List of St. Francis College people

This page lists notable persons with ties to St. Francis College.

Alumni and former students

Academics

• Joseph M. Hemway, '84, V.P. of Information Technology & CIO, Pratt Institute[1]
• Gary Kolks, Ph.D., '74, associate professor of chemistry at Manhattan College[2]
• Sean A. Fanelli, Ph.D., '68, president of Nassau Community College[3]
• Brendan J. Dugan, '68, former regional chairman and CEO of Sovereign Bank and 18th President of St. Francis College[3]
• Mary E. Hines, Ph.D., '67, president of Carlow University, Pittsburgh.[4]
• Donald A. McQuade, Ph.D., '63, former vice chancellor for university relations at the University of California, Berkeley[5][6]
• Frank J. Macchiarola, LL.B., Ph.D., '62, former president of St. Francis College (1996–2008), chairman of the New York State Higher Education Services Commission, chancellor of St. Francis College[7][8]
• John J. McDermott, Ph.D., '53, philosopher and distinguished professor at Texas A&M University

Architecture

• Joseph Hubert McGuire, 1887, American architect practicing in New York City, where he specialized in Catholic churches and institutions.
• Joseph A. Jackson, American architect who designed many buildings for Roman Catholic clients in the Eastern United States

Arts and literature

• Jim Brochu, ’69, actor and playwright[9]
• Joseph Skerrett, Ph.D., ’64, American literary critic and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• Jim Luisi, '51, Emmy award winning actor[10]

Business and finance

• Michael A. MacIntyre, ’97, senior vice president, Corporate and Professional Services HSBC[11]
• Lorraine M. Lynch, CTP, ’91, vice president and treasurer, National Grid[12]
• Kenneth D. Daly, '88, regional president, National Grid[13]
• Dennis F. Campagna,Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Scholastic[14]
• Louis G. Pastina, ’79, executive vice president of operations, NYSE[15]
• Barbara G. Koster, '76, senior vice president and chief information officer for Prudential Financial, Inc[16]
• William J. Lovejoy, '75, former president of General Motors Acceptance Corporation[17]
• Sal Iannuzzi, '75, chairman, CEO & president of Monster, Inc.[18]
• John R. Meyer, '74, head of the Annuity Department at New York Life Insurance and Senior Vice President[19]
• John Tantillo, PhD, '73, Branding and Marketing Consultant[20]
• Edward Travaglianti, ’70, president of Commerce Bank Long Island[21]
• Edward T. Reilly, '68, president and CEO of AMA[22]
• William G. Parrett, '67, former CEO of Deloitte, current chairman of the United States Council for International Business[23]
• Robert J. Lanigan, '50, former CEO, president and COO of Owens-Illinois[24]
• Edward Reid McCormick, was the first president of the New York Curb Market Association, which would later become the American Stock Exchange[25]
• Thomas F. Woodlock, 1905, editor of the Wall Street Journal and US Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner.[26]

Government and politics

• Eric A. Ulrich, '07, New York City Councilman, 32nd District[27]
• Ronald Castorina, J.D., '01, assembly member for the 62nd District of the New York State Assembly[28]
• Dick Stevenson, M.B.A., '73, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the 8th District[29]
• Thomas J. Pickard, M.B.A./C.P.A., '72, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation[30]
• Thomas Von Essen, '72, 30th FDNY Commissioner of the City of New York[31]
• Richard Sheirer, '67, director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (O.E.M.) during the September 11th attacks.[32]
• Peter T. King, J.D., '65, U.S. Representative, New York's 3rd congressional district[33]
• Thomas J. Cuite, '35, former New York State Senator and majority leader of the New York City Council[34]
• John J. Bennett Jr., 56th New York State Attorney General[35]

• Leo J. Hickey, 1909, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York[36][37]

• Joseph L. Pfeifer, M.D., U.S. Representative, New York's 3rd and 8th congressional districts[38]
• Thomas H. Cullen, 1880, U.S. Representative, New York's 4th congressional district[39]

Law

• Margo Kitsy Brodie, J.D., '88, federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.[40]
• Roy L. Reardon, J.D., '51, partner at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP[41]
• Frank X. Altimari, J.D., '48, Senior Federal Appeals Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals[42]
• John Francis Dooling Jr., LL.B., '29, federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York[43]
• Krzysztof Lach, J.D., '04, judge, Housing Court of the City of New York[44]
• Walter F. Timpone, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey

Military

• Timothy F. O'Keefe, '40, former General in the United States Air Force, who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and was the recipient of numerous medals and honors.

Other

• Feliz Ramirez, '13,Actress of ABC television series Grand Hotel[45]
• Pete Davidson, comedian and cast member on Saturday Night Live.[46]
• Hector Batista, '84, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC.

Religion

• Thomas Edmund Molloy, 1904, Bishop of Brooklyn from 1921 to 1956.[47]

Science and technology

• Donald J. Metz, PhD, '47, nuclear engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory and professor at St. Francis College[48][49]

• Bernard J. Ficarra, MD, '35, surgeon and member of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[50]

Sports

• John Mangieri, '97, Pitcher drafted by the New York Mets, member of the Italian World Baseball Classic Team
• John Halama, '94, Major League Baseball Pitcher
• Barry Rohrssen, '83, former basketball head coach of the Manhattan College Jaspers[51]
• Robert J. Clark, ‘74, Vice President and Treasurer, Major League Baseball[52]
• Joseph Browne, '68, Executive Vice President Communications and Public Affairs, NFL[53]
• Dick Bavetta, '62, NBA referee[54]

Faculty and Staff

• Dinesh Sharma, senior fellow at the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Research.
• Nelson Barbosa, former Professor at St. Francis College, current Brazil's Minister of Finance.[55]
• Joseph Brennan, former men's basketball head coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, class of '75.
• Uwe P. Gielen, current director of the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology at St. Francis College[56]
• Peter Kavanagh, (March 19, 1916-January 27, 2006) writer, scholar, and publisher[57]
• Ed Setrakian, professor emeritus at St. Francis College, playwright, director and actor. Played Al Hyman, in the film "Zodiac."[58]
• John Sexton, former chair of the Religion Department, currently the fifteenth president of New York University[59]
• Sue Wicks, former assistant head coach for the Lady Terriers Basketball team and former WNBA player.
• Rich Zvosec, former men's basketball head coach and ESPN commentator.

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