List of Fordham University alumni
This is a partial list of notable alumni of Fordham University, a United States university in New York.
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Art and literature
- Ryan Babenzien, footwear designer
- Anthony Baratta, interior designer
- Thomas Cahill, authori
- Ion Cârja, writer
- Paddy Chayefsky, playwright, screenwriter (attended, no degree)
- Mary Higgins Clark, novelist
- Maureen Corrigan, author, journalist, critic
- Keith R. A. DeCandido, science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his Star Trek tie-in novels
- Ed Dee, author
- Don DeLillo, National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author
- Brad Ferguson, journalist and science fiction author
- Richard Foerster, poet
- John LaFarge, painter, muralist, designer of stained-glass windows
- Virginia O'Hanlon, as a child, wrote a letter to the New York Sun asking about Santa Claus which prompted the famous response "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" (doctorate from Fordham)
- John Sanford, author (no degree)
- Joseph Sansonese, author
- Valerie Sayers, author
- John Dawson Gilmary Shea, author, historian
Business
- Louis Boccardi, FCRH '58, retired CEO (1985–2003), Associated Press; member of the Pulitzer Prize Board 1994-2003
- Rose Marie Bravo, TMC '71, current Vice Executive and former CEO (1997–2005), Burberry
- Kathleen Brown, LAW '85, Senior Advisor, Head of Public Finance, Western Region, Goldman Sachs
- Kevin Burke, LAW '77, Chairman, President and CEO of Con Edison
- E. Gerald Corrigan, GSAS (Ph.D.) ’65, ’71, Chairman of GS Bank USA, the bank holding company of Goldman Sachs; former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Vice-Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee; donated $5 million to Fordham University to establish the Corrigan Chair in International Business and Finance at the Graduate School of Business
- Mario Gabelli, CBA '65, billionaire founder, Chairman, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of GAMCO Investors; ranked #937 onForbes's 2010 list of the world's billionaires,[1] with a net worth of $1 billion; donated $25 million to Fordham University in September 2010 for the undergraduate business school, renamed the Gabelli School of Business
- Stephen J. Hemsley, CBA '74, CEO of UnitedHealth Group
- Maria Elena Lagomasino, GBA '77, CEO (2001–2005) of JP Morgan Private Bank; Board of Directors, Coca-Cola
- John Leahy, FCRH '72, COO of Customers, Airbus
- John Mara, LAW '79, President, COO, and co-owner of the New York Giants; son of the late Wellington Mara
- Wellington Mara, FCRH '37, former owner of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death; one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of the National Football League
- Joe Moglia, current chairman and former CEO of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
- Lorenzo Mendoza, Venezuelan billionaire, CEO of Empresas Polar; ranked #258 on Forbes's 2010 list of world's billionaires,[2] with a net worth of $3.5 billion
- Angelo R. Mozilo, CBA '60,[3] Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Countrywide Financial Corporation
- Anne M. Mulcahy, retired Chairman and CEO, Xerox and ranked one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" in 2006 by Fortune[4]
- Edward H. Murphy, Ph.D., retired from American Petroleum Institute
- Eugene Shvidler, GBA (MBA and MS in International Taxation), Russian-American billionaire, international oil tycoon; ranked #828 on Forbes's 2010 list of world's billionaires,[5] with net worth of $1.2 billion
- Donald Trump, billionaire business executive, TV personality and U.S. Presidential candidate (attended, no degree from transferred to the University of Pennsylvania)
- Don Valentine, founder, partner, and venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital; an original investors of Apple Computer, Atari, LSI Logic, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, Electronic Arts, Google, and YouTube; "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital"
Education
- Francis J. Beckwith, philosopher at Baylor University
- Timothy S. Healy, former President, Georgetown University (master's degree from Fordham)
- Fr. Thomas Hopko, Orthodox Christian theologian
- Eamon Kelly, President Emeritus, Tulane University
- David Kolb, philosopher at Bates College
- Robert B. Lawton, President, Loyola Marymount University
- Gerald W. Lynch, former President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- William J. McGill, former President, Columbia University
- Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., President Emeritus, Georgetown University (doctorate from Fordham)
