Many notable politicians, entertainers, and figures in United States history are alumni of Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. These include former members of the United States House of Representatives, members of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate, high ranking Presidential United States Cabinet officials, a former Head of State, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and numerous music celebrities, including opera star Norman Treigle. The university is also home to a number of high-profile professors, including Walter Block, the free market economist and anarcho-capitalist associated with the Austrian School. This is a list of notable people associated with the university.
William Barnett II, Chase Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Economics
Walter Block, Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Chair in Economics and Professor of Economics
John Biguenet, Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor
Jim Gabour, professor and award-winning film/video producer and director
Jerry R. Goolsby, Hilton/Baldridge Distinguished Chair in Music Industry Studies and Professor of Marketing
David Myers, Rev. Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J., BEGGARS Distinguished Professor in Communications
William P. Quigley, law professor and Director of the Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
Ed Renwick, political science professor and CBS News contributor
Ronal W. Serpas, professor at Loyola University; Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department from May, 2010 to August 18, 2014
Harry Shearer, professor, longtime voice actor for The Simpsons
Bernard J. Ward, '44 & '49, longtime professor at Loyola University, Notre Dame Law School, and University of Texas School of Law; renowned expert in federal judiciary and federal procedure
Reverend Kevin Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., President of Loyola University; expert in the field of bioethics
Amy Guidry, '98, painter
Carl H. Brans, '57, physicist and co-developer of the Brans–Dicke theory of gravitation
Donald Wetzel, '51, inventor of the ATM
Norman Francis, L'55, president of Xavier University of Louisiana and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Paul Pastorek, 1976, J.D. 1979, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education
Ben Bagert, '68, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, 1970-1992
Larry S. Bankston, '76 Law, Louisiana state senator from Baton Rouge from 1988 to 1996
Charles Emile "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr., New Orleans attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976-2007
Joseph Cao, former U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives
Dan Claitor, '87 Law School graduate, member of the Louisiana State Senate from Baton Rouge
Hezekiah Leonard Clark, Jr., Democratic Executive Committee, District “E”, and President of the 9th Ward Citizen Voters League of New Orleans, Louisiana; United States Marine Corps sharpshooter, triple distinguished shooter: Rifle, Pistol and International; Master Shooter, the highest rating of the National Rifle Association
Edwin Compass, ’00, ’02, Superintendent, New Orleans Police Department
Patrick Connick, '83, state representative from Jefferson Parish
James R. Domengeaux, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Lafayette.
Jim Donelon, former state representative and current state insurance commissioner
Hunt Downer, '72, former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives; assistant adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard
Adrian G. Duplantier, L '49, former State Senator in the Louisiana State Legislature and Federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Manuel A. Esquivel, ’62, former Prime Minister of Belize
Olaf Fink, Master's degree, member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1972; New Orleans educator
C.B. Forgotston, former New Orleans resident, attorney, political activist, and fellow of the Loyola Institute of Politics
Garey Forster, former state representative and state labor secretary, fellow of Institute of Politics
Charles Foti, L, former Attorney General of Louisiana
Kim Gandy, L '78, President of the National Organization for Women
Ray Garofalo, current District 103 member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
James Garvey, Jr. B.B.A.'87; Law '91, Metairie lawyer/accountant; member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education since 2012
Terry W. Gee, Master's in Business, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson and Orleans parishes from 1980-1992; taught for seven years at Loyola
E. W. Gravolet, member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature from Plaquemines Parish
Charles Grisbaum, Jr., B '59, L '61, state representative and state appeals court judge for Jefferson Parish
Anthony Guarisco, Jr., 12-year state senator from Morgan City; law school graduate in 1966
William J. Guste, attorney general of Louisiana, 1972-1992; instrumental figure in the Carter-Mondale election of 1976
Paul J. Hardy, attorney and former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, member of the New Orleans City Council, 2005-2014, retired educator
Nita Rusich Hutter, Class of 1974, Louisiana state representative from St. Bernard Parish
Mary Jo Jacobi, 1973, civil service commissioner appointed by Queen Elizabeth II
Ed Karst, controversial mayor of Alexandria (1969–1973)
Raymond Laborde, '49, mayor of Marksville (1958–1970), state representative (1972–1992), commissioner of administration (1992–1996)
Mitch Landrieu, L'85, Mayor of New Orleans; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana(2006–2010); candidate for the 2006 New Orleans Mayoral Election
Moon Landrieu, ’52, L’54, former mayor of New Orleans; former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; former Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
Jeff Landry, Law, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, elected 2010
Oscar M. Laurel, '41, Mexican-American politician in south Texas
Harry Lee, L'67, former Sheriff of Jefferson Parish
Tony Ligi, Law, State representative from Jefferson Parish since 2008
Joseph Lopinto, B.A. and Law, member of the Louisiana State House from Jefferson Parish
Danny Martiny, Law, member of the Louisiana State Senate from Jefferson Parish
A.J. McNamara, Law, member of the Louisiana House (1976–1980), U.S. District Judge (1982–2001)
Edwin R. Murray, '82, L'85, member of the Louisiana State Senate
Sean O'Keefe, ’77, former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator; former Louisiana State University Chancellor; former United States Secretary of the Navy
Paul Pastorek, B.A. '76 Law '79, Louisiana state superintendent of education 2007-2011
Vance Plauché, '18, member of the United States House of Representatives from Lake Charles, 1941–1943
Julie Quinn, Law, attorney and member of the Louisiana State Senate from Jefferson Parish since 2005
Dan Richey, '75, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate and Republican political activist
Frances T. Scanlan, ’69, member of the Senior Foreign Service, diplomat in residence at Tulane University
John R. Smith, member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature since 1988, Leesville businessman
Elmer R. Tapper, '52, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from St. Bernard Parish
Ray Tarver, Dentistry '52, member of the Louisiana House from Natchitoches Parish from 1964 to 1968
Suzanne Haik Terrell, L'84, former Louisiana Commissioner of Elections; Republican councilwoman in the New Orleans City Council; special adviser to President George W. Bush in the Economic Development Administration
Steve Theriot, Accounting, state representative, legislative auditor
Richard Alvin Tonry, '67, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district
Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr., state representative from East Baton Rouge Parish
Robert Wilkie, L’88, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
J. Skelly Wright ('32, L'34), former U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge, who is famous for ordering the desegregation of Louisiana schools and college during the Civil Rights Movement
Crozet Joseph Duplantier, Sr., States-Item Sports Editor; the first person to argue publicly that New Orleans could support an NFL team, worked tirelessly to bring an NFL team to New Orleans, the "forgotten man" of Saints football per Saints owner John Mecom; journalism professor at Loyola; White House political appointee/senior executive, Member of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation; WWII Guadalcanal combat veteran, Pulitzer Honorable Mention for his 1963 non-fiction series, "My Son Chris is Retarded."
