List of Cleveland State University people
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This list of Cleveland State University people includes notable alumni, students, as well as current and former faculty of Cleveland State University, a public university located in Cleveland, Ohio.
Faculty
- Angelin Chang, Grammy-award winning classical pianist and professor of music; a graduate of the university's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- Michael Dumanis, Russian-American poet and former Director of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center
- Lee Fisher, American politician and Dean of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- Barbara G. Hoffman, American anthropologist and author of Griots at War: Conflict, Conciliation and Caste in Mande and filmmaker of Being Maasai Today ethnographic film series
- Thomas W. Hungerford, mathematician and author of many textbooks including Abstract Algebra: An Introduction
- Richard M. Perloff, American Communication scholar, writer of The Dynamics of Persuasion, currently in its sixth edition, international recognized expert on the subject
- Imad Rahman, Pakistani-American writer, I Dream of Microwaves
- Shuvo Roy, inventor of the artificial kidney
- Sheila Schwartz, fiction writer, creative writing professor
- Chas Smith, author, musician, radio personality, music professor
- Camilla Stivers, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
- Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics; physics professor
- Tawfiq Oqal, CSU Treasurer 1989
Coaching staff
- Gary Waters, basketball coach
- Dennis Gates, basketball coach
Notable alumni
Government
- Nina Turner (BA, MA), former Cleveland City Council Member, former Ohio State Senator, President of Our Revolution
- Jane L. Campbell, 56th mayor of Cleveland, first woman mayor of Cleveland
- Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Senator, Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio attorney general and gubernatorial candidate for Ohio.
- Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Court of Appeals Judge
- Vlado Dimovski (Ph.D., 1994), Minister in the Government of Slovenia
- Ed Feighan (J.D., 1978), U.S. Congressman
- Ed FitzGerald, first Cuyahoga County Council Executive, former mayor of Lakewood, Ohio
- George L. Forbes, Cleveland City Council President, Cleveland NAACP President
- Marcia Fudge, Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress, 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Daniel Gaul, judge for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
- Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston
- Frank G. Jackson, 57th Mayor of the City of Cleveland
- Frank Lausche, 55th and 57th Governor of Ohio, Ohio Senator, 47th mayor of Cleveland
- Max Miller, U.S. Congressman
- Donald C. Nugent (J.D., 1974) Federal District Court Judge
- Maureen O'Connor (J.D., 1980), current Ohio Supreme Court Justice
- Terrence O'Donnell (J.D., 1971), current Ohio Supreme Court Justice
- C. J. Prentiss, Ohio State Senator, founder of Policy Matters Ohio
- Andrew Puzder (B.A., 1975), CEO of CKE Restaurants/Secretary of Labor-designate (for President-elect Donald Trump)
- Shawn Richards, member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis[1]
- Chris Ronayne (MUPDD), 3rd County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Carl B. Stokes (J.D., 1956), first African American mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland)
- Louis Stokes (J.D., 1953), 15-term Democratic Congressman
- Francis E. Sweeney Sr. (J.D., 1963), former Ohio Supreme Court Justice
- Ike Thompson, member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Kahlil Seren (MSUS, 2010), 1st elected Mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio
- Lesley B. Wells (J.D., 1974), Federal District Court Judge
- Pamela Evette (B.B.A), Lt. Governor of South Carolina
Sports
- Johnny Bedford (attended), wrestler;[2] professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the Ultimate Fighting Championship[3]
- J'Nathan Bullock, professional basketball player
- Norris Cole, two-time NBA Champion basketball player
- M-Dogg 20/Matt Cross, born Matthew Capiccioni (B.A. 2006), professional wrestler
- Jerry Dybzinski, former professional baseball player
- Franklin Edwards, former professional basketball player
- Darren Tillis, former NBA player
- Gerald Harris (History), all-time record for wins on the wrestling team;[4] current professional mixed martial arts fighter[5]
- Cedric Jackson, NBA basketball player
- Trey Lewis (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Stipe Miocic (Communications/Marketing), baseball player; professional MMA fighter; two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion[6]
- Clinton Smith, former NBA basketball player
- D'Moi Hodge, NBA basketball player
Other
- Jerome Caja, performance artist[7]
- Ali Haghighi, biochemist
- Gladisa Guadalupe, ballet dancer, artistic director and co-founder of the current Cleveland Ballet (B.A.)
- Ryan "Dr. F" Farrell, bass guitarist and keyboardist for American heavy metal band Mushroomhead (B.M. 2020) (M.M. 2022)
- Kid Leo, General Manager and afternoon DJ on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM Radio (attended) (Honorary D.H.L., 2022)
- Lee Ann Liska (M.B.A.), hospital administrator[8]
- Kenneth A. Loparo, mechanical engineering professor
- Scott Raab (B.A., 1984), writer, Esquire Magazine [9]
- Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Inc.[citation needed]
- Emry Hollopeter, Notable Steel Bridge mentor
- Tim Russert (J.D., 1976), author; NBC Washington bureau chief; moderator of NBC's Meet the Press
- J. Everett Prewitt, novelist, former army officer.[10][11]
- Steve Wood, Anglican bishop of the Carolinas
References
- ^ "Hon. Shawn Richards". People's Action Movement. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ "Johnny Bedford UFC Profile". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Johnny Bedford UFC Profile". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "CSU-Gerald Harris all time win record". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Gerald Harris UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Stipe Miocic UFC Bio". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Karlstrom, Paul J. (September 29, 1995). "Oral history interview with Jerome Caja". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Liska named CEO at Augusta University Medical Center". Jagwire. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Writer Scott Raab, lifelong fan of the Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers, shows he's a bigger fan of Cleveland State University". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "J. EVERETT PREWITT ('78 MS) - Cleveland State University". www.csuohio.edu. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "J. Everett Prewitt, Award Winning Novelist". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 17 August 2017.