Notable Alumni


The success of Rollins graduates reflects on the institution and its impact on various industries around the world. Here are some of Rollins' notable alumni.

Duane Ackerman, Rollins College alumnus

F. Duane Ackerman ’64 ’70MBA ’00H

Chairman and CEO, BellSouth Corporation

Donald Cram, Rollins College alumnus

Donald J. Cram ’41 ’88H

Nobel Prize Winner, Chemistry

 Karen Garrison, Rollins College alumna

Karen Moyer Garrison ’83BR

Former President and CEO, Pitney Bowes Services

 Dana Ivey, Rollins College alumna

Dana R. Ivey ’63 ’08H

Actress, Stage and Screen

 Hunt Lowry, Rollins College alumnus

Hunt Lowry ’77

Film Producer, Last of the Mohicans, A Time to Kill, Donnie Darko, and
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood

 Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers, Rollins College alumnus

Fred M. Rogers ’51 ’74H

Creator, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

 Janis Hirsch, Rollins College alumna

Janis Hirsch ’72

Co-Executive Producer, Will & Grace
Writer, Murphy Brown, Frasier, and Will & Grace

 Al Weiss, Rollins College alumnus

Allen R. Weiss ’81MBA

President Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Company Parks & Resorts, Walt Disney Company

 Stan Gale, Rollins College alumnus

Stanley C. Gale ’72 ’73MBA

Chairman and CEO, The Gale Management Company, LLC

 Barry Pelts, Rollins College alumnus

Barry M. Pelts ’89

Owner/President, Corky's Bar-B-Q

Eric Bolling ’84 co-host of the FOX Business Network program Happy Hour

Eric Bolling ’84

Contributor to FOX Business Network and Co-host of “The Five” on FOX News Channel