List of Miami Dade College alumni
This list of Miami Dade College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Miami Dade College.
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Arts and entertainment
Film, television and theater
Alumni | Notability |
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Steven Bauer | Actor who played Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface |
Jencarlos Canela | Actor and singer, starring in Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo |
Nilo Cruz | Cuban-American playwright and pedagogue; with his award of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, Anna in the Tropics, he became the first Latino honored |
Katie Finneran | Broadway actress noted for her award-winning performances in Noises Off in 2002, and Promises, Promises in 2010 |
Raymond Forchion | Actor, writer, producer, director; co-starred in the 2008 Emmy-winning HBO movie Recount |
Lissette Garcia | Miss Florida USA 2011 (and made the top 16 in Miss USA 2011), represented Cuba in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 and made the top 8 |
Hannia Guillen | Actress and singer; known for her portrayal of Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime television soap opera Passions |
Glenn Howerton | Actor and comedian; co-creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
Oscar Isaac | Guatemalan-American actor who played Poe Dameron in the Star Wars franchise |
Yara Martinez | Television actress, My Own Worst Enemy |
Rajee Narinesingh | Transgender actress, activist, author, singer, and reality television personality, most known for her appearances on the E! Entertainment docu-series, Botched |
Ana María Polo | Attorney and TV judge on Caso Cerrado |
Sylvester Stallone | Actor; played Rocky Balboa in Rocky and John Rambo in Rambo |
Bob Vila | Host of home improvement show This Old House |
Art and literature
Alumni | Notability |
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Lin Arison | American Novelist and arts patron |
Liz Balmaseda | Cuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author |
James Carlos Blake | Mexican-American Award-winning novelist |
Agnes Chavez | Cuban-American artist |
Demi (artist) | Cuban-born American painter |
Jane Hart | American curator and gallerist |
Mirta Ojito | Cuban-American 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning author |
Elena Presser | Argentine artist |
Arturo Rodríguez | Cuban-born American painter |
Cesar Santos | Cuban-born American artist and portrait painter |
Music
Alumni | Notability |
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Elizabeth Caballero | Opera singer |
Harry Wayne "KC" Casey | Singer/songwriter, KC & The Sunshine Band |
Desmond Child | Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer |
Willy Chirino | Grammy Award-winning singer |
Emilio Estefan | Musician and producer; former member of the Miami Sound Machine, and husband of singer Gloria Estefan |
Alex Lacamoire | Tony Award-winning orchestrator and music director |
Jo Mersa Marley | Jamaican reggae musician |
Alberto Zamarbide | Heavy metal musician |
Athletics
Alumni | Notability |
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Jonathan Albaladejo | Currently plays for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball; former pitcher for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees |
Joe Arnold | Former head baseball coach for Florida Southern College, the University of Florida, and Polk State College; former manager of the Staten Island Yankees |
Pete Athas | Former NFL defensive back, played for the New York Giants |
Don Baylor | Former hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies; former manager for the Chicago Cubs |
Derek Botelho | Former baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs |
Bill Britton | Pro golfer, PGA Tour |
Warren Cromartie | Former baseball player, most recently for the Kansas City Royals |
Reggie Cross | Former basketball player |
Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent | Former baseball player and manager; earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978; voted the World Series MVP in 1978 |
Orestes Destrade | Former baseball player, most recently for the Florida Marlins |
Tal Erel | Israel National Baseball Team player |
Alex Fernandez | Former baseball pitcher, most recently for the Florida Marlins |
Bruce Fleisher | Senior PGA Tour player |
Margie Goldstein-Engle | Equestrian[1] |
Raúl Ibañez | Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees |
Ernie Jones | Former NFL defensive back, played for the Seattle Seahawks |
Willie Lozado | Former baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers |
Nathaniel Moore | Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver; current Miami Dolphins vice president/special advisor |
Orlando Palmeiro | Former baseball player, most recently for the Houston Astros |
Mike Piazza | Hall of Fame baseball player notable for his time with the New York Mets |
Plácido Polanco | Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies |
Jaime Navarro | Former baseball player, most recently for the Cleveland Indians |
Omar Olivares | Former baseball player, most recently for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
Mickey Rivers | Former baseball player, most recently for the Texas Rangers |
Alex Sanchez | Former baseball player, most recently for the San Francisco Giants |
Andrés Torres | Major League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants |
- Maurice Kemp (born 1991), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Banking and finance
Alumni | Notability |
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Octavio Hernández | President and CEO of U.S. Century Bank |
David Komansky | Former CEO of Merrill Lynch |
Business
Alumni | Notability |
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Micky Arison | CEO of Carnival Corporation and owner of the Miami Heat |
Ralph de la Vega | President and CEO of AT&T Mobility |
Manuel D. Medina | Chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. |
Jorge M. Pérez | Chairman and CEO of The Related Companies of Florida |
Maria Sastre[2] | Airline executive, on the General Mills board of directors |
Education
Alumni | Notability |
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Lawrence G. Abele | Provost and executive vice president at Florida State University |
Elsa Murano | Former president of Texas A&M University |
Francisco R. Ortega | Assistant Professor[3] in Computer Science at Colorado State University |
Journalism, broadcast and print
Alumni | Notability |
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Johnny Diaz | Writer for the Boston Globe |
Chris Myers | Emmy Award-winning sports-broadcasting host on the Tennis Channel |
Belkys Nerey | Anchor WSVN-TV |
Eliott Rodriguez | Anchor WFOR-TV |
Maria Elvira Salazar | Former CNN en Español journalist, Emmy Award-winning, Hispanic TV journalist |
Law
Alumni | Notability |
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Jose Baez | Criminal defense lawyer |
Alberto Cardenas | Senior partner at Tew Cardenas, LLP |
Nonprofit organizations
Alumni | Notability |
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Larry King, Jr. | President, Larry King Cardiac Foundation |
Politics
References
- ^ "Free Rein with: Margie Engle".
- ^ "Executive Profile: Maria Amalia Sastre". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "About Us – NUI Lab". nuilab.org. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Similar but different stripes: Shahine Robinson and Maxine Henry-Wilson". Jamaica Gleaner. 2007-06-18. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
External links
- MDC.edu
- Miami Dade College Foundation Alumni Network
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Miami Dade College
- Eduardo J. Padrón (president)
- Alumni
- Wolfson Campus
- New World School of the Arts
- School for Advanced Studies