You will find prominent CUA alumni making their mark in a variety of fields including the arts, media, business, public service, science, engineering and more. Below is a list of some of the alumni that have distinguished themselves.
Architecture
Benjamin T. Rome (Deceased), M.Arch. 1934 -- Former CEO of George Hyman Construction (now Clark Construction)
Arts & Entertainment
Harolyn Blackwell, B.M. 1977, M.M. 1980 -- world-renown lyric soprano
Walter Bobbie, M.A. 1985 -- Tony Award-winning theatre director and choreographer
Philip Bosco, B.A. 1957 -- Broadway actor
Brian Cali, B.M. 2005 -- Broadway actor
Patrick Carfizzi, B.M. 1996 -- notable bass-baritone
Patricia A. Carroll, B.A. 1949 -- Known as the voice of Ursula in Disney's Little Mermaid
Rose Hemingway, B.M. 2005 -- Broadway actress
Siobhan Fallon Hogan, M.F.A. 1985 -- Hollywood actress
John Lescault, B.A. 1980 -- Hollywood actor
Kathryn Jean Lopez, B.A. 1997 -- editor for the National Review
John Carroll Lynch, B.F.A. 1986 -- Hollywood actor
Laurence Luckinbill, M.F.A. 1958 -- Hollywood actor
Ed McMahon (Deceased), B.A. 1949 -- comedian
Jason Miller (Deceased), M.A. 1964 -- Pulitzer-prize winning playwright and actor
George Motz, B.A 1990 -- documentary filmmaker and foodie
Alex Nesmith, B.E.E. 1990 -- record producer
David Paterson, B.A. 1989 -- Hollywood screenwriter, actor, and producer
Martin Puryear, B.A. 1963 -- notable sculptor
Christopher Sarandon, Jr., M.F.A. 1967 -- Hollywood actor
Susan Sarandon, B.A. 1968 -- Hollywood actress
John Slattery, B.F.A. 1984 -- Hollywood actor
W. Gresham Striegel, B.A. 1990 -- Senior Producer for the Fox News Channel
Brandie Sutton, M.M. 2009 -- lyric soprano
Paula A. Vogel, B.A. 1974 -- Pulitzer-prize winning playwright
Jon Voight, B.A. 1960 -- Hollywood actor
Lisa Ann Walter, B.F.A. 1983 -- Hollywood actress and comedienne
Audrey Wasilewski, B.A. 1989 -- Hollywood actress
Athletics
John Becker, B.A. 1990 -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of Vermont
Michael J. Bidwell, J.D. 1991 -- President of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals
Brian M. Cashman, B.A. 1989 -- General Manager of MLB's New York Yankees
Tim Connelly, B.A. 1999 -- General Manager of the NBA's Denver Nuggets
Martin Hurney, B.A. 1993 -- Former General Manager of the NFL's Carolina Panthers
Michael Lonergan, B.A. 1988 -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, The George Washington University, DC
James Patsos, B.A. 1989 -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, Siena College, NY
Walter "Wally" Pipp, Class of 1913 -- Former MLB player for the New York Yankees
Business
Robert Craves, B.A. 1965 -- Co-founder of Costco Wholesale, Inc.
John Carl Erickson, M.A. 1968 -- Founder of Erickson Retirement Communities
Nessa Feddis, J.D. 1983 -- Senior Vice President, American Bankers Association
Edward Liddy, B.A. 1968 -- Former CEO of AIG, Allstate Insurance
Timothy Scheve, B.A. 1980 -- CEO of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
Vincent Sheehy, B.A. 1951 -- Chairman of Sheehy Auto Stores, Inc.
Suzanne Strassburger, B.A. 1989 -- CEO of Strassburger Meats
Joseph A. Unanue, (Deceased), B.M.E. 1950 -- Former chair and CEO of Goya Foods, Inc.
James T. Vanderslice, Ph.D. 1966 -- Former CEO of Dell, Inc.
Michael Warsaw, B.A. 1986 -- CEO of EWTN
Education Administration
Rev. Dennis Dease, J.C.L. 1978 -- President of University of Thomas (MN)
Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., M.A. 1983 -- President of Villanova University (PA)
Vice Adm. Paul Gaffney II, U.S.N., M.S. 1970, D.Ed. 2003 -- President of Monmouth University (NJ)
Mark A. Heckler, M.F.A. 1979 -- President of Valparaiso University (IN)
Mary E. Hines, M.A. 1969, Ph.D. 1981 -- President of Carlow University (PA)
Joseph Jabbra, Ph.D. 1971 -- President of Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
Jonathan Lash, M.A. 1972, J.D. 1974 -- President of Hampshire College (MA)
Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., S.T.D. 1977 -- President of Niagara University (NY)
Rev. Kevin Mullen, O.F.M., Ph.D. 1990 -- President of Siena College (NY)
Sr. Anne Munley, I.H.M., M.A. 1973 -- President of Marywood University (PA)
Barbara Murphy, B.A. 1969 -- President of Johnson State College (VT)
Rev. Bernard F. O'Connor, O.S.F.S., B.A. 1969, M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1986 -- President of DeSales University (PA)
Rev. Stephen J. Privett, S.J., M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1985 -- President of the University of San Francisco (CA)
Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Ph.L. 1985 -- President of Providence College (RI)
Rev. James Patrick Shea, Ph.B. 1997, Ph.L. 1998 -- President of the University of Mary (ND)
Rev. Sean O. Sheridan, T.O.R., J.C.L. 2007, J.C.D. 2009 -- President of Franciscan University (OH)
Raymond A. Yannuzzi, Ph.D. 1996 -- President of Camden County College (NJ)
