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Prominent Alumni
Oakland University prominent alumni are at the pinnacle of their chosen careers or hold positions of influence or high visibility. We have grouped these leaders by industry, including: business and non-profit, government and law, research and academics, health care, media, and arts and entertainment. See what some of our highest achieving alumni are doing now by clicking through the tabs below.
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Michael Antaran, SECS `99
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carrot Pass LLC
Stacie Behler, CAS '92
Group Vice President, Public Affairs and Communication, Meijer
Executive Director, Meijer Foundation
Scott Cieslak, SBA '96
Faurecia North America Chief Financial Officer, Faurecia
George Corona, SBA ’85
President and Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Services
Nino DiCosmo, CAS '90
President, Harris Corporation
Hassane El-Khoury, SECS '06
President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of Board of Directors, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Robert Fascetti, SECS ’85
Vice President – Powertrain Engineering, Ford Motor Company
Richard French, CAS '84
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, French | West | Vaughan
Michael Grieves, SBA '79
Author and Executive Director of CAMID, Florida Institute of Technology
Raymond Gunn, SBA '80
Consulting Partner, Anchor Resource Management & Operations Partner, ARM Equity
Bruce Hettle, SECS ’85
Executive Director, Global Manufacturing Engineering at Ford Motor Company
Kenneth Janke, SBA ’85
Senior Advisor, AFLAC
Philip Kamp, SBA '81
Valence Health Co-Founder and President of Pediatric Market, Evolent Health
Bernard Kent, CAS ’71
Chairman, Schechter Investment Advisors
Michael Mahfet, SECS '95
Chief Executive Officer, Ascent Aerospace
Amy Martin, SBA '93
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, GM - Canada
Dean Massab, SBA ‘89
Chief Commercial Officer, Roush Holdings
Mark Mendola, SBA ’86
Vice Chairman and US Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCooper
James Norrod, SBA '70
Chief Executive Officer, Tellabs
Tom Perring, CAS '70
Chief Administrative Officer, Altair Engineering
David Reuter, CAS ’93
Vice President, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Nextra Energy, Inc.
Bobby Schostak, BGS ‘78
General Partner and Fund Manager, MadDog Ventures Management, LLC
Robert Socia, SBA ‘76
President, GM – China (retired)
Shelley Stern Grach, CAS '72
Director of Civic Engagement, Microsoft
Jennifer Valoppi, CAS '79
Founder, Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program
Christopher Van Dan Elzen, SECS '94
Vice President and Managing Director at Veoneer
Bob Walters, SBA ‘89
President and Chief Operating Officer, Quicken Loans Inc.
Frances Amos, SBA '80
Former State Representative, Michigan State Legislature
Cynthia Attwood, CAS '69
Former Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Leo Bowman, CAS ’76
Judge, 6th Circuit Court of Oakland County
Lee Casey, CAS ’79
Partner, Baker Hostetler Law Firm
Renee Ellmers, SON '90
Former Congresswoman, State of North Carolina
Keith Faber, CAS '88
Former Senate President, State of Ohio
Ruth Johnson, SEHS ’77
Secretary of State, Michigan
Richard Kuhn, CAS '82
Chief Judge, 51st District Court of Michigan
David Baker Lewis, CAS ‘65
Co-Founder/Of Counsel, Lewis & Munday, P. C.
Michael Michalak, CAS ’68
Regional Managing Director and Senior Vice President, US-ASEAN Business Council
Former Ambassador of the United States to Vietnam
James Tedder, SBA ’00
State Representative of the 43rd District, Michigan State Legislature
Craig Branch, CAS '88
Director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center and the Blaufox MicroPET Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael A. Jacobs, CAS '99
Director of the Imaging Radiological Assessment Team, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Professor of Radiology and Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Cameron Brunet-Koch, CAS '88
President, North Central Michigan College (Retired)
Elizabeth Davis-Russell, CAS '65
Former President, William V.S. Tubman University (Liberia)
Peter Millet, CAS '85
Former President, Stillman College
Dr. James Sherry, CAS '75
Director of USAID Traction and Professor of Immigrant Refugee and Global Health, University of New York City
Randall VanWagoner, CAS '90
President, Mohawk Valley Community College
Betty Youngblood, CAS '65
President, Lake Superior State University (retired); Former President, Western Oregon University; Former Chancellor, University of Wisconsin- Superior
Dr. Gary Zammit, CAS '79
President and Chief Executive Officer, Clinilabs, Inc.
Howard Birndorf, CAS ‘71
Co-Founder, Nanogen
Founder, Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Co-Founder, GenProbe
Co-Founder, IDEC Pharmaceuticals
Co-Founder, Hybritech
Lonnel Coats, CAS ‘86
Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of the Board of Directors, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Debra Guido-Allen, SON '92
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Beaumont Hospital-Troy
Greg Jamian, SBA '74
President and Chief Executive Officer, AmeriCare Medical, Inc.
Shawn Levitt, SBA '16
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
Constance O'Malley, SON '83
President, Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills
Dr. Hani Sabbah, CAS '88
Director of Cardiovascular Research, Henry Ford Health System
Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University
Joanne C. Smith, MD, CAS ‘84
President and Chief Executive Officer, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Anthony Tersigni, CAS ’83
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascension
Nicole Wilkins, SHS '06
Fitness Professional and Owner, NW Fitness Group, Inc. and Power Nutrition
Amy Andrews, CAS ‘02
Co- Anchor Fox 2 News Morning and "Live at 11"
Joe Davidson, SEHS ’71
Columnist, Washington Post
Co-founder, National Association of Black Journalists
Michael Murri, CAS '82
Vice President and General Manager, WXYZ-TV
Hillary Sawchuk, CAS ’09
Founder, A Drink With…
John Stoll, CAS ’00
Business columnist, Wall Street Journal
Curtis Armstrong, ADA ‘75
Actor
Regina Carter, CAS ‘85
Jazz Violinist
Barbara Dale, CAS '73
Cartoonist, Writer and Greeting Card Designer, Dale Enterprises, Inc.
Jayne Houdyshell, ADA ‘74
Actor and Tony Award Winner
Karen Newman, CAS '82
Singer
Jasna Rather, CAS '00
Olympic Medalist and 4-time Olympian
Brian Stuard, SBA '05
Professional Golfer
Jacquelyn Wagner, CAS '03
Opera Singer