List of Skidmore College people

Here follows a list of notable people associated with Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. It includes graduates, attendees, faculty, and presidents of the College.

Distinguished alumni

Arts and entertainment

• Lake Bell, actress, Boston Legal and Childrens Hospital (attended)^[1]
• Jon Bernthal, actor, The Walking Dead and The Wolf of Wall Street (attended)^[2]
• Eddie Cahill, actor, Miracle and CSI: NY (attended)^[2]
• Ruth Sacks Caplin, screenwriter of Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Class of 1941)^[3]
• Kyle Carey, singer and musician (Class of 2008)^[4]
• Kelly Curtis, actress (Class of 1978)^[5]
• Evan Dando, musician with The Lemonheads (attended)^[6]
• Garrett "G. Love" Dutton, musician with G. Love & Special Sauce (attended)^[7]
• Erika Forster, musician with Au Revoir Simone (Class of 2002)^[8]
• Tawny Godin, former Miss America 1976 (attended)^[9]
• Holter Graham, actor and producer (Class of 1994)^[2]
• Gary Gray, host and producer of The Helmetcam Show (Class of 1990)^[10]
• Mick Grøndahl, bassist with Jeff Buckley^[11]
• Justin Henry, actor, Kramer vs. Kramer and Sixteen Candles (Class of 1993)^[12]
• Scott Jacoby, record producer (Class of 1993)^[2]
• Skylar Kergil, musician and activist (Class of 2013)^[13]
• Jason Keyser, musician with death metal band Skinless (Class of 2013)^[14]
• Elizabeth LeCompte, co-founder and director of The Wooster Group, and a MacArthur Fellow (Class of 1966)^[15]
• Patrick Maher, author (attended)^[16]
• Evan Mast and Mike Stroud, musicians with Ratatat (Class of 2001)^[17]
• Eric Masunaga, musician with the Dambuilders (Class of 1987)^[18]
• Molly McGrann, novelist and literary critic (Class of 1995)^[19]
• David Miner, television producer, 30 Rock and The Tracy Morgan Show (Class of 1991)^[20]
• Alex Naidus, bassist of indie rock band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart^[21]
• Michael Nozik, film producer, Crossing Delancey, The Motorcycle Diaries, and Quiz Show (Class of 1976)^[22]
• Nelle Nugent, Broadway producer, Time Stands Still (Class of 1960)^[23]
• Julia Nunes, singer, songwriter, YouTube celebrity (Class of 2011)^[24]
• Ariana Richards, actress and painter, Jurassic Park (Class of 2002)^[25]
• Jane Roberts, author and poet (attended)^[26]
• Sybil Shearer, modern dance pioneer and writer (Class of 1934)^[27]
• Micah Sloat, actor, Paranormal Activity (Class of 2004)^[28]
• Robert Tracy, ballerina and dance writer (Class of 1977)^[29]
• Michael Zegen, actor, Rescue Me (Class of 2001)^[2]

Athletics

• David Bakyta, professional golfer/coach, PGA, All American (Class of 1989)^[30]
• Matt Hyson, professional wrestler whose stage name is Spike Dudley (Class of 1992)^[31]

Business

• Barbara Bloom, senior vice president of CBS Daytime^[32]
• Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American, ranked 14th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2010 (Class of 1978)^[33]
• Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (attended)^[34]
• Helen Corbitt, chef and cookbook author (Class of 1928)^[35]
• Nancy Evans, co-founder of iVillage (Class of 1972)^[36]
• Louise Fili, graphic designer (Class of 1973)^[37]
• Richard Laxer, CEO & President of GE Capital (Class of 1983)^[38]
• Shep Murray, co-founder of the Vineyard Vines clothing line (Class of 1993)^[39]
• Gary Rosenberg, President & Founder of TOUR GCX Partners, Hall of Fame lacrosse player (Class of 1987)^[40][41]
• Benjamin Sargent, chef and Food Network television personality (Class of 2000)^[42]
• Walter Schubert, founder and chairman of Gay Financial Network (attended)^[43]
• Scott Steffey, CEO and President of Career Education Corporation (Class of 1983)^[44]
• Petter Witt, Executive Vice President of Operations of BMW of North America (Class of 1997)^[45]

Journalism

• Nancy Butkus, art editor, The New York Observer (Class of 1974)^[46]
• Arwa Damon, Middle East correspondent for CNN (Class of 1999)^[47]
• Mike Greenhaus, editor-in-chief of Relix^[48]
• Grace Mirabella, author and former editor-in-chief of Vogue (Class of 1950)^[49]
• Cal Perry, correspondent for CNN based in the network’s Beirut bureau (Class of 2001)^[50]
• Jordan Schaul, journalist, zoologist, and animal trainer most known for his contributions to National Geographic (Class of 1996)^[51][52]
• Webster Tarpley, author, historian, conspiracy theorist (MA)^[53]

Politics

• Senator Joseph Bruno, New York State Senate Majority Leader (also received an honorary doctorate) (Class of 1952)^[54]
• Jennie Cave, first woman mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (Class of 1923)^[55]
• Maxine Isaacs, Walter Mondale's press secretary and deputy campaign manager, adjunct lecturer in Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Class of 1969)^[56]
• Anne Wexler, political advisor and lobbyist (Class of 1951)^[57]

Science and education

• Benjamin Bolger, sociology professor at the College of William & Mary (MA 2007)^[58]
• Sallie W. Chisholm, oceanographer (Class of 1969)^[59]
• Heather Hurst, archaeologist and a MacArthur Fellow (Class of 1997)^[60]
• Hazel Stiebeling, nutritionist and early developer of "daily allowance" guidelines (Class of 1915)^[61]

Notable faculty

• Rubén Graciani, Associate Professor of Dance^[62]
• Anthony Holland, Associate Professor of Music, Conductor of Skidmore College Orchestra^[63]
• Sheldon Solomon, Professor of Psychology^[64]

Presidents of the College

• Charles Henry Keyes (1912–1925)^[65]
• Henry T. Moore (1925–1957)^[65]
• Val H. Wilson (1957–1965)^[65]
• Joseph C. Palamountain, Jr. (1965–1987)^[65]
• David H. Porter (1987–1999)^[65]
• Jamienne S. Studley (1999–2003)^[65]
• Philip A. Glotzbach (2003–present)^[66]

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