System, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Frank Shorter, former chairman of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and Olympic gold medalist James F. Sirmons, radio broadcast pioneer and former executive vice president of Industrial Relations at CBS Eric J. Smith, former Education Commissioner of Florida Hal Steinbrenner, current executive vice president and general partner for the New York Yankees Haywood Sullivan, former owner of the Boston Red Sox Melinda Lou Thomas, namesake of Wendy's restaurants and daughter of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas James R. Thompson Jr., former director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Karen Thurman, former chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, and former U.S. Representative Julie K. Underwood, current dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Craig Waters, spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court during the 2000 presidential election controversy James L. Wattenbarger, creator of the Florida Community Colleges System A. Vernon Weaver, former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Harry Wismer, founding owner of the New York Titans, which became the New York Jets Presidents and chief executive officers Braulio Alonso, former president of the National Education Association (NEA) Martha Barnett, former president of American Bar Association (ABA) Edward L. Bowen, current president of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Alan Stephenson Boyd, former president of Amtrak, Airbus, and Illinois Central Railroad James W. Bradford (BA 1969), CEO of AFG Industries, 1992–1999, and the United Glass Corporation 1999–2001 Malcolm Bricklin, former CEO of Subaru of America and creator of the Bricklin SV-1 Joie Chitwood, current president and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Robert Cohn, former CEO and founder of Octel Communications Gay Culverhouse, former president of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sandy D'Alemberte, former president the American Bar Association, and Florida State University John Dasburg, former CEO of Northwest Airlines, and former chairman of the Burger King Corporation Martin Ebner (born 1945), Swiss billionaire businessman Michele Elliott, author, psychologist, and founder of child protection charity Kidscape Manuel Fernandez, former CEO of Gartner, and former chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees Craig Fleisher, former president of the international association of Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Chair of the Competitive Intelligence Foundation Mary Lou Foy, former president of the National Press Photographers Association Bill France Jr., former president of NASCAR André-Philippe Futa, former president of Parti de l'Alliance Nationale pour l'Unité Todd H. Goldman, founder and CEO of the David