List of Fairfield University people

The following is a list of notable graduates of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut:

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

• Donatella Arpaia – successful New York City restaurateur; judge on The Food Network reality TV series The Next Iron Chef
• Kim DiVine '02 – singer/songwriter; voice of Jell-O national TV campaign^[1]
• Joe DeVito '90 – comedian and writer; appeared on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham" and NBC's Last Comic Standing
• Pat Jordan – leading sports writer and acclaimed author of A False Spring, ranked #37 on Sports Illustrated's 100 Top Sports Books
• Burt Kearns '78 – founder, Frozen Television/Frozen Pictures, Author, Tabloid Baby, Producer, A Current Affair
• January LaVoy '97 – Broadway and television actress most recognized as Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live.
• Lisa Mannetti '75 – horror fiction writer and 2009 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel winner^[2]
• Paul Marcarelli – actor/screenwriter; face of Verizon Wireless "Can You Hear Me Now?" national TV campaign
• Alexandra McHale – comedian, appeared on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"; voted Top Female Performer of the Year (2002, 2003) by the readers of Campus Activities Magazine^[3]
• Thomas E. McKinney '72 – former president and CEO, Tempo Television, Rainbow Advertising Sales, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau^[4]
• Paul Ryan Rudd '70 – former Broadway, New York Shakespeare Theatre and TV actor who played John F. Kennedy in the 1977 NBC movie “Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye”^[5]
• Rob Stevenson '92 – president of Virgin Records US
• Tim Warren '03 – musician, The Alternate Routes, Independent Music Award winner

Academia

• Ronald A. Bosco '67 – distinguished professor of English and American Literature, University at Albany
• William Doerner '71 – professor, Florida State University, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
• J. Kevin Dorsey '64 – dean and provost of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• Michael M. Franz '99 – assistant professor of government, Bowdoin College;^[6] American Political Science Association E.E. Schattschneider Award recipient; USA Today Academic All-American^[7]
• William E. Garland – former professor of law, Seton Hall University Law School^[8]
• Kevin Kiernan '67 – T. Marshall Hahn senior professor of arts and sciences, University of Kentucky^[9]
• Katherine Lapp '78 – executive vice president, Harvard University
• John T. Lis '70 – 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship award recipient; Barbara McClintock professor of molecular biology and genetics, Cornell University^[10]
• Paul J. Magnarella '62 – professor of law, University of Florida, Levin College of Law^[11]
• Raymond B. Marcin '61 – professor of law, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law^[12]
• Harry Marmion – former president, United States Tennis Association, Saint Xavier University and Southampton College of Long Island University
• Robert J. McMahon '71 – Ralph D. Mershon Professor of History, The Ohio State University, Mershon Center for International Security Studies^[13]
• David J. McCarthy, Jr. – dean emeritus, Georgetown University Law Center
• Annabelle Moseley – poet-in-residence, Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts^[14]
• Richard J. Nagle '68 – Kulynych/Cline Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology, Appalachian State University; distinguished professor emeritus, University of South Carolina^[15]
• Maurice J. O'Sullivan – Kenneth Curry Chair of Literature, Rollins College^[16]
• Donald Preziosi '62 – leading art historian and author; professor emeritus, UCLA; Slade Professor of Fine Art, Oxford University
• Julio Ramirez '77 – R. Stuart Dickson Professor of Psychology, Davidson College; recipient of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
• Mark Reed '96 - president of St. Joseph's University
• Edward Rugemer '93 – assistant professor of history at Yale University and 2009 Avery O. Craven Award winner^[17]
• Charles E. Schaefer '55 – "Father of Play Therapy"; professor of psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University; award-winning author
• Kurt C. Schlichting – E. Gerald Corrigan Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences and award-winning author
• John Skoyles '71 – poet and writer; professor, Emerson College; former executive director of the Fine Arts Work Center
• Francis J. Tedesco '65 – president emeritus, Medical College of Georgia
• Joseph Walsh – chair, classics department, Loyola College in Maryland; 2007 Excellence in Teaching at the College Level Award, American Philological Association^[18]
• Edward A. Wasil, Jr. – professor of management science, American University's Kogod School of Business; 2006 American University Scholar/Teacher of the Year.^[19]

