List of Lehigh University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Lehigh University, an American private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Academia

• David A. Bader (BSCompE, 1990; MSEE, 1991), professor at Georgia Tech
• Anthony G. Collins (D.Eng. Civil Eng., 1982), President, Clarkson University.
• Peter D. Feaver, (BA, 1983) member of the National Security Council in the Clinton and Bush administrations and professor at Duke University.
• James D. Foley (BSEE, 1964), professor at Georgia Tech
• Kenneth French (Mech. E., 1976), Finance Department Chairman, Dartmouth College, President, American Finance Association
• Robert L. Ketter, former president of the University of Buffalo
• Robert J. Nemiroff (1987), Professor of physics at Michigan Technological University and cofounder of Astronomy Picture of the Day and Astrophysics Source Code Library
• Walter C. Pitman, III (1956) Professor emeritus at Columbia University, expert on sea floor spreading.
• Herman Schneider (1894) President of the University of Cincinnati and key developer of the concept of cooperative education
• James E. Talmage (Geology, 1884), former president of the University of Utah, author, and LDS apostle
• Paul Torgersen, (B.S. Industrial Engr., 1953), former president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Business

• William Amelio (BS Chem. Eng., 1979), CEO of Lenovo
• Tom Bayer, member of the board of directors of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu^[1]
• William Butterworth, President and Chairman of the Board, John Deere and Company
• Jack Dreyfus (1934), founder of the Dreyfus Fund
• Vincent Forlenza (1975), Chairman and CEO, Becton Dickinson
• Eugene Grace (1899), former president of Bethlehem Steel
• Richard Hayne (BA Anthropology 1969), co-founder of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People
• Marc Holtzman (1982), Vice-Chairman Barclays Capital
• Lee Iacocca (Industrial Eng. 1945, Hon D.Eng. 1965), former chairman of Chrysler Corporation
• Kevin J. Kennedy (1978), CEO of Avaya
• Lennart S. Lindegren (1965), Vice Chair, Price Waterhouse
• John E. McGlade, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Air Products & Chemicals
• Edward Avery McIlhenny (1896), CEO of McIlhenny Company, makers of Tabasco sauce
• James Ward Packard (Mech. E., 1884), co-founder of Packard Motor Company
• John R. Patrick (BS Electrical Engineering, 1967), former IBM vice president
• Joseph R. Perella (BS Business & Economics 1964), former chairman of Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley.
• Paul Zane Pilzer (BA Journalism 1974), economist
• Tsai Shengbai (1919), President of Mayar Silk Mills and developer of the modern silk industry in China
• Richard Rinella (1995), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Restaurantware
• Robert Zoellner (1932-2014; BS 1954), investor and stamp collector who was the second person to have assembled a complete collection of United States postage stamps, Zoellner was the benefactor of the school's Zoellner Arts Center.^[2]

Entertainment

• Tracy Byrnes (1993), TV Business Reporter on Fox Business News.^[3]
• Jim Davidson (1985), actor, television show Pacific Blue.
• Don Most (1972), actor, Happy Days.
• Andrea Tantaros (2001), political contributor on Fox News Channel.^[4]
• Maria Jacquemetton (BA English, 1983), Emmy, Golden Globe, Writer's Guild of America, and Peabody award winning writer and supervising producer of TV show Mad Men.
• Irwin Young (BS Industrial Engineering, 1950), Academy award winning producer of Alambrista and Nothing But a Man.
• Geoffrey Ciani (BA Political Science, 1998), independent filmmaker.
• Claire Byrne (BA Theater), actress.
• Lori Murphy (BA 1990), actress, producer, and director.
• Robert Riley (BA Theater, 2003), actor.
• Cicero Salmon III (2003), actor.
• Joe Praino, Comedian, also known as "Joey No Chill," co-host of the "Dirty Sports" and "Kooks of Comedy" podcasts, owns a fantastic beard, suspect of the "Scarfgate" controversy.
• Dick Berg (1942), screenwriter.
• Louis Clyde Stoumen (1939), Academy award winning director and producer.
• Robert Stahl, author of You're No Good To Me Dead:Behind Japanese Lines in the Philippines.
• Paul Guilfoyle, (1972), actor "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

Journalism & Literature

• Martin Baron (1976) Editor of The Washington Post, former editor of The Boston Globe
• Richard Harding Davis (1886), war correspondent, journalist and writer of fiction and drama.
• Michael Golden (1971) Publisher, The International Herald Tribune, and Vice-Chairman, The New York Times Company
• William P. Gottlieb (BS Business & Economics, 1939), Jazz author and photographer.
• Edwin Lefèvre (1893), Journalist, one of the first specializing in business coverage.
• Russell Lee (1925) Photojournalist
• Michael Smerconish (BA Government, 1984), author and radio commentator.
• Les Whitten (BA English & Journalism, 1950), investigative reporter and novelist.
• William E. Coles, Jr. (BA English, 1953), novelist and professor.
• Serdar Özkan (BA Business Administration & Psychology), novelist.
• Erika Liodice (BS Business & Economics, 2003), novelist.
• Len Roberts (PhD English, 1976), poet, translator, and professor.
• Robert Gibb (MA English, 1976), poet, short-story writer, essayist, critic, editor, and professor.
• David A. Randall (English, 1928) Book dealer and librarian.

