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About Notre Dame

Notable Alumni

A [top]
  • Ahumada F., Rev. Jose, C.S.C. - 1978, principal, Saint George's College (Chile)
  • Albright, Joseph Paul - 1960, 62, chief justice, West Virginia Supreme Court
  • Allen, Christopher - 1988, chief operating officer, Napster
  • Allen, Richard - 1957, 58, national security advisor for President Reagan; president, Richard V. Allen Company
  • Andrews, Kathleen - 1962, CEO Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Anson, Robert Sam - 1967, editor and author
  • Arnot, Dr. Bob - 1970, NBC News medical correspondent
  • Ashley, Rev. Benedict, O.P. - 1941, philsopher/theologian
B [top]
  • Babbitt, Bruce - 1960, former secretary of the interior; former governor of Arizona
  • Baker, Warren J. - 1960, 62, president, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Balladares, Ernesto Perez - 1967, 69, former president of Panama
  • Bartell, Rev. Ernest, C.S.C., - 1953, former president, Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.)
  • Battista, Robert J. - 1961, chairman, National Labor Relations Board
  • Bauer, B. Patrick - 1966, Indiana state representative
  • Beauchamp, Rev. E. William, C.S.C. - 1975, 81, president, University of Portland
  • Bertoncini, Gene - 1959, classical and jazz guitarist
  • Bettag, Tom - 1966, 67, executive producer, Discovery Channel
  • Beytagh, Francis Jr. - 1956, former president, Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville)
  • Bill, Tony - 1962, film producer
  • Blatz, Kathleen - 1976, former chief justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Blaz, Vincente - 1951, former U.S. Congressman, Guam and Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.)
  • Borders, Archbishop William - 1947, of Baltimore (retired)
  • Bradtke, Robert  - 1971,  former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia
  • Brady, Gen. Patrick - 1972, U.S. Army (ret.); Chair, Citizens Flag Alliance
  • Brady, James - 1959, former president, Jacksonville (Fla.) University
  • Brogan, Jimmy - 1970, comedian
  • Burgee, John - 1956, architect
  • Burish, Thomas G. - 1972, provost, University of Notre Dame
C [top]
  • Campbell, Martha Larzelere- 1973, U.S. ambassador to the Marshall Islands
  • Carney, Thomas P. - 1937, retired chairman, Metatech Corporation
  • Caron, John B. - 1945, retired president, Caron International
  • Casey, Brian W. - 1985, president, DePauw University (Greencastle, Ind.)
  • Cavanaugh, John - 1977, 78, president, University of West Florida
  • Chambers, Rev. Thomas E., C.S.C. - 1956, 62, and 76, former president, Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans)
  • Charron, Paul - 1964, retired chair and CEO of Liz Claiborne, Inc.
  • Chema, Thomas - 1968, 71, president, Hiram College (Hiram, OH)
  • Collins, Michael - author
  • Conlon, Michael J. - 1959, former president, State University of New York - Binghamton
  • Conroy, William - 1953, former president, New Mexico State University
  • Conway, Robert - 1966, limited partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Cooper, Jerome (Gary) - 1958, former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica and Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.)
  • Cotter, Patricia Lynn - 1977, chief justice, Montana Supreme Court
  • Coyle, Daniel - 1987, author
  • Cramer, Steven - 1985, president, Bethel College (Ind.)
