List of Seton Hall University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with Seton Hall University, located in the American city of South Orange, New Jersey.

Notable alumni

Academics

• Paul G. Mathew, MD (B.S., 2001), Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School^[1]
• Malcolm Diamond (Ed.S., 1985), Professor Emeritus of Religion at Princeton University
• Shana O. Kelley (B.S., 1994), Professor and director of Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Toronto
• Donato LaRossa (B.A., 1963), Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine^[2]

Business

• Robert E. Brennan, former First Jersey Securities CEO, convicted of securities fraud and bankruptcy fraud
• Dennis Kozlowski (B.Sc., 1968), former CEO of Tyco International, later convicted of securities fraud
• George L. Miles (B.A.), CEO of WQED Multimedia and a director of AIG
• Orin R. Smith (M.B.A., 1964), former chairman and CEO of Engelhard Corporation

Government and politics

• Harold A. Ackerman (B.A.), federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• John O. Bennett (J.D., 1974), former New Jersey State Senator and acting Governor
• Michael Chagares (J.D., 1987), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals
• Raymond G. Chambers (M.B.A., 1968), currently serves as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Malaria
• Chris Christie (J.D., 1987), Governor of New Jersey, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
• Clay Constantinou, former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
• Marion Crecco, member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1986 to 2002.^[3]
• Lucille Davy (B.Sc.), New Jersey Commissioner of Education.^[4]
• Patrick J. Diegnan, Representative and Parliamentarian of the New Jersey General Assembly
• Donald DiFrancesco (J.D., 1969), former Governor of New Jersey
• Arline Friscia (B.A.), member of the New Jersey General Assembly.^[5]
• Thomas W. Greelish (J.D., 1971), United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1985 to 1987.
• Mims Hackett (M.S.), New Jersey General Assembly
• Jerramiah Healy (J.D., 1975), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
• Anthony Impreveduto (M.A.), served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1987–2004.^[6]
• LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. (B.S.), member of the New Jersey General Assembly^[7]
• Nicole Malliotakis (B.S. 2001), Member of the NYS Assembly
• Thomas F. McCran (B.S., 1896), New Jersey Attorney General 1919–1924
• Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (B.A., 1899), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1919 to 1921, and was Mayor of East Newark from 1907 to 1919.^[8]
• John F. McKeon (J.D., 1983), New Jersey General Assembly
• Mike Pappas (B.A., 1982), U.S. Congressman from New Jersey
• Donald M. Payne (B.A., 1957), U.S. Congressman from New Jersey
• Eugene A. Philbin (M.A., LL.D, 1884), Manhattan District Attorney and New York Supreme Court Justice
• Anthony Principi (J.D., 1975), 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Matthew John Rinaldo (M.B.A., 1959), United States House of Representatives for twenty years, in New Jersey's 12th and 7th congressional districts.^[9]
• Richie Roberts (J.D., 1970), detective and attorney responsible for the arrest and prosecution of Frank Lucas, as portrayed in the film American Gangster
• Louis Romano, member of the New Jersey General Assembly^[10]
• Thomas J. Scully (B.A., 1889), New Jersey's 3rd congressional district 1911-21; mayor of South Amboy, 1909–10, 1921^[11]
• Jay Sniatkowski, Mayor of Verona, New Jersey
• Ellen Tauscher (B.Sc., 1974), Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, former U.S. Congresswoman from California
• George J. Terwilliger III (B.A., 1973), U.S. Deputy Attorney General 1991–93
• John P. Washington, U.S. Army Chaplain and Chaplain's Medal for Heroism recipient
• Maj. Charles Watters, U.S. Army Chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient

Culture

Media

• Jim Donovan (B.A., 1987), nine-time Emmy Award-winning reporter
• Donna Fiducia, Fox News anchor
• Bob Ley, ESPN sports anchor
• Ed Lucas (BA, Communication, 1962) Emmy-winning blind Yankee broadcaster, YES Network
• Bob Picozzi, sportscaster, ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike show^[12]
• Vinnie Politan (J.D.), Court TV anchor
• Bill Raftery (M.S.), CBS and ESPN college basketball analyst
• Glenn Schuck, (B.A.), WINS news reporter
• Pete Tauriello (B.A.), WINS traffic reporter
• Dick Vitale (B.Sc., 1963), ESPN sports anchor
• Bernie Wagenblast (B.A.), WINS traffic reporter, "voice" of the New York City Subway System
• Robert J. Wussler (B.A., 1957), co-founder of CNN

