This list of St. Bonaventure University alumni includes notable former students of St. Bonaventure University.
Academics
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 Anthony Bannon, 1964, former director of George Eastman House and director of Burchfield-Penney Art Center Cajetan J. B. Baumann, 1941, Franciscan friar, architect
Business Ed Bastian, 1979, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Deb Henretta, 1983, global president of e-commerce for Procter & Gamble Jim Meyer, chief financial officer at Thermo Fisher Scientific Carl Paladino, chairman of Ellicott Development Co.
Clergy 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, Episcopal 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 Neil Cavuto, 1980, news anchor for Fox News and Fox Business 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 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
Law
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 commissioner of Investigations, and 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 Dan Barry 1980, reporter for The New York Times who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for investigative reporting Janet Bodnar, 1971, editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance and journalist with The Washington Post Kathleen Brady, 1968, author and journalist 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 JG Faherty, 1984, author who writes in the horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy genres Charles J. Hanley 1968, reporter for the Associated Press who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for investigative reporting Dan Herbeck, 1978, journalist and investigative reporter at The Buffalo News 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 Mike Vaccaro, 1989, lead sports columnist for The New York Post Vincent Virga, 1964, novelist and editor
Medicine and science
Kevin O'Connor, physician and retired U.S. Army colonel serving as the physician to the president
Military
Patrick Frank, 1989, United States Army lieutenant general
Politics
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 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 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 RepresentativesWalsh, 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., Vote NY, Reston, VA: Vote USA, Undated, Retrieved 17 January 2014. William F. Walsh, 1934, U.S. House of RepresentativesWalsh, 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. Catharine Young, New York state senator John Zajac Jr., Connecticut House of Representatives and the Connecticut State Senate
Sports
Baseball
John Burke, professional baseball player George Daly, professional baseball player 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 John McGraw, Major League baseball manager Kid McLaughlin, professional baseball player Paul Owens, professional baseball player and general manager B. J. Salerno, college baseball coach George Susce, professional baseball player
Basketball
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 basketball 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, head basketball coach at St. Bonaventure University Dominick Welch, professional basketball player Bill Whitmore, college basketball coach Tim Winn, professional basketball player Matthew Wright, professional basketball player
Football 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