List of University of Phoenix alumni

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This list of University of Phoenix alumni includes notable graduates.

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Business

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Peter Sperling MBA Former chairman of Apollo Education Group, owner of the University of Phoenix [1]

Government, law, and public policy

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Celina Caesar-Chavannes 2005 MBA Member of Parliament of Canada for Whitby (Liberal, then Independent); memoirist; businessperson [2]
Marlon Coleman 2012 MBA Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma [3]
Brad Dee 1991 M.S. Representative (R) in the Utah House of Representatives [4]
Eric Dick 2005 B.S. Attorney and politician
Dan Huberty 1998 MBA Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County; former trustee and president of the Humble Independent School District [5]
Harold Hurtt 1991 M.S. Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [6]
Joyce Lawrence MBA Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives [7]
Gervin Miyamoto 2000 M.A. United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii [8]
Mary Peters B.S. 15th U.S. Secretary of Transportation [9]
Howard Schmidt BSBA
MAOM		 Cyber-Security Coordinator of the Obama administration [10]

Journalism and media

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Christina Brown B.S. MSNBC anchor and a host of NBC's Early Today [11]

Law enforcement

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Brian Sicknick 2013 B.S. U.S. Capitol Police Officer killed in the 2021 United States Capitol attack [12]

Military

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Kirkland H. Donald 1991 MBA U.S. Navy Admiral [13]
Harold Brown Jr. MBA CIA Officer and U.S. Army Reserve Major who was killed during the Camp Chapman attack [14]
Steven Ferrari 2000 B.S. US Army major general [15] [16]
Lisa M. Franchetti 1998 M.S. U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations [17]

Sports

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Nick Buchert 2012B.S. NBA referee

[18]

Omar Easy 2010 MBA Former National Football League running back and vice-principal of Everett High School [19]
Larry Fitzgerald 2016B.A.Drafted third overall in the 2004 football draft while a sophomore in college [20]
Paul Goldschmidt 2013 B.S. Major League Baseball player [21]
Lisa Leslie 2009 MBA Three-time WNBA MVP; four-time Olympic gold medal winner [22] [23]
Shaquille O'Neal 2005 MBA Three-time NBA Finals MVP and fifteen-time NBA All-Star [24]
Michael Russell 2012B.S.World top-100 tennis player

[25] [26]

Darrell Sherman 2010
2013		B.S.
M.S.		Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball and the Mexican League [27]

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  2. ↑ "Celina Caesar Chavannes – Ottawa International Writers Festival". writersfestival.org. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mayor's Office". muskogeeonline.org. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Brad L. Dee". Utah House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ "State Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Houston)". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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  12. ↑ "Brian Sicknick Obituary – Springfield, VA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Admiral Kirkland H. Donald, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion". U.S. Navy. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  14. ↑ Beh, Asha (January 9, 2010). "Local CIA Agent Laid to Rest". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ General Officer Management Office (January 22, 2021). "Biography, Major General Steven Ferrari". National Guard.mil. Arlington, Virginia: Army National Guard Senior Leader Management Office. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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  19. ↑ "Dr. Omar Easy Named Vice Principal of EHS". Independent Newspapers. Everett Independent. November 7, 2012.
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  21. ↑ "D-backs first baseman Goldschmidt graduates from University of Phoenix". Arizona Diamondbacks. September 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  22. ↑ SPORTS OF THE TIMES; University Sells Itself During Playoffs NYTimes Website, Accessed March 20, 2009
  23. ↑ Los Angeles Sparks Lisa Leslie Receives her Masters at University of Phoenix [ permanent dead link ] WireImage Website, Accessed March 20, 2009
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  25. ↑ "Michael Russell". ATP World Tour. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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