Notable Alumni of Florida Institute of Technology

Ann E. Dunwoody 1953–

First woman four-star general in US military

Also attended: State University of New York at Cortland

Gustave F. Perna 1960–

Retired Army four-star general, Operation Warp Speed COO

Gerald Berkel 1969–

Former Lieutenant Governor of Sint Eustatius

Peter Durant

Massachusetts state senator

Also attended: Northeastern University

Larry D. Wyche 1957–

Retired US Army lieutenant general

Also attended: Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, Texas A & M University-College Station

Kao Kuang-chi 1951–

Former Taiwan defense minister and retired navy admiral

David Norton 1941–2023

Co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard

Also attended: Florida State University, Harvard University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ronnie Wong 1952–

Hong Kong businessman, politician and former Olympic swimmer

Also attended: Armstrong State University

Sibling: Peter Wong Man-kong (University of California-Berkeley)

Sunita Williams 1965–

NASA astronaut and retired Navy captain

Master of Science · Industrial engineering and management · Class of 1995

Also attended: United States Naval Academy

Joan Higginbotham 1964–

Electrical engineer and former NASA astronaut

Also attended: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Kathryn P. Hire 1959–

Former NASA astronaut; retired Navy Reserve captain

Also attended: United States Naval Academy

George D. Zamka 1962–

Former NASA astronaut and Marine Corps pilot

Also attended: United States Naval Academy

Albert Scott Crossfield 1921–2006

Navy officer and test pilot, first to fly Mach 2

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

David A. King 1965–

Tenth Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Also attended: University of South Carolina-Columbia

Jill Yager 1945–

Zoologist and cave diver

Master of Science

Also attended: Colorado State University-Fort Collins, Old Dominion University

Amy Simon-Miller

Planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Also attended: New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Wassim Michael Haddad 1961–

Applied mathematician specializing in dynamical systems and control

Félix Soto Toro 1967–

Electrical design engineer at NASA

Sara Imari Walker

Theoretical physicist and astrobiologist

Also attended: Dartmouth College

Nicolette Pierini 2003–

American actress in the 2014 film Annie

David T. Zabecki 1947–

Military historian and retired U.S. Army major general

Also attended: Xavier University

Don "The Dragon" Wilson 1954–

Kickboxer and actor, 11-time world champion

Also attended: United States Coast Guard Academy, Eastern Florida State College

Jimmy Ball 1903–1988

Canadian sprinter, two-time Olympic relay bronze medalist

Thomas Bohrer 1963–

Rower, two-time silver medalist in coxless fours

Mark Cartwright 1973–

English former footballer and manager

Alyssa Carson 2001–

Space enthusiast aiming to be first person on Mars

Bachelor of Science · Astrobiology · Class of 2023

Also attended: University of Arkansas, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide