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Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the college after General Laf ...

Notable alumni and trustees

Academics and education

* George C. Heckman, class of 1845, president of

Hanover College Hanover College is a private college in Hanover, Indiana, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Founded in 1827 by Reverend John Finley Crowe, it is Indiana's oldest private college. The Hanover athletic teams participate in the H ...

1870–79 * Thomas Craig, class of 1875, early professor of mathematics at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

* James Bright, class of 1877, philologist, first person to receive a Ph.D. in English from Johns Hopkins * James Cameron Mackenzie, class of 1878, educator * James McKeen Cattell, class of 1880, the first professor of

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

in the United States * Robert L. Slagle, class of 1887, President South Dakota Agricultural College 1906-14;

University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion, South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862, 27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota, USD is the flagship uni ...

1914-28 *

Earl Gregg Swem Earl Gregg Swem (December 29, 1870 – April 14, 1965) was an American historian, bibliographer and librarian. Swem worked at the Library of Congress and Virginia State Library, and for more than two decades was primary librarian at the Col ...

, class of 1893, historian, bibliographer and librarian *

Joseph S. Illick Joseph S. Illick (September 16, 1884 - August 31, 1967) was Dean of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University, from 1944 to 1951. He was a graduate of Lafayette College (1907), and the Biltmore Forest School (1913); he studied ...

, class of 1907, Dean of the

New York State College of Forestry The New York State College of Forestry, the first professional school of forestry in North America, opened its doors at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, in the autumn of 1898., It was advocated for by Governor Frank S. Black, but after just ...

, 1944–51 *

Ralph Cooper Hutchison Ralph Cooper Hutchison (February 27, 1898 – March 15, 1966) was president of Washington & Jefferson College and Lafayette College. Personal Hutchison was born in Colorado on February 27, 1898. He attended Lafayette College, graduating in 19 ...

, class of 1918, president of

Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries t ...

, 1931–45, and Lafayette College, 1945–57 *

Frank Reed Horton Frank Reed Horton (July 17, 1896 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania – August 28, 1966 in Easton, Pennsylvania), was a United States educator. He is best known as the founder and first national president of Alpha Phi Omega, an international service frater ...

, class of 1926, founder of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity *

Frank Franz Frank Franz (born 21 November 1978) is a German politician who has been the leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) since 2014. He was formerly the national chairman of the NPD in the German state of Saarland from 200 ...

, class of 1959, provost at

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State Coll ...

and fourth president of

The University of Alabama in Huntsville The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is a public research university in Huntsville, Alabama. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and comprises nine colleges: arts, humanities & social science ...

* Nils Yngve Wessell, class of 1934, president of

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

, 1953–66 *

Leonard Jeffries Leonard Jeffries Jr. (born January 19, 1937) is former departmental chair of Black Studies at the City College of New York, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). Jeffries is a political scientist, historian, educator, master-teacher/adm ...

, class of 1959, Professor of Black Studies at the City College of New York (City) *

Martin Jezer Marty Jezer (November 21, 1940 – June 11, 2005) was a well-known activist and author. Born Martin Jezer and raised in the Bronx, he earned a history degree from Lafayette College. He was a co-founding member of the Working Group on Electoral ...

, class of 1961, progressive activist in New York and Vermont; leader of stutterers' self-help movement *

Barry Wellman Barry Wellman (born 1942) is a Canadian-American sociologist and is the co-director of the Toronto-based international NetLab Network. His areas of research are community sociology, the Internet, human-computer interaction and social structur ...

, class of 1963, Professor of Sociology,.

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

, 1967-2013; Co-Director, NetLab Network * Joseph Rallo, class of 1971, Commissioner of Higher Education for the State of Louisiana. * Darlyne Bailey, class of 1974, first African American dean of the

College of Education and Human Development The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is one of seventeen colleges and professional schools at the University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the ...

at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

* John Anderson Fry, class of 1982, former president of

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

and current president of Drexel University

Business

Ario Pardee Ariovistus Pardee (November 19, 1810 – March 26, 1892) was an American engineer, coal baron, philanthropist, and director of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. In the 1840s he began purchasing land in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, suspecting it to contain ...

