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Embry Riddle has a large pool of alumni ranging from high military officials, politicians, airline business leaders, intelligence agency officials, and White House advisors, along with six NASA astronauts, one Canadian Space Agency astronaut, and two commercial astronauts. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited aviation-oriented university in the world.[1] The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees at two residential campuses and through Embry–Riddle Worldwide. Associate degrees and non-degree programs are also offered by Embry–Riddle Worldwide. Doctoral degrees are exclusively offered by Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus.

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Alumni

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Astronaut Terry Virts, Commander of International Space Station
Astronaut Alvin Drew
Daniel Ponce De Leon
Astronaut Nicole Stott
28th Vice Commandant of USCG John Currier
Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk
Gen. Charles Q. Brown, 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. First African-American appointed as Chief of Staff and first African-American to lead any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Alumni Class[2]

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Notability
JoAnne S. Bass 2005 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Edward K. Beale 2007 Award-winning author and retired United States Coast Guard Commander
Mark H. Berry 1983 Arkansas state representative[3]
Gregory A. Biscone 1993 United States Air Force Inspector General and deputy director of operations at United States Central Command[4]
Ben Brainard Stand-up comedian and social media personality[5]
Kevin Bratcher 1995 Republican politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; House Majority Whip[6]
Charles Q. Brown Jr. 1994 General, US Air Force, 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force; first African American to be appointed as chief of staff and to lead any branch of the United States Armed Forces[7]
Daniel C. Burbank 1991 Astronaut and US Coast Guard captain[8]
Dan Carter Republican member of Connecticut House of Representatives[9]
Jeffrey B. Cashman 1996 Air National Guard brigadier general[10]
Donna L. Cottrell 1997 US Coast Guard rear admiral; Coast Guard District 9 commander; former director of Joint Interagency Task Force West, the U.S. Pacific Command’s executive liaison[11]
John Currier 1998 US Coast Guard vice commandant of the Coast Guard[12]
Stephen L. Davis 1997 US Air Force brigadier general, director of global operations, U.S. Strategic Command[13]
Glen Doherty Navy SEAL killed in the 2012 Benghazi Attack; was working for a contracted CIA group[14]
Jerry Doyle
Nationally syndicated talk show host, television actor and founder of the content platform EpicTimes[15]
Benjamin Alvin Drew 1995 Astronaut; US Air Force lieutenant colonel[16]
Michael Durant 1995 US Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 helicopter pilot shot down and taken prisoner during the Battle of Mogadishu; received the POW Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and three times the Distinguished Flying Cross[17]
Connally Edozien 2001 Nigerian football player who plays for the Carolina RailHawks FC[18]
Greg Feith 1996 Retired Senior Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board[19]
David Floyd Politician and former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 50[20]
Ronald J. Garan, Jr. 1995 Astronaut and US Air Force colonel[21]
Amber Gell Rocket scientist, NASA engineer[22]
Ingo Gerhartz 2021 Inspector of the German Air Force[23]
Vicente Gonzalez 1992 Attorney and politician serving as the United States representative for the 15th district of Texas[24]
Alan Gustafson 1996 NASCAR Cup Series crew chief[25]
Nancy Hann Rear admiral, deputy director of the NOAA Corps[26]
Hubert C. Hegtvedt 1997 U.S. Air Force major general, deputy director for global policy and partnerships, at the Pentagon
Richard D. Heinz 2001 US Navy rear admiral, director of logistics, J4, on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. European Command[27]
John Hodgson 2007 Kentucky state representative[28]
Sara Hradecky 2004 24th Canadian Ambassador to the United States of Mexico
Jared Isaacman Businessman and pilot; founder of Draken International; co-founder and CEO of Harbortouch; set a world record in 2009 for flying around the globe[29] Commercial astronaut commander of the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions
Alvin B. Jackson Utah Senator, father of NBA player Frank Jackson
James F. Jackson 1990 Lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and chief of Air Force Reserve Command[30]
Moriba K. Jah 1999 Aerodynamicist; former spacecraft navigator for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; served on Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express (joint mission with European Space Agency)[31][32]
Brent A. Jones Politician, Nevada Assembly member, lawyer, and CEO of Affinity Lifestyles
Janis Karpinski US Army, former brigadier general[33]
Susan Kilrain 1982 Astronaut and Navy commander[34]
Tony Kurtz Politician and businessman Wisconsin State Assembly member, founder/CEO of Kaynick Solutions LLC
