Buffalo State College - Notable Graduates, Faculty, and Administrators

Notable Graduates, Faculty, and Administrators

  • Susan Bies, former member of the Federal Reserve Board.
  • Byron Brown, current mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York.
  • Tom Calderone, president of VH1.
  • Anthony Caporuscio, cast of HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
  • Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland was a member of the first board of directors of the Buffalo Normal School (1870). Cleveland Hall, the university’s administration building, is his namesake.
  • Francine DelMonte, member of the New York State Assembly.
  • Beverly Eckert, member of 9/11 Family Steering Committee and co-chair of “Voices of September 11th”; died on Colgan Air Flight 3407.
  • Judy L. Elliott, former chief academic officer, Los Angeles School District.
  • Diane English, writer, screenwriter, film director.
  • Tom Fontana, Emmy Award–winning writer and producer.
  • David Franczyk, president of the Buffalo Common Council.
  • Bobby Gonzalez, former head coach of the men’s basketball program at Seton Hall University.
  • John Guida, local restaurateur, Top Shot 2 contestant (top 14) with six USPSA state championship wins and two top-30 world finishes.
  • Daryl Hawks, former sports anchor for NBC 5 in Chicago, who died unexpectedly on May 12, 2011.
  • Brian Higgins, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Sam Hoyt, Empire State Development regional president; former member of the New York State Assembly.
  • Carolyn Lamm, partner, White & Case LLP; former president, American Bar Association.
  • Robert Longo, painter and sculptor.
  • Thomas K. Lytle, former vice president, Island Def Jam Recordings
  • Lou Michel, Buffalo News reporter and author of American Terrorist, best seller about Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
  • Marcia Mulé, head of programming, Engel Entertainment.
  • Stephen V. Musolino, certified health physicist, U.S. Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  • Kevin O’Connell, broadcaster, Channel 2 News, Buffalo.
  • E. Jeannette Ogden, Buffalo City Court Judge.Deborah Oppenheimer, Academy Award–winning producer and executive vice president of NBC Universal's International Television Production division.
  • Randy Smith, former NBA player and casino executive host.
  • Ed Sontag, former assistant secretary for administration and management, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Crystal Davis Peoples-Stokes, New York State assemblywoman, 141st District.
  • Stan Szymanski, former senior vice president of digital production, Sony Pictures Imageworks.
  • John Tronolone, local restaurateur, part owner of Oliver’s, Siena, 800 Maple, and Rocco’s Wood Fired Pizza.
  • Bob Williams, vice president for communications, NCAA.
  • Robert E. Wright, Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana College (South Dakota).

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