List of Hofstra University alumni

This is a list of Hofstra University alumni. Hofstra University was founded in 1935 and has since graduated over 100,000 students. Below is a partial list of notable alumni/attendees.

Academia

• Michael Beckerman BA '73. Professor and chair of the department of music at New York University. He is a noted scholar on the music of the Czech Republic and also a writer for The New York Times.
• Kimberly R. Cline, JD '87, MBA '89, Ed.D '96. President, Mercy College 
• Hilarie Cranmer BE '89. (MD, M.P.H.) Dr. Cranmer is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and faculty in the Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
• Jeffrey Hollinger BS '69. (DDS,PhD). Dr. Hollinger is a Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University and the Director of the Bone Tissue Engineering Center.
• Stephanie Hunte, MA '96. Ms. Hunte is founder of Aya Academy of Excellence.
• Olivia Longett, attended but did not graduate
• Dr. Thomas (Tim) F. Monahan, (Bachelor's- Economics '71) professor of accounting at Villanova University, and from 1996-2003 served as dean of the College of Commerce and Finance. Prior to joining Villanova's faculty in 1981, Dr. Monahan was a tenured professor at LaSalle University. Dr. Monahan has won teaching awards at both LaSalle and Villanova Universities and has published research in many academic journals. Additionally, Dr. Monahan serves on the board of Ariba.
• Jonathan D. Moreno, BA '73. Bioethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Peter Morgan, attended but did not graduate
• Tina Park, Los Angeles Community College District, Board of Trustees
• Morton O. Schapiro, economics professor and current president of Williams College. President, Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois, effective September 1, 2009
• Robert Swirsky, author, lecturer, and computer scientist

Business

• Chris Albrecht, President and CEO of Starz, LLC, Liberty Media Corp.'s pay cable and movie unit. Former chairman of HBO.
• Avi Arad '72, CEO of Marvel Studios.
• Ross Barbour, el presidente of 2x4s, foot spas, & Harrah's
• Steve Bartels President/COO, Island Def Jam Music Group
• Alan Bernon '76, president of Dean Foods
• Laurence N. Charney, BBA. Board of Directors member, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. Former partner, Ernst & Young LLP
• Eugene B. Connolly Jr. BS, MBA. retired Chairman and CEO of USG Corporation. Former member of the Boards of Chicago Stock Exchange, Directors of Pepper Companies, LaSalle National Bank and Zenith Electronics Corp. He served on the advisory boards of Good Shepherd Hospital, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and Indiana University School of Business
• James Campbell '81, president and CEO of GE Consumer and Industrial
• Robert F. Dall, Prominent money manager, longtime bond investor and a progenitor of mortgage-backed securities at Salomon Brothers and numerous investment banks
• George Dempster, current chairman of the Board of Trustees Emeritus of Hofstra University. Former commissioner of Commerce for the state of New York.
• Joseph Dionne, former president, CEO and chairman of the Board for McGraw Hill
• Diane Garnick, Investment Strategist, Invesco
• Stuart Goldfarb, '80 (J.D.), former President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Music Service, Columbia House, Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Bertelsmann Direct, CDNow.com, bol.com, Bertelsmann E-Commerce Group; former Executive Vice President, NBC
• Joseph Gregory, former president and COO of Lehman Brothers.
• Robert Gutkowski, Marquee Group president, CEO and Director of the Company since December 1995. Former president and CEO of the Madison Square Garden Corporation, former vice president of programming for ESPN
• Eric H. Hananel, tax partner and member of Board of Directors of BDO Seidman, LLP. He received bachelor and masters degrees from Hofstra University.
• David Katz '86, partner, Sterling Equities and part-owner of the New York Mets
• Charles Kushner, noted billionaire real estate developer
• David Mack, senior partner for The Mack Company Developers, vice chairman of the MTA and a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
• Bernie Madoff, '60 (B.S.), Wall Street investor convicted of multiple felonies related to the largest Ponzi scheme in history
• Joseph A. Magliarditi, MBA, '94. Executive vice president of gaming for Hard Rock Hotel's parent company Morgans Hotel Group. President and CEO of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
• Edward J. Mardovich, (MBA 1983) Former president of Euro Brokers. Died in 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center
• James C. Metzger '83, Chairman and CEO, The Whitmore Group, Ltd.
• Robert McMahon, the night-shift Air France cargo handling supervisor at John F. Kennedy Airport from 1957 to his death in 1979, and was a suspect in the 1978 Lufthansa heist
• John Miller '79, founder of Arterial Vascular Engineering
• Tommy Mottola, former head of Sony Music Entertainment. Attended but did not graduate
• Dennis Omanoff, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing. McAfee, Inc. MBA, Zarb School of Business
• Patrick J. Purcell, '77, M.B.A. President and Publisher, Boston Herald and Herald Media
• James Quinn, '74, President and Vice Chairman, Tiffany & Co.
• Scott Ross, BS-1974. Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Digital Domain, Inc., one of the largest full-service digital production studios in the motion picture and advertising industries.
• Debra Ann Sandler, '82, B.B.A. Worldwide President, McNeil Nutritional
• Thomas J. Sanzone, '82, Chief Information Officer, Credit Suisse Securities, LLC.
• Salvatore Soldano, former chairman of the American Stock Exchange and vice chairman of the NASD. Dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University
• Frederick Thomas Varacchi '88, 9/11 victim, former chief operating officer of Cantor Fitzgerald and former president and COO of e-Speed
• Frank G. Zarb, former chairman of NASD, Inc. and the Nasdaq Stock Market. Current chairman of insurer AIG