, trustee from 1865-1892, president of the trustees from 1881-1892. Coal magnate and philanthropist who donated the funds to create the engineering and science departments at Lafayette, namesake of

Pardee Hall The Lafayette College campus is a 110-acre suburban area located on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. Lafayette College also owns and maintains a 230-acre athletic complex, the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex. The school is rou ...

which he also funded * James Gayley, class of 1876, Managing Director

Carnegie Steel Company Carnegie Steel Company was a steel-producing company primarily created by Andrew Carnegie and several close associates to manage businesses at steel mills in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in the late 19th century. The company was form ...

and first vice president of U.S. Steel, 1901–09 * Torrence Huffman, class of 1878, Banker; loaned the Huffman Prairie to the Wright Brothers *

Charles Bergstresser Charles Milford Bergstresser (June 25, 1858 – September 20, 1923) was an American journalist and, with Charles Dow and Edward Jones, one of the founders of Dow Jones & Company at 15 Wall Street in 1882. Early life A native of Berrysburg, Pennsyl ...

, class of 1881, one of the three founders of Dow Jones & Company * Harrison Woodhull Crosby, commercialized the canned tomato * Leslie Freeman Gates, class of 1897, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, 1919–20 * George B. Walbridge, class of 1898, co-founder and chairman of Walbridge Aldinger (now known as simply Walbridge) * T. Frank Soles, class of 1904, chairman of the board of Talon, Inc., zipper manufacturer; trustee and donor of Soles Hall * Fred Morgan Kirby, trustee from 1916–40, helped found the

Woolworth's Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to: Businesses * F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores * Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops ...

five and dime store chain *

Thomas J. Watson Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who served as the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's manageme ...

, trustee; donor; first chairman and CEO of IBM, 1914–56; computing pioneer; namesake of the Watson Computer * Edward Jesser, class of 1939, former president of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce & New Jersey Bankers Association, chairman and CEO of Summit Bancorp * Walter E. Hanson, class of 1949, chairman of

KPMG KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations. Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...

. * Sarkis Acopian, class of 1951, founded Acopian Technical Company, makers of the first solar radios. * Arthur J. Rothkopf, class of 1955, retired senior vice president of

U.S. Chamber of Commerce The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the largest lobbying group in the United States, representing over three million businesses and organizations. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urgin ...

; president emeritus of Lafayette College *

Michael H. Moskow Michael H. Moskow (born January 7, 1938) is currently vice chairman and distinguished fellow on the global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. From 1994 to 2007, he served as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Rese ...

, class of 1959, CEO and president of the

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (informally the Chicago Fed) is one of twelve regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, make up the United States' central bank. The Chicago Reserve Bank serves the Sevent ...

* Stephen D. Pryor, class of 1971, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company * Neil Levin, class of 1976, former executive director of the

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, PANYNJ; stylized, in logo since 2020, as Port Authority NY NJ, is a joint venture between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, established in 1921 through an interstate compact authorize ...

, vice president of Goldman Sachs * Chip Bergh, Class of 1979, CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. * Angel L. Mendez, class of 1982, COO of

HERE Here is an adverb that means "in, on, or at this place". It may also refer to: Software * Here Technologies, a mapping company * Here WeGo (formerly Here Maps), a mobile app and map website by Here Technologies, Here Television * Here TV (form ...

Fran Horowitz Fran Horowitz-Bonadies is an American businesswoman. She is the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a position she has held since her appointment in February 2017 following the ouster of Mike Jeffries. Early life and education Horowitz attended h ...

, class of 1985, president & chief merchandising officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. * Alan Hoffman, class of 1988, senior vice president, PepsiCo.; former deputy chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden; Deputy Assistant to the U.S. President * Hendrik J. Hartong III, class of 1989, CEO of Brynwood Partners * William R. Wagner, class of 1989, CEO of

LogMeIn GoTo, formerly LogMeIn Inc., is a flexible-work provider of software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based remote work tools for collaboration and IT management, with products including GoTo Connect, GoTo Resolve, Rescue, Central, and more, built ...

