List of Rollins College alumni explained

This is a list of notable alumni who graduated and attended Rollins College.

RC=Rollins College
CB=Crummer Graduate School of Business
HH=Hamilton Holt School

AlumniNotability
F. Duane Ackerman RC ’64, CB ’70[1] [2] [3] Chairman and CEO, BellSouth
Pauline Betz Addie RC '43[4] [5] [6] [7] Professional tennis player
Rex Beach RC (1894-1896)[8] Novelist
Actress, best known for her role as Marcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children[9]
Clay Bellinger RC (1987-1989)[10] Former New York Yankee outfielder, played in 1999 World Series-
Jane Blalock RC '67[11] [12] Professional golfer
Eric Bolling RC '84[13] [14] Financial news television personality
Lorenzo Borghese RC '95[15] Reality television star on ABC's The Bachelor
Professional baseball General Manager
Larry BurkettFinancial radio show host
John CastinoFormer first baseman and Rookie of the Year for the Minnesota Twins
Jane Chambers RC (1954-1956)[16] Feminist writer and playwright
Robiaun Charles, Ph.D RC '94[17] Vice-president of College Advancement at Agnes Scott College and leading Southern educator
Dorothy Cheney RC '45Professional tennis player
Actress, Halloween 4, Halloween 5
Miss America 1993; former co-host of Entertainment Tonight
Donald J. Cram RC '41[18] 1987 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry
JC Crissey CB '90British-American film producer, academic
President of the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Dorothy CullmanTelevision producer and philanthropist
Philip Cummings, RC '29Language teacher, then political analyst and lecturer
Former U.S. Ambassador to Uganda
Rust Deming RC '64[19] [20] Former U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia
Jonathan Dunn-Rankin BAActor, television journalist, gay activist[21]
Alice Dye RC '48[22] Amateur golfer, ASGCA golf course architect and member of the Indiana GA [23] and FSGA [24] Hall of Fames
Amateur golfer, ASGCA golf course architect, recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award and World Golf Hall of Fame member
Actor, best known for his work in Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Beverly Hillbillies
Gigi Fernández CB (2009 or 2010)[25] [26] Professional tennis player[27]
Christopher Fitzgerald RC 1995[28] Actor (Broadway musicals Wicked, Young Frankenstein)
Women's rights activist, co-founder of the National Organization for Women
Shirley Fry Irvin RC 1949Professional tennis player
Rahul GandhiIndian politician
Stephanie Glance RC '85Head coach for Columbia University Women's Basketball team[29]
Former politician and former tax collector of Seminole County, Florida[30]
Greg HahnStandup comedian
Ryan HaniganCatcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball
Janis Hirsch RC '72Co-Executive Producer and writer for series The Nanny and Will & Grace; writer for series Frasier
Glenda HoodFormer mayor of Orlando, Florida (1992–2003); Secretary of State of Florida (2003–2005)
Herbert W. Hoover, Jr. RC '41[31] Former president and chairman of The Hoover Company (1954–1966)[32] [33]
Eddie HuangRestaurateur, food personality, author and former attorney[34]
Dana Ivey RC '63Actress, (films The Color Purple, The Help, )
Chris KahlSinger known for his songs about Florida
Actor and musician, best known as a member of 'N Sync
Jack KramerProfessional tennis player
Kalee KreiderPresident of Ridgely Walsh, former Chief of Content at the National Geographic Society, and former environmental adviser and spokesperson for Al Gore
Robert LadoLinguist and educational leader
Expert on youth, executive director of the Youth Activism Project
Bob Lewis RC '67Amateur golfer and RC Sports Hall of Fame in 1986
Brad Linaweaver MFAScience fiction writer, film producer and screenwriter, magazine publisher
Deanna LundTelevision and film actress (series Land of the Giants)[35]
Barbara McIntireAmateur golfer[36] [37]
George E. MerrickPlanner of the city of Coral Gables, Florida and one of the founders of the University of Miami
Eleanor Morse RC '37[38] [39] [40] Philanthropist, co-founder of the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida
Mike Nicolette RC '78[41] Professional golfer
Elin Nordegren HH '14Swedish model and former wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods, gave 2014 commencement address[42]
Actor, best known for his role in Flashdance
Professional golfer
Former madam known as the "D.C. Madam" by the media
New York State government official
Bill Peck RCGuitarist from Orlando, Florida who has performed and toured with other musicians like Mark Tremonti and Michael Angelo Batio
Robert Newton Peck RC '53[43] [44] Author of children's literature
Actor, best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
Betty Rosenquest Pratt RC '47Professional tennis player
Michael K. RandolphChief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court[45]
Sili Recio RC '95Children's literature author[46]
Scott ReinigerActor, best known for his work in the original Dawn of the Dead
Fred Rogers RC '51Creator and host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Robert Ross[47] RC '59PGA Life Member and founder of Boone Valley Golf Club
Sports radio and television host, most notably on New York's WFAN
Deanna Russo RC '02Actress, co-star of USA Network drama series Satisfaction
Libby Schaaf RC 1987[48] Mayor of Oakland, California
Professional tennis player
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Richard V. Spencer ‘7676th Secretary of the Navy[49]
Actress, film Marty[50]
Marlene Streit RC '56[51] Amateur golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame[52]
Hal SuitTelevision broadcaster and Georgia politician
John H. SykesBusinessman
Lew Temple RC '85[53] Actor (films Waitress, Domino, ), former baseball player and scout
Fred ToettcherRadio personality, host of The Toucher and Rich Show
Ralph TwitchellArchitect, considered the "grandfather" of the Sarasota School of Architecture
Former First Lady of Alabama; wife of U.S. Presidential Candidate George Wallace
Al Weiss CB '81President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Terrie WoodRepublican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Darien
Jerry Zipkin RC '38New York socialite known for his lengthy friendship with former First Lady Nancy Reagan[54]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: F. Duane Ackerman . Winter Park Institute, Rollins College . October 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110211131342/http://www.rollins.edu/wpi/scholars/ackerman.html . February 11, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Rollins Notable Alumni. Rollins College. October 6, 2010. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305155624/http://www.rollins.edu/about-rollins/index.html. dead.