Government, legal and political

• Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
• Joseph Borg, J.D., Securities Commissioner of Alabama
• Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator (R-Minnesota)
• Thomas DiNapoli, '76. former New York state assemblyman and current New York State Comptroller
• Dr. Lenora Fulani, first woman and the first African American to ever appear on the ballot in all 50 states for U.S. President
• Peter S. Kalikow, MTA chairman
• Ron Kovic, activist, paraplegic, author of Born on the Fourth of July
• Norman F. Lent, former U.S. Congressman, New York (R)
• David A. Levy, former U.S. Congressman, New York (R)
• Bernard Madoff, former Chairman of NASDAQ and Madoff Securities, LLC. Convicted of the largest investment Ponzi scheme in history (totaling $50 billion USD), currently serving a 150 year prison sentence.
• Ed Mangano, Republican, Nassau County, NY County Executive.
• Mary Matalin, Political consultant for the Republican Party, Advisor to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. (attended but did not graduate).
• Joseph Margiotta, former Nassau County, Long Island Republican chairman
• Thomas McKevitt, BS, JD. represents District 17 in the New York State Assembly, which includes large portions of Nassau County, New York
• Joseph Mondello, BA, '62. Chairman, Nassau County, (NY) Republican Committee
• Robert O. Muller, JD, '74. co-founder of International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1997
• David Paterson, Governor of New York. Former minority leader of the New York State Senate. First African American governor of NY State
• Howard Safir, former New York City Police commissioner and former head of the United States Marshals Service
• Thomas C. Wales, assassinated federal prosecutor
• Owen H. Johnson BA '56, Honorary JD '98, New York State Senator, (R)

Film

• Avi Arad, Film Producer, Founder of Marvel Studios, Producer of the Spider-man and X-Men films
• Carol Alt, Supermodel, actress, attended but did not graduate
• James Caan, actor, attended but did not graduate
• Francis Ford Coppola, Academy Award/Oscar-winning director, producer and writer of cinematic classics such as; The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, Patton (won an oscar for writing the screenplay), The Outsiders, American Graffiti (producer), and numerous other films
• Peter Dante, actor. Played Lacrosse at Hofstra. Stars in Happy Madison films such as "The Waterboy", "Big Daddy", "Grandma's boy", etc.
• Robert Davi, actor. Major roles in the James Bond film Licence to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies, featured roles in Wiseguy
• Rosemarie DeWitt, actress and granddaughter of James Braddock
• Adam Green, Filmmaker, Writer / Director of such films as Hatchet, Spiral, and Frozen
• Madeline Kahn, Tony Award-winner for Best Actress; The Sisters Rosensweig. Twice nominated for an Academy Award. Films include: Paper Moon, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and High Anxiety.
• Lainie Kazan, actress., starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• Joe Morton, award winning actor. Appeared in Terminator 2, American Gangster etc.
• Mike Starr, noted screen and stage actor. Filmography highlights include: Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber, Summer of Sam, The Natural, The Bodyguard, and The Black Dahlia
• Christopher Walken, Oscar-winning actor, attended but did not graduate. Opposed to being a theater student, Christopher Walken was a dance student during his time at Hofstra.

