List of Widener University alumni

Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. Following is an incomplete list of its notable alumni.

Arts

Name Class Major Notability References
Louis Comfort Tiffany Artist and designer

Business

Name Class Major Notability References
Eugene C. Lewis Businessman, engineer, and chairman of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
Edwin Harrison McHenry Vice-president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Consolidated Railway
Leslie C. Quick Jr. Founder of Quick & Reilly Inc.
Cyrus Tang Businessman and philanthropist

Clergy

Name Class Major Notability References
Howard Meeks Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan

Education

Name Class Major Notability References
Robert Dorsey Coale Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology and Dean of the Physics Faculty at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
James T. Harris III President of the University of San Diego and Widener University
Ericka Hart Former adjunct professor at the Columbia School of Social Work and sex educator
Kathleen Hetherington President of Howard Community College
George Michael Historian, political scientist, writer, and professor at Westfield State University

Entertainment

Name Class Major Notability References
Benjamin P. Ablao Jr. Independent filmmaker and actor
Cecil B. DeMille Legendary Hollywood director
Matthew McGrory World's tallest actor
Burt Mustin Actor, Gus the Fireman on Leave it to Beaver

Law

Name Class Major Notability References
Peter J. Barnes III New Jersey Superior Court judge and New Jersey Senate
Aimee Belgard New Jersey Superior Court judge
Carl Danberg Attorney general of Delaware, commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction, and brigadier general in the Delaware Army National Guard
Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina Associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
Alina Habba Lawyer
Don McGahn White House counsel
Jim Schultz Associate White House counsel
Lee Solomon Associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Margaret M. Sweeney Senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
David C. Weiss United States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware

Literature and journalism

Name Class Major Notability References
Frederick J. Chiaventone Historian, novelist, screenwriter
David M. Hall Writer, editor, and corporate trainer
Tim Newby 1996 Writer, author
Brent Staples 1973 New York Times editorial writer and author of Parallel Time
Brian Tierney Publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News
Louis Weitzenkorn Writer, newspaper editor, and playwright

Military

Name Class Major Notability References
Irving J. Carr U.S. Army major general
Carl Danberg Brigadier general in the Delaware Army National Guard, attorney general of Delaware, and commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction
Thomas D. Finley 1911 U.S. Army major general [1][2][3]
Terry Halvorsen Chief information officer at the US Department of Defense and Department of the Navy
Frederic E. Humphreys First American military pilot
Benjamin Ralph Kimlau World War II hero
Charles F. B. Price Lieutenant general of the United States Marines, Legion of Merit recipient
John H. Tilelli Jr. 1963 United States Army four-star general

Politics

Name Class Major Notability References
Dawn Marie Addiego New Jersey state senator
Richard Alloway Pennsylvania state senator
Jesse Matlack Baker Pennsylvania state representative and Pennsylvania state senator
Truxtun Beale U.S. minister to Persia and U.S. minister to Greece
Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
David J. Brightbill Pennsylvania state senator
Chris Brown New Jersey Senate and New Jersey General Assembly
Chris A. Brown New Jersey senator
Michael A. Brown Council of the District of Columbia
John H. Carrington North Carolina Senate
Mark B. Cohen Pennsylvania General Assembly
Carolyn Comitta Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Drew Crompton Political consultant
William J. Crow Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Bryan Cutler Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Joseph DeFelice Former chair of the Philadelphia Republican Party
Sam Fiocchi New Jersey General Assembly
Tom Gannon Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Dianne Herrin Pennsylvania House of Representatives and mayor of West Chester, Pennsylvania
Tom Houghton Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Wayne Langerholc Pennsylvania state senator
Walter Francis Layer Pennsylvania state representative
John Linder Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
Mike Missanelli Sports journalist and host for ESPN
Patrick J. Murphy United States House of Representatives and U.S. secretary of the Army
Julianne Murray Chair of the Delaware Republican Party
D. Lane Powers United States House of Representatives [4]
Brian Preski Former legislative staffer and government relations professional
Robert J. Smith II New Jersey General Assembly
Gerald J. Spitz Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Todd Stephens Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Terry Van Horne Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Science and technology

Name Class Major Notability References
Curtis Henderson Pioneer in the practice of cryonics
Brendan Kehoe Author of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide and software developer
Sylvanus Morley Archaeologist who led extensive excavations of the Maya site of Chichen Itza on behalf of the Carnegie Institution
Max C. Starkloff Physician and health commissioner of St. Louis
Frank Wilcoxon Chemist and statistician

Sports

Name Class Major Notability References
Dan Borislow Entrepreneur and sports team owner
Clarence C. Combs Jr., Polo player
Tom Deery College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Joe Fields New York Jets all-pro center
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson 1974 NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Jamarr Johnson Professional basketball player, 2x IBL Champion, and 2x IBL scoring leader
Phil Martelli 1976 Former St. Joseph's University head basketball coach
William A. Nimick Professional baseball team owner and president
Pat Quinn Former NHL coach and general manager
Roy Sherid Pitcher for New York Yankees
Bill Stern Newsreel and sports commentator
Bob Swank Football coach
William Wesley Advisor for the New York Knicks

References

  1. ↑ "Honors Conferred On Undergraduates". Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, PA. October 14, 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Military College: Commencement Supplement to the Annual Catalog". Pennsylvania Military College. Chester, PA. 1927. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Finley, Renette T. B.; Finley, David D. (January–February 1996). "Obituary, Thomas D. Finley". Assembly. West Point, NY: Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy. p. 152 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ David Lane Powers, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 9, 2007.
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