University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni numbered around 243,628 worldwide, as 2014.

Academy Award winners

William Monahan, for adapted screenplay, The Departed Buffy Sainte-Marie, for best song, "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman

Emmy Award winners

Ed Christie 1979, BFA, art director/designer for The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Street Billy Taylor MA, PhD, musician, music educator

Grammy Award winners Natalie Cole 1972, singer Yusef Lateef 1975, composer Billy Taylor MA, PhD, composer Brian Vibberts, audio engineer

Nobel Prize winner

Russell Hulse 1972G, 1975 PhD

Pulitzer Prize winners Herbert Bix 1960, historian Jim Lavrakas 1974, photojournalist Paul Harding 1992, author and musician Natasha Trethewey 1995, U.S. poet laureate

Royalty and nobility Yaduveer Wadiyar, 27th head of the Wadiyar dynasty and member of Parliament for Mysore

Academia Presidents

Carlton Brown 1972, 1979G, president of Clark Atlanta University Philip R. Day G, former chancellor of City College of San Francisco and Cape Cod Community College Evan Dobelle 1970G, 1987 Ed.D., president of Westfield State College Vera King Farris G, former president of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Dennis Hanno, president of Wheaton College Nemat Shafik, 20th president of Columbia University Winthrop E. Stone 1882, 5th president of Purdue University Zhou Qifeng 1983 PhD, 13th president of Peking University Donald P. Zingale 1969G, president of the State University of New York at Cobleskill

Faculty

Doris E. Abramson, professor and author Janet Abu-Lughod, sociologist, known for contributions to world-systems theory Amir Amini, IEEE fellow Christy Anderson G, professor of Art and Architecture at University of Toronto Maximilian Auffhammer B.S. 1996, George Pardee Jr. Professor of International Sustainable Development, University of California, Berkeley Dorothy Barresi, professor at California State University at Northridge Francis A. Bartlett 1905, dendrologist Edwin Bergin 1995 PhD, professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan and recipient of the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Janet Catherine Berlo 1974, art historian Ann Bermingham, art historian Michael Blakey, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor at the College of William & Mary George Ruffin Bridgeforth, 1901, Tuskegee Institute agriculturist and first Black graduate of UMass Amherst Vicente Cabrera Funes, professor and writer at University of Minnesota Morris Lin Chao, professor at University of California, San Diego Gennaro Chierchia, professor and department chair of Linguistics at Harvard University James C. Cox, professor of economics at Georgia State University Michael Dirr, professor of horticulture at University of Georgia Larry W. Esposito 1977G, planetary astronomer, professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Bertram Forer 1936, psychologist, namesake of the Forer effect Michael J. Franklin, professor and chair of Computer Science, at University of Chicago Mary Lou Heiss, historian and tea connoisseur David Helfand, 1977 PhD, professor of Astronomy at Columbia University Sally Hirsh-Dickinson, New Hampshire Public Radio producer and host, professor of English at Rivier University Andrew Hoffman, professor of Business Management and Sustainability at University of Michigan Donald F. Hunt, professor of Chemistry and Pathology at University of Virginia Leonard Katz, professor of Psychology at University of Connecticut Joy Ladin, professor at Yeshiva University Paul J. LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University; former president of Marlboro College Guy Livingston, food scientist and founder of Phi Tau Sigma Dominic W. Massaro, professor of Psychology and Computer Engineering at the UC Santa Cruz Dwanna L. McKay, former associate professor of Sociology at Colorado College Kembrew McLeod, professor of Communication Studies at University of Iowa Li Minqi, associate professor of Economics at University of Utah Dana Mohler-Faria, president of Bridgewater State College Joseph B. Moore, president of Lesley University Ann C. Noble, professor at UC Davis Steven Nock, Commonwealth Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia William Oakland, former professor of Economics at Tulane University Christopher Ober, PhD 1982, Francis Norwood Bard Professor of Materials Engineering at Cornell University Alexey A Petrov, 1997, professor of Physics at Wayne State University, recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award Carl Phillips, professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis David Rosner, professor at Columbia University Lawrence Solan 1978 PhD, professor of law at Brooklyn Law School Roger Stritmatter 2001 PhD, professor of humanities; a leading modern-day advocate of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship Edwin Lorimer Thomas 1963 B.S., Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering at Rice University David A. Tirrell 1978 PhD, provost at California Institute of Technology Matthew Tirrell 1977 PhD, founding dean of Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago Albert E. Waugh 1924 B.S., professor of economics and provost at the University of Connecticut Jonathan Wilker, professor of Chemistry at Purdue University Laura Wright, founder of the academic field of vegan studies Müjde Yüksel, assistant professor at Suffolk University Edward N. Zalta, principal editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Zhi-Li Zhang, professor of computer science at University of Minnesota

