UB’s alumni are one of its greatest assets. Our more than 218,000 graduates worldwide are reaching others every day, making a difference in their communities in 130 countries around the world.
Laura Aikin, BFA ’86
World-renowned opera singer
Wolf Blitzer, BA ’70
CNN’s lead political anchor
Brad Grey, BA ’79
CEO, Paramount Pictures
Terry Gross, EdM ’75 & BA ’72
Host, National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air”
Abbe Raven, BA ’74
President and CEO, Arts & Entertainment Television Networks
Tom Toles, BA ’73
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, The Washington Post
Jim McNally, EdM ’68 & BS ’66
Former offensive line coach, Buffalo Bills; consultant to New York Jets
James D. Starks, BA ’10
Running back, Green Bay Packers, 2011 Super Bowl champions
Bernie Tolbert, MSW ’73 & BS ’71
Senior vice president for security, National Basketball Association
Alison Wagner, JD ’00
Associate counsel, National Hockey League Media
Millard (Mickey) Drexler, BS ’66
Chairman & CEO, J. Crew Group
Lauren Fix, BS ’86
The Car Coach®, award-winning automotive expert
Jeremy M. Jacobs, AAS ’60
Chairman & CEO, Delaware North Companies
Vikki Pryor, JD ’78 & BA ’75
CEO, American Red Cross in Greater New York
Edna Baehre, PhD ’77 & MA ’73
President, Napa Valley Community College in California
Donald Bain, PhD ’74, MA ’72 & BA ’69
President, St. John Fisher College in New York
Robert O. Davies, PhD ’05
President, Eastern Oregon University
Mark W. Huddleston, BA ’72
President, University of New Hampshire
Brian Levin-Stankevich, PhD ’84 & MA ’73
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
C.L. Max Nikias, PhD ’82 & MS ’80
President, University of Southern California
Maxine Hayes, MD ’73
State health officer, Washington State Department of Health
Marcella Fierro, MD ’66
Former chief medical examiner, Commonwealth of Virginia
Harvey Karp, BA ’72
Pediatrician, author and activist
Margaret McGlynn, MBA ’83 & BS ’82
Former vice president, Merck Pharmaceuticals Vaccine Division
Nancy Nielsen, MD ’76
UB senior associate dean for medical education and former president, American Medical Association
Tanri Abeng, MBA ’69
President commissioner, P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk., Indonesia
Zhou Ji, PhD ’84 & MS ’81
Former minister of education, China
Robin Li, MS ’94
Co-founder, chairman & CEO, Baidu.com, China
Everett M. Standa, PhD ’79, MA ’74 & BA ’73
Vice chancellor, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Hatim Tyabji, MS ’69
Executive chairman, Bytemobile Inc., U.S.
Suwipa Wanasathop, MBA ’88 & MA ’90
Vice president, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
Joseph Abrams, BA ’72
Co-founder of Intermix, parent company of MySpace
Ellen Shulman Baker, BA ’74
Mission specialist astronaut, NASA
Barry Glick, PhD ‘81 & BA ‘74
CEO, smartRealm LLC and founder of MapQuest
Wilson Greatbatch, MS ’57
Inventor who advanced development of the implantable battery-operated cardiac pacemaker
Christopher Scolese, BS ’78
Associate administrator, NASA
