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Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

, especially alumni. The following is a list of such notable Ithacans.

Government

Christopher Bateman Christopher "Kip" Bateman (born October 9, 1957) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2008 to 2022, representing the 16th Legislative District. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assem ...

, member of the

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

General Assembly A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company. Specific examples of general assembly include: Churches * General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presby ...

* Michael A. Battle, former Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys,

United States Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United State ...

Ed Diana Edward A. Diana is an American physical education educator, and former County Executive of Orange County, New York. Prior to being elected County Executive, he served for twelve years as County Legislator. He resides in Wallkill, New York. Poli ...

, county executive of

Orange County, New York Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 401,310. The county seat is Goshen. This county was first created in 1683 and reorganized with its present boundaries in 1798. Orange ...

* Richard K. Eaton,

Senior Judge Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at least ...

on the United States Court of International Trade *

Eileen Filler-Corn Eileen Robin Filler-Corn (born June 5, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022, a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously s ...

, Speaker of the of

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

* Emily Gallagher, member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

Loni Hancock Loni Hancock (born Ilona Harrington; April 10, 1940) is an Americans, American politician and a former member of the California State Senate. A California Democratic Party, Democrat, she represented the California's 9th State Senate district, 9 ...

, member of the

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

State Senate

Business

Executives

Chris Burch J. Christopher Burch (born March 28, 1953) is the founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital, a firm based in New York City that manages venture investments and brand development,Robert Iger Robert Allen Iger (; born February 10, 1951) is an American businessman who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. He previously served as the President of ABC Television between 1994 and 1995 and the President and Ch ...

(B.S. 1973), president and CEO,

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

* Stew Leonard, Jr. (B.S. 1977), president and CEO,

Stew Leonard's Stew Leonard's is a regional chain of seven supermarkets in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, which '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' deemed "The World's Largest Dairy" and '' Fortune'' magazine listed as one of the "100 Best Companies to W ...

Scott Griesemer Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...

(B.S. 1995) Chief Operating Officer, HealthSun Health Plans, Chairman of the Board, Naranja Grande

Media and entertainment

Directors and producers

* Matthew Bennett (TV producer) (1986), scripted and non-scripted director and producer. Created modern Aftershow format with '' After the Catch''. *

Bill D'Elia William D'Elia is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. Life D'Elia grew up in Queens, New York City, and is a second generation Italian-American. He graduated from Ithaca College, and earned a master's degree in communicatio ...

, writer, director and executive producer of '' How to Get Away with Murder'', ''

Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinois. ...

'', ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, t ...

'', '' Ally McBeal'' and others; co-creator of ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...

'' *

Peter Dougherty Peter Dougherty (1955–2015) was the creator of the show ''Yo! MTV Raps'', and played a formative role in shaping the early activity on MTV. He was a 1977 graduate of Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It w ...

(1977), creator of '' Yo! MTV Raps'' * Barbara Gaines (B.A. 1979),

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-winning executive producer, ''

Late Show with David Letterman The ''Late Show with David Letterman'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the The Late Show (franchise), ''Late Show'' franchise. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by ...

'' *

Brian Herzlinger Brian Scott Herzlinger (born February 19, 1976, Brooklyn, New York) is an American film director who directed and starred in ''My Date with Drew'', a documentary released in 2005. Herzlinger graduated from Ithaca College (NY) with a film degree ...

(1997), director, special correspondent on '' The Tonight Show'' *

David Guy Levy Periscope Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based film and comic book company that was founded in 2004 by producer David Guy Levy. It has several projects in development and set for release. Film releases *'' The Mandela Effect'', directed by David ...

, film producer, ''

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in ...

'' and ''

Terri Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter *Terri S. Armstrong, Amer ...

'' * Mark Romanek, filmmaker (''

One Hour Photo ''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, Kil ...

'', '' Never Let Me Go'') and

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

-winning music video director *

Mike Royce Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American Screenwriting, screenwriter and television producer. Education Raised in Syracuse, New York, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he ...

, executive producer and writer, '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' and ''One Day at a Time'' *

Deborah Snyder Deborah Snyder (Married and maiden names, née Johnson, born March 13, 1963) is an American producer of feature films and television commercials. She is married to filmmaker Zack Snyder, and has worked as his frequent producing partner on films ...

, film producer, DC Extended Universe *

Larry Teng Larry Teng (born June 12, 1977) is an American television director and producer. Education In 1999, Teng graduated with a degree in film from Ithaca College. Career Teng has directed and produced for the television series ''Medium'' from 20 ...