Business

Accounting and consulting

• Joseph Berardino '72 – managing director, Alvarez & Marsal; former chairman and CEO, Profectus BioSciences; former CEO, Arthur Andersen
• Susan Coffey, senior vice president, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants^[20]
• Joellin R. Comerford '74 – senior managing director–strategic projects/complex engagements, Accenture^[21]
• Craig J. Leach '81 – president and CEO, Graham Pelton Consulting; Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame Quarterback^[22]
• Thomas P. Loughlin – managing director, Promontory Financial Group; founder and managing director of Clarient Group LLC; former partner and managing director, KPMG^[23]
• Randolph Stone – CEO, Marketing Management Analytics^[24]
• Karen H. Timmons M.A. – president and CEO, Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International^[25]
• Patrick J. Waide, Jr. '59 – former president and CEO, Peter F. Drucker Foundation; executive vice president, Bessemer Securities; vice chairman Deloitte Haskins & Sells^[26]

Banking

• Richard J. Cantele Jr. '81 – president and CEO, Salisbury Bancorp Inc.^[27]
• Anthony P. Crisalli, Jr. – co-founder, MarketAccess Group; former senior vice president, head of corporate banking, National City Corporation^[28]
• David H. Chafey, Jr. '76 – president, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
• Timothy J. Conway '76 – founder, chairman and CEO, NewStar Financial
• E. Gerald Corrigan '63 – chairman, Goldman Sachs Bank USA; former president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Richard M. Ditizio – managing director and head of The High Net Worth Group, Citigroup Private Bank^[29]
• Jim Garrity – founder and CEO, Bellwether Digital Bridge;^[30] former executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Wachovia^[31]
• Joseph E. Hasten '74 – president and CEO, ShoreBank; former vice chairman, U.S. Bancorp
• Maive F. Scully '76 – senior vice president and CFO, GE Money
• Michael N. Vittorio – president and CEO, First National Bank of Long Island^[32]

Entrepreneur

• Anthony Champ '59 – founder and owner, award-winning White Hall Vineyards^[33] former president and CEO, Fiber Industries
• Michael P. Fitzgerald '79 – co-founder, president and CEO, Bank of Georgetown^[34]
• Jay Harman '96 – founder and co-owner, Cisco Brewers^[35]
• Joseph D. Macchia '57 – founder and former CEO, GAINSCO
• Baron Jean van Gysel de Meise '90 – chairman, V Resorts Limited; owner of Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels; developer of V...Greece on The World at The World Islands

Insurance

• Sheila Kearney Davidson '83 – executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel, New York Life Insurance; 2006 David Rockefeller Fellow^[36]
• Karl J. Feitelberg '76 – chairman and CEO, Sterling Resources^[37]
• Mike Foley – CEO, Zurich North America^[38]
• Bruce E. Hawley '71 – retired Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force Reserve, Legion of Merit and Meritorious Service Medal recipient;^[39] senior vice president, Stewart National Title Services
• Andrew McMahon '89 – president of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company^[40]
• Robert Rupp '77 – chief risk officer of The Hartford^[41]
• Joseph D. Sargent '59 – former president and CEO, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
• James D. Wehr – president and CEO, The Phoenix Companies^[42]
• John P. Welch – president and CEO, XL Reinsurance America Inc.^[43]
• Marita Zuraitis – president and CEO, Horace Mann Educators Corporation^[44]

