List of University of Phoenix alumni

This list of University of Phoenix alumni includes notable graduates.

Business

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Peter Sperling MBA Former chairman of Apollo Education Group, owner of the University of Phoenix [1]

Government, law, and public policy

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
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]
Marni Sawicki Master of Business Administration Mayor of Cape Coral, Florida (2013–2017) [10]
Howard Schmidt BSBA
MAOM		 Cyber-Security coordinator of the Obama administration [11]

Journalism and media

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Christina Brown B.S. MSNBC anchor and a host of NBC's Early Today [12]

Law enforcement

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Brian Sicknick 2013 B.S. U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the 2021 United States Capitol attack [13]

Military

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Harold Brown Jr. MBA CIA officer and U.S. Army Reserve major who was killed during the Camp Chapman attack [14]
Kirkland H. Donald 1991 MBA U.S. Navy admiral [15]
Steven Ferrari 2000 B.S. US Army major general [16][17]
Lisa M. Franchetti 1998 M.S. U.S. Navy chief of Naval Operations [18]
Daryl Caudle 2010 DMgt U.S. Navy chief of Naval Operations [19]

Sports

Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Nick Buchert 2012 B.S. NBA referee

[20]

Omar Easy 2010 MBA Former National Football League running back and vice-principal of Everett High School [21]
Larry Fitzgerald 2016 B.A. Drafted third overall in the 2004 football draft while a sophomore in college [22]
Paul Goldschmidt 2013 B.S. Major League Baseball player [23]
Lisa Leslie 2009 MBA Three-time WNBA MVP; four-time Olympic gold medal winner [24][25]
Shaquille O'Neal 2005 MBA Three-time NBA Finals MVP and fifteen-time NBA All-Star [26]
Michael Russell 2012 B.S. World top-100 tennis player

[27][28]

Darrell Sherman 2010
2013		 B.S.
M.S.		 Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball and the Mexican League [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Peter V. Sperling". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  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. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mayor bill white announces police chief nominee". City of Houston. February 27, 2004. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  7. ↑ "'You need to be persistent'". The Pueblo Chieftain. January 3, 1995. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ United States Marshals Service. "United States Marshal Gervin Miyamoto". Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mary Peters Sworn in as New FHWA Administrator". U.S. Department of Transportation. October 2, 2001. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Sawicki claims mayor's seat". Cape Coral Breeze.
  11. ↑ "Cylab". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Christina Brown". NBC News. 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Brian Sicknick Obituary – Springfield, VA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ Beh, Asha (January 9, 2010). "Local CIA Agent Laid to Rest". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Admiral Kirkland H. Donald, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion". U.S. Navy. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "MG Steven Ferrari retires as Commanding General 42nd Infantry Division". 112FA.org. Camden, New Jersey: Camden Light Artillery Association. February 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Admiral Lisa Franchetti". U.S. Navy. August 7, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Admiral Daryl Caudle". Navy.mil. December 13, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2025. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  20. ↑ "Media Central Login – NBA Media Central" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "Dr. Omar Easy Named Vice Principal of EHS". Independent Newspapers. Everett Independent. November 7, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Larry Fitzgerald: Playing for the future". phoenix.edu. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ SPORTS OF THE TIMES; University Sells Itself During Playoffs NYTimes Website, Accessed March 20, 2009
  25. ↑ Los Angeles Sparks Lisa Leslie Receives her Masters at University of Phoenix WireImage Website, Accessed March 20, 2009
  26. ↑ "The Big Executive? Shaq masters MBA". MSNBC.com. Associated Press. June 26, 2005. Archived from the original on June 27, 2005.
  27. ↑ "Michael Russell". ATP World Tour. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Michael Russell completes undergrad program from University of Phoenix". Tennisworldusa.org. January 15, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Baseball assistant coach Darrell Sherman". Cerritos College Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

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