List of Boston College people

Stemming from its nickname as "The Heights," persons affiliated with Boston College have been referred to as Heightsmen, Heightswomen, Heightsonians and Eagles, the latter in reference to the University's mascot, the Eagle. The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty.

Notable Boston College alumni

Paul Cellucci '70, JD '73

John Kerry JD '76

Arts and literature

• Robert Ambrose, Music Director and Conductor, Atlanta Wind Symphony
• James Balog, 1974, photographer
• Peter Dee, 1961, playwright
• Larry Deyab, 1979, painter
• Brendan Galvin, 1960, poet
• George V. Higgins, 1961, JD 1967, novelist
• Charles Hogan, 1989, novelist/screenwriter
• Natalia Majluf, 1988, curator, Museo d'Arte de Lima, Peru
• Joyce McDaniel, 1973, artist, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Joseph McLellan, 1951, MA 1953, music critic, The Washington Post
• Ed McMahon, TV host and personality
• Brian Murphy, nonfiction writer, essayist
• Chris O'Donnell, 1995, actor
• David Plante, 1961, novelist
• Paul Shakespear, 1971, painter
• Elliot Silverstein, 1949, director; president, Artists Rights Foundation
• Timothy M. Sullivan, 2000, interior designer, Boston
• John Vernon, 1965, novelist
• C. Dale Young, 1991, poet, physician, editor

Business

• Nikesh Arora, 1995, vice president, Google
• Richard Berman, J.D. 1969, CEO, NexMed
• Kara Grady Boudreau, 1989, vice president, Salomon Smith Barney
• Wayne Budd, 1963, executive vice president, John Hancock Financial Services
• Jack Connors, 1963, chair, Hill, Holliday, Conors, Cosmopulos
• Kathleen Corbet, 1982, CEO, fixed income division, Alliance Capital Management
• Robert F. Cotter, 1973, President and COO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
• Joseph Donahue, S.B. 1978, founder, president, Microtech
• Bettina Doulton, 1986, manager, Fidelity Value Fund
• E. Michael Egan, 1976, CEO, TransMolecular
• Sixto Ferro, 1992, vice president, Conchita Foods
• Christopher George Kennedy, 1985, President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., a subsidiary of Vornado Realty Trust, and son of Robert F. Kennedy
• Robert Leonard, 1954, president and CEO, Ticketmaster
• Ronald Logue, S.B. 1967, M.B.A. 1974, Chairman and CEO, State Street Corporation
• Peter Lynch, 1965, mutual fund manager for Fidelity
• Therese Meyers, 1966, CEO, Bouquet Multi Media
• Virginia Mitchell Ryan, 1989, vice president, JP Morgan Chase
• James Moses, 1979, president, Elderhostel
• Denis O'Brien, MBA 1982, Chairman Digicel
• Theresa Santisi, 1976, partner, KPMG LLP
• Philip W. Schiller, BS 1982, vice president of Apple Computer
• Michael D. Scott, MBA 1994, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Government Entities, Banc of America Securities LLC
• Bill Simon, JD 1982, businessman and former gubernatorial candidate in California
• Patrick Stokes, 1964, president, Anheuser-Busch
• G. Craig Sullivan, 1964, chairman and CEO, The Clorox Company
• Richard Syron, 1966, chairman, president and CEO, Thermo Electron Corporation--currently CEO of Freddie Mac

Education

• David R. Anderson, PhD 1978, president, St. Olaf College
• Harold Attridge, 1967, dean, Divinity School, Yale University
• Laurence Barton, 1978, president, Heald College
• Anthony Bryk, 1970, Marshall Field professor of urban studies, University of Chicago
• William Bulger, 1958, professor, Boston College; former president, University of Massachusetts
• Stacey Cements, 1998, founder, Chicago Jesuit Academy
• Peter Dervan, 1967, former chairman, division of chemistry and chemical engineering, California Institute of Technology
• Robert Drinan, SJ, 1942, former dean, Boston College Law School
• Janet Eisner, MA 1969, president, Emmanuel College
• David Ellis, PhD 1987, president, Newbury College
• Paul LaMarche, 1975, vice provost, Princeton University
• Brian Linnane, SJ, 1977, president, Loyola College in Maryland
• Deborah C. Peters, MA 1985, Co-Founder and Head of School, The Cambridge School
• Charles William Lyons, SJ, 1904, former president, Boston College, Georgetown, Gonzaga & St Joseph's universities
• Joseph M. McShane, SJ, 1972, president, Fordham University, former president of the University of Scranton
• Ernest Moniz, 1966, chair, Physics Department, MIT; director, Bates Linear Accelerator Center
• J. Keith Motley, PhD 1999, chancellor, University of Massachusetts; first African-American chancellor at UMass-Boston
• Richard A. O'Brien, SJ, 1901, president, Ateneo de Manila (1927-1933)
• Thomas P. O'Malley, SJ, 1951, former president, John Carroll & Loyola Marymount universities
• Elizabeth Poster 1981, dean, University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing
• Michael P. Walsh, SJ, 1929, former president, Boston College & Fordham University Kevin P haggerty, Director Gap inc, Boston College

