Notable Alumni

Architecture

• Leo A. Daly, III, FAIA, B.Arch. 1967 — Chairman and CEO of Leo A. Daly Company
• Benjamin T. Rome, M.Arch. 1934* — Former CEO of Clark Construction

Arts and Entertainment

• Barbara Andres, B.A. 1959 — Broadway actress
• Sydney Davolos Beers, B.A. 1992 – Multi-Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and Executive Producer at Roundabout Theatre Company
• Harolyn Blackwell, B.M. 1977, M.M. 1980 — world-renowned lyric soprano
• Walter Bobbie, M.A. 1985 — Tony Award-winning theater director and choreographer
• Philip Bosco, B.A. 1957 — Broadway actor
• Brian Cali, B.M. 2005 — Broadway actor
• Patrick Carfizzi, B.M. 1996 — notable bass-baritone
• Patricia A. Carroll, B.A. 1949* — actor, the voice of Ursula in Disney's Little Mermaid
• Rose Hemingway, B.M. 2005 — Broadway actress
• Jane Henson, Class of 1959* — puppeteer and former co-owner of The Jim Henson Company
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan, M.F.A. 1985 — Hollywood actor
• John Lescault, B.A. 1980 — Hollywood actor
• John Carroll Lynch, B.F.A. 1986 — Hollywood actor
• Laurence Luckinbill, M.F.A. 1958 — Hollywood actor
• Ed McMahon, B.A. 1949* — comedian
• Jason Miller, M.A. 1964* — Pulitzer-prize winning playwright and actor
• George Motz, B.A 1990 — documentary filmmaker and foodie
• Alex Nesmith, B.E.E. 1990 — record producer
• David Paterson, B.A. 1989 — Hollywood screenwriter, actor, and producer
• Martin Puryear, B.A. 1963 — notable sculptor
• Christopher Sarandon, Jr., M.F.A. 1967 — Hollywood actor
• Susan Sarandon, B.A. 1968 — Hollywood actor
• Donald Shirley, B.M. 1953* — classical and jazz pianist, subject of Oscar Award-winning film Green Book
• John Slattery, B.F.A. 1984 — Hollywood actor
• W. Gresham Striegel, B.A. 1990 — Executive Producer, NBC News
• Brandie Sutton, M.M. 2009 — lyric soprano
• Paula A. Vogel, B.A. 1974 — Pulitzer-prize winning playwright
• Jon Voight, B.A. 1960 — Hollywood actor
• Lisa Ann Walter, B.F.A. 1983 — Hollywood actor and comedian
• Audrey Wasilewski, B.A. 1989 — Hollywood actor
• Colleen Zenk, Class of 1973 — Broadway actor

Athletics

• John Becker, B.A. 1990 — Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Vermont
• Michael J. Bidwill, J.D. 1991 — President of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals
• Brian M. Cashman, B.A. 1989 — General Manager of MLB's New York Yankees
• Tim Connelly, B.A. 1999 — President of Basketball Operations of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves
• Frank Coonelly, J.D. 1986 – Former President of MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates
• Martin Hurney, B.A. 1993 — Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel, Washington Football Team
• Ryan Hyland, B.A. 2011, M.S.B.A. 2014, — Head Men's Basketball Coach, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY
• Walter "Wally" Pipp, Class of 1913* — Former MLB player for the New York Yankees
• Rocco Pirro, B.A. 1940* — Former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills

Business

• Robert Comstock, Esq., B.A. 1958, J.D., J.C.L. 1964* — Former Chairman and CEO of the National Capital Bank of Washington
• Robert Craves, B.A. 1965* — Co-founder of Costco Wholesale, Inc.
• James Dinegar, B.A. 1982 — Director of the Center for Business in the Capital, Kogod School of Business at American University
• John Carl Erickson, M.A. 1968 — Founder of Erickson Retirement Communities
• Nessa Feddis, J.D. 1983 — Senior Vice President, American Bankers Association
• Edward Liddy, B.A. 1968 — Former CEO of AIG, Allstate Insurance
• Carol Nacy, B.A. 1970, M.S. 1975, Ph.D. 1977 — CEO of Sequella, Inc.
• Michael Petruzello, B.A. 1982 — President and National Director of Public Affairs at Qorvis MSLGroup
• Timothy Scheve, B.A. 1980 — CEO of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
• Andy Shallal, B.S. 1975 — Owner of Busboys & Poets restaurants
• Vincent Sheehy, B.A. 1951* — Former Chairman of Sheehy Auto Stores, Inc.
• Suzanne Strassburger Reidy, B.A. 1989 — CEO of Strassburger Meats
• Joseph A. Unanue, B.M.E. 1950* — Former chair and CEO of Goya Foods, Inc.
• James T. Vanderslice, Ph.D. 1966* — Former CEO of Dell, Inc.
• Michael Warsaw, B.A. 1986 — CEO of EWTN

