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This article is a list of notable encyclopedic persons, students, alumni, faculty, and academic affiliates associated with
Santa Clara University in
Santa Clara, California United States.
University presidents
Rev. Aloysius Varsi, SJ president 1868–76
Rev. John Pinasco, SJ president 1880–83 & 88–93
John Nobili , S.J., 1851–56
Nicholas Congiato , S.J., 1856–57
Felix Cicaterri , S.J., 1857–61
Burchard Villiger , S.J., 1861–65
Aloysius Masnata , S.J., 1865–68
Aloysius Varsi , S.J., 1868–76
Aloysius Brunengo , S.J., 1876–80
John Pinasco , S.J., 1880–83
Robert E. Kenna , S.J., 1883–88
John Pinasco , S.J. 1888–93
Joseph W. Riordan , S.J. 1893–99
Robert E. Kenna , S.J., 1899–1905
Richard A. Gleeson , S.J., 1905–10
James P. Morrissey , S.J., 1910–13
Walter F. Thornton , S.J., 1913–18
Timothy L. Murphy , S.J., 1918–21
Zacheus J. Maher , S.J., 1921–26
Cornelius J. McCoy , S.J., 1926–32
James J. Lyons, S.J., 1932–35
Louis C. Rudolph , S.J. 1935–40
Charles J. Walsh , S.J., 1940–45
William C. Gianera , S.J. 1945–51
Herman J. Hauck , S.J. 1951–58
Patrick A. Donahoe , S.J. 1958–68
Thomas D. Terry , S.J. 1968–76
William J. Rewak . S.J. 1976–88
Paul L. Locatelli , S.J. 1988–2008
Michael Engh , S.J. January 5, 2009 – 2019
Kevin O'Brien , S.J. 2019–2021
Lisa A. Kloppenberg , 2021–2022
Julie Sullivan , 2022–present
Board of trustees
Leon Panetta, former Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton
Mike Carey, NFL Referee
Mike Carey , President of Seirus Gloves and Accessories and Head Referee for the NFL
David C. Drummond , VP Corporate Development and Chief Counsel,
Google
Rupert H. Johnson , Jr., Vice Chairman of
Franklin Resources , Inc.
Jack D. Kuehler , retired President of
IBM Corporation
J. Terrence "Terry" Lanni , CEO and chairman of the board at
MGM Mirage ,
Las Vegas
Paul L. Locatelli , S.J., former University President
Lorry I. Lokey , President/owner of
Business Wire
A.C. (Mike) Markkula , owner of A.C.M. Investments and co-founder of
Apple Computer
Regis McKenna , Chairman of The McKenna Group
Edward A. Panelli (1955), Chairman Emeritus of Judicial, Arbitration and Mediation Services
Leon Panetta , Director of Panetta Institute for Public Policy at the
California State University, Monterey Bay
John A. Sobrato , Chairman of Sobrato Development Companies
Larry W. Sonsini , chairman and CEO of
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Notable alumni
Academics
Academia
Frank Cepollina, inventor and NASA official
Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript
Engineering
Frank Cepollina , inventor; National Inventors Hall of Fame; Deputy Associate Director, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Development Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Brendan Eich , B.Sc.