Investments

• Michael K. Barry '98 – chief investment officer, Georgetown University^[45]
• John V. Carberry – president, F.L. Putnam Investment Management^[46]
• Patrick J. Carolan – co-founder and managing partner, Endeavour Investment Partners^[47]
• Frank J Carroll III '89 – managing director, Oaktree Capital Management^[48]
• James M. Cotter '67 – founding partner of Breeden Capital Management; former senior partner and vice chairman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett^[49]
• Bill Crager '86 – co-founder and president, Envestnet^[50]
• John W. Cummings – senior VP and COO, executive committee member, Merrill Lynch^[51]
• Joseph DiMenna '80 – head portfolio manager and co-founder, Zweig-DiMenna Associates;^[52] Philanthropist and namesake of the DiMenna-Nyselius Library at Fairfield University
• Douglas Hammond '86 – president and COO, National Financial Partners
• Brian Hull '80 – vice chairman, UBS Wealth Management Americas
• Frank Mastrapasqua '63 – chairman and CEO, Mastrapasqua Asset Management^[53]
• Shawn Matthews – CEO, Cantor Fitzgerald
• Sean McNamara '80 – founder and managing director, Roundstone Advisors
• Kathleen Murphy '84 – head of personal investing, Fidelity Investments; former CEO, ING U.S. Wealth Management; one of Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
• Gavin G. O'Connor, chief administrative officer, Goldman Sachs Investment Management^[54]
• Larry Rafferty '64 – founder and CEO, Rafferty Capital Markets

Manufacturing

• Carlos M. Cardoso – president and CEO, Kennametal; named a Best CEO by Institutional Investor Magazine
• Robert Cascella '80 – president and CEO, Hologic^[55]
• Orlando Carvalho – president, Lockheed Martin, Maritime Systems & Sensors^[56]
• John Flannery '83 – president and CEO, GE India; former president and CEO, GE Capital, Asia and GE Commercial Finance^[57]
• Hugh McElroy – president and CEO, BBA Aviation^[58]
• Peter J. Pestillo '60 – former chairman and CEO, Visteon

Pharmaceuticals

• Jorge Figueredo '82 – executive vice president, human resources, McKesson Corporation; listed among the 100 "Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Business magazine
• Meghan Fitzgerald – senior vice president at Medco Health Solutions; named a 2010 Irish Voice Women of Influence honoree^[59]

Private equity

• Caesar N. Anquillare – founder, chairman and CEO, Winchester Capital^[60]
• Derek Blazensky – founder and general partner, Cardinal Venture Capital^[61]
• Phil Cagnassola '92 – partner, Hamilton Robinson^[62]
• Mary Lincoln Campbell M.A. – founder and managing partner, EDF Ventures^[63]
• Robert J. Crowley – president, Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation^[64]
• William P. Egan '67 – founder and general partner, Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners; philanthropist and namesake of Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola at Fairfield University
• Paul J. Huston '82 – founding partner, Hudson Ferry Capital^[65]
• David S. Kopp '82 – co-founder & chairman, KB Global Fund Group (KBG).^[66]
• Paul LaViolette '79 – partner, SV Life Sciences; former COO, Boston Scientific^[67]
• Robert W. MacDonald – managing partner, Craton Equity Partners; former president, William E. Simon & Sons Private Equity^[68]
• John Mullin '82 – venture partner, Greenhill SAVP; former president, Datek Online, acquired by TD Ameritrade^[69]
• Robert Stefanowski – chairman and managing partner, 3i Group, North America and Asia; former president and CEO, GE Corporate Finance, Europe^[70]

Retail

• Michael G. Archbold - former CEO, Talbots, Vitamin Shoppe and GNC
• Jeff Campbell '65 – former CEO, Burger King; ex-chairman, Pillsbury Restaurant Group
• Robert Galvin – president, Camuto Group; former COO, FILA Sport Brands International^[71]
• Robert C. King – president, North America, The Pepsi Bottling Group^[72]
• Christopher McCormick '78 – president and CEO, L.L.Bean

Technology

• Joseph R. Bronson '70 – CEO, SVTC Technologies; former president and COO, Sanmina-SCI; former president, FormFactor^[73]
• John Burns – former president and CEO, Sonim Technologies^[74]
• Bart W. Catalane '78 – SVP, CFO Getty Images^[75]
• Andrew Hidalgo – chairman and CEO, WPCS International Incorporated^[76]
• Kevin Kelleher '76 – president and CEO, Cartus^[77]
• Robert W. Landmesser '71 – founder, Com-Cycle & Advanced Environmental Technology Corporation^[78]
• Kurt A. Mueffelmann – president and CEO, HiSoftware^[79]
• Kevin Peters '86 – executive vice president, AT&T Global Network Operations^[80]
• Michael Raneri '88 – CIO, Zecco.com; former CEO, MeeVee Inc.^[81]
• John Tedesco – co-founder, president and CEO, Contigo^[82]

