Notable Alumni of Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University has a long and distinguished history of producing graduates who have made significant contributions in a wide array of fields. From basketball stars to political leaders, from journalists to religious figures, the university's alumni have left their mark on the world. This article will spotlight some of the most notable alumni of Saint Joseph's University, showcasing their achievements and contributions.
Athletics
Saint Joseph's University has a strong tradition in athletics, and many of its alumni have gone on to achieve success in professional sports.
Delonte West was an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks. He also played professionally for the Fujian Xunxing and Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. Prior to playing professionally, West played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University.
Vince Papale is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played three seasons with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, primarily on special teams, following two seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League (WFL). Papale's story was the inspiration behind the 2006 film Invincible.
Jameer Nelson is an American former professional basketball player who serves as general manager for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks, where he was named national college player of the year in 2004. Drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NBA draft, Nelson spent the first ten years of his NBA career with the Orlando Magic. In 2009, he was named an All-Star and made an appearance in the NBA Finals with the Magic. He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons.
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Langston Galloway is an American professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks.
Muffet McGraw is an American former college basketball coach, who served as the head women's basketball coach at Notre Dame from 1987 to 2020, compiling a 848-252 (.771) record over 33 seasons.
Jack Ramsay was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack" (as he held an earned doctorate). He was best known for leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship, and for his broadcasting work with the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat, and for ESPN TV and ESPN Radio. Ramsay was among the most respected coaches in NBA history and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the winner of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2009-10 NBA season.
DeAndre' Bembry is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's University. He was named Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2016, becoming the first Hawk to receive the honor since Ahmad Nivins in 2009. He was also named first-team All-Atlantic 10 for the second year in a row and was named to the All-Defensive Team. He was drafted 21st overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He has also played for the Toronto Raptors, and the Brooklyn Nets.
Jim O'Brien is an American basketball coach who is currently senior advisor for the Philadelphia 76ers. O'Brien was previously an assistant and head coach at both the college and NBA levels and was head coach at Wheeling Jesuit from 1982 to 1987, Dayton from 1989 to 1994, the Boston Celtics from 2001 to 2004, Philadelphia 76ers in 2004-05, and Indiana Pacers from 2007 to 2011.
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Pat Calathes is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6' 10" (2.08 m) tall, he played at both the small forward and power forward positions. He was the 2013 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.
Charlie Brown is an American professional basketball player for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks.
Mike Bantom is an American former professional basketball player.
Dwayne Jones is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Alex Compton is a Filipino-born American retired basketball player and coach. He also served as the head coach of the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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Ronald Roberts is an American-Dominican former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's University before playing professionally in the NBA Development League, the Philippines, Turkey, Israel, Germany, France, and the Dominican Republic. He represented the Dominican Republic national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Ahmad Nivins is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's.
Isaiah Miles is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University.
Politics and Public Service
Saint Joseph's University has produced many alumni who have gone on to serve in public office and make significant contributions to their communities and the nation.
John Lehman is an American private equity investor and writer who was secretary of the Navy (1981-1987) during the Reagan administration in which he promoted the creation of a 600-ship navy.
Kathleen McGinty is a retired American politician and former state and federal environmental policy official. She served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton. Later, she served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell.
Frank LoBiondo was a U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represented all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties and parts of Camden, Gloucester, Burlington, and Ocean Counties. In November 2017, LoBiondo announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term, and did not seek re-election in 2018.
Isabel Saint Malo is a Panamanian politician and diplomat. She formerly was the vice president of Panama and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 July 2014, to 30 June 2019. De Saint Malo ran with elected President Juan Carlos Varela, on the ticket made up of an alliance of the Panameñista Party and the People's Party. She is the first woman in Panama's history elected for this post and the first woman to be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Panama.
Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel is the Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia since 15 October 2021. He graduated with master's degree in computer science.
Richard Joseph Hughes was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. A Democrat, he served as the 45th governor of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970, and as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973 to 1979. Hughes is the only person to have served New Jersey as both governor and chief justice. Hughes was also the first Roman Catholic governor in New Jersey's history.
William J. Green III is an American politician from Pennsylvania. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984.
William Thomas Cahill was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. House of Representatives.
Thomas M. Foglietta represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997, and later served as United States Ambassador to Italy from December 1997 to October 2001. In 1949 graduated with Bachelor of Arts.
Andrew C. von Eschenbach was the Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration from 2006 to 2009.
Business and Industry
Saint Joseph's University alumni have also achieved prominence in the business world, leading major corporations and driving innovation.
Brian Duperreault stepped down as executive chairman of American International Group in December 2021.
Frank Rainieri is a Dominican businessman in tourism industry in the Dominican Republic. He is the chairman and founder of Grupo Puntacana. According to Forbes, Rainieri has one of the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth near the billion-dollar mark as of 2014. In 2015, he was designated ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Dominican Republic, a position that his father also held four decades earlier.
Journalism and Media
The field of journalism and media has also seen notable contributions from Saint Joseph's University alumni.
Richard Corliss was an American film critic and magazine editor for Time. He focused on movies, with occasional articles on other subjects.
Wayne Barrett was an American journalist. He worked as an investigative reporter and senior editor for The Village Voice for 37 years, and was known as a leading investigative journalist focused on power and politics in the United States. He is known as New York City's "foremost muckraker."
Glenn Brenner was a broadcast journalist and sports commentator in Washington, D.C., in the United States from 1977 to 1991. He was best known as the sports anchor for WUSA-TV from 1977 until 1991. At the time of his death in 1992 from a brain tumor, he was not only the most highly paid broadcast journalist in Washington but also the most popular broadcaster in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Jeanne Marie Laskas is an American writer, journalist, and professor.
Religious Life
Saint Joseph's University, with its Jesuit tradition, has also produced numerous alumni who have gone on to serve in the Catholic Church.
John Patrick Foley was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. From 2007 until 2011, he was Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an order of knighthood under papal protection, having previously served as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications from 1984 to 2007. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007. He provided the commentary for the American television viewers of the Christmas Midnight Mass from St Peter's Basilica, Rome. However, in 2009, he retired from that role after 25 years. The commentary was taken over by Monsignor Thomas Powers of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, an official in the Congregation for Bishops.
George Murry, S.J. was an American prelate of the Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown from 2007 to 2020.
Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. - Jesuit; former president of the University of Scranton (1975-82); former president of Catholic University of America (1982-92); former Interim President of Loyola University New Orleans (2003-04); former president of St.
Other Notable Alumni
In addition to the categories above, Saint Joseph's University has produced notable alumni in a variety of other fields.
Frederick H. Fleitz, Jr. government official, serving since January 2022 as Vice Chairman of the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security. President Donald Trump. Fleitz is a former CIA analyst, and news commentator.
Jimmy Yacabonis is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Mets.
Saint Joseph’s University: A Legacy of Achievement
Saint Joseph’s University’s inaugural 30under30 class solidifies what our community has known for decades. Our esteemed academic programs have a proven track record of success and impact. The final 30 honorees were chosen from a field of over 200 nominations. These dedicated and impressive young alumni rose to the top through our selection process, which engaged both University leadership and fellow alumni. This class of 30 alumni make it clear that Saint Joseph’s continues to evolve and grow to meet the demands of our ever-changing society and the next generation of students who will shape it. A Saint Joseph’s education uniquely prepares students to make their mark on the world by leading a life founded on personal excellence, professional success and engaged citizenship. Alumni in this category are civic trailblazers. Haub gave me the skills to turn my dreams into reality. In a post-COVID world, the realm of healthcare and science evolves daily.
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