List of St. Bonaventure University alumni
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Following is a list of notable alumni from St. Bonaventure University, a private Franciscan university in St. Bonaventure, New York.
Academics[edit]
- Marion Beiter, 1948, mathematician and chairwoman of the mathematics department of Rosary Hill College
- John R. Broderick, president of Old Dominion University
- Cara Cilano, chair professor of English at Michigan State University
- Charles J. Dougherty, 1971, president of Duquesne University
- William Fulton, mayor of Ventura, California, Planning Director for the City of San Diego, and head of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University
- Edward Goljan, professor of pathology at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- John Robert Greene, 1977, 1978 (g), author and professor emeritus, history and humanities, Cazenovia College
- James L. Hayes, dean of the School of Business Administration at Duquesne University
- Daniel Horan, Catholic priest, theologian, and director of the Center for Spirituality and professor of philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theology at Saint Mary's College
- Robert Kochersberger, 1972, associate professor of English at North Carolina State University
- Charles Kupchella, 1968 PhD, president of the University of North Dakota
- Michael Lynch, population geneticist and academic at Indiana University
- James Post, professor at Boston University
- Irena Scott, physiologist, professor, and author
- Max Wickert, poet, translator, and professor of English Emeritus at the University at Buffalo
Art and architecture[edit]
- Anthony Bannon, 1964, former director of George Eastman House and director of Burchfield-Penney Art Center
- Cajetan J. B. Baumann, 1941, a Franciscan friar and an architect
Business[edit]
- Ed Bastian, 1979, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines
- Deb Henretta, 1983, global president of e-commerce for Procter & Gamble
- Carl Paladino, chairman of Ellicott Development Co.
Clergy[edit]
- John Boland, Roman Catholic priest involved in unionization and other social justice issues in Buffalo, New York
- Stanislaus Joseph Brzana, prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York
- Joseph W. Estabrook, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and also Titular Bishop of Flenucleta
- John Mark Gannon, 1899, Catholic Titular Archbishop of Tacarata, Bishop of Erie, and Titular Bishop of Nilopolis
- Richard Thomas Guilfoyle, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Daniel W. Herzog, 1964, Epsicopal Bishop Emeritus of Albany
- Louis Iasiello, 1972, Catholic priest who served as the 23rd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
- Mychal Judge, Franciscan friar and Catholic priest who served as a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department
- William John Kenny, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida
- John J. McMahon, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.and bishop of the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey
- Sixtus O'Connor, priest and served as pastor during the Nuremberg Trials to Catholic prison inmates
- Paschal Robinson, 1896, titular archbishop of Tyana, the first apostolic nuncio to Ireland, and professor of Medieval History at The Catholic University of America
- Francis Joseph Tief, 1905, prelate of the Catholic Church and bishop of the Diocese of Concordia in Kansas
- Thomas Walsh, prelate of the Catholic Church and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark
Entertainment[edit]
- Neil Cavuto, 1980, news anchor for Fox News and Fox Business[1]
- Victoria Corderi, 1979, correspondent for Dateline NBC, recipient of three national news Emmys, a George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the Edward R. Murrow Award[1]
- Francis Cullinan, stage director of opera, musical theater, dramas, comedies and cabaret shows
- Brent Hanks, 2007, sports commentator and professional poker player
- Fred McCarthy, cartoonist and creator of the Brother Juniper single-panel comic strip
- Adrian Wojnarowski, 1991, Senior NBA Insider at ESPN, and three-time National Sports Media Association Sportswriter of the Year[1]
Law[edit]
- Richard Arcara, 1962, senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- Peter Campbell Brown, 1951, assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York City City Commissioner of Investigations, and a corporation counsel
- Morgan J. Burke Jr., non-degreed, attorney and judge
- J. Daniel Mahoney, 1952, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Mark Tuohey, 1969, attorney and director of the Mayor of Washington D.C.'s Office of Legal Counsel
Literature and Journalism[edit]
- Dan Barry 1980, reporter for The New York Times who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for investigative reporting[1]
- Janet Bodnar, 1971, editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance and journlist with The Washington Post[1]
