20 Notable alumni of University of the Valley
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of the Valley is ranked #1,189 in the world and #5 in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from University of the Valley 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 the Valley won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Lucía Bedoya
actor
Lucía Bedoya is a Colombian stage and screen actress and model.
2. Susan A. Bernal
2005-2009 (aged 4)
researcher
Susan Andrea Bernal López is a Colombian materials scientist who is Professor of Sustainable Construction Materials at the University of Bath. Her research considers design, development and characterisation of novel cements and concretes. She was awarded the 2020 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Rosenhain Medal and Prize.
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3. Riane Eisler
1931-. (aged 95)
university teacher
futurist
sociologist
human rights defender
peace and conflict researcher
Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the effect of gender and family politics historically on societies, and vice versa. She is best known for her 1987 book, The Chalice and the Blade, in which she coined the terms "partnership" and "dominator".
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4. Julio Ríos Gallego
1973-. (aged 53)
YouTuber
professor
lecturer
tutor
television producer
Julio Alberto Ríos Gallego is a Colombian engineer, lecturer, mentor, professor of Mathematics and Physics.
5. Claudia Blum
1948-. (aged 78)
journalist
diplomat
psychologist
politician
Claudia Blum de Barberi is a Colombian psychologist and politician who served as foreign minister. A veteran Senator, she became the first woman to serve as President of the Senate of Colombia. She also served as the 26th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations.
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6. Maurice Armitage
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
Norman Maurice Armitage is a Colombian businessman, politician, and philanthropist who served as the mayor of Cali, the third-largest city in Colombia and the economic hub of Southwestern Colombia from 2016 to 2019.
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7. Raul Cuero
1948-. (aged 78)
biologist
Raúl Gonzalo Cuero Rengifo is a Colombian professor of microbiology. From 1988 through 2012 he was a professor at Prairie View A&M University researching biological resistance to ultraviolet light. The work was supported in part by NASA and led to at least one publication and patent. During this period, Colombian media portrayed Cuero as "one of the greatest scientists in...
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8. Aurora Vergara Figueroa
1987-. (aged 39)
educator
Aurora Vergara Figueroa is a Colombian sociologist, academic, and professor who served as Minister of National Education from 2023 to 2024 under President Gustavo Petro, Vergara served as Deputy Minister of Higher Education from 2022 to 2023.
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9. Sabas Pretelt de la Vega
1946-. (aged 80)
diplomat
economist
politician
Sabas Pretelt de la Vega is a Colombian economist and businessman, who served as Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice, and Ambassador to the Colombian missions in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, San Marino, and Malta. He was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison in April 2015 for corruption after the Yidispolítica scandal where Yidis Medina supposedly took...
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10. Bruno Rojas
1993-. (aged 33)
athletics competitor
Artur Bruno Rojas da Silva is a Bolivian sprinter. He competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he had the honor of winning the first 100-metre heat.
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11. Camilo González
1947-. (aged 79)
historian
economist
politician
Camilo González Posso is a Colombian chemical engineer, historian, economist and political activist. He began his career as a teacher at different universities in Cali and Bogotá, Colombia, including the National University of Colombia, remaining at the academy for more than 20 years.
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12. Reinaldo Rueda
1957-. (aged 69)
association football player
association football coach
Reinaldo Rueda Rivera is a Colombian football coach. He last managed the Honduras national team.
13. Alejandra Borrero
1962-. (aged 64)
actor
singer
María Alejandra Borrero Saa is a Colombian actress of film, stage and television.
14. Antonio Navarro Wolff
1948-. (aged 78)
partisan
sanitary engineer
university teacher
politician
Antonio José Navarro Wolff is a Colombian engineer, politician, and former combatant.
15. Kike Santander
1960-. (aged 66)
musician
songwriter
composer
physician
record producer
Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Cristian Castro, Thalía, Chayanne, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Torres, Davi Wornel, Alejandro Fernández, Olga Tañón, Bacilos, José Luis Rodríguez «El Puma» and Gloria Estefan among...
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16. Vera Grabe
1951-. (aged 75)
anthropologist
politician
Vera Grabe Loewenherz is a Colombian anthropologist, politician, and former member of the Colombian guerrilla M-19, of which she was also a co-founder.
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17. Roy Barreras
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
physician
Roy Leonardo Barreras Montealegre is a Colombian politician and 2018 presidential candidate, he had served as senator from 2010 to 2023 and President of the Senate of Colombia from July 2022 to May 2023. In addition to senator, Barreras served as chairman of former governing party, the Union Party for the People. He entered politics in 2006 when he was...
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18. María Emma Mejía Vélez
1953-. (aged 73)
filmmaker
journalist
diplomat
politician
María Emma Mejía Vélez is a Colombian politician, diplomat, and journalist. She was the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York. She served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Education, Ambassador of Colombia to Spain, and member of the Foreign Affairs Advisory Commission of Colombia. Mejía...
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19. Dilian Francisca Toro
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
physician
Dilian Francisca Toro Torres is a Colombian physician and politician, she served as Senator of Colombia from 2002 to 2013. She was investigated by the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia on charges of money laundering, and remained under preventive detention from 25 July 2012 to 1 August 2013 at the Police Centre for Higher Studies (Cespo) in Bogotá. She...
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20. Mabel Bianco
1941-. (aged 85)
women's rights activist
epidemiologist
physician
Mabel Bianco is an Argentine physician who has devoted her career to fighting for women's access to improved health services and sex education. In 1989, she established the Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer; FEIM), and has continued to serve as its president. She has been an activist in Latin America...
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