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Hofstra University is a dynamic private college on Long Island, NY, where students can choose from more than 140 undergraduate and 150 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education, health and human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law and School of Medicine. | more |
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Alumni of Distinction
Hofstra takes immense pride in the accomplishments of its graduates. Here is a small sampling of the countless alumni who have distinguished themselves in a wide array of professions and endeavors.
| Avi Arad '72 Founder and Former CEO, Marvel Studios Inc. The Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry '74 Judge, United States Court of Appeals Alan Bernon '76 President, Sequel Holdings LP Former Director and President, Dean Foods Company James Campbell '81 President and CEO, GE Consumer and Industrial Wayne Chrebet '95 Former wide receiver for the New York Jets Dr. Kimberly R. Cline '87, '89, '96 President, Mercy College Norman Coleman '71 Former U.S. Senator from Minnesota Francis Ford Coppola '60 Oscar-winning director of The Godfather Nicholas Croce '95 President, Inference Data Maurice Deane '81 President, Bama Equities, Inc. Nelson DeMille '70 Best-selling author of The General's Daughter Stephen Dunn '62 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Diane Garnick '96 Investment Strategist, Invesco Martin B. Greenberg '60 Chairman/Founder, Sterling Commodities Corporation Former Chairman, Commodities Exchange Joseph M. Gregory '74 Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Lehman Brothers Monica Horan '84 Actress, known for role as Amy on Everybody Loves Raymond Madeline Kahn '64 Late actress famed for her roles in Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles David M. Katz '86 Executive Vice President, Sterling Equities Owner of the New York Mets Lainie Kazan '60 Actress known for her role as the mother in My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Dr. Donna M. Mendes '73 Senior Vascular Surgeon, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital First African American WomanVascular Surgeon certified by the American Board of Surgery Joanne Minieri '82 President and Chief Operating Officer Forest City Ratner Companies Marilyn Monter '76 Vice President of The Holiday Organization, Inc. Chair - Hofstra University Board of Trustees Dr. Sharon Oster '70 Dean and Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Yale School of Management Governor David A. Paterson '83 New York State Governor James Quinn '74 President of Tiffany & Co. Philip Rosenthal '81 Creator and Executive Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond Winner of the 2003 Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series Debra Sandler '82 Worldwide President for McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company Morton Schapiro '75 President, Williams College Salvatore F. Sodano '77, '83 Former Chairman, American Stock Exchange Dean - Frank G. Zarb School of Business Joseph Sparacio '89 CEO and Managing Partner, The Island Financial Group; General Agent, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company Susan Sullivan '64 Stage, film, and television actress Robert Swirsky '84 Author, lecturer, pianist and computer scientist Jack Weisbaum '64 CEO, BDO Seidman, LLP Perry Weitz '84 Partner, Weitz & Luxenberg Carl Yung Ming Jie '92 Deputy Managing Director for CITIC Pacific Ltd. Frank Zarb '57 Managing Director of Hellman and Friedman LLC Former Chairman and CEO of NASD, Inc. and NASDAQ Stock Market, Former Chairman, CEO and President of Alexander & Alexander Services, Inc.; Former Chairman and CEO of Smith Barney |