* Stephen Messer, class of 1993, founder of Rakuten Linkshare and angel investor * Ian Murray, class of 1997, cofounder of

Vineyard Vines Vineyard Vines is an American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, by brothers Shep and Ian Murray. The brand markets high-end ties, hats, belts, shirts, shorts, swimwear, bags for men, women, an ...

* Carson Conant, class of 1998, founder and CEO of

Mediafly Mediafly is a privately held technology company based in Chicago, Illinois that provides Mobile sales enablement, mobile enablement software. History Mediafly was founded by Carson Conant in 2006 as a podcatcher. In addition to its mobile apps, in ...

Engineering

* William Ashburner Cattell, class of 1884, civil engineer and railroad company president * James Madison Porter III, class of 1886, professor of

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

and designer of Northampton Street Bridge * William F. Durand, class of 1888, mechanical engineer and first civilian chair of the

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a United States federal agency founded on March 3, 1915, to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958, the agency was dissolved and its assets ...

* Edgar Jadwin, class of 1888, General, Chief of Engineers *

Don Lancaster Donald E. Lancaster is an American author, inventor, and microcomputer pioneer. Background Lancaster is a writer and engineer, who authored multiple articles for computer and electronics magazines of the 1970s, including ''Popular Electronics' ...

, class of 1961, author, inventor, and microcomputer pioneer

Entertainment

Burr McIntosh William Burr McIntosh (August 21, 1862 – April 28, 1942) was an American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of ''The'' ''Burr McIntosh Monthly'',Joel Silver Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American film producer. Life and career Silver was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, the son of a writer and a public relations executive. His family is Jewish. He attended Columbia High School i ...

, head of Hollywood's

Silver Pictures Silver Pictures is an American film production company founded by Hollywood producer Joel Silver in 1980. The Silver Pictures logo, also called The Chip, is modeled on a block pattern that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the exteriors of the St ...

and producer of films including the ''

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Al ...

'', ''

Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...

'', and ''

The Matrix ''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...

'' series *

Lorene Scafaria Lorene Scafaria (born 1978) is an American filmmaker, playwright, musician, and former actress. She wrote and directed the films ''Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'' (2012), ''The Meddler'' (2015), and '' Hustlers'' (2019), in addition ...

, screenwriter, playwright, actress and singer best known for her work on the 2008 film ''

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist ''Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Written by Lorene Scafaria and based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and Da ...

'' *

Jim Rosenhaus Jim Rosenhaus is a radio broadcaster for the Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team. Rosenhaus also hosts ''Guardians Warm Up'' and ''Guardians Weekly'' on WTAM. Rosenhaus joined the Guardians (known as the Indians at the time of joining) i ...

, class of 1986, broadcaster for the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...

Beth Mowins Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...

, class of 1989,

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...

announcer and one of the first women color analysts on the network

Government

* Charles F. Chidsey, class of 1864, first mayor of Easton, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. * Isaiah D. Clawson, class of 1833, represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

, 1855-59 *

James Morrison Harris James Morrison Harris (November 20, 1817 – July 16, 1898) was a United States House of Representatives, Representative from the United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 3, third district of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Mar ...

, class of 1833, U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1855–1861; Lafayette College trustee, 1865–72 *

Alexander Ramsey Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815 April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fa ...

, class of 1836, Governor of

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, US Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War * Nathaniel B. Smithers, class of 1836, U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1863–65 *

Philip Johnson Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005) was an American architect best known for his works of modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the po ...

, class of 1844, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1861–63, 1863–67 * Henry Clay Longnecker, class of 1845 (non-graduate), honorary degree in 1851, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1859-61 *

Henry Green Henry Green was the pen name of Henry Vincent Yorke (29 October 1905 – 13 December 1973), an English writer best remembered for the novels '' Party Going'', ''Living'' and ''Loving''. He published a total of nine novels between 1926 and 1952 ...

