List of University of San Francisco people
This is a list of notable people affiliated with the University of San Francisco.
Alumni
Arts and Entertainment
- Ralph Barbieri, sports talk show host on KNBR 680
- Clint Catalyst, writer, spoken word performer, journalist
- Delia Gallagher, CNN journalist
- Michael Franti, poet and musician
- Joe Rosenthal, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
- Al Madrigal, American stand-up comedian/actor, notably of sitcom Gary Unmarried
- Kevin Starr, American Historian, Professor
Athletics
- Jim Begley, Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Bill Cartwright, former NBA player
- Kevin Restani, 8-year NBA veteran
- Jermaine Clark, professional baseball player
- Justin Speier, 12-year veteran MLB relief pitcher
- Bjørn Dahl, former professional soccer player and administrative director of S.K. Brann
- Gil McDougald, 5-time All-Star, World Series Champion for the NY Yankees and 1951 AL Rookie of the Year
- Quintin Dailey, former NBA player
- Troy Dayak, professional soccer player
- Mike Donohoe, former professional football player, Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers
- John Doyle, general manager of the San Jose Earthquakes
- Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions
- Jesse Foppert, professional baseball player
- K.C. Jones, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Gino Marchetti, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Ollie Matson, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Steve Negoesco, former USF men's soccer coach
- Lothar Osiander, Olympic, World Cup, and Major League Soccer coach
- Ray Peterson, former professional football player, Green Bay Packers
- Aaron Poreda, major league baseball pitcher
- Pete Rozelle, former NFL commissioner and Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Bill Russell, Basketball Hall of Famer
- Paul Schramka, former professional baseball player
- Phil Smith, former NBA player
- Bob St. Clair, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Burl Toler, First African American Football Official
Business
Science and Academics
- Dr. John D. Arras, Porterfield Professor of Biomedical Ethics, University of Virginia
- Michael A. Rice, biologist at University of Rhode Island, and RI State Representative
Government and Politics
- Angela Alioto, politician and attorney
- Ricardo J. Bordallo, former Governor of Guam
- Wesley Chesbro, former California State Senator
- Ming Chin, associate justice of the California Supreme Court
- John C. Houlihan, former Mayor of Oakland, California
- Leo T. McCarthy, former California Lieutenant Governor
- James D. Phelan, former San Francisco Mayor and United States Senator
- Alejandro Toledo, former President of Peru
- Pierre Salinger, former press secretary under President John F. Kennedy and United States Senator
- Frank Jordan, former mayor of San Francisco 1992-96
- Mike Nevin, San Mateo County politician
- Kevin V. Ryan, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
- John L. Burton, former Member of Congress and former California Senate Majority Leader, current chairman of the California Democratic Party.
- Sala Burton, former Member of Congress
Law and Justice
- Saundra Brown Armstrong, federal judge
- Heather Fong, San Francisco police chief
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, former assistant San Francisco district attorney, Fox News television personality
- Dennis Burns, Palo Alto police chief
- William Newsom, Retired Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals, Administrator of the Getty family trust and father of Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom
Philanthropists
Faculty
- David Batsone, author of Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It.[2]
- Paul Chien, Professor of Biology.
- Francis P. Filice, Professor of Biology
- Jon Fisher, author of "Strategic Entrepreneurism" and co-founding chief executive officer of Bharosa.
- Jean Marc Fullsack, Executive Chef in the Hospitality Management. The first guest chef with Hurbert Keller to cook for a President (Bill Clinton).[3]
- Sam Green, adjunct professor in Media Studies and documentary filmmaker. His film, The Weather Underground, was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004.
- Edward L. Kessel, Professor of Biology
- Robert T. Orr, Professor of Biology
- Dan Schutte, Composer-in-Residence, one of the most prolific and popular composers of Contemporary Catholic liturgical music today best known for composing "Here I Am, Lord".
- John Veitch, Chairman of the Department of Economics and professor of Economics and Financial Analysis.
- Heinz Weihrich, professor of management at the School of Business and Management, notable for his development of the TOWS Matrix (a variation to the SWOT Analysis).
- Bernard von Bothmer, adjunct Porfessor of American History and author of "Framing the Sixties: The Use and Abuse of a Decade from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush".
University presidents
- Anthony Maraschi, S. J. (1855–1862)
- Nicholas Congiato, S. J. (1862–1865)
- Burchard Villiger, S. J. (1865–1866)
- Nicolas Congiato, S. J. (1866–1869)
- Joseph Bayma, S. J. (1869–1873)
- Aloysius Masnata, S. J. (1873–1876)
- John Pinasco, S. J. (1876–1880)
- Robert E. Kenna, S. J. (1880–1883)
- Joseph C. Sasia, S. J. (1883–1887)
- Henry Imoda, S. J. (1887–1893)
- Edward P. Allen, S. J. (1893–1896)
- John P. Frieden, S. J. (1896–1908)
- Joseph C. Sasia, S. J. (1908–1911)
- Albert F. Trivelli, S. J. (1911–1915)
- Patrick J. Foote, S. J. (1915–1919)
- Pius L. Moore, S. J. (1919–1925)
- Edward J. Whelan, S. J. (1925–1932)
- William I. Lonergan, S. J. (1932–1934)
- Harold E. Ring, S. J. (1934–1938)
- William J. Dunne, S. J. (1938–1954)
- John F. X. Connolly, S. J. (1954–1963)
- Charles W. Dullea, S. J. (1963–1969)
- Albert R. Jonsen, S. J. (1969–1972)
- William C. McInnes, S. J. (1973–1977)
- John Lo Schiavo, S. J. (1977–1991)
- John P. Schlegel, S. J. (1991–2000)
- Stephen A. Privett, S. J. (2000- )
Honorary degrees
Recipients of USF honorary degrees include, but are not limited to, the following:
- September 2003 – Dali Lama, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree from USF on September 5, 2003 for his lifelong work in promoting peace and compassion, and helping to bring about a more humane world.[4]
- April 2005 - Kim Dae-jung, the former president of South Korea and 2000 Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped lead his country's movement toward democratic rule [6]
- May 2006 - Richard Blum, founder and chairman of the Himalayan Foundation [8]
- December 2007- the Reverend Glenda Hope, founder of Network Ministries. Hope embodies cultural service that respects the individual dignity of every person, most notably the poor, the homeless, prostitutes, and those living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.[10]
- December 2007- Sayadaw U Kovida on behalf of the Buddhist monks of Burma. The monks were honored for their courage in rising up in peaceful protest against their country's oppressive military regime. Their actions reflect the university's mission to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world.[10]
- December 2007 - Gerald McKevitt, S.J., a Santa Clara University history professor and university historian. McKevitt is renowned for his knowledge of Jesuit history in California and the West, and received an honorary degree for his dedication to teaching, scholarship, and service to the university community.[10]
- September 2008 - Greg Mortenson, co-author of Three Cups of Tea and executive director of the Central Asia Institute[11]
Other recipients of honorary degrees include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, journalist Helen Thomas, and the late South African activist Stephen Biko.
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