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This is a list of people connected to the University at Buffalo. There are more than 260,000 living alumni of UB. Notable alumni include the CEO's of Paramount Pictures and A+E Networks, two NASA astronauts, a recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award, and a former Prime Minister. UB is one of the only two institutions of higher learning in the United States which were founded by a U.S. President (Millard Fillmore), with the other one being the University of Virginia.

Notable faculty

This list includes both present and former faculty members.

Nobel Laureates

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Ronald H. Coase Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1991) Former professor (1951–1958)
J.M. Coetzee South African author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2003) Former professor (1968–1971)
Carl Ferdinand Cori Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947) Adjunct assistant professor
Sir John Carew Eccles Australian winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine (1963) for discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane (synapse). Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Biophysics (1968–1975)
Herbert A. Hauptman Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1985) Research Professor of Biophysical Sciences, Director of the Medical Foundation of Buffalo

Award recipients

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Om P. Bahl Molecular biologist and honored with the Padma Bhushan in 1973 for his contributions to science and engineering Former professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences
John Barth Author known for postmodern style and winner of the National Book Award Former professor (1965–1973)
Robert Conquest Poet honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Visiting Poet and Lecturer in English (1959-60)
Robert Creeley Poet and winner of the Bollingen Prize for poetry
Samuel R. Delany Hugo Award winning author and literary critic
David Del Tredici Composer and Pulitzer Prize winner
Carl Dennis Poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Professor
Irving Feldman Poet and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Former professor (1962-2004)
Stephen McKinley Henderson Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony Award-nominated stage and screen actor. Recognized as a veteran performer of playwright August Wilson's ouvre. Professor and former chair in the Department of Theater and Dance
Edmund Klein Dermatologist and winner of the Lasker Award Research professor
Esther Takeuchi E. V. Murphree Award winning materials scientist
Richard Aaker Trythall Composer, pianist, Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the Rome Prize Former professor (1972–1973)