, class of 1846, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania * Henry Martyn Hoyt, attended 1845–48, honorary law degree conferred in 1882, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1879–83 * Horatio Gates Fisher, class of 1855, US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1879–83 * Samuel McLean, non-graduate, received honorary degree in 1857, member of first Montana State Legislature, 1865–67 * Benjamin Franklin Junkin, entered 1837, A.M. in 1865, US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1859–1861 * Robert Porter Allen, class of 1855, Pennsylvania State Senator, 1875–78 *

Allen Craig Allen Thomas Craig (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. The Cardinals drafted Craig from the Uni ...

, class of 1855, Pennsylvania State Representative and Senator, 1865–67, 1879–82 *

John W. Griggs John William Griggs (July 10, 1849 – November 28, 1927) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician, who served as the 29th governor of New Jersey, from 1896 to 1898. As Governor of New Jersey Griggs gained a reputation for siding wi ...

, class of 1868, Governor of New Jersey, 1896–1898; US Attorney General, 1898–1901 * Frank J. Washabaugh, class of 1870, South Dakota jurist and legislator * Laird Howard Barber, class of 1871, US Representative from

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

1899–1901, lawyer * Arthur Granville Dewalt, class of 1874, US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915–21 * Isaac Barber, class of 1876, New Jersey State Senator 1896–99, 1902–05 * Russell Benjamin Harrison, class of 1877, Indiana legislator; consul to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

; son of U.S. President

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

* Edward Francis Blewitt, class of 1879, Pennsylvania State Senator, 1907-1910; great-grandfather to Joe Biden * George Howell, class of 1880, US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1903–1904 * John R. Farr, class of 1885, U.S. Representative from

, 1911–19, and 1921 * Cyrus E. Woods, class of 1886, president pro tempore

State Senate 1901-07; U.S. Ambassador to

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and Japan, 1921–24 * Wallace McCamant, class of 1888, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1925–26 *

Harry Arista Mackey Harry Arista Mackey (June 26, 1869 – October 17, 1938) was an American college football player and coach, lawyer, and politician. He served as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1928 to 1932. Early life and career Born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvani ...

, class of 1890, Mayor of Philadelphia 1928 - 31 * Frederic Antes Godcharles, class of 1893,

State Representative and Senator, 1900–08 * Isaac Clinton Kline, class of 1893, U.S. Representative from

from 1921–23, lawyer *

A. Mitchell Palmer Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936), was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare ...

, attended briefly and honorary degree conferred in 1919, 50th Attorney General of the United States, overseer of the Palmer Raids * John D. Clarke, class of 1898, U.S. Congressman from New York * William Huntington Kirkpatrick, class of 1905, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1921-23 * Joseph F. Crater, class of 1910,

Associate Justice Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some sta ...

of the New York Supreme Court * Haydn Proctor, class of 1926,

of the

Supreme Court of New Jersey The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging th ...

* Wesley Lance, class of 1928, member of

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

and New Jersey Senate; one of the drafters of the current, 1947 New Jersey State Constitution *

Robert B. Meyner Robert Baumle Meyner (July 3, 1908 – May 27, 1990) was an American Democratic Party politician and attorney who served as the 44th governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962. Before being elected governor, Meyner represented Warren County in t ...

, class of 1930, Governor of

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

1954–62; competed against

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

in the 1960

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

primary * Winston L. Prouty, class of 1930, United States Representative and Senator from Vermont * William H. Woodin, Trustee, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1933 *

Wayne Dumont Wayne Dumont, Jr. (June 25, 1914 – March 19, 1992) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He represented Warren County in the New Jersey Senate from 1952 to 1966 and northwestern New Jersey more broadly from 1968 unt ...

, class of 1935, former Acting Governor of New Jersey * Wendell Good, class of 1935, Pennsylvania State Representative 1967-72 * Charles Timothy Slack, class of 1935, Pennsylvania State Representative 1961-70 *

Arch A. Moore, Jr. Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (April 16, 1923 – January 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia. He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952. He was elected the 28th and 30th governor of West Virgi ...

, attended in 1943, twice Governor of

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

* Arthur Sohmer, class of 1948, Chief of Staff to former Vice President

Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second vice president to resign the position, the other being John ...

* D. Bennett Mazur (c. 1925–1994), member of the

* Fred Ashton, class of 1952, Mayor of Easton from 1967–75. *

Dennis Kux Dennis H. Kux (born August 11, 1931, in London, England) is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire (1986–89). He is the author of ''India and the United States: Estranged Democracies 1941-1991'' (the book has an introduct ...