, television director and producer * Liz Tigelaar, television writer and executive producer, ''

Life Unexpected ''Life Unexpected'' is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bro ...

'' and ''

Casual Casual or Casuals may refer to: * Casual wear, a loosely defined dress code **Business casual a loosely defined dress code **Smart casual a loosely defined dress code * Casual Company, term used by the United States military to describe a type of ...

'' * Michael Miceli (B.S., 1999), director, " That Was New York" and " The Candy Store"

Actors and Designers

Kathryn Allison Kathryn Allison is a Broadway actor and a singer. Allison won the New York Musical Theatre Festival's Next Big Broadway Sensation contest in 2014. Early life and education Allison was born in New York City. She graduated from Morristown–Beard ...

, 2014 winner of the NYMF Next Big Broadway Sensation competition * Erinn Bartlett, actress * David Boreanaz (B.S. 1991), actor, ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

'', ''

Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

'', '' Bones'' *

Paul Gallo Paul Gallo (born February 24, 1953) is an American people, American theatrical lighting designer. In a career that spans over 4 decades, Gallo has designed over 52 Broadway theatre, Broadway productions, an achievement matched by only 8 other l ...

(B.F.A. 1974),

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

-nominated Broadway lighting designer; *

The Birthday Boys ''The Birthday Boys'' is a novel by Beryl Bainbridge. First published in 1991, this book tells the story of Captain Robert Scott's 1910-13 expedition to Antarctica. Plot introduction Five first-person narratives give different perspectives o ...

, actors, ''

'' * John Ross Bowie, actor, ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...

'' * Kerry Butler (B.F.A. 1992),

-nominated Broadway actress, ''

Xanadu Xanadu may refer to: * Shangdu, the ancient summer capital of Kublai Khan's empire in China * a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Coleridge's description of Shangdu in his poem ''Kubla Khan'' Other places * Xanadu (Titan), ...

'', '' Catch Me If You Can'' and '' Little Shop of Horrors'' *

Matt Cavenaugh William Matthew Cavenaugh (born May 31, 1978) is an American tenor and stage, film, and television actor. Early life and education Cavenaugh was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, BF ...

(B.F.A. 2001), Broadway actor, ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

'' *

Andrew Daly Andrew J. Daly (born April 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series ''Review'', and had a supporting role in the HBO comedy series '' Eastbound & Down'' as Terrence Cutler. H ...

, actor, '' Eastbound and Down'', '' MADtv'' and '' Semi-Pro'' *

Michelle Federer Michelle Lin Federer is an American actress. Early life and education Federer is the daughter of John and Claudia Federer. She grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio,Stevens, Beth"Fresh Face Michelle Federer"broadway.com, January 2, 2004 where she was ...

(B.F.A. 1995), theater and film actress; originated the character "Nessarose" in Broadway's ''

Wicked Wicked may refer to: Books * Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe * ''Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' ser ...

'' *

Ben Feldman Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Throughout his career, Feldman has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway play ''The Graduate'' along with more prominent roles in television series such as his role ...

, Emmy Award-nominated actor, '' Mad Men'' and '' Superstore'' *

Ilene Graff Ilene Susan Graff (born February 28, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Life and career The Queens, New York native began her professional career as a teenager when she performed as a background singer and commercial actress while attendi ...

, actress and singer *

Sean Grandillo Sean Grandillo (born December 9, 1992) is an American actor, singer and musician, known for his roles as the Voice of Otto in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' Spring Awakening'', Eli Hudson in MTV's horror series ''Scream'', Brett Young in ABC's ...

, actor, ''Spring Awakening'', ''

The Real O'Neals ''The Real O'Neals'' is an American single-camera sitcom that aired on ABC from March 2, 2016, to March 14, 2017. The series, based on an idea by Dan Savage (who also served as executive producer), was picked up to series on May 7, 2015. The seri ...

'' *

Jennifer Hall Jennifer Hall (born October 20, 1977) is an American actress most known for starring as a fictionalized version of herself on the HBO series ''Unscripted'' and playing Missy on the NBC sitcom '' Up All Night''. Early career Jennifer Hall studi ...

, actress *

Jeremy Jordan Jeremy Jordan may refer to: * Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), American actor and singer, notable for being an actor and Broadway performer * Jeremy Jordan (singer, born 1973) Don Henson (born September 19, 1973), known professionally as Jerem ...