Academia

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Joseph A. Alutto Provost and interim president of Ohio State University Dean of UB School of Management (1976-1990)
Warren Bennis President of the University of Cincinnati Provost (1967-71)
Ludwig von Bertalanffy Austrian biologist, known as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST) Professor in Center for Theoretical Biology
Lynne Billard President of the American Statistical Association and the International Biometric Society Visiting Professor
Jennifer Crocker Psychologist and former president of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Professor (1985-1995)
Tim Dean British philosopher, author, notable in the field of contemporary queer theory Director of The Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Culture
Isaac Ehrlich Academic economist and researcher, founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Human Capital Chair of the Department of Economics
Marvin Farber Chairman of Department of Philosophy from 1937-1961; founder of Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Professor of Philosophy
Michel Foucault Historian and philosopher Visiting professor (early 1970s)
René Girard Historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science Distinguished Professor (1971–1976)
Paul Goldstein Globally recognized expert on intellectual property law; awarding-winning author professor of law (1967-1975)
Charles Haynie long-time faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Degree Programs An award was established in his name after his death in 2001
Jörg Guido Hülsmann Economist and member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Former professor
Bruce Jackson Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (1971); was nominated for a Grammy (1974); former president of the American Folklore Society (1984); Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklore Center in the Library of Congress (1988–89, trustee 1984-89); and director, then trustee of the Newport Folk Foundation (1965—) SUNY Distinguished Professor; Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture in 1997; James Agee Professor of American Culture
Robert L. Ketter Authority on earthquake engineering research and a former president of UB First chairman of the Civil Engineering Department; dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; university president from 1970 through 1981
Paul Kurtz Founder and chairman of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal), the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Olive P. Lester Fellow of the American Psychological Association[1] Chair of the Psychology Department 1952 (1952-1956 acting)-1966; 1973 Distinguished Alumni Award[2]
David Mark Pioneer of Geographic information science SUNY Distinguished Professor
Steve McCaffery Canadian poet and scholar Holds the Gray Chair at UB
Lester Walter Milbrath Environmental academic and public intellectual Professor of Political Science 1965-1991
Teresa Miller Established the Office of Inclusive Excellence and created the university's first strategic diversity and inclusion plan Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence (2014-2017)
Charles Mingus Jazz bassist, composer, bandleader and pianist. Slee Professor of Music (1971)
Robert E. Paaswell Interim president of the City College of New York, CEO of the Chicago Transit Authority Professor (1964-1982)
Roswell Park Founder of Roswell Park Cancer Institute Former Professor of Surgery
Emanuel Parzen Statistician, pioneered the use of kernel density estimation (Parzen window) Former professor (1970–1978)
David Riesman Law scholar and sociologist Visiting Professor (1937–1941)
C. R. Rao National Medal of Science honored mathematician and statistician Professor
Stephen Schanuel Mathematician known for discovering "Schanuel's lemma" Professor of Mathematics
Albert R. Shadle Professor Chairman of Biology Department (1919–1953) and Professor of Biology
Bill Siemering Director of Programming and founding program director for National Public Radio recipient of MacArthur Foundation genius grant in 1993 first professional manager of university-sponsored radio station WBFO;
Leo Smit Composer of contemporary classical music Former professor
Harvey G. Stenger President of Binghamton University Former professor, dean, and Provost
John J. Tyson Former president of the Society for Mathematical Biology Former professor
Craig Venter Geneticist; founder of Celera Genomics and the J. Craig Venter Institute; Time magazine's 2007 and 2008 lists of the 100 most influential people in the world Former professor
Grace Wang President of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Former professor
Ernst Witebsky Formulated "Witebsky's postulates" that determine whether a disease entity can be regarded as an autoimmune disease Former professor and chair of the Department of Bacteriology and Immunology (1941–1967); director of the Center for Immunology (1967 until his death in 1969)
Jon Whitmore Former President of Texas Tech University and San Jose State University, CEO of ACT, Inc Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and Professor of Theatre (1985-1990)
Ta-You Wu Chinese physicist known as the "Father of Chinese Physics" and president of Academia Sinica (1983–1994) Former professor and chair of the Department of Physics (1968–1983)
Marvin Zelen Biostatistician and developer of Zelen's design Professor 1967-1977

Collegiate athletics

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Warde Manuel Director of Athletics of the University of Michigan Wolverines Former athletic director (2006-2012)
Danny White Director of Athletics of the University of Central Florida Knights Former Athletic Director(2012-2015)
Mark Alnutt Director of Athletics of the Buffalo Bulls Current Athletic Director(2018-present)

