List of Lafayette College people

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This is a list of notable people affiliated with Lafayette College.

Contents 1 Notable alumni and trustees 1.1 Academics and education 1.2 Business 1.3 Engineering 1.4 Entertainment 1.5 Government 1.6 Literature and poetry 1.7 Medicine 1.8 Military 1.9 Religion and theology 1.10 Sciences 1.11 Sports 2 Notable faculty 3 Presidents of Lafayette College 4 References

[edit] Notable alumni and trustees

[edit] Academics and education

• Richard Alkire, class of 1963, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Darlyne Bailey, class of 1974, first African American dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
• James McKeen Cattell, class of 1880, the first professor of psychology in the United States.
• John Anderson Fry, class of 1982, president of Franklin & Marshall College.
• Gerald Gill, class of 1970, associate professor of history at Tufts University.
• Frank Reed Horton, founder of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity.
• Ralph Cooper Hutchison, class of 1918, President of Lafayette College 1945-1958.
• Leonard Jeffries, Professor of Black Studies at the City College in Harlem.
• Martin Jezer, class of 1961, progressive activist in New York and Vermont; leader of stutterers' self-help movement.
• James Cameron Mackenzie, class of 1878, educator.
• Arthur J. Rothkopf, class of 1955, President of Lafayette College 1993-2006.
• John J. Marchalonis, class of 1962, immunologist discoverer of T-cell receptors.
• Earl Gregg Swem, class of 1893, historian, bibliographer and librarian.
• Barry Wellman, class of 1963, captain undefeated College Bowl team, sociologist, founder of International Network for Social Network Analysis

[edit] Business

• Carl G. Anderson Jr., class of 1967, CEO of Arrow International.
• Charles Bergstresser, one of the three founders of Dow Jones & Company.
• Harrison Woodhull Crosby, commercialized the canned tomato.
• John Donleavy, class of 1978, CEO of Vermont Electric Power Company Inc. (VELCO).
• Charles Golden, CFO of Eli Lilly and Company 1996-2006.
• Jonathan D. Green, class of 1968, CEO of Rockefeller Group International.
• Edward Jesser, class of 1939, former chairman and CEO of Summit Bancorp.
• Fred Morgan Kirby, trustee from 1916-1940, helped found the Woolworth's five and dime store chain.
• Neil Levin, former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, vice president of Goldman Sachs.
• John Markle, class of 1880, coal tycoon, director of George B. Markle and Company, and founder of The Markle Foundation
• Angel L. Mendez, class of 1982, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Manufacturing at Cisco Systems.
• Ian Murray, class of 1997, co-founder of the Vineyard Vines clothing company.
• Michael H. Moskow, class of 1959, CEO and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
• Roger Newton, class of 1972, Senior Vice President & Director, Esperion Therapeutics, Pfizer Global Research and Development; co-discoveror of Lipitor.
• Michael F. Weinstein, CEO of Snapple 1997-2000.

[edit] Engineering

• William F. Durand, mechanical engineer and first civilian chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
• Edgar Jadwin, class of 1888, General, Chief of Engineers.
• Don Lancaster, class of 1961, author, inventor, and microcomputer pioneer.

[edit] Entertainment

• Glenn Orsher, class of 1973, general manager/vice president of Rogar Studios, and producer of Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works.
• Joel Silver, head of Hollywood's Silver Pictures and producer of films including the Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, and The Matrix series.
• Mychal Wilson, class of 1989, entertainment attorney.

[edit] Government

• Laird Howard Barber, class of 1871, US Representative from Pennsylvania 1899-1901, lawyer.
• Garrett E. Brown, Jr., class of 1965, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
• Marcia Bernicat, class of 1975, US Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
• William Bull, class of 1985, Peace Corps Director, Madagascar
• Bruce L. Castor, Jr., class of 1983, district attorney in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; lawyer.
• John D. Clarke, class of 1898, US Congressperson from New York.
• Isaiah D. Clawson (1820-1879), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859.^[1]
• Col. Howie Cohen, class of 1979, Commander of the White House Communications Agency until 2006.
• Joseph F. Crater, class of 1910, Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
• Arthur Granville Dewalt, class of 1874, US Representative from Pennsylvania 1915-1921.
• Wayne Dumont, Governor of New Jersey.
• John R. Farr, US Representative from Pennsylvania from 1911-1919, 1921.
• Horatio Gates Fisher, class of 1855, US Representative from Pennsylvania 1879-1883.
• Frank Gaziano, class of 1986, Associate Justice of Massachusetts Superior Court.
• Brent Glass, class of 1969, director of Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
• John W. Griggs, class of 1868, Governor of New Jersey 1896-1898, US Attorney General 1898-1901.
• James Morrison Harris, class of 1833, US Representative from Maryland 1855-1861, Lafayette College trustee 1865-1872.
• George Howell, US Representative from Pennsylvania 1903-1904.
• Philip Johnson (congressman), class of 1844, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1861-1863, 1863-1867.
• Benjamin Franklin Junkin, US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1859-1861.
• William Sebring Kirkpatrick, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
• Isaac Clinton Kline, class of 1893, US Representative from Pennsylvania from 1921-1923, lawyer.
• Dennis Kux, US Ambassador to Ivory Coast, 1986-1989.
• Thomas LaConte, class of 1970, superior court judge to the New Jersey Civil Court.
• Wesley Lance (c. 1909-2007), member of both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate, who was one of the drafters of the current, 1947 New Jersey State Constitution.^[2]
• Samuel McLean (congressman) - American politician who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives.
• Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey Governor from 1954-1962. Ran in 1960 Democratic Party Primary against John F. Kennedy.
• Arch A. Moore, Jr., twice Governor of West Virginia.
• John T. Morrison, class of 1880, Governor of Idaho from 1903-1905.
• Robert Pastor, diplomat.
• Joel A. Pisano, class of 1971, Federal Judge for District Court of New Jersey.
• Winston L. Prouty, class of 1930, United States Representative and Senator from Vermont.
• Alexander Ramsey, class of 1836 (Honorary), Governor of Minnesota, US Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War.
• William E. Simon, class of 1952, 63rd Secretary of the Treasury, President of the United States Olympic Committee.
• Robert C. Smith, class of 1952, former Senator of New Hampshire.
• Nathaniel B. Smithers, class of 1836, US Representative from Delaware 1863-1865.
• Robert Spagnoletti, class of 1984, former Attorney General of the District of Columbia.
• Robin L. Wiessmann, class of 1975, current Pennsylvania State Treasurer.

