List of Eastern Florida State College people explained

This list contains people associated with the Eastern Florida State College, or formerly the Brevard Community College in Brevard County, Florida, including current and former college presidents, as well as notable alumni and faculty.

Alumni

AlumniNotability
Thad AltmanCurrent Florida State Representative; former Florida State Senator; former Brevard County Commissioner
Paul AzingerPGA Tour golfer, 1993 PGA Championship winner
Major League Baseball manager
Warren BolsterSport photographer, published by Skateboarder magazine and Surfer Magazine
Steve CrisafulliCurrent member of the Florida House of Representatives
Shaheed DavisProfessional Basketball player
Harold Fox (basketball)Former NBA 15th overall draft pick in 1972. Drafted and played for Buffalo Braves.
Tom GoodsonFormer member of the Florida House of Representatives 29th, 50th, and 51st districts
Actor/comedian and cast member for Saturday Night Live, 1995–2009
Curtez KellmanGuyanese international soccer player, 2019–2020
Former member of Florida Senate representing the 16th District from 1990 to 1992.
Pete MarinoFormer Major League Soccer player
Danny McKnightRetired Colonel in the Army he is best known for his role as commander of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in the Battle of Mogadishu.[1]
Danilo OrsiProfessional soccer player, 2016–2018[2]
1969 graduate; United States Representative from Florida
Scott RigellBusinessman and former U.S. Representative for from 2011 to 2017.
Major League Baseball player (1994–2003)
Major League Baseball Player (1997–2003) for San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies.
Ernie Rosseau1971 graduate; professional baseball player 1973–1977; head baseball coach EFSC, 1981–present[3]
Derrick SharpAmerican-Israeli professional basketball player
John TobiaState Representative of 31st (2008–12) and 53rd (2012–2016) Districts.
Daniel ToshComedian and host of Comedy Central's Tosh.0; attended for 1 semester before transferring to the University of Central Florida.
Herbert Wertheimoptometric physician, inventor, and philanthropist. He is the founder and president of Brain Power Incorporated, also known as BPI.
Brandon Webb (author)Former Navy SEAL Sniper Course Head Instructor. Founder and CEO of Crate Club, and Author. Attended online classes while in the Navy[4]
Billy Williams (basketball)Former NBA shooting guard, 1980 Draft pick selected 43rd overall by the Houston Rockets.
An independent politician and Florida State senate member
Don WilsonMartial artist and actor. 11-time Professional Kickboxing World Champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, has been called "Perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history.
Palestinian-American Author and Philosopher.

Notable faculty and staff

Presidents

  1. J. Bruce Wilson, 1960–1966
  2. Leo C. Muller, 1966–1968
  3. Maxwell King, 1968–1998
  4. Michael Kaliszeski (Interim), 1998
  5. Thomas E. Gamble, 1999–2006
  6. Jim Drake, 2006–2011
  7. Jim Richey, 2011–present

Notes and References

  1. Book: Livingston, Shawn . 2010 . McKnight, Daniel . Tucker . Spencer C. . The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflictspublisher=ABC-CLIO . limited . 784 . 9781851099481.
  2. Web site: Danilo Orsi Dadomo . 2024-05-11 . Eastern Florida State College Athletics.
  3. News: 50. Brevard Community College . . Melbourne, Florida . 4B . February 13, 2011 .
  4. Web site: Biography. September 11, 2019.