The following is a partial list that includes graduates, professors, administrators and other notable people associated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell).
Alumni
Art, entertainment and music NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceJerry Bergonzi1971Jazz musicianBonnie ComleyBroadway and film producerMonica Omodorion SwaidaNigerian/American singer, actress, movie producer and CEO of an insurance companyJohn PinetteComedian and actorEvan RoderickActorThelma ToddActressBob Weston1988Musician, producer and recording engineer
Business NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceRoger W. Cressey1987Former U.S. National Security Council staff, founder and previous president of Good Harbor Consulting Group, and current partner at Liberty Group VenturesEdson deCastroPresident and founder, Data General CorporationRenée Elliott1986Founder of British organic supermarket chain Planet OrganicMartin Fleming1974Economist and business executive; IBM's chief economist and VPHarish Hande1998 & 2000Indian social entrepreneur and co-founder of SELCORich MinerCreator of Wildfire, co-founder of Android Inc., and investment partner on the Google Ventures team
Education +NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceBob Bachelder1954Orchestra leader and educator
Media and writing +NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceMichael Casey1968Poet and writerPaul Maher Jr.Writer
Military +NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceMary HallarenDirector of the Women's Army CorpsJack WeinsteinU.S. Air Force lieutenant general
Politics NameClass yearNotabilityReferencePeter BragdonPoliticianSam CataldoPoliticianJames Costos1985Diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Spain and AndorraSteve CourtPoliticianDonna CuomoPoliticianBrian Dempseyatt. 1985–88PoliticianChristopher FallonPolitician and attorneyKevin L. Finnegan1996PoliticianSean Garballey2007Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2008–present)Colleen GarryPoliticianStéphane GendronCanadian politicianThomas Golden Jr.PoliticianGeoff HallTeacher and politicianCorey LewandowskiPolitical consultant, former CNN commentator and campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaignThomas M. McGeeFormer state representative and former mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, current Chair of the MBTA Board of DirectorsMarty MeehanFormer congressman (1993–2007), UMass Lowell chancellor (2007–2015), and current University of Massachusetts System president (2015–present)Tolu ObdebiyiNigerian politicianAlan Solomont1977Diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Spain and AndorraDan ToomeyNew Hampshire politicianFrancisco UrenaGovernment official, former Massachusetts secretary of Veterans' AffairsJonathan Zlotnik2012Massachusetts politician
Science +Name Class yearNotabilityReferenceArthur G. HuntPlant and soils scientist, fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017)John TraphaganAnthropologistYang YangTaiwanese engineering professor
Sports
Hockey NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceMark Carlson1993Cedar Rapids RoughRiders president, head coach and general managerCraig CharronFormer AHL playerJeff DawFormer NHL player with the Colorado AvalancheScott FankhouserFormer NHL player with the Atlanta ThrashersChristian FolinNHL player with the Los Angeles KingsJoe GambardellaNHL player with the Edmonton Oilers and current AHL player with Bakersfield CondorsRon HainseyNHL player with the Toronto Maple LeafsConnor HellebuyckNHL player with the Winnipeg JetsBen HolmstromNHL player with the Philadelphia FlyersCarter HuttonNHL player with the Nashville PredatorsDean JenkinsFormer NHL player with the Los Angeles KingsGreg KoehlerFormer NHL player with the Carolina HurricanesMark KumpelMember of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Hockey team and former NHL player with the Winnipeg JetsCraig MacTavishFormer NHL player with several teams and former coach of the Edmonton Oilers, where he also served as senior vice presidentJon MorrisFormer NHL player with the New Jersey DevilsDwayne RolosonFormer NHL player with several teams, including the Edmonton OilersChad RuhwedelNHL player with the Pittsburgh PenguinsBen WalterFormer NHL player with the New Jersey DevilsScott WilsonNHL player with the Buffalo SabresAndy WozniewskiNHL player with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins
Other NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceJennifer Demby-HortonOlympic handballer and Pan American Games gold medalistShelagh Donohoe1988Rower and Olympic silver medalistAli KanaanLebanese Canadian basketball playerMike LaValliereFormer Major League Baseball catcher and Gold Glove award winnerHarry LewFirst African American Professional Basketball player, 1904; Lowell Textile Institute basketball coach, 1922
Other NameClass yearNotabilityReferenceRoger Mark BoisjolyMechanical engineer, fluid dynamicist, and aerodynamicist; known for having raised strenuous objections to the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger months before the loss of the spacecraft and its crew in January 1986Anthony Braga1991Criminologist, director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern UniversityChristopher J. CoyneBishop of Burlington, VermontTaylor von KriegenberghPoker playerMichael R. LaneFormer president of Emporia State University and dean of the School of Business at Missouri Western State UniversityTerrence MassonAnimator and producerJohn OgonowskiPilot of American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001John TraphaganProfessor of religious studies and Mitsubishi Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and blogger for The Huffington Post
Faculty NameTimeNotabilityReferenceEunice Alberts1970s–1980sOpera and concert singerMary Blewett1965–1999Social and labor historianGeorge Chigas2009–presentKhmer scholar and author of the first English translation of The Story of Tum TeavAndre Dubus IIIBestselling author, writer-in-residence at UMass LowellKristin EsterbergFormer associate professor of Sociology Carol HayCanadian philosopher and authorAllyssa K. McCabeProfessor emerita of Psychology in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesArno Rafael Minkkinen1987–presentFine art photographerJacqueline Moloney1994–presentUniversity chancellor and professor of educationKay George Roberts1978–presentFounder and musical director of the New England OrchestraJack M. Wilson2003–presentEducator, entrepreneur, and president emeritus of the UMass system
Greeley Peace Scholars +NameYearNotabilityReferenceLinda Biehl2008South-African peace activistLeymah Gbowee2011Liberian peace activistTawakkol Karman2018Nobel Prize winnerSanam Naraghi-Anderlini2016 Co-founder of International Civil Society Action NetworkPadraig O'Malley2009Irish-American peace activistJohn Prendergast2012/13 Human-rights activist and best-selling authorAlbie Sachs2014South African activist leaderGavriel Salomon2010Psychologist
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