, Tony Award-nominated and Grammy Award-nominated star of '' Supergirl'', ''

Newsies ''Newsies'' (released as ''The News Boys'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical historical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut. Loosely based on ...

'' and '' Finding Neverland''; also starred on '' Smash'' and in '' The Last 5 Years'' *

Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film ''Hairspray'', for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Be ...

, Emmy Award-winning actress, ''

Serial Mom Serial may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media The presentation of works in sequential segments * Serial (literature), serialised literature in print * Serial (publishing), periodical publications and newspapers * Serial (radio and televisi ...

'', ''

Hairspray Hairspray may refer to: * Hair spray, a personal grooming product that keeps hair protected from humidity and wind * ''Hairspray'' (1988 film), a film by John Waters ** ''Hairspray'' (1988 soundtrack), the film's soundtrack album ** ''Hairspray ...

''; television host * Gavin MacLeod,

Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...

-nominated actor, '' The Love Boat'', ''

The Mary Tyler Moore Show ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. Moor ...

'' * Daniel McDonald, Tony Award-nominated actor * Mark Moses, actor, ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...

'', '' Mad Men'' *

David Newsom David Newsom (born March 10, 1962) is an American actor, producer and fine-art photographer. He is best known for his various critically acclaimed appearances in American television and for his work in 2005 and 2006 with Viggo Mortensen and Perc ...

, actor and producer *

C. C. H. Pounder Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (born December 25, 1952) is a Guyanese-American actress. She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in ''The X-Files'', '' ER'', ''The Shield'', and ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agenc ...

, Emmy Award-nominated actress, ''

Bagdad Café ''Bagdad Cafe'' (sometimes ''Bagdad Café'', titled ''Out of Rosenheim'' in Germany) is a 1987 English-language West German film directed by Percy Adlon. It is a comedy-drama set in a remote truck stop and motel in the Mojave Desert in the U.S. st ...

'', '' The Shield'', ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearanc ...

'' and ''

NCIS New Orleans ''NCIS: New Orleans'' is an American action crime drama and police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 23, 2014, following the twelfth season of '' NCIS''. The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. Produced by CBS Stu ...

'' *

Brian Sack Brian Sack (born 1968) is an American writer and actor. From 2011–2014 he was the host of '' The B.S. of A. with Brian Sack'', a sketch comedy show on TheBlaze television network. He is the author of three books. ''In the Event of My Untimel ...

, humorist, author and contributor on Fox News Channel's ''

Glenn Beck Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and rad ...

'' program * Charlie Schlatter, actor, '' Diagnosis: Murder'' *

Amanda Setton Amanda Setton (born December 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role as Penelope Shafai on The CW's teen drama ''Gossip Girl'' (2008–2012), for her role as Kimberly Andrews on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live' ...

(B.A. 2007), film and TV actress, '' Gossip Girl'', ''

The Mindy Project ''The Mindy Project'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by and starring Mindy Kaling that began airing on Fox in September 2012 and finished its run of six seasons on Hulu in November 2017. The series was co-produced by Uni ...

'', '' The Crazy Ones'' *

Aaron Tveit Aaron Kyle Tveit (; born October 21, 1983) is an American actor. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian the composer in the stage adaptation of ''Moulin Rouge!'' on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Acto ...

, Broadway lead actor of '' Catch Me If You Can'' and '' Next to Normal'', starred in

USA Network USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...

's '' Graceland'' and Fox's '' Grease: Live'' * Jeff Winkless, voice-over actor

Hosts

* Alan Colmes (attended), host of ''

Hannity & Colmes ''Hannity & Colmes'' was a live television show on Fox News in the United States, hosted by Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, who respectively presented a conservative and liberal perspective. The series premiered on October 7, 1996, and the final epi ...

'' and ''

The Alan Colmes Show ''The Alan Colmes Show'' was a Radio syndication, nationally syndicated radio in the United States, American talk radio, radio show hosted by political commentator, commentator Alan Colmes on Fox News Radio. The show aired on weeknights from 6:00 ...

'' * Chip Hines (B.A. 1990), host of ''Spotlight'' on

CatholicTV The CatholicTV Network, commonly known as CatholicTV, is a Catholic television network based in Watertown, Massachusetts. CatholicTV first launched locally in Boston in 1955, making it the oldest Catholic television network in the United States. ...