  • Creagan, James - 1962, former president, John Cabot University, and former U.S. ambassador to Honduras
  • Criqui, Don - 1962, television and radio sportscaster
  • Crowley, Mike - 1985, president, Oakland Athletics
  • Curran, James - 1966, AIDS researcher, dean of public health school, Emory University
D [top]
  • Dame, Casey - 1992, motion picture animator
  • Day, Thomas - 1952, president emeritus of San Diego State University
  • DeBartolo, Eddie Jr.  - 1968, former owner, San Francisco 49ers
  • DeCrane, Al - 1953, retired chief executive officer of Texaco
  • Dempsey, John - 1967, president, Sandhills Community College (Pinehurst, NC)
  • Denvir, Quin - 1962, public defender, Sacramento, California (represented Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski)
  • Diaz, Miguel - 1992, 2000, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
  • Dillon, Thomas - 1972, 1977, president, Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, CA)
  • Dohrmann, George - 1995, Pulitzer Prize winner (2000) for beat reporting
  • Dolan, Larry - 1954, 1956, president and CEO of the Cleveland Indians
  • Dolan, Paul - 1983, vice president and general counsel of the Cleveland Indians
  • Donahue, Phil - 1957, former television talk show host
  • Joe DonnellyDonnelly, Joe - 1977, 1981, U.S. Congressman, Indiana
  • Dougherty, Charles - 1973, 1975, president of Duquesne University
  • Dowdle, James - 1956, retired executive VP of Tribune Media Operations
  • Doyle, Very Rev. Mathias F. - 1968, former president, St. Bonaventure University
  • Duda, Fritz - 1987, CEO of Genus Holdings, LTD.; owner and founder of The Fritz Duda Company
  • Dwyre, Bill - 1966, columnist and former sports editor of the Los Angeles Times
  • Dyer, John R. - 1969, deputy commissioner for operations and the Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
E [top]
  • Earley, Anthony F. Jr. - 1971, 1979, 1979, chairman and CEO of DTE Energy Company
F [top]
  • Ferguson, Michael - 1992, U.S. Congressman, New Jersey
  • Fernandez, Jose Enrique - 1965, chairman, president and CEO of Oriental Financial Group
  • Fischer, Charles - 1949, chairman, president and CEO of Harbison-Fischer Manufacturing Company
  • Fitzgerald, James - 1947, former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors
  • Fitzsimmons, Joseph J. (Jay) - 1970, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Wendy's International
  • Ford, Kevin - 1982, space shuttle and space station capsule communicator, NASA's Mission Control Center
  • Freidheim, Cyrus Jr. - 1957, CEO of Sun-Times Media Group
G [top]
  • Gabert, Glen - 1968, president, Hudson County (NJ) Community College 
  • Galvin, Robert - 1944, retired chairman of Motorola
  • Garagiola, Joe - 1972, general manager of Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team
  • Garza, Emilio - 1969, 1970, Appeals Court judge
  • Gates, James - 1981, library director, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Geddes, F. Michael - 1961, chairman and president of Geddes and Company
  • Glennen, Robert Jr. - 1962, president emeritus, Emporia State University
  • Glotzbach, Philip A. - 1972, president, Skidmore College (NY)
  • Goebel, David - 1972, president and chief executive officer, Applebee's International, Inc.
  • Golic, Mike - 1985, co-host, ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" show
  • Good, Michael  - 1984, 86, astronaut/mission specialist, NASA
  • Goodyear, William - 1970, chairman and chief executive officer of Navigant Consulting, Inc.
  • Gordon, Thomas - 1963, former president, Avila University (Kansas City, MO)
  • Graves, John W. (Bill) - 1957, judge on Kentucky Supreme Court
H [top]
  • Haegel, Nancy - 1981, professor of physics, Fairfield University
  • Haggar, J.M. (Joe) - 1945, former chair of Haggar Company
  • Haggar, J.M. (Joe) III - 1973, former chair and CEO of Haggar Company
  • Hank,  Bernard Jr. - 1951, former chief executive officer of Montgomery Elevator Company
  • Harvey, Francis J. II - 1965, former Secretary of the Army 
  • Hasbrook, Annette - 1985, Lead Space Station Flight Director, NASA's Johnson Space Center
  • Hawes, Michael - 1978, NASA deputy associate administrator for the international space station
  • Hawkins, Tommy - 1959, vice president of external affairs, Los Angeles Dodgers, retired
  • Healy, Nicholas Jr. - 1960, president, Ave Maria University
  • Helmer, Robert C. - 1982, president, Lourdes College (OH)
  • Hesse, Daniel - 1975, president and CEO, Sprint Nextel Corporation
  • Hickey, William - 1959, 65, president emeritus, Saint Mary's College
  • Hodge, Sandra - 1984, filmmaker
  • Hsu, Douglas Tong - 1965, 66, chairman of the board and CEO of Far Eastern Group
  • Hunthausen, Archbishop Raymond G. - 1953, of Seattle (retired)
  • Hurd, Bill - 1969, jazz saxophonist and eye surgeon
  • Hurley, John - 1981, president-elect, Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
I [top]
  • Illig, Peter J. - 1988 LLM, director, Friends of the Earth - Hong Kong
J [top]
  • James, Thomas - 1955, former president, Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.)
  • Jenkins, Rev. John, C.S.C. - 1976, 1978, president, University of  Notre Dame
  • Jenky, Bishop Daniel - 1974, of Peoria, Ill.

  • Jordan, John W. III - 1969, founder of The Jordan Company
  • Joseph, Monsignor Milam - 1959, former president, University of Dallas
K [top]
  • Keane, John - 1955, Korth professor of strategic management, Notre Dame; former director of U.S. Census Bureau
  • Kelly, Sister Dorothy Ann, O.S.U. - 1970, former president, College of New Rochelle (N.Y.)