Education Administration

• Jack P. Calareso, J.D. 1998 — Senior Consultant at Hyatt-Fennell
• Br. F. Edward Coughlin, O.F.M., M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1976* — Former President of Siena College (NY)
• Rev. Dennis Dease, J.C.L. 1978 — Former President of University of Thomas (MN)
• Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., M.A. 1983 — President of Villanova University (PA)
• Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D. 1983 — Former President of Saint Xavier University (IL)
• Vice Adm. Paul Gaffney II, U.S.N., M.S. 1970, D.Ed. 2003 — President of Monmouth University (NJ)
• Mark A. Heckler, M.F.A. 1979 — President of Valparaiso University (IN)
• Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., S.T.L. 1944, S.T.D. 1945* — Former President of the University Notre Dame (IN)
• Joseph Jabbra, Ph.D. 1971 — President of Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
• Jonathan Lash, M.A. 1972, J.D. 1974 — President Emeritus of World Resources Institute
• Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., S.T.D. 1977 — President Emeritus of Niagara University (NY)
• Sr. Anne Munley, I.H.M., M.A. 1973 — Former President of Marywood University (PA)
• Barbara Murphy, B.A. 1969 — Former President of Johnson State College (VT)
• Rev. Bernard F. O'Connor, O.S.F.S., B.A. 1969, M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1986 — Former President of DeSales University (PA)
• J. Michael Pressimone, B.F.A. 1981 — President of Notre Dame College (OH)
• Rev. Stephen J. Privett, S.J., M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1985 — Former President of the University of San Francisco (CA)
• Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Ph.L. 1985 — President of St. John’s University (NY)
• Rev. James Patrick Shea, Ph.B. 1997, Ph.L. 1998 — President of the University of Mary (ND)
• Rev. Sean O. Sheridan, T.O.R., J.C.L. 2007, J.C.D. 2009 — Former President of Franciscan University (OH)
• P. Michael Timpane, B.S. 1956, M.A. 1964 — Retired president of Teacher's College, Columbia University
• Raymond A. Yannuzzi, Ph.D. 1996 — Former President of Camden County College (NJ)

Fashion

• Nina Caccioppoli O'Neil, B.A. 2004 — founder of Ciao Nina
• Nicholas D'Aurizio, B.S. Arch. 2005 — founder of Nico Lena
• Julia Farr Connolly, J.D. 1993 — founder of Julia Farr DC
• Betsy Garcete, B.A. 2008, M.S.M. 2015 — founder of Zophia

Law

• Alice S. Fisher, J.D. 1992 — Former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice
• The Hon. Richard E. Jordan, J.D. 1977 — Associate Judge for the Montgomery County Circuit Court in Maryland
• The Hon. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, B.A. 1965, J.D. 1968 — Justice for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• The Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr., M.A. 1949, Ph.D. 1951* — Former Senior Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• The Hon. Peggy A. Quince, J.D. 1975 — Justice for the Florida Supreme Court

Media

• Kathryn Jean Lopez, B.A. 1997 — editor-at-large for the National Review
• Richard Diefenbach, Jr., B.A. 1984 — Former President of RPD Associates, LLC
• J. Peter Donald, B.A. 2010 — Senior Vice President at Reevemark
• Maureen Dowd, B.A. 1973 — writer for the New York Times Company
• Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin, M.F.A. 1967 — retired CEO of Procter and Gamble Productions
• Julie Nixon Eisenhower, M.A. 1972 — writer and former Assistant Managing Editor for the Saturday Evening Post
• Alfred Gough, III, B.A. 1989 — co-creator of "Smallville," Hollywood film producer
• Sheilah Kast, B.A. 1971 — anchor for "On the Record" on WYPR
• Joshua McElwee, B.A. 2009 — Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Review
• Alberto R. Ortiz, B.A. 1973 — executive producer for CBS News
• Tara Petrolino, B.A. 2003 — ESPN sportscaster
• Marguerite Pohlmann, B.A. 2005 — editor, The Meredith Vieira Show
• Ryan Reilly, B.A. 2009 — reporter for The Huffington Post
• Angela Santomero, B.A. 1990 — creator of "Blues Clues"
• Rosanna Scotto, B.F.A. 1980 — TV co-anchor for Good Day New York
• Joseph St. George, B.A. 2011 — TV reporter for Scripps Television
• Josie Swantek, B.A. 2000 — documentary filmmaker, founder of Run Riot Films
• Dennis Wholey, B.A. 1959 — writer and interviewer for This is America with Dennis Wholey on PBS
• Brian Williams, Class of 1980 — anchor for MSNBC