Radio

• Todd Ant, Sportscaster on ABC Radio Network and Weekly Correspondent for BBC Radio UK
• Matthew Barry, on-air talent, Pixy 103 WPXC
• Alan Colmes, talk radio host and co-host of Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes"
• Brandon Costa, on-air talent, MLB.com. Does voice over work on MLB.com daily quick update of the previous nights games on MLB.com's Fastcast. Prior to joining MLB.com, Brandon spent four years on the airwaves of WRHU covering Hofstra baseball, basketball, football, and men's lacrosse.
• John DeBella, Long time highly-rated air talent (DJ), WMGK Philadelphia
• Steven Epstein, Sony Classical music producer.
• Marc Ernay, sports anchor/reporter on 1010 WINS; teaches Sports Broadcasting at St. John's University
• Joe Frank, radio monologuist and playwright
• Lisa Glasberg. "Lisa G", American radio and TV personality, The Howard Stern Show
• Ellie Greenwich, Hall Of Fame Songwriter, Leader of the Pack, Be My Baby, Chapel Of Love and many other 1960s hit records
• Dan Ingram, prominent disc jockey for WCBS-FM, New York
• Howard Liberman, News anchor/reporter Bloomberg Radio 1130 AM WBBR New York City & air talent on Sirius Satellite radio
• Peter McCarthy, on-air talent, MLB.com. Hosts MLB.com's Baseball Channels late night show Under the Lights from 10pm to 1am. Peter also hosts the Daily Rewind on MLB.com. Prior to joining MLB.com, Peter spent the previous three years broadcasting baseball, football, basketball, softball and lacrosse at Hofstra University.
• Vinny Micucci, on-talent, MLB.com. Co-host of Leading Off every weekday at 10 a.m. He also serves as a reporter on MLB.com's video side, covering various special events throughout the year. Prior to joining MLB.com, Vinny was the voice of Hofstra baseball, football, basketball and lacrosse.
• Shawn Novatt, Internet Program Director, The Long Island Radio Group... formerly producer of WOR 710AM, New York, Morning Show and 106.1 WBLI, Long Island, Morning Show
• Olivia, R&B Singer signed to G-Unit
• Travis Tefft, producer "Opie & Anthony Show"- XM Satellite Radio & 92.3 FM K-Rock  NYC
• Ralph Tortora, on-air talent (DJ) Q104.3 NYC & WBAB Long Island.
• Adam Zuckerberg, on-air talent, 94.3 WMJC Long Island

Television

• Lou Berger '72, head writer for children's television show Sesame Street. Winner of 10 Emmys for outstanding writing.
• James Calinda, co-founder of Crossphase Productions, director of music videos
• Margaret Colin, TV appearances include The Edge of Night and As the World Turns. Starred in Now and Again, Foley Square and Legwork. Films include The Devil's Own, Independence Day, Three Men and a Baby, True Believer and Pretty in Pink
• Alan Colmes, talk radio host, former co-host of Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes
• John Discepolo, current Weekend News Anchor for KOMO 4 in Seattle, WA
• Elizabeth Dennehy, Numerous TV commercials. Appeared in segments of Judging Amy, Gideon's Crossing, Seinfeld and ER. Played Blake Thorpe on The Guiding Light and Shelby in Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Irv "Mr. G" Gikofsky, CW11 (NY) News at Ten weatherman, has been delivering forecasts on New York television for almost 30 years. BA-History, 1967. Additionally, He received an MA-Secondary Education from Hofstra
• Meredith Eaton-Gilden, American actress and psychologist.
• Jon Hanford, founder of Crossphase Productions, cinematographer for music videos featured on MTV and featuring Mr Lif, Torch, Diddy, Rick Ross and The Broosevelts
• Monica Horan, actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
• Donnie Klang, Star, and Solo Artist for the hit show Making the Band 4
• Dick Maitland, Emmy award winning Foley artist and sound engineer, who for the past 40 years has created all the sound effects for "Sesame Street"
• Tom McGowan, TV series Everybody Loves Raymond, Judging Amy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, ER, King of the Hill and Frasier. Films Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Sleepless in Seattle and As Good as It Gets
• Matt Pieper, B.A. '05, news anchor/reporter at News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn in NYC
• Barry Poznick, B.A., '90. Reality TV developer and producer
• Philip Rosenthal, creator, producer and writer for hit comedy show Everybody Loves Raymond
• Leslie Segrete, designer on TLC's While You Were Out and Trading Spaces.
• Susan Sullivan, actress
• Eliot Wald, B.A. 1967. TV and film writer
• Maryann Ridini Spencer TV Host, journalist and award-winning TV/Film writer and producer The Lost Valentine

