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A [top]
  • Ahumada F., Rev. Jose, C.S.C. - B.A. History 1978, principal, Saint George's College (Chile)
  • Aiello, Paul F. - B.A. Economics 1986, CEO, CA Media
  • Allen, Christopher - B.S. Electrical Engineering 1988, chief operating officer, Napster
  • Allen, Richard - B.A., M.A. Government & International Studies 1957, 58, national security advisor for President Reagan; president, Richard V. Allen Company
  • Andree, Timothy P. - B.A. Economics 1983, president and CEO, Dentsu Holdings USA
  • Andrews, Kathleen - M.S. 1962, CEO Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Anson, Robert Sam - B.A. English 1967, editor and author
  • Arnot, Dr. Bob - B.A. 1970, NBC news medical correspondent
  • Ashley, Rev. Benedict, O.P. - Ph.D. 1941, philosopher/theologian
B [top]
  • Babbitt, Bruce - B.A. Earth Science 1960, former secretary of the interior; former governor of Arizona
  • Baker, Warren J. - B.A., M.S. Civil Engineering 1960, 62, retired president, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Balladares, Ernesto Perez - 1967, 69, former president of Panama
  • Bartell, Rev. Ernest, C.S.C., - B.P. Commerce 1953, former president, Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.)
  • Battista, Robert J. - B.A. 1961, former chairman, National Labor Relations Board
  • Bauer, B. Patrick - 1966, Indiana state representative
  • Beauchamp, Rev. E. William, C.S.C. - J.D., M.Div. Theology 1975, 81, president, University of Portland
  • Benson, Michael - M.P.A. 2011, president, Southern Utah University
  • Bertoncini, Gene - B.Arch. Architecture 1959, classical and jazz guitarist
  • Bettag, Tom - B. A. 1966, senior executive producer, CNN
  • Beytagh, Francis Jr. - B.A. English 1956, former president, Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville)
  • Bill, Tony - B.A. English 1962, film producer
  • Blakey, G. Robert - 1957, Notre Dame Law School professor, author of the RICO Act, chief counsel and staff director to the U.S. House select committee on the assassinations of President John Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Blatz, Kathleen - B.A. Sociology 1976, former chief justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Blaz, Vincente - B.A. Government & International Studies 1951, former U.S. Congressman, Guam and Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.)
  • Bleier, Robert "Rocky" - B.A. Business 1968, decorated war veteran; former running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Yang-Bosco, Sara - 1980, President, Emerson Electric Asia-Pacific
  • Bradtke, Robert - B.A. 1971, former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia
  • Brady, Gen. Patrick - M.B.A. 1972, U.S. Army (ret.); Chair, Citizens Flag Alliance
  • Brady, James - B.A. Economics 1959 M.A. Economics '63, Ph.D. Economics '69, former president, Jacksonville (Fla.) University
  • Brogan, Jimmy - B.A. 1970, comedian
  • Brogan, Stephen - J.D. 1977, managing partner, Jones Day
  • Browne, Thom - B.A. Accountancy 1988, fashion designer
  • Burgee, John - B.Arch. Architecture 1956, architect
  • Burish, Thomas G. - B.A. Psychology 1972, provost, University of Notre Dame
C [top]
  • Cafaro, Debra - B.A. government 1979, chair and chief executive officer, Ventas
  • Campbell, Martha Larzelere- 1973, U.S. ambassador to the Marshall Islands
  • Capobianco III, Faust - 1962, founder, Majestic Athletic
  • Capobianco IV, Faust - 1994, president, Majestic Athletic
  • Carney, Thomas P. - 1937, retired chairman, Metatech Corporation
  • Caron, John B. - 1945, retired president, Caron International
  • Casey, Brian W. - 1985, president, DePauw University (Greencastle, Ind.)
  • Cavanaugh, John - 1977, 78, former president, University of West Florida
  • Chambers, Rev. Thomas E., C.S.C. - 1956, 62, and 76, former president, Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans)
  • Charron, Paul - 1964, retired chair and CEO of Liz Claiborne, Inc.; current non-executive chairman of Campbell's Soup Co.
  • Chema, Thomas - 1968, 71, president, Hiram College (Hiram, OH)
  • Wai-Chee Cheng, Christopher - 1969, chairman, Wing Tai Corporation Ltd.
