Canisius College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Main article: List of Canisius College people

Canisius has approximately 40,000 living alumni worldwide and are achieving considerable success in business, journalism, government, law, medicine and sports.

In business, notable Canisius alumni include:

  • Mark J. Czarnecki (MBA 1991), President of M&T Bank
  • Calvin Darden (Class of 1972), named 8th Most Powerful Black Executive in America by Fortune Magazine
  • Leo R. Futia (Class of 1940), former president and chairman of Guardian Life
  • George Mathewson (Class of 1972), former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Charles Moran Jr., President & COO of Delaware North
  • Carl J. Montante (Class of 1964), Founder, President & Managing Director of Uniland Development; named 2010 Buffalo Outstanding Citizen
  • John W. Rowe (Class of 1966), former chairman and CEO of Aetna
  • J. Slater (Class of 1959), former President & COO of Crane Co.
  • Dennis F. Strigl (Class of 1974), President/CEO of Verizon Wireless
  • Mary Wittenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Road Runners

In journalism and television, notable Canisius alumni include:

  • Anne Burrell (Class of 1991), host of the Food Network's Secrets Of a Restaurant Chef
  • J. Michael Collins, Emmy Award-winning co-founder and former President/CEO of WNED-TV
  • Gene F. Jankowski (Class of 1955), former president of the CBS Broadcast Group
  • Norm Hitzges (Class of 1965), Texas Radio Hall of Fame, SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket - Dallas, TX
  • Elizabeth MacDonald (Class of 1984), Fox Business Network journalist; Wall Street Journal editor
  • Todd McDermott, Emmy Award-winning news anchor at WPIX-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Michael Scheuer (Class of 1974), CBS News terrorism analyst, former CIA Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station and author of Imperial Hubris

In government and law, notable Canisius alumni include:

  • John Thomas Curtin (Class of 1946), former United States Attorney and Federal Judge for the Western District of New York
  • Charles S. Desmond (Class of 1917), former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
  • Walter J. Mahoney (Class of 1930), former Majority Leader of the New York State Senate and New York Supreme Court Judge
  • Salvatore R. Martoche (Class of 1962), New York State Supreme Court Justice and former Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury and Labor Departments
  • Denise O'Donnell (Class of 1968), former United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
  • William M. Skretny, Federal Judge for the Western District of New York
  • John J. LaFalce (Class of 1961), former United States Representative for New York
  • Richard D. McCarthy (Class of 1950), former United States Representative for New York
  • Henry J. Nowak (Class of 1957), former United States Representative for New York
  • William Paxon (Class of 1977), former United States Representative for New York
  • Frank A. Sedita (Class of 1930), former Mayor of Buffalo, New York
  • Anthony M. Masiello (Class of 1969), former Mayor of Buffalo, New York
  • James T. Molloy (Class of 1958), former Doorkeeper, United States House of Representatives

In medicine and science, notable Canisius alumni include:

  • Paul G. Gassman (Class of 1957), former Chair of the University of Minnesota's Chemistry Department
  • Thomas J. Lawley (Class of 1968), Dean of the Emory University School of Medicine
  • Mark J. Lema (Class of 1971), Chairman of Critical Care Medicine & Pain Medicine at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • Robert J. Lull (Class of 1962), Chief of Nuclear Medicine at the San Francisco General Hospital
  • Donald Pinkel (Class of 1947), award-winning pediatric cancer researcher; former Director of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • George E. Schreiner (Class of 1943, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Edward G. Zubler (Class of 1949), inventor of the halogen lamp

In sports, notable Canisius alumni include:

  • Bob MacKinnon (Class of 1950), former NBA Head Coach and General Manager of the New Jersey Nets
  • Johnny McCarthy, member of the 1963-64 NBA Champion Boston Celtics and first of only 3 players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut
  • Gerry Meehan, former NHL player and General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres
  • Dick Poillon, member of the 1942 NFL Champion Washington Redskins and Pro Bowl selection
  • Michael Smrek (Class of 1985), member of the 1986-87 and 1987-88 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers

  • John J. LaFalce '61
    U.S. Representative
    for New York

  • Bill Paxon '71
    U.S. Representative
    for New York

  • Donald Pinkel '47
    Award-Winning Pediatric Cancer Researcher

  • Mike Smrek '85
    Two-Time NBA Champion, Los Angeles Lakers

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