Other

• Rob Barber '89 – CEO, Environmental Data Resources^[83]
• Richard Kristof – co-founder, president and CEO, American Research Institute^[84]
• Peter J. McDonald – president and CEO of SuperMedia^[85]
• Dan Sullivan '73 – president and CEO, Collette Vacations^[86]
• Tina Weinfurther ’78 – president and CEO, TNS Prognostics^[87]
• Steve Zales '81 – managing partner and COO, O'Brien Group^[88]

Education

• Dean Borgman M.A. – founder and executive director, Center for Youth Studies^[89]
• Alan Capasso B.A., M.A. – headmaster, Greenwich High School^[90]
• Bill Coffin B.A.'68, M.A. – special assistant for marriage education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services^[91]
• Armand Fabbri – headmaster, The Seton Academy; former Superintendent of Schools for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport^[92]
• Francis X. Foley, Jr. M.A. – headmaster, Saint Gregory's School For Boys^[93]
• Arthur J. Gallagher B.A., M.A. – president, Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte campus^[94]
• James Hanrahan M.A.'52 – founder and chancellor, St. Thomas More School
• James Hanrahan Jr. – headmaster, St. Thomas More School^[95]
• Edward P. Hardiman '92 – headmaster, St. John's Preparatory School; developed Xaverian Global Encounter Program^[96]
• Juan Lopez M.A. – director, UCLA School Management Program, Northeast Region; former Connecticut State Superintendent for Career and Technical Education^[97]
• Nick Macol B.A.'55 – headmaster, The University School^[98]
• Timothy McDonald M.A. – president, Holy Cross High School^[99]
• Joseph A. Merluzzi M.A. – headmaster, Berkeley Preparatory School^[100]
• Joseph Moylan '60 – founder and president, Durham Nativity School; former professor of surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
• Sister Carol Ann Nawracaj M.A. – headmistress, Villa Maria Education Center; Honorary Assistant Coach, New York Giants.^[101]
• Robert Peterson M.A. – headmaster, The Oakwood School; former headmaster, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School^[102]
• Kristen Record '97 – Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient; 2010 Connecticut Teacher of the Year^[103]
• Gerald N. Tirozzi C.A.S. – executive director, National Association of Secondary School Principals; former Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education; former Connecticut State Commissioner of Education^[104]
• Richard M. Whitcomb M.A. – headmaster emeritus, St. Luke's School^[105]
• Patricia Young M.A. – founder and headmistress, The Stanwich School^[106]

Journalism

• Sonia Baghdady '97 – news anchor, News Channel 8, WTNH, Emmy Award winner
• Steve Bottari '10 – morning news anchor, WCAX^[107]
• Edward "Ted" Delaney '79 – award-winning author; assistant editor, Nieman Journalism Lab, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
• John Gizzi '79 – political editor, NewsMax.com since 2013; Human Events, 1980-2012, White House correspondent, William A. Rusher Award for Journalistic Excellence winner^[108]
• Susan King '73 – dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication^[109]
• Robert H. Laska '69 – former president and publisher, Connecticut Post
• Kala Rama – anchor/reporter, WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC; AP Award winner^[110]
• John P. Reilly '51, executive editor emeritus, The Hour, Norwalk, Connecticut; 1992 Yankee Quill Award recipient^[111]
• Donna Savarese – former news anchor, News 4 St. Louis, KMOV, Emmy Award and Edward R. Murrow Award winner
• Cory Shields – executive vice president, global policy strategies and alliances, NBC Universal; former reporter, producer and host, PM Magazine^[112]
• Bob Sullivan '90 – award-winning journalist, author and one of the founding staff of msnbc.com
• Carmen Wong Ulrich '92 – host, CNBC's On the Money

