List of State University of New York at Purchase people explained

The following is a list of individuals associated with State University of New York at Purchase through attending as a student, or serving as a member of the faculty or staff.__TOC__

Notable alumni

Conservatory of Theater Arts and Film alumni

The alumni of the Conservatory of Theater Arts and Film, compose what has been called the "Purchase Mafia" by several different sources, including Edie Falco and Hal Hartley.^[1] ^[2] The term was first coined by casting director, Eve Brandstein, and later used in multiple biographical listings of Purchase alumni on the Internet Movie Database. It was later picked up by the press when actress and Purchase alumna, Edie Falco, came to national attention as a result of her role on HBO's mob drama, The Sopranos.

Actors and actresses

Notable alumni and former students from the Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film include:

Theatrical designers and technicians

Playwrights and screenwriters

Producers

Screenwriters

Directors

Editors

Dancers and choreographers

Doug Varone – José Limón Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Tami Stronach
Terese Capucilli - Martha Graham Dance Company
Kyle Abraham - Abraham.In.Motion

Musicians

Adult Mom
The Age of Rockets
Victor Axelrod
Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America
Mal Blum
Bill Charlap
Bryndon Cook
Imani Coppola
Crying (band) ^[3]
Dan Deacon
Despot
The Dude of Life
Elite
Fire Flies
Gabriel Garzón-Montano
Gregory and the Hawk
Edward W. Hardy
Kiss Kiss (band)
Langhorne Slim
Jeffrey Lewis
J-Zone
Mase
Meneguar (band)
Mikey Die
Mirk
Mitski
Moby (majored in sociology)
Moving Mountains (band)
O'Death
Only Son (formerly of Moldy Peaches)
Jae Matthews of Boy Harsher

Jenny Owen Youngs
Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw
LVL UP
Porches
Mary Ruth Ray
Suzzy Roche
Bess Rogers
Joel Rubin
Alan Shulman
Gerard Smith (musician) late bassist of TV on the Radio
Regina Spektor
Twin Sister
Sheer Mag
Vérité
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice
Ice Spice^[4]
Samara Joy

Artists

Liberal arts and sciences

Journalists

Adam Nagourney
J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner - forensic psychologist, journalist and television ;personality
Michael Powell - New York Times

Activists

Scientists

Authors

Radio personalities

Chris "Pepper Hicks" Stanley

Notable faculty

Shirley Neilsen Blum, a professor emeritus (1970–1989), she founded the Art History Department.^[6] ^[7]

Notes and References

News: Atkinson . Michael . March 9, 1999 . Purchase Power . . dead . August 11, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080502124718/https://www.villagevoice.com/film/9910,atkinson2,4358,20.html . May 2, 2008.
Web site: . Parker . Scott C. . Purchase Notes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051119122754/http://www.hstech.org/college/Purchase.htm . November 19, 2005 . August 11, 2005 . HSTech.org.
10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now . . 21 October 2016 .
https://www.insider.com/ice-spice-facts-to-know-about-gangsta-boo-rapper-2023-3
Web site: Dan Friedman . 1 October 2012 . Collections . Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
Shirley Neilsen Blum, PhD, Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Academia . September 4, 2020 . . Petaluma, California . March 2, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214082931/https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/475469/shirley-neilsen-blum-phd-celebrated-for-dedication-to-the-field-of-academia . February 14, 2023 . 24-7 Newswire.
Web site: Blum, Shirley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331040206/http://arthistorians.info/blums . March 31, 2018 . March 30, 2018 . Dictionary of Art Historians . In 1977 Blum was hired to found the art history department at the State University of New York at Purchase. She authored the exhibition catalogue The Window in Twentieth Century Art for the SUNY Purchase Neuberger Museum in 1986. Blum retired as Professor emerita in 1988..