Embry Riddle has a large pool of notable alumni ranging from high military officials, politicians, airline business leaders, intelligence agency officials, and White House advisors, along with six NASA astronauts, one Canadian Space Agency astronaut, and two commercial astronauts. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited aviation-oriented university in the world. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees at two residential campuses and through Embry–Riddle Worldwide. Associate degrees and non-degree programs are also offered by Embry–Riddle Worldwide. Doctoral degrees are exclusively offered by Embry–Riddle's Daytona Beach campus.
Notable alumni
Alumni Class − Notability Matthew P. Anderson 2009 16th Deputy Administrator of NASA Landon Ashworth 2004 & 2009 Test pilot, astrophysicist, film maker JoAnne S. Bass 2005 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceEdward K. Beale2007Author and retired United States Coast Guard commanderMark H. Berry1983Arkansas state representativeGregory A. Biscone1993United States Air Force Inspector General and deputy director of operations at United States Central CommandBen BrainardStand-up comedian and social media personalityKevin Bratcher1995Republican politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; House Majority WhipCharles Q. Brown Jr.1994General, US Air Force, 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force; first African-American to be appointed as chief of staff and to lead any branch of the United States Armed ForcesDaniel C. Burbank1991Astronaut and US Coast Guard captainDan CarterRepublican member of Connecticut House of RepresentativesJeffrey B. Cashman1996Air National Guard brigadier generalDonna L. Cottrell1997US Coast Guard rear admiral; Coast Guard District 9 commander; former director of Joint Interagency Task Force West, the U.S. Pacific Command’s executive liaisonJohn Currier1998US Coast Guard vice commandant of the Coast GuardStephen L. Davis1997US Air Force brigadier general, director of global operations, U.S. Strategic CommandGlen Doherty Navy SEAL killed in the 2012 Benghazi Attack; was working for a contracted CIA group Jerry Doyle Nationally syndicated talk show host, television actor and founder of the content platform EpicTimesBenjamin Alvin Drew1995Astronaut; US Air Force lieutenant colonelMichael Durant1995US Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 helicopter pilot shot down and taken prisoner during the Battle of Mogadishu; received the POW Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and three times the Distinguished Flying CrossConnally Edozien2001Nigerian football player who plays for the Carolina RailHawks FCGreg Feith1996Retired senior air safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board David FloydPolitician and former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 50 Ronald J. Garan, Jr.1995Astronaut and US Air Force colonelAmber GellSpace industry executive, former program manager and engineerIngo Gerhartz2021Inspector of the German Air ForceVicente Gonzalez1992Attorney and politician serving as the United States representative for the 15th district of TexasGerry GouveiaFounder and CEO of Roraima Airways Alan Gustafson 1996 NASCAR Cup Series crew chiefNancy HannRear admiral, deputy director of the NOAA CorpsHubert C. Hegtvedt1997U.S. Air Force major general, deputy director for global policy and partnerships, at the Pentagon Richard D. Heinz2001US Navy rear admiral, director of logistics, J4, on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. European CommandJohn Hodgson2007Kentucky state representativeSara Hradecky200424th Canadian ambassador to the United States of MexicoJared Isaacman201115th administrator of NASA, businessman and pilot; founder of Draken International; co-founder and CEO of Harbortouch; set a world record in 2009 for flying around the globe Commercial astronaut commander of the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missionsAlvin B. JacksonUtah Senator, father of NBA player Frank JacksonJames F. Jackson1990Lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and chief of Air Force Reserve CommandMoriba K. Jah1999Aerodynamicist; former spacecraft navigator for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; served on Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express (joint mission with European Space Agency)Brent A. JonesPolitician, Nevada Assembly member, lawyer, and CEO of Affinity LifestylesJanis Karpinski US Army, former brigadier generalSusan Kilrain1982Astronaut and Navy commanderTony KurtzPolitician and businessman Wisconsin State Assembly member, founder/CEO of Kaynick Solutions LLCJoshua Kutryk2009Canadian astronaut with Canadian Space Agency; Royal Canadian Air Force lt. colonelVivek LallChief executive of US defense and nuclear giant General Atomics Global Corporation on Sunday; former vice president, aeronautics strategy and business development at Lockheed MartinJamail LarkinsYoungest American to fly a powered