Alfred University

Alumni and Faculty

Notable alumni include:

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• Librarian Melvil Dewey, creator of the Dewey Decimal System, who attended in 1870 but did not graduate
• Biomedical engineer Samuel Hulbert, pioneer in ceramic devices and president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Actor and comedian Robert Klein
• Author Peter Jenkins, whose book "A Walk Across America" begins in Alfred
• Robert Littell, who has written several spy novels
• Former NASCAR driver Brett Bodine

In business:

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• Robert H. Benmosche '66, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
• Peter Cuneo '67, Chairman of Cuneo and Co., and Marvel Enterprises, Inc
• Jeffery S. Maurer '69, CEO, Lehman Brothers Trust Company
• Robert R. McComsey '66, Founding Shareholder, Neuberger Berman, LLC
• Joel P. Moskowitz '61, President & Chairman of the Board, Ceradyne, Inc.
• Arthur L. Powell '43, President of Kravco, Inc.

Bob Keeshan, better known as Captain Kangaroo, received an honorary doctorate from Alfred in 1969.

Related Topics:
Bob Keeshan - Captain Kangaroo

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