Theater

• James Stacy Barbour, Played Leon Czolgosz in Assassins, Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre, Officer Lovestock in Urinetown, on Broadway. Toured with National Company of The Secret Garden. Played The Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Los Angeles and Broadway). TV: Sex and the City, Just Shoot Me and The District
• Nancy Cassaro, creator of the stage show Tony and Tina's Wedding. Cassaro wrote the show for her theatre company, Artificial Intelligence, and starred in the first production in New York.
• Peter Friedman, Appeared on Broadway in Twelve Angry Men, The Heidi Chronicles and Common Pursuit. Starring role in the Broadway musical Ragtime. (Tony nomination); off-Broadway in The Loman Family Picnic. Recurring role in TV series Brooklyn Bridge
• Susan H. Schulman, American theater director
• Charles Ludlam, American playwright

Literature and print media

• Butch D'Ambrosio, playwright, and contributor to Mad Magazine
• Nelson DeMille, best-selling author.
• Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize for poetry, 2001, former varsity basketball player.
• John Edwards, Business technology writer. Author of six books. Columnist for PricewaterhouseCoopers'CommunicationsDirect. Contributor to Computerworld, Infoworld and other publications. Podcaster for Electronic Business
• Marilyn French, Feminist, author of the The Women's Room
• Donald S. Kellermann (1927–2010), journalist and opinion researcher.
• Lauren LaCapra, journalist for the New York Daily News, New York Times
• Taylor Long, writer of the blog T-Sides, music journalist
• Eric Marmon, Senior Editor / Director of Marketing of the NY Sports Digest
• Vincent Mercogliano, sports journalist for the Daily News in Westchester County New York.
• Bob Rozakis, writer for DC Comics
• Laurie Rozakis, writer of the "Complete Idiots" books
• Samuel Rubenfeld, journalist for the Dow Jones Corruption Currents Blog and the Wall Street Journal
• Chris R. Vaccaro, journalist and author
• George Vecsey, sportswriter with The New York Times
• Robert Viagas, Founder of Playbill.com, Theatre.com; author or editor of 12+ books on theatre, including "Playbill Broadway Yearbook" series
• Pilot Viruet, internet personality, writer, hack, Dawson's Creek historian
• Lita Smith-Mines, Editor-in-Chief of Boating Times Long Island
• Barry Mines, Publisher, Boating Times Long Island