  • Wai Kin Cheng, Edgar - 1966, chairman, World-Wide Investment Company
  • Chirathivat, Kobchai - 1982, President and CEO, Central Pattana (Central Group)
  • Collins, Michael - author
  • Combs, Ann - B.A. economics 1978, principal, Vanguard; former assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor
  • Conboy, Katie - 1985, provost, Stonehill College
  • Conboy, Missy - 1982, senior deputy director of athletics, Notre Dame
  • Conlon, Michael J. - 1959, former president, State University of New York - Binghamton
  • Conroy, William - 1953, former president, New Mexico State University
  • Conway, Robert - 1966, limited partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Cooper, Jerome (Gary) - 1958, former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica and Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.)
  • Cotter, Patricia Lynn O'Brien - 1977, justice, Montana Supreme Court
  • Cox, Nancy - B.S. biological sciences 1978, professor of human genetics and section chief of genetic medicine, University of Chicago
  • Coyle, Daniel - 1987, author
  • Cramer, Steven - 1985, president, Bethel College (Ind.)
  • Creagan, James - 1962, former president, John Cabot University, and former U.S. ambassador to Honduras
  • Criqui, Don - 1962, television and radio sportscaster
  • Crowley, Mike - 1985, president, Oakland Athletics
  • Curran, James - 1966, AIDS researcher, dean of public health school, Emory University
  • Cusato, Marianne - 1997, Founder, Cusato Cottages, LLC
D [top]
  • Dame, Casey - 1992, motion picture animator
  • Day, Thomas - 1952, president emeritus of San Diego State University
  • DeBartolo, Eddie Jr. - 1968, former owner, San Francisco 49ers
  • DeCrane, Al - 1953, retired chief executive officer of Texaco
  • Dempsey, John - 1967, president, Sandhills Community College (Pinehurst, NC)
  • Denvir, Quin - 1962, public defender, Sacramento, California (represented Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski)
  • Diaz, Miguel - 1992, 2000, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
  • Dohrmann, George - 1995, Pulitzer Prize winner (2000) for beat reporting
  • Dolan, Larry - 1954, 1956, owner of the Cleveland Indians
  • Dolan, Paul - 1983, president, Cleveland Indians
  • Donahue, Phil - 1957, former television talk show host
  • Donnelly, Joe - 1977, 1981, U.S. Congressman, Indiana
  • Dougherty, Charles - 1973, 1975, president, Duquesne University
  • Dowdle, James - 1956, retired executive VP, Tribune Media Operations
  • Doyle, Very Rev. Mathias F. - 1968, former president, St. Bonaventure University
  • Duffy, Dolly - 1984, executive director, Notre Dame Alumni Association
  • Dunne, James J. III - B.A. economics 1978, senior managing principal, Sandler O’Neill and Partners
  • Dwyre, Bill - 1966, columnist and former sports editor, Los Angeles Times
  • Dyer, John R. - 1969, deputy commissioner for operations and the Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
E [top]
  • Earley, Anthony F. Jr. - 1971, 1979, 1979, chairman and CEO of DTE Energy Company
F [top]
  • Ferguson, Michael - 1992, former U.S. Congressman, New Jersey
  • Fernandez, Jose Enrique - 1965, retired chairman, president and CEO of Oriental Financial Group
  • Fischer, Charles - 1949, chairman, Harbison-Fischer Manufacturing Company
  • Fitzgerald, James - 1947, former owner, the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors
  • Flaherty, James (Jay) III - B.B.A. accountancy 1979, chair and chief executive officer, HCP Inc.
  • Ford, Kevin - 1982, space shuttle astronaut, NASA
  • Ford, W. Douglas - 1966, former executive, BP and Amoco
  • Freidheim, Cyrus Jr. - 1957, former CEO, Sun-Times Media Group
G [top]
  • Gabert, Glen - 1968, president, Hudson County (NJ) Community College
  • Gallo, Stephanie - 1968, B.A. government 1994, vice president of marketing, E. & J. Gallo Winery
  • Galvin, Robert - 1944, retired chairman of Motorola
  • Garagiola, Joe Jr. - 1972, senior vice president of baseball operations, Major League Baseball
  • Garvey, John H. - 1970, president, The Catholic University of America
  • Garza, Emilio - 1969, 1970, Appeals Court judge
  • Gates, James - 1981, library director, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Geddes, F. Michael - 1961, chairman and president of Geddes and Company
  • Gentine, Louis P. II - 1997, president, Sargento Foods Inc.
  • Glennen, Robert Jr. - 1962, president emeritus, Emporia State University
  • Glotzbach, Philip A. - 1972, president, Skidmore College (NY)
  • Goebel, David - 1972, president and chief executive officer, Applebee's International, Inc.
