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).