List of Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro aumni explained

Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro is a public university located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It was previously known as Edinboro Academy, Northwest State Normal School, Edinboro State Normal School, Edinboro State Teachers College, Edinboro State College, and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Art and architecture

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
John Silk Deckard		Non-degreed	Artist and sculptor	^[1]
Marcia Mead	1898		Architect known for taking a neighborhood-centered approach to the design of low-cost housing	^[2]
Tara Seibel	1996	Applied media arts	Cartoonist, graphic designer, and illustrator	^[3]

Business

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Joseph Newton Pew	1886		Founder of Sun Oil Company, now Sunoco	^[4]
Mike Zafirovski	1975	Mathematics	Former CEO of Nortel Networks and former president of Motorola	^[5] ^[6]

Education

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Robert Carothers	1965	English	President of University of Rhode Island, 1991-2009	^[7]
Peggy Cebe	1970, 1976	Physics BSEd, Mathematics MS	Professor of physics at Tufts University	^[8]
Eugene Eubanks	1963		Professor and school administrator	^[9]
LaToya Ruby Frazier	2004	Photography and graphic design	Photographer and professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago	^[10]
James T. Harris III		MEd educational administration	President of University of San Diego and former president of Widener University and Defiance College	^[11] ^[12]
Merritt Eldred Hoag			Former president of University of North Georgia and mayor of Young Harris, Georgia	^[13]
Thomas James Bernatowicz		BS	Physicist at Washington University in St. Louis	^[14]
James Franklin Record			President of Pikeville College	^[15]
Laura Temple		Non-degreed	Founder and president of an industrial school for women in Mexico	^[16]
James Troha		Criminal justice BA, counseling MA	President of Juniata College in Huntingdon	^[17]

Entertainment

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Jack R. Anderson	1972	MA Music	Former director of the University of Pittsburgh bands	^[18]
Dave Filoni	1996	Applied media	Film writer and animator; director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and series	^[19]
Gene Ludwig		Non-degreed	Jazz and rhythm and blues organist	^[20]
Pat Monahan		Non-degreed	Lead singer of alternative-rock band Train	^[21] ^[22]
			Transgender actress, activist, author, singer, and reality television personality
Sharon Stone		Non-degreed	Actress	^[23]

Politics

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Ryan Bizzarro	2006, 2008	Criminal justice AA, political science BA	Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2013–present	^[25]
Karl Boyes	1959	BS	Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1981–2003	^[26]
Samuel Myron Brainerd			United States House of Representatives 1883–1885	^[27] ^[28]
Henry Alden Clark		Non-degreed	United States House of Representatives 1917–1919	^[29]
Kathy Dahlkemper	1982	Dietetics	United States House of Representatives 2009–2011	^[30]
Mary L. Doe			First president of the Michigan State Equal Suffrage Association	^[31]
John R. Evans	1984, 1999	Speech communication BA, MA communication studies	Former Pennsylvania House of Representatives	^[32]
Florindo Fabrizio	1969	Counseling M.Ed.	Pennsylvania House of Representatives	^[33]
Teresa Forcier		Non-degreed	Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1991–2006	^[34]
Josephine Brawley Hughes			Suffregist and wife of Governor L. C. Hughes	^[35]
L. C. Hughes			Governor of Arizona Territory	^[36]
Kenneth Jadlowiec	1971		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1987–2002	^[37]
Miles Brown Kitts	1902		Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Senate 1924–1932	^[38]
Sandra O'Brien		Educational Administration M.Ed.	Ohio Senate	^[39]
Sean O 'Brien	1990	Political Science	Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Senate, and judge with the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court	^[40] ^[41]
R. Tracy Seyfert	1975	MEd	Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1997–2000	^[42]
Milton William Shreve	1879		United States House of Representatives 1913–1915 and 1919–1933	^[43]
Keith Skelton	1939		Oregon House of Representatives 1957–1973	^[44]
Tom Swift	1965		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1979–1986	^[45]

Religion

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Anthony (Scharba)			Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA	^[46]
Adda Burch			Missionary and Woman's Christian Temperance Union leader	^[47]
Marie Helene Franey		Non-degreed	Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Science technology, and medicine