Notable alumni

Law, politics, and government

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Michael A. Battle Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys J.D. in 1984
Harry Bronson New York State Assemblyman
Anthony P. Capozzi Supervising Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California B.A. '67
Michael Caputo Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs
Ronald Castorina Member of the New York Assembly J.D.
Chaturon Chaisang Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand B.A. in Economics
Cathy Connolly Minority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives M.A. '89, J.D. '91, Ph.D. '92
Zsolt Csenger-Zalán Member of the National Assembly of Hungary M.B.A '04
Daniel A. Currie Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey M.D. 1863
Jack Davis Industrialist and politician B.S. '55 in Industrial Engineering
Paul Dyster Mayor of Niagara Falls, New York B.A. '76
MaryEllen Elia New York State Education Commissioner
Eugene M. Fahey Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals J.D. '84
Kristina Fargo Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives B.S. '85
Eric E. Fiel Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command B.S. '80
Paul L. Friedman Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit J.D. in 1968
Julio M. Fuentes Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit J.D. in 1975
Anthony H. Gioia Former United States Ambassador to Malta B.A.
William J. Hochul Jr. United States Attorney for the Western District of New York J.D. '84
Doug Hoffer Auditor of Vermont J.D.
Eugene G. Hoitt Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts 1881
Sara Horowitz Founder of Freelancers Union and Board Member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York J.D.
Karin Housley Member of the Minnesota Senate B.A. '87
Latoya Joyner Member of the New York Assembly J.D.
Ben Kallos Member of the New York City Council J.D.
Troy Kelley Former Washington State Auditor M.B.A., J.D.
Joseph J. Kelly Mayor of Buffalo J.D. '20
Carolyn Lamm Former president of the American Bar Association B.S. '70
Nicole Lee Former president of TransAfrica J.D. '02 and B.A. '00
Joseph Macmanus Former Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
Sheryl Gordon McCloud Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Karen McMahon Member of the New York State Assembly
Rafael Rodríguez Mercado Neurosurgeon, former Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, and former chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Donald R. Miller New York State Assemblyman, represents the 121st district
Stephanie Miner Mayor of Syracuse and Chair of the New York Democratic Party J.D. '99
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Prime Minister of Somalia and President of Somalia B.A. History, 1993; M.A. American Studies, 2009
Frank C. Moore Lieutenant Governor of New York LL.B. '23
John Morgan Wisconsin State Assemblyman M.D. 1873
Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett Director of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency B.A. in History, 1975
Albert J. Myer Father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps M.D. 1851
Henry J. Nowak Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives J.D. in 1961
Denise O'Donnell Former United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
Marc Panepinto Member of the New York State Senate
Victor M. Pichardo Member of the New York State Assembly B.A.
Jeanine Pirro Host of the Fox News Channel legal show Justice with Judge Jeanine, author, and former New York State judge, prosecutor, and politician B.A. 1971
Jack Quinn Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and president of Erie Community College Ed.M. '78
Michael Ranzenhofer Member of the New York State Senate J.D. '79
Hugh B. Scott Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Virginia A. Seitz Former United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in the United States Department of Justice J.D. '85
Gary L. Sharpe Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York B.A. '71
John Sinatra Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York B.A. '93, J.D. '96
Michele Smith Member of the Chicago City Council B.A. '76
Michael A. Telesca Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Samuel Teresi Mayor of Jamestown, New York B.A. '82
Palanivel Thiagarajan Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Ph.D.
Dennis Vacco New York State Attorney General (1994-1998)
Dale Volker New York State Senator
Raymond Walter New York State Assemblyman
Dave Weldon Republican member of the United States House of Representatives M.D.
Jeffrey White Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Ji Zhou Former Minister of Education for the People's Republic of China (2003-2009) PhD'84, M.S.'81
Joseph S. Forma Judge, NYS Supreme Court B.A. 1962, J.D. 1965