, class of 1952, U.S. Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, 1986–89 *

William E. Simon William Edward Simon (November 27, 1927 – June 3, 2000) was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He became the Secretary of the Treasury on May 9, 1974, during the Nixon admi ...

, class of 1952, 63rd

Secretary of the Treasury The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal a ...

, president of the

United States Olympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...

* Bob Smith, class of 1952, former Senator of

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

* Garrett E. Brown, Jr., class of 1965, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey * George F. Pott, Jr., class of 1965, Pennsylvania State Representative 1977-86 *

Robert Pastor Robert Alan Pastor (April 10, 1947 – January 8, 2014) was a member of the National Security Council staff and a writer on foreign affairs. Education Pastor earned his bachelor's degree in history from Lafayette College and a Masters of Public ...

, class of 1969, former member of the

United States National Security Council The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for consideration of national security, military, and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House, it is part of the Exe ...

* Joel A. Pisano, class of 1971, Federal Judge for District Court of New Jersey *

Marcia Bernicat Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (born 1953) is an American diplomat who is the current Director General of the Foreign Service. She is a former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. She served as Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau from 2008 ...

, class of 1975,

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh The United States ambassador to Bangladesh is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Bangladesh. President Joe Biden nominated career diplomat and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economi ...

* Robin L. Wiessmann, class of 1975, former Pennsylvania State Treasurer * Craig Dally, class of 1978, Pennsylvania State Representative, 1997–2010 * Bruce L. Castor, Jr., class of 1983, Attorney General (interim) and first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania, former district attorney and county commissioner in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Presidential Impeachment Counsel; Lawyer. * Doug Reichley, class of 1983, Pennsylvania State Representative 2003-12 *

Robert Spagnoletti Robert James Spagnoletti is the former Attorney General of the District of Columbia, United States, appointed 2004. He previously served as Council of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Corporation Counsel, and as an Assistant United ...

, class of 1984, former Attorney General of the

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* Michael A. Raynor, class of 1984, former

United States Ambassador to Benin The Kingdom of Dahomey was an overseas possession of France—part of French West Africa—until 1958. In that year Dahomey became an autonomous republic, and gained full independence in 1960. The United States immediately recognized Dahomey and ...

Anthony Palumbo Anthony Howard Palumbo (born September 14, 1970) is an American Republican Party politician who currently represents the 1st district of the New York State Senate. He previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly. Palumbo attend ...

, class of 1994, member New York State Assembly, 2013–present * Aaron Kaufer, class of 2011, Pennsylvania State Representative, 2015–present * Travis Hutson, class of 2007, Florida State Senator 2012-present

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

* J. Elfreth Watkins Sr., class of 1874, Curator United States National Museum *

Frederick Starr Frederick Starr (September 2, 1858 – August 14, 1933) was an American academic, anthropologist, and "populist educator"Parezo, Nancy J. and Don D. Fowler. (2007) "Taking Ethnological Training Outside the Classroom: the 1904 Louisiana Exposi ...

, class of 1882, anthropologist *

Edwin Atlee Barber Edwin Atlee Barber (August 13, 1851 – December 12, 1916) was an American archaeologist and author. Biography Edwin Atlee Barber was born in Baltimore, Maryland to William Edwin Barber and Anne Eliza Townsend. He entered Lafayette College in ...

, classes of 1887 and 1893, Director

Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA), also referred to as the School of Applied Art, was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on February 26, 1876, as both a museum and teaching institution. This was in response to t ...

Snowden Ashford Snowden Ashford (1866–1927) was an American architect who worked in Washington, D.C., his native city. Born on January 1, 1866, Ashford was educated at Rittenhouse Academy and at the Christian Brothers Roman Catholic school. He studied archit ...