Entertainment

• Craig Finn, 1993, lead singer "The Hold Steady"
• Sean Flahaven, 1995, Broadway composer
• Maile Flanagan, 1987, voice actress for Naruto
• Michael Frazier, 1958, producer
• Gary Gulman, 1993, comedian, Runner-Up in 2004's Last Comic Standing
• Clinton Kelly, 1991, co-host, What Not to Wear, TLC; former magazine editor
• Thomas McCarthy, actor and director of The Station Agent
• Mark McLaren, 1984, Broadway conductor
• Leonard Nimoy, 1952, actor
• Chris O'Donnell, 1992, actor
• Mary Parker, 1975, actress
• Ellis Paul, 1987, singer/songwriter
• Amy Poehler, 1993, repertory player for Saturday Night Live and Upright Citizens Brigade
• David Smalley, 1985, rock musician
• Timothy Stack, 1978, actor
• Jason Mulgrew, 2001, writer/blogger
• Lori Trespicio, 2001, "Real World X" cast member, singer writer/blogger
• Nancy Walls, comedian, wife of Steve Carrell
• Ayla Brown, 2010, singer, American Idol
• Michael Hundgen, 2005, host, TMZ TV

Law, politics, and public service

• Bruce Ayers, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1998 - present)
• Peter Blute, BA 1978, Former United States Congressmen and radio talkshow host
• Brigida Benitez, JD 1993, president, Hispanic Bar Association; proposed alternative nominee for the United States Supreme Court [1]
• Joseph Brennan, 1958, former Governor of Maine, former United States Congressman
• Scott Brown, JD 1985, Massachusetts state senator; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
• Edward P. Boland, JD 1936, former United States Congressman; author of the Boland Amendment
• Garrett J. Bradley, BA 1992 & JD 1995, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2000 - present)
• Wayne Budd, 1963, former United States Associate Attorney General
• William M. Bulger, former president of the Massachusetts state senate and former president of the University of Massachusetts
• R. Nicholas Burns, 1978, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, former US Ambassador to NATO, former US Ambassador to Greece
• Gary Buseck, 1972, MS 1974, JD 1980, Executive Director, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
• Andrea Cabral, 1981, Sheriff of Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts; first woman and first African-American to hold the position
• Thomas Capano, Lawyer
• Mike Capuano, JD 1977, United States Congressman
• Edward Cashman, A.B. 1965, district court judge, State of Vermont
• Paul Cellucci, 1970, JD 1973, former Governor of Massachusetts, former US Ambassador to Canada
• Robert W. Clifford, JD 1962, Maine Supreme Court justice
• John Cogliano, 1987, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation
• Silvio Conte, 1949, JD 1949, former United States Congressman
• John Curtin, 1954, former president, American Bar Association
• James Michael Curley, 1929, mayor of Boston, United States Congressman, and Governor of Massachusetts
• Bill Delahunt, JD 1967, United States Congressman
• Salvatore DiMasi, 1967, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• John Dooley, LL.B 1968, Vermont Supreme Court justice
• Linda Dorcena Forry, 1996, Second Haitian-American Massachusetts state representative
• Bob Downes, JD 1968, Alaska Superior Court Judge
• Robert Drinan, SJ, 1942, former United States Congressman, human rights advocate; only Catholic priest to serve in Congress
• Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr., BA, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2003 - present)
• Mark V. Falzone, B.A., member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2000 - present)
• John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, 1885, First Irish-Catholic mayor of Boston, grandfather of John F. Kennedy
• David Flanagan, J.D. 1973, General Counsel, Special Investigation of Hurricane Katrina
• Jennifer Franke, 1991, White House fellow
• William F. Galvin, 1972, Massachusetts Secretary of State; 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate
• Joseph L. Gormley, 1937, MA 1939, famous FBI agent
• Michael S. Greco, JD 1972, president, American Bar Association
• Patrick Guerriero, MA 1992, executive director, Log Cabin Republicans