- Guillermo Owen, mathematician, game theorist
- Kevin Quinn, S.J., law professor and President of the University of Scranton since 2011
- Gerard Reedy, S.J., former President, College of the Holy Cross (1994–1998)[6]
- Paul Reiss, President Emeritus, Saint Michael's College (master's degree from Fordham)
- John Sexton, President, New York University
- Vince Tinto (1963), theorist in the field of higher education, particularly concerning university student retention
Musicians and composers
- Justin Brannan, musician and lyricist, Indecision and Most Precious Blood (attended Lincoln Center campus, no degree)
- Lana Del Rey, BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter
- Kevin Devine, singer-songwriter, Capitol Records
- Faith Evans, Grammy Award-winning singer (attended, no degree)
- Norman Frauenheim, pianist and music instructor
- Tim Rose, musician and songwriter
- Cathie Ryan, singer, Celtic musician
- Alice Smith, Grammy Award-nominated singer
Entertainment
- Alan Alda, six-time Emmy Award and six-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor
- Prince Lorenzo Borghese, reality-televsision star (master's degree from Fordham)
- PJ Brennan, actor,
- Hilarie Burton, actress
- Thomas Calabro, actor
- Joshua Caldwell, MTV Movie Award-winning director
- Patricia Clarkson, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress
- David Copperfield, magician (attended, no degree)
- John Deluca, actor
- Alison Fraser, two-time Tony Award-nominated actress and singer
- John P. Finnegan, all-around decent guy
- Dan Grimaldi, actor
- Pat Harrington, Jr., Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
- Jonathan Harris, actor
- Elizabeth Hendrickson, Tony Award-winning actor and television actress
- John Benjamin Hickey, Tony Award-winning actor 2011 65th Tony Awards, Emmy Award-nominated television and movie actor
- Raúl Juliá, actor (no degree)
- Wayne J. Keeley, two-time Emmy Award-winning producer as well as a published writer and director
- Bob Keeshan, five-time Emmy Award and three-time Peabody Award-winning star and producer of the children's TV series Captain Kangaroo
- Tim Kubart, Grammy Award-winning children's musician and host of Sprout's Sunny Side Up
- Robert Sean Leonard, Tony Award-winning actor
- Lou Liberatore, Tony Award-nominated actor
- Susan Lucci, professional actress and Emmy award winner
- Edward Madden, songwriter of American standards
- Dylan McDermott, Golden Globe Award-winning actor
- Michaela McManus, actress
- Lara Jill Miller, actress
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor (master's degree from Fordham)
- Brianne Moncrief, actress
- Melanie Moore, contemporary dancer (attended, no degree)
- Annie Parisse, actress
- Eddie Pepitone (attended, no degree)
- Joe Santos, actor best known for his role in The Rockford Files
- Taylor Schilling, actress
- John Scurti, actor
- Streeter Seidell, comedian, writer, actor
- Amanda Seyfried, actress, (attended, no degree)
- Raymond Siller, four-time Emmy Award-nominated writer
- Karina Smirnoff, world champion professional dancer
- Hunter Tylo, actress and former model
- Denzel Washington, two-time Academy Award, three-time Golden Globe Award and Tony Award-winning actor
- Bill Wendell, longtime television announcer
- Julie White, Tony Award-winning actress
- Virginia Williams, actress
- William Windom, Emmy Award-winning actor (attended, no degree)
Law, politics, and public service
- Hugh J. Addonizio, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1949–1962)
- Rob Astorino, media personality and Westchester County Executive
- John O. Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security (2009-2013) and CIA Director under President Barack Obama (2013-present)
- Joseph Cao, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Louisiana)
- William J. Casey, U.S. Director of Central Intelligence (1981–1987)
- Denny Chin, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge*
- E. Gerald Corrigan, former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (master's degree and doctorate from Fordham)
- Salvatore A. Cotillo, Italian-born New York lawyer and politician; first Italian-American to serve in both houses of the New York State Legislature, and the first to serve as Justice of the New York State Supreme Court[7]
- Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York State (2011–present); former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton
- James B. Donovan, defended Rudolph Abel in his spy trial and later negotiated the release of Francis Gary Powers. He is the subject of Steven Spielberg's, Oscar-nominated film, "Bridge of Spies.
