomas Proto is an American lawyer, teacher, lecturer, and author. He chaired Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) as a law student. He served in the Appellate Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division in the U.S. Department of Justice. During the administration of President Jimmy Carter, he served as general counsel to the President's Nuclear Safety Oversight...
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3. Carrie Borzillo
1970-. (aged 56)
journalist
music journalist
Carrie Borzillo is an American music and entertainment journalist and author of three books on aspects of the entertainment industry and of one advice book.
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4. Timothy I. Ahern
1924-2003 (aged 79)
military officer
Timothy I. Ahern was a major general in the United States Air Force.
5. Jacques Cesaire
1980-. (aged 46)
American football player
Jacques E. Cesaire is an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a defensive end, spending his entire nine-year playing career with the San Diego Chargers. Cesaire played college football for the Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls.
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6. Mike Petke
1976-. (aged 50)
association football player
association football coach
Mike Petke is an American former soccer player and coach who was most recently head coach of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Prior to his tenure with Real Salt Lake, he was head coach of the New York Red Bulls, leading them to the Supporters' Shield in 2013.
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7. Jerome Cunningham
1991-. (aged 35)
American football player
Jerome Cunningham is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Connecticut Owls.
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8. Kaliegh Garris
2000-. (aged 26)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Kaliegh Garris is an American TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2019. Garris had previously been crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2019; she is the second entrant from Connecticut to have been crowned Miss Teen USA, following Logan West who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2012.
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9. Olivier Occéan
1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
Olivier Occéan, born October 23, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player and current assistant coach of IF Urædd.
10. Jeff Stoutland
1962-. (aged 64)
coach
Jeff Stoutland is an American professional football coach who most recently served as the offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 2013 to 2025. He served as the interim head football coach for the University of Miami in 2010.
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11. PMD
1968-. (aged 58)
rapper
record producer
Parrish J. Smith, better known as PMD ('Parrish Mic Doc' or 'Parrish Making Dollars'), is an American rapper from Brentwood, New York, a member of EPMD and Hit Squad.
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12. Paul Cook
1943-. (aged 83)
university teacher
military officer
politician
Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020, previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly...
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13. Nangolo Mbumba
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
Nangolo Mbumba is a Namibian politician who was the fourth president of Namibia from 2024 to 2025. He became president after the death of Hage Geingob, under whom he had served as the second vice president from 2018 until his accession to the presidency 2024.
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14. Tony Amendola
1951-. (aged 75)
film actor
actor
television actor
Tony Amendola is an American actor. He played the Jaffa master Bra'tac in Stargate SG-1 and Pinocchio's creator/father, Geppetto on Once Upon a Time. He also had a recurring role as revolutionary leader Edouard Kagame of Liber8 in the television show Continuum and voiced the Archmage Khadgar in several expansions of World of Warcraft, from Warlords of Draenor to The...
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15. Erik Stocklin
1982-. (aged 44)
actor
television actor
composer
Erik Flynn Stocklin is an American actor. He is known for his recurring roles on television series such as Mistresses, Stalker and Good Trouble, and for his leading role in the Netflix original series Haters Back Off.
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16. Dan Lauria
1947-. (aged 79)
screenwriter
television actor
stage actor
film actor
Daniel Lauria is an American actor, who played the role of Jack Arnold in The Wonder Years (1988–1993), Jack Sullivan on Sullivan and Son (2012–2014), and Al Luongo on Pitch (2016–2017).
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17. Anthony Fantano
1985-. (aged 41)
YouTuber
music journalist
television producer
blogger
podcaster
Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs The Needle Drop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-billed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", as a social media influencer Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He also runs the channel Fantano where he talks about...
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18. Frank McLaughlin
1935-2020 (aged 85)
comics artist
artist
Francis X. McLaughlin was an American comics artist who co-created the comic book character Judomaster, drew the comic strip Gil Thorp, and assisted on such strips as Brenda Starr, Reporter and The Heart of Juliet Jones. He also wrote and illustrated books about cartooning and comic art.
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19. Jahana Hayes
1973-. (aged 53)
teacher
politician
Jahana Hayes is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district, once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, comprises much of the state's northwestern portion, including New Britain, Danbury, and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party, Hayes became the first Black woman elected to represent Connecticut in Congress. She was...
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20. G. D. Falksen
1982-. (aged 44)
science fiction writer
novelist
Geoffrey D. Falksen is an American steampunk writer.
21. Kevin Gilbride
1951-. (aged 75)
coach
American football player
American football coach
Kevin Bernard Gilbride is an American former football coach and player. He coached in the NFL for twenty years, spending seven of them as the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants, with whom he earned two Super Bowl rings. From 1997 to 1998, he was the head coach for the San Diego Chargers. Most recently, Gilbride served as the...
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22. Edward A. Diana
1948-. (aged 78)
teacher
Edward A. Diana is an American educator, politician and former County Executive of Orange County, New York. Prior to being elected County Executive, he served for twelve years as County Legislator. He resides in Wallkill, New York.
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23. Juan Carlos Osorio
1961-. (aged 65)
association football player
association football coach
Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez is a Colombian football manager and former footballer who is the current head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Remo.
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24. Tom Scott
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Thomas Joseph Scott ONZM is a New Zealand cartoonist. In the 1990s, he won New Zealand Cartoonist of the Year six times, and won the award again in 2009.
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