, class of 1888, Washington D.C.'s first municipal architect * Harold H. Bender, class of 1903, professor of philology at Princeton University *

, class of 1963, sociologist; founder of International Network for Social Network Analysis * Brent Glass, class of 1969, director of Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Literature and poetry

John Martin Crawford John Martin Crawford (March 29, 1962 – December 16, 2020) was a Canadian serial killer. Crawford was convicted of killing four women in Saskatchewan and Alberta, between 1981 and 1992. Crimes Crawford was sentenced in 1981 to ten years' impri ...

, class of 1871, translated the Finnish epic ''

Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' ( fi, Kalevala, ) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and ...

'' into English; Consul-general of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

under President

Stephen Crane Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism an ...

, author of ''

The Red Badge of Courage ''The Red Badge of Courage'' is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Ove ...

''; attended for one semester before leaving to focus exclusively on his writing *

Dominique Lapierre Dominique Lapierre (30 July 1931 – 2 December 2022) was a French author. Life Dominique Lapierre was born in Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he travelled to the U.S. with his father who was a diploma ...

, class of 1952, author *

, class of 1961, activist and author *

Jay Parini Jay Parini (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and academic. He is known for novels, poetry, biography, screenplays and criticism. He has published novels about Leo Tolstoy, Walter Benjamin, Paul the Apostle, and Herman Melville. Early ...

, class of 1970, poet and Middlebury College professor * Ross Gay, class of 1996, poet * M. K. Asante, Jr., class of 2004, professor, author, and filmmaker * Michael S. Schmidt, class of 2005, author and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington correspondent for ''The New York Times''

Medicine

* Philip S. Hench, class of 1916, winner of

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, accord ...

in 1950 * Haldan K. Hartline, class of 1923, winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 * Orvan Hess, class of 1927, physician noted for his early use of penicillin and development of the fetal heart monitor * C. Harmon Brown, class of 1952, pioneer in women's sports medicine; Olympic track and field coach

Military

* Andrew Porter, class of 1838 (non-graduate), honorary degree in 1865, Brigadier General U.S. Army * Theophilus Francis Rodenbough, class of 1854 (non-graduate), Brigadier General U.S. Army;

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

recipient * Charles A. Wikoff, class of 1855, most senior ranking

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

officer killed in the

Spanish–American War , partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence , image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = (cloc ...

* Stephen Wilson Pomeroy, class of 1861, "The Unknown Scout" who alerted Governor Curtin of General Lee's amassing army at Gettysburg * Duncan Stephen Walker, class of 1862 (non-graduate), Brigadier General U.S. Army, great-great-grandson of

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

* Peyton C. March, class of 1884, Army Chief of Staff during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

* General

George H. Decker George Henry Decker (February 16, 1902 – February 6, 1980) was a general in the United States Army, who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1960 to 1962. Early life Decker was born in Catskill, New York, and attended Lafay ...

, class of 1924,

Chief of Staff of the United States Army The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and ...

, 1960–62 * David Showell, class of 1951, member of the

Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army ...

; a football player while at Lafayette; his exclusion led to the 1949 Sun Bowl controversy

Religion and theology

William Henry Green William Henry Green (January 27, 1824February 10, 1900), was an American scholar of the Hebrew language. He was born in Groveville, near Bordentown, New Jersey. Green was descended in the sixth generation from Jonathan Dickinson, first presid ...

, class of 1840, president of

The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, or ...

, professor of Biblical and Oriental Literature in Princeton Theological Seminary * John Douglas Bemo (Husti-Coluc-Chee, later Tal-a-Mas-Mico), non-graduate 1843–46, nephew of

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Muscogee language, Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a S ...

Chief of the

Seminole The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, ...

s; responsible for baptizing over 5,000 Native Americans in the Oklahoma Territory * W.A.P. Martin, class of 1860,

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

missionary and translator * James Isaac Good, class of 1872, clergyman * Kenneth Wapnick, class of 1963, co-founder of

A Course in Miracles ''A Course in Miracles'' (also referred to as ''ACIM'' or the ''Course'') is a 1976 book by Helen Schucman. The underlying premise is that the greatest "miracle" is the act of simply gaining a full "awareness of love's presence" in a person's ...