Chris Kellogg Chris Kellogg (born May 11, 1972) is an American morning radio host, and a party and wedding dj. In November, 2013, Kellogg was named top air personality for Massachusetts, for the WMAS-FM "Kellogg Krew" morning show by the Massachusetts Broadc ...

, morning radio host for WMAS-FM and The Kellogg Krew *

(attended), Emmy Award-winning actress and television personality, ''

The Ricki Lake Show ''The Ricki Lake Show'' (also known as ''Ricki'' or ''The New Ricki Lake Show'') was an American first-run syndicated talk show hosted by Ricki Lake. The series also marked her return to talk television after leaving the genre in 2004. After sev ...

''Ithaca College Alumni Association *

Todd Schnitt Todd Andrew Schnitt (born January 24, 1966) is an American conservative talk radio host. He currently hosts ''The Schnitt Show'', the afternoon drive time show whose flagship is Tampa radio station 1010 WHFS AM and is nationally syndicated by Co ...

, conservative radio personality and host of ''

The Schnitt Show Todd Andrew Schnitt (born January 24, 1966) is an American conservative talk radio host. He currently hosts ''The Schnitt Show'', the afternoon drive time show whose flagship is Tampa radio station 1010 WHFS AM and is nationally syndicated by Com ...

'' * Robin Young, host of

National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...

's ''

Here and Now Here and Now may refer to: Music * Here & Now (band), an English progressive/space rock band * Here and Now Tour, a series of concert tours Albums * ''Here and Now'' (The Jazztet album) (1962) * ''Here and Now'' (Hampton Hawes album) (1965) * ...

'' * Kyle Clark, host of 9 News Denver’s '' Next With Kyle Clark''

Comedians

Joe Pera Joseph Pera (born ) is an American comedian, writer and actor. He is best known as the creator and star of Adult Swim's ''Joe Pera Talks with You'', which entered development following the success of the 2016 specials ''Joe Pera Talks You to Sl ...

(2010), stand-up comedian, star/creator of

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

dult swim Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...

and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

's '' Joe Pera Talks with You''

Musicians

Kate Aldrich Kate Aldrich (born October 31, 1973, Damariscotta, Maine) is an American mezzo-soprano. She has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg State Opera, Teatro Regio (Turin), Rossini Ope ...

(B.M. 1996), internationally renowned mezzo-soprano * Rick Beato (B.M. 1980), YouTube personality, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer and educator. * Cindy Bradley (B.F.A. Jazz Studies 1998), jazz trumpet player and composer * Nick Brignola, jazz baritone saxophonist *

Suzan Brittan Willie James Gault (born September 5, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the f ...

, dance vocalist *

Robert E. Brown Robert Edward "Bob" Brown (18 April 1927 – 29 November 2005) was an American ethnomusicologist who is credited with coining the term " world music". He was also well known for his recordings of music from Indonesia. Many of these recording ...

, lead

ethnomusicologist Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dim ...

and musician * Patricia Craig, renowned operatic soprano * Margaret Daum, opera singer * Richard De Benedictis (B.A. 1958), Broadway and television composer *

Henrique de Curitiba Zbigniew Henrique Morozowicz, known as Henrique de Curitiba (August 29, 1934 in Curitiba, Paraná – February 18, 200, is a Brazilian composer of Polish descent. He chose the pseudonym "Henrique de Curitiba" to become known in Brazil and ab ...

, composer *

Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album '' Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB drama series ''One Tree ...

(did not graduate), Grammy Award-nominated and platinum-selling musician best known for ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits "

I Don't Want to Be "I Don't Want to Be" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw from his 2003 debut album, ''Chariot''. The song gained exposure after being featured as the opening theme to The CW teen drama series ''One Tree Hill'', and it was release ...

" and " Not Over You" *

Tony DeSare Tony DeSare (born 1976) is an American jazz singer, pianist and songwriter. Early life DeSare was born in Glens Falls, New York in 1976. He began playing the piano as a young child, and had public performances in his late teens. He kept perform ...

(1997), jazz musician *

Matthew Hoch Matthew Hoch (born December 29, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American academic and teacher of singing. Hoch is currently professor of voice at Auburn University, where he teaches applied voice, lyric diction, and vocal literature courses. ...

, singer; leading music scholar and teacher *

Scott LaFaro Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936 – July 6, 1961) was an American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio. LaFaro broke new ground on the instrument, developing a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing ...