Joshua Kutryk 2009 Canadian astronaut with Canadian Space Agency; Royal Canadian Air Force lt. colonel[35]
Vivek Lall Chief executive of US defense and nuclear giant General Atomics Global Corporation on Sunday; former vice president, aeronautics strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin[36]
Irene Leverton Flight Classes Aviation pioneer; member of the Ninety-Nines; selected in 1061 for the Women in Space Program; one of the Mercury 13 project women[37]
Erik Lindbergh Aviator, adventurer, and public speaker; grandson of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh[38]
Alan Lindenmoyer 1983 NASA engineer, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO) at Johnson Space Center,[39]
Kelly McCarthy 1999 Montana House of Representatives[40]
Nick Mingione 2000 University of Kentucky Wildcats baseball head coach[41]
Scott O'Grady 1989 Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs nominee; US Air Force F-16 pilot who evaded capture after being shot down over Bosnia in 1995[42]
Kraig Paulsen 1994 Iowa State Representative and minority whip[43]
Jake Pavelka Television personality and actor
August Pfluger Representative for Texas's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives[44]
Daniel Ponce de Leon Professional baseball pitcher
John I. Pray 1987 Retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, chief executive officer and president of Operation Homefront[45]
Carol Rabadi 1999 Captain of the first all Arab female flight crew for Royal Jordanian
Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia 1988 Executive of Kuwait's national airline, was held prisoner extrajudicial detention at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp without formal charges[46]
Todd J. McCubbin 2004 U.S. Air Force brigadier general
Timothy Ray 1998 US Air Force general, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; concurrently serves as the commander of Air Forces Strategic – Air, United States Strategic Command[47]
Tom Reeder Wyoming House of Representatives
Robertus Remkes 1987 US Air Force major general and director of strategy, plans and policy for the United States European Command[48]
Jesse Rhodes Killed in Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701
Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci 1985 US Air Force major, killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon[49]
Anthony J. Rock 1995 Lieutenant general of the U.S. Air Force and last served as the Inspector General of the Air Force assigned within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force[50]
Marc H. Sasseville 1996 U.S. Air Force brigadier general, chief, National Guard Bureau; Joint Chief of Staff member[51]
Christopher Sembroski 2007 American data engineer, Air Force veteran, and commercial astronaut, who flew to orbit on the private Inspiration4 mission
Keith J. Stalder 1994 United States Marine Corps lieutenant general[52]
Cheryl Stearns 1985 Skydiver; won bronze in Overall in Individual Style and Accuracy at the XXV World Parachuting Championships; won gold medal in the category "Overall, Women" in 1978 and 1994[53]
Nicole P. Stott 1987 Astronaut[54]
Fred Strahorn Democratic Ohio House of Representatives minority leader of the 131st Ohio General Assembly
Robert L. Sumwalt 14th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
Fred Strahorn Democratic Ohio House of Representatives minority leader of the 131st Ohio General Assembly
Merryl Tengesdal 2008 US Air Force colonel; first and only African American woman to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane; former director of inspections[55]
Terry W. Virts 1997 Astronaut, International Space Station commander and US Air Force colonel[56]
Victor Wainwright Blues singer, songwriter, and pianist[57]
Shaesta Waiz First female certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan; youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft[58][59]
Dave Wallace 1977 Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Mississippi County, Arkansas; decorated United States Army officer of the Vietnam War[60]
Patrice Washington 1982 Florida; first female pilot of Bahamasair; first black female captain of a major U.S. air service and first black female pilot hired by the United Parcel Service
Brandon Webb Author; former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper course head instructor; founder and CEO of Hurricane Group Inc, which includes sofrep.com[61]
Jack Weinstein 1987 US Air Force major general[62]
Robert E. Wheeler 1995 U.S. Air Force brigadier general[63]
Chuck Wilson 1985 United States Air Force (retired) colonel; former director of the Office of International Security Operations (ISO) with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; former senior Air Force advisor at the State Department; shortly after the September 11 attacks, was promoted to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) at the Pentagon[64]
Daniel P. Woodward 1980 U.S. Air Force brigadier general and pilot[65]
Margaret H. Woodward 1997 Major general in the United States Air Force; Commander of the 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; was responsible for all US air actions that involved Africa[66]

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