The University of Vermont Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

The University of Vermont has a long and distinguished history of producing successful alumni. Some of the notable alumni include:

• Geraldine Ferraro (1960): A politician who was the first female vice presidential nominee of a major American political party.
• Patrick Sharp is a former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars.
• Deborah Bial (1982): An educator and social entrepreneur who is the founder and president of the Posse Foundation, which identifies and recruits high-achieving students from public schools for college.
• Trey Anastasio, guitarist and lead singer of the rock band Phish.
• Anuradha Mittal (1984): An environmental activist and the president of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
• Ben Affleck, actor and Academy Award-winning filmmaker.
• Emily Graslie (2010): A science communicator and the host of the YouTube channel "The Brain Scoop".
• Henry Vernon Atherton, professor of Animal Science at the University of Vermont and pioneer in the dairy industry.
• Cristina Jiménez Moreta (2006): An immigration activist and the co-founder of United We Dream, a national immigrant youth-led organization.