, influential jazz bassist with the

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

Trio * New York Voices, Grammy Award-winning vocal music group of Ithaca alumni *

Maureen Tucker Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who was the drummer for the New York City-based rock band the Velvet Underground. After they disbanded in the early 1970s, she left the music industry ...

, drummer for

The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise w ...

Ruth Underwood Ruth Underwood (born Ruth Komanoff; May 23, 1946) is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments in Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. She collaborated with the Mothers of In ...

, xylophonist for

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention The Mothers of Invention (also known as The Mothers) was an American rock band from California. Formed in 1964, their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Originally an R&B band c ...

* Rick Beato, music producer, YouTube personality

Editors and publishers

Robert Bluey Robert B. Bluey (born August 23, 1979) is an American conservative blogger and journalist. He is executive editor of The Heritage Foundation's ''The Daily Signal'', a multimedia news organization. Bluey is a former editor of ''Human Events''. He h ...

, editor of the daily online edition of '' Human Events'' *

David A. Weiner David A. Weiner (''pronounced Why-ner'') is an American filmmaker, magazine editor, and journalist. He wrote and directed the '' In Search of Darkness'' trilogy, which explores the decade of '80s horror cinema over the course of 14-plus hours: t ...

, executive editor of '' Famous Monsters of Filmland'' and writer/director of

In Search of Darkness ''In Search of Darkness'' is a 2019 documentary film written and directed by David A. Weiner and executive produced by Robin Block of CreatorVC Studios. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film explores ...

Journalists

* Luke Broadwater, Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award winner, Congressional Correspondent for

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

* David Brody, journalist and White House Correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network * Thomas Donnelly, author of AEI's National Security Outlook *

Bob Kur Robert Ellis Kur (born April 13, 1948) is an American television journalist, born in Nutley, New Jersey. Kur received a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College in 1970 and his masters of communications at Columbia University. Kur's first job in jo ...

, former national NBC reporter, now with Washington Post Radio *

David Muir David Jason Muir (born November 8, 1973) is an American journalist and the anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine '' 20/20'', part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in N ...

(B.S. 1995), ABC news anchor for ''ABC World News Tonight with David Muir'' *

Jessica Savitch Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947 – October 23, 1983) was an American television journalist, best known for being the weekend anchor of ''NBC Nightly News'' and daily newsreader for NBC News during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Savi ...

(B.S. 1968), first female network anchor *

Andrew Marchand Andrew Marchand is an American senior sports media writer for The Athletic. Marchand earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Ithaca College. He spent nine years as a reporter for the ''New York Post'' then in 2007 he became a regular cont ...

, sports media reporter for the

New York Post The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates NYPost.com, the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, and the entertainment site Decider.com. It was established ...

. Baseball writer for 11 years at

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

Photographers

* Nydia Blas, visual artist whose works explore the identities of young black women

New media

* Alex Westerman, Webby Award-winning creative director

Writers

Kristen Britain Kristen Britain is an American author. She wrote '' Green Rider'' (which was nominated for the Crawford Award), '' First Rider's Call'', '' The High King's Tomb'', '' Blackveil'' (which was nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award), and ''Mir ...

, author of ''

Green Rider ''Green Rider'' (titled ''The Green Rider'' in some later printings) is the first novel written by Kristen Britain and is the first book in its series. It was nominated for the Crawford Award in 1999. Plot summary Karigan G'ladheon, a merchant' ...

'' and ''

First Rider's Call ''First Rider's Call'' (2003) is the second novel written by Kristen Britain and is the second book in its series. Plot summary Now a Green Rider, one of the king's elite troop of messengers, Karigan returns to Sacor City, giving up her merchant ...

'' *

Jason Colavito Jason Colavito (born 1981) is an American author and independent scholar specializing in the study of fringe theories particularly around ancient history and extraterrestrials. Colavito has written a number of books, including ''The Cult of Alien ...

, author *

Michael Levin Michael Levin (; born 21 May 1943) is an American philosopher and writer. He is professor emeritus of philosophy at City University of New York. He has published on metaphysics, epistemology, race, homosexuality, animal rights, the philosophy o ...

(2011), television writer, co-host of the ''Rights to Ricky Sanchez'' podcast *

Allan Loeb Allan Loeb (born July 25, 1969) is an American screenwriter and film and television producer. He wrote the 2007 film ''Things We Lost in the Fire (film), Things We Lost in the Fire'' and created the 2008 television series ''New Amsterdam (2008 TV ...