Law and government

Attorneys

• Herve H. Aitken '67 – partner, Ford Harrison; The Best Lawyers of America^[113]
• Stephen L Braga '78 – partner, Ropes & Gray, Top Ten Criminal Defense Lawyer in the United States
• Jeremiah S. Buckley '66 – partner and co-chair, BuckleySandler LLP;^[114] president, Corporate Risk Advisors
• Thomas J. Colucci '69 – founding principal, Walsh, Colucci, Stackhouse, Emrich & Lubeley^[115]
• Patrick J. McHale '86 - founder and partner, Kainen, Escalera & McHale PC;^[116] The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management since 2009. Connecticut and New England Super Lawyer: Employment and Labor. The Best Lawyers' 2013 Hartford Labor Law - Management "Lawyer of the Year".
• John J. Dalton '64 – partner, Troutman Sanders; American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow; Top 10 Super Lawyer in Georgia, The Best Lawyers in America^[117]
• Kathryn M. Fenton '75 – partner, vice-chair, antitrust law, Jones Day, The Best Lawyers in America; chair, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law^[118]
• Richard E. Floor '62 – partner, chair, corporate law, Goodwin Procter; The Best Lawyers in America^[119]
• William F. Gallagher '59 – founder, The Gallagher Law Firm; The Best Lawyers in America; American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow^[120]
• John L. Hardiman '79 – partner, head, European litigation, Sullivan & Cromwell, The Best Lawyers in America^[121]
• Tara Knight – founder, Knight, Conway & Cerritelli, The Best Lawyers in America, Guest Commentator, Court TV and MSNBC^[122]
• Eugene A. Massey '64 – partner, Arent Fox; Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State^[123]
• Thomas R. O'Brien '60 – partner, Wolff and Samson; former Assistant Attorney General, State of New Jersey^[124]
• Thomas J. Quigley '79 – partner, Winston & Strawn; The Best Lawyers in America^[125]
• Harry A. Rissetto '65 – partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, The Best Lawyers in America; 2004 the Burton Awards for Legal Achievement recipient; former Law Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court chief justice Warren E. Burger^[126]
• Diane P. Sullivan '84 – partner, Dechert, The Best Lawyers in America, Top Product Liability Litigator in the United States^[127]
• Shaun Sullivan '62 – partner, chair, corporate law, Wiggin & Dana; American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow; The Best Lawyers in America; Best of the Best^[128]
• T. Paul Tremont '55 – founding partner, Tremont and Sheldon; American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient^[129]
• John J. Walsh '52 – senior counsel, Carter Ledyard & Milburn, leading media and First Amendment lawyer^[130]

Government

• Thomas C. O'Connor – mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (1982–83).
• Stephen J. Buoniconti '91 – senator, Massachusetts State Senate
• Vincent Cianci '62 – former mayor, Providence, RI; longest standing mayor in the United States
• Donald A. Browne '55 – state's attorney of Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Brian J. Comerford-Assistant Attorney General, State of Connecticut
• John A. Danaher III '72 – commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Safety; former United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
• Donald DeFronzo – chief assistant majority leader, Connecticut Senate; former Mayor, New Britain, CT
• J. Michael Farren '77 – deputy White House Counsel; former under secretary of commerce for international trade, International Trade Administration
• C. Frank Figliuzzi '87 – assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Counterintelligence Division^[131]
• Michael Fedele '80 – lieutenant governor, State of Connecticut
• Brian J. Flaherty '87 – former deputy house minority leader, eight-term state representative, Connecticut House of Representatives
• Martin Looney – majority leader, Connecticut Senate
• Frank Maco – state's attorney of Litchfield County, Connecticut; investigated Mia Farrow's Woody Allen child-sexual abuse allegations^[132]
• Leonard S. Paoletta '56 – former mayor, Bridgeport, CT; judge, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission; founder, Bridgeport Area Cultural Italian Organization
• Jorge E. Pérez-Díaz '77 – former attorney general and solicitor general, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Rosa Rebimbas – state representative, 70th District, Connecticut House of Representatives
• Eileen Rominger '76 – director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management; former global chief investment officer, Goldman Sachs asset management
• Joseph R. Russoniello '63 – two-term U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California; former dean, San Francisco Law School
• Steve Shannon '93 – delegate, Virginia House of Delegates
• Thomas Spota – district attorney of Suffolk County, New York