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Lori Diachin	1988	Mathematics	Computer scientist and deputy associate director for science and technology at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	^[48]
William R. Jacobs Jr.	1977	Math	Biologist who made genetic engineering of mycobacteria including tuberculosis possible	^[49]
Sian Proctor	1992	Geology and environmental science	Inspiration4 astronaut and the first black female pilot on a spacecraft	^[50] ^[51]
David Steadman	1973	Biology	Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida	^[52]

Sports

Names	Class	Major	Notability	References
Leo Bemis	1941		Former head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team	^[53]
Jim Booros		Non-degreed	Professional golfer	^[54]
Shawn Bunch	2006		All-American wrestler and MMA fighter	^[55]
Tommie Campbell		Non-degreed	Former professional gridiron football player	^[56]
Mark Corey	1995		Professional baseball player	^[57]
Denayne Davidson-Dixon			Former Arena Football League player	^[58]
Jakim Donaldson			Basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League	^[59]
			Professional Canadian football running back for the Montreal Alouettes	^[60]
Gregor Gillespie			NCAA Champion wrestler and professional Mixed Martial Artist in the UFC	^[61] ^[62]
David Green	1977		Former NFL and CFL football player	^[63]
Trevor Harris			Former NFL player for the Jacksonville Jaguars and starting quarterback in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders	^[64]
Tom Herman	1974	Secondary social studies	College football coach	^[65]
	1935		Professional basketball player	^[66]
Richard Holmes			Professional football player in the Canadian Football League	^[67]
Chris Honeycutt			All-American wrestler and professional MMA fighter for Bellator MMA	^[68]
Blair Hrovat	2003	Business	College football coach	^[69] ^[70]
Trevon Jenifer		Criminal Justice	Paralympic wheelchair basketball player	^[71]
Mike Kelly	1983	Secondary school administration MEd	Football coach for numerous NCAA, CFL, and NFL teams	^[72]
Josh Koscheck	2001		NCAA D-1 Wrestling Champion; professional mixed martial artist, former UFC Welterweight Contender	^[73] ^[74]
Matt Lynch	2013	Health and Physical Education	As of 2024 Lynch was the only out gay head coach in college men’s basketball.	^[75]
Bob Lytle	1940		Professional basketball player	^[76]
Vicki Van Meter	2004	Criminal justice	Youngest female pilot to cross the continental United States and to make a trans-Atlantic flight	^[77] ^[78]
Andrew Muldoon			Former professional pair skater
Peter Nyari	1984		Professional baseball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics	^[79]
Jeremy O'Day	1996		General manager and vice president of football operations of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and former Canadian Football League player	^[80]
Loyal K. Park			Professional baseball player, college basketball coach, and college football coach
Jim Romaniszyn	1973		Professional football player	^[81]
Danny Smith	1976		Pittsburgh Steelers' Special Teams Coordinator	^[82]
Justin Wilcox			Professional mixed martial artist formerly competing in Strikeforce, currently fighting for Bellator	^[83]
John Williams Jr.			CFL football player	^[84]
Maurice Williams	2001		Professional football player	^[85]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist: John Silk Deckard (American, 1939-1994) . 2023-09-17 . Artwork Archive . en.
2. Book: Allaback, Sarah . The First American Women Architects . 2008 . University of Illinois Press . 978-0-252-03321-6 . 135 . en . Google Books.
3. Web site: Bio . 2023-09-17 . Tara Seibel Illustration and Desigm . en.
4. Web site: 2009-09-26 . Main Line History: The Pews: Using wealth to promote social responsibility . 2023-09-16 . Mainline Media News . en-US.
5. Web site: Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
6. Web site: Mike Zafirovski . 2023-09-17 . SpecialOlympics.org . en.
7. Web site: Biography . 2023-09-16 . College Unbound . en.
8. Web site: Peggy Cebe Department of Physics and Astronomy . 2023-10-06 . Tuffs University.
9. Web site: Eugene E. Eubanks . 2023-09-17 . Kansas City Black History . en.
10. Web site: Women of PennWest . 2023-09-16 . www.pennwest.edu.
11. Web site: James T. Harris, DEd - Office of the President . 2023-09-16 . University of San Diego . en.