Science, technology, and engineering

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Ellen Shulman Baker Astronaut on the Space Shuttle Atlantis and NASA medical officer B.A. '74 in Geology[3]
Erich Bloch Former Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Allison A. Campbell President of the American Chemical Society Ph.D. '91
Marvin Chodorow Physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering B.S. '34
Bram Cohen Creator of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer client
Angelo F. Coniglio Civil engineer, educator, genealogist and author B.S.C.E. 1961, M.S.C.E. 1971
Alexander H. Flax Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office Ph.D. '58
Claire M. Fraser President and Director of The Institute for Genomic Research Ph.D. '81
Seymour Gitin Director of the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research B.A. '56
Wilson Greatbach Recipient of the Lemelson–MIT Prize and National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 1990 M.S. in 1957
Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein Mathematician and cryptanalyst B.A. '36
Robert Gundlach Inventor of the modern photocopier B.S. in physics '49
Gregory Jarvis NASA astronaut on the Space Shuttle Challenger B.S. '67
Robert F. Landel Jet Propulsion Laboratory physical chemist noted for his contribution to development of the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation B.A. '50, M.A. '51
Jacob A. Marinsky Chemist and co-discoverer of the element Promethium B.S. '39
Norman McCombs Recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2013 B.S. in 1968
Robert Pound Experimental physicist, co-discoverer of nuclear magnetic resonance in condensed matter, carried out Pound-Rebka experiment confirming gravitational time dilation, professor and chairman of the physics department at Harvard University B.S. '41 in physics
Janet Rideout Scientist who discovered that azidothymidine could be used treat HIV Ph.D. '68
Cynthia Rudin Statistician and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association M.A. '99
Christopher Scolese Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, former Administrator of NASA, and recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal B.S. '74[4]
Alfred P. Southwick Steam-boat engineer, dentist, professor, credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution
Nancy Temkin Statistician and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association Ph.D. '76
Jeffrey Umland Chief Mechanical Engineer of NASA's InSight mission, former Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Curiosity rover B.S. '85 and Ph.D '91 in Mechanical Engineering
Alexander Vilenkin Theoretical physicist and developer of the Borde–Guth–Vilenkin theorem Ph.D '77
Jeffrey Wigand First tobacco industry executive to become a major whistleblower against the industry; subject of the feature film The Insider B.A. Chemistry, M.A. Biochemistry, Ph.D. Biochemistry
John Wrench Mathematician known for his work on calculating the mathematical constant pi to 100,000 decimal places B.A. '33, M.A. '35

Medicine

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Frederick J. Bancroft Surgeon and first president of Colorado's State Board of Health M.D. 1861
Michael A. Caligiuri President of City of Hope National Medical Center
Sidney Farber Pathologist regarded as the "father of modern chemotherapy"
George Edward Fell Early developer of artificial ventilation, also investigated the physiology of electrocution, created the final design for the first electric chair in New York State
Wilson Greatbatch Inventor of improved versions of the cardiac pacemaker
Orvan Hess Medical doctor noted for early use of penicillin and developing the cardiotocograph
Peter Huttenlocher Pediatric neurologist and considered to be one of the fathers of developmental cognitive neuroscience
Jerome P. Kassirer Nephrologist and former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine M.D. '57
Elad Levy Neurosurgeon that progressed the field of endovascular neurosurgery for the treatment of stroke Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery
Demetrius Klee Lopes Cerebrovascular neurosurgeon M.D. '95
Mary Blair Moody Physician and anatomist, first woman to earn a degree from the medical school M.D. 1876
Donnica Moore Physician and women's health advocate; author and media commentator on women's health issues M.D. '86
Hobart Reimann Virologist known for research on pneumonia, periodic disease and the common cold M.D.
Joshua A. Siegel Orthopaedic surgeon and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons M.D.
George W. Thorn Physician, pioneered use of cortisone to treat Addison's disease M.D. '29

Business

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
John Alm Former CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises
Pete Augustine Former President and CEO of New Era Cap Company B.S. '87 in accounting and finance
Lucius L. Ball Early Partner, Ball Corporation M.D. 1889
Alan Brownstein Former CEO of the American Cancer Society
Millard S. Drexler Chairman of J. Crew and former CEO of Gap Inc.
Ian Bruce Eichner Founder of The Continuum Company, LLC; real estate developer
Vadim Fedotov Managing director at Gazprom-Media B.A. '07
Gregg S. Fisher Founder of Gerstein Fisher B.S. in Finance
Katherine Freund Founder and President of ITNAmerica B.A. '72
John Hewitt Founder and former CEO of Liberty Tax Service, Co-founder of Jackson Hewitt
Lap Shun Hui Co-founder of Everex and eMachines
Jeremy Jacobs Billionaire and CEO of Delaware North Companies and owner of the Boston Bruins B.A. in Business Administration
Jeff Jacobson Former CEO of Xerox B.S. in Business Administration
John Kapoor Billionaire and founder of Akorn PhD
David Klein CEO of Canopy Growth M.B.A.
Laurent Levy CEO of Nanobiotix
Robin Yanhong Li Billionaire and founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu.com, the most popular search engine in China. M.S. Computer Science
Mindy Lubber President of Ceres MBA
Kevin P. Maloney Founding Partner of Property Markets Group
Robert E. Rich, Sr. Founder of Rich Products Corporation
Chris Sacca #3 Venture Capitalist LOWERCASE Capital coursework in mathematics
Paul Snyder Founder of Freezer Queen and owner of the Buffalo Braves
Bob Swan CEO of Intel B.S. in Business Administration
Christopher Thornberg Founding Partner and CEO of Beacon Economics, LLC B.S. '89 in Business Administration
Donato Tramuto CEO of Tivity Health
Linda J. Wachner CEO of Warnaco Group B.A. '66

