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Andrea Barrett Andrea Barrett
Class of 1974
A Biology major at Union, Barrett went on to become an acclaimed novelist, winner of the National Book Award in 1996, and a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.

On display in the English Department, Humanities Building
John Bigelow John Bigelow
Class of 1835
Actively involved in the Democratic Party and a strong supporter of abolition, Bigelow was instrumental in the establishment of the New York Public Library.
Baruch Samuel Blumberg Baruch Samuel Blumberg
Class of 1946
Baruch Blumberg, M.D. is an internationally renowned physician, researcher, and scholar, who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1976 (along with D. Carlton Gajdusek, M.D.) for the discovery of the hepatitis B virus.

On display in the Biology Department, Science and Engineering Center

Sue Goldie

Sue J. Goldie
Class of 1984
Named a MacArthur Fellow in 2005 for her application of Decision Science methods, Goldie develops complex models of the effects various interventions have on populations with diseases.
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Gordon Gould
Class of 1941
A physicist widely recognized as the inventor of the laser (1920-2005)

On display in the Physics Department, Science and Engineering Center
 

morgan Lewis Henry Morgan
Class of 1840
A pioneer in the field of Anthropology, who developed theory of cultural evolution (1818-1881)

On display in the Anthropology Department, Social Sciences Building
robinson Phil Alden Robinson
Class of 1971
Film writer, director, and producer, including Field of Dreams and Sneakers (1950 - )

On display in Reamer Campus Center
William Henry Seward William Henry Seward
Class of 1820
Best know as Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State, Seward was first a N.Y. State Senator, Governor of New York, U.S. Senator, and presidential candidate running against Lincoln in 1860.

On display in the Political Science Department, Social Sciences Building
Charles Steinmetz Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Union faculty, 1902 - 1923
Steinmetz made significant contributions to the development of electricity as an engineer and inventor, and was also an influencial and inspiring educator.