- Francis Edwin Dorn, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–1961)
- John D. Feerick, Dean, Fordham University School of Law (1982–2002)+
- Paul Feiner, Town Supervisor Greenburgh New York (1992–present)
- Geraldine Ferraro, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1985) and first woman Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party*
- Vito Fossella, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1998–2008)*
- Hage Geingob, first Prime Minister of Namibia following its independence
- Robert Giaimo, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1981)
- Michael N. Gianaris, member of the New York State Assembly (2001–present) and candidate for New York State Attorney General in 2006
- Arthur Gonzalez, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1995–present); presided over Enron Corporation and WorldCom bankruptcies+
- John M. Granville, United States Agency for International Development diplomat assassinated in Sudan
- George Harlamon, Mayor Waterbury, Connecticut, (1969–1970)
- Tim Jones, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- General John "Jack" Keane, retired four-star General and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army[8]
- Wayne J. Keeley, Vice President of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. and Director of CARU
- Thomas J. Kelly, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (1964–1969)*
- G. Gordon Liddy, lawyer, political operative for President Richard Nixon, leader of the "White House Plumber's unit", political pundit and radio show host+
- Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
- Brien McMahon, U.S. Senator (1945–1952)
- Martin T. McMahon, Bvt. Major General, United States Army, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, United States Ambassador to Paraguay, New York State Senator, New York State Assemblyman
- William R. Meagher, former Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Thomas Patrick Melady, American ambassador under three presidents; sub-cabinet officer for a fourth; since 2002, Senior Diplomat in residence at The Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC
- John N. Mitchell, U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon
- Robert C. Morlino, Catholic Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin
- William Hughes Mulligan, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1971–1981)
- Edward Murphy, Jr., Senator from New York; United States Senate (1893–1899)
- Robert Charles Murray, Medal of Honor recipient
- Tim Murray, former Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, and current Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Jerrold Nadler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–present)*
- Gerry Ottenheimer, Canadian politician and senator
- Bill Pascrell, Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–present)
- Marilyn Hall Patel, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California*
- John E. Potter, U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service
- Adam Clayton Powell IV, member of the New York State Assembly (2000–present)*
- Terrence Prendergast, Catholic Archbishop of Ottawa, Canada
- Loretta A. Preska, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York*
- Thomas Vincent Quinn, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–1951)
- Louis Romano, member of the New Jersey General Assembly[9]
- Justinian Rweyemamu, Tanzanian economist
- James P. Scoblick, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1946–1949)
- Bernard M. Shanley, Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Counsel to President Dwight D. Eisenhower*
- Aravella Simotas, member of the New York State Assembly (2011–present)
- Adam Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–present)
- Donald Smith, D.C. Superior Court Judge, appointed by President Nixon in 1972 (deceased, 2002)
- Malcolm Smith, New York State Senator/Majority Leader and (Acting) Lieutenant Governor (2009)
- Francis Spellman, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, former Archbishop of New York
- Thomas Suozzi, Nassau County Executive and candidate for Governor of New York in 2006*
- Jacob Thoomkuzhy, former bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur, India.