c. 1983, creator of
JavaScript , Chief Technology Officer of the
Mozilla Corporation
Robert Freitas (PhD),
nanotechnology pioneer and legal scholar
Chris Malachowsky , M.S., co-founder of
NVIDIA
John T. "Jack" Mullin (1936), pioneer of early magnetic tape recording technology and pioneer of the
laugh track
Kairan Quazi , the youngest graduate, at age 14, in 2023 and software engineer at the
Starlink branch of
SpaceX
Science
Clay M. Greene, playwright
Andy Devine, film and television actor
Jorma Kaukonen, Jefferson Airplane guitarist
Anya Marina, singer-songwriter
Reza Aslan, author and commentator
Khaled Hosseini, author
Arts and literature
Artists
Film and television
Andy Ackerman (1978), producer and director,
Seinfeld
Michelle Ashford (1983), Emmy-nominated screenwriter,
The Pacific
Lloyd Bacon , early Hollywood director,
Knute Rockne, All American
Max Baer, Jr. , actor and film producer
John Bailey , director and cinematographer
Darren Brazil (2007), three-time Emmy Award-winning editor, producer and videographer
Hank Cheyne (1980), actor
Jackie Coogan , actor (dropped out)
Andy Devine ,
Western
character actor
Bill Duggan , actor
Nina Garbiras , actress
Julie Garnyé , actress
Clay M. Greene (1869), playwright
Paul Hoen , director and producer
Jerry Howarth (1968),
radio broadcaster for the
Toronto Blue Jays
Neal Jimenez (1982), movie screenwriter and director
Sabira Khan , producer
Ron Lagomarsino (1973), movie, stage, and TV director, My Sister's Keeper ,
Joan of Arcadia ,
Driving Miss Daisy
Mary Mazur (1979), television producer, American Family , Vice President of
KCET
Sandra McCoy , actress
Shemar Moore (1992), actor and host
Alex Nesic , actor
Barry O'Brien (1979), television writer and producer of Hanging with Mr. Cooper and
CSI Miami
Julie Payne , actress
Mary Richardson (1968), co-anchor of Boston's WCVB-TV's Chronicle , the nation's longest-running, locally produced nightly news magazine
Kurtwood Smith (1968), actor; "Red" from
That '70s Show
Michael Trucco , actor
Adam Zotovich (1997), Broadway producer of
The Color Purple ,
The Addams Family , View From the Bridge
Journalism
Music
Thomas Buckner (1964),
baritone vocalist
Kym Campbell , Australian singer-songwriter
Susan Gundunas ,
soprano opera vocalist
Paul Kantner (1959–1961), guitarist, singer, and co-founder of
Jefferson Airplane and
Jefferson Starship (dropped out)
Jorma Kaukonen , guitarist of
Jefferson Airplane
Lil Rob ,
Mexican American
rapper ,
producer , and actor
Anthony Lun , songwriter, arranger, musical director and singer
Anya Marina , singer-songwriter
Anthony Quartuccio (1987), music director of West Coast Lyric Opera
Kevin Waters (1965), composer, Jesuit priest, educator
Mahesh Kale is an
Indian Classical vocalist.
Writers
Everett Alvarez , author
Reza Aslan (1995), Iranian-American scholar and author of
No god but God
Gina M. Biegel (M.A. 2005), author and psychotherapist
James Billmaier (1977), author
Lewis Buzbee (1979), author
James W. Douglass (1960), author and activist
Lawrence A. Fernsworth (1914), author and journalist
Robert Freitas , author
Ron Hansen , author,
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Khaled Hosseini (1988), international bestselling author of the
nationally best-selling novels
The Kite Runner and
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Francisco Jimenez (1966), author and educator
Holly Kearl (2005), author
Robert Kinerk , author, journalist and playwright
Bob LaMonte , NFL agent and author of Winning the NFL Way, Leadership Lessons from Some of the NFL's Top Head Coaches
Michael Malone (M.B.A. 1977), author and former editor of
Forbes ASAP
Tom McEnery , author
William McKnight (M.B.A. 1994), author and businessman
Kelly Moore ,
New York Times bestselling author of
Deadly Medicine and
Amber House
Dee Dee Myers , author and political commentator
Paul C. Paquet (1970), author and biologist
James V. Schall , writer, philosopher, priest, and educator
Sherrie Gong Taguchi , author
Justices
U.S. State and Territorial Supreme Court Justices
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judges and State Courts of Appeal Justices
Martin J. Jenkins (1977), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, former Justice of the
California Court of Appeal for the First District, former federal Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Edward A. Panelli (J.D. 1955), former Justice of the
California Court of Appeal Sixth District and retired Chief Justice of
Supreme Court of California
Charles Poochigian (J.D. 1975), Associate Justice,
California Court of Appeal Fifth District
Eugene M. Premo (J.D. 1962), Associate Justice of the
California Court of Appeal 6th District
Richard C. Tallman (1975), senior judge for the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Thomas Tang (1947), judge for the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and first
Chinese American appointed to the
Federal Judiciary
William Thorne (1974), Justice of the
Utah Court of Appeals
U.S. Federal District Court Judges
U.S. State Judges
Alfred Delucchi (J.D. 1960), Judge, Alameda Superior Court, and judge that Presided over the trial of
Scott Peterson
Francis Devaney (1983), Judge, San Diego County Superior Court
Eugene Michael Hyman (J.D. 1977), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Lawrence Terry (1957), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Mark Thomas (1956), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Entrepreneurs and business leaders
Everett Alvarez (1960), President of Conwal Consulting
William Dallas (1987), founder and owner, Dallas Capital
David Drummond (1985), Vice President and General Counsel,
Google
Fred Franzia (1965), owner of
Bronco Winery and maker of
Charles Shaw wine , potentially the largest grape producer in California
Pat Gelsinger (1983), CEO of
VMware and incoming CEO of
Intel
Pansy Ho (1985), managing director
Shun Tak Holdings and
Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau
Richard Justice (1971), Executive Vice President, World Wide Field Operations,
Cisco Systems
Jack Kuehler (1954), former President of
IBM
Thomas Lavelle (1976), Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
Rambus
Thomas E. Leavey (1922), co-founder of
Farmers Insurance
Chris Malachowsky (M.S. 1986), co-founder and Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations,
NVIDIA
Peter Oppenheimer (M.B.A. 1987), CFO and Senior Vice President of
Apple Computer
George Reyes (M.B.A 1979), CFO, and former Senior Vice President,
Google
Stephen Schott (1960), former owner of the
Oakland Athletics
John A. Sobrato (1960), billionaire owner and chairman, Sobrato Development Companies
Thomas D. Terry (S.J.), President of Novitiate Wines
Jerry Brown, Governor of California
Leon Panetta, current U.S. Secretary of Defense, former Director of the CIA, and Clinton Chief of Staff
Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Mike Epsy, former Secretary of Agriculture
Zoe Lofgren, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor of California, Former Mayor of San Francisco
Sam Farr, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Stephen White, early state senator
Bob Miller, Former Governor of Nevada
Politics and government
Cabinet members
Mike Espy (J.D. 1978), 25th
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and first
African-American
Secretary of Agriculture and member of the
United States House of Representatives
Dee Dee Myers (1983), 20th
White House
Press Secretary
Janet Napolitano (1979), 3rd
United States Secretary of Homeland Security (under
President Barack Obama ), 21st Governor of
Arizona and 23rd
Attorney General of Arizona
Leon Panetta (1960), 23rd
United States Secretary of Defense , 21st
Director of the CIA , former
U.S. Congressman , 29th Director of the
Office of Management and Budget , 18th
White House Chief of Staff , Chair of the
United States House Committee on the Budget
United States Senators
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
John H. Burke , member of the
United States House of Representatives
Mike Espy (J.D. 1978), member of the
United States House of Representatives , 25th
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and first
African-American Secretary of Agriculture
Cecil R. King , former member of Congress, California (fourteen terms)
Robert J. Lagomarsino (J.D.1953), former member of the
United States House of Representatives and former member of
California State Senate
Zoe Lofgren (J.D. 1975), member of the
United States House of Representatives and Chairman of the
House Ethics Committee
Leon Panetta (1960), former member of the
United States House of Representatives , 21st and current
Director of the CIA , 29th Director of the
Office of Management and Budget , 18th
White House Chief of Staff , Chairperson of the
United States House Committee on the Budget
Howard Wallace Pollock , former member of the
United States House of Representatives
William Howard Royer , former member of the
United States House of Representatives
Governors
Jerry Brown (1959), 34th and 39th
Governor of California , 31st
Attorney General of California , 44th
Mayor of Oakland and 24th
Secretary of State of California
Gavin Newsom (1989), 40th (current)
Governor of California , 49th
Lieutenant Governor of California and 42nd
Mayor of San Francisco
Paul Laxalt (J.D.), 22nd
Governor of Nevada , former
U.S. Senator from
Nevada , and 23rd
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Bob Miller (1967), 26th
Governor of Nevada and 29th
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Frank Murkowski (1955), 8th
Governor of Alaska and
United States Senator for
Alaska
Janet Napolitano (1979), 21st
Governor of Arizona , 3rd
United States Secretary of Homeland Security , and 23rd
Attorney General of Arizona
Lieutenant Governors
U.S. statewide officials
Jerry Brown (1959), 31st
Attorney General of California , 34th and 39th
Governor of California , 44th
Mayor of Oakland and 24th
Secretary of State of California
Heidi Gansert ,
Nevada State Senator and member of the
Nevada Assembly .
David C. Long (J.D.),
Indiana State Senator ,
President Pro Tempore and chair for Rules & Legislative Procedure
Janet Napolitano (1979), 23rd
Attorney General of Arizona , 3rd and current
United States Secretary of Homeland Security , and 21st
Governor of Arizona
Leon Panetta (1960), 29th Director of the
Office of Management and Budget , 21st and current
Director of the CIA , former
U.S. Congressman , 18th
White House Chief of Staff , Chairperson of the
United States House Committee on the Budget
Charles Poochigian (J.D. 1975), former
California State Senator
Curren Price (J.D.),
California State Senator , member of the
California State Assembly , and
City Councilman
Gregory P. Schmidt (1968),
Secretary of the California State Senate
Augustus D. Splivalo (1859), former California treasurer
John Vasconcellos ,
California State Senator and member of the
California State Assembly
Other U.S. political officials
Richard Bissen , Mayor of
Maui County, Hawaii
Benjamin J. Cruz (1975),
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Guam ,
Attorney General on Guam's Superior Court, Secretary General, Vice President, and Treasurer of Guam National Olympic Committee
Anthony P. Hamann (1932), former
City Manager of
San Jose, California
Arthur Hull Hayes , former FDA Commissioner, doctor, first SCU Rhodes Scholar
Arturo Jaramillo (1975), Head of Regulation and Licensing Department for the State of California
Patricia Mahan (J.D. 1980), Mayor of
Santa Clara
Tom McEnery (M.A. 1967), 61st Mayor of
San Jose, California
R. Burnett Miller , Mayor of
Sacramento, California
Gavin Newsom (1989), 42nd Mayor of
San Francisco, California
Gary Podesto (1963), former Mayor of
Stockton
Richard Riordan (1952), 39th Mayor of
Los Angeles
Albert J. Ruffo (1936), 48th Mayor of
San Jose
McGregor W. Scott , current U.S. Attorney for the
Eastern District of California
Anthony Williams (1973), 5th Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Other non-U.S. political officials
Public service
Other
Eileen Kato (J.D. 1980), Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington District and former President of the Washington State District and Municipal Judges Association
Murlene Randle (J.D. 1980), Director of the Office of Criminal Justice for San Francisco
Military
BG James F. Smith
Other
Frank Arellanes, early baseball player
Hal Chase, early baseball player
Randy Winn, retired professional baseball player
Steve Nash, professional basketball player, NBA MVP
Kurt Rambis, retired professional basketball player
Athletes
Baseball
Frank Arellanes , professional
MLB baseball player,
pitcher for the
Boston Red Sox and commonly believed to be the first Mexican American to play in the
American League
Hardin Barry , MLB player,
pitcher for
Oakland Athletics
Wayne Belardi , MLB player,
first baseman for the
Brooklyn Dodgers and
Detroit Tigers
Lou Berberet , MLB player,
New York Yankees ,
Washington Senators , Boston Red Sox, and
Detroit Tigers
John Boccabella , MLB player,
Chicago Cubs
Bruce Bochte , MLB player, former
MLB all-star and player for the
California Angels ,
Cleveland Indians ,
Seattle Mariners , and Oakland Athletics
Nelson Briles , MLB player,
Kansas City Royals ,
Pittsburgh Pirates ,
Texas Rangers , and
St. Louis Cardinals
Al Carson , MLB player, Chicago Cubs
Hal Chase , MLB player,
first baseman for the
New York Yankees ,
Chicago White Sox ,
Cincinnati Reds ,
New York Giants manager of
New York Yankees and named on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Scott Chiamparino , MLB player,
pitcher for the
Texas Rangers
Victor Cole , MLB player,
pitcher for the
Milwaukee Brewers ,
San Diego Padres , Pittsburgh Pirates, and
Russia national baseball team
Mike Crudale , MLB player,
St. Louis Cardinals and
Milwaukee Brewers
Tim Cullen , MLB player,
Texas Rangers , Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics
Jan Dukes , MLB player,
pitcher for the
Texas Rangers
Ernie Fazio , MLB player,
Houston Colt 45s
Justin Fitzgerald , MLB player,
New York Yankees and
Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Frank , MLB player, Cincinnati Reds and
