List of alumni of Villanova University

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Various notable individuals in many professions attended Villanova University at some point in their educational careers. Many influential and important individuals in the fields of government, business, economics, education, entertainment, athletics and the sciences are alumni of Villanova.

Contents 1 Arts, Entertainment, and Journalism 2 Business, Law and Economics 3 Education, Engineering, and the Sciences 4 Government and Military 5 Religion and Philosophy 6 Sports and Athletics 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Arts, Entertainment, and Journalism

• Maria Bello - Golden Globe-nominated actress
• Jim Croce - recording artist
• Tim Hauser - singer and founder of the vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer
• Gerald Marzorati - editor, The New York Times Magazine
• Don McLean - recording artist (attended for three months and did not receive a degree)
• Vincent Piazza - actor (attended for a year and did not graduate)
• David Rabe - playwright (Hurlyburly) and screenwriter (Casualties of War, The Firm)
• Greg Rikaart - Emmy Award-winning actor, currently starring in the daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless
• Jennifer Santiago - Emmy-Award-Winning reporter, CBS4 News, Miami
• Diana Sugg - Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper reporter, The Baltimore Sun
• Victoria Zdrok - October 1994 Playboy Playmate of the Month; 2004 Penthouse Pet of the Year

[edit] Business, Law and Economics

• Robert J. Bolger - co-founder, former president and chief executive officer of National Association of Chain Drug Stores
• Dan Brestle- chief operating officer of Estee Lauder
• James Curvey- former president of Fidelity Investments
• Robert J. Darretta, Jr., chief financial officer and vice chairman of Johnson & Johnson
• John Drosdick - chief executive officer, Sunoco
• Bert Jacobs - chairman of Life is Good ^[1]
• John Jones - chief executive officer, Air Products & Chemicals
• James Kim - chairman of Amkor Technology
• Thomas G. Labrecque - former Chairman and chief executive officer, Chase Manhattan Bank
• Martin McGuinn - former chief executive officer, Mellon Financial Corp.
• James Mullen - president and chief executive officer, Biogen Idec
• Daniel T. O'Connell - chief financial officer, QVC
• Francis Saul - president of Chevy Chase (Bank)
• Paul V. Scura - former Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Bank of Prudential Securities
• Ed Thomas - former Co-President of Tilly's Inc. and current chief executive officer and chairman of Wet Seal
• Lawrence M. Waterhouse, Jr. - founder of Waterhouse Investor Services, now part of TD Ameritrade
• David Worby - trial lawyer who specializes in personal injury cases, most notably Ground Zero illnesses

[edit] Education, Engineering, and the Sciences

• Andrew M. Allen - NASA astronaut and space shuttle pilot
• Steve Chen - computer engineer, principal architect of Cray X-MP supercomputer
• Edward Guinan - astronomer, discovered Neptune's ring system
• John L. Hennessy - president, Stanford University and founder of MIPS Computer Systems Inc.
• Deirdre Imus - Head of the Deidre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology

[edit] Government and Military

• Kelly Ayotte - Attorney General, State of New Hampshire
• George B. Crist - General - first Marine to be designated Commander in Chief, Central Command.
• Walter Doran - retired admiral, United States Navy
• William J. Fallon - Admiral, United States Navy, and Commander of United States Central Command
• David Girard-diCarlo - currently nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to Austria
• Joseph Hare - Rear Admiral, United States Navy
• Kate M. Harper - Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2001
• Jerramiah T. Healy - mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. - former U.S. ambassador to Sweden and former chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Endowed Villanova's Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies.
• Paul X. Kelley - retired Marine general and former Commandant of the Marine Corps
• John LaFalce - former U.S. Congressman from New York state, 1975-2002
• William J. Martini - district court judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Joseph J. McMenamin - Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps
• Stanley A. Prokop - former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1959-1961
• James M. Quigley - former US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Ed Rendell - current Pennsylvania governor and general chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2000
• Marjorie Rendell - current Pennsylvania first lady and federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• John G. Rowland - former Connecticut governor, 1995-2004
• Dick Schulze - former U.S. congressman from the State of Pennsylvania, 1975-1993
• Xavier Suarez - former mayor of Miami
• Anthony Zinni - retired general in the United States Marine Corps and former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

[edit] Religion and Philosophy

• John Cardinal O'Connor - cardinal and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York

[edit] Sports and Athletics

• Malik Allen - professional basketball player, currently with the New Jersey Nets
• Paul Arizin - former professional basketball player, voted one of the 50 all-time greatest in NBA history in 1996
• Al Atkinson - professional football player, starting linebacker for the 1969 New York Jets
• Michael Bradley - professional basketball player
• Don Bragg - Olympic Pole Vaulting Gold-Medalist (1960)
• Eamonn Coghlan - runner, four-time Olympian and the only man over age 40 to run a sub-four minute mile
• Ron Delany - runner, won the 1500 meters at the 1956 Olympic Games
• Tim Donaghy - NBA referee indicted on Federal racketeering and gambling charges
• Red Donahue - former professional baseball player
• Jumbo Elliott - noted track and field coach, inducted into National Track & Field Hall of Fame, 1981
• Brian Finneran - professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles ('99) and Atlanta Falcons ('00-present)
• Chris Ford - former professional basketball player and coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers
• Randy Foye - professional basketball player, currently with Minnesota Timberwolves
• Ben Geraghty - former professional baseball player and minor league manager who was influential in the career of home-run king Henry Aaron
• Larry James, retired Olympic Track and Field gold- and silver-medalist, currently Director of Athletics and Recreation at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
• Kerry Kittles - former professional basketball player who played with the New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers
• Chuck Kornegay - professional basketball player
• Howie Long - former professional football player, Oakland Raiders ('81-'93), football analyst, actor
• Kyle Lowry - professional basketball player, currently with Memphis Grizzlies
• Bill Melchionni - former professional basketball player
• Jimmy Murray - former general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, co-founder of Ronald McDonald House
• Sonia O'Sullivan - Track & Field
• Howard Porter - former professional basketball player
• Allan Ray - professional basketball player, formerly with the Boston Celtics and currently playing in Italy
• H. Browning Ross - an Olympic long-distance runner (1948 and 1952) and gold medal winner at the 1951 Pan-Am Games
• Rory Sparrow - former professional basketball player
• Tim Thomas - professional basketball player, currently with the Los Angeles Clippers
• Brian Westbrook - professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles ('02-present), current starting running back
• Alvin Williams - professional basketball player

[edit] References

1. ^ Office of Communication and Public Affairs

[edit] External links

• http://www.villanova.edu/alumni/ Villanova University Office of Alumni Relations
• http://www.villanova.edu Villanova University

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