News

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Howard Arenstein Edward R. Murrow Award-winning jornalist for CBS
Wolf Blitzer Emmy Award-winning journalist for CNN B.A. in history, 1970[5]
Liz Dribben Buffalo's first woman TV anchor at WKBW-TV, CBS News producer B.A. 1958
Greg D'Alba Former President of CNN News Networks B.A. '81
Ira Flatow Emmy Award-winning science journalist; former host of Newton's Apple; current host of NPR's Science Friday
Terry Gross Peabody Award-winning host of the radio interview program Fresh Air
Sharon A. Hill Founder of Doubtful News and contributor to The Huffington Post M.A. '10
Howard Kurtz Media reporter and columnist at the Washington Post B.A. in psychology/English 1974
Steve Liesman Emmy Award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner; CNBC Senior Economics Reporter
Tom Toles Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post
Nick Gillespie Editor of Reason.com and Reason.tv and former editor-in-chief of Reason magazine Ph.D. in English Literature

Art, Film, theatre, and television

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Melvin Bernhardt Tony Award winning director
Ellen Carey Artist known for conceptual photography M.F.A. '78
Maury Chaykin Actor BFA in theatre, 1972[6]
Matthew Cooper Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage - NBC Sports [7] B.A. '14 Media Studies
Katharine Cornell Tony Award-winning actress on broadway and member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame Did not graduate
Jesse Cox Youtuber B.A.
Thomas Curley 2015 Academy Award winner for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing B.A. '01 Film Studies
Allan D'Arcangelo American artist B.A. in History '53
Winston Duke Actor known for portraying M'Baku in Black Panther B.A. '08
James Foley Director of House of Cards B.A. in Psychology '74
Shep Gordon Hollywood film agent and producer; featured in the 2014 documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon B.A. '68 in Sociology
Brad Grey Golden Globe winner; television and film producer; Former CEO of Paramount Pictures B.A. '79 in communication and business
Max Grodénchik Television and film actor
Keith Hughes Youtuber M.A. '06
Robert Lieberman Director of Fire in the Sky and Table for Five
Abbe Raven Chairwoman and former CEO and president of A&E Television Networks, founder of The History Channel B.A. '74 in theatre[8]
Alberto Rey Artist M.F.A. '87
Peter Riegert Academy and Emmy award nominated actor, screenwriter and film director
Parry Shen Chinese American actor
Ron Silver Tony Award winning Actor and political activist
Ellen Spiro Documentary filmmaker; Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellow
Victoria Siemer Graphic artist, designer B.F.A Communication Design
Anne Turyn American photographer M.F.A.
Roy Vongtama Actor; board-certified radiation oncologist M.D. '00
John Walsh Host of America's Most Wanted 1965[9]
Harvey Weinstein Film producer [10]
Bil Zelman Photographer and director BFA '96
Alan Zweibel Comedy writer, multiple Emmy Award winner, and one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live