[edit] Literature and poetry

• M. K. Asante, Jr., professor, author, and filmmaker.
• Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage, attended for one semester before leaving to focus on his writing.
• Ross Gay, class of 1996, poet.
• Martin Jezer, class of 1961, activist and author.
• Dominique Lapierre, class of 1952, author.
• Jay Parini, poet and Middlebury College professor.

[edit] Medicine

• Haldan K. Hartline, class of 1923, winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967.
• Philip S. Hench, class of 1916, winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1950.
• Orvan Hess, physician noted for his early use of penicillin and the development of the fetal heart monitor.
• Jon Perlman, class of 1969, cosmetic surgeon.

[edit] Military

• George H. Decker, class of 1924, Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962.
• Peyton C. March, Army Chief of Staff during World War I.
• Richard Roberts, class of 1875, personal assistant to General George Armstrong Custer

[edit] Religion and theology

• James Isaac Good, class of 1872, clergyman.
• William Henry Green, class of 1840, President of The College of New Jersey, professor of Biblical and Oriental Literature in Princeton Theological Seminary.
• W.A.P. Martin, class of 1860, Presbyterian missionary and translator.

[edit] Sciences

• William Harkness, astronomer.

[edit] Sports

• George "Rose" Barclay, class of 1898, inventor of the football helmet
• George Barclay (baseball), Major League baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Beaneaters.
• Charlie Berry (second baseman), former Major League Baseball player
• Charlie Berry, class of 1925, College Football Hall of Fame, only man to officiate World Series, NFL Championship, and College All-Star game in same year^[3]
• Pete Carril, class of 1951, former Princeton University head-coach and assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings
• Ty Helfrich, second baseman for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.
• Joe Maddon, class of 1976, current manager of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• Beth Mowins, class of 1989, ESPN announcer
• Jeff Mutis, Major League baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and the Florida Marlins.
• Fritz Scheeren, Major League baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Charles Rinehart, class of 1898, College Football Hall of Fame member
• Frank Schwab, class of 1923, College Football Hall of Fame member
• Tracy Tripucka, class of 1972, All-American College Basketball Player
• George Wilson, class of 1929, College Football Hall of Fame member
• Dick Wright, Major League baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
• Michael "Meatsock" Saioni, High School basketball standout for Wildwood Catholic
• Joe Fadule, member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame

[edit] Notable faculty

• Guy Consolmagno, assistant professor, physics and astronomy.
• Tom Davis (basketball), college men's basketball coach 1971-1977.
• Clement Eaton, Chair of History Department from 1931-1942.
• Terry Jonathan Hart, visiting lecturer of engineering.
• Curlee Raven Holton, master printmaker and artist, professor of art and director of the College's Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI).
• George Junkin, first president of Lafayette College.
• Butch van Breda Kolff, college men's basketball coach 1952-1956.
• Francis March, first professor of English Literature at any American college or university.
• Herb McCracken, head football coach.
• Donald L. Miller, renowned historian, published "Masters of the Air", professor of History.
• Edward Mylin, head football coach.
• Theodore Roethke, poet, served on faculty prior to his publication and fame.
• Jock Sutherland, head football coach 1919-1923
• Lee Upton, poet, writer in residence, professor of English.
• Hal Wissel, college men's basketball coach 1967-1971.

[edit] Presidents of Lafayette College

• George Junkin, 1832-1840, 1848-1849.
• John William Yeomans, 1840-1848.
• Charles William Nassau, 1849-1850.
• Daniel V. McLean, 1850-1854.
• George Wilson McPhail, 1854-1861.
• William Cassady Cattell.
• James Hall Mason Knox.
• Ethelbert Dudley Warfield.
• John Henry MacCracken, son of Henry Mitchell MacCracken, 1915-1926.
• William Mather Lewis, 1926-1945.
• Ralph Cooper Hutchison, 1945-1958, class of 1918.
• K. Roald Bergethon, 1958-1978.
• David Ellis, 1978-1990.
• Robert I. Rotberg, 1990-1993.
• Arthur J. Rothkopf, 1993-2006, class of 1955.
• Daniel Weiss, 2006-present.

[edit] References