List of University of Michigan alumni explained

Academic unit key
Symbol Academic unit

ARCH Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
BUS Stephen M. Ross School of Business
COE College of Engineering
DENT School of Dentistry
GFSPP Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
HHRS Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
LAW Law School
LSA College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
MED Medical School
SMTD School of Music, Theatre & Dance
PHARM School of Pharmacy
SOE Marsal Family School of Education
SNS School for Environment and Sustainability
SOAD Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design
SOI School of Information
SON School of Nursing
SOK School of Kinesiology
SOSW School of Social Work
SPH School of Public Health
MDNG Matriculated, did not graduate
The following is a list of University of Michigan alumni.

There are more than 640,000 living alumni of the University of Michigan in 180 countries across the globe.[1] Notable alumni include computer scientist and entrepreneur Larry Page, actor James Earl Jones, and President of the United States Gerald Ford.

Nobel laureates

Activists

Aerospace

Astronauts

Two NASA space flights have been crewed entirely by University of Michigan degree-holders.

Other astronaut alumni include:

NASA

Art, architecture, and design

See List of University of Michigan arts alumni

Arts and entertainment

See List of University of Michigan arts alumni

Belles lettres

See List of University of Michigan arts alumni

Business

See List of University of Michigan business alumni

Computers, engineering, and technology

Turing Award winners

Ada Lovelace Award and Grace Murray Hopper Award winners

AAAI, ACM, IEEE Fellows and awardees

As of 2021, more than 65 Michigan alumni have been named as Fellows. Of those alumni, four have been awarded the Eckert-Mauchly Award (out of the 42 total awards granted), the most prestigious award for contributions to computer architecture.

Criminals, murderers, and infamous newsmakers

"Father of..."

Founders and co-founders

Educators

University presidents

fourth president of the University of Michigan (1909–1920); organized and led the law department at Cornell University 1887–1894

Fiction, nonfiction

See List of University of Michigan arts alumni.

Foodies

Guggenheim fellows

As of 2021, Michigan alumni include over 145 Guggenheim Fellows.

Journalism, publishing, and broadcasting

Law, government, and public policy

See main article: List of University of Michigan law and government alumni.

MacArthur Foundation award winners

As of 2020, 31 Michigan alumni — 17 undergraduate students and 14 graduate students — have been awarded a MacArthur fellowship.

Mathematics

Mathematics educators

Fellows of the American Mathematical Society

As of 2021, UM numbers among its alumni 29 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society.

Manhattan project

A number of Michigan graduates or fellows were involved with the Manhattan Project, chiefly with regard to the physical chemistry of the device.

Medicine and dentistry

Military

Miscellaneous honors

National Academy Members

As of 2021, dozens of Michigan graduates have been inducted into various National Academies (inter alia, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Science...).

Newsmakers

Not-for-profit

Pulitzer Prize winners

As of 2022, 35 of Michigan's matriculants have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize. By alumni count, Michigan ranks fifth (as of 2018) among all schools whose alumni have won Pulitzers.

Rhodes Scholars

As of 2021, Michigan had matriculated 30 Rhodes Scholars. Some notable winners are linked below.

Religion

Science

National Medal of Science Laureates/National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Sloan Research Fellows

Sports

See List of University of Michigan sporting alumni

References

NOTE: The University of Michigan Alumni Directory is no longer printed, as of 2004. To find more recent information on an alumnus, one must log into the Alumni Association website to search their online directory.

External links

Notes and References

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