Cebu Normal University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Alumni include the late Philippine Undersecretary of Education Narciso Albarracin; Supreme Court Chief Justice and later Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, Hilario Davide Sr. National Model Filipino awardee, and the late Senate President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, presidential candidate, Marcelo Fernan.

More recent outstanding Normalites include:

• • Kristen Erika Hife Pino, who passed the NLE June-July 2012 exam with 11 other CNU topnotchers and ranked SECOND, is a distinguished alumna. CNU-CN has 100% passing rate and is currently on the top nursing schools with two others in the said board exam.

• • Hon. Michelle Mae J. Olvido, who passed the LET exam and ranked third, is also a distinguished alumna.

• • Michael Acebedo Lopez, youngest appointee of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as National Youth Commissioner, and later, board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, finished from CNU's Integrated Laboratory School high school in the year 2000. He also made history as the youngest ever delegate to the annual United Nations General Assembly at the UN's World Headquarters in New York. He was presented to His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan as one of The Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in the world by Japan's Junior Chamber International (JCI). He was also the youngest Most Outstanding Alumnus conferee in the history of University of San Carlos. He is also a media personality and commercial endorser.

• • From the entertainment industry, Cebuana singer and ABS-CBN "Star in a Million" first runner-up Sheryn Regis graduated in CNU with a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, Major in English.

• • From the modelling industry, Fil-Italian guitarist and brother of Ms. K Montajes (catwalk model), Brandon Ardonia ( Johannes Breussio Montajes)studying in CNU with a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, Major in Chem-Phy.

• • Dr. Rhigel Alforque Tan, an alumnus of CNU (Kindergarten- Graduated 1972, Elementary/Laboratory School-Graduated 1982, High School/Secondary School- Graduated 1986, Undergraduate BSN/ CSC-CCMC- Graduated 1990, Masters of Nursing - 2003) was appointed to the Nevada State Board of Nursing with a term span from Oct, 2011-Oct. 2015 by the Governor of the State of Nevada, Gov. Brian Sandoval. Currently he is the only Filipino in the seven-member Nursing Board task to regulate the nursing practice in the state of Nevada. He was also appointed as committee member of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), 2010-Present, Last July 2012 he was appointed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) as National Council Licensure Examination - RN (NCLEX-RN) committee member task to review and approve items for NCLEX-RN examination based in Chicago, Illinois. He was an NCLEX item writer in 2010. He is also an author of a scholarly manuscript in a peer reviewed Journal of Continuing Nursing Education.

• • From pageant industry, Cebuana Reena Elena Malinao . A licensed nurse won her first title crown in the 26th Miss Cebu pageant held Tuesday night at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino.

Reena Elena Malinao, 21, was declared Miss Cebu 2010, besting 11 other candidates, who were mostly former pageant winners. This year’s theme was “My City, My Heritage”, in a bid to encourage Cebuanos to uphold the city’s rich heritage and culture. The Cebu Normal University (CNU) nursing graduate won the judges over with her reply to the final question: “In light of the challenges the Philippines is facing today, what is the social responsibility of a beauty queen?”