List of Skidmore College people

Here follows a list of notable people associated with Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. It includes graduates, attendees, faculty, and presidents of the college.

## Distinguished alumni[edit]

### Arts and entertainment[edit]

* Zazie Beetz, actor, Deadpool 2 and Atlanta (Class of 2013)[1]
* Lake Bell, actor, Boston Legal and Childrens Hospital (attended)[2]
* Jon Bernthal, actor, The Walking Dead and The Wolf of Wall Street (attended)[3]
* Eddie Cahill, actor, Miracle and CSI: NY (attended)[3]
* Ruth Sacks Caplin, screenwriter of Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Class of 1941)[4]
* Kyle Carey, singer and musician (Class of 2008)[5]
* Kathleen Collins, playwright, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator, Losing Ground (Class of 1963)[6]
* Kelly Curtis, actor (Class of 1978)[7]
* Evan Dando, musician with The Lemonheads (attended)[8]
* Grace DeGennaro, visual artist (Class of 1978)[9]
* Pete Donnelly, musician, founding member of The Figgs, as well as former member of NRBQ, Soul Asylum, Mike Viola and the Candybutchers (Class of 2017)[10]
* Garrett "G. Love" Dutton, musician with G. Love & Special Sauce (attended)[11]
* Judith Flanders, author and historian (Class of 1980)[12]
* Chris Fleming, comedian and creator of the web series Gayle (Class of 2009)[13]
* Anthony Geraci, blues pianist and an original member of both Sugar Ray & the Bluetones and Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters.[14]
* Tawny Godin, former Miss America 1976 (attended)[15]
* Holter Graham, actor and producer (Class of 1994)[3]
* Mick Grøndahl, bassist with Jeff Buckley[16]
* Justin Henry, actor, Kramer vs. Kramer and Sixteen Candles (Class of 1993)[17]
* Scott Jacoby, record producer (Class of 1993)[18]
* Ian Kahn, actor, Turn: Washington's Spies (Class of 1994)[19]
* Emily Lazar, audio mastering engineer (Class of 1993)[20]
* Elizabeth LeCompte, co-founder and director of The Wooster Group, and a MacArthur Fellow (Class of 1966)[21]
* Sydney Magruder Washington, ballet dancer (Class of 2014)[22]
* Evan Mast, musician with Ratatat (Class of 2001)[23]
* Molly McGrann, novelist and literary critic (Class of 1995)[24]
* Will Menaker, political satirist and host of Chapo Trap House[25]
* David Miner, television producer, 30 Rock and The Tracy Morgan Show (Class of 1991)[26]
* Jack Mulhern, actor, The Society and Mare of Easttown (Class of 2017)
* Michael Nozik, film producer, Crossing Delancey, The Motorcycle Diaries, and Quiz Show (Class of 1976)[27]
* Nelle Nugent, Broadway producer, Time Stands Still (Class of 1960)[28]
* Julia Nunes, singer, songwriter, YouTube celebrity (Class of 2011)[29]
* Mary Marr "Polly" Platt, producer, production designer, screenwriter (attended)
* Jason Reitman, filmmaker, Juno and Up in the Air (attended)[30]
* Ariana Richards, actor and painter, Jurassic Park (Class of 2002)[31]
* Jane Roberts, author and poet (attended)[32]
* Gloria Sachs, fashion designer (Class of 1947)[33]
* Sybil Shearer, modern dance pioneer and writer (Class of 1934)[34]
* Micah Sloat, actor, Paranormal Activity (Class of 2004)[35]
* Matthew Wolff, graphic designer (Class of 2012)[36]
* Michael Zegen, actor, Rescue Me (Class of 2001)[3]

### Athletics[edit]

* Matt Hyson, professional wrestler whose stage name is Spike Dudley (Class of 1992)[37]

### Business[edit]

* Barbara Bloom, senior vice president of CBS Daytime[38]
* Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American, ranked 14th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2010 (Class of 1978)[39]
* Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (attended)[40]
* Helen Corbitt, chef and cookbook author (Class of 1928)[41]
* Louise Fili, graphic designer (Class of 1973)[42]
* Joseph Tacopina, attorney (Class of 1988)[43]
* Oskar Ibru, Bussiness magnate (class of 1981)
* Wilma Stein Tisch, board member and philanthropist (Class of 1948)[44]

### Education and science[edit]

* Benjamin Bolger, sociology professor at the College of William & Mary (MA 2007)[45]
* Sallie W. Chisholm, oceanographer (Class of 1969)[46]
* Jens David Ohlin, dean of Cornell Law School (Class of 1996)[47]
* Hazel Stiebeling, nutritionist and early developer of "daily allowance" guidelines (Class of 1915)[48]
* Amy Townsend-Small, director of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati (Class of 1998)[49]

### Journalism[edit]

* Arwa Damon, Middle East correspondent for CNN (Class of 1999)[50]
* Grace Mirabella, author and former editor-in-chief of Vogue (Class of 1950)[51]
* Cal Perry, correspondent for CNN based in the network's Beirut bureau (Class of 2001)[52]
* Webster Tarpley, author, historian, conspiracy theorist (MA)[53]

### Politics[edit]

* Senator Joseph Bruno, New York State Senate Majority Leader (also received an honorary doctorate) (Class of 1952)[54]
* Jennie Cave, first woman mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (Class of 1923)[55]
* Fred Guttenberg, political activist (Class of 1988)[56]
* Helene Schneider, former mayor of Santa Barbara, California (Class of 1992)[57]
* Kate Snyder, mayor of Portland, Maine (Class of 1992)[58][59]
* Anne Wexler, political advisor and lobbyist (Class of 1951)[60]

## Notable faculty[edit]

* Regis Brodie, Art professor[61]
* Tom Lewis, English professor[62]
* Evan Mack, Music professor[63]
* Sheldon Solomon, Psychology professor[64]
* Kathryn H. Starbuck, Executive secretary and law professor[65]

## Presidents of the College[edit]

* Charles Henry Keyes (1912–1925)[66]
* Henry T. Moore (1925–1957)[66]
* Val H. Wilson (1957–1965)[66]
* Joseph C. Palamountain, Jr. (1965–1987)[66]
* David H. Porter (1987–1999)[66]
* Jamienne S. Studley (1999–2003)[66]
* Philip A. Glotzbach (2003–2020)[66]
* Marc C. Conner (2020–present)[67]

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