List of Hofstra University people

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

David B. Allison, class of 1987, Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, UAB
Steven Feld, class of 1971, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist
Jonathan D. Moreno, BA 1973, professor at the University of Pennsylvania; Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress; author
Tina Park, trustee, Los Angeles Community College District
Morton O. Schapiro, President of Northwestern University
Jesse Sherer, teacher at Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
Robert Swirsky, author, lecturer, and computer scientist

Business

Chris Albrecht, President and CEO of Starz, LLC; former chairman of HBO
Avi Arad, 1972, CEO of Marvel Studios
Diane Garnick, investment manager, author
Gerald Guterman (attended), real estate investor & developer; Chairman and CEO of Guterman Partners, LLC
Charles Kushner, J.D. 1979, billionaire real estate developer; founder and co-owner of Kushner Properties
Ralph S. Larsen, B.B.A. 1962, chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson from 1989 to 2002
Bernie Madoff, B.S. 1960, Wall Street investor convicted of multiple felonies related to the largest Ponzi scheme in history
Kathryn V. Marinello, M.B.A, Chairman, CEO, and a Director of the Company for Stream Global Services
Shawn Matthews, M.B.A., CEO, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Robert McMahon, suspect in the 1978 Lufthansa heist
James C. Metzger 1983, Chairman and CEO, The Whitmore Group, Ltd.
Tommy Mottola, former Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment; attended but did not graduate
Julio A. Portalatin, B.B.A. Management 1981, President and CEO of Mercer^[1]
Scott Ross, BS-1974, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Digital Domain, Inc.
Debra Ann Sandler, B.B.A. 1982, President of Mars Chocolate^[2]
John Tantillo, PhD 1980 (Doctorate, Applied Research Psychology), branding and marketing consultant^[3]
Steven C. Witkoff, J.D., real estate investor; founder of The Witkoff Group, LLC
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
Robert Blakeman, First President, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Valley Stream
Joseph Borg, J.D., Securities Commissioner of Alabama
Jon Bramnick, J.D., represents District 21 in the New Jersey General Assembly
Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator (R-Minnesota)
Thomas DiNapoli, 1976, former New York state assemblyman; current New York State Comptroller
Lenora Fulani, first woman and first African American to appear on the ballot for U.S. President in all 50 states
Owen H. Johnson, BA 1956, Honorary JD '98, New York State Senator (R)
Peter S. Kalikow, MTA chairman
Norm Kent, BA 1971, attorney, publisher, radio talk show host, Chairman of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
Jeff Korek, New York City-based trial lawyer; partner at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, a personal injury law firm
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)
Ed Mangano, Republican, Nassau County, NY County Executive
Joseph Margiotta, former Nassau County, Long Island Republican chairman
Mary Matalin, political consultant for the Republican Party; advisor to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (attended but did not graduate)
Thomas McKevitt, BS, JD, represents District 17 in the New York State Assembly, which includes large portions of Nassau County
Joseph Mondello, BA 1962, Chairman, Nassau County (NY) Republican Committee
Robert O. Muller, JD 1974, 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; former head of the United States Marshals Service
Peter J. Schmitt, County Legislator of Nassau County, New York's 12th District
Richard Socarides, J.D., Head of Public Affairs for Gerson Lehrman Group, former White House advisor
Thomas C. Wales, assassinated federal prosecutor

