List of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University alumni

Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University alumni include six astronauts, a former U.S. Congressman, and a former White House Fellow. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited aviation-oriented university in the world.^[1] The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees at two residential campuses and through Embry–Riddle Worldwide. Associate's degrees and non-degree programs are also offered by Embry–Riddle Worldwide.

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Alumni

Daniel Burbank

Alvin Drew

Connally Edozien

Scott O'Grady (center)

Alumni	Class[2]	Notability
Stephanie Bellegarrigue	1993	Co-pilot of the 1999 LearJet crash that killed professional golfer Payne Stewart[3]
Gregory A. Biscone	1993	United States Air Force Brigadier General and Deputy Director of Operations at United States Central Command[4]
Daniel C. Burbank	1991	Astronaut and US Coast Guard Captain[5]
Jeffrey B. Cashman	1996	Air National Guard Brigadier General[6]
John Currier	1998	US Coast Guard Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard[7]
Kevin Davis	1996	US Navy Lieutenant Commander, Top Gun graduate, and former F/A-18 Blue Angels Pilot[8]
Jerry Doyle	1978	Actor and radio talk show host[9]
Benjamin Alvin Drew	1995	US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel; astronaut[10]
Michael Durant	1995	US Army helicopter pilot shot down and taken prisoner during the Battle of Mogadishu, recounted by the film Black Hawk Down; awarded the POW Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star and three times the Distinguished Flying Cross[11]
Connally Edozien	2001	Nigerian football player who currently plays for the Carolina RailHawks FC[12]
Feith, Greg	1996	Retired Senior Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board[13]
Ronald J. Garan, Jr.	1995	Astronaut and US Air Force Colonel[14]
James Hagedorn	1979	Chairman and CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro and former F-16 fighter pilot[15]
Sophie. A Hargreaves, PhD	2000	Fulbright Scholar
Jackson, James	1990	Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and Chief of Air Force Reserve Command[16]
Susan Still Kilrain	1982	Astronaut and US Navy Commander[17]
Thomas L. Tinsley	1984	U.S. Air Force Brigadier General, Commander of the 3rd Wing, F-15C test pilot[18]
Jamail Larkins	2007	First ambassador for Aviation & Space Education for the Federal Aviation Administration[19]
Karen L. Magnussen	1997	RollerJam skater and a Junior Olympic speedskating title holder[20]
Scott O'Grady	1989	US Air Force F-16 pilot who evaded capture after being shot down over Bosnia in 1995, as featured in the film Behind Enemy Lines[21]
Hitesh Patel	1987	Executive Vice President, Kingfisher Airlines
Kraig Paulsen	1994	Iowa State Representative and minority whip[22]
Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia	1988	Prisoner held in extrajudicial detention at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp without formal charges[23]
Robertus Remkes	1987	US Air Force Major General and Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy for the United States European Command[24]
Andrew P. McKeown	1995	US Army helicopter pilot, retired Senior Aviator, OH-58D (I) KW, founding member of TF-118 and recipient of numerous awards and decorations for service and valor in Operations Prime Chance and Earnest Will[25]
Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci	1985	US Air Force Major, killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon[26]
Marc H. Sasseville	1996	U.S. Air Force Brigadier General[27]
Keith J. Stalder	1994	United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General[28]
Nicole P. Stott	1987	Astronaut[29]
Terry W. Virts	1997	Astronaut and US Air Force Colonel[30]
Dave Wallace	1977	Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Mississippi County, Arkansas; decorated United States Army officer of the Vietnam War[31]
Patrice C. Washington	1982	First African-American captain of a major airline[32]
Jack Weinstein	1987	US Air Force Major General[33]
Robert E. Wheeler	1995	U.S. Air Force Brigadier General[34]
Daniel P. Woodward	1980	U.S. Air Force Brigadier General and pilot[35]
Charles E Wyckoff	2002	Army Sgt. Recipient of Distinguished Service Cross in Operation Enduring Freedom[36]

Degree recipients

Baktash Khadem Zaher

Thomas Patten Stafford

Honorary alumni	Honorary degree received[2]	Notability
Cho Yang-Ho	1998	Chairman and CEO of Korean Air[37]
Baktash Khadem Zaher	1997	Founder and CEO of Paramount Business Jets[38]
Andrew P. Iosue	1983	Retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Air Training Command (COMATC) from 1983 to 1986[39]
Lehman, William	1992	Former U.S. Congressman who attended Embry-Riddle as an aviation maintenance student[40]
Edgar Mitchell	1996	Astronaut and US Navy Captain[41]
Lloyd W. Newton	1997	Retired United States Air Force four-star general; served as Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC) from 1997 to 2000; first African-American pilot in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds[42]
Thomas Patten Stafford	1970	Former astronaut and retired US Air Force Lieutenant General[43]
Steven F. Udvar-Házy	1998	Founder and CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation[44]

See also

• Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University

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