List of Semester at Sea people
This is a list of notable people associated with Semester at Sea, including alumni, faculty, administrators, and guest lecturers.
Notable people
Alumni
Arts and media
- Fereydoun Ave – Iranian art curator, collector, and cultural figure[1]
- B. J. Averell – television personality and winner of The Amazing Race 9[2][3]
- Adrian Belic – Academy Award-nominated filmmaker[3]: p.85
- Julie Chang – television news anchor and entertainment journalist[4]
- Stephen Gaghan – Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director
- Joan Lunden – television host and journalist[5]
- Tyler MacNiven – filmmaker, television personality, and entrepreneur[3]: p.85
- Neal H. Moritz – film producer
- Cynthia Nixon – actress and political activist
- Aubrey O'Day – singer and television personality
- Iliza Shlesinger – comedian, actress, and television host
- Jasmine Solano – DJ, television host, and music producer
Business and entrepreneurship
- Adam Braun[6] – entrepreneur and founder of Pencils of Promise
- Tory Burch[7] – fashion designer and businesswoman
- Lexi duPont – entrepreneur and sustainability advocate
Politics and public affairs
- Kat Cammack – U.S. representative from Florida[8]
- Ariana Austin Makonnen – writer, arts patron, and wife of Prince Joel Makonnen
Other notable alumni
- Nancy Pearlman – environmental activist and founder of TreePeople
- Kerri Strug – Olympic gymnast and gold medalist[9][3]
Faculty, staff, and guest lecturers
Arts, media, and humanities
- Elaine Barkin – composer, musicologist, and educator
- Ashleigh Brilliant – cartoonist and author
- Arthur C. Clarke – science-fiction writer and futurist[10]
- Thomas B. Coburn – scholar of religion and former president of the University of Puget Sound
- Charles T. Cross – music journalist and author
- Marlin Darrah – filmmaker and cinematographer
- Fil Hearn – architectural historian and author
- Alden Jones – writer and travel memoirist
- James Lull – media scholar and communications professor
- Paul Muldoon – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Michael Pearson (author) – author and television presenter
- Michael H. Prosser – intercultural communication scholar
- Kathryn M. Rudy – art historian and manuscript scholar
- Rajiva Wijesinha – Sri Lankan academic, politician, and author
- Sean Williams – ethnomusicologist and author
Science, education, and academia
- Kathleen M. Adams – anthropologist and academic administrator
- Andrew Boesenecker – paleontologist and marine mammal researcher
- Robert K. Brigham – historian specializing in the Vietnam War
- Elof Axel Carlson – biologist and historian of science
- Carrie Colla – educator and academic administrator
- Patti Duncan – educator and international programs administrator
- Caleb Everett – linguist and cognitive scientist
- Ann Gargett – educator and global studies administrator
- Daniel Garvey – educator and former president of Presbyterian College
- Kishore G. Kulkarni – economist and academic
- Hunter Lovins – environmentalist and sustainability advocate
- Claude-Hélène Mayer – psychologist and intercultural studies scholar
- George Nelson (astronaut) – NASA astronaut and physicist
- Scott Plous – psychologist and social scientist
- Catherine Pringle – marine scientist and ecologist
- Richard Rapson – historian and university administrator
- Armin Rosencranz – legal scholar and environmental advocate
- Allan A. Schoenherr – ecologist and natural historian
- Kesho Y. Scott – author, educator, and diversity consultant
- Tyler Jo Smith – marine scientist and educator
- Aidan Southall – anthropologist and African studies scholar
- Krista E. Wiegand – political scientist and international relations scholar
- Marc Zimmer – chemist and author
Other notable participants
- Barry Lubin – clown and circus performer known as "Grandma the Clown"
- Sheriff Ghale – mountaineer and Himalayan guide
- Adam J. Graves – filmmaker and screenwriter
- Judith Ann Mayotte – journalist, author, and humanitarian
- Patrick Mendis – diplomat, author, and academic
- Pete Peterson – businessman, diplomat, and U.S. ambassador to Vietnam
- Tom Joyner – radio host and philanthropist
Distinguished guests and speakers
- Corazon Aquino – president of the Philippines[11]
- Fidel Castro – leader of Cuba[12]: p.28 [13] [10][11]
- King Fahd – king of Saudi Arabia
- Mikhail Gorbachev – leader of the Soviet Union[13][10][11]
- Indira Gandhi – prime minister of India[13][10]
- Nelson Mandela – anti-apartheid revolutionary and president of South Africa[13][10][11]
- Mohammed VI of Morocco – king of Morocco
- Sandra Day O'Connor – associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco – Moroccan prince
- Anwar Sadat – president of Egypt[13]
- Mother Teresa – Catholic nun and Nobel Peace Prize laureate[13][10][11]
- Tung Chee-hwa – chief executive of Hong Kong
- Desmond Tutu – Anglican bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate[13][10][11]
References
- ↑ "فریدون آو - هنرمندان". آرتچارت (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ↑ “BJ & Tyler.” CBS.com.
- 1 2 3 4 Purnell, Sean (2008-07-23). "Find Your Way Through Life by Going Out to Sea". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Kreth, Kelly (2010-12-10). "Fox 5 Julie Chang's 5th floor walk-up: 'I buy umbrellas like packs of gum'". Brick Underground. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ↑ "On The Air, with Joan Lunden – Episode 407 of The Action Catalyst Podcast". The Action Catalyst. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "How One Pencil Built 600 Schools". Storytelling for Entrepreneurs. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Gupta, Shalene (2026-05-28). "Tory Burch wants to help women add $1 billion to the economy by 2030". Fast Company. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ "CAMMACK, Kat". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Kurtz, Suzanne (2006-10-19). "First, Olympic gold; now, a Jewish journey". Jewish Standard. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Schackner, Bill (2004-07-23). "Semester at Sea, si! Cuba, no!". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Scott Marshall, Semester at Sea". The PIE News. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Snow, Anita (2001-12-06). "Floating Campus Finds Cuba a Haven". The Boston Globe. p. 28. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Armor, Nancy (2004-11-18). "SEA". Sun-News. p. 59. Retrieved 2026-05-20.