 Florida Atlantic University has awarded more than 110 @,@ 000 degrees to nearly 105 @,@ 000 alumni worldwide since its opening . Some notable Florida Atlantic alumni are R. David <unk> , the former head of the United States ' Federal Emergency Management Agency ; Luis Alberto <unk> , President of the Inter @-@ American Development Bank ; and former university President Frank T. Brogan , a former Lieutenant Governor of Florida . Charles <unk> or " Father Goose " is a children 's poet and former nationally syndicated columnist . Judith Ortiz Cofer is an acclaimed Puerto <unk> author whose works span a range of literary genres including poetry , short stories , and essays . Other alumni are Chris <unk> , the lead singer of the band <unk> <unk> ; and Phil Zimmermann , the creator of Pretty Good <unk> . Entertainers Mary Carey , a pornographic actress and former candidate for Governor of California , prop comedian <unk> Top , and humorist Daniel Dickey also attended the university . <unk> and NASA astronaut Steven Swanson went to space aboard Space Shuttle <unk> during <unk> @-@ 117 in June 2007 , and Space Shuttle Discovery during <unk> @-@ 119 in March 2009 . 