Performing arts

• Tim Bierbaum, member of New York sketch troupe Serious Lunch and artist for the webcomic The Librarianist
• Jean Butler, dancer and choreographer, perhaps best known for Riverdance
• Billy Florio, improv comedian/writer in New York
• John Flynn, improv comedy performer at the UCB Theatre
• Peter Friedman, stage, screen, and television actor
• Mike Frollo, actor/comedian/writer. Performs improv and sketch comedy in New York
• Ellie Greenwich, Iconic singer/songwriter/producer. Member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• Patrice Jones, R&B singer
• Larry Keigwin, Artistic Director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY, a New York City-based contemporary dance company
• Tim Lee, guitarist for The broosevelts
• Brian McGuinness, notable stand up comedian
• John Milhiser, actor/comedian at UCB Theatre in New York as well as member of sketch group Serious Lunch
• Bob Officer, member of sketch group Serious Lunch in New York
• Richie Pepio, improv comedian in Washington DC with iMusical
• Robert Phillips, classical guitarist
• Joe Pontillo, Actor/comedian
• Nick Psillas, musician, actor and writer. Bassist for The broosevelts and Dennis Nedry & The Marlbros, played at The Fest with Born In A Cent
• Billy Scafuri, from comedy sketch group the Harvard Sailing Team, Snakes, and the webcomic The Librarianist
• Stephanie Sottile, improv comedian/actor in New York
• Anthony Miale, member of sketch group Serious Lunch in New York
• Stephanie Streisand, actor/improv comedian and the UCB Theatre in New York
• Art Tebbel, improv comedian/actor/screen writer in Los Angeles
• Chris Toia, improv comedian in Los Angeles and New York
• Cameron Keym, guitarist for bands Skycamefalling and The Sleeping

Military

• Charles W. Dryden, (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF - Retired). BA in Political Science. He was a member of the famed 99th Pursuit Squadron, Tuskegee Airmen later the 332 Fighter Group, which served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy during World War II. Recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal.
• Rear Admiral William M. Narva, '52. Dr. Narva (MD) was the attending physician for the U.S. Congress from 1986–1990. Additionally he is a prominent lecturer, consultant and adviser.

Sports

Baseball

• Randy W. Frankel ’79. General Partner and Owner, Tampa Bay Rays. Principal Owner, Windham Mountain Ski Resort.
• David Katz '86, partner, Sterling Equities and minority owner of the New York Mets.
• Randy Levine, Hofstra law school alumni, '80. Senior Counsel- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, LLP. President of the New York Yankees.
• Ken Singleton, former New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles player and current YES Network commentator (never graduated)

Basketball

• Charles Jenkins, Golden State Warriors guard
• Speedy Claxton, Atlanta Hawks point guard
• Bob McKillop, '72, Men's head basketball coach, Davidson College
• Nat Militzok (1923-2009), New York Knicks forward
• Steve Nisenson, holder of Hofstra all-time scoring record for 43 years
• Norman Richardson
• Loren Stokes, NBA free agent
• Butch van Breda Kolff, (Not an alumnus, but notable Hofstra "family" member.) Coached Hofstra Men's basketball from 1955–62 and from 1988–94 and compiled a 482–272 coaching record in 28 college seasons. He took six teams to the NCAA tournament at a time when there were fewer tournament berths, and won seven conference titles. Coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA finals with a team that included Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor and was 287–316 in ten seasons as an NBA and ABA coach.

Football

• Charlie Adams, wide receiver for the Houston Texans
• Kyle Arrington, New England Patriots cornerback
• Stephen Bowen, DE, Dallas Cowboys
• Rocky Butler, current quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts
• Giovanni Carmazzi, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback
• Wayne Chrebet, former New York Jets wide receiver
• Brian Clark, Former Linebacker for Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes
• Willie Colon, Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Line
• Marques Colston, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
• Devale Ellis, wide receiver for the Detroit Lions
• Dave Fiore, former San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins guard
• Don Gault, QB, Cleveland Browns
• DeMingo Graham, former Offensive Lineman for the San Diego Chargers Houston Texans
• Arlen Harris, running back and kick returner for the Atlanta Falcons
• Raheem Morris, BS- Physical Education '97, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• John Schmitt, Center, Played for 10 years with the New York Jets and one year with the Green Bay Packers. Member of New York Jets Super Bowl III Championship Team
• Lance Schulters, free safety for the Miami Dolphins
• Shaine Smith, WR, St. Louis Rams
• Renauld Williams, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers

Lacrosse

• Athan Iannucci, Midfielder, Philadelphia Wings, Chicago Machine and New Westminster Salmonbellies
• Blake Miller, Midfielder, Long Island Lizards
• Nicky Polanco, Long Island Lizards
• Doug Shanahan, Midfield, Chicago Machine