List of Loyola University New Orleans people

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.

Academics

John Biguenet, Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor^[1]
Walter Block, Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Chair in Economics and Professor of Economics^[2]
Nicholas Capaldi, ethicist and philosopher
Theodore John Dimitry Jr. Professor of Ophthalmology (1915-1940)^[3]
Sanford Hinderlie, Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Music Industry Studies at Loyola University New Orleans, educator, jazz pianist, composer, record producer
Patrick R. Hugg, John J. McAulay Distinguished Professor of Law
Adil Hussain Khan, Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies
Angel Adams Parham, Associate Professor of Sociology
William P. Quigley, law professor and Director of the Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center^[4]
Ed Renwick, political science professor and CBS News contributor
Ronal W. Serpas, professor at Loyola; Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, 2010–2014^[5]
Harry Shearer, professor, longtime voice actor for The Simpsons
Lowell C. Smith, Dean of the College of Business Administration
Bernard J. Ward, '44 & '49, longtime professor at Loyola, 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; expert in the field of bioethics

Arts

Chris Donahue '83, Academy Award-winning film producer^[6]^[7]
Amy Guidry, '98, painter
Claire Keegan, '92, Irish writer

Science

Carl H. Brans, '57, physicist and co-developer of the Brans–Dicke theory of gravitation
Donald Wetzel, '51, inventor of the ATM

Education

Norman Francis, L'55, president of Xavier University of Louisiana and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Politics

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, 1988–1996
Charles Emile "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr., New Orleans attorney; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1976–2007^[8]
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, 1956–1972; New Orleans educator^[9]
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, 1980–1992; taught for seven years at Loyola^[10]
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^[11]
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
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, Governor-elect of Louisiana, 45th Attorney General of Louisiana (2016-present), former 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
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, 1964–1968
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

Sports

Zeke Bonura, Major League Baseball player
Lloyd Bourgeois, Olympic track and field member
Bernard S. Flint, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
Eddie Flynn, boxer
Bucky Moore, football player
Richie Petitbon, football player and coach
Sammis Reyes (MBA 2018), basketball player who later converted to American football and became the first Chilean to play in the NFL^[12]
Michael Smith, host of ESPN's Numbers Never Lie and His and Hers
Emmett Toppino, Olympic track and field gold medalist

Law

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
Michael H. O'Keefe, '55, Louisiana State Senate President; convicted felon
Carl E. Stewart, '74, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Chet D. Traylor, '74, Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997–2009

Journalism

Andrew Callaghan, journalist, host of Channel 5 and former host of All Gas No Brakes
Michelle Lima, ABC News anchor and reporter^[13]
Tom Llamas, ABC News anchor and correspondent^[14]
Susan Vollenweider, co-host of The History Chicks podcast on Wondery, freelance writer and columnist for Kansas City Star

Entertainment

Royd Anderson, '98, documentary filmmaker
Charles Anthony, tenor
Maria Celeste Arraras, Telemundo presenter
Mia Borders, 2010, singer-songwriter^[15]
Paul Bouche, '91 TV producer, host, comedian, A Oscuras Pero Encendidos
Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano
Elise Cambon, pedagogue
Harry Connick, Jr., award-winning jazz singer, pianist, and humanitarian
Brent Crayon, 1995, pianist and musical director
Kyan Douglas, television personality and grooming expert
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
Jim Paratore, television producer and executive (The Ellen DeGeneres Show), co-creator of TMZ^[16]
Beth Patterson, '93, Irish and Celtic musician and producer
Petey, musician and TikTok personality; real nme Peter Martin
Aristos Petrou, musician
Marguerite Piazza, '40, soprano and entertainer
Natalia Rom, soprano
Jason Root, '09, Grammy winner and 25-time nominee for A&R Production^[17]
Biff Rose, '55, comedian and artist
Audrey Schuh, '50, soprano
Harry Theyard, '57, tenor
Mary Tortorich, '42, pedagogue
Norman Treigle, '51, bass-baritone
Phyllis Treigle, '81, soprano

Business

Tom Benson, '48, owner of the New Orleans Saints and Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate WVUE-DT
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

Photo gallery

Norman Francis receiveing Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006 from President George W. Bush
Walter Block, Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Chair in Economics and Professor of Economics associated with the Austrian School
Harry Connick, Jr., international musician, actor, and humanitarian
Ellis Marsalis, Jr, considered one of the premier pianists in modern jazz
Sean O'Keefe, former Navy Secretary under President George H. W. Bush, former LSU Chancellor, former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator under President George W. Bush
Robert Wilkie, Assistant Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush

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[2] "Walter e. Block - Loyola University New Orleans". Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

[3] *Danna, Jos A. (1916). Loyola University 1915-1916. New Orleans, Louisiana: Loyola University Press.

[4] "William P. Quigley - Loyola University New Orleans". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

[5] Supt. Ronal Serpas steps down at NOPD (WWLTV.com article) Archived August 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[resume-6] "Chris Donahue 2017 Resume and CV by ChrisDonahue.Info - Issuu". issuu. November 3, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[humanitas-7] "Chris Donahue — Humanitas". Humanitas. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[8] House District 94, Encyclopedia Louisiana at enlou.org (1999)

[9] "Fink, Olaf J." A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography by the Louisiana Historical Association. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[10] "Ecoloclean Industries, Inc. Hires Assistant Vice President of Capital Sourcing, February 2005". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved May 25, 2014.

[11] "Anthony J. Guarisco, Jr". martindale.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.

[12] Bishop, Greg (August 4, 2021). "Sammis Reyes and the Path Never Taken". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[13] ttp://www.ksat.com/news/2019/04/05/ksat-12-remembers ^{[dead link]}

[14] "Tom Llamas' ABC News Biography - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.

[15] David Spielman, When Not Performing (Pelican Publishing, 2012), p. 36

[bc-16] "Jim Paratore Passes Away – Longtime Telepictures, Warner Bros. exec produced 'TMZ,' 'Ellen DeGeneres,' 'Rosie O'Donnell' and many other programs". Broadcasting and Cable. May 29, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

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