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
Brian Barry, SAG actor, X-Files, I Am Legend
James Caan (attended), actor, The Godfather
Godfrey Cambridge (attended), actor, comedian, Watermelon Man
Francis Ford Coppola, Academy Award-winning director, producer and writer of classics including The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, Patton, The Outsiders, American Graffiti
Peter Dante, played Lacrosse at Hofstra; actor; The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Grandma's boy
Robert Davi, actor; Licence to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies, Wiseguy
Rosemarie DeWitt, actress; granddaughter of James Braddock
Adam Green, filmmaker, writer, director; Hatchet, Spiral, and Frozen
Madeline Kahn, Tony Award winner for Best Actress, The Sisters Rosensweig; twice nominated for an Academy Award; Paper Moon, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety
Lainie Kazan, actress, starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Francis Kenny, cinematographer, 2012 ASC Presidents Award
Frederic Lebow, screenwriter, While You Were Sleeping
Joe Morton, actor, Terminator 2, American Gangster
Scott Ross, producer; executive; founder of Digital Domain; General Manager of Industrial Light and Magic
Mike Starr, screen and stage actor; Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber, Summer of Sam, The Natural, The Bodyguard, The Black Dahlia
Christopher Walken, attended as a dance student but did not graduate; Academy Award-winning actor

Radio

Alan Colmes, talk radio host; co-host of Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes
John DeBella, disc jockey, WMGK Philadelphia
Steven Epstein, Sony Classical music producer
Joe Frank, radio monologuist and playwright
Lisa Glasberg, "Lisa G", radio and TV personality, The Howard Stern Show
Ellie Greenwich, songwriter, "Leader of the Pack", "Be My Baby", "Chapel Of Love"
Dan Ingram, disc jockey, WCBS-FM, New York
Norm Kent, BA 1971, attorney, publisher, radio talk show host, WFTL
Shawn Novatt, Executive Producer of WBLI-FM, Long Island; Dana & Jayson in the Morning
Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson, co-host of the CBS Sports Radio Show, Brown and Scoop
Olivia, R&B singer

Technology

Jeff Pulver, internet entrepreneur

Television

Lou Berger 1972, head writer for children's television show Sesame Street; winner of 10 Emmys for outstanding writing
Dorian Brown 2002, actress, Roommates^[4]
Clifford Chapin, voice actor
Margaret Colin, actress
Alan Colmes, talk radio host, former co-host of Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes
Elizabeth Dennehy, actress
Meredith Eaton-Gilden, actress and psychologist
Monica Horan, actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
Donnie Klang, solo artist, Making the Band 4
Tom McGowan, actor
Katie Nolan
Matt Pieper, B.A. 2005, news anchor and reporter at News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn in NYC
Brendan Rayder, 2x Emmy Award Winner "MLB Network and NBC Sports
Philip Rosenthal, creator, producer and writer, Everybody Loves Raymond
Leslie Segrete, designer on TLC's While You Were Out and Trading Spaces
Maryann Ridini Spencer, television host, writer
Susan Sullivan, actress
Eliot Wald, B.A. 1967, television and film writer

Theater

James Stacy Barbour, actor
Peter Friedman, actor
Anthony Ingrassia, playwright, producer and director
Charles Ludlam, playwright
Susan H. Schulman, theater director

Other

Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015; majored in political science, global studies and geography

Literature and print media

Nelson DeMille, author^[5]
Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize for poetry, 2001; former varsity basketball player
John Edwards, writer
Marilyn French, feminist, author of The Women's Room
Pamela Geller, blogger, author, political activist, and commentator
Patricia Reilly Giff, children's literature author, teacher
Charlie Kadau, Senior Editor, Mad Magazine
Donald S. Kellermann, journalist and opinion researcher^[6]
Laurie Rozakis, writer of the Complete Idiots books
Ron Shandler, national baseball analyst, writer
George Vecsey, sportswriter for The New York Times

Performing arts

Jean Butler, dancer and choreographer
Larry Keigwin, dancer and choreographer; choreographed Broadway's If/Then
Robert Phillips, classical guitarist

Madeline Kahn, Broadway Tony Award winner. Appeared in numerous television shows and movies including "Blazing Saddles" and "High Anxiety"

Military

Charles W. Dryden, Lieutenant Colonel and Tuskegee Airmen in World War II; Congressional Gold Medal

Sports

Baseball

Randy Levine, Hofstra Law School, 1980; Senior Counsel at 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; current YES Network commentator (did not graduate)