  • Golic, Mike - 1985, co-host, ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" show; tv host of "The Lighter Side of Sports"
  • Good, Michael - 1984, 86, astronaut/mission specialist, NASA
  • Goodyear, William - 1970, chairman and chief executive officer of Navigant Consulting, Inc.
  • Gordon, Thomas - 1963, former president, Avila University (Kansas City, MO)
  • Graves, John W. (Bill) - 1957, judge on Kentucky Supreme Court
  • Gu, Yi Jian - 1950, 85, Former General Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Science
H [top]
  • Haegel, Nancy - 1981, professor of physics, Fairfield University
  • Haggar, J.M. (Joe) - 1945, former chair of Haggar Company
  • Haggar, J.M. (Joe) III - 1973, former chair and CEO of Haggar Company
  • Hank, Bernard Jr. - 1951, former chief executive officer of Montgomery Elevator Company
  • Harmon, Brenda- 2003, senior vice president, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
  • Harvey, Francis J. II - 1965, former Secretary of the Army
  • Hasbrook, Annette - 1985, Lead Space Station Flight Director, NASA's Johnson Space Center
  • Hawes, Michael - 1978, NASA deputy associate administrator for the international space station
  • Hawkins, Tommy - 1959, vice president of external affairs, Los Angeles Dodgers, retired
  • Healy, Nicholas Jr. - 1960, president, Ave Maria University
  • Helmer, Robert C. - 1982, president, Lourdes College (OH)
  • Hesse, Daniel - 1975, president and CEO, Sprint Nextel Corporation
  • Hickey, William - 1959, 65, president emeritus, Saint Mary's College
  • Hodge, Sandra - 1984, filmmaker
  • Hsu, Douglas Tong - 1965, 66, chairman of the board and CEO of Far Eastern Group
  • Hunthausen, Archbishop Raymond G. - 1953, of Seattle (retired)
  • Hurd, Bill - 1969, jazz saxophonist and eye surgeon
  • Hurley, John - 1981, president, Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)
I [top]
  • Illig, Peter J. - 1988 LLM, director, Friends of the Earth - Hong Kong
J [top]
  • James, Thomas - 1955, former president, Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.)
  • Jenkins, Rev. John, C.S.C. - 1976, 1978, president, University of Notre Dame
  • Jenky, Bishop Daniel - 1974, of Peoria, Ill.

  • Jordan, John W. II - 1969, founder of The Jordan Company
  • Joseph, Monsignor Milam - 1959, former president, University of Dallas
K [top]
  • Keane, John - 1955, Korth professor emeritus of strategic management, Notre Dame; former director of U.S. Census Bureau
  • Keeley, Terrence - 1981, founder and senior managing principal, Sovereign Trends, LLC
  • Kelly, Mike - 1970, U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania
  • Kelly, Paul J., Jr. - 1963, judge, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Mexico
  • Kernan, Joseph - 1968, former governor of Indiana
  • King, Peter - 1968, U.S. Congressman, New York
  • Kinsella, John - 1950, former chairman of Leo Burnett Advertising Agency
  • Kopp, Stephen - 1973, president, Marshall University
  • Ku, Anthony Chia-hung - 1975, president, National Institute of Technology, Taiwan
L [top]
  • Larkin, Thomas Jr. - 1961, president of Trust Company of the West
  • Lechowick, Bernard - 1969, television producer
  • Lendo, Arthur - 1968, 1968, former president, Peirce College (Philadelphia)
  • Lewis, Diana - 1974, 82, circuit judge, 15th Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach
  • Liberty, Stanley - 1965, 68, 71, president, Kettering University (Flint, Mich.)
  • Libowitz, Rabbi Richard - 1970, second rabbi from Notre Dame
  • Loftus, James - 1981, 1990 president, Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee)
  • Lopez, Barry - 1966, 68, author
  • Lozano, Ignacio - 1947, chairman of the board of La Opinion
  • Lungren, Daniel - 1968, U.S. Congressman, California; former attorney general of California
M [top]
  • Madigan, Michael - 1964, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Malloy, Rev. Edward A., C.S.C. - 1963, 67, 69, president emeritus, University of Notre Dame
  • Mapother, William - 1987, actor
  • Martin, David O. - 1966, former U.S. Congressman, New York
  • Matthews, Donald - 1955, consultant in financial credit, educational assessment sectors
  • Maurer, Marc - 1974, president, National Federation of the Blind
  • Mazzoli, Ron - 1954, former U.S. Congressman, Kentucky
  • McCartan, Patrick - 1956, senior partner of Jones Day law firm
  • McCourtney, Ted - 1960, general partner of Saw Mill Partners
  • McDade, Joseph - 1953, former U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania
  • McDonnell, Robert - 1976, governor of Virginia
  • McGinniss, Brother Michael, F.S.C. - 1978, 81, president, LaSalle University
  • McGlinn, Terrence - 1962, president and owner, All Star Distributing Co.
