Most Likely to Succeed [Jesuit mag brags about Alumni of Jesuit schools: Clinton & Ferraro cited]

Company Magazine ^ | Fall 2004

[Diago]

[Note: this is an expansion of the article which appeared in the Fall 2004 issue of Company Magazine]

Acting

MASH's Alan Alda Fordham University '56 "Dapper" Don Ameche Marquette University '29 "Jerry the Dentist" Peter Bonerz Marquette University High '56 Marquette University '60 Homicide's Andre Braugher St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) '80 Actor and Comedian Chris Farley Marquette University '86 CSI Capt. Jim Brass Paul Guilfoyle Boston College High '67 Home Alone John Heard Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.) '64 Captain Kangaroo Bob Keeshan Fordham University '49 The Producers Nathan Lane St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) '74	Bill Murray Chris O'Donnell	Law and Order Actor Michael Moriarty University of Detroit High School and Academy '59 Comedian Bill Murray Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) '68 Comedian Bob Newhart St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) '47 Loyola Chicago '52 Batman Forever's Chris O'Donnell Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) '88 Boston College '94 Satirist Mark Russell Canisius High (Buffalo) '50 "Love and War" Actor Jay Thomas Jesuit High (New Orleans) '66 Best Actor Denzel Washington Fordham University '77 Cheers George Wendt Campion Jesuit High (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) '66 Rockhurst University '71

Business

President/CEO of Raytheon Daniel P. Burnham Xavier University '68 Sherwin Williams CEO Christopher Connor Walsh Jesuit High (Stow, Ohio) '74 Chairman, Adobe Systems Charles Geschke Xavier University '62 & '63 L.L. Bean owners John, James, and Leon Gorman Cheverus High (Portland, Maine) '49, '50, '52

Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry Spring Hill College '77 Applebee's Restaurant Chair & CEO Lloyd Hill Rockhurst University '85 Anheuser-Busch President August Busch IV Saint Louis University '87 President/CEO, Fifth Third Bank George Schaefer, Jr. Xavier University '74

St. Louis Cardinals President & CEO Mark Lamping Rockhurst University '80 Chair, President, CEO, Oppenheimer Funds John Murphy Boston College High '67 Inventor of the modern ATM Don Wetzel Jeusit High (New Orleans) '46 Chairman, CEO of PepsiCo International Michael White Boston College High '70

Government

Government New York Representative Michael McNulty College of the Holy Cross '69 President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Georgetown University '68 Former Congressman, Mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett Marquette University High '72 Ohio Congressman John A. Boehner Xavier University '77 President of Nicaragua Enrique Bolanos Saint Louis University '62 Two-term Maine Governor Joseph Brennan Cheverus High (Portland, Maine) '52 Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown St. Ignatius College Prep (San Francisco) '55 Santa Clara University '59 Former Senior White House Advisor Pat Buchanan Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.) '56 Georgetown University '61 Kentucky Senator, ballplayer James Bunning Xavier University '53 Former Pennsylvania Governor Robert Patrick Casey Scranton Prep '49 College of the Holy Cross '53 Former President Bill Clinton Georgetown University '68 Former Congressman House Majority Whip Tony Coelho Loyola Marymount University '64 Florida Congressman Jim Davis Jesuit High (Tampa) '75

Former Alabama Senator Jeremiah Denton Spring Hill College '46 Mayor of Miami Manny Diaz Belen Jesuit Prep (Miami) '73 Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Georgetown University '66 & '69 Janet Napolitano Bill Clinton Former Prime Minister of Belize Manuel Esquivel Loyola University New Orleans '62 Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro Fordham University Law '60 Former House Speaker Tom Foley Gonzaga Prep (Spokane) '46

Former Congressman Henry Hyde Georgetown University '47 Loyola University Chicago Law '50 Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns Creighton University '74 Virginia Congressman James Moran College of the Holy Cross '67 Massachusetts Senator John Kerry Boston College Law '76 Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy Georgetown University '64 Kentucky Congressman Ken Lucas Xavier University '70 Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell Georgetown University '61 Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial Jesuit High (New Orleans) '76 Georgetown University '83 Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski Seattle University '55 Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Santa Clara University '79 Mayor of Baltimore Martin O'Malley Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.) '81 Former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill Boston College '36 Clinton Chief of Staff Leon Panetta Santa Clara University '60 Santa Clara University Law '63 President of Peru Alejandro Toledo University of San Francisco '71