Law

• Robert L. Clifford (1946) Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
• James Cullen Ganey (1920) U.S. Federal Judge
• Ronald A. Guzman (1970) U.S. Federal Judge in Illinois
• Edwin Kneedler (1967) Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
• Malcolm Muir (1936) U.S. Federal Judge
• Donald F. Parsons (1973) Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
• Stephen Victor Wilson (1963) U.S. Federal Judge in California

Medicine

• Dr. Harry J. Buncke Noted Plastic Surgeon, called the "Father of Microsurgery"
• Dr. Steven J. Burakoff Noted Cancer Specialist and head of Mount Sinai Medical Center's Cancer Institute
• Dr. Gail Saltz Noted psychiatrist and TV commentator.
• Dr. Sandra Welner (1958-2001), specialized in disabled women's healthcare

Military

• Maj. Gen. Peter Bayer, USA (1984).
• Maj. Ralph Cheli, USAAF (1941), awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for valor in World War II.
• Rear Adm. Colin Kilrain, USN (1982), US Navy SEAL, anti-terrorism expert, and Military Attache to Mexico.^[5]
• Maj. David M. Peterson, (1915), Fighter Ace with the Lafayette Escadrille and US Army Air Service credited with 6 victories. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross twice.^[6]
• Brig Gen Edwin H. Simmons USMC, (1942) veteran of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir and USMC Chief Historian
• Capt. Frank "Chuck" Spinney, USAFR, (BS Mech. Eng, 1967) military analyst.
• Gen. John H. Tilelli, Jr. USA (MBA 1972) Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Politics

• Pongpol Adireksarn (1964), Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand.
• William David Blakeslee Ainey, United States Congressman.
• Ali Al-Naimi (BS Geology) (1962), Saudi Arabia Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Chairman of Aramco.
• Richard Rahul Verma (BS Industrial Engineering,1990), United States Ambassador to India.
• Carville Benson (1890), United States Congressman.
• William A. Collins, state representative and four term mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1977 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1987
• Geoff Diehl (1992), Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Charlie Dent (MPA, 1993), United States Congressman.
• Manuel V. Domenech (1888), Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico and Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Lori Ehrlich (1985), Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Peter D. Feaver, (BA, 1983), member of the National Security Council in the Clinton and Bush administrations and professor at Duke University.
• Robert L. Freeman, (MA History, 1984), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^[7]
• Walter O. Hoffecker (1877) US House of Representatives
• Robert A. Hurley (1917), 73rd Governor of Connecticut
• Leonard Lance (BA, 1974), US House of Representatives, 2008-, NJ-7 GOP.
• Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner, US House of Representatives
• Jennifer Mann (1991) Member and Majority Caucus Secretary of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Robert Martin (MA History, 1971), New Jersey State Senator.
• Paul F. McHale, Jr. (BA Government, 1972), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and former United States Congressman.
• Sal Panto Jr. (Master's 1980), Mayor of Easton, Pennsylvania
• Rufus King Polk (1887) US House of Representatives
• Donald L. Ritter (BS Metallurgy, 1961), United States Congressman from the Fifteenth District, PA from 1979–1993.
• Richard Schmierer (1974) United States Ambassador to Oman
• David Sidikman (1956) New York State Assemblyman
• Donald William Snyder (MBA 1976), Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1981–2000 and Majority Whip.^[8]
• Edward J. Stack (1931) US House of Representatives
• Guy Talarico (B.S.), member of the New Jersey General Assembly.^[9]
• Francis E. Walter (1916) US House of Representatives

Pulitzer Prize winners

• Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (1886) 1925 Pulitzer Prize winner.
• Joe Morgenstern (BA English, 1953), 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner.