New York Yankees
Al Gallagher , MLB player, baseball player,
San Francisco Giants
Bob Garibaldi , MLB player, San Francisco Giants and College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Ed Giovanola , MLB player, 1995
World Series Champion, played for the
Atlanta Braves and
San Diego Padres
Greg Gohr , MLB player, pitcher for the
Detroit Tigers and
LA Angels
Charlie Graham , MLB player, Boston Red Sox
Nelson Hawks , MLB player,
New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
Willie Hogan , MLB player, Oakland Athletics and
St. Louis Browns
Pat Jacquez , MLB player, Chicago White Sox
Erv Kantlehner , MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies
Bobby Keefe , MLB player,
New York Yankees and
Cincinnati Reds
Earl Kunz , MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates
Pat Larkin , MLB player, San Francisco Giants
Duane Larson , scout for the
Atlanta Braves
Bill Lawrence , MLB player, Detroit Tigers
Bevo LeBourveau , MLB player,
Philadelphia Phillies
Larry Loughlin , MLB player, Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Macfarlane , MLB player, Boston Red Sox,
Kansas City Royals , and Oakland Athletics; former ESPN analyst (local broadcaster)
Pete Magrini , MLB player, Boston Red Sox
Jim Mangan , MLB player,
catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and
New York Giants
Fran Mullins , MLB player, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and
Cleveland Indians
Daniel Nava , MLB player, Boston Red Sox
[2]
Jimmy O'Connell , MLB player,
New York Giants
Jim O'Rourke , MLB player,
St. Louis Cardinals
Marv Owen , MLB player,
Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox
Duane Pillette , MLB player,
New York Yankees and
Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Renna , MLB player, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
Dino Restelli , MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates
Rich Robertson , MLB player, San Francisco Giants
Roger Samuels , MLB player, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
John Savage ,
UCLA Bruins baseball head coach
[3]
Frank Shellenback , MLB player,
pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, pitching coach for
St. Louis Browns , Red Sox,
Detroit Tigers , and New York Giants; elected to Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame; has most wins in Pacific Coast League history
Bob Spence , MLB player, Chicago White Sox
Elmer Stricklett , MLB player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and LA Dodgers
Rich Troedson , MLB player, San Diego Padres
Jim Wilhelm , MLB player, San Diego Padres
Randy Winn , MLB player, San Francisco Giants and
2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Harry Wolter , MLB player, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates,
St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees,
Chicago Cubs
Basketball
Dennis Awtrey (1970), former professional basketball player for the
Philadelphia 76ers ,
Phoenix Suns , and
Seattle SuperSonics
Bill Duffy
Bob Feerick
Bob Garibaldi
Marlon Garnett , former
National Basketball Association player
Bruce Hale
Bob Heaney
Brian Jones
Harold Keeling
Mark McNamara
Steve Nash (1996),
National Basketball Association player; 2005, 2006 NBA
MVP
Bud Ogden
Ralph Ogden
Dick O'Keefe
Marty Passaglia
Stan Patrick
Lloyd Pierce , NBA Head Coach Atlanta Hawks 2018-2022, various other NBA head assistant positions
Brandin Podziemski
Kurt Rambis (1980),
National Basketball Association player; NBA champion with the
Los Angeles Lakers ; current Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers
[4]
Steve Ross
Uwe Sauer
Kenny Sears , former professional basketball player,
New York Knicks and
San Francisco Warriors , first basketball player to appear on the cover of
Sports Illustrated magazine
Mike Stewart
Nick Vanos
Jalen Williams
Santa Clara University has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes former Santa Clara University football players who have become professional players. On February 2, 1993, the university announced its discontinuation of American football.