12. Web site: Dr. James T. Harris III . 2023-09-16 . CASE . en.
13. News: Howle . Ellen . 1994-11-22 . Merritt Eldred Hoag, 85. Retired College President . 31 . The Atlanta Journal . 2023-09-17 . Newspapers.com.
14. Web site: 2018-06-19 . Thomas J. Bernatowicz . 2023-10-06 . Department of Physics . en.
15. News: 1935-05-27 . Educator Dies . 3 . Kingsport Times . Kingsport, Tennessee . 2023-10-06 . Newspapers.com.
16. Book: Leonard, John William . Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915 . 1914 . American Commonwealth Company . 805 . en . Google Books.
17. Web site: Biography President James A. Troha . 2023-10-06 . Juniata College . en.
18. Web site: Weldon . Anna . 2012-10-12 . Pitt band director steps down, dynasty ensured for future . 2023-09-17 . The Pitt News.
19. Web site: Dave Filoni, b. 1974 . 2023-09-16 . Our Mythical Childhood Survey.
20. Web site: Jazz . All About . 2010-07-19 . Gene Ludwig: Legendary jazz organist in Pittsburgh music scene . 2023-09-17 . All About Jazz . en.
21. Web site: Pat Monahan-Erie Rocker . 2023-09-16 . Hagen History Center . en-US.
22. Web site: Tady . Scott . Rock band Train keeps on rolling, has show in Burgettstown . 2023-09-17 . Beaver County Times . en-US.
23. Web site: Smith . Ryan . 2007-03-08 . Actress Sharon Stone gets honorary degree at Edinboro . 2023-09-16 . Meadville Tribune . en.
24. Web site: Mari K. Eder: "The Women Who Stepped Out of Line" . 2023-09-16 . Erie News Now.
25. Web site: Representative Ryan A. Bizzarro . 2023-09-16 . The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. . English.
26. Web site: Karl Boyes . 2023-09-16 . Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website.
27. Web site: Brainerd, Samuel Myron . 2023-09-16 . Biographical Director of the United States Congress.
28. Book: Whitman, Benjamin . Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania: Containing a Condensed History of Pennsylvania, of Erie County, and of the Several Cities, Boroughs and Townships in the County Also Portraits and Biographies of the Governor's Since 1790, and Numerous Representative Citizens . 1896 . S.B. Nelson . 41 . en . Google Books.
29. Web site: Henry Alden Clark . 2023-09-16 . Pennsylvania Senate Library.
30. Web site: Kathy A Dahlkemper - . 2023-09-17 . Archives of Women's Political Communication . Iowa State University . en.
31. Web site: Biographical Sketch of Mary L. Doe Alexander Street Documents . 2023-09-17 . documents.alexanderstreet.com.
32. Web site: John Evans (Pennsylvania) . 2023-09-16 . Ballotpedia . en.
33. Web site: Florindo J. Fabrizio . 2023-10-06 . PA House Archives Official Website.
34. Web site: Teresa E. Forcier . 2023-09-16 . Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website.
35. Web site: Melcher . Mary . Josephine Brawley Hughes Biography . 2023-09-16 . Arizona Women's History Alliance . en-US.
36. Web site: Louis Cameron Hughes, 1893-1896 . October 6, 2023 . Arizona Memory Project.
37. Web site: Kenneth M. Jadlowiec . 2023-09-16 . Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website.
38. Web site: Miles Bronw Kitts Sr. . 2023-09-16 . Pennsylvania Senate Library.
39. Web site: Sandra O'Brien . 2023-10-06 . Ohio Statehouse.
40. Web site: Former State Sen. Sean O'Brien - Biography . 2023-10-06 . LegiStorm . en.
41. Web site: Judge Sean J. O'Brien . 2023-10-06 . Trumbull County Common Pleas Court General Division.
42. Web site: R. Tracy Seyfert . 2023-09-16 . PA House Archives Official Website.
43. Web site: Milton W. Shreve House Speaker Biographies . 2023-09-16 . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . English.
44. Web site: Oral history interview with Keith D. Skelton . 2023-09-16 . Archives West Orbis Cascade Alliance.
45. Web site: Charles Thomas Swift . April 28, 2024 . Official Website - PA House Archives.
46. Web site: 2012-12-20 . Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA - His Eminence Metropolitan Antony . 2023-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121220145411/http://uocofusa.org/archbishop_antony.html . 2012-12-20 .
47. Book: Cherrington, Ernest Hurst . Standard encyclopedia of the alcohol problem. Vol II. Buckingham-Dow; . 1924 . Westerville, O. [American Issue Pub. Co.] . Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS) . 453 . Internet Archive.