Academia

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Paula Allen-Meares Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago
Mary Anne Bobinski Dean of the Emory University School of Law B.A., J.D.
Zhijian James Chen Member of the National Academy of Sciences Ph.D. in Biochemistry '91
Steven A. Cohen Executive Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University Ph.D. and M.A.
Marc Edwards Expert on water treatment and corrosion, professor at Virginia Tech, and MacArthur Fellow
U. B. Desai Founding Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad M.S. '76
Karen Halbersleben President of Northland College Ph.D. in History '87
Mark Huddleston President of the University of New Hampshire B.A. in Political Science '72
Kay Johnson-Gentile Professor at Buffalo State College PhD in Elementary Education
Sung-Mo Kang President of the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology M.S. in Electrical Engineering '72
Ann Kirschner Academic; entrepreneur; author of Sala's Gift; launched NFL.COM for the National Football League; co-founder of Columbia University's interactive knowledge network Fathom.com; University Dean of William E. Macaulay Honors College of The City University of New York B.A. in English '72
Brian Levin-Stankevich Former president of Westminster College and former chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Elmira Mangum Former president of Florida A&M University Ph.D.
C. L. Max Nikias President of the University of Southern California Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering
A. Kenneth Pye President of Southern Methodist University B.A.
William J. Rapaport Researcher on intentionality and artificial intelligence, professor at UB M.S. '84 in Computer Science
Blair A. Rudes Linguist known for his work on Native American languages Ph.D. '76 in Linguistics, M.A. '74, B.A. '73
Wilfrid Sellars Philosopher M.A. '34
Richard D. Schafer Mathematician and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Murat Soygeniş Architect and professor, Founding Principal, S+ ARCHITECTURE M. Arch. in 1985
Sema Soygeniş Architect and professor, Dean - BAU School of Architecture M. Arch. in 1986
Robert E. Wright Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana College M.A., History, Ph.D. History
Ewa Ziarek Julian Park Professor of Comparative Literature at UB Ph.D. and M.A.

Literature

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Charles Baxter Author of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; Guggenheim Fellow
Bob Budiansky Comic book writer, The Transformers
Taylor Caldwell Anglo-American novelist B.A. in English, 1931
Mary Cappello Guggenheim Fellow and Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Rhode Island M.A. and Ph.D
Doris Davenport Writer, educator, and literary and performance poet M.A.
Graham Foust Poet and associate professor at Saint Mary's College of California Ph.D. '02
Richard Hofstadter Pulitzer Prize-winning historian; author of Anti-intellectualism in American Life and The Age of Reform
Michael Kelleher Poet; program director of the Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale University M.A. in English (Poetics) '01
Anthony Petrosky Poet and 1982 Walt Whitman Award winner
Donald Revell Poet, essayist, translator, Guggenheim Fellow, and 2004 Lenore Marshall Award winner
Merlin Stone Author of When God Was a Woman B.S. '58
Elizabeth Willis Poet, literary critic, and Guggenheim Fellow

Music

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Laura Aikin Operatic coloratura soprano Music
Jay Beckenstein Saxophone player and co-founder of Spyro Gyra B.A. in music, 1973
Keith Buckley Vocalist, lyricist and founding member of Buffalo-based hardcore band Every Time I Die and metal supergroup The Damned Things B.A. in English
Rob Derhak Bassist, lyricist and founding member of Buffalo-based jam-band moe.
Ronnie James Dio Heavy metal vocalist and songwriter; lead singer of Rainbow 1975-1979; lead singer and creator of Dio; lead singer of Black Sabbath 1979-1982
Morton Feldman Composer and Edgard Varèse Professor of Music
Chuck Garvey Guitarist, lyricist and founding member of the Buffalo-based jam-band moe.
Willie Nile, aka Robert Noonan Singer, songwriter B.A. in Philosophy, 1971
Valerian Ruminski Bass singer; recipient of a Richard Tucker Career Grant, the Lincoln Center Martin Segal Award, a William Mattheus Sullivan Foundation Grant, a 2004 Gerda Lissner Foundation Grant, a Liederkranz Prize, and the 1st Prize in the MacAllister Singing Competition Bachelor of Music '95
Elliott Sharp Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer M.A. in Music Theory and Composition '77

