# List of Canisius University people

This is a list of notable students, alumni, staff and faculty of Canisius University in Buffalo, New York.

## Academia

* Sister Marion Beiter '44 – mathematician, Chairman of Mathematics for Rosary Hill College
* H. James Birx – Professor of Anthropology, Canisius University
* Paul G. Bulger – president of Buffalo State College
* James Demske, S.J., B.A. '47 – president of Canisius College (1966–1993)
* Steven Seegel, Ph.D. '99 – Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at University of Texas at Austin

## Business

* Michael Buczkowski '86 – general manager / vice president of the Buffalo Bisons
* George Mathewson '72 – chairman of the board, Royal Bank of Scotland
* Carl J. Montante '64 – founder, president, and managing director of Uniland Development; named 2010 Buffalo Outstanding Citizen
* Charles Moran Jr. – president and COO, Delaware North
* John W. Rowe '66 – chairman and CEO, Aetna, Inc.; member of the Academy of Science

## Journalism

* Anne Burrell '91 – Food Network chef
* Elizabeth MacDonald '84 – Gerald Loeb Award-winning financial journalist with The Wall Street Journal, anchorwoman on many programs and networks
* Michael Scheuer '74 – CBS News terrorism analyst; former CIA employee
* Elaine Sciolino ’70 – author; Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times
* Adam Zyglis '04 – editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News, winner of 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

## Medicine and science

* Sister Marion Beiter '44 – mathematician, Chairman of Mathematics for Rosary Hill College
* Edward G. Zubler '49 – inventor of the halogen lamp

## Politics, government, and law

* Hon. Dennis Thomas Flynn – Delegate to Congress from the Oklahoma Territory
* Hon. John J. LaFalce '61 – former Congressman (NY); Peter Canisius Distinguished University Professor, Canisius College
* Hon. Michael Liebel Jr. (Class of 1887)–, former mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania and United States Representative for Pennsylvania
* Hon. Salvatore R. Martoche JSC '62 – New York State Supreme Court Justice; former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
* 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
* Denise O'Donnell – former United States Attorney, candidate for New York State Attorney General and New York State Director of Criminal Justice Services
* Hon. L. William Paxon '77 – former Congressman (NY); Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Hauer, Strauss & Feld
* Edwin J. Roland – Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
* Michael Scheuer '74, Ph.D. – former 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; author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
* Robin Schimminger '69 – New York State Assemblyman
* Dale Volker '63 – New York State Senator

## Sports

* Michael Buczkowski – general manager/vice president of the Buffalo Bisons
* Leroy Chollet – basketball player
* Tommy Colella – football player
* Cory Conacher – ice hockey player
* Corey Herring '08 − basketball player
* Robert A. MacKinnon '50 – former general manager, assistant coach, New Jersey Nets
* Johnny McCarthy – NBA player and coach; coached Golden Griffins men's basketball
* Gerry Meehan – former NHL player and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres
* Michael Meeks – basketball player
* Beth Phoenix − WWE professional wrestler; Class of 2017 WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Divas Champion & three-time WWE Women's Champion
* Dick Poillon − early National Football League player
* Mike Rappl '77 – former head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins softball team
* Michael F. Smrek '85 – former professional basketball player, NBA Los Angeles Lakers
* Eyal Yaffe '86 – basketball player, Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Chris Manhertz '14 – NFL Football Tight End, former Canisius basketball player