Science and technology

William P. Brooks 1875, agronomist, foreign advisor to the Japanese government in the Meiji period, president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College Catherine Coleman 1991, PhD, astronaut Helen Cooke 1965 BS, medical researcher and academic Fernanda Ferreira 1985 MS Psychology; 1986, MA Linguistics; 1988 PhD Psychology, cognitive psychologist, professor at University of California, Davis Rebecca Hasson, associate professor at University of Michigan Devang Vipin Khakhar, chemical engineer, academic, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate Doina Precup, senior fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Dan Riccio, 1986, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering at Apple Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, senior research scientist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Dorion Sagan 1981, author Steve Sanghi 1976 MS, president and CEO of Microchip Technology Steven Sinofsky 1989, president of Windows Division at Microsoft Sarah Stewart, first woman awarded an MD degree from Georgetown University School of MedicineBiography from gwis.org Jim Waldo 1980, lead software architect on Jini, CTO of Harvard University Rachel Whitmer, 1995, epidemiologist and Alzheimer's researcher Sandra Leal, 2013, pharmacist and president of the American Pharmacists Association

Business

Betsy Atkins, 3-time CEO and serial entrepreneur and founder of Baja Corporation Tony Barbee 1993, collegiate basketball coach at Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Bruce Berkowitz 1980, equity fund manager, managing director and Morningstar Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Decade (2010) of Fairholme Funds J. B. Bernstein, CEO of Access Group and chief marketing officer (CMO) of Seven Figures Management Wayne Chang, former director of product strategy at Twitter, creator of filesharing network i2hub and founder of AI Company Reasoner Ben Cherington 1997, former executive vice president and general manager of the Boston Red Sox Douglas Cliggott 1978, former managing director and chief investment strategist of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chris Daggett, president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Marc Forgione, chef and owner of restaurant Marc Forgione in New York City Arturo Guevara, baseball writer Neal Huntington 1992, special assistant to the Cleveland IGuaridans, former general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Anshu Jain 1985, president of Cantor Fitzgerald and former global co-CEO of Deutsche Bank Dave Jauss, professional baseball coach John Legere, former CEO and president of T-Mobile US Dave Littlefield 1984, senior vice president and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Agenor Mafra-Neto, CEO of ISCA TechnologiesIscatech.com . Iscatech.com. Retrieved on January 24, 2012. Lawrence Mestel, music executive and CEO of Primary Wave James Pallotta 1979, president of A.S. Roma; chairman and managing director of Raptor Group Vivek Paul, former CEO of Wipro Technologies Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia, Inc. Ryan Salame 2015, former CEO of FTX Digital Markets, a FTX subsidiary based in the Bahamas John F. Smith, Jr. 1960, former CEO and chairman of General Motors Corporation Earl W. Stafford, founder of the Stafford Foundation Mike Tannenbaum 1991, pro football analyst and former general manager of the New York Jets Jeff Taylor 2001, founder of Monster.com Pat Walsh, co-founder and chief impact officer of Classy Jack Welch 1957, retired CEO of General Electric Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings; co-founder of Search Engine Marketing New England Nick Zhang, CEO of Wuzhen Institute

Law and politics Governors

Madeleine Kunin 1956, first female governor of Vermont and former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland (1985–1991)

Congressmen Peter G. Torkildsen 1980, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1993–1997)

U.S. government officials

Kenneth S. Apfel 1970, former commissioner of Social Security (1997–2001) Richard A. Baker, historian of the United States Senate Charles B. Curtis 1962, former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1977–1981); acting U.S. secretary of energy (1997) Chris Daggett 1977 Ed.D, regional United States Environmental Protection Agency administrator, 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Kenneth Feinberg 1967, Obama Administration "Compensation Czar" and former special master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund James Kallstrom 1966, former assistant director of the FBI Jack Ward Thomas 1972 PhD, former chief of the United States Forest Service (1993–1996)

Diplomats Jeffrey Davidow 1965, former U.S. ambassador to Zambia, Venezuela, and Mexico; named a career ambassador in 2002 Thomas C. Krajeski, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen Madeleine Kunin 1956, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and first female governor of Vermont Stephen A. Seche, U.S. ambassador to Yemen since 2007

Jurists

Marsha Kazarosian, 1978, attorney who handled high-profile cases Erik P. Kimball 1987 BA, federal judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Florida David A. Lowy, judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Fred I. Parker 1962, served as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Eduardo C. Robreno 1967 MA, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

State legislators and executives

Denise Andrews, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2011–present) David M. Bartley 1956, former speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1969–1973) and 1984 candidate for the United States Senate Joan Bray, former member of Missouri State Senate (2003–2010) and Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2002) Stephen Brewer 1971, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1995–present) Linda Dean Campbell, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2007–present) Reuven Carlyle 1987, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2009–present) Steven D'Amico, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2007–2011) Eileen Donoghue 1976, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (2011–present) Lewis G. Evangelidis 1984, member of the[Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003–present)