, film screenwriter, '' Things We Lost in the Fire'', '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'', '' The Dilemma'' *

Mark Mahoney Mark Mahoney (born 1957) is an American tattoo artist. He is considered as the founding father of black and grey art with a single needle. Biography Mark Mahoney grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. After a brief stint at the School of the Museum ...

(B.S. 1985),

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, ...

, ''

The Post-Star ''The Post-Star'' is a daily newspaper in Glens Falls, New York. Its circulation is 9,780. It serves the counties of Warren, Washington and Saratoga in New York State including the cities of Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs. It is the only daily ...

'' * Sandra McDonald, author of ''The Outback Stars'' and ''The Stars Down Under'' * Tish Rabe (1973), children's book author and writer of over 40 Dr. Seuss books * Chris Regan (1989), Emmy Award-winning writer for ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'' *

Bill Roorbach Bill Roorbach (born August 8, 1953 Chicago, Illinois) is an American novelist, short story and nature writer, memoirist, journalist, blogger and critic. Roorbach has authored fiction and nonfiction works including ''Big Bend,'' which won the Fl ...

, novelist, short story writer and memoirist *

Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator/on-screen host, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series ' ...

, former faculty, taught at Ithaca College Communications School 1967-1975; Emmy Award-winning screenwriter; creator of ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, su ...

'' * K. M. Soehnlein, novelist and essayist *

Julia Spencer-Fleming Julia Spencer-Fleming (born June 26, 1961)page 240, ''Great Women Mystery Writers'', 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, is an American novelist of Mystery fiction. She has won the Agatha Award, Anthony Award, Mac ...

, author of the Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery series * Julie Spira, author of ''The Perils of Cyber-Dating'' * Liz Tigelaar, author, television writer and producer, ''

'' * Michael Miceli (B.S. 1999), screenwriter, feature films " Due Season" and "

Fallout Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioac ...

Sportscasters

Bruce Beck Bruce David Beck (born September 18, 1956) is the lead sports anchor at WNBC. He is in his 25th year with News 4 New York. He is also the host of Sports Final, WNBC's popular Sunday night sports show. Beck is the host and sideline reporter for N ...

(B.S. 1978), weekend sports anchor for

WNBC WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Linden, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo station WN ...

, NY *

Brendan Burke Brendan Gilmore Burke (December 8, 1988 – February 5, 2010) was an athlete and student manager at Miami University for the RedHawks men's ice hockey team. The youngest son of Brian Burke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, lo ...

(B.S. 2006) sportscaster for Fox Sports and television announcer for

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

MSG Network The MSG Network (MSG) is an American regional cable and satellite television network, and radio service owned by MSG Entertainment, Inc.—a spin-off of the main Madison Square Garden Company operation (itself a spin-off of local cable provider ...

* Mike Catalana (B.S. 1985), sports director WHAM-TV

Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...

Ed Cohen Ed Cohen (born June 25, 1983) is a sportscaster known for his work with ESPN Plus, MLB.com, NHL Network, Rutgers University, MSG Network, and ONE World Sports. He currently serves as the radio play-by-play voice of the New York Knicks. Early l ...

(B.S 2005), WEPN-FM Radio voice of the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

. *

Kevin Connors Kevin Connors is a sports television journalist for ESPN. He is among the most versatile studio hosts in sports television, handling ESPN's coverage of college basketball and college football, as well as Baseball Tonight. He is also a regular anc ...

(B.S. 1997),

sportscaster *

Lanny Frattare Lanny Lawrence Frattare (born March 23, 1948) is an American former sportscaster. For 33 years he was a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates, the longest such tenure in the team's history. In 2008, he was nominat ...

(B.S. 1970),

play-by-play In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time commentary of a game or event, usually during a live broadcast, traditionally delivered in the historical present tense. Radio was ...

announcer for

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

Eric Frede Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He was previously the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts until he left NESN and joined NBC Sports Boston and is currently an anchor for ...

(B.S. 1988),

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

studio host,

NESN New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN , is an American regional sports network, regional sports cable television, cable and satellite television, satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which ow ...

* Drew Goodman (B.S. 1985) Television Announcer

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

2002–present, Denver Nuggets 1994-2004 * Neil Hartman (B.S. 1982), sports anchor, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia *

Jack Michaels Jack Michaels (born January 23, 1974) is an American ice hockey Sports commentator, announcer who is currently the play-by-play announcer for Edmonton Oilers broadcasts on CHED (AM), 630 CHED and Sportsnet television. He was previously the an ...