Nursing

• Brigadier General William T. Bester, M.S.N. 1985 — Retired Chief, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Commanding General, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
• Dr. M. Louise Fitzpatrick, R.N., F.A.A.N., B.S.N. 1966* — Former Dean of the Villanova University College of Nursing*
• Dorothy Fontaine, R.N., F.A.A.N., Ph.D. 1987 — Dean Emerita of the University of Virginia School of Nursing
• Amy Freeman, B.S.N. 1981 — President and CEO, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC
• Dr. Catherine Gilliss, M.S.N. 1974 — Dean of School of Nursing at the University of California San Francisco
• Brigadier General Anna Mae V. McCabe Hays, M.S.N. 1968* — Chief, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, First female general in the U.S. armed forces
• Colonel Mary Lou Keener, USAF (Ret.), B.S.N. 1966, J.D. 1982 — General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs
• James McCann, Ph.D. 1982 — Dean of Chamberlain University College of Nursing
• Patricia Watts Kelley, R.N., F.N.P., G.N.P., F.A.A.N.P., Ph.D. 2000, — Former Health Sciences Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Politics and Public Service

• Robert P. Casey, Jr., J.D. 1988 — U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
• Thomas Donilon, B.A. 1977 — Former National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama
• Edward W. Gillespie, B.A. 1983 — Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
• Thomas R. Harkin, J.D. 1972 — Former U.S. Senator from Iowa
• Mitchell J. Landrieu, B.A. 1982 — Former mayor of New Orleans
• Terence R. McAuliffe, B.A. 1979 — Former Governor of Virginia
• John J. McCarthy, Jr., B.A. 1974 — Montgomery County Maryland State Attorney
• The Honorable Thomas P. Melady, M.A. 1952, Ph.D. 1955* — Former Ambassador to the Vatican, Burundi, and Uganda
• Samuel Mok, M.A. 1982 — Former CFO for the U.S. Department of Labor
• David Mao, M.S.L.S. 1999 — Law Librarian of Congress
• J. Paul Molloy, J.D. 1965* — Co-founder and CEO of Oxford House
• Martin O'Malley, B.A. 1985 — Former Governor of Maryland
• Kevin Ryan, B.A. 1989 — President and CEO of Covenant House
• Timothy Shriver, M.A. 1988 — CEO of Special Olympics
• Carol Spahn, B.A. 1990 — CEO of the Peace Corps
• Tommy Wells, J.D. 1991 — Director of the District Department of Energy & Environment

Religious Life

• Raymond L. Cardinal Burke, D.D., J.C.D. 1970 — Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura at the Vatican
• Most Rev. Robert J. Carlson, Licentiate 1979 — Archbishop of St. Louis, Mo.
• Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, D.D. 1971 — Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Tex.
• Timothy M. Cardinal Dolan, M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1985 — Archbishop of New York, N.Y.
• Francis Cardinal George, M.A. 1966* — Archbishop of Chicago, Ill.
• Roger Cardinal Mahony, M.S.W. 1964 — Archbishop of Los Angeles, Calif.
• Most Rev. David O'Connell, C.M., J.C.L. 1987, J.C.D. 1990 — Bishop of Trenton, N.J., and 14th president of The Catholic University of America
• Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Ph.D. 1978 — Archbishop of Boston, Mass.
• Most Rev. Orlando Quevedo, O.M.I., S.T.B. 1964 — Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
• Justin Cardinal Rigali, S.T.B. 1961 — retired Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pa.
• Luis A. Cardinal Tagle, S.T.L. 1987, S.T.D. 1992 — Former Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

Science and Engineering

• Joseph Carlini, B.M.E. 1984 — CEO of McKean Defense Group, LLC
• Michael D. Griffin, M.S.E. 1974 — Former Administrator of NASA
• Charles H. Kaman, B.A.E. 1940* — founder of Kaman Aerospace Corporation and Fender
• Hugh Everett, B.S. Chem. E. 1953* — physicist who proposed Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum physics
• Andrew Youniss, B.S. 1983, President and CEO, Rocket Software

Alumni on the Road to Sainthood

• Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA, M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1973* — educator and evangelist for African Americans, Servant of God
• Cardinal Terence Cooke, M.S.W. 1949* — former cardinal of the Archdiocese of New York, Servant of God
• Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, J.C.B. 1920* — host of "Life is Worth Living", Venerable
• Rev. Emil Kapaun, M.A. 1948* — Medal of Honor Recipient, Servant of God