Law

Attorney Johnnie Cochran Loyola Marymount University '62 Law Washington State Attorney General Christine Gregoire Gonzaga University '77 Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Georgetown University '88 Loyola University Chicago Law '94

Lisa Madigan

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Xavier High (New York) '53 Georgetown University '57 Attorney Robert Shapiro Loyola Marymount University '68 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas College of the Holy Cross '71

Media

Media New York Times Sportswriter Dave Anderson Xavier High (New York) '47 NBC Today Weekend Coanchor Campbell Brown Regis University '91 New York Times Editorial Page Editor Gail Collins Marquette University '67 New York Times Senior Editor (retired) William Connolly University of Scranton '59 National Review Associate Publisher Jack Fowler College of the Holy Cross '82 National Catholic Reporter publisher Tom Fox Marquette University High '62

National Public Radio Correspondent Linda Gradstein Georgetown University '85 Hardball host Chris Matthews College of the Holy Cross '72 ABC Sports Commentator Jim McKay Loyola College in Maryland '43 Host of The McLaughlin Group John McLaughlin Boston College '61 President of CBS Sports Sean McManus Fairfield Prep '73 Former Commonweal editors Peter F. and Margaret O'Brien Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) '59 (Peter) Loyola University Chicago '63 (Peter and Margaret)

CBS White House Correspondent Bill Plante Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) '55 Loyola University Chicago '59 Meteorologist Al Roker Xavier High (New York) '72 NBC News Senior VP Tim Russert Canisius High '68 John Carroll University '72 Former Press Secretary Pierre Salinger University of San Francisco '47 TV Talk Show Host Tom Snyder Marquette University High '54 News Anchor Mary Alice Williams Creighton University '71

Music

New York Met Tenor Charles Anthony Loyola University New Orleans '52 Entertainer Pearl Bailey Georgetown University '85 Singer Bing Crosby Gonzaga Prep (Spokane) '20

Harry Connick, Jr.

Composer, son of J. Paul Getty Gordon Getty St. Ignatius College Prep (San Fransisco) '51 Pianist Harry Connick, Jr. Jesuit High (New Orleans) '85 Jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis Loyola University New Orleans '86

Public Service

FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy Marquette University '82 U.S. Small Business Administration Director Hector Barreto Rockhurst University '83 Former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.) '61 Army Brigadier General Vincent Brooks Jesuit High (Sacramento) '75 Commanding General in Iraq George Casey Boston College High '66 Former Commerce Secretary William Daley St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) '66 National Cancer Institute Director Andrew C. von Eschenbach Saint Joseph's University '63 Georgetown University '67 Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci Regis High (New York) '58 College of the Holy Cross (Medicine) '62 Catholic Relief Services President and Executive Director Ken Hackett Boston College High '64	Kathleen Abernathy Gene Kranz	Former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph Califano, Jr. Brooklyn Prep '48 College of the Holy Cross '52 Former Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor Georgetown University '68 Former NASA Director of Mission Operations Gene Kranz Saint Louis University '54 Ambassador to Singapore Franklin Lavin Georgetown University '79 & '85 Former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello Georgetown University '75 NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe Loyola University New Orleans '77 AIDS Czar Joseph O'Neill St. Ignatius College Prep (San Francisco) '71 Former CIA Director George Tenet Georgetown University '76 Arab American Institute President James Zogby Le Moyne College '67

Religion

Jesuit Preacher Walter Burghardt Xavier High (New York) '31 Walter Burghardt, SJ Ft. Wayne–South Bend Bishop John D'Arcy Boston College High '49

Yale Divinity School Dean Harry Attridge Boston College High '64 Archbishop of Miami John Favalora Jesuit High (New Orleans) '54 Belleville (Illinois) Bishop Wilton Gregory Loyola University Chicago '69 Washington, D.C., Cardinal Archbishop Theodore McCarrick Fordham Prep '49 Jesuit Theologian John Courtney Murray Xavier High (New York) '20 Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk Xavier University '65 & '75