• Margaret Heckler, JD 1956, former United States Congresswoman, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services, former US Ambassador to Ireland
• Charles F. Hurley, 1913, Governor of Massachusetts
• Cheryl Jacques, 1984, first openly gay state senator; former president, Human Rights Campaign
• Karim Kawar, 1987, Jordanian Ambassador to the United States
• John Kerry, JD 1976, United States Senator, 2004 Democratic candidate for President of the United States
• Edward J. King, 1948, former Governor of Massachusetts and professional football player
• Patricia LaMarche, 1982, Maine gubernatorial candidate, 2004 Green Party vice-presidential candidate
• Stephen Lynch, 1991, United States Congressman
• Ed Markey, 1968, JD '72, United States Congressman
• Tip O'Neill, 1936, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Kathleen O'Toole, 1976, first female Boston Police Commissioner of Boston; Inspector General Garda Siochana, Ireland
• Pierre-Richard Prosper, 1985, United States Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues
• Thomas Reilly JD 1970, Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate
• Warren Rudman, JD 1960, former United States Senator and New Hampshire attorney general
• R.T. Rybak, 1978, Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Marie St. Fleur, JD 1987, Massachusetts state representative; first Haitian-American elected to the Massachusetts Legislature; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
• Thomas P. Salmon, 1954, JD '57, former Governor of Vermont
• Leslie Samuelrich, 1985, co-founder and head, Green Corps
• Bobby Scott, JD 1973, United States Congressman
• Michael D. Scott, MBA 1994, former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, former Member of the Board of Directors, National Cooperative Bank
• Francis X. Spina, JD 1971, Massachusetts Supreme Court justice
• Michael A. Sullivan, 1982, JD '85, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Michael J. Sullivan, 1979, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
• Amul Thapar, 1991, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
• Maurice J. Tobin, 1922, former mayor of Boston, former Governor of Massachusetts, former US Secretary of the Department of Labor
• Kevin White, 1955, former mayor of Boston; longest serving
• Diane Wilkerson, JD 1981, first African-American Massachusetts state senator
• Debra Wong Yang, JD 1984, United States Attorney for the Central District of California

Media and communication

• Alina Cho, 1993, broadcast news reporter, CNN
• Leonard DeLuca, 1974, senior vice president for programming development, ESPN
• Kenneth Dolan, 1965, author; co-host, The Dolans, syndicated financial talk show, WOR radio network
• Susan Gianinno, 1970, chair and CEO, Publicis
• Jack Griffin, 1982, publisher, Parade magazine
• Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck, 1999, co-host, The View, ABC
• Paul LaCamera, MBA 1983, president and general manager, WCVB-TV/Boston
• Steve Lacy, 1997, Anchor and General Assignment Reporter, WCVB-TV/Boston
• Paula Ebben Anchor WBZ-TV/Boston
• Mike Lupica, 1974, author; sports columnist, New York Daily News
• Drew Massey, 1992, founder, publisher, P.O.V. magazine; founder, ManiaTV!
• Julianne Malveaux, 1974, MA '76, nationally syndicated columnist, author, producer
• John McLaughlin, MA 1961, executive producer and host, The McLaughlin Group, PBS
• Mark Mulvoy, 1964, former managing editor, Sports Illustrated
• Thomas Mulvoy, 1964, former managing editor, the Boston Globe
• Brian Murphy, religion editor, Associated Press
• William Perkins, 1976, MBA 1978, president, Wells Greene BDDP
• Bob Ryan, 1968, sports columnist, the Boston Globe
• Herb Scannell, 1979, president, MTV Networks, Nickelodeon Networks
• Lesley Visser, 1975, sports broadcaster, ESPN
• Dave Wedge, 1993, reporter, political columnist, Boston Herald, writer Revolver (magazine)
• William O. Wheatley, Jr., 1966, former Emmy award winning executive producer, NBC Nightly News; executive vice president, NBC News
• Carter Wilkie, 1988, author, former White House speechwriter

