List of University of Puerto Rico people

This list of University of Puerto Rico people includes alumni, faculty, and presidents of University of Puerto Rico systemwide.

US Armed Forces

• Ricardo Aponte, Brigadier General, US Air Force
• Salvador E. Felices, Major General, US Air Force
• Jacob Lozada, Colonel, US Army, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• José Antonio Muñiz, Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
• Jose O. Torres-Alvarado, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army

Together with then-Colonels Alberto A. Nido and Mihiel Gilormini he founded the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. In 1963, the Air National Guard Base, at the San Juan International airport in Puerto Rico, was renamed "Muñiz Air National Guard Base" in his honor.

• Antonio J. Ramos, Brigadier General, US Air Force
• Pedro N. Rivera, Brigadier General, US Air Force
• Florabel Garcia Mullick MD, Director Armed Forces Institute of Pathology AFIP^[1]

Business

• Frank C. Stipes, Former Westernbank President
• Jaime Fonalledas, Fonalledas is the President and CEO of Empresas Fonalledas, which owns Plaza Las Américas, the largest shopping mall in the Caribbean
• Gildo Massó, Was the founder and CEO of Masso Enterprises

Sports

• Bernie Williams, Former New York Yankees Center Fielder, MLB

Science

Orlando Figueroa

• Orlando Figueroa, Director of the Mars Exploration Program in NASA
• Rafael L. Bras, is an American Civil Engineer and currently serves as Provost to the Georgia Institute of Technology
• Antonio Mignucci, Biological oceanographer specializing in the biology, management and conservation of marine mammals
• Pedro Rodriguez, Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor^[2][3]
• Ramón López Irizarry, Educator and scientist who invented "Coco Lopez"
• Olga D. González-Sanabria, Is a Puerto Rican scientist and inventor and the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA Glenn Research Center
• Amri Hernandez-Pellerano, Is a Puerto Rican electronics engineer and scientist
• Ricardo Alegría, Is a scholar, cultural anthropologist and archeologist known as the "Father of Modern Puerto Rican Archaeology"
• Sixto Gonzalez, The first Puerto Rican to be named Director of the Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest single dish radio telescope
• Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, An astrophysicist and researcher with the NASA who pioneered the development position-sensitive detectors
• Nitza Margarita Cintron, Is a scientist who is currently the Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems at NASA
• Mercedes Reaves, Is a Puerto Rican research engineer and scientist
• Joxel García, Is a Puerto Rican physician and a former four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
• Enrique Pérez Santiago, The first Puerto Rican hematologist and he began the formal program at the University of Puerto Rico Hospital
• Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas, Ph.D. is the first Puerto Rican astrophysicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and is an expert in solar and space plasma physics at the Heliophysics Science Division
• Helen Rodriguez Trias

Liberal Arts

• Enrique Laguerre, Writer, poet, teacher and critic^[4]
• Juan Antonio Corretjer, Poet, journalist and pro-independence political activist opposing United States rule in Puerto Rico^[5]
• Rubén Sánchez, Is the main radio news personality at Univisión Radio (WKAQ-AM) as well as anchorman for several TV daily news interview programs
• Luis Roberto Guzmán, Musician, TV and film actor. Two time nominee for "TVyNovela" awards.^[6]

Law and Politics

• Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (B.A. 1982, J.D. 1985), 8th governor of Puerto Rico (2005–2009), U.S. representative (Resident Commissioner), D-Puerto Rico (2001–2004),^[7] State Representative, Puerto Rico House of Representatives (1992–1999).
• José Aponte (B.B.A. 1980), State Representative, Puerto Rico House of Representatives (2001–present).
• Norma Burgos (B.A., M.P.A.), State Senator, Puerto Rico Senate (2001–present).
• Sila M. Calderón (M.P.A.), 7th governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005), Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico (1997–2001).
• Antonio Fas Alzamora (J.D.), State Senator, Puerto Rico Senate (1977–present), State Representative, Puerto Rico House of Representatives (1973–1977).
• Ruth Fernández, Former Senator, Puerto Rico Senate
• Rogelio Figueroa, Was the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico (PPR) party
• Miguel A. García Méndez, Former Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
• Rafael Hernández Colón, 4th Governor of Puerto Rico first term (1973–1977), second term (1985–1993, State Senator, Puerto Rico Senate (1969–1973).
• Hans Hertell, Is a former United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
• Jesús T. Piñero, was the first native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the Government of the United States
• Juan Mari Brás, was an advocate for Puerto Rican independence from the United States who founded the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP).
• Wilfredo Mattos Cintrón, is a teacher at the university and is an advocate of Puerto Rican independence who was, along with Mari Brás, a member of the PSP.
• Kenneth McClintock, is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, fulfilling the role of Lieutenant Governor (first-in-line of succession) in the U.S. territory.
• Adolfo L. Monserrate Anselmi, former State Representative, Puerto Rico House of Representatives
• Luis Negrón López, State Senator, Puerto Rico Senate
• Carlos Romero Barceló (J.D. 1956), U.S. representative (Resident commissioner), D-Puerto Rico (1993–2000), 5th governor of Puerto Rico (1977–1985), State Senator, Puerto Rico Senate (1986–1988), Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico (1969–1977).^[8]
• Pedro Rosselló (M.P.H. 1981), 6th governor of Puerto Rico (1993–2001), State Senator, Puerto Rico Senate (2005–2008).
• Nydia Velázquez (B.A. 1974), U.S. representative, D-New York (1993–present)^[9]

Other

• F. Javier Cevallos, President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
• Nydia Velasquez, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Carlos E. Santiago, Current chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and Chief Executive Officer in Hispanic College Fund
• Luis S. Fraticelli, Director of FBI - San Juan, PR.
• Mariblanca Sabas Alomá, Cuban feminist and journalist

Notable Faculty

• Roberto Sánchez Vilella, was the second Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969.
• Rexford Tugwell, served as the last appointed American governor of Governor of Puerto Rico from 1941 to 1946. He also served as Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico.
• Juan Ramon Jimenez, was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956.
• Luce Lopez-Baralt, is a professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.
• Pedro Muñoz Amato, was a professor at the Social Science Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.
• Ruben Berrios, is Law Professor at the University of Puerto Rico's Law School.
• Pedro Juan Soto, was a Puerto Rican writer.
• Edwin Irizarry Mora, candidate for governor of Puerto Rico in the 2008. Professor of Economics
• Carlos Díaz Olivo, candidate for mayor of San Juan in 1992. Corporate Law Professor
• Eugenio S. Belaval

Presidents

Alumni Associations

• Association of the University of Puerto Rico Alumni and Friends Abroad (UPRAA)^[10]

References

1. ↑ http://www.afip.org/leadership.html
2. ↑ http://www.msfc.nasa.gov/news/news/releases/2001/01-314.html
3. ↑ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2004/04-266.html
4. ↑ http://www.topuertorico.org/culture/famousprK-Q.shtml
5. ↑ http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/essays_nueva_cancion.html
6. ↑ Luis Roberto Guzmán
7. ↑ Biographical information from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
8. ↑ Biographical information] from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
9. ↑ Biographical information from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
10. ↑ https://upraa.org