# List of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach.

## Aviation

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Irene Leverton | non-degreed | Aviation pioneer and member of the Ninety-Nines, Women in Space Program, and the Mercury 13 project women |
| Erik Lindbergh | | Aviator, adventurer, and a public speaker |
| Carol Rabadi | 1999 | Captain of the first all-Arab female flight crew for Royal Jordanian |
| Shaesta Waiz | | First female certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan and youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft |
| Patrice Washington | 1982 | First woman pilot of Bahamasair and first black female pilot hired by the United Parcel Service |

## Business

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Jared Isaacman | | Founder of Draken International, co-founder and CEO of Harbortouch, and record holder for flying around the globe |
| Vivek Lall | | Chief executive of General Atomics Global Corporation and former vice president of Lockheed Martin |
| Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia | 1988 | Executive of Kuwait's national airline, was imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp without formal charges |

## Entertainment

| Name | Notability |
| Ben Brainard | Stand-up comedian and social media personality |
| Jerry Doyle | Nationally syndicated talk show host, television actor, and founder of the content platform EpicTimes |
| Jake Pavelka | Television Personality and actor |
| Victor Wainwright | Blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. |

## Government and civil service

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Greg Feith | 1996 | Retired Senior Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board |
| Craig Fugate | | Former administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Robert L. Sumwalt | | Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board |

## Military

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Edward K. Beale | 2007 | Author and retired United States Coast Guard Commander. |
| Gregory A. Biscone | 1993 | United States Air Force Inspector General and deputy director of operations at United States Central Command |
| Charles Q. Brown Jr. | 1994 | General, US Air Force, Chief of staff of the Air Force |
| Jeffrey B. Cashman | 1996 | Air National Guard brigadier general |
| Donna L. Cottrell | 1997 | US Coast Guard rear admiral |
| John Currier | 1998 | US Coast Guard vice commandant of the Coast Guard |
| Stephen L. Davis | 1997 | US Air Force brigadier general, director of global operations, U.S. Strategic Command |
| Glen Doherty | | Navy SEAL killed in the 2012 Benghazi Attack; he was working for a contracted CIA group |
| Michael Durant | 1995 | US Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 helicopter pilot shot down and taken prisoner during the Battle of Mogadishu |
| Nancy Hann | | Rear admiral, deputy director of the NOAA Corps |
| 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 |
| James F. Jackson | 1990 | Lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and chief of Air Force Reserve Command |
| Janis Karpinski | | Brigadier general in the U.S. Army |
| Todd J. McCubbin | 2004 | U.S. Air Force brigadier general |
| Scott O'Grady | 1989 | US Air Force F-16 pilot who evaded capture after being shot down over Bosnia in 1995 |
| John I. Pray | 1987 | Retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, chief executive officer, and president of Operation Homefront. |
| Timothy Ray | 1998 | US Air Force general, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command |
| Robertus Remkes | 1987 | US Air Force major general and director of strategy, plans and policy for the United States European Command |
| Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci | 1985 | US Air Force Major, killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon |
| Anthony J. Rock | 1995 | Lieutenant general of the U.S. Air Force |
| Marc H. Sasseville | 1996 | U.S. Air Force brigadier general, chief, National Guard Bureau. Joint Chief of Staff member |
| Keith J. Stalder | 1994 | United States Marine Corps lieutenant general |
| Merryl Tengesdal | 2008 | US Air Force Colonel and the first African American woman to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane |
| Brandon Webb | | Author, and former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL sniper course head instructor |
| Jack Weinstein | 1987 | US Air Force major general |
| Robert E. Wheeler | 1995 | U.S. Air Force brigadier general |
| Chuck Wilson (pilot) | 1985 | United States Air Force (retired) colonel, former director of the Office of International Security Operations (ISO) |
| Margaret H. Woodward | 1997 | Major general in the United States Air Force, commander of the 17th Air Force and Ramstein Air Base |
| Daniel P. Woodward | 1980 | U.S. Air Force brigadier general and pilot |

## Politics

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Kevin Bratcher | 1995 | Kentucky House of Representatives |
| Dan Carter | | Connecticut House of Representatives |
| David Floyd | | Kentucky House of Representatives |
| Vicente Gonzalez | 1992 | United States House of Representatives |
| Sara Hradecky | 2004 | Canadian Ambassador to the United States of Mexico |
| Alvin B. Jackson | | Utah State Senate |
| Brent A. Jones | | Nevada Assembly |
| Tony Kurtz | | Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Kelly McCarthy | 1999 | Montana House of Representatives |
| Kraig Paulsen | 1994 | Iowa State Representative and minority whip |
| August Pfluger | | United States House of Representatives |
| John Ragan | | Tennessee House of Representatives |
| Tom Reeder | | Wyoming House of Representatives |
| Fred Strahorn | | Ohio House of Representatives |
| Dave Wallace | 1977 | Arkansas House of Representatives |

## Science and engineering

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Daniel C. Burbank | 1991 | Astronaut and US Coast Guard Captain |
| Benjamin Alvin Drew | 1995 | Astronaut; US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel |
| Ronald J. Garan, Jr. | 1995 | Astronaut and US Air Force Colonel |
| Amber Gell | | Rocket scientist, NASA engineer |
| Joshua Kutryk | 2009 | Canadian Astronaut with Canadian Space Agency and Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Colonel |
| Susan Kilrain | 1982 | Astronaut and Navy Commander |
| Moriba K. Jah | 1999 | Spacecraft navigator for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and aerodynamicist with Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express |
| Irene Leverton | non-degreed | Aviation pioneer and member of the Ninety-Nines, Women in Space Program, and the Mercury 13 project women |
| Alan Lindenmoyer | 1983 | NASA engineer, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office at Johnson Space Center |
| Nicole P. Stott | 1987 | Astronaut |
| Terry W. Virts | 1997 | Astronaut, International Space Station commander and US Air Force colonel |

## Sports

| Name | Class | Notability |
| Daniel Ponce de Leon | | Professional baseball pitcher |
| Connally Edozien | 2001 | Nigerian football player who plays for the Carolina RailHawks FC |
| Alan Gustafson | 1996 | NASCAR Cup Series crew chief |
| Nick Mingione | 2000 | University of Kentucky Wildcats baseball Head Coach |
| Cheryl Stearns | 1985 | American skydiver and medalist in the World Parachuting Championships |