Religion

• Harold Berman, JD 1994, executive director, United States Jewish Federation
• Thea Bowman, PhD 1989, Franciscan sister, revered evangelist
• Timothy Broglio, 1973, Archbishop, Vatican Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
• Richard James Cardinal Cushing, 1917, Cardinal-Archbishop of Boston
• Robert Drinan, SJ, 1942, human rights advocate, only Catholic priest ever to serve in US Congress
• John Higgins, SJ, 1959, MA 1960, STL 1967, rector, Fairfield University
• John Kallos, a.k.a. John of Amorion, 1955, first American-born bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church; former director, St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, Florida
• Richard Lennon, 1969, Bishop of Cleveland
• Catherine McNamee, CSJ, 'MEd 1955, MA 1958, former president, National Catholic Education Association
• Gerasimos Michaleas, MA 1986, PhD 1993, Metropolitan of San Francisco; Archbishop, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• John Courtney Murray 1926, MA 1927, prominent Jesuit theologian, architect of Vatican II
• William Henry Cardinal O'Connell 1881, Cardinal-Archbishop of Boston
• Edward O'Flaherty, SJ, 1959, director, ecumenical/interreligious affairs, Boston archdiocese
• Edward Phillips, Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program, Archdiocese of Nairobi

Science, technology, and medicine

• Krastan Blagoev, PhD 1998, Director of Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Robert Cefalo, 1955, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
• Gilbert Connelly, 1962, Director of Cardiac Anesthesia, New England Medical Center
• E. Michael Egan, 1976, CEO, TransMolecular
• Joseph L. Gormley, 1937, MA 1939, father of modern forensic science
• Gerald B. Healy, 1963, Otolaryngologist-in-Chief and Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Hospital Boston
• Paul Nadeau, 1975, MS 1970, geological advisor, Statoil, Norway
• John Pollock, 1987, Assistant Professor, Tufts Cummings Veterinary School
• Carol Picard, MS 1976, PhD 1998, President, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
• Richard Ryan, BS 1986, President, Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati
• Susan Sheehy, 1969, Associate Director, Clinical Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Aleksandar Totic, 1988, cofounder and former partner, Netscape

Athletics

• Chris Cleary, 2002, Former Professional Footballer, FKP Pirmasens, Karlsruher SC, Barnsley FC, Worksop Town F.C.
• Troy Bell, 2003, NBA Point Guard, Memphis Grizzlies
• Stephen Boyd, 1995, Former Pro Bowl Linebacker, Detroit Lions
• Mark Chmura, 1991, Former NFL Tight End, Green Bay Packers
• Scott Clemmensen, Goaltender, New Jersey Devils
• Mike Cloud, 1998, NFL Running Back, 1st Team All-American
• Marc Colombo, 2001, Offensive Tackle for Dallas Cowboys
• Ted Crowley, x1993, Defenseman for 1994 US Olympic Hockey Team
• Art Donovan, 1950, Defensive Tackle, Baltimore Colts, five time Pro Bowler, and Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Harold Connolly, S.B. 1953, gold medalist, hammer throw, 1956 Olympics
• Jared Dudley, 2007, NBA Shooting Forward, Charlotte Bobcats
• Patrick Eaves, 2005, NHL Right Wing, Ottawa Senators
• Howard Eisley, 1995, NBA Point Guard, Utah Jazz
• David Emma, 1991, winner of Hobey Baker Award as best college hockey player
• Doug Flutie, 1985, star quarterback in both American football and Canadian football, 1984 Heisman Trophy winner
• Darren Flutie, 1988, Canadian Football League's all-time leader in catches
• Glenn Foley, 1993, Former Quarterback, New York Jets
• Brian Gionta NHL Hockey player, New Jersey Devils, Olympian, 2006 Olympic Winter Games
• William Green, 1999, NFL Running Back, 1st Team All-American, Cleveland Browns

Bill Guerin, 1991, NHL All Star, Stanley Cup Champion (1995), All Star Game MVP (2001)

