21 Notable alumni of University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth is ranked #1,244 in the world and #311 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John F. Quinn
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
John F. Quinn is an American politician who represented 9th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1992 to 2011. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Bristol County Sheriff in 2010. He is currently the Assistant Dean for Public Interest Law and External Relations at UMASS Law.
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2. Robert Koczera
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Robert M. Koczera is the former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 11th Bristol district and a former member of the New Bedford City Council (1984–1989)
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3. Mark Montigny
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Mark C. Montigny is a Massachusetts state senator for the Second Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes his hometown of New Bedford and several nearby towns. He is a Democrat who has served since 1993.
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4. Walter Timilty
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Walter F. Timilty Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2017.
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5. Antonio Cabral
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Antonio F. D. "Tony" Cabral is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Bristol district. He is of Portuguese descent.
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6. Michael Rodrigues
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Michael J. Rodrigues is a Democratic politician from Southeast Massachusetts who has served in the Massachusetts Legislature since 1996. He is currently a member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Bristol and Plymouth district. He serves as Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
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7. Jimmy Tingle
1955-. (aged 71)
actor
Jimmy Tingle is an American comic and occasional actor.
8. Sheri McCoy
1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
engineer
Sherilyn S. McCoy is an American scientist and business executive. She is the former CEO of Avon Products and former vice chairman and member of the office of the chairman of Johnson & Johnson, where she was responsible for the pharmaceutical and consumer business divisions of the company. She was appointed as the vice chairman in January 2011, after which...
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9. Lawrence G. McDonald
1966-. (aged 60)
writer
Lawrence 'Larry' G. McDonald is an author and CNBC contributor, currently founder of 'The Bear Traps Report', an investment newsletter focused on Political and Systemic Risk with actionable trade ideas and Macro perspective. Former Head of U.S. Macro Strategy at Societe Generale and former vice-president of distress debt and convertible securities trading at Lehman Brothers.
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10. Brian Helgeland
1961-. (aged 65)
screenwriter
director
film director
writer
film producer
Brian Thomas Helgeland is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003). He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson; and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A....
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11. Scott D. Tingle
1965-. (aged 61)
astronaut
military officer
Scott David Tingle is a NASA astronaut. He was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20, qualifying in 2011. Serving as a flight engineer as part of Expedition 54 and 55, Tingle launched into space on board Soyuz MS-07 in December 2017, and returned in June 2018. Tingle is a highly decorated naval pilot,...
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12. Carmella
1987-. (aged 39)
dancer
professional wrestler
model
Leah Van Dale is an American retired professional wrestler, dancer and model. She is known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Carmella. She is a former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and WWE 24/7 Champion.
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13. Pooch Hall
1977-. (aged 49)
model
actor
Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. is an American television and film actor known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom The Game, and as Ricky in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.
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14. James Arciero
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
James Arciero is an American politician. He is a state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a Democrat.
15. Susan Mohl Powers
1944-2023 (aged 79)
printmaker
sculptor
Susan Mohl Powers, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was a contemporary artist who sculpted in polygon and planar metal as well as sewn fabric, blending art and science to design sculptures and fabric-on-canvas paintings. The owner of Sailshade Studios in Fall River, Massachusetts, she also designed, trademarked and fabricated an energy-efficient window shade.
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16. David B. Sullivan
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
David B. Sullivan was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Bristol District. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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17. Edward M. Lambert, Jr
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Edward M. Lambert Jr. is an American politician and government official who currently served as vice chancellor for government relations and public affairs at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
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18. Robert Correia
1939-2021 (aged 82)
teacher
politician
Robert Correia was an American politician who represented the 12th and 7th Bristol Districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 2008 and served as the 41st Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2010. He ran for re-election as Mayor in 2009 but finished third in the mayoral preliminary behind City Councilor Cathy Ann Viveiros and...
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19. Steven Baddour
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Steven A. Baddour is an American attorney and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Essex District, which encompasses Amesbury, Haverhill, Merrimac, Newburyport, North Andover, Salisbury, and his hometown of Methuen. Before assuming office in 2002, Baddour worked as an Assistant Attorney...
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20. Philip Travis
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
Philip Travis is an American politician who represented the 4th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983–2007 and served as a member of the Board of Selectmen and School Committee in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He also worked as a part-time professor at Massasoit Community College.
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21. Janet B. W. Williams
1947-. (aged 79)
social worker
Janet B. W. Williams is an American social worker who focuses on the diagnosis and assessment of mental disorders. She is Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work (in Psychiatry & Neurology) at Columbia University. She was a major force in writing the PHQ-9, a 9-question instrument given to patients in a primary care setting to screen for the presence...
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