List of Connecticut College Alumni

List of Connecticut College Alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Connecticut College.

Literature and Poetry

* Michael Collier ('76): Poet Laureate of Maryland, 2001-2004; Director of The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Middlebury College
* Cecelia Holland ('65): novelist
* Luanne Rice ('77): novelist

Publishing

* Sloane Crosley ('00) Best-selling author; essayist; publicist with Vintage Books.
* Joshua Green ('94): [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/by/joshua_green senior editor] of the Atlantic Monthly and a [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/inside/jgreen.html contributing editor] of the Washington Monthly
* A. B. Stoddard ('89) Journalist, political commentator

Academia

* Cynthia Enloe ('60): research professor of international relations and women's studies, Clark University
* David Haussler ('75): Professor in University of California, Santa Cruz, member of National Academy of Sciences and member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
* Shelley Taylor ('68) Social psychologist, pioneer in health psychology, winner of Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from APA
* Ellen Vitetta ('64): Director, Cancer Immunobiology Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Television and Radio

* Lee Eisenberg ('99): writer on The Office
* Leslie King ('92): Executive Producer, CNN Headline News
* Joan Rivers: Actress, comedian; Attended CC briefly then transferred to Barnard College
* Sam Seder: writer, actor, political commentator, radio host on Air America

Film

* Charles Chun ('90): Hollywood film and television actor
* Estelle Parsons ('49): Stage, film, and television actor; winner of 1967 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bonnie and Clyde (film)

Music

* Clap Your Hands Say Yeah : indie rock band: Alec Ounsworth ('00), Tyler Sargent ('00), Robbie Guertin ('02), Lee Sargent ('00), Sean Greenhalgh ('01)
* Vance Gilbert ('79): singer-songwriter folk musician

Government, Law and Public Policy

* Suzi Oppenheimer ('56): New York State Senator
* Patricia McGowan Wald ('48): U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia judge; member of International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; member of the Iraq Intelligence Commission
* Susan Thomases ('65) Attorney, Presidential Adviser
* Kimba Wood ('66): Federal judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Business

* Tim Armstrong ('93) Google Inc., Vice President, Advertising Sales
* Bill Davis ('79): President CEO of Ze-gen, Inc.

Miscellaneous

* David Dorfman ('81) Associate Professor of Dance since 2004 and noted choreographer of modern dance
* Jeffrey Finn ('92): Broadway producer, nominated for 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for "On Golden Pond'"
* Peter Som ('93): Fashion designer, winner of the 2002 [http://www.style.com/eccodomani/fashion/designers_2002.html Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation prize]

Athletics

* Anita DeFrantz ('74): former Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, member of bronze medal U.S. women's eight-oared shell, 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.
* David Gross ('88): Current and first commissioner of Major League Lacrosse [ [http://www.laxpower.com/news/stories.php?story=2004-2593 Lacrosse News ] ]

References

*cite web | url = http://www.conncoll.edu/alumni/2428.htm | title = Notable Alumni | publisher = Connecticut College


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