• Matt Hasselbeck, 1997, NFL quarterback, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers
• Tim Hasselbeck, 2000, NFL Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins; husband of Elisabeth Hasselbeck and younger brother of Matt Hasselbeck
• Frank Hussey, 1928, leading US collegiate runner; Olympic gold medalist, 1924
• Chris Hovan, 2001, 1999 All-American,NFL defensive tackle, Minnesota Vikings 2000-2004, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2005-
• Tyler Jewell, 1999, champion snowboarder
• Pete Kendall, 1995, NFL Guard, New York Jets
• Mathias Kiwanuka, 2006, "Kiwi", 2004 & 2005 All-American, Defensive End, Linebacker New York Giants
• Dan Koppen, 2003 NFL Center, New England Patriots
• Brian Leetch, x1990, NHL defenceman and two-time Norris Trophy winner
• Ronald MacDonald 1898, first winner of the Boston Marathon
• Mike Mottau, winner of Hobey Baker Award as best college hockey player
• Joe Mullen, 1980, NHL Hall of Fame forward
• Tom Nalen,1993, Center for the Denver Broncos
• Bruce Pearl,1982, Basketball Coach University of Tennessee
• Marty Reasoner NHL Hockey player, Edmonton Oilers
• Bill Romanowski, 1988, NFL Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, and Oakland Raiders
• Mike Ruth, 1986, 1985 All-American and winner of the Outland Trophy, Defensive Tackle. Played with New England Patriots 1986-1987
• Craig Smith, 2006, NBA Forward, Minnesota Timberwolves
• Chris Snee, 2004, NFL Offensive Guard, New York Giants
• Kevin Stevens, NHL
• Brian St. Pierre, NFL Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Jeremy Trueblood, 2006, Starting Right Tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Lenny Walls, 2002, Cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs
• Erik Weihenmayer, 1991, Mountaineer, first blind person to reach summit of Mount Everest
• Sean Williams, 2008, NBA Absolute baller, inventor of the "Sean Williams Block Party", currently plays for the New Jersey Nets
• Damien Woody, x1999, NFL Center, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions
• Jerry York, 1967, Men's Hockey Coach, Boston College; has over 700 wins, leading all active coaches
• Paul Zukauskas, 2001, 2000 All-American, Guard, Cleveland Browns 2001-2004.

Other

• Dorothy Bush Koch, A.B. 1982, daughter of George H. W. Bush, sibling of George W. Bush

Notable Boston College faculty

Chemistry

• John Fourkas, American Physical Society fellow, National Science Foundation Award recipient
• Shana Kelly, one of the world's "top 100 innovators" according to the Technology Review magazine

Economics

• Richard Tresch, Massachusetts Professor of the Year
• Arthur Lewbel, Noted for Econometrics, Consumer Demand Analysis

English

• Gerald Dawe, Northern Irish poet who is the Burns Visiting Professor
• Elizabeth Graver, author
• Paul Mariani, author

Finance

• Alicia Munnell, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; leading authority on Social Security and retirement

History

• John Hume, former Northern Ireland politician, recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize
• Radu Florescu, distinguished Romanian historian, author of successful works on Vlad Dracula
• Thomas O'Connor, Boston historian, best-selling author

Philosophy

• Joseph Flanagan, SJ, director, Lonergan Center
• Peter Kreeft, author, noted conservative, authority on Thomas Aquinas, Socrates, and C. S. Lewis
• Vanessa Rumble, president, The Søren Kierkegaard Society; Phi Beta Kappa Teacher of the Year
• Richard Kearney, philosopher, Internationally renown author
• William J Richardson, SJ, philosopher and psychoanalyst; known for his groundbreaking work on Martin Heidegger.

Political science

• William Bulger, former Massachusetts Senate president; former president, University of Massachusetts
• Alan Wolfe, director, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life; bestselling author
• Donald Hafner, former Carter and Reagan nuclear weapons advisor; renowned national security expert
• R. Shep Melnick, former New Hampshire State Rep.; co-chair of the Harvard Program on Constitutional Government; nationally respected author on American politics
• Marc Landy, author of several widely used political science textbooks; chair, Irish Institute

Sociology

• Sharlene Hesse-Biber, founder and director of National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education, author
• Paul Schervish, director, Center for Wealth and Philanthropy; leading philanthoropy expert
• Juliet Schor, leading expert on American consumerism, author
• Diane Vaughan, Guggenheim fellow

Theology

• Lisa Sowle Cahill, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences;former president, Catholic Theological Society of America
• Roberto Goizueta, Jr., president, Catholic Theological Society of America
• M. Shawn Copeland, leading authority on African-American Catholicism; former president, Catholic Theological Society of America