aircraft solo; Federal Aviation Administration ambassador for Aviation and Space EducationIrene LevertonFlight Classes Aviation pioneer; member of the Ninety-Nines; selected in 1061 for the Women in Space Program; one of the Mercury 13 project womenErik LindberghAviator, adventurer, and public speaker; grandson of pioneering aviator Charles LindberghAlan Lindenmoyer1983NASA engineer, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO) at Johnson Space Center Kelly McCarthy 1999Montana House of RepresentativesNick Mingione2000University of Kentucky Wildcats baseball head coachScott O'Grady1989Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs nominee; US Air Force F-16 pilot who evaded capture after being shot down over Bosnia in 1995Kraig Paulsen1994Iowa state representative and minority whipJake PavelkaTelevision personality and actorErik A. Peterson2000Brigadier general, adjutant general for Air of the Wisconsin National GuardAugust PflugerRepresentative for in the United States House of RepresentativesDaniel Ponce de Leon Professional baseball pitcher John I. Pray1987Retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, chief executive officer and president of Operation HomefrontCarol Rabadi1999Captain of the first all Arab female flight crew for Royal JordanianFouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia1988Executive of Kuwait's national airline, was held prisoner extrajudicial detention at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp without formal charges Todd J. McCubbin2004U.S. Air Force brigadier generalTimothy Ray1998 US Air Force general, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; concurrently serves as the commander of Air Forces Strategic – Air, United States Strategic CommandTom ReederWyoming House of RepresentativesRobertus Remkes1987US Air Force major general and director of strategy, plans and policy for the United States European CommandFernando L. Ribas-Dominicci1985US Air Force major, killed during Operation El Dorado CanyonAnthony J. Rock1995Lieutenant general of the U.S. Air Force and last served as the Inspector General of the Air Force assigned within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Marc H. Sasseville1996U.S. Air Force brigadier general, chief, National Guard Bureau; Joint Chief of Staff member Christopher Sembroski2007American data engineer, Air Force veteran, and commercial astronaut, who flew to orbit on the private Inspiration4 missionKeith J. Stalder1994United States Marine Corps lieutenant generalCheryl Stearns1985 Skydiver; won bronze in Overall in Individual Style and Accuracy at the XXV World Parachuting Championships; won gold medal in the category "Overall, Women" in 1978 and 1994Nicole P. Stott1987AstronautFred StrahornDemocratic Ohio House of Representatives minority leader of the 131st Ohio General AssemblyRobert L. Sumwalt 14th chairman of the National Transportation Safety BoardFred StrahornDemocratic Ohio House of Representatives minority leader of the 131st Ohio General AssemblyMerryl Tengesdal2008US Air Force colonel; first and only African-American woman to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane; former director of inspectionsTerry W. Virts1997Astronaut, International Space Station commander and US Air Force colonelVictor WainwrightBlues singer, songwriter, and pianist Shaesta Waiz First female certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan; youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft Dave Wallace 1977 Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Mississippi County, Arkansas; decorated United States Army officer of the Vietnam War Patrice Washington 1982 Florida; first female pilot of Bahamasair; first black female captain of a major U.S. air service and first black female pilot hired by the United Parcel Service Brandon Webb Author; former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper course head instructor; founder and CEO of Hurricane Group Inc, which includes sofrep.com Jack Weinstein1987US Air Force major generalRobert E. Wheeler1995U.S. Air Force brigadier general Zoey Williams First Black female pilot to fly a Boeing 777 for Air CanadaChuck Wilson1985United States Air Force (retired) colonel; former director of the Office of International Security Operations (ISO) with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; former senior Air Force advisor at the State Department; shortly after the September 11 attacks, was promoted to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) at the PentagonDaniel P. Woodward1980U.S. Air Force brigadier general and pilotMargaret H. Woodward1997Major general in the United States Air Force; commander of the 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; was responsible for all US air actions that involved AfricaRobert Speeler1999ULA Propulsion Engineer for Space Shuttle Program. Awarded the Directors Award in 2010 for discovering and diagnosing a life-threatening issue.
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