John M. Jones, ’73, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Green Bay Packers
Bucky Moore, NFL player
Richie Petitbon, retired NFL safety, former Washington Redskins head coach
Michael Smith, host of ESPN's Numbers Never Lie and His and Hers
Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., '54, former Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Adrian G. Duplantier, '49, federal judge and former Louisiana state senator
Jeannette Knoll, '66, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Joseph Morrel, '05, former clerk for Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, currently attorney in Houston at Porter Hedges LLP
Michael H. O'Keefe, '55, Louisiana State Senate President; convicted felon
Paul G. Pastorek, '79, General Counsel, NASA
Carl E. Stewart, '74, judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Chet D. Traylor, '74, Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997-2009
Andreas Preuss, ’87, supervising producer/executive producer CNN, Atlanta
Jerry Romig, announcer, New Orleans Saints
Jeff McKay (Glanzer), attended 1981-84, famous traffic reporter WINS & WABC New York, columnist New York Post
Tom Llamas, ABC News anchor and correspondent
Royd Anderson, '98, documentary filmmaker
Charles Anthony, tenor
Maria Celeste Arraras, Telemundo presenter
Janece Bell amateur actress
Mia Borders, 2010, singer-songwriter
Paul Bouche, '91 TV producer, host, comedian, A Oscuras Pero Encendidos
Col. John Bourgeois, '51, former director of the United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” Washington, D.C.
Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano
Elise Cambon, pedagogue
Harry Connick, Jr., award-winning jazz singer, pianist, and humanitarian
Kyan Douglas, television personality and grooming expert
Woods Drinkwater, 2007, Grammy Award winner in 2009 for his engineering work on a Cajun music album
Seán Brett Duggan, ’76, finalist in the 1972 International Golbert Competition; the only two-time, first-place winner of the International Bach Competition; Benedictine monk
John Ellis, tenor saxophonist
Ruth Falcon, '64, soprano and pedagogue
G-Eazy, born Gerald Gillum, rapper
Victor Goines, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
Greer Grimsley, bass-baritone
Bryan Hymel, tenor
Anthony Laciura, '74, tenor and actor
Rick Margitza, tenor saxophonist, played with the Maria Schneider Orchestra
Ellis Marsalis, ’86, jazz pianist and recording artist
Victor J. Montilla, '98, president, Puerto Rico Corporation of Public Broadcasting
Russell Myerson, ’76, Executive Vice President of Warner Brothers Television; Executive Vice President of CW Television Network
Liz and Julia Nolan, '14 reality television personalities and Big Brother 17 contestants
Jim Paratore, television producer and executive (The Ellen DeGeneres Show), co-creator of TMZ
Beth Patterson, ’93, Irish and Celtic musician and producer
Marguerite Piazza, '40, soprano and entertainer
Natalia Rom, soprano
Jason Root, Twelve-time Grammy Award-Nominated for A&R Production
Biff Rose, '55, comedian and artist
Audrey Schuh, '50, celebrated soprano
Kelcie Schwab, comedian
Abby Terkuhle, ’77, president, MTV Animation; creative director, MTV, New York City
Harry Theyard, '57, tenor
Mary Tortorich, '42, pedagogue
Norman Treigle, '51, bass-baritone
Phyllis Treigle, '81, soprano
Tom Benson, ’87, owner of the New Orleans Saints and Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate WVUE-DT
Kyle Berner, 2003, co-owner of the eco-friendly flip-flop company Feelgoodz
Philip J. Carroll, '58, former CEO of Shell Oil; appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush to head the policy planning advisory board of the Iraqi Oil Ministry
Klaus G. Dorfi, ’65, chairman of the board and CEO, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, New York
Ken Hoffman, ’65, president and CEO, Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Chicago
Diane E. Offereins, ’80, Executive Vice President and CTO, Discover Financial Services, Chicago
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