- Austin Tobin, executive director of the Port of New York Authority (1942–1972)
- Peter Vallone, Jr., member of the New York City Council (2002–present)+
- Peter Vallone, Sr., first and longtime Speaker of the New York City Council+
- Lee Ward, PhD., Canadian political scientist and historian
- Ruth Whitehead Whaley, first African American woman to be admitted to the New York State and North Carolina Bar Associations*
- Malcolm Wilson, Governor of New York (1973–1975)+
- Frank Zullo, mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (1965 – 1971)
Media and communications
- John Andariese, radio color commentator for the New York Knicks
- Jack Armstrong, radio commentator for The Toronto Rapters and former assistant basketball coach at Fordham
- Louis Boccardi, retired President, The Associated Press
- Justin Brannan, newswriter, radio announcer, blogger (attended Lincoln Center campus, no degree)
- Mike Breen, sportscaster for NBA games on ABC and ESPN as well as New York Knicks games on MSG Network
- Patti Ann Browne, FOX News anchor and reporter
- Chris Carrino, radio play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets
- Chip Cipolla, radio announcer for the New York Football Giants and other professional sports teams in the New York City area[10]
- John M. Culkin, leading media scholar and critic, educator, writer and consultant
- Christopher Cuomo, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for ABC News*
- Jack Curry, baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times
- Lydia Dishman, business journalist and reporter for Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, and others
- Spero Dedes, radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks (2011 season) and previously for Los Angeles Lakers
- Jim Dwyer, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Pete Fornatale, radio personality and music historian
- Phil Giubileo, radio play-by-play announcer for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League
- Amanda Hearst, socialite
- Michael Kay, TV play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees
- Wayne J. Keeley, Vice President of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. and Director of CARU
- Greg Kelly, anchor, Fox 5 Evening News
- Tom Leykis, nationally syndicated radio talk show host (attended, no degree)
- Mac McGarry, host of the Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville, Virginia versions of It's Academic
- Marshall McLuhan (Visiting, 1967), communications theorist and coiner of the phrase, "the medium is the message"
- Kirk Minihane, radio host
- Malcolm Moran, sportswriter for USA Today, USBWA Hall of Famer
- Lynn Neary, award-winning NPR journalist
- Charles Osgood, three-time Emmy Award and two-time Peabody Award-winning journalist for CBS, Radio Hall of Famer
- Bob Papa, radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Giants
- Father Ralph S. Pfau, author
- Ed Randall, host of WFAN's Talking Baseball[11]
- Tony Reali, host of ESPN's Around the Horn and 'Statboy' on Pardon the Interruption
- Lauren Scala, traffic reporter for Today in NY
- Vin Scully, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Baseball Hall of Fame; Radio Hall of Fame
- Charlie Slowes, radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals
- Loretta Tofani, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Wen Vo, co-creator and editor of the Mcjawn online magazine
- Alexander Young, founder of music publication Consequence of Sound
Science and technology
- Philip John Basile, application developer and author
- Jason Calacanis, Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, and blogger; founder of Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter
- George Coyne, S.J., astronomer, and former director of the Vatican Observatory
- Ronald A. DePinho, M.D., president of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Thomas D. Schiano, specialist in liver transplantation, intestinal transplantation and in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic liver disease
- James Joseph Walsh, M.D., LL.D., Litt.D., Sc.D., author, encyclopedia contributor and science journalist
Sports
- Nate "Tiny" Archibald, former NBA player (master's degree from Fordham)
- Steve Bellán, first Latin American to play Major League Baseball
- Sam Bowers, gridiron football player
- Matt Brennan, NFL player
- Peter A. Carlesimo, former Executive Director, National Invitation Tournament
- P.J. Carlesimo, college and professional basketball coach
- Ken Charles, former NBA basketball player, played for the Atlanta Hawks and Buffalo Braves
- Tom Courtney, two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, held world record in 880-yard run
- Ed Danowski, NFL player for the New York Giants
- Kevin Eakin, first with the NY Jets, played in NFL Europe, then CFL and now QB with Georgia Force of Arena Football League
- Frankie Frisch, Baseball Hall of Famer
- Eddie Gordon, The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale winner, professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight Division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship[12]
- Pete Harnisch, former Major League All-Star pitcher
- Bob Hassmiller, Consensus Second Team All-American basketball player in 1939
- Harry Jacunski, NFL player, college football coach
- Grant Kerr, Scottish professional soccer player in Europe
- Vince Lombardi, football coaching legend, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- John Mara, President and COO, New York Giants (law degree from Fordham)
- Wellington Mara, former owner of the New York Giants, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Joe McCluskey, Olympic Games bronze medalist, USATF Hall of Famer[13]
- John Mulcahy, Olympic Games gold and silver medalist
- Tommy Myers, football player
- Dan O'Sullivan, former NBA journeyman
- Smush Parker, NBA player for the Miami Heat (attended, no degree)
- John Skelton, current professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Kurt Sohn, former NFL player, New York Jets
- Walt Uzdavinis, NFL player
- Sara Whalen, former professional soccer player for the New York Power and US Women's National team. (master's degree from Fordham)
- Alex Wojciechowicz, Pro Football Hall of Famer, College Football Hall of Famer
- John Wolyniec, Major League Soccer player for the New York Red Bulls
- Leo Paquin, Johnny Druze, Ed Franco, Al Babartsky, Natty Pierce ,(along with Wojciechowicz and Lombardi) formed the legendary "Seven Blocks of Granite".
