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Ran Yang M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’08
M.S. & Ph.D. in Physics
Inventor, Mentor & Teaching Professor of Physics
Zara Fina Stasi ’12
Studio Art & History Double Major
Artist & Founder at Good for the Bees
Stephanie Szostak ’94
Business Major
Actor & Author
Kristen Popham ’20
Government and French & Francophone Studies Double Major
Law Student and Human Rights Advocate
Ayanna Williams ’26
Government Major
Williamsburg City Council Member
Nyla Pollard ’21
Education & Sociology Double Major
Chief Executive Officer of Ballin AI
Patton Oswalt ’91, D.A. ’23
English Major
Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Director & Author
Dan Draper ’91
Economics Major
CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Tucker Peters ’28
President & Founder of the W&M AI Club
Alton Coston, III ’23
Public Policy & Africana Studies Double Major
Douglas Schmidt ’84, M.A. ’86
Sociology Major
Dean, William & Mary’s School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Sean McDermott ’98
Finance Major
Head Coach of the Buffalo Bills
Patton Oswalt ’91, D.A. ’23
English Major
Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Director & Author
Sean McDermott ’98
Finance Major
Head Coach of the Buffalo Bills
Dan Draper ’91
Economics Major
CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Douglas Schmidt ’84, M.A. ’86
Sociology Major
Dean, William & Mary’s School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
Ayanna Williams ’26
Government Major
Williamsburg City Council Member
Kristen Popham ’20
Government and French & Francophone Studies Double Major
Law Student and Human Rights Advocate
Alton Coston, III ’23
Public Policy & Africana Studies Double Major
Nyla Pollard ’21
Education & Sociology Double Major
Chief Executive Officer of Ballin AI
Ran Yang M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’08
M.S. & Ph.D. in Physics
Inventor, Mentor & Teaching Professor of Physics
Stephanie Szostak ’94
Business Major
Actor & Author
Zara Fina Stasi ’12
Studio Art & History Double Major
Artist & Founder at Good for the Bees
Tucker Peters ’28
President & Founder of the W&M AI Club






