List of Canisius College people

Canisius Golden Griffins are persons affiliated with Canisius College, including alumni, as well as current and former faculty members, students, and others. Here follows a list of notable Canisius Golden Griffins.

Business

* Michael P. Healy, ’70 – Vice President of Original Movies, Disney Channel
* Gene F. Jankowski ’55 – Former Chairman, CBS Broadcast Group: Chairman and CEO, Jankowski Communications
* Gregory R. Maday ’70 – Senior Vice President, Warner Bros.
* Mary E. Belle ’73 – President of Licensing, Jones Apparel Group
* Calvin Darden ’72 – Senior Vice President, United Parcel Service; named 8th most powerful Black Executive in the U.S. by Fortune Magazine
* Rocco J. Maggiotto ’72, MBA ’76 – Senior Executive Advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
* Sir George Mathewson ’72 – Chairman of the Board, Royal Bank of Scotland
* John W. Rowe, M.D. ’66 – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Aetna, Inc.; member of the Academy of Science
* Daniel W. Stanton ’79 – Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs
* Dennis F. Strigl ’74 – President and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Wireless
* Lt. General Peter M. Cuviello ’69 – Vice President and Managing Director, Lockheed Martin
* David J. Nasca '79 - President and Chief Executive Officer, Evans National Bank

Education

* Paul G. Bulger - President Buffalo State College

Journalism

* Marylynn Ryan ’84 – Regional Bureau Chief/Southeast
* Elaine Sciolino ’70 – Author: Bureau Chief, Paris, The New York Times
* Cynthia L. Skrzycki ’76 – Financial Columnist, The Washington Post
* Adam Zyglis, ’04 - editorial cartoonist for the "Buffalo News"

Medicine

* Thomas J. Lawley, M.D. ’68 – Dean, School of Medicine, Emory University
* Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D. ’71 – Chairman, Critical Care Medicine & Pain Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
* Robert J. Lull, M.D. (deceased) ’62 – Chief of Nuclear Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital
* George E. Schreiner ’43 – Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine
* Thomas J. Dougherty, Ph.D. ’55 – Chief of Radiation/Biology Dept., Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Politics, Government, and Law

* Hon. Charles S. Desmond (deceased) ’17 – Retired Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
* Hon. Dennis Thomas Flynn, Delegate to Congress from the Oklahoma territory
* Hon. Matthew J. Jasen ’37 – Retired Judge, NYS Court of Appeals; Jasen and Jasen, PC
* Hon. Salvatore R. Martoche, JSC ’62 – New York State Supreme Court Justice: Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
* Hon. John J. LaFalce' ’61 – Former Congressman (NY); Peter Canisius Distinguished University Professor, Canisius College
* Hon. Anthony M. Masiello ’69 – Former Mayor of Buffalo, New York
* James T. Molloy ’58 – Former Doorkeeper, U.S. House of Representatives
* Hon. Henry J. Nowak ’57 – Former Congressman (NY), U.S. House of Representatives
* Hon. L. William Paxon ’77 – Former Congressman (NY); Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Hauer, Strauss & Feld
* Robert A. Klump '79 - Pro Se Attorney, US District Court for the Western District of New York; Associate Director, Frank G. Raichle Pre-Law Center, Canisius College; Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Canisius College
* Denise O'Donnell, former United States Attorney, candidate for New York State Attorney General and New York State Director of Criminal Justice Services
* Michael Scheuer '74, Ph.D. - Previous Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka "Alec Station"), Special Advisor to the Chief of the bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004, and author of .
* Robin Schimminger '69 - State Assemblyman
* Dale Volker '63 - State Senator

Religion and Theology

* Rev. Leonard G. Hacker, S.J. ’35 – Jesuit Missionary, Marshall Islands

ports

* Michael Buczkowski, Current General Manager / Vice President of the Buffalo Bisons
* Tommy Colella, Football player
* Leroy Chollet, Basketball player
* Corey Herring '08 - Basketball player
* Robert A. MacKinnon ’50 – Former General Manager, Assistant Coach, New Jersey Nets
* Johnny McCarthy, NBA player and coach, also coached Golden Griffins Men's Basketball.
* Michael Meeks, Basketball player
* Beth Phoenix -WWE Professional Wrestler
* Dick Poillon - Early National Football League player
* Michael F. Smrek ’85 – Former Professional basketball player, NBA Los Angeles Lakers