  • McGowan, Joseph - 1966, 68, president, Bellarmine University (KY)
  • McGurn, William - 1980, vice president, News Corp.
  • McHale, John Jr. - 1971, executive vice president for operations, Major League Baseball
  • McKenna, Andrew - 1951, chair, president and CEO of Schwarz (paper company); chair of McDonald's Corp.
  • McLean, Michael - 1981, president, Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, CA)
  • McMeel, John - 1957, co-founder and president of Universal Press Syndicate, chair and president of Andrews McMeel Universal
  • McMillan, Lex III - 1986, president, Albright College (Reading, PA)
  • Medland, William - 1968, president emeritus, Viterbo University
  • Melvin, Joan - 1978, judge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
  • Mendoza, Thomas F. - 1973, president, Network Appliance
  • Mitchell, Bill - 1971, leader, entrepreneurial and international programs, Poynter Institute
  • Mooney, Carol A. - 1977, president, Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)
  • Montilla, Antonio Miro - 1961, former chancellor, University of Puerto Rico; former School of Architecture Dean, University of Puerto Rico
  • Moynihan, Brian T.- 1984, CEO, Bank of America
  • Muller, Dr. James - 1965, co-founder of Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize)
  • Murphy, Rev. Laurence T., M.M. - 1961, 64, president emeritus, Seton Hall University
  • Murphy, Michael - 1979, Indiana state representative
N [top]
  • Naimoli, Vince - 1959, chairman, Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team
  • Nanni, Louis M. - 1984, 1988, vice president, university relations at Notre Dame
  • Napolitano, Andrew - 1975, judge; senior judicial analyst, Fox News Channel
  • Naughton, James - 1960, president of Poynter Institute for Media Studies
  • Nelson, Jim - 1985, editor-in-chief, GQ Magazine
  • Noto, Lucio - 1959, retired president and CEO of Mobil Corp.
  • Nussbaum, Richard II - B.A. 1974, J.D. 1977; partner, Sopko, Nussbaum, Inabnit & Kaczmarek
O [top]
  • O’Hara, Rev. Thomas, C.S.C. - 1977, president, King's College (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
  • O’Neil, Terry - 1971, television producer
  • O’Neill, Joseph III - 1967, managing partner, O’Neill Properties Ltd.
  • Odland, Stephen - 1980, chairman and CEO, Office Depot
  • Ohlmeyer, Don - 1966, ESPN ombudsman
  • Ojdana, Edward Jr. - 1965, president, Experian Consumer Direct and creator of the online credit report
  • Oriard, Michael - 1970, author; professor of English, Oregon State University
P [top]
  • Page, Alan - 1967, judge, Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Pampusch, Dr. Anita - 1970, 72, president, The Bush Foundation; former president, College of St. Catherine
  • Pasquale, Michael - 1969, former executive vice president and chief operating officer, Hershey Foods Corp.
  • Paxson, John - 1983, general manager, Chicago Bulls
  • Pfaff, William - 1949, political commentator and syndicated columnist, Paris
  • Phelan, Richard - 1958, former president, Cook County (Ill.) board
  • Philbin, Regis - 1953, television personality
  • Phillips, Ted - 1979, president and chief executive officer, Chicago Bears
  • Pierre, Percy A. - 1961, 63, former president, Prairie View A & M University; professor emeritus, Michigan State University
  • Policinski, Christopher John - 1980, President and CEO of Land O'Lakes Inc.
  • Prinster, Ceyl - 1974, president and chief executive officer, Colorado Enterprise Fund
  • Purcell, Philip - 1964, former chair and CEO of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter Co.