Judicial

• Honorable Stephen Bucaria '70 – justice, New York State Supreme Court; Deputy Commander, New York Guard^[133]
• Honorable Richard F. Comerford, Jr. '66 – judge, Connecticut Superior Court^[134]
• Honorable Sean Connelly '80 – judge, Colorado Court of Appeals; former Special Attorney to U.S. Attorneys General Ashcroft and Reno
• Honorable Raymond J. Dearie – chief judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Honorable Daniel J. Dinian '52 – special trial judge, United States Tax Court
• Honorable Albert J. Emanuelli – judge, New York State Supreme Court; Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient^[135]
• Honorable Joseph P. Flynn – chief judge, Connecticut Appellate Court
• Honorable James G. Gilbert '83 - Chief Administrative Law Judge, United States Postal Service
• Honorable William J. Lavery '59 – chief court administrator, former chief judge, Connecticut Appellate Court
• Honorable Martin Nigro '51 – judge, Connecticut Superior Court^[134]
• Honorable James F. Stapleton '54 – former judge, Connecticut Superior Court; Of Counsel, Day Pitney LLP^[136]

Public policy

• Anthony J. Colavita – former New York Republican Party chairman; 1995 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient
• Morgan Downey '68 – executive director and CEO, American Obesity Association
• Thomas J. Josefiak – former chief counsel, Republican National Committee; former chairman, Federal Election Commission
• Peter H. Gallary – COO, Investment Company Institute; former president and CEO, Boston Company Advisors at The Boston Company^[137]
• Anne-Marie Lynch '86 – vice president for policy, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; health care adviser, Bush Transition Team; former staff director, United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health
• William J. Mahon – executive director, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
• Diane Oakley – executive director, National Institute on Retirement Security^[138]
• David Rothbard – president, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)
• Richard Umbdenstock – president, American Hospital Association
• Roy J. Wells – president and managing director, Triad Strategies

Medicine and science

• James L. Abbruzzese '74 – world-renowned pancreatic cancer researcher, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Roni De Luz – naturopathic doctor and New York Times best-selling author of 21 Pounds in 21 Days
• Steven Flanagan '84 – chairman of rehabilitation medicine and medical director of The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine^[139]
• Peter A. Indelicato '65 – Wayne Huizenga Professor of Sports Medicine, University of Florida, National College Team Physician of the Year^[140]
• Bryan R. Kelly '76 – major general, Medical Service Corps (U.S. Army); Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster recipient^[141]
• Doris Troth Lippman M.A. – professor, Fairfield University School of Nursing; Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; vice-chaired Vietnam Women's Memorial; Honorary Purple Heart recipient
• Jean Malecki – director, Palm Beach County Health Department; recognized as Changing the Face of Medicine and honored as a Local Legend by the National Library of Medicine
• Gregory J. Martin ’80 – chief of infectious diseases, Bethesda Naval Hospital and U.S. Navy’s Legion of Merit recipient
• Michael P. Madaio '70 – Charbonnier Professor and chair of the department of medicine, Medical College of Georgia.^[142]
• Brian Monahan – Attending Physician of the United States Congress; Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
• Marion E. Morra M.A. – chair, American Cancer Society; American Cancer Society National Distinguished Service Award recipient^[143]
• Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell '87, a world renowned elephant expert.
• Michael J. Paidas '82 – associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, Yale School of Medicine^[144]
• Peter Pronovost – named one of the 2008 Time 100 World's Most Influential People
• Richard Proto '62 – noted cryptographer; former director of research at the National Security Agency; received the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.^[145]
• Donald E. Sweet – former chairman, Department of Bone and Joint Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Internationally known bone disease expert^[146]
• Bernard D. Seery '75 – deputy director, technical of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center^[147]
• Geralyn Radowiecki Spollett '76 – associate director, Yale Diabetes Center; American Diabetes Association's 2006 Educator of the Year Award winner^[148]
• John V. Tesoriero – executive director, State of New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology; 2001 New Jersey Hi-Tech Hall of Fame inductee^[149]

