Westfield State University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Joseph Silas Diller (Class of 1873) – curator, Smithsonian Institution
  • Frances and Mary Allen (1876) - pioneering women pictorial photographers, 1885–1920
  • Samuel Edward Courtney (1882) - physician and first African-American member of the Boston School Committee
  • George B. Cortelyou (1882) - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce, 1903–1904
  • Nettie Stevens (1883) - discoverer of the X and Y chromosomes
  • Flora White (1887) - proponent of progressive education movement
  • Olive Searle (1911) - cancer research chemist
  • Leonard Collamore (1956) - originator and producer of “As Schools Match Wits”
  • Eduardo C. Robreno (1967) - the first Cuban-American federal court judge
  • Michael F. Beauchemin (2002) - Transportation Supervisor with the Department of Homeland Security
  • Marilyn Monahan (1970) – former National Secretary of the National Education Association (NEA)
  • Robert Johnson(1970, 1972) – President and CEO, Special Olympics Massachusetts
  • Terry Craven (1973) - Associate Justice, Juvenile Court, Suffolk County, MA
  • Jeffrey A. Trask (2002) - Emergency Management Project Administrator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Joseph Carvalho (1975) - former President, Springfield Museums Association
  • Paula Meara (1975) - first woman metropolitan Chief of Police in New England
  • Thomas J. Foley (1976) - former Colonel/Superintendent of Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Governor’s Council
  • Dennis Picard (1976) - Director, Storrowtown Village, an authentic recreation of a 19th century village located in West Springfield, MA
  • Marsha Bemko (1977) - Executive Producer, Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
  • William J. Sullivan III (1977) - head of the Special Operations Division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service worldwide
  • John Walsh (Class of 1978) - President and CFO, Elizabeth Grady Cosmetics
  • Gerry Scott (1980) – President, Wall Street Analyst Forum, NYC
  • Michael P. Daly (1983) - President and CEO, Berkshire Bank
  • Paula Long (1983) - a founder and vice president of Equalogic, Inc and MA High Tech 2007 Woman to Watch
  • Donald J. DelNegro (1984) - head athletic trainer for the Boston Bruins
  • James Hagen(1984) - President and CEO, Westfield Bank
  • Peter Laviolette (1986) - Stanley Cup-winning coach of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, former head coach of the US Olympic Hockey Team and current head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers
  • Marian J. McGovern (1988) - former Colonel/Superintendent of Massachusetts State Police
  • Gina M. Barry (1996) - Massachusetts Super Lawyer Rising Star (2007)
  • Michael Flynn (1997) - Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year (2007)
  • Geraldo Alicea - Former representative for the 6th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  • Nicole Nalepa (2010) - Reporter at WWLP-TV (Springfield NBC affiliate)
  • Doug Meehan (1987) - radio and TV broadcaster, WTKK radio Boston

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