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List Of University Of New Hampshire Alumni
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of New Hampshire. Arts Writers and journalists * Jason Brennan, philosopher * Daniel Ford (b. 1931), author/journalist, resident scholar at the University of New Hampshire (1954) * Ursula Hegi (b. 1946), novelist, including best-selling Oprah's Book Club novel ''Stones from the River'' (1978, MA 1979) * John Irving (b. 1942), Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist (1965) * Michael Kelly (1957–2003), editor-at-Large of the ''Atlantic Monthly'', first US reporter killed in the Iraq War (1979) * Richard Lederer (b. 1938), linguist, columnist, and humorist (Ph.D. 1980) * Jackie MacMullan (b. 1960), sportswriter, columnist, editor and author * Alice McDermott (b. 1953), author, National Book Award winner (1998), Writer-in-Residence at Johns Hopkins University (MA 1978) * Brendan Emmett Quigley (b. 1974), crossword puzzle constructor, author, musician * Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (b. 1938), Pulitzer Prize–winning author, profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women. The word is Latin and means "one who is being (or has been) nourished". The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating ( Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate. Etymology The Latin noun ''alumnus'' means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from PIE ''*h₂el-'' (grow, nourish), and it is a variant of the Latin verb ''alere'' "to nourish".Merriam-Webster: alumnus .. Separate, but from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