  3. CEO Pay: F Duane Ackerman. Forbes. October 6, 2010.
  4. Web site: ITA Women's Hall of Fame... . ITA Women's Hall of Fame McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center, William & Mary College . October 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100823121729/http://web.wm.edu/tenniscenter/addie.html . August 23, 2010 .
  5. Web site: Rollins College Athletics Hall of Fame . Rollins College Athletics Department . October 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528013210/http://tars.rollins.edu/athletics/tradition/index.shtml . May 28, 2010 .
  6. Web site: Rollins College Women's Tennis: Small School With A Big Tradition. 25 August 2009 . Sports Then and Now. October 6, 2010.
  7. Web site: Tennis-Women's: Tradition. Rollins College Athletics Department. October 6, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715200513/http://www.rollinssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19500&ATCLID=1547225. July 15, 2011.
  8. Web site: Rex Beach. Olin Library, Rollins College. October 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720040000/http://asp3.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/150EBEACH.htm. 2011-07-20. dead.
  9. http://www.watermarkonline.com/2013/04/10/married-with-children-star-reminisces-about-her-childhood-in-winter-park/ Married With Children star reminisces about her childhood in Winter Park
  10. Web site: Clay Bellinger. The Baseball Nexus. October 6, 2010.
  11. Web site: Champions On and Off the Course. Rollins College. October 6, 2010. https://archive.today/20121215061420/http://www.rollins.edu/campuslife/golf/index.html. 2012-12-15. dead.
  12. Web site: Jane Blalock. Ladies Professional Golf Association. October 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134806/http://www.lpga.com/content/2010PlayerBiosPDF/Blalock,Jane-10.pdf. June 29, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: AT LARGE: ERIC BOLLING (RBI). Edgar Online. October 6, 2010.
  14. Web site: Eric Bolling '84: Love Him or Hate Him. Rollins Magazine. October 6, 2010.
  15. Web site: Points of Pride: Rollins' Very Own Prince . https://archive.today/20121214235342/http://www.rollins.edu/125/pointsofpride/4.html . dead . December 14, 2012 . Rollins College . October 10, 2010 .
  16. Web site: Chambers, Jane (1937-1983) . glbtq, Inc. . October 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113080300/http://www.glbtq.com/literature/chambers_j.html . November 13, 2010 .
  17. https://www.agnesscott.edu/news/archive/2015/08/agnes-scott-college-names-dr.-robiaun-rogers-charles-as--vice-president-for-college-advancement.html Agnes Scott College names Dr. Robiaun Rogers Charles as Vice-president for College Advancement
  18. Web site: Donald J. Cram, Ph.D.: A 1941 Rollins College Chemistry Alumnus and winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry . Rollins College Chemistry Department . 2010-09-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720075755/http://tars.rollins.edu/chemistry/People/DCram.shtml . 2011-07-20 .
  19. Web site: Washington, D.C. Alumni Reception. Rollins College Alumni Reception. October 6, 2010. https://archive.today/20121212080957/http://www.rollins.edu/125/reflections/index.html. 2012-12-12. dead.
  20. Web site: Japan Studies – Faculty. Johns Hopkins University. October 6, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090109144422/http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/regional-studies/japan/faculty/deming.htm. January 9, 2009.
  21. News: Hebert. James. Actor-journalist Dunn-Rankin dies at 84. December 2, 2017. The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 12, 2014.