  • Kelly, Paul J., Jr. - 1963, judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Mexico
  • Kernan, Joseph - 1968, former governor of Indiana
  • King, Peter - 1968, U.S. Congressman, New York
  • Kinsella, John - 1950, former chairman of Leo Burnett Advertising Agency
  • Kopp, Stephen - 1973, president,  Marshall University
  • Ku, Anthony Chia-hung - 1975, president, National Institute of Technology, Taiwan
L [top]
  • Larkin, Thomas Jr. - 1961, president of Trust Company of the West
  • Lechowick, Bernard - 1969, television producer
  • Lendo, Arthur - 1968, president, Peirce College (Philadelphia)
  • Lewis, Diana - 1974, 82, circuit judge, 15th Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach
  • Liberty, Stanley - 1965, 68, 71, president, Kettering University (Flint, Mich.)
  • Libowitz, Rabbi Richard - 1970, second rabbi from Notre Dame
  • Lopez, Barry - 1966, 68, author
  • Lozano, Ignacio - 1947, chairman of the board of La Opinion
  • Lungren, Daniel - 1968, U.S. Congressman, California; former attorney general of California
M [top]
  • Madigan, Michael - 1964, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Malloy, Rev. Edward A., C.S.C. - 1963, 67, 69, president emeritus, University of Notre Dame
  • Mapother, William - 1987, actor
  • Martin, David O. - 1966, former U.S. Congressman, New York
  • Matthews, Donald - 1955, consultant in financial credit, educational assessment sectors
  • Maurer, Marc - 1974, president, National Federation of the Blind
  • Mazzoli, Ron - 1954, former U.S. Congressman, Kentucky
  • McCartan, Patrick - 1956, senior partner of Jones Day law firm
  • McCourtney, Ted - 1960, general partner of Saw Mill Partners
  • McDade, Joseph - 1953, former U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania
  • McDonnell, Robert - 1976, governor-elect of Virginia
  • McGinniss,  Brother Michael, F.S.C. - 1978, 81, president, LaSalle University
  • McGowan, Joseph - 1966, 68, president, Bellarmine University (KY)
  • McGurn, William - 1980, President Bush's chief speechwriter
  • McHale, John Jr. - 1971, chief operating officer, Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team
  • McGlinn, Terrence - 1962, president and owner, All Star Distributing Co.
  • McKenna, Andrew - 1951, chair, president and CEO of Schwarz (paper company); chair of McDonald's Corp.
  • McMeel, John - 1957, co-founder and president of Universal Press Syndicate, chair and president of Andrews McMeel Universal
  • McMillan,  Lex III - 1986, president, Albright College (Reading, PA)
  • Medland, William - 1968, president, Viterbo University
  • Melvin, Joan - 1978, judge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
  • Mendoza, Thomas F. - 1973, president, Network Appliance
  • Merrifield, Rev. Donald P., S.J. - 1962, former chancellor, Loyola Marymount University
  • Mooney, Carol A. - 1977, president, Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)
  • Montilla, Antonio Miro - 1961, former chancellor, University of Puerto Rico; former School of Architecture Dean, University of Puerto Rico
  • Muller, Dr. James - 1965, co-founder of Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize)
  • Murphy, Rev. Laurence T., M.M. - 1961, 64, president emeritus, Seton Hall University
  • Murphy, Michael - 1979, Indiana state representative
N [top]
  • Naimoli, Vince - 1959, chairman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team
  • Nanni, Louis M. - 1984, 1988, vice president, university relations at Notre Dame
  • Napolitano, Andrew - 1975, judge; senior judicial analyst, Fox News Channel
  • Naughton, James - 1960, president of Poynter Institute for Media Studies
  • Nelson, Jim - 1985, editor-in-chief, GQ Magazine
  • Nigro, Dennis - 1969, reconstructive surgeon, San Diego
  • Noto, Lucio - 1959, retired president and CEO of Mobil Corp.
O [top]
  • O'Hara, Rev. Thomas, C.S.C. - 1977, president, King's College (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
  • O'Neil, Terry - 1971, television producer
  • Odland, Stephen - 1980, chairman and CEO, Office Depot
  • Ohlmeyer, Don - 1966, ESPN ombudsman
  • Ojdana,  Edward Jr. - 1965, president, Experian Consumer Direct and creator of the online credit report
  • Oriard, Michael - 1970, author; professor of English, Oregon State University
P [top]
  • Page, Alan - 1967, judge, Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Pampusch, Dr. Anita - 1970, 72, president, The Bush Foundation
  • Pasquale, Michael - 1969, former executive vice president and chief operating officer, Hershey Foods Corp.
