Rockhurst University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Hector Barreto, B.S.B.A., the 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Tom Dempsey, a restaurateur, current Republican State Senator
• Wild Bill Elliott -- B-Western star best known for playing Red Ryder
• Diego Gutierrez '05, midfielder for the Major League Soccer team Chicago Fire
• Tommy Heinemann '09, forward for the USL First Division (USL-1) team Charleston Battery
• Herbert Harris, B.A. '48, former member of the United States House of Representatives
• Sly James, B.A. '80, Kansas City mayor
• Mark Lamping, B.A., former President of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, now CEO of the Meadowlands Stadium Company
• Phillip H. Muller -- Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations
• Walter Ong, S.J., B.A. 1933 -- world-renowned philosopher
• G. Joseph Pierron '68, an American judge serving on the Kansas Court of Appeals.
• Bill Reardon, B.A. '63, former Kansas State Representative
• Joe Reardon '90—is the 27th Mayor of the City of Kansas City, Kansas. He was elected to his second term as Mayor/CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas on April 7, 2009.
• Joseph P. Teasdale, former Governor of Missouri
• Denny Thum, ’74, Former President of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.
• Joseph J. Urusemal '76, sixth President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• George Wendt, B.A. -- actor best known for his portrayal of "Norm" on the sitcom Cheers
• Kyle Miller (soccer) '11, midfielder for the Major League Soccer team Sporting Kansas City