- Charles Yelverton, former All-American basketball player, drafted 25th in 1971 NBA Draft, played with Portland and in the Euro League.
- Greg Wilson (American football), NFL player
- Patrick Murray (American football), NFL Player
Former presidents
- Cardinal John McCloskey 1841–43
- Most Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley 1844-46
- Rev. Augustus J. Thebaud, S.J. 1846-51 and 1859–63
- Rev. John Larkin, S.J. 1851-54
- Rev. Remigius I. Tellier, S.J. 1854-59
- Rev. Edward Doucet, S.J. 1863-65
- Rev. William Moylan, S.J. 1865-68
- Rev. Joseph Shea, S.J. 1868-74
- Rev. William Gockeln, S.J. 1874-82
- Rev. Patrick F. Dealy, S.J. 1882-85
- Rev. Thomas F. Campbell, S.J. 1885-88 and 1896–1900
- Rev. John Scully, S.J. 1888-91
- Rev. Thomas Gannon, S.J. 1891-96
- Rev. George A. Pettit, S.J. 1900-04
- Most Rev. John J. Collins, S.J. 1904-06
- Rev. Daniel J. Quinn, S.J. 1906-11
- Rev. Thomas J. McCluskey, S.J. 1911-15
- Rev. Joseph A. Mulry, S.J. 1915-19
- Rev. Edward P. Tivnan, S.J. 1919-24
- Rev. William J. Duane, S.J. 1924-30
- Rev. Aloysius J. Hogan, S.J. 1930-36
- Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J. 1936-49
- Rev. Laurence J. McGinley, S.J. 1949-63
- Rev. Vincent T. O'Keefe, S.J. 1963-65
- Rev. Leo J. McLaughlin, S.J. 1965-69
- Rev. Michael P. Walsh, S.J. 1969-72
- Rev. James C. Finlay, S.J. 1972-84
- Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. 1984-2003
- Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. 2003–present
* Denotes alumni who have earned a Fordham University School of Law degree only.
+ Denotes alumni who have earned a Fordham Law degree in addition to a Fordham undergraduate degree.
Commencement Speakers 1941–present[14]
Main article: List of Fordham University commencement speakers
References
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Mario-Gabelli_454O.html
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Lorenzo-Mendoza-family_5O50.html
- ↑ Biography
- ↑ 50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2006: Anne Mulcahy | FORTUNE>
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/SFMX.html
- ↑ http://www.holycross.edu/departments/library/website/archives/reedy.html
- ↑ Justice Cotillo Dead Here at 53, The New York Times, July 28, 1939
- ↑ General Jack Keane
- ↑ Assemblyman Louis A. Romano, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 6, 2010.
- ↑ Chip Cipolla Obituary, NY Times
- ↑ http://wfan.com/bios/local_bio_076164356.html/
- ↑ "Eddie Gordon UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014.
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/
- ↑ http://fordham.libguides.com/content.php?pid=382155&sid=4459521
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