(B.S. 1995), announcer for the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

Sportsnet Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then ...

* Nick Nickson, announcer for Los Angeles Kings * Sal Paolantonio, ESPN sportscaster; member of the college's Philadelphia Executive Committee *

Eric Reid Eric Todd Reid Jr. (born December 10, 1991) is a former American football safety. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), and received consensus All-American recognition. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 ...

, TV announcer for Miami Heat * Karl Ravech (B.S. 1987), ESPN sportscaster

Sport

Management

* Les Otten (B.S. 1971), vice chairman and partner,

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

Organization *

Eddie Sawyer Edwin Milby Sawyer (September 10, 1910 – September 22, 1997) was an American manager and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies — the "Whiz Kids", as the youthful club was known — to the second ...

, professional baseball

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

for the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

Coaches

Jerry Welsh Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Welsh (born April 1950) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, and college ice hockey head coach at Ohio State University. He is a 2008 inductee of the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame as both a player and a builder. Career as ...

, head coach

college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

Potsdam State University, head coach

Iona College *

Henny Hiemenz Henny Hiemenz (born c. 1978) is an American football coach. He was the offensive coordinator at Concordia University Wisconsin, a position he held since 2011. Hiemenz was the head football coach at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin fro ...

, head

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

coach, Carroll University *

George Kissell George Marshall Kissell (9 September 1920 – 7 October 2008) was an American baseball minor league player, manager, coach, scout, and instructor, as well as a Major League coach, for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Born in Evans Mills, New ...

, coach for St. Louis Cardinals *

Tom Nugent Thomas N. Nugent (February 24, 1913 – January 19, 2006) was an American college football coach and innovator, sportscaster, public relations man. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute, Florida State University ...

, college football head coach and sportscaster; College Football Hall of Famer; developer of the I Formation *

, former

manager and

scout * Barry Smith, former NHL associate coach

Athletes

Glen Cook Glen Charles Cook (born July 9, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, known for ''The Black Company'' and ''Garrett P.I.'' fantasy series. Biography Cook was born in New York City.Texas Rangers *

Conor Heun Conor Heun (born February 11, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2006 until 2012, he competed for Strikeforce, EliteXC, and the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League. Mixed martial arts car ...

, mixed martial artist *

Tommy Hicks Tommy Hicks (born June 27, 1944) is an American former light heavyweight boxer. Early life Hicks was born in Lockport, New York. He attended Ithaca College. Career Hicks won the Buffalo Golden Gloves tournament in 1965 in the 175 Novice Divis ...

, former light heavyweight boxer *

Robert Marella Robert James Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker. Monsoon is famous for his run as a villainous super-heavyw ...

, former professional wrestler (known as Gorilla Monsoon); ringside commentator for the World Wrestling Federation * Emily Morley, first Bahamian rower to qualify for the Olympic Games *

Meghan Musnicki Meghan Musnicki (born February 5, 1983 in Naples, New York) is an American representative rower. She is a five time world champion and twice Olympic champion. She has competed at three Olympics twice winning gold in the women's eight at the Londo ...

, rower and member of the gold medal-winning women's 8+ for the United States at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Tim Locastro Timothy Donald Locastro (born July 14, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees. ...

, professional baseball player for the New York Yankees * Travis Warech (born 1991), American-German-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

Scientists and engineers

Steven Van Slyke Steven Van Slyke (born July 19, 1956) is an American chemist, best known for his co-invention of the Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) and his contributions to the commercial development of OLED displays. Van Slyke is currently the Chief Techn ...

(B.S. 1978), chemist, inventor with over 20 patents in OLED materials and device architecture

Other

Richard Jadick Richard H. Jadick is an American naval surgeon who was awarded the Bronze Star with “Combat V” device for heroic valor in January 2006. He was credited with saving the lives of 30 Marines and sailors during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Jad ...

(B.S. 1987), combat surgeon who was awarded the

Bronze Star The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. Wh ...

for service in Iraq *

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (, el, Γεώργιος Τσούκαλος; born 14 March 1978) is a Swiss-born writer, and television presenter and producer. He is a ufologist and a promoter of the ancient astronauts hypothesis. He is best known for his ...

(1998), television presenter specializing in the ancient astronaut hypothesis

References

External links

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