48. Web site: Lori A. Diachin Biography . 2023-10-06 . Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
49. Griswold . Ann . 2014-09-16 . Profile of William R. Jacobs, Jr. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . en . 111 . 37 . 13246–13248 . 10.1073/pnas.1407879111 . 0027-8424 . 4169932 . 25197058 . free .
50. Web site: 2021-04-05 . Edinboro University graduate heading into space aboard Space X . 2021-09-15 . WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com . en-US.
51. Web site: Dr. Sian Proctor's Transformative Space . October 6, 2023 . Maricopa Community College.
52. Web site: September 2011 . Curriculum Vitae David William Steadman . September 16, 2023 . Florida Museum.
53. Web site: Leo Bemis (1989) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
54. Web site: 1991-05-19 . Booros, Kurisco in Dieruff Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . The Morning Call . en-US.
55. Web site: Shawn Bunch (2016) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
56. Web site: Spain . Sarah . 2012-12-18 . Third time's a charm for Tommie Campbell . 2023-10-07 . ESPN.com . en.
57. Web site: Mark Corey (2009) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
58. Web site: ESU's Nick Krut, Lionel Mitchell selected to play in Division II all-star football game . 2023-09-16 . Pocono Record . en-US.
59. Web site: Jakim Donaldson Still Starring in Spain . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
60. Web site: Walter Fletcher - Football . 2023-09-17 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
61. Web site: 14 September 2018 . Gregor Gillespie UFC .
62. Web site: Gregor Gillespie Seeded First at 157 Lbs. . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
63. Web site: David Green (1988) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
64. Web site: Trevor Harris Signs with CFL's Toronto Argonauts . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
65. Web site: Tom Herman - Assistant Coach (Chief of Staff/Tight Ends Coach) - Staff Directory . 2023-10-07 . Mercyhurst University Athletics . en.
66. Web site: Bill Holland basketball Statistics . 2023-10-07 . www.statscrew.com . en.
67. Web site: Richard Holmes . 2023-09-16 . USFL (United States Football League).
68. Web site: Chris Honeycutt - Wrestling . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
69. Web site: Blair Hrovat (2005) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-10-07 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
70. Web site: 2010-05-06 . Princeton hires new head football coach . 2023-10-07 . 14 News . en.
71. Web site: Trevon Jenifer Named Second Team All-American . 2023-10-07 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
72. Web site: February 28, 2014 . Widener University Selects Mike Kelly as its New Head Football Coach . 2023-09-16 . gomacsports.com . en.
73. Web site: Josh Koscheck UFC Bio . 2014-01-01.
74. Web site: Josh Koscheck (2012) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
75. News: Witz . Billy . 2024-03-08 . This Man Turned the Worst Job in College Basketball Into a Slam Dunk . 2024-03-09 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
76. Web site: Robert Lytle (1988) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-17 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
77. News: March 22, 2008 . Vicki Van Meter, 26, Famed Child Pilot, Is Dead . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-16 . 0362-4331.
78. Web site: March 19, 2008 . Obituary for Moldova RPCV Victoria (Vicki) Van Meter . 2023-10-06 . Peace Corps.
79. Web site: Pete Nyari Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics . 2023-10-07 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
80. Web site: Jeremy O'Day (2008) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
81. Web site: Jim Romaniszyn (1983) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-10-06 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
82. Web site: Danny Smith (2007) - Edinboro University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2023-09-16 . Edinboro University Athletics . en.
83. Web site: Justin Wilcox MMA Bio . 2014-01-01.
84. Web site: John Williams football Statistics . 2023-09-16 . StatsCrew.com . en.
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