List of famous people from Colgate University

This list provides an overview of well-known alumni, professors, and presidents associated with Colgate University . The year after a name usually refers to the senior year. The list does not claim to be complete.

Alumni

Art & film

• John Marks (1931), composer of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Charles Addams (1933), cartoonist
• Martin Ransohoff (1949), film producer (Martin Ransohoff Productions)
• Mel Watkins (1962), writer and professor at the University of Toronto
• Andrew Hill (1970), jazz pianist and composer
• Ed Werner (1971) and John Haney (1972), co-inventors of Trivial Pursuit
• Francesca Zambello (1978), cultural manager, including the Helpmann Award winner
• Joe Berlinger (1983), documentary producer ( Blair Witch 2 ; Brother's Keeper )
• Jeffrey Sharp (1989), producer ( Boys Don't Cry , You Can Count on Me , The Proof - Love Between Genius and Madness )
• Kevin Heffernan (1990), actor and comedian (Super Troopers, Club Mad)
• Jay Chandrasekhar (1991), Director ( Super Troopers , Arrested Development , Club Mad )
• Ted Griffin (1993), screenwriter ( Ocean's Eleven , Tricks )
• Gillian Vigman (1994), Comedian ( Sons & Daughters , MADtv )
• Bob Balaban , actor, director and film producer

economy

• Cyrus Eaton (1941), investment banker, businessman, and philanthropist
• Armand Zildjian (1944), founder of the Avedis Zildjian Company
• Lawrence Bossidy (1957), um. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Honeywell International
• Bruce Buck (1967), Chairman of Chelsea Football Club
• Ben Cohen (1973), Founder and President of Ben & Jerry's (non-degree)
• James Paul Manzi (1973), former CEO of Lotus Development Corporation

Education

• Mark Robbins, Dean of Syracuse University (School of Architecture)
• Eugene Bewkes (1919), past President of St. Lawrence University
• Charles Franklin Phillips, (1931), Colgate economics professor, past president of Bates College

Lawyers & Administration

• William P. Rogers (1934), Minister under two American Presidents
• E. Virgil Conway (1951), former chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City
• Charles Evans Hughes (1884), Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1930 to 1941

journalism

• Jack Belden (1932), war correspondent, writer for Life , Time
• Andy Rooney (1942), 60 Minutes Commentator, Columnist
• Thomas A. Dine (1962), former President of Radio Free Europe
• Bud Hedinger (1969), talk radio host
• Howard Fineman (1970), Newsweek's chief correspondent
• Michael R. Gordon (1972), chief military correspondent, best-selling author, journalist for the New York Times
• Michael Hiltzik (1973), journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner of the Los Angeles Times
• Brian Rooney (1974), ABC News correspondent
• Gloria Borger (1974), US News & World Report correspondent , CBS Corporation , Washington Week
• Jeff Fager (1977), executive producer for 60 Minutes
• Chris Hedges (1979), war correspondent for the New York Times
• Bob Woodruff (1983), ABC News foreign correspondent
• Monica Crowley (1990), Richard Nixon biographer ; Political analyst for FOX

Authors

• Frederick Busch (1967), author, professor of literature at Colgate from 1976 to 2003
• Kim Edwards (1981), novelist
• Philip Beard (1985), novelist
• John McGahern , novelist, Professor of English at Colgate 1981-2006

Research & Medicine

• Oswald Avery (1900), Canadian medic
• H. Guyford Stever (1938), former chairman of the National Science Foundation
• Martin Dudziak (1971), CEO of the TETRAD Technologies Group

Sports

• Dan Fortmann (1936), Chicago Bears American football player , Pro Football Hall of Fame member
• Ernest Vandeweghe (1949), former New York Knicks player and Los Angeles Lakers doctor
• Ken Schanzer (1966), President of NBC Sports
• Mike Milbury (1970), former Boston Bruins defensive player , former coach for Boston and the New York Islanders , former general manager of the Islanders, TV sports analyst for ESPN, NBC, TSN and NESN
• Mark van Eeghen (1974), former Oakland Raiders running back
• Mark Murphy (1977), former Washington Redskins Safety , former Sporting Director of Colgate and Northwestern University , President of Green Bay Packers
• Rich Erenberg (1984), former Pittsburgh Steelers running back
• Eugene Robinson (1985), former safety for the Carolina Panthers , Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers, and Seattle Seahawks
• Tom Burgess (1986), former quarterback of the Ottawa Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Most Valuable Player of the 1990 Gray Cup
• Kenny Gamble (1988), former Kansas City Chiefs running back , Colgate's co-sports director
• Clarence Horning (1916), American football player, voted All-American in 1916
• Greg Manusky (1988), former linebacker for the Washington Redskins , Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs, now defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers
• Steve Poapst (1991), former Chicago Blackhawks defensive player
• Bruce Gardiner (1994), former forward of the St. Louis Blues , Ottawa Senators , Tampa Bay Lightnings , Columbus Blue Jackets, and New Jersey Devils
• Jamal Patterson (1997), professional mixed martial arts athlete
• Adonal Foyel (1998), Orlando Magic center player
• Andy McDonald (2000), center player for the St. Louis Blues
• Cory Murphy (2001), Florida Panthers defensive player
• Jamaal Branch (2005), running back to the New Orleans Saints , 2003 winner of the Walter Payton Award , the I-AA division
• Joey Mormina (2005), Carolina Hurricanes defensive player
• Terry Slater , coach of the ice hockey team from 1977 to 1991

Professors

• Peter Balakian , Armenian-American writer and scientist
• Anthony Aveni , professor of astronomy and anthropology , one of the founders of archaeoastronomy

List of presidents

• Nathaniel Kendrick (1836-1848)
• Stephen William Taylor (1851-1856)
• George Washington Eaton (1856–1868)
• Ebenezer Dodge (1868-1890)
• George William Smith (1895-1897)
• George Edmands Merrill (1899-1908)
• Elmer Burritt Bryan (1909-1921)
• George Barton Cutten (1922-1942)
• Everett Needham Case (1942-1962)
• Vincent MacDowell Barnett, Jr. (1963-1969)
• Thomas A. Bartlett (1969–1977)
• George D. Langdon, Jr. (1978–1988)
• Neil R. Grabois (1988-1999)
• Charles Karelis (1999-2001)
• Rebecca Chopp (since 2002)