List of University of Detroit Mercy people
The following is a list of notable people associated with the University of Detroit Mercy, located in the American city of Detroit, Michigan.
Notable alumni
Academics
- Andreas Blass, mathematician and professor at University of Michigan
- Kevin Boyle, winner of 2004 National Book Award for Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age; Professor of History at Ohio State University
- Thomas Budzynski, psychologist and a pioneer in the field of biofeedback
- John A. DiBiaggio, former president of University of Connecticut, Michigan State University and Tufts University
Acting, theater, film and television
- Anita Barone, actress
- Phil Cousineau, author, lecturer, independent scholar, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker
- David Patrick Kelly, actor
- Keegan-Michael Key, actor (Key & Peele, madTV, Animal Planet)
- Ted Raimi, actor, best known for his roles on seaQuest DSV and Xena: Warrior Princess
Business
- Emil Brolick, President & CEO, The Wendy's Company[1]
- Matthew Cullen, CEO, Rock Ventures LLC; president & COO, Rock Gaming LLC[2]
- W. James Farrell, Chairman and CEO, Illinois Tool Works, 1995–2005
- William Morrow, Executive VP/Operations, Crain Communications[3]
- A. C. Muthiah, Chairman-Emeritus of Southern Petrochemical Industries Limited (SPIC); Chairman of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE)
- James D. Norrod, President & CEO, Infinite Power Solutions;[4] former President & CEO, Segway Inc. (2005-2010)[5]
- Jim Padilla, former CEO, Ford Motor Company
- Marlena Peleo-Lazar, VP and Chief Creative Officer, McDonald's[6]
- Dave Stangis, Vice President for Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, Campbell Soup Company[7]
- Thomas Thewes, co-founder, Compuware Corporation
Engineering
- Derrick Kuzak, retired Group Vice President, Global Product Development, Ford Motor Company[8][9]
- J. Thomas McCarthy
- Jim Padilla, former CEO, Ford Motor Company
- Otmar Szafnauer, COO Sahara Force India Formula 1 Team;[10] former programs manager at Ford[11]
- William C. Young, President, Absopure Water Corporation[12]
Journalism and writing
- Bill Bonds, former longtime anchor of WXYZ-TV news
- Ron Fournier, Associated Press, chief of Washington bureau
- Elmore Leonard, author, several of whose books have been made into movies, such as Get Shorty, Be Cool, and The Big Bounce
- J. P. McCarthy, former radio host on Detroit station WJR
- George Noory, syndicated radio talk show host (Coast to Coast AM)
- Allison Payne, former anchorwoman with WGN-TV, Chicago
- Neal Shine, former editor and publisher of the Detroit Free Press[13]
Government and politics
- Richard Arrington, Jr., first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
- Donald W. Banner, former United States Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
- Thomas E. Brennan, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1967–1973); served as Chief Justice from 1969–1970; founded the Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- Vincent M. Brennan, Michigan politician
- James H. Brickley, 54th and 56th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1982–1999
- Vern Buchanan, Republican Congressman representing Florida's 16th congressional district
- Tim Burns, Michigan politician
- Michael F. Cavanagh, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, 1982–present (served as Chief Justice from 1991 to 1995)
- Bob Constan, Michigan State House of Representatives
- Maura D. Corrigan, director, Michigan Department of Human Services;[14] former Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, 1998–2011 (served as Chief Justice from 2001 to 2004)
- George Cushingberry, Jr., Michigan House of Representatives
- Robert A. Ficano, county executive of Wayne County, Michigan, 2013-2015
- Roman S. Gribbs, mayor of Detroit, 1970–1974, Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals
- Frank J. Kelley, longest-serving Attorney General in Michigan history (1961 to 1998)
- Jeanette Wrona Klemczak, chief nursing executive, State of Michigan[15][16]
- Theodore Levin, U.S. District Court Judge (1946 to 1970); father of Charles and Joseph Levin; uncle of Senator Carl Levin and Representative Sander Levin
- Greg Mathis, retired Michigan 36th District Court judge and syndicated television show judge
- E. Michael McCann, former Milwaukee County District Attorney
- Thaddeus McCotter, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th congressional district (2003-2012)
- Zenaida Moya, Mayor of Belize City, Belize, 2006–2012
- L. Brooks Patterson, lawyer and politician, currently County Executive of Oakland County, Michigan
- Gary Peters, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th congressional district
- Haider Abbas Rizvi, former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan; a senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party
- James L. Ryan, retired Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, 1975–1985; Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1985–present
- Thomas Patrick Thornton, United States Federal Judge
Military and space
- Richard F. Abel, former United States Air Force Brig. General
- Paul Bikle, former Director of the NASA Flight Research Center
- Robert J. Elder, Jr, former United States Air Force Lt. General
- Glynn Lunney, NASA flight director
Religion
- Joseph M. Breitenbeck, eighth Bishop of Grand Rapids, from 1969 to 1989
- Joseph Cassidy, Anglican priest
- Gary Habermas, PhD, philosophical theologian and apologist; defender of Christ's historical Resurrection
- Dario Hunter, first Muslim-born person to be ordained a rabbi[17]
- Dale Joseph Melczek, third Bishop of Gary, since 1996
- Robert A. Mitchell, 1st Chancellor of University of Detroit Mercy (1990-2)
- Steven J. Raica, fifth Bishop of Gaylord, since 2014
- Francis R. Reiss, auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, since 2003
Sports
- Grady Alderman, NFL offensive lineman and former General Manager of Denver Broncos
- John Barrett, football