Music

• Greg Garbowsky (dropped out), bass guitar player for the Jonas Brothers
• Naturi Naughton, actress, singer, and former member of 3LW
• Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and bandleader of The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV and film

• Daniel Acon (1981), Emmy Award-nominated special effects artist
• Ron Carey (B.A., 1956), actor
• Joe Louis Clark, former high school principal, and character in the 1989 film Lean on Me played by Morgan Freeman
• Chuck Connors, TV's "Rifleman", basketball player (Boston Celtics) and baseball player (Cubs and Dodgers)
• Robert Desiderio, actor and narrator
• Dulé Hill, actor
• Jim Hunter, MLB Baltimore Orioles TV and radio broadcaster
• Victor J. Kemper, cinematographer
• Josephine Siao, Hong Kong actress
• E. Duke Vincent (1954), TV producer
• Raoul Walsh (B.A., 1908), film director and founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Literature

• Niobia Bryant, bestselling author (also writes as Meesha Mink)
• Rob Hoffman, photographer for the Jonas Brothers and other musical artists
• X.J. Kennedy (B.A., 1950), poet

Art

• Denis Masi, (B.A., 1964), artist

Science and technology

• John J. Mooney (B.S., 1955), co-inventor of the three-way catalytic converter and co-winner of National Medal of Technology

Sports

• Lou Duva, International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer
• Louis Gaudinot (Criminal Justice), professional mixed martial artist; The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller competitor; current UFC Flyweight^[13]
• Andy Stanfield (B.A., 1952), two-time gold medalist sprinter

Baseball

• Craig Biggio, former Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros and incumbent for the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Ed Blankmeyer, college baseball coach at St. John's
• Johnny Briggs, former Major League Baseball player, 1964–1975, for the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesota Twins
• Frank Bruggy, former Major League Baseball player, 1921–1925, for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds
• Rick Cerone, former Major League Baseball player, 1975–1992, for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos
• Chuck Connors, former Major League Baseball player, 1949–1951, with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs
• Danny Coombs, former Major League Baseball player, 1963–1971, for the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres
• Jack Ferry, former Major League Baseball player, 1910–1913, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Hank Fischer, former Major League Baseball player, 1962–1967, for the Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox
• Jason Grilli, current Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
• Bill Henry, former Major League Baseball player in 1966 for the New York Yankees
• Gene Hermanski, retired Major League Baseball outfielder, 1943–1953, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates
• Kevin Leighton, college baseball coach at Manhattan and Fordham
• Ted Lepcio, former Major League Baseball player, 1952–1961, for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, and Minnesota Twins
• Ed Madjeski, former Major League Baseball player, 1932–1937, for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and New York Giants
• Mike Moriarty, former Major League Baseball player in 2002 for the Baltimore Orioles
• Dan Morogiello, former Major League Baseball player in 1983 for the Baltimore Orioles
• John Morris, former Major League Baseball, 1986–1992, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels
• Matt Morris, former Major League Baseball player
• Kevin Morton, former Major League Baseball player in 1991 for the Boston Red Sox
• Steve Nagy, former Major League Baseball player, 1947–1950, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators
• Pat Pacillo, former Major League Baseball player
• Pepper Peploski, former Major League Baseball player in 1913 for the Detroit Tigers
• Charlie Puleo, former Major League Baseball player
• Otto Rettig, former Major League Baseball player in 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics
• Rich Scheid, former Major League Baseball player, 1992–1995, for the Houston Astros and Florida Marlins
• Anthony Seratelli^[14]
• Joe Shannon, former Major League Baseball player in 1915 for the Boston Braves
• Red Shannon, former Major League Baseball player, 1915–1926, for the Boston Braves, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and Chicago Cubs
• Mike Sheppard, former Seton Hall baseball coach
• Rob Sheppard, Seton Hall baseball coach
• John Valentin, retired Major League Baseball player
• Mo Vaughn, retired Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter

Basketball

• Anthony Avent, former NBA player
• Andre Barrett, current NBA player
• Chuck Connors, former NBA player
• Samuel Dalembert, current NBA player
• Bob Davies, former NBA player
• Terry Dehere, former NBA player
• Walter Dukes, former NBA player
• Dick Fitzgerald, former NBA player
• Andrew Gaze, former Australian basketball player
• Adrian Griffin, current NBA player
• Eddie Griffin, former NBA player
• Artūras Karnišovas, former professional basketball player in Europe, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, current NBA scout
• Nikos Galis, former professional basketball player, Eurobasket 1987 Gold Medalist, FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (inaugural member, 1991)
• Paul Gause, former defensive specialist on Seton Hall's team
• Howie Janotta, former NBA player
• Rimantas Kaukėnas, current professional basketball player in Europe
• Johnny Macknowski, former NBA player
• Mike McCarron, former NBA player
• Harry Miller, former NBA player
• John Morton, former NBA player
• Glenn Mosley, former NBA player
• Al Negratti, former NBA player
• Ramon Ramos, former NBA player
• Richie Regan, former NBA player
• Ed Sadowski, former NBA player
• Pep Saul, former NBA player
• Ben Scharnus, former NBA player
• Jerry Walker, former NBA player
• Bobby Wanzer, former NBA player
• Nick Werkman, the NCAA's national scoring leader in 1962–63
• Isaiah Whitehead, NBA player, currently playing for the Brooklyn Nets
• Luther Wright, former NBA player

Soccer

• Jason Hernandez, current professional Major League Soccer player for New York City F.C.
• Ian Joyce, current Football League One player for Southend United
• Gordon Kljestan, current USSF player for Tampa Bay Rowdies
• Sacha Kljestan, current professional soccer player for New York Red Bulls, and the US Men's National Team
• Kelly Smith, current star of the England women's national football team

Wrestling

• Charlie Haas, two-time Big East Wrestling Champion

Other sports

• Bart Oates (J.D.), football player, three-time Super Bowl Champion and President of the New Jersey Hall of Fame

Notable faculty

Former Prof. Samuel Alito^[15]

• Samuel Alito, current United States Supreme Court Justice,^[16]
• Patrick Clawson, director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• Clay Constantinou, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg and former dean of the Whitehead School of Diplomacy
• Will Durant, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
• Orlando Greene, Olympic runner^[17]
• Patrick E. Hobbs, former Dean of Seton Hall Law School
• Stanley Jaki, philosopher of science and Templeton Prize recipient
• Leonard Marshall, New York Giants football player; Stillman School of Business executive
• Andrew Napolitano, former judge and current correspondent for Fox News Channel
• Peter W. Rodino, former chairman of House Judiciary Committee and chair of impeachment hearings for President Richard Nixon
• Scott Rothbort, financial analyst with LakeView Asset Management
• Eliakim P. Scammon, brigadier general during the American Civil War
• Sister Rose Thering, missionary whose life's work was documented in an Academy Award-nominated film, Sister Rose's Passion
• John B. Tsu, Chinese-American professor of Asian studies and advocate for Asian-Americans
• Cody Willard, investor and television anchor

References

1. "Paul G. Mathew – Faculty Profile". physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
2. "Donato D. LaRossa – Faculty Profile". Uphs.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
3. Assemblywoman Marion Crecco at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 1998), New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
4. Lucille Davy, Office of the Governor of New Jersey. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
5. Assemblywoman Arline M. Friscia at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 1998), New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
6. Livio, Susan K.; and Graber, Trish G. "Former N.J. Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto dies at 61", The Star-Ledger, August 6, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
7. Assemblyman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 1998), New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
8. Cornelius Augustine McGlennon, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
9. Matthew John Rinaldo, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
10. Assemblyman Louis A. Romano at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 1998), New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
11. Thomas Joseph Scully profile, United States Congress. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
12. "Bob Picozzi finds niche in play-by-play | STAA". Staatalent.com. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
13. "Louis Gaudinot UFC Profile". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
14. Rappleyea, Warren (May 16, 2002). "O.B. product makes dream come true at Seton Hall U. | sub.gmnews.com | Suburban". sub.gmnews.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
15. Russakoff, Dale (2007). "At Seton Hall, Professor Alito Wore a Cloak of Inscrutability". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
16. "President Bush Nominates Seton Hall Law School Professor". Seton Hall Law School. 2007. Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
17. Fox, Scarlett (22 October 2012). "Newsome Coach Orlando Greene: From Caribbean To Olympian". Retrieved 24 March 2016.

External links

• Seton Hall University Alumni Association
• Seton Hall University website