List of Manhattan University alumni

This is a list of notable graduates of Manhattan University in Riverdale, New York.

Notable alumni

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Academia

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Arts and literature

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Business

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Entertainment

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Journalism

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Rudy Giuliani

Government and public policy

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Raymond W. Kelly
 
Congressman Bill Owens
  • Joseph Raymond Jackson – former Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
  • John F. Keenan – Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • John S. Martin – former U.S. Attorney and Judge for United States District for the Southern District of New York
  • Richard C. Wilbur – judge of the United States Tax Court[8]

Math and science

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  • Kevin Campbell – Principal Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; internationally recognized for his contributions to muscular dystrophy research
  • James W. Cooley – mathematician, co-author of the FFT (fast Fourier transform) algorithm used in digital processing
  • Peter J. Denning – award-winning computer scientist best known for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which defeated thrashing in operating systems and became the reference standard for all memory management policies
  • Michael J. Flynn – professor emeritus of computer science at Stanford University; recipient of Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
  • Edward E. Hammer – IEEE Edison Medal for fluorescent lighting research
  • Valery Havard – botanist for whom many Texas plants are named, including the Chisos bluebonnet (Lupinus havardii), Havard oak (Quercus havardii), and Havard's evening primrose (Oenothera havardii)
  • Robert Tomasulo – computer scientist, inventor of the Tomasulo algorithm, 1997-recipient of Eckert–Mauchly Award
  • Michael Walsh – Vehicle emissions engineer and 2005 MacArthur Fellow
  • Erick Weinberg – physicist at Columbia University

Religion

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Sports

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Football

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  • John Luddy Burke – Captain of the Manhattan Jaspers
  • Vincent dePaul Draddy – Manhattan University quarterback who developed the Izod and Lacoste brands. College Football Hall of Famer and Chairman of the National Football Foundation. The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman."
  • Vic Fusia – former head football coach of the University of Massachusetts
  • Dick Tuckey – former professional American football running back
  • Pat Kirwan (football) – Receivers Coach and Personnel Assistant for the New York Jets under Pete Carroll. Currently Senior Football Analyst for the National Football League website.
  • Frank Gnup – Award-winning and all-star Canadian football player, and later legendary coach of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.

Track & field

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Other Sports

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References

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  4. ^ "Mary Eileen O'Brien to Retire From Presidency of Dominican University in Orangetown, New York". Women In Academia Report. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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  6. ^ "Katie Henry Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "John T. McCarthy". www.nndb.com.
  8. ^ "Manhattan Mourns The Passing Of Judge Richard C. Wilbur". Manhattan College. January 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Heyman, Brian (January 23, 2009). "Basketball-Playing Brothers Are Together and Apart on the Court". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Ryan Hall | UFC". www.ufc.com. 14 September 2018.