Social action and community service

• Ned Coll '62^[150] – social activist and founder of the Revitalization Corps^[151]
• Paula Donovan '77 MA '88 – executive director of AIDS-Free World; senior advisor to UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa; 2005 Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice Foundation recipient
• Major Michael Donnelly '81 – leading activist for sufferers of Gulf War Syndrome; author of Falcon's Cry
• Susan B. Dunn – president and CEO of the United Way of the Capital Area; Hartford Business 2008 Non-Profit Executive of the Year^[152]
• Joe Flannigan – former president of the National Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society^[153]
• Jeff Franco '92 – executive director, City Year DC^[154]
• G. Simon Harak, S.J. '70 – peace activist; co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness; established "Stop the Merchants of Death" speaking tour
• Jack Healy M.A. – president and CEO of the United Way of Greater New Haven
• Stephen V. Kobasa – peace and political activist
• Rev. Robert J. Levens, S.J. '66 – former provincial of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus^[155]
• Rob McCann '91 – executive director of Catholic Charities for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane^[156]
• Robert J. Wicks – Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice recipient; leading writer about the intersection of spirituality and psychology

Sports

Baseball

• Keefe Cato '79 – professional major league baseball player^[157]
• Brian Cleary '90 – University of Cincinnati baseball coach^[158]

Basketball

• AJ Wynder '87 – professional basketball player
• Ajou Deng '03 – professional basketball player
• Joe DeSantis '79 – All-American basketball player and men's basketball coach
• Tricia Fabbri '91 – Quinnipiac University women's basketball coach^[159]
• Kathy Fedorjaka '90 – Bucknell University women's basketball coach^[160]
• Greg Francis '97 – Canadian Olympic basketball player and Junior National Men's basketball coach
• Deng Gai '05 – professional basketball player
• Pete Gillen '68 – college basketball analyst and men's basketball coach
• Chris D'Orso '88 – vice president of marketing, Orlando Magic^[161]
• Tim O'Toole '88 – men's basketball coach
• Nick Macarchu '63 – former men's college basketball coach^[162]
• Rick Pych '75 – president of business operations, Spurs Sports & Entertainment
• Darren Phillip '00 – professional basketball player
• Robert Thomson – professional basketball player in Europe; member of the Rwanda national basketball team

Golf

• Jack Mcconachie '69 – professional golfer^[163]
• RJ Zielinski '09 – 107th Connecticut Amateur Golf Champion^[164]

Lacrosse

• Nate Bauers '04 – professional lacrosse player
• Greg Downing '07 – All-American and professional all-star lacrosse player
• C.J. Kemp '03 – All-American and professional lacrosse player
• Spencer Steele '00 – professional lacrosse player
• Peter Vlahakis '04 – professional all-star lacrosse player

Rugby

• Will Brazier '05 – All-American, U.S. international and Super League rugby player
• Paul Sheehy – U.S. international and Super League rugby player
• Brad Troup '03 – All-American and Super League rugby player

Soccer

• Abby Allan '00 – New Zealand women's national football team
• Adam Braz '01 – Canadian international and professional soccer player
• Bryan Harkin '01 – professional soccer player
• Brett Maron '08 – professional soccer player
• Jim McElderry '93 – Fordham University men's soccer coach and professional soccer player^[165]
• Mark Longwell '82 – U.S. international and professional soccer player
• Michael O'Keeffe '13 – New Zealand national football team
• Justin Thompson '03 – Canadian international and professional soccer player
• Matt Turner '15 - professional soccer player

Other

• Don Cook – Sacred Heart University director of athletics^[166]
• Chris Duffy '97 – U.S. Olympic rower^[167]
• Matthew "Granimal" Granahan – NBC Sports Broadcaster and president of the American Combat Association^[168]
• Ed Horne '86 – president, NHL Enterprises^[169]
• Christian McEvoy '04 – Completed 3400-mile run across the United States to raise money for cancer research.^[170][171]

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