  22. Web site: 125 Years: Reflections. Rollins College. October 6, 2010. https://archive.today/20121212080957/http://www.rollins.edu/125/reflections/index.html. 2012-12-12. dead.
  23. Web site: indianagolf.org . Indiana Golf Hall of Fame Members . 1976 . January 6, 2018.
  24. Web site: fsga.org . Pete and Alice Dye . 2016 . January 6, 2018.
  25. Web site: BSTM's Best Ever Soccer Team. Black Sports The Magazine. October 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708012701/http://www.blacksportsthemagazine.com/Magazines/March10.pdf. 2011-07-08. dead. Pg. 8
  26. Web site: Fernandez remembered for her trademark zeal on the court. 29 September 2008 . ESPN. October 6, 2010.
  27. http://www.successmagazine.com/motivating-children-to-move/PARAMS/article/1261/channel/22 Motivating Children to Move
  28. News: 'Contemporary Latin musical gets 13 Tony nominations. Orlando Sentinel. October 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224150/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2008/05/contemporary-la.html. 2012-10-23. dead.
  29. News: Columbia Hires New Women's Basketball Coach. April 2, 2013 . New York Times. 16 Apr 2013.
  30. Web site: Comas. Martin E.. July 24, 2020. Seminole, Orange tax collectors make changes to prevent ID theft in the wake of Joel Greenberg's arrest. Orlando Sentinel. en. Greenberg, who studied at Rollins College but did not earn a degree, had little administrative experience before he became tax collector.. May 8, 2021.
  31. Web site: Facts about Phis in Business. Phi Delta Theta. October 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717021836/http://thephideltlegacy.com/business/facts.html. July 17, 2011. dead.
  32. Web site: American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century: Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.. Harvard Business School. October 6, 2010.
  33. News: Herbert Hoover Jr., 79, Company Head. New York Times. October 6, 2010. May 23, 1997.
  34. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/02/08/eddie-huang-food-personality-and-million-other-things-is-out-with-biting-new/ Eddie Huang, food personality and a million other things, is out with a biting new memoir
  35. http://www.hollywoodxpo.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=54 Hollywood Xpo 2010: List of Guests
  36. Girl Golf Star . Sports Illustrated . August 22, 1960 .
  37. Two Down And One To Go . Wright . Alfred. Sports Illustrated . August 21, 1960 .
  38. News: Eleanor Morse, 97; founded museum to display Dali's work. Boston Globe. September 30, 2010. William. Grimes. July 16, 2010.
  39. News: Eleanor R. Morse, Dalí Collector, Dies at 97. September 30, 2010 . The New York Times. William. Grimes. July 7, 2010.
  40. Web site: Eleanor R. Morse: Helped found Dali museum. . September 30, 2010.
  41. Web site: Florida Impact . Rollins Alumni Record . October 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610053405/http://tars.rollins.edu/alumni/pubs/alumnirecord/fall05.pdf . June 10, 2010 . Pg. 41
  42. News: Elin Nordegren Graduates From College, Takes Swing at Divorce During Commencement Speech . Jenny . Depner . . May 10, 2014 . May 11, 2014.
  43. Web site: Award-winning author Robert Newton Peck to keynote MUW forum. Office of Public Affairs, Mississippi University for Women. September 30, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100629183128/http://www.muw.edu/publicaffairs/2005_prnews/050408_Peck.html. 2010-06-29. dead.
  44. Web site: A part of the sky: Author Biography. Mid New York Library. September 30, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716160904/http://unicorn.midyork.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=273566%7BCKEY%7D&searchfield1=GENERAL%5ESUBJECT%5EGENERAL%5E%5E&user_id=WEBSERVER. 2011-07-16. dead.
  45. http://www.nndb.com/people/576/000168072/ Notable Names Database: William K. Randolph
  46. https://silirecio.com Sili Recio: Official Website
  47. https://www.bobrossgolfschool.com Robert Ross
  48. News: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Is Our East Bay Person of the Year. January 8, 2016. Steven. Tavares. August 27, 2017. Oakland Magazine. April 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421035048/http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/Mayor-Libby-Schaaf-Is-Person-of-the-Year/index.php. dead.
  49. Web site: "What I've Learned: Richard Spencer '76" . 2018-09-03 . 2021-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109231921/https://360.rollins.edu/people/what-ive-learned-richard-spencer-76 . dead .
  50. http://www.nndb.com/people/684/000160204/ Notable Names Database: Karen Steele
  51. Web site: 13th Annual Grove Party. Rollins College Alumni Association. October 6, 2010.
  52. Web site: wghof . Streit, Marlene Stewart . 2004 . January 9, 2018.
  53. Web site: Boyd Coffie (1898-1948): Dean of the College . Olin Library, Rollins College . October 21, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720040104/http://asp3.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/golden/Coffie.htm . July 20, 2011 .
  54. https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1995/9/a-walker-on-the-wild-side A Walker on the Wild Side

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