List of Florida Gulf Coast University people
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Notable alumni
Alumni | Notability |
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Don Carman Don Carman Donald Wayne Carman was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.-Career:Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1978, Carman would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on October 1, 1983, and appear in his final game on July 18,... |
Retired Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League... |
Courtney Jolly Courtney Jolly Courtney Jolly is a former professional monster truck driver who drove Pastrana 199 on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit.- Career :... |
Currently a professional monster truck Monster truck A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension... driver |
Jacquelyn Harris | Voted "2008 Artist of the Year" by Art News |
John R. Little | Current Vice President of Temple Shalom |
Robert Mulhere | Current Vice President of RWA Inc. |
Allen Weiss | Current President of the NCH Healthcare System NCH Healthcare System The NCH Healthcare System is a not-for-profit, multi-facility healthcare system located in Naples, Florida, United States. The anchor of the system is the two hospitals with a total of 681 beds... |
Andy Stickel | Bass player for modern rock band 7 Blue Skies 7 Blue Skies 7 Blue Skies is an alternative rock band formed in 2004. The group is well known for their high energy live performances, as well as for always performing barefoot... |
Ed Morton | Former CEO of NCH Healthcare System and current Managing Director of Wasmer & Schroeder fixed income management. |
Derek Lamely Derek Lamely Derek Lamely is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at Florida Gulf Coast University before... |
Professional Golfer on the PGA Tour. |
Casey Coleman Casey Coleman (baseball) Joseph Casey Coleman is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Career:Coleman was drafted by the Cubs in the 15th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 2, 2010... |
Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National... . |
Chris Sale Chris Sale Christopher Allen Sale is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He was born in Lakeland, Florida.-College:... |
Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans... . |
Notable Faculty & Coaches
Staff | Notability |
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Dave Balza Dave Balza Dave Balza is an American college basketball coach and was the first head men's basketball coach in Florida Gulf Coast University history. He served from their inaugural season in 2002–03 through the 2010–11 season, after which he was fired.-References:... |
Currently the head basketball coach |
James Brock James Brock James Brock is an American poet, born in Boise, Idaho. He is best known for his eclectic poetry, ranging from New York School inspired experiments to formal verse and narrative poems. He received his M.F.A. and Ph. D. from Indiana University, and he currently is a full Professor of English at... |
Notable America United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... poet and received the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current... Fellowship |
Nancy Cobb-Lippens | Currently the Director of the Florida Gulf Coast University School of Music |
Paul Stanton Paul Stanton Paul Frederick Stanton is a former professional ice hockey player.Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1985 as a high school senior, Paul chose to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and was named an NCAA West All-American in 1988.He played his first NHL game in the 1991 season for the... |
Formerly an assistant coach for the hockey team |
Presidents of Florida Gulf Coast University
List of Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University, also known as FGCU, is a coeducational public university located just south of the Southwest Florida International Airport in the South Fort Myers region of unincorporated Lee County, Florida, United States. The university belongs to the 11-campus State University...
Presidents:
Presidents of FGCU | years as president | |
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1 | Dr. Roy McTarnaghan | (1991–1999) |
2 | Dr. Bill Merwin | (1999–2007) |
3 | Dr. Dick Pegnetter | (2007–2007) (interim) |
4 | Dr. Wilson G. Bradshaw Wilson G. Bradshaw Wilson G. Bradshaw is the third and current president of Florida Gulf Coast University.A native of Sanford, Florida and raised in West Palm Beach, Wilson Bradshaw holds bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from Florida Atlantic University and a doctorate in psychobiology from the... |
(2007–present) |