Manhattan College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Manhattan has approximately 50,000 living alumni worldwide. Manhattan alumni are distinguishing themselves in the fields of academics, arts, engineering, literature, business, entertainment, government and law.

• In the field of academia, Manhattan graduates include: Joseph A. Alutto, executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University; Charles H. Lochmuller, award-winning professor of chemistry at Duke University; L. Jay Oliva, 14th President of New York University; Henry Petroski, award-winning professor of civil engineering at Duke University; John Neuhauser, president of Saint Michael's College.
• In arts and literature, Manhattan graduates include: William Edmund Barrett, author of The Left Hand of God and Lilies of the Field; James Patterson, world's best-selling and Edgar Award-winning novelist; Al Sarrantonio, Bram Stoker Award-winning author; and George A. Sheehan, best-selling author of Running & Being: The Total Experience
• In the field of business, Manhattan graduates include Sam Belnavis, NASCAR owner; Bob Brennan, president & CEO of Iron Mountain; Vincent dePaul Draddy, introduced Izod and Lacoste brands; John M. Fahey, president and CEO of the National Geographic Society; Frank M. Folsom, former president of RCA Victor; John Horan '40, former chairman & CEO of Merck & Co.; Eugene R. McGrath, former chairman and CEO of Con Edison; Thomas J. Moran, president and CEO of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company; Thomas D. O'Mally '63, successful commodities trader and former chairman & CEO of Premcor who created the modern independent refining industry; Eileen Murray, co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates; and Joseph M. Tucci, chairman, president and CEO of the EMC Corporation.
• In entertainment, Manhattan graduates include: Frank Campanella, TV and motion picture actor on Captain Video; Joseph Campanella, TV, stage, and motion picture actor on Mannix; Alexandra Chando, TV actress known for role as Maddie on As The World Turns; Dennis Day, TV and radio personality on The Jack Benny Program; Barnard Hughes, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor on Hugh Leonard's Da; Mike Mazurki, professional wrestler and character actor who appeared in over 100 movies; Hugo Montenegro, TV and movie soundtrack composer known for theme song for I Dream of Jeannie and The Outcasts; and Glenn Hughes, founding member of The Village People, radio personality Bob Stei; and Dan Mannarino, local TV News Reporter at WPIX in NYC.
• In the field of podiatry, Manhattan graduates include Dr. Kevin Lynch, Podiatrist of the Year-1999, 2003, 2005, 2010. Runner-Up in the first annual "2100 Club Ping Pong Tournament". Runner-Up first annual "Lynch BBQ Ping Pong Classic". He lost both events to Michael J. Kemp the currnet belt holder of both the "2100 Club Ping Pong Championship" as well as the "Lynch BBQ Ping Pong Classic".
• In law and government, Manhattan graduates include: Anthony V. Cardona, presiding justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division; John S. Martin, former U.S. Attorney and U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Hugh J. Grant, 91st Mayor of New York City; Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City; Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner; Chang Myon, 2nd and 7th Prime Minister of South Korea; and U.S Representatives from New York: John J. Boylan, John J. Delaney, John J. Fitzgerald, Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Bill Owens, Angelo D. Roncallo, Thomas Francis Smith, Andrew Lawrence Somers, and James J. Walsh
• Other notable Manhattan graduates include: James W. Cooley, mathematician, co-author of the FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) algorithm used in digital processing; Austin Dowling, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Patrick Joseph Hayes, Cardinal Archbishop of New York; George Mundelein, Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago; Olympic track gold medalists Lindy Remigino and Lou Jones.