List of St. Lawrence University people

The following is a list of notable people associated with St. Lawrence University, located in the American city of Canton, New York.

Notable alumni

Politics and government

• William A. Barclay (1992), New York State Assemblyman
• Michael Botticelli, Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy^[1]
• Gregory W. Carman (1958), former United States Representative from New York, and U.S. Court of International Trade judge
• Katherine Clark (1985), current member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
• Susan Collins (1975), current United States Senator of Maine
• John J. Delaney (1914), former member of the United States House of Representatives and Deputy Commissioner of Public Markets
• Judith C. Ensor (1988), Baltimore County Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit
• Domenick L. Gabrielli, New York Supreme Court and New York Court of Appeals
• Joseph Lekuton, elected to the Kenyan Parliament in 2006
• George R. Malby, former United States Representative from New York
• Peter McDonough, member of the New Jersey Senate
• Luther F. McKinney (1870), former United States Representative from New Hampshire and United States Ambassador to Colombia
• Kenneth Okoth (2000), current member of the Parliament of Kenya for the Kibra Constituency^[2]
• Peter Michael Pitfield, Canadian politician; held several prominent positions in Canadian national government, including Senator and Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada
• David M. Potts (1932), former United States Representative from New York
• Albert D. Shaw, former United States Representative from New York
• Gerald B. H. Solomon, former United States Representative from New York
• Owen D. Young (1894), industrialist, businessman, lawyer; Democratic candidate for President in 1932; diplomat at the Second Reparations Conference in 1929

Education

• F. King Alexander, former President of Murray State University and California State University, Long Beach current President and Chancellor of Louisiana State University^[3]
• John L. Campbell (1974) Class of 1925 Professor & Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College and Professor of Political Economy at Copenhagen Business School
• Mark Klett (1974), Regents' Professor of Photography at Arizona State University
• Joel Rosenbaum (1957), professor of cell biology at Yale University
• Peter Rutkoff (1964), professor of American Studies at Kenyon College
• William Fox (1975), President of St. Lawrence University^[4]

Media and arts

• Irving Bacheller, pioneered the idea of newspaper syndication and wrote the first best-seller of the 20th century, Eben Holden
• Dan Buckley, publisher of Marvel Comics and the CEO of Marvel Entertainment's publishing division
• Tom Chiarella, magazine writer, fiction editor for Esquire Magazine
• Kirk Douglas, actor
• Pete Duel, actor known for his role in the television series Alias Smith and Jones
• J.K Gannon (1924), wrote "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and the school's alma mater
• Elizabeth Inness-Brown novelist and professor at Saint Michael's College
• Maurice Kenny, Mohawk poet
• Martha MacCallum, anchor with Fox News Channel; hosts The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum
• Eleanor Mondale, radio personality, television host, and actor
• Lorrie Moore, short story writer and novelist, and professor at Vanderbilt University
• Viggo Mortensen, award-winning actor who has appeared in many films, most notably The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
• Nick Penniman (1992), Executive Director of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund; founder and director of the American News Project
• Grace Potter, lead singer of the Hollywood Records recording group Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
• Jeremy Slate, actor
• Elinor Tatum (1993), publisher and Editor in Chief of the New York Amsterdam News
• Charles Henry Vail (1893), writer on socialism; Universalist clergyman

Athletics

• Jamie Baker (1989), professional hockey player; radio color commentator for the San Jose Sharks
• Mike Barnett, former NHL player agent
• Jim Berkman (1982), all-time winningest coach in NCAA men's lacrosse history; head coach at nine-time national champion Salisbury University
• Brandon Bollig (2012), professional ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks
• Mo Cassara, head coach of Hofstra University men's basketball
• Gary Croteau (1968), NHL left wing
• Emmett Davis (1981), head men's basketball coach at Colgate University
• Mike Hurlbut, former NHL player; associate head men's hockey coach at St. Lawrence University
• Dave Jennings (1974), former NFL player; former radio analyst for the New York Giants and New York Jets
• Mike Keenan, former NHL coach and general manager
• Gina Kingsbury (2004), Olympic gold medalist
• Gary Laskoski, professional ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
• Jacques Martin, NHL coach
• Ron Mason (1962), coach and athletic director at Michigan State University
• Brian McFarlane (1955), Canadian television sportscaster and writer
• Rich Peverley professional ice hockey player currently with the Dallas Stars; won the Stanley Cup in 2011 while playing for the Boston Bruins
• Dan Rusanowsky (1983), radio play-by-play announcer with the NHL's San Jose Sharks (1991–present)
• Hal Schumacher (1933), signed as a pitcher with the New York Giants while still a student
• Randy Sexton (1982), current General Manager for the NHL's Florida Panthers
• Ray Shero (1984), former GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team
• Greg Sutton (soccer) (1999), goalkeeper in Major League Soccer
• Bill Torrey (1957), member of Hockey Hall of Fame (1995)
• Don Vaughan (1984), head men's hockey coach at Colgate University
• John Zeiler, professional ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings

Business

• A. Barton Hepburn (Honorary 1906), United States Comptroller of the Currency; President of Chase National Bank
• David Neithercut, CEO of Equity Residential
• James Marshall Reilly, entrepreneur; author of Shake The World: It's Not About Finding a Job, It's About Creating a Life
• Owen D. Young (1894), headed General Electric; founded the Radio Corporation of America
• Philip Young (1931), son of Owen D. Young; Dean of Columbia Business School; United States Ambassador to the Netherlands

Religion and philosophy

• Olympia Brown (1863), first woman to graduate from a regularly established theological school
• Frederick F. Campbell (1965), current Roman Catholic Bishop of Columbus
• Robert W. Castle, Episcopal priest, activist and actor
• Daniel W. Herzog (1971), former Bishop of Albany, New York
• Clarence R. Skinner (1904), Universalist minister, teacher, and Dean of the Crane School of Theology at Tufts University

Science and technology

• John Clogston, groundbreaking scholar in the area of news media images of people with disabilities
• Albert P. Crary, pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist; first person to set foot on both the North and South Poles
• Karen R. Hitchcock, biologist; former Principal of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• John O'Shea, Scientific Director at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director for the Franklin Institute
• Les Roberts (1983), epidemiologist

See also

• Theological School of St. Lawrence University

Notes

1. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts | The White House". Whitehouse.gov. January 27, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
2. "Meet Kibra MP who first slept on a bed in high school". Daily Nation (Nairobi, Kenya). October 31, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
3. "LSU Office of the Chancellor". 2013.
4. http://www.stlawu.edu/president/president-william-l-fox

External links

• St. Lawrence University Alumni Association