Dan Pastorini, professional football player
Lee Artoe , NFL
offensive tackle for
Chicago Bears ,
Los Angeles Dons and
Indianapolis Colts
Roy Baker , NFL
running back for
Green Bay Packers
Bryan Barker , NFL
punter for
St. Louis Rams
Dick Bassi , NFL
offensive guard and
linebacker for
Chicago Bears ,
Philadelphia Eagles ,
Pittsburgh Steelers and
San Francisco 49ers
Alyn Beals , NFL
defensive end for San Francisco 49ers
Mike Carey (1971), NFL official and owner of Seirus Innovation
Ted Connolly , NFL offensive guard for San Francisco 49ers and
Cleveland Browns
Frank Cope , NFL offensive tackle and
defensive tackle for
New York Giants
Doug Cosbie , NFL
tight end for
Dallas Cowboys , three-time Pro-Bowler
Phil Dougherty , NFL
center and linebacker for
Chicago Cardinals
Nello Falaschi , NFL running back and linebacker for
New York Giants
Tom Fears , NFL
end for Los Angeles Rams
Jesse Freitas
Mike Garzoni , NFL offensive guard and
defensive guard for
Washington Redskins and
New York Giants
Visco Grgich , NFL offensive guard, offensive tackle, defensive guard and linebacker for San Francisco 49ers
Hall Haynes , NFL
defensive back and
halfback for Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Hennessy , NFL defensive end for Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins
John Hock , NFL offensive guard and offensive tackle for Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams
Gary Hoffman , NFL offensive tackle for
Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers
Brent Jones , NFL tight end for San Francisco 49ers, 4-time Pro Bowler, 3-time World Champion, CBS NFL analyst
Jim Leonard , NFL center and offensive guard for San Francisco 49ers and
San Diego Chargers
Bill McPherson , San Francisco 49ers Former Assistant Head Coach
Gern Nagler , NFL end for Chicago Cardinals,
Pittsburgh Steelers and
Cleveland Browns
John Nolan , NFL offensive guard for
Los Angeles Buccaneers
Dan Pastorini , NFL
quarterback for
Houston Oilers ,
Oakland Raiders , Los Angeles Rams and
Philadelphia Eagles ,
Pro Bowl football player for the
Houston Oilers
Jason Tarver , former
Oakland Raiders
defensive coordinator
Joe Cannon, professional soccer goalkeeper
Leslie Osborne, professional soccer player
Steve Cronin, professional soccer goalkeeper
Soccer
Jordan Angeli , professional soccer player, member of the
United States women's national soccer team , and
Women's Professional Soccer player for
Boston Breakers
Jalil Anibaba , professional soccer player, former member of the United States Under 20 and United States Under 18 national teams, player for the Houston Dynamo
Miguel Avila , professional soccer player and referee
Mehdi Ballouchy , professional soccer player,
Major League Soccer player for
New York Red Bulls
Kylie Bivens , professional soccer player, former member of the United States women's national soccer team
Kiki Bosio , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and
Women's Professional Soccer player for
FC Gold Pride
Paul Bravo , professional soccer player, former member of the
United States men's national soccer team , and Technical Director for the
Colorado Rapids
Joe Cannon , professional soccer player, member of
US men's national team ,
Major League Soccer player for
Vancouver Whitecaps FC , two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award Winner
Brandi Chastain , professional soccer player, two-time
World Cup winner with
US women's national team , member of United States women's national soccer team
Ryan Cochrane , professional soccer player, member of
US men's national team ,
Major League Soccer player for the
San Jose Earthquakes
Steve Cronin , professional soccer player, member of
US men's national team ,
Major League Soccer goalie for the
Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer Cup Champion
Marian Dalmy , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and
Women's Professional Soccer player for
Chicago Red Stars
Rick Davis , professional soccer player, former
captain and member of the
United States men's national soccer team and member of the