Science & Engineering

• Ali Al-Naimi (BS Geology, 1962), CEO, Saudi Aramco, formerly Arabian American Oil Company, 1984–1995, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia, 1995–present.
• Walter C. Bachman (1933) Noted authority on ship propulsion and Chief Engineer at Gibbs & Cox
• John-David F. Bartoe (BS Physics 1966), Space Shuttle Astronaut and ISS Research manager for NASA.
• Stephen James Benkovic (1960), Noted Chemist
• William Bowie (C.E. 1895), noted Geodetic Engineer; Bowie Seamount is named after him.
• Morris Llewellyn Cooke, (BS Mech. E., 1895), known for his rural electrification efforts in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930s.
• Paul Corkum (PhD Theoretical Physics, 1972), attosecond physics and laser science
• Albert P. Crary (MS Physics), Antarctic Explorer
• Philip Drinker, (Chem Eng., 1917), co-inventor of the world's first modern respirator.^[10]
• Lt. Col. Terry Hart, USAF (BS Mech. E., 1968, Hon. D.Eng., 1988), NASA Space Shuttle astronaut.
• Lester Hogan, (PhD Physics 1950), Microwave and semiconductor pioneer.
• Bill Maloney (1980), Mine drilling expert and participant in the Plan B rescue of miners during the 2010 Chilean mine disaster.
• Daniel McFarlan Moore (1889), Inventor of the Moore Light, predecessor to the Neon and fluorescent lamp.
• William S. Murray (1895), expert in electrical power generation and electrification of railroads
• Jesse W. Reno, (BS Mech Eng., 1883) builder of the world's first escalator.
• Robert Serber (BS Engineering Physics, 1930), physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project.
• Lewis B. Stillwell (1885) Expert on electrical distribution, President of the IEEE and 1935 winner of the IEEE Edison Medal.
• John M. Thome (1870) Director of the Argentine National Observatory (today Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba)
• Richard Hawley Tucker (BS Civil Eng., 1887), astronomer, Tucker Crater on the Moon is named after him.
• Claude Allen Porter Turner (BS Civil Eng., 1890), developed many early reinforced concrete techniques.
• John Texter (1949), American engineer known for his work in applied dispersion technology and small particle science,
• Aneesh Varma (2006), Co-founder of FabriQate known for work in customer behavior prediction algorithms.
• J. Lamar Worzel (1941), geophysicist and oceanographer
• Zhou Ming-Zhen, Chinese paleontologist, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, recipient of the Romer-Simpson Medal.
• Gary G. Lash (MS, PhD 1980) American geologist known for Marcellus Shale calculations, 2011 Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers.

Sports

• Joe Alleva (1975,1976G), athletics director at Louisiana State University. He was formerly the athletics director at Duke University.^[11]
• Rabih Abdullah (1998), former NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, and New England Patriots.
• Craig Anderson, (1960) former MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.
• Paul Hartzell (1976), former MLB pitcher. Most notably for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, and Baltimore Orioles.
• Lon Babby (1973) President of Phoenix Suns
• Adam Bergen (2004), National Football League tight end for Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.
• Snooks Dowd, Lehigh football star in 1918 and Major League Baseball player.
• John Fitch (BS Civil Eng., 1938), Winner of Mille Miglia and Argentine Grand Prix.^[12]
• Al Holbert (Mech. E. 1968), Five-time IMSA GT Champion and member of International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
• John Hill, (1972), former National Football League Center for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints
• Jarrod Johnson (1991), former National Football League Center/Offensive Guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers
• Tim Mayer, (1991), Motorsports Organizer & Official. COO IMSA and ALMS, ACCUS, FIA Former CART official.
• Matt McBride, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
• C.J. McCollum NBA. Led Lehigh to victory over Duke. First Lehigh player selected in the NBA Draft.
• Kim McQuilken, (1973) Lehigh football player and a former quarterback in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins.
• Rich Owens, (1994), former National Football League defensive end for the Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks.
• Vincent "Pat" Pazzetti (1912), Lehigh Quarterback elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961 and General Manager of Bethlehem Steel's Bethlehem plant.
• Roger Penske (1959), NASCAR and IRL team owner and Member of International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
• Will Rackley (2011) National Football League offensive guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Julius Seligson (1930), NCAA and ITA National Tennis Champion, Member, ITA Hall of Fame.
• Scott Semptimphelter, football player
• Lake Underwood, (Mech. E.), sports car racer.
• Bobby Weaver, (1981) gold medal winner, wrestling, 1984 Summer Olympics.
• Finn Wentworth (1980), former owner, New Jersey Nets and President YankeeNets.
• Adam Williamson (2005), MLS soccer player for the New England Revolution.
• Timur Chernykh (2014), Led Lehigh to first ever tennis patriot league championship in 2013 and is known as "the Russian legend".

Sociology

• Fayette Avery McKenzie (1895), one of the most prominent educators of the Progressive Era.

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