Welcome to the Department of Government's Alumni page. Alumni from our Political Science and Political Science/Pre-Law programs hold a wide variety of jobs and engage in wide ranging fields such as government, business, education, the media, charitable and non-profit organizations, and the law. Our International Studies alumni have found opportunities in international business, international organizations, non-profit organizations with a global focus, humanitarian agencies, policy and research think tanks, civil service, the tourism industry, public relations, and the media. We are very proud of our graduates, especially the members of our Honor Roll. Listed below is just a sample of our alumni, their career choices, and their recent accomplishments. If you are an alum of the UWF Department of Government and you would like your information displayed on the alumni page or if your information needs to be updated, please email govt@uwf.edu.The Honor Roll includes the names of those students who have been named "Outstanding Student of the Yea" starting from 1995.
Lowell Baudouin, B.A. Political Science, 2005
-Currently attending law school at Arizona State University
Jacob Brennan, M.A. Political Science, 2007
-Currentley teaching middle school students at
St. Paul'sCatholic School, Pensacola, FL
Matthew Brogden, M.A. Political Science, 2006
Awarded a graduate fellowship and a graduate assistantship to pursue
a Ph.D. in Political Science at Baylor University
Matthew Bush, B.A. Political Science, 2004
-Currently attending Thomas Cooley Law School
Jennifer Burnham, M.A. Political Science, 2002
-Currently homemaker and mother of a son and a daughter
Melissa Corcoran, B.A. Political Science, 1997
-Currently homemaker and mother of two daughters
Teresa Cornacchione-Stanquist, M.A. Political Science, 2005
-Currently teaching at Gulf Breeze High School, married
to Stephen Stanquist
Ryan Cunningham, M.A. Political Science, 2007
-Currently 2nd Lt. USMC, Flight School, Pensacola, FL
Andrea Hatcher, M.A. Political Science, 2001
-Currently completing the Political Science Ph.D. program
at Vanderbilt University
Kari Hebert, M.A. Political Science, 1999
-Currently homemaker and mother of a son and a daughter
Tamara Hawes, B.A. Political Science, 2002
-Currently teaching political science at Wright State Universtiy, Dayton, OH,
married to an Air Force officer, and mother of two children. As of the fall 2008
Tamara will be teaching International Law online at the University of West Florida.
Elona M. Jouben, B.A. Political Science, 2000
-Currently a Litigation Paralegal at Shell, Fleming, Davis & Menge, P.A.,
accepted to the Masters of Paralegal Studies Program,
The George Washington University
Danielle Manjikian, M.A. Political Science, 2006
-Currently
working for the Department of Justice, California
W. Sean McDermott, M.A. Political Science, 1996
-Currently Regional Manager, Loss Prevention Department, Cracker Barrell
Kerry McQuiston, M.A. Political Science, 2000
-Intelligence Analyst, Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center
Daniel Mendoza, M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, 2007
-Currently Dean of Students at Jubilee Christian Academy, Pensacola, FL
Dan is also working on his doctrate degree at UWF.
Douglas Mock, M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, 2007
-Doug will be teaching a course on the Amercian presidency as an
adjunct at the University of New England in Fall 2008.
Kira Scott, Esq. B.A. Political Science/Pre-Law and Outstanding Undergraduate in Political Science in 2000.
-She recived her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2003 and is currently working
for the Florida
Senate as a Senior Attorney. She has practiced exclusively
Administrative Law. Prior to her current
position Kira worked with the
Florida Public Service Commission as a Senior Attorney in
telecommunications law.
Joseph Ryan Smallen, M.A. Political Science/Security and Diplomacy, 2007
-Currently working for the St. Petersburg, Fl Police Department
Stephen Stanquist, M.A. Political Science, 2006
-Accepted a management position with Walgreens
Michael Talaska, M.A. Political Science/Public Administration, 2006
-Currently a systems analyst with Raymond James Financials
in Saint Petersburg, Florida
Scott Tedcastle, M.A. Political Science, 2004
-Accepted a position with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research
as a Research Associate
Alexis Trout, M.A. Political Science, 2007
-Teaching political science at Coastal Carolina Community College in Jacksonville, NC.
Alexis is also enjoying her new baby girl.
