Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania. Following is an incomplete list of its notable alumni.
Arts NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesLouis Comfort TiffanyArtist and designer
Business NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesEugene C. LewisBusinessman, engineer, and chairman of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis RailwayEdwin Harrison McHenryVice-president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Consolidated Railway Leslie C. Quick Jr.Founder of Quick & Reilly Inc.Cyrus TangBusinessman and philanthropist
Clergy NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesHoward MeeksBishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan
Education NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesRobert Dorsey CoaleProfessor of Chemistry and Toxicology and Dean of the Physics Faculty at the University of Maryland, BaltimoreJames T. Harris IIIPresident of the University of San Diego and Widener UniversityEricka HartFormer adjunct professor at the Columbia School of Social Work and sex educatorKathleen HetheringtonPresident of Howard Community CollegeGeorge Michael Historian, political scientist, writer, and professor at Westfield State University
Entertainment NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesBenjamin P. Ablao Jr. Independent filmmaker and actorCecil B. DeMille Legendary Hollywood directorMatthew McGrory World's tallest actorBurt MustinActor, Gus the Fireman on Leave it to Beaver
Law NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesPeter J. Barnes IIINew Jersey Superior Court judge and New Jersey SenateAimee BelgardNew Jersey Superior Court judgeCarl DanbergAttorney general of Delaware, commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction, and brigadier general in the Delaware Army National GuardFaustino J. Fernandez-VinaAssociate justice of the New Jersey Supreme CourtAlina HabbaLawyerDon McGahnWhite House counselJim SchultzAssociate White House counselLee SolomonAssociate justice of the Supreme Court of New JerseyMargaret M. SweeneySenior judge of the United States Court of Federal ClaimsDavid C. WeissUnited States attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Literature and journalism NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesFrederick J. Chiaventone Historian, novelist, screenwriterDavid M. HallWriter, editor, and corporate trainerTim Newby1996Writer, authorBrent Staples1973New York Times editorial writer and author of Parallel TimeBrian TierneyPublisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily NewsLouis WeitzenkornWriter, newspaper editor, and playwright
Military NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesIrving J. CarrU.S. Army major generalCarl DanbergBrigadier general in the Delaware Army National Guard, attorney general of Delaware, and commissioner of the Delaware Department of CorrectionThomas D. Finley1911U.S. Army major generalTerry HalvorsenChief information officer at the US Department of Defense and Department of the NavyFrederic E. HumphreysFirst American military pilotBenjamin Ralph KimlauWorld War II heroCharles F. B. PriceLieutenant general of the United States Marines, Legion of Merit recipientJohn H. Tilelli Jr.1963United States Army four-star general
Politics NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesDawn Marie AddiegoNew Jersey state senatorRichard AllowayPennsylvania state senator Jesse Matlack BakerPennsylvania state representative and Pennsylvania state senator Truxtun BealeU.S. minister to Persia and U.S. minister to GreeceBarbara Bohannan-SheppardMayor of Chester, PennsylvaniaDavid J. BrightbillPennsylvania state senatorChris BrownNew Jersey Senate and New Jersey General AssemblyChris A. BrownNew Jersey senatorMichael A. BrownCouncil of the District of ColumbiaJohn H. CarringtonNorth Carolina SenateMark B. CohenPennsylvania General AssemblyCarolyn ComittaPennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania House of Representatives Drew CromptonPolitical consultantWilliam J. CrowPennsylvania House of Representatives Bryan CutlerPennsylvania House of RepresentativesJoseph DeFeliceFormer chair of the Philadelphia Republican PartySam FiocchiNew Jersey General AssemblyTom GannonPennsylvania House of RepresentativesDianne HerrinPennsylvania House of Representatives and mayor of West Chester, PennsylvaniaTom HoughtonPennsylvania House of RepresentativesWayne Langerholc Pennsylvania state senatorWalter Francis LayerPennsylvania state representative John LinderMayor of Chester, PennsylvaniaMike MissanelliSports journalist and host for ESPNPatrick J. MurphyUnited States House of Representatives and U.S. secretary of the ArmyJulianne MurrayChair of the Delaware Republican PartyD. Lane Powers United States House of RepresentativesDavid Lane Powers, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 9, 2007.Brian PreskiFormer legislative staffer and government relations professionalRobert J. Smith IINew Jersey General AssemblyGerald J. SpitzPennsylvania House of RepresentativesTodd StephensPennsylvania House of RepresentativesTerry Van HornePennsylvania House of Representatives
Science and technology NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesCurtis HendersonPioneer in the practice of cryonicsBrendan KehoeAuthor of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide and software developerSylvanus MorleyArchaeologist who led extensive excavations of the Maya site of Chichen Itza on behalf of the Carnegie InstitutionMax C. Starkloff Physician and health commissioner of St. LouisFrank WilcoxonChemist and statistician
Sports NameClassMajorNotabilityReferencesDan BorislowEntrepreneur and sports team ownerClarence C. Combs Jr.,Polo playerTom DeeryCollege Football Hall of Fame inductee Joe FieldsNew York Jets all-pro centerBilly "White Shoes" Johnson1974NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, College Football Hall of Fame inducteeJamarr JohnsonProfessional basketball player, 2x IBL Champion, and 2x IBL scoring leaderPhil Martelli1976Former St. Joseph's University head basketball coachWilliam A. Nimick Professional baseball team owner and presidentPat QuinnFormer NHL coach and general managerRoy SheridPitcher for New York YankeesBill Stern Newsreel and sports commentatorBob SwankFootball coachWilliam WesleyAdvisor for the New York Knicks
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