- Dan Boisture, coach of Eastern Michigan (1967–73) and Detroit Wheels (1974) football teams
- Lloyd Brazil, football
- Frank Bucher, former NFL player
- Wes Carlson, former NFL player
- Walt Cassidy, former NFL player
- Gus Cifelli, football
- Earl Cureton, former NBA player for the Philadelphia 76ers
- Dave DeBusschere, NBA Hall of Fame, played basketball for the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks, former coach of the Detroit Pistons; also played professional baseball for the Chicago White Sox
- Terry Duerod, former NBA player
- Bill Ebben, former NBA player
- Andrew "Anvil Andy" Farkas, former NFL player
- Tom Finnin, former NFL player
- Willie Green, basketball player for the NBA's Orlando Magic
- Jody Handley, soccer player for the England women's national football team
- Spencer Haywood, U of D basketball and NBA Hall of Fame[18]
- Dave Hill, former PGA Tour golfer with 13 Tour wins
- Lee Knorek, former NBA player
- Joe Kopicki, former NBA player
- Dutch Lauer, former NFL player
- John Long, former NBA player
- Bruce Maher, former NFL player
- Ted Marchibroda, twice head coach of NFL's Baltimore Colts/Indianapolis Colts, offensive co-ordinator for Buffalo Bills Super Bowl teams, current sports broadcaster
- Ray McCallum, Jr., NBA player for San Antonio Spurs
- Bob Miller, former MLB player (1949–58) and U-D baseball coach (1965–2000); career Titans coaching record of 896-780-2; named to Titans Hall of Fame 1979
- Guy Murray, Detroit Titans cross country/track and field head coach
- Dorie Murrey, former NBA player
- A. C. Muthiah, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1999 to 2001
- Tip O'Neill, former NFL player
- Andrew Ornoch, Mississauga Eagles FC
- Chase Simon (born 1989) - basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Jimmy Simpson, former NFL player
- Gino Sovran, former NBA player
- Guy Sparrow, former NBA player
- Art Stolkey, former NBA player
- Terry Thomas, former NBA player
- Terry Tyler, former NBA player
- Owen Wells, former NBA player
Notable faculty
- Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller, visiting professor in the School of Architecture at University of Detroit, 1970[19]
- Robert S. Johnston (1901–1902), classics, English, and mathematics teacher;[20] later president of Saint Louis University[21]
- John P. McNichols, S.J., Jesuit priest and 11th president of University of Detroit from 1921 to 1932; established the McNichols Campus, and is the namesake for McNichols Road in Detroit
- Frank Murphy, law instructor; Michigan jurist; Mayor of Detroit; Governor of Michigan; the last Governor-General of the Philippines; and the first High Commissioner of the Philippines, United States Attorney General, and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice
- Joyce Carol Oates, taught at the University of Detroit; published her first novel, With Shuddering Fall, when she was 26 years old; her novel them received the National Book Award in 1970; has taught at Princeton University since 1978
References
- ^ "The Wendy's Company Names Emil Brolick President & Chief Executive Officer". aboutwendys.com. The Wendy's Company. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Araj, Victoria. "Rock Ventures CEO Matt Cullen Named Humanitarian of the Year". quickenloans.com. Quicken Loans. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "About Crain: Our Leadership". crain.com. Crain Communications. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Infinite Power Solutions Management Team". infinitepowersolutions.com. Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "James Norrod: Executive Profie & Biography". businessweek.com. Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Goddu, Jenn. "Peleo-Lazar to Join Mcdonald's". adweek.com. Adweek. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Campbell Soup Company Named by the Civic 50 as a Top 10 Company for Community Citizenship". campbellsoupcompany.com. Campbell Soup Company. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Derrick Kuzak: Ford Group Vice President, Global Product Development". media.ford.com. Ford Motor Company. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Vlasic, Bill (2012-02-09). "2 Executives at Ford to Retire; Inside Successors Named". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Q&A with Otmar Szafnauer". forceindiaf1.com. Force India Formula One Team. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Spurgeon, Brad (2012-11-16). "An engineer's passion for his racing work". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "About Absopure". absopure.com. Absopure Water Corp. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Peters, Jeremy. "Neal Shine, 76, former publisher, dies". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "DHS - Maura D. Corrigan, Director". michigan.gov. State of Michigan. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Bucholz, T.J. "MDCH Appoints Chief Nursing Executive - Klemczak will provide statewide leadership, expertise, workforce coordination". michigan.gov. State of Michigan. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Klemczak awarded Lifetime Achievement for Salute to Nurses". Lansing State Journal. Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "NYC: Ex-Muslim to be ordained as rabbi". YNetNews.com. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ (see ISBN 1-56743-042-2)
- ^ Sieden, Lloyd Steven (2000). Buckminster Fuller's Universe. Basic Books. pp. 434–435. ISBN 9780738203799.
- ^ Watrous, Jerome Anthony (1909). Memoirs of Milwaukee County. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association. p. 131.
Then for a period of four years [Johnston] was professor of classics, English and mathematics at Detroit College and served in a like capacity at St. Xavier's College of Cincinnati for another year.
- ^ "Rev. R. S. Johnston Dies in Milwaukee; Ex-Head of St. Louis University, Professor at Marquette" (fee required). The New York Times. February 20, 1944. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
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