  • Paxson, John - 1983, general manager, Chicago Bulls
  • Pfaff, William - 1949, political commentator and syndicated columnist, Paris
  • Phelan, Richard - 1958, former president, Cook County (Ill.) board
  • Philbin, Regis - 1953, television personality
  • Phillips, Ted - 1979, president and chief executive officer, Chicago Bears
  • Pierre, Percy A. - 1961, 63, former president, Prairie View A & M University
  • Plotkin, Rabbi Albert - 1942, first rabbi from Notre Dame
  • Policinski, Christopher John - 1980, President and CEO of Land O'Lakes Inc.
  • Purcell, Philip - 1964, former chair and CEO of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter Co.
Q [top]
R [top]
  • Reilly, Kevin P. - 1971, president, University of Wisconsin
  • Reilly, William - 1959, founder and chair emeritus of PRIMEDIA, Inc.
  • Rice, Condoleezza - 1975, former Secretary of State
  • Rice, Donald - 1961, president and CEO Urogenesys Inc.; former secretary of the Air Force
  • Roemer, Tim - 1981, 85, former U.S. Congressman, Indiana; U.S. ambassador to India
  • Rohr, James E. - 1970, CEO, PNC Financial Services Group
  • Rosenthal, Richard - 1954, former athletic director, Notre Dame
  • Rodriguez, Barbara - 1986, author; associate professor of English, Tufts University
  • Rossello, Pedro - 1966, former governor of Puerto Rico
  • Ruettiger, Daniel E. (Rudy) - 1976, "Rudy"
  • Ryan, Thomas D. - 1961, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.), former director, Submarine Warfare Division
S [top]
  • Sampo, Peter V. - 1960, 1968, president, Thomas More College (NH)
  • Sandner, John F. (Jack) - 1968, special policy advisor to Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Scheidler, Joseph - 1950, executive director of Pro-Life Action League
  • Schneider, John - 1948, private investor and broadcasting consultant
  • Schlafly, Hubert - 1941, designed and patented the TelePromTer
  • Sears, John - 1961, attorney and Reagan campaign manager
  • Shaw, William - 1967, president and CEO of Marriott International, Inc.
  • Shaver, Judson R. -1979, 84, president,  Marymount Manhattan College (NYC)
  • Sherin, Keith Sean - 1981, CFO and vice chairman of General Electric
  • Shields, Mark - 1959, political analyst
  • Siegel, Max - 1986, 92, president of global operations, Dale Earnhardt Racing
  • Smith, Terence - 1960, journalist
  • Sorrell, William - 1970, Vermont attorney general
  • Souder, Mark - 1974, U.S. Congressman, Indiana
  • Sparks, Nicholas - 1988, author of "The Notebook," "Message in a Bottle," and "A Walk to Remember"
  • Steele, Sister Diane, S.C.L. - 1993, 2001, president, University of Saint Mary, (Leavenworth, Kan.)
  • Stone, Phyllis - 1980, executive director of marketing for Merck & Company
  • Storin, Matthew - 1964, former editor of the Boston Globe
  • Storm, Hannah - 1983, co-host, CBS Early Show
  • Suthers, John - 1974, Colorado attorney general
T [top]
  • Thiesmann, Joe - 1971, NFL analyst (ESPN)
  • Thomas, Judge Robert - 1974, Chief justice, Illinois Supreme Court
  • Thompson, Anne - 1979, correspondent, NBC Nightly News
  • Trani, Eugene P. - 1961, president, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Tyson, Rev. David T., C.S.C. - 1970, 74, provincial superior, Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross
V [top]
  • Vázquez, Martha - 1975, 79, Chief U.S. District Judge (New Mexico)
  • Velasquez, Arthur - 1960, president and CEO of Azteca Foods, Inc.
  • Visclosky, Peter - 1973, U.S. Congressman, Indiana
W [top]
  • Walker, James W. - 1964, former president, Moorpark College (CA)
  • Walker, John P. - 1978, producer, Pixar Animation Studio
  • Walton, Anthony - 1982, author
  • Warren, William K., Jr. - 1956, chairman, Warren American Oil Co. and William K. Warren Foundation
  • Weber, Stephen - 1969, president, San Diego State University
  • Welsh, Robert - 1956, president and CEO of Welsh Inc.
  • Wetherbee, James D. - 1974, astronaut, retired
  • Wieschaus, Eric - 1969, Nobel laureate, Princeton University
  • Williams, Judge Ann - 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • Woodward, Ken - 1957, retired senior writer, Newsweek magazine
  • Wycliff, Donald - 1969, former Chicago Tribune public editor
Y [top]
  • York, John - 1971, director/owners' representative, San Francisco 49ers; president, DeBartolo Corporation
  • Yowell, Kenneth - 1972, president, Edison Community College (Piqua, OH)
Z [top]
  • Zakas, Joseph C. - 1980, Indiana state representative

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