Notable Alumni
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SciencesDon Pettit is an American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one space shuttle mission, and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica.
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Sports/OlympicsTodd Pletcher is a thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award seven times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver and Always Dreaming won the Kentucky Derby.
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Sports/OlympicsBrooks Reed is an American football linebacker in the NFL. He played college football for the University of Arizona. Reed was rated as one of the top outside linebacker prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft.
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BusinessJeffrey Rein is a former chairman and chief executive officer of Walgreens.
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Film/TVCaroline Rhea is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress who was the original host of the reality television show The Biggest Loser on NBC.
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MediaGeraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and talk show host. Rivera appears regularly on Fox News Channel. He is also well known from his history as a reporter and TV personality, and as the host of the talk show Geraldo from 1987 to 1998.
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MusicLinda Ronstadt-is an American popular music singer. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, and numerous US and internationally certified gold, platinum, and multiplatinum albums. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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LiteratureRichard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. His 2001 novel Empire Falls received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He has written six other novels and a short story collection. Russo co-wrote the 1998 film Twilight with director Robert Benton.
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Sports/OlympicsRory Sabbatini is a South African professional golfer.
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Film/TVAri Sandel is the director of the short film, West Bank Story, which won the 2006 Academy Award in the category Best Live Action Short Film.
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BusinessRobert Sarver is the current majority owner of the National Basketball Association franchise Phoenix Suns. He bought the NBA franchise from Jerry Colangelo in the spring of 2004. He is also the owner of the Women's National Basketball Association franchise Phoenix Mercury.
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ArtsFritz Scholder (1937-2005) was a controversial artist who embraced paradoxes and his painting is what lead to a revolution to the concept of "Indian Artist."