Cleveland Bishop Anthony Pilla John Carroll University '61 & '67 Bishop of Biloxi Thomas Rodi Georgetown University '71 Former Bishop of Fairbanks Michael Kaniecki, SJ University of Detroit Mercy '53 Yakima (Washington) Bishop Carlos Sevilla, SJ Gonzaga University '60 Santa Clara University '67 Madeville (Jamaica) Bishop Gordon Bennett, SJ Loyola High (Los Angeles) '64 Loyola Marymount University '79 Vatican Cardinal J. Francis Stafford Loyola College in Maryland '54

Sports

Chicago Bulls Former Player and Coach Bill Cartwright University of San Francisco '79 Soccer Player Brandi Chastain Santa Clara University '91 Brandi Chastain Yankees Pitcher David Cone Rockhurst High '81 Former Boston Celtics Guard Bob Cousy College of the Holy Cross '50 Olympic swimmer Ian Crocker Cheverus High (Portland, Maine) '00 Buffalo Sabres Hockey Player Chris Drury Fairfield Prep '94 Knicks and Magics Center Patrick Ewing Georgetown University '85 Bills and Chargers Quarterback Doug Flutie Boston College '85 Retired San Diego Charger Quarterback Dan Fouts St. Ignatius College Prep (San Francisco) '69 Miami Heat Brian Grant Xavier University '94 Cleveland Cavaliers Tyrone Hill Xavier University '90 NBA Hall of Famer, Celtics Guard K. C. Jones University of San Francisco '56

Legendary Green Bay Coach Vince Lombardi Fordham University '37 New York Giants Owner Wellington Mara Loyola School (New York) '33 Fordham University '37 NFL Hall of Famer Gino Marchetti University of San Francisco '52 NFL Hall of Famer Ollie Matson University of San Francisco '52 USA Soccer Team Forward Brian McBride Saint Louis University '96 USC Basketball Coach Frank McGuire Xavier High (New York) '33 New York Jets Quarterback Ken O'Brien Jesuit High (Sacramento) '78 Sub–Four Minute Miler Tom O'Hara Loyola University Chicago '64 Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno Brooklyn Prep '45 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Coach "Sweet" Lou Piniella Jesuit High (Tampa) '61 Memphis Grizzlies Forward James Posey Xavier University '99 Minnesota Twins pitcher Brad Radke Jesuit High (Tampa) '91 Former Detroit Lions Strong Safety Ron Rice University of Detroit High School Academy '90 Former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle University of San Francisco '50

NFL Hall of Famer, Celtic Center Bill Russell University of San Francisco '56 Former Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula John Carroll University '51 Don Shula Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Paul Silas Creighton University '64 Green Bay Packers Bob Skoronski Fairfield Prep '51 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Pitcher Blake Stein Spring Hill College '95 Utah Jazz Great John Stockton Gonzaga University '84 Boston Bruins Head Coach Michael Sullivan Boston College High '86 NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue Georgetown University '62 Olympic Medalist Swimmer Eric Vendt Boston College High '99 New England Patriots Mike Vrabel Walsh Jesuit High (Stow, Ohio) '93 Cleveland Browns Offensive Lineman Paul Zukauskas Boston College High '97

Writing

Sandra Cisneros

Author William Peter Blatty Brooklyn Prep '46 Georgetown University '50 Author Sandra Cisneros Loyola University Chicago '76 Author Tom Clancy Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Md.) '65 Loyola College in Maryland '69 Suspense Writer Mary Higgins Clark Fordham University '79 Poet Billy Collins College of the Holy Cross '63 Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian Will Durant St. Peter's Prep '03 Saint Peter's College '07

Author and Playwright John Guare Georgetown University '60 Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian David Kennedy Seattle Prep '59 Mystic River Author Dennis Lehane Boston College High '83 Crime Writer Elmore Leonard University of Detroit Jesuit High and Academy '46 University of Detroit Mercy '50 That Champion Season playwright Jason Miller University of Scranton '61 Author, Communications Theorist Walter Ong, SJ Saint Louis University '41 Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian Garry Wills Campion High (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) '51

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[Clemenza]

They forgot:

Clemenza, BA History, Fordham College Rose Hill, Class of 1997.

[onedoug]

RVN I Corps 1968-69. Mixed success.