List of Widener University alumni
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Following is a list of Widener University alumni.
Arts[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Comfort Tiffany | Artist and designer |
Business[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene C. Lewis | Businessman, engineer, and chairman of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway | |||
| Edwin Harrison McHenry | Vice-president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Consolidated Railway | |||
| Leslie C. Quick Jr. | founder Quick & Reilly Inc. | |||
| Cyrus Tang | businessman and philanthropist |
Clergy[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Meeks | Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan |
Education[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dorsey Coale | Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology and Dean of the Physics Faculty at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. | |||
| James T. Harris III | president of the University of San Diego and Widener University | |||
| Ericka Hart | former adjunct professor at the Columbia School of Social Work and sex educator | |||
| Kathleen Hetherington | president of Howard Community College | |||
| George Michael | historian, political scientist, writer, and professor at Westfield State University |
Entertainment[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin P. Ablao Jr. | Independent filmmaker and actor | |||
| Matthew McGrory | The world's tallest actor | |||
| Cecil B. DeMille | Legendary Hollywood director | |||
| Burt Mustin | actor, Gus the Fireman on Leave it to Beaver | |||
| Dan Yemin | musician |
Law[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter J. Barnes III | New Jersey Superior Court judge and New Jersey Senate | |||
| Aimee Belgard | New Jersey Superior Court judge | |||
| Carl Danberg | Attorney General of Delaware, Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction, and Brigadier general in the Delaware Army National Guard | |||
| Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina | associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court | |||
| Alina Habba | lawyer | |||
| Don McGahn | White House Counsel | |||
| Jim Schultz | Associate White House Counsel | |||
| Lee Solomon | associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey | |||
| Margaret M. Sweeney | senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |||
| David C. Weiss | United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, |
Literature and journalism[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick J. Chiaventone | historian, award-winning novelist, screenwriter | |||
| David M. Hall | writer, editor, and corporate trainer | |||
| Tim Newby | 1996 | writer, author | ||
| Brent Staples | 1973 | New York Times editorial writer and author of Parallel Time | ||
| Brian Tierney | publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News | |||
| Louis Weitzenkorn | writer, newspaper editor, and playwright |
Military[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving J. Carr | U.S. Army Major General | |||
| Carl Danberg | Brigadier General in the Delaware Army National Guard, Attorney General of Delaware, and Commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction | |||
| Terry Halvorsen | Chief Information Officer at the US Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer. | |||
| Frederic E. Humphreys | first American military pilot | |||
| Benjamin Ralph Kimlau | World War II hero | |||
| Charles F. B. Price | Lieutenant General of the United States Marines and Legion of Merit recipient | |||
| John H. Tilelli Jr. | 1963 | United States Army four-star general |
Politics[edit]
Science and technology[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Henderson | pioneer in the practice of cryonics | |||
| Brendan Kehoe | author of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide and software developer | |||
| Sylvanus Morley | an archaeologist who led extensive excavations of the Maya site of Chichen Itza on behalf of the Carnegie Institution | |||
| Max C. Starkloff | Physician and Health Commissioner of St. Louis | |||
| Frank Wilcoxon | chemist and statistician |
Sports[edit]
| Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Borislow | Entrepreneur and sports team owner | |||
| Clarence C. Combs Jr., | polo player | |||
| Tom Deery | College Football Hall of Fame inductee | |||
| Joe Fields | New York Jets all-pro center | |||
| Billy "White Shoes" Johnson | 1974 | NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, College Football Hall of Fame inductee | ||
| Jamarr Johnson | professional basketball player, 2x IBL Champion, and 2x IBL scoring leader | |||
| Phil Martelli | former St. Joseph's University head basketball coach | |||
| William A. Nimick | Professional baseball team owner and president | |||
| Pat Quinn | former NHL Coach and General Manager | |||
| Roy Sherid | Pitcher for New York Yankees | |||
| Bill Stern | Newsreel and sports commentator | |||
| Bob Swank | football coach | |||
| William Wesley | advisor for the New York Knicks |
References[edit]
- ^ David Lane Powers, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 9, 2007.