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24 notable alumni U.S. News #148

Notable Alumni of University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Notable alumni of University of Massachusetts-Lowell include Tawakkol Karman (Yemeni journalist and human rights activist), Thelma Todd (Actress who appeared in about 120 films and shorts) and Connor Hellebuyck (NHL ice hockey goaltender).

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Tawakkol Karman 1979–

    Yemeni journalist and human rights activist

    Sibling: Safa Karman (Harvard University)

  • Marty Meehan 1956–

    President of the University of Massachusetts

    Bachelor of Science · Class of 1978

    Also attended: Harvard University, Suffolk University

  • Corey Lewandowski 1973–

    Trump's first 2016 campaign manager and political pundit

    Also attended: American University

  • James Costos 1963–

    Former US Ambassador to Spain and Andorra

Business

  • Marcelo Claure 1970–

    Technology entrepreneur and investor

    Also attended: Bentley University

  • Harish Hande 1967–

    Social entrepreneur and co-founder of SELCO India

Science and academia

  • Roger Boisjoly 1938–2012

    Engineer who objected to Challenger launch

  • Deborah Washington Brown 1952–2020

    Computer scientist and speech recognition researcher

    Licentiate · Applied mathematics

    Also attended: Harvard University

Arts and media

  • Thelma Todd 1906–1935

    Actress who appeared in about 120 films and shorts

  • John Pinette 1964–2014

    Stand-up comedian and actor

  • Bob Weston 1965–

    Musician, engineer and bassist in Shellac

  • Monica Omorodion Swaida

    Nigerian-American singer, actress and film producer

    Also attended: Mount Wachusett Community College

  • Barry Rothbart 1983–

    Comedian, actor and writer

  • Evan Roderick 1995–

    Canadian actor and former ice hockey player

Sports

  • Connor Hellebuyck 1993–

    NHL ice hockey goaltender

  • Dwayne Roloson 1969–

    Canadian ice hockey goaltender and coach

  • Shelagh Donohoe 1965–

    Olympic rower

  • Carter Hutton 1985–

    Canadian NHL goaltender

  • Craig MacTavish 1958–

    Canadian hockey executive, coach and former player

  • Christian Folin 1991–

    Swedish ice hockey defenceman, formerly in the NHL

  • Ron Hainsey 1981–

    Former NHL defenseman

  • Scott Wilson 1992–

    Canadian ice hockey player, two-time Stanley Cup winner

Other fields

  • Christopher J. Coyne 1958–

    Archbishop of Hartford

    Bachelor's degree · Business administration

  • John Ogonowski 1951–2001

    Pilot and agricultural activist who died on September 11, 2001

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with University of Massachusetts-Lowell (people who attended both).