Notable Maryland Alpha Alumni

  • A. James Clark, School of Engineering namesake
  • Bob “Turtle” Smith, Baseball Stadium namesake
  • Nick Novack, Former NFL Kicker
  • Ralph Friedgen, Former UMD Football Coach
  • Gary Williams, Former UMD Basketball Coach
  • Buddy Beardmore, Former UMD Lacrosse Coach
  • Joe Castiglione, University of Oklahoma Athletic Director
  • Jeff Rivest, Former University of Maryland Medical Center CEO
  • Adam Hasner, Former Florida House of Delegates Speaker of the House
  • John Richardson, Former Maine House Majority Leader
  • Russ Potts, Former Virginia State Senator
  • Brett Schulman, CEO of Cava Restaurants and Zoe’s Kitchen
  • Ricky Pietrobono, Owner, Olazzo and Gringos & Mariachi’s Restaurants
  • Joe Hardiman, Former CEO of Nasdaq
  • Gary Swart, Former CEO of oDesk (now Upwork)
  • Mark Brugger, CEO of DiamondRock Hospitality Company
  • Doug Dollenberg, CEO of Nottingham Properties
  • Bob Fitzpatrick, Former Executive Vice President of Fannie Mae
  • Marvin Perry, Former CEO of Marvin J. Perry and Associates
  • Bill Wood, Attorney, University of Maryland Board of Regents
  • Charles Hart, Former CEO of seven Silicon Valley companies
  • Paul Keeler, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Magisterial District Judge
  • Durke Thompson, Former Maryland Circuit Court Judge
  • John C. Ford, Founder, John C. Ford and Associates
  • Phil Feldman, Former Founder and Managing Partner of Wingman Insurance
  • Matt Smith, President of Laurel Auto Group
  • Adam Luecking, CEO, Clear Impact
  • Jonathan Gandolfo, Managing Partner of three JD Byrider Dealerships
  • Michael Hess, CEO of Emporia Research