Basketball

Rick Apodaca, Puerto Rican professional basketball player who has played in the NCAA, USBL, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico^[7]^[8]
Speedy Claxton, Golden State Warriors point guard
Charles Jenkins, Philadelphia 76ers guard
Bob McKillop, 1972, men's head basketball coach, Davidson College
Nat Militzok, New York Knicks forward
Steve Nisenson, holder of Hofstra all-time scoring record for 43 years
Norman Richardson
Loren Stokes, NBA free agent

Richard Laurel, (NBA) 1st Round Pick. Basketball played for Milwaukee Bucks. John Irving Basketball, lead nation in rebounding in NCAA Div 1, picked for NBA by Detroit. Only one of two Hofstra players with 1,000 pts AND 1,000 rebounds.

Football

John Schmidt. NFL Center NY Jets. Superbowl III winner. Mike D'Amato. NFL Defensive Back Oakland and NY Jets Superbowl III winner and Lacrosse All-American for Hofstra. Only person to be All America in Lacrosse and win a Super Bowl

MMA

Phil Baroni (attended), two-time Junior College All-American wrestler; former UFC fighter; current mixed martial artist^[9]
Jay Hieron, Junior College Champion wrestler; retired MMA fighter^[10]
Gian Villante, Hofstra Pride wrestler and football player; current MMA fighter in the UFC's Light Heavyweight Division^[11]
Chris Weidman, two-time NCAA D-1 All-American wrestler, 3rd 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships, and former UFC Middleweight Champion^[12]

References

^ http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/zarb/leaders/leaders_portalatin.html
^ Universum Top 100 Presents the Most Attractive Employers in the U.S., special advertising supplement to the New York Times (October 21, 2012), p. 27.
^ "John Tantillo, The Marketing Doctor – Marketing and Branding Expert".
^ "Alumni". Hofstra University. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
^ Strickland, Carol. "Novelist Uses The Island's Gold Coast As A Setting For A Clash of Cultures", The New York Times, April 8, 1990. Accessed December 13, 2007. "Mr. De Mille was born in Jamaica, Queens, and educated at Elmont High School and Hofstra University, and so he knows the area well, although he calls himself a member in good standing of the middle class."
^ Martin, Douglas. "Donald S. Kellermann, Who Led Public Research Group, Dies at 83", The New York Times, November 14, 2010. Accessed November 15, 2010.
^ Monaco, Lou (January 8, 2012). "Bob Hurley, Sr. & Rick Apodaca to be honored at Dan Finn Classic Saturday". NJ.com.
^ "Rick Apodaca". NBA Development League. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^ "Phil Baroni UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ "Jay Hieron MMA Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ "Gian Villante UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[1] ttp://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/zarb/leaders/leaders_portalatin.html

[2] Universum Top 100 Presents the Most Attractive Employers in the U.S., special advertising supplement to the New York Times (October 21, 2012), p. 27.

[3] "John Tantillo, The Marketing Doctor – Marketing and Branding Expert".

[4] "Alumni". Hofstra University. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

[5] Strickland, Carol. "Novelist Uses The Island's Gold Coast As A Setting For A Clash of Cultures", The New York Times, April 8, 1990. Accessed December 13, 2007. "Mr. De Mille was born in Jamaica, Queens, and educated at Elmont High School and Hofstra University, and so he knows the area well, although he calls himself a member in good standing of the middle class."

[6] Martin, Douglas. "Donald S. Kellermann, Who Led Public Research Group, Dies at 83", The New York Times, November 14, 2010. Accessed November 15, 2010.

[7] Monaco, Lou (January 8, 2012). "Bob Hurley, Sr. & Rick Apodaca to be honored at Dan Finn Classic Saturday". NJ.com.

[8] "Rick Apodaca". NBA Development League. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

[9] "Phil Baroni UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[10] "Jay Hieron MMA Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[11] "Gian Villante UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[12] "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.

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