Notable Alumni of University of Rhode Island

Michael Flynn 1958–

Retired Army lieutenant general and former national security advisor

Bachelor of Science · Management science

Also attended: Golden Gate University

Sibling: Charles A. Flynn (University of Rhode Island)

Lincoln Almond 1936–2023

72nd Governor of Rhode Island

Also attended: Boston University

Jeremy Michael Boorda 1939–1996

25th Chief of Naval Operations

Bachelor of Arts · Political science

Claudine Schneider 1947–

Republican U.S. Representative from Rhode Island

Also attended: Rosemont College

Robert Weygand 1948–

Former US congressman from Rhode Island

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science · Class of 1976

Jorge Elorza 1976–

Former mayor of Providence, Rhode Island

Also attended: Harvard University

Charles A. Flynn 1963–

Retired US Army general, former head of Army Pacific

Bachelor of Science · Marketing

Sibling: Michael Flynn (Golden Gate University, University of Rhode Island)

J. Joseph Garrahy 1930–2012

69th governor of Rhode Island

Also attended: University at Buffalo

Wei Kuo-yen 1953–

Taiwanese oceanographer, former environmental protection minister

Robert Craven 1955–

Rhode Island state representative and lawyer

Also attended: New England Law-Boston

Peter Courtney 1943–2024

Oregon Senate President from 2003 to 2023

Master in Public Administration

Also attended: Boston University

Leon J. LaPorte 1946–

Retired US Army general, former US Forces Korea commander

Bachelor of Arts · Biology

Also attended: University of California-Irvine

Carolyn Rafaelian 1966–

Founder of jewelry company Alex and Ani

Alan Fine 1951–

Former president of Marvel Entertainment

John Murphy 1952–

Financial market analyst, intermarket technical analysis proponent

Also attended: Fordham University

Nancy McKinstry 1959–

Former CEO of Wolters Kluwer

Bachelor of Arts · Economics · Class of 1980

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Robert Ballard 1942–

Oceanographer who discovered the Titanic wreck

Doctor of Philosophy · Submarine geology, Geophysics · Class of 1974

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Southern California, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Margaret Leinen 1946–

Paleoceanographer and paleoclimatologist

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oregon State University

Natalie Whitford Uhl 1919–2017

Botanist specializing in palms

Also attended: Cornell University

Sybil P. Seitzinger 1950–

Oceanographer and climate scientist

Also attended: Boston University

Khachik Tololyan 1944–

Armenian-American scholar of diaspora studies

Also attended: Wesleyan University, Harvard University, Brown University

Charles Taliaferro 1952–

Philosopher of religion and theology

Also attended: Harvard University, Brown University, Goddard College

James W. Carey 1934–2006

Communication theorist and media critic

Bachelor's degree · Marketing

Martha Banks 1951–

Clinical psychologist and research neuropsychologist

Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1980

Also attended: Brown University

Kimberly K. Arcand 1975–

Data visualizer for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

Bachelor of Science · Molecular biology · Class of 1997

Also attended: Harvard University, Brown University

Christiane Amanpour 1958–

Chief International Anchor for CNN

Bachelor of Arts · Journalism · Class of 1983

Spouse: James Rubin (Boston University, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Candace Owens 1989–

Political commentator, podcaster and author

J. T. Walsh 1943–1998

Character actor in A Few Good Men and Nixon

Masta Ace 1966–

Rapper and record producer from New York

Sage Francis 1976–

Underground rapper, founder of Strange Famous Records

Journalism

Also attended: Dean College

John King 1963–

CNN chief national correspondent

Spouse: Dana Bash (George Washington University)

Tony Longo 1961–2015

Actor in seventy films and many TV shows

Peter Frechette 1956–

Actor with two Tony Award nominations

Aria Mia Loberti

Actress in All the Light We Cannot See

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

Leila Goldkuhl 1991–

Fashion model from America's Next Top Model

Also attended: Salem State University

Mary Testa 1955–

Stage and film actress, three-time Tony nominee

Amanda Clayton 1981–

Actress known for City on a Hill

Mary Jane Clark 1954–

Suspense novelist and former broadcast journalist

Lamar Odom 1979–

Former NBA player, 2009 and 2010 Lakers champion

Cuttino Mobley 1975–

Former NBA player

Patrick Agyemang 2000–

Forward for Derby County and US national team

Dóra María Lárusdóttir 1985–

Icelandic former women's football winger

Kenny Green 1967–

Retired professional basketball player

Jacob Toppin 2000–

Basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv

Sibling: Obi Toppin (University of Dayton)

Jeff Dowtin Jr. 1997–

Basketball player for Napoli

Sean Colson 1974–

Former NBA basketball player

Xavier Munford 1992–

Professional basketball player

Hassan Martin 1995–

Professional basketball player, played for Rhode Island

Tyrese Martin 1999–

Basketball player for FC Barcelona

Jared Terrell 1995–

Professional basketball player, formerly with Hapoel Eilat

Mick McDermott 1974–

Northern Irish football coach, Ghana assistant coach

LaMonte Ulmer 1986–

Professional basketball player

Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir 1984–

Icelandic footballer and national team player

Delroy James 1986–

Guyanese-born American basketball player

Sibling: Shawn James (Northeastern University)

Jimmy Baron 1986–

Former pro basketball player, Spurs assistant coach

Father: Jim Baron (St Bonaventure University)

Sibling: Billy Baron (University of Virginia-Main Campus)

Michael Andersen 1974–

Retired Danish professional basketball center

Ron Rothstein 1942–

First head coach of the Miami Heat

Also attended: CUNY Hunter College

Tyson Wheeler 1975–

Former pro basketball player, Brown assistant coach

Tayra Meléndez 1993–

Puerto Rican women's basketball player