Q [top]
R [top]
  • Reilly, Kevin P. - 1971, president, University of Wisconsin
  • Rice, Condoleezza - 1975, former Secretary of State
  • Rice, Donald - 1961, president and CEO Urogenesys Inc.; former secretary of the Air Force
  • Roemer, Tim - 1981, 85, former U.S. Congressman, Indiana; U.S. ambassador to India
  • Rohr, James E. - 1970, CEO, PNC Financial Services Group
  • Rosenthal, Richard - 1954, former athletic director, Notre Dame; current Chairman of the Board, LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
  • Rodriguez, Barbara - 1986, author; associate professor of English, Tufts University
  • Rossello, Pedro - 1966, former governor of Puerto Rico
  • Ruettiger, Daniel E. (Rudy) - 1976, "Rudy"
  • Ryan, Thomas D. - 1961, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.), former director, Submarine Warfare Division
S [top]
  • Sampo, Peter V. - 1960, 1968, president emeritus, Thomas More College (NH)
  • Sandner, John F. (Jack) - 1968, former chairman, Chicago Mercantile Exchange; executive of ETrade Group
  • Scheidler, Joseph - 1950, executive director of Pro-Life Action League
  • Schneider, John - 1948, private investor and broadcasting consultant
  • Sears, John - 1961, attorney and Reagan campaign manager
  • Shaver, Judson R. -1979, 84, president, Marymount Manhattan College (NYC)
  • Shaw, William - 1967, vice-chairman, Marriott International, Inc.
  • Sherin, Keith Sean - 1981, CFO and vice chairman of General Electric
  • Shields, Carol Lally - 1979, world renowned ocular oncologist
  • Shields, Mark - 1959, political analyst
  • Siegel, Max - 1986, 92, president of global operations, Dale Earnhardt Racing
  • Smith, Terence - 1960, journalist
  • Smith, Travis - 1995, CEO, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
  • Sorrell, William - 1970, Vermont attorney general
  • Sparks, Nicholas - 1988, author of "The Notebook," "Message in a Bottle," and "A Walk to Remember"
  • Stanage, Nick -1999, president, Hexcel Corp.
  • Steele, Sister Diane, S.C.L. - 1993, 2001, president, University of Saint Mary, (Leavenworth, Kan.)
  • Storin, Matthew - 1964, former editor of the Boston Globe
  • Storm, Hannah - 1983, anchor, ESPN SportsCenter
  • Sullivan, Kate - 1998, co-host, CBS News' The Saturday Early Show
  • Suthers, John - 1974, Colorado attorney general
T [top]
  • Theismann, Joe - 1971, NFL analyst
  • Thomas, Judge Robert - 1974, Chief justice, Illinois Supreme Court
  • Thompson, Anne - 1979, correspondent, NBC Nightly News
  • Thompson, Mary - 1985, reporter, CNBC
  • Towle, Mike "Monte" - 1978, author, editor, sports reporter
  • Trani, Eugene P. - 1961, former president, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Tyson, Rev. David T., C.S.C. - 1970, 74, provincial superior, Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross
V [top]
  • Vázquez, Martha - 1975, 79, Chief U.S. District Judge (New Mexico)
  • Velasquez, Arthur - 1960, president and CEO of Azteca Foods, Inc.
  • Visclosky, Peter - 1973, U.S. Congressman, Indiana
W [top]
  • Waclawik, Bart - 2004, chief operating officer, AMD Lasers
  • Walker, James W. - 1964, former president, Moorpark College (CA)
  • Walker, John P. - 1978, producer, Pixar Animation Studio
  • Walton, Anthony - 1982, author
  • Warner, Rev. Richard V., C.S.C. - 1962, superior general, Congregation of Holy Cross
  • Warren, William K., Jr. - 1956, chairman, Warren American Oil Co. and William K. Warren Foundation
  • Weber, Stephen - 1969, president emeritus, San Diego State University
  • Welsh, Robert - 1956, chairman, Welsh Holdings LLC
  • West, Roderick - 1990, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Entergy New Orleans
  • Wetherbee, James D. - 1974, astronaut, retired
  • Wieschaus, Eric - 1988, chief executive officer, 1995 winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology
  • Williams, Judge Ann - 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • Willis, Lavetta - 1988, chief executive officer, LL International Shoe Co.
  • Woodward, Ken - 1957, retired senior writer, Newsweek magazine
  • Wycliff, Donald - 1969, former public editor, Chicago Tribune
Y [top]
  • York, John - 1971, director/owners' representative, San Francisco 49ers; president, DeBartolo Corporation
  • Yowell, Kenneth - 1972, president, Edison Community College (Piqua, OH)
Z [top]
  • Zakas, Joseph C. - 1980, Indiana state representative
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