- Kathleen Brady, 1968, author and journalist
- Bill Briggs, 1985, reporter for The Denver Post who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for breaking news reporting[2][1]
- Charlene Costanzo, inspirational author and speaker
- John Curran, journalist and news correspondent with the Associated Press
- William C. Davis Jr., 1941, writer and editor on ballistics for American Rifleman magazine
- Robert A. Dubill,1958, former executive editor of USA Today who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for public service[3][1]
- JG Faherty, author who writes in the horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy genres
- John Hanchette, 1964, managing editor of Gannett Newspapers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for public service[3][1]
- Charles J. Hanley 1968, reporter for the Associated Press who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for investigative reporting[1]
- Dan Herbeck, 1978, journalist and investigative reporter at The Buffalo News[1]
- Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, author, journalist, editor
- Leah McGrath Goodman, 1998, writer and editor for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, and Barron's
- Greg Mitchell, 1970, author, editor, and Goldsmith Book Prize recipient[1]
- Charlie Specht, 2010, chief investigative reporter for WKBW-TV who won in ne Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award in 2020[4]
- Brian Toolan, 1972, vice president of The Hartford Courant who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for breaking news reporting[5]
- Mike Vaccaro, 1989, lead sports columnist for The New York Post[1]
- Vincent Virga, 1964, novelist and editor
Medicine and science[edit]
- Kevin O'Connor, physician and retired U.S. Army Colonel serving as the Physician to the President
Military[edit]
Politics[edit]
- Fred M. Ahern, New York State Assembly
- Frank E. Baldwin, Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania Auditor General
- John Boccieri,1992, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio State Senate, and the Ohio House of Representatives
- Erik Bohen, New York State Assembly
- Jeffrey M. Conrad, Buffalo Common Council
- James J. Howard,1952, U.S. House of Representatives
- Peter J. Larkin, Massachusetts House of Representatives
- James D. Libby, Maine Senate
- John G. A. O'Neil, New York State Assembly
- Phil Palmesano, 1991, New York State Assembly
- Danica Roem, Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate
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- Patrick J. Ryan, 1884, New York State Assembly and Municipal Court judge
- Thomas P. Ryan Jr., mayor of Rochester, New York
- Rudolph G. Tenerowicz, non-degreed, U.S. House of Representatives
- Daniel B. Walsh, New York State Assembly
- James T. Walsh, 1970, U.S. House of Representatives[6][7][8]
- William F. Walsh, 1934, U.S. House of Representatives[9][10]
- Catharine Young, New York State Senator
- John Zajac Jr., Connecticut House of Representatives and the Connecticut State Senate
Sports[edit]
Baseball[edit]
- John Burke, professional baseball player with the New York Giants
- George Daly, professional baseball player with the New York Giants
- Connor Grey, professional baseball player with the New York Mets
- Bud Heine, professional baseball player
- Hughie Jennings, professional baseball player, coach and manager
- Frank Loftus, professional baseball player
- Greg Mamula, college baseball coach
- Jim McCloskey, professional baseball player
- Danny McDevitt, professional baseball player with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics
- John McGraw, Major League baseball manager for the New York Giants and the Baltimore Orioles
- Kid McLaughlin, professional baseball player
- Paul Owens, professional baseball player and general manager with the Philadelphia Phillies
- B. J. Salerno, college baseball coach
- George Susce, professional baseball player
Basketball[edit]
- Jaylen Adams, professional basketball player
- Jalen Adaway, professional basketball player
- Ogo Adegboye, professional basketball player
- Miles Aiken, professional basketball player
- Jim Baron, college basketball coach
- Earl Belcher, professional basketball player
- J. R. Bremer, professional basketball player
- Izaiah Brockington, professional basketball player
- George Carter, professional basketball player
- Norman Clarke, professional basketball player
- Demitrius Conger, professional basketball player
- Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, college basketball player and member of the Mali national basketball team
- Freddie Crawford, professional basketball player
- Chuck Daly, professional basketball coach
- Fred Diute, professional basketball player
- Eddie Donovan, professional basketball player, coach, and general manage
- Terrence Durham, 1999, professional basketball player
- Mike Gansey, professional basketball player and general manager for the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Glenn Hagan, 1978, professional basketball player