Sports and athletics

Name Known for Relationship to University at Buffalo
Jonathan Akpoborie Nigerian soccer player
Eddie Basinski Former MLB pitcher (1944-1945, 1947); third oldest living former MLB player
Dave Hahn Professional mountain guide, ski patroller, journalist and lecturer B.A. '84
Turner Battle Former basketball player (led the Bulls to their first NIT appearance), basketball coach B.A. in 2006
Nick Bremigan MLB umpire
George Whitney Calhoun Former football and hockey player, co-founder of the Green Bay Packers
Louis Campbell Basketball player, French Basketball Cup MVP
Russell Cicerone Soccer player and MLS draft pick B.S. in 2017
Patrick Clarke Kicker for the China Arena Football League
Marc Julian Copani Professional wrestler, World Wrestling Entertainment
Sam Craven English soccer player
Richard Deitsch Sportswriter and radio host
Cierra Dillard Basketball player and WNBA draft pick
Steve Geltz MLB Pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays B.A. in 2008
James Gordon Tight end for the Arena Football League
Desmond Green MAC champion; three-time Division 1 NCAA qualifier wrestler; mixed martial artist in Bellator Major in Social Sciences 2011
Demone Harris Outside linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Hesketh Former MLB pitcher (1984-1994) B.A. in 1980
Adrian Hill Official for the NFL
Ezekiel Jackson Professional wrestler, World Wrestling Entertainment
Tyree Jackson Quarterback for the XFL
Anthony Johnson Wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Kanyon Professional wrestler in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment Bachelor's degree in physical therapy
Tim Kenney Director of Athletics, St. Bonaventure University
Cam Lewis Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills
Khalil Mack NFL player, Chicago Bears, 5th overall 2014 draft pick B.A. '14
C. J. Massinburg Guard for the Long Island Nets
Liam McHugh Studio host for the NBC Sports Network, anchoring much of its staple programming, including the NHL, Tour De France and college football/basketball B.A. '97 in communication
Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe Basketball player for Tall Ferns New Zealand
Jim McNally College football and NFL coach
Steven Means Defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons
Tom Murphy MLB player, Seattle Mariners B.A. in 2012
Matvey Natanzon Backgammon player B.A. in Accounting, 1991
Branden Oliver Running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League B.A. in 2014
Dominic Oppong Canadian soccer player
Sam Pellom Forward for the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks] of the NBA
Nick Perkins Forward for Niigata Albirex BB basketball team
Gerry Philbin Member of the 1968 World Champion New York Jets
E. Greenard Poles Linebacker for the CFL
Frank Reid Defensive tackle in the CFL
Stephanie Reid Basketball player for the WNBL
Jamey Richard Center for the Indianapolis Colts
Matt Rhule Head coach of the Carolina Panthers M.Ed. 2003
Mason Schreck Tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals
Jake Schum Punter for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL
Trevor Scott Defensive end for the Oakland Raiders
Kristjan Sokoli NFL defensive end
James Starks Running back for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL
John Stofa Miami Dolphins (AFL, NFL) quarterback, first expansion draft selection of the Cincinnati Bengals AFL)
Josh Thomas Cornerback in the National Football League
Mitchell Watt Player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Super League B.A. in 2012
Drew Willy NFL and CFL quarterback

Chancellors and presidents

From its inception until 1962, the private school was known as the University of Buffalo, and it was headed by a chancellor. Since it became the public State University of New York at Buffalo, it has been called the University at Buffalo, and the CEO is its president.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ By-laws and List of Officers and Members of the American Psychological Association Incorporated. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. 1932. p. 81. OCLC 5827710.
  2. ^ Meacham, Jack (December 2006). "History of the Department of Psychology: State University of New York at Buffalo" (PDF). Research Gate. Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ [1] Archived September 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ [2] Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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