National Soccer Hall of Fame
Eric Denton , professional soccer player,
Major League Soccer player for the
Colorado Rapids
Julie Ertz , United States women's national soccer team, and Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL
Bianca Henninger , professional soccer player, member of Mexican women's national soccer team
Sofia Huerta , member of
Mexico women's national football team
Amaechi Igwe , professional soccer player, member of
US men's national team , player for the
SV Babelsberg 03 in Germany
Chioma Igwe , professional soccer player, member of United States women's national soccer team, and player for
Freiburg in Germany
Brittany Klein , professional soccer player, member of United States women's national soccer team
Peter Lowry , professional soccer player,
Major League Soccer player for the
Chicago Fire
Meagan McCray , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and player for
Valur of
Úrvalsdeild in Iceland
Leslie Osborne , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and
Women's Professional Soccer player for
Boston Breakers
Amanda Poach , member of United States women's national soccer team
Cam Rast , former captain of 1989 NCAA championship Broncos soccer team; two-time
first team All American , member of
1992 Olympic team , executive member of Board of Directors of
U.S. Soccer Federation , advisor to the U.S. Olympic committee and current head coach of SCU men's soccer team
Katherine Reynolds , professional soccer player, member of the
United States women's national soccer team , and
Women's Professional Soccer player for
Atlanta Beat
Jamil Roberts , professional soccer player, member of
US men's national team ,
Major League Soccer player for the
San Jose Earthquakes
Jeff Stewart , professional soccer player,
Major League Soccer player for the
Colorado Rapids
Aly Wagner , professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist (women's soccer), member of
United States women's national soccer team and
Major League Soccer player for
LA Sol
Jamil Walker , professional soccer player,
Major League Soccer player for
D.C. United
Other athletics
Hugh Cunningham , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1924
Bill Duffy (1982), president and CEO of
BDA Sports Management (sports agent)
James Fitzpatrick , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1920
Cathy Jamison , Olympic swimmer in 1968
Caesar Mannelli , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1924
Mary McConneloug , Olympic cyclist, and two-time silver medal winner in
Pan American Games
cross-country ,
2003 Santo Domingo ,
2007 Rio de Janeiro
John Muldoon , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1920 and 1924
John O'Neil , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1920 and 1924
Ron Reis , professional wrestler
Rudolph Scholz , Olympic gold medalist in rugby 1920 and 1924
Jim Wiechers ,
PGA Tour golfer
Notable faculty
The Montgomery Evergreen glider in flight in 1911
Joseph Bayma , S.J., philosopher and mathematician
Catherine Bell , religious studies scholar
Yaron Brook , President and executive director of the
Ayn Rand Institute
Michael J. Buckley , theologian
Donald Chisum , legal scholar (patents), author of the Iiconic Chisum on Patents
Geoff Fox , physics professor, founder of
Fox Racing
Eric Goldman , legal scholar (technology and law), legal blogger
Paul Halmos (1906–2006), mathematician
Ron Hansen , novelist
Bernard R. Hubbard , S.J., "Glacier Priest", explorer and filmmaker
Francisco Jiménez , Mexican-American author
Dale G. Larson , psychologist, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Fellow in the American Psychological Association
John J. Montgomery (1858–1911), aviation pioneer
[5]
Francine Patterson , Professor of Psychology
Thomas G. Plante , psychologist, commentator on clergy abuse
George Schoener (1864–1941), botanist
Hersh Shefrin , scholar, pioneer in behavioral finance theory
Shannon Vallor ,
philosopher of technology
References
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