- Essie Hollis, professional basketball player
- Jaren Holmes, college basektball player
- Mark Jones, professional basketball player
- Bill Kenville, professional basketball player
- Ed Klimkowski, professional basketball player and coach
- Charlon Kloof, professional basketball player
- Bob Lanier, professional basketball player and inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Rob Lanier, college basketball coach
- Michael Lee, professional basketball player
- Kyle Lofton, professional basketball player
- Whitey Martin, professional basketball player
- Brendan McCann, professional basketball player
- Matt Mobley, professional basketball player
- Barry Mungar, professional basketball player
- Ken Murray, professional basketball player
- Youssou Ndoye, professional basketball player
- Andrew Nicholson, professional basketball player
- Osun Osunniyi, professional basketball player
- Peter van Paassen, professional basketball player
- Marcus Posley, professional basketball player
- Patricio Prato, professional basketball player
- Mike Reilly, head football and head basketball coach at St. Bonaventure University
- Tyler Relph, college basketball player and trainer
- Robert Sassone, 1953, college basketball coach
- Jim Satalin, college basketball coach and the current radio play-by-play announcer
- Marquise Simmons, professional basketball player
- Sam Stith, professional basketball player
- Tom Stith, professional basketball player
- David Vanterpool, professional basketball player and coach
- Larry Weise, college basketball coach
- Dominick Welch, professional basketball player
- Bill Whitmore, college basketball coach
- Tim Winn, professional basketball player
- Matthew Wright, professional basketball player
Football[edit]
- Jack Butler, professional football player and NFL Hall of Fame
- Matt Conte, college football coach
- Johnny Gildea, professional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giants
- Hank Goodman, professional football player with the Detroit Lions.
- George Hays, professional football player
- Al Kaporch, professional football player with the Detroit Lions.
- George Kenneally, professional football player
- Frank LoVuolo, professional football player with the New York Giants.
- Ted Marchibroda, professional football player and coach
- Hugo Marcolini, professional football player with the Brooklyn Dodgers
- George Nicksich, professional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Mike Reilly, head football and head, basketball coach at St. Bonaventure University
- Drip Wilson, professional football player with the Cleveland Indians
- Stan Zajdel, professional football player and college football coach
Golf[edit]
Lacrosee[edit]
- Brett Dobson, professional Lacrosse Player[11]
Swimming[edit]
- Ayse Diker, swimmer who represented Turkey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Wrestling[edit]
- Ed Don George, wrestler who participated in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and two-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion
Other[edit]
- Charles J. Ducey, Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
- Joseph Scott, 1914 LL.D, attorney and vice-president of the Panama-California Exposition.
- Denise Doring VanBuren, 1983, 45th President of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Distinguished Graduates | Jandoli School of Communication". St. Bonaventure University. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "The 2000 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ a b Kathy, Kellogg (2000-04-29). "Globe Editor Bemoans Decline in Journalism". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "2020 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award Winners Announced: Public Media Garners Top Wins | Columbia Journalism School". journalism.columbia.edu.
- ^ "'Snubbed' author to sign copies of book on Bonnies on Saturday in the RC". The Bradford Era. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Walsh, James T., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Washington, DC, Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Jim Walsh remembered: Herald American profile from 1988, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York: Syracuse Media Group, Repost 21 January 2008 by Carlic, S., Original 30 October 1988 by Kane, D., & Bramstedt, C., Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Biographical profile for James T. Walsh, Vote NY, Reston, VA: Vote USA, Undated, Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Walsh, William Francis, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Washington, DC: US Congress, Undated, Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ William F. Walsh, former Syracuse mayor and congressman, dies at 98, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York: Syracuse Media Group, 8 January 2011, Weiner, M., Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Brett Dobson".