Distinguished Alumni
We are proud of our more than 33,000 alumni worldwide. The following alumni represent just a sample of the significant roles St. Bonaventure University graduates play in leadership and service.

Dan Barry, '80
Senior Writer & National Columnist, New York Times; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting; Author

Deborah A. Henretta, '83
Partner, Council Advisors; former Group President of Global
e-Business, Procter & Gamble

SiriusXM Radio

Dr. Maria del Guadalupe (Lupe) Davidson, '95
Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts & Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, UMass Amherst

Catharine M. Young, '82
Executive Director of The Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech; former New York state senator and assemblywoman

Bob Lanier, '70
Special Assistant to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; former president, NBPA; Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer. (Bob passed away May 10, 2022.)

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, '82
NY Times Bestselling Author for "The Nest," named "Best Book of 2016" by the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Amazon


Christopher M. LaPlaca, '79
Retired Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, ESPN

Kate Welshofer, '96
Lecturer and Head of Broadcast Journalism, Jandoli School of Communication; former Communications and Content Strategist, National Comedy Center; Former Reporter and Anchor, WGRZ-TV Buffalo, N. Y.

Michael F. Vaccaro, '89
Lead Sports Columnist, New York Post; four-time New York Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association; New York Times bestselling author

Edward H. Bastian, '79
Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines

Patricia Rossman, '78
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and HR Communications, BASF North America

Chris E. Domes, '85
President of Neumann University; African Sisters Education Collaborative Board Member

David Vanterpool, '95
Assistant Coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association

Christopher Albrecht, '93
2018 New York State Teacher of the Year; fourth-grade teacher, Fred W. Hill School, Brockport, N.Y.

Neil Cavuto, '80
NY Times Bestselling Author; Former Sr. Vice President, Anchor and Managing Editor of Business News, Fox News Channel & Fox Business Network

Molly Kulesz-Martin, Ph.D., '71
Professor Emerita, Department of Dermatology and Cell & Developmental Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, and Director Emerita of the Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin.

Michael E. Hill, '96
16th President of Randolph-Macon College; former President, Chautauqua Institution; former President & CEO of Youth For Understanding USA

Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, '89
Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command; former Commanding General, United States Army Central

Eugene M. McQuade, '71
Board Chair, The Ireland Funds America; former CEO, Citibank, N.A.

Laurie Krupa, '82
Former Managing Director,
Mid-Atlantic Regional Executive - Business Banking, Bank of America

Gerry Helper, '79
Former Senior Vice President and Senior Adviser, Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League

Samantha Berkhead, '14
Editor-in-Chief, The Moscow Times

Ryan Vero, '92
Former CEO, Claire's

Dan Maurer, '09, & Anthony Mancini, '09
Maurer (left) and Mancini are founders of Elevate Nepal, Inc.