Sciences

* James H. Coffin, Lafayette College vice president and treasurer 1846–73, pioneer in meteorology *

William Harkness William Harkness (December 17, 1837 – February 28, 1903) was an astronomer. He was born at Ecclefechan, Scotland, a son of James (1803–78) and Jane (née Wield) Harkness. His father was a pastor and moved the family to the United States. H ...

, attended 1854–56, astronomer *

William McMurtrie William McMurtrie (March 10, 1851 – May 24, 1913) was an American chemist. His work helped launch the sugar beet industry in the United States. Life and career Born on a farm near Belvidere, New Jersey, the son of Abram McMurtrie and Almira Smi ...

, class of 1871 and first Ph.D. in chemistry awarded at Lafayette (1875); Chief Chemist for the

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of com ...

, 1873–78; president of

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

in 1900 *

Maynard Bixby Maynard Bixby (June 28, 1853 – February 18, 1935) was an American mineralogist and mineral collector. Early life Bixby was born in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania and graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1876. He worked for a tim ...

, class of 1876, discoverer of

bixbyite Bixbyite is a manganese iron oxide mineral with chemical formula: (Mn,Fe)2O3. The iron/manganese ratio is quite variable and many specimens have almost no iron. It is a metallic dark black with a Mohs hardness of 6.0 - 6.5. It is a somewhat rare ...

and explorer * Eugene C. Bingham, Chemistry Professor 1916–39, pioneer in

rheology Rheology (; ) is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid (liquid or gas) state, but also as "soft solids" or solids under conditions in which they respond with Plasticity (physics), plastic flow rather than deforming Elasticity (phy ...

; namesake of Bingham plastic, fluid, and stress, and the Bingham Medal * S. Donald Stookey, class of 1938, inventor of

Corningware Corning Ware, also written CorningWare, was originally a brand name for a unique glass-ceramic ( Pyroceram) cookware resistant to thermal shock. It was first introduced in 1958 by Corning Glass Works (later Corning Inc.) in the United States. The ...

earned his master's degree in chemistry in the 1930s * Jay Weiss, class of 1962, professor of psychiatry

Emory University School of Medicine The Emory University School of Medicine is the graduate medical school of Emory University and a component of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center. Before it was established as the Emory School of Medicine in 1915, the school ...

, MacArthur Fellow

Sports

Harry Hempstead Harry Newton Hempstead (June 25, 1868 – March 26, 1938) was the owner of the New York Giants of the National League from 1912 through 1919. Biography He was born on June 25, 1868 in Philadelphia to Orlando Gordon Hempstead and Elizabeth Ophelia ...

, class of 1891, Owner of the New York Giants, National League baseball team. * George Barclay, class of 1898, inventor of the

football helmet The football helmet is a piece of protective equipment used mainly in gridiron football, although a structural variation has occasional use in Australian rules football. It consists of a hard plastic shell with thick padding on the inside, a ...

, outfielder for the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

and the Boston Beaneaters *

Charles Rinehart Charles Ramsay Rinehart (December 31, 1875 – October 30, 1933) was an American football player, engineer and businessman. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964. He played high school football at Phillipsburg High School ...

, class of 1898, College Football Hall of Fame member * Dick Wright, catcher for the

Brooklyn Tip-Tops The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were a team in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team's name came from Tip Top Bread, a product of Ward Baking Company, which was also owned by team owner Robert Ward. They were so ...

* Fritz Scheeren, class of 1914, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates * Ty Helfrich, class of 1915, second baseman for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops *

Al Bedner Albert Leon Bedner (July 9, 1898 – July 12, 1988) was an American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Frankford Yellow Jackets and New York Giants. He played college football at Lafayette College and ...

, class of 1921, NFL player * George Seasholtz, class of 1922, NFL player for the

Milwaukee Badgers The Milwaukee Badgers was a professional American football team, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Mil ...

and the

Kenosha Maroons The Kenosha Maroons were a National Football League American football, football team in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Officially, the club only played in the league during the 1924 NFL season, 1924 season, dissolving after posting no wins in five games. Hi ...

* Frank Schwab, class of 1923, College Football Hall of Fame member * Al LeConey, class of 1923, 1924 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the

4 × 100 meter relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is tetraphobia, considered unlucky in many East Asian c ...

, later featured on a U.S. postal stamp *

Charlie Berry Charles Francis Berry (October 18, 1902 – September 6, 1972) was an American athlete and sports official who enjoyed careers as a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as an end and official in the National Football League. His fath ...

, Jr., class of 1924, College Football Hall of Fame member; the only man to officiate World Series, NFL Championship, and College All-Star game in the same year; catcher for the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...

, Philadelphia Athletics,

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

; NFL leading scorer in 1925 for the

Pottsville Maroons The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1920, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928. In 1929 they relocated to Bosto ...

* Joe Marhefka, class of 1924, NFL player for Pottsville Maroons * Matt Brennan, class of 1925, NFL player *

Frank Grube Franklin Thomas Grube (January 7, 1905 – July 2, 1945) was an American professional baseball and professional football player. In baseball, he was a catcher whose career lasted for 14 seasons (1928–1941), including 394 games in Major League B ...

, class of 1926, catcher for the White Sox and St. Louis Browns * Frank Kirkleski, class of 1927, NFL player for the

* George Wilson, class of 1929, College Football Hall of Fame member and previous NCAA scoring record holder * Adam J. Cirillo, class of 1933, head football coach of Brooklyn Technical High School, won 10 New York City Public School Athletic League championships * Frank Hiller, class of 1942, pitcher for the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds *

Pete Carril Peter Joseph Carril (July 10, 1930 – August 15, 2022) was an American basketball coach. He is best known as head coach of Princeton University for 30 years and for his use of the "Princeton offense". He also coached at Lehigh University an ...

, class of 1951, former

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

men's basketball head coach and

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

assistant coach * Alexander K. 'Whip' Buck, class of 1952, co-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1981 until his death in 2010 *

, Class of 1952, head coach of

; enshrined in both the

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the National ...

and the

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and prese ...

* Tracy Tripucka, class of 1972, three-time men's basketball All-American, New York Knicks draft selection, collegiate assistant coach * Peter Simon, class of 1975, co-owner of the NHL's New Jersey Devils, name inscribed on the Stanley Cup *

Joe Maddon Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball manager and coach. He has managed the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. Maddon began his coaching career in MLB ...

, class of 1976, two-time World Series Champion ( 2002,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

); former manager of

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

Anaheim Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...

, Chicago Cubs, and

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

. * George Tiger, class of 1981, midfielder for Pittsburgh Spirit, 1984–1985 * Jeff Mutis, class of 1988, first-round draft pick in the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft by the

; played for the

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fran ...

, pitcher *

Blake Costanzo Blake Costanzo (born April 14, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Lafayette. Costanzo has also played for the Buffalo Bills, Cle ...

, class of 2006, linebacker and special teams specialist for the NFL's Chicago Bears and formerly the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (A ...

, and Buffalo Bills * David Bednar, class of 2017, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and formerly

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

; named an All-Star in 2022 * Walt Zirinsky, American football player

Notable faculty

* Jacob E. Cooke, Henry McCracken Professor of History, 1962–90, and editor of ''

The Federalist ''The Federalist Papers'' is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The co ...

'' * Guy Consolmagno, assistant professor, physics and astronomy * Tom Davis, college men's basketball coach, 1971–77 *

Clement Eaton Clement Eaton (23 February 1898 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – 12 August 1980) was an American historian who specialized in the American South. He received his education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of N ...

, chair of history department, 1931–42 *

Terry Jonathan Hart Terry Jonathan "T.J." Hart (born October 27, 1946) is an American mechanical and electrical engineer, a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot, and former NASA astronaut. Education Hart was born on October 27, 1946, in P ...

, visiting lecturer of engineering * George Junkin, first president of Lafayette College * Chawne Kimber, mathematician and quilter * John Kincaid, Robert B. & Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and Director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government, 1994–presentJohn Kincaid
/ref> *

Butch van Breda Kolff Willem Hendrik "Butch" van Breda Kolff (October 28, 1922August 22, 2007) was an American basketball player and coach. Biography Early life and career Butch was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, son of Dutch soccer player Jan van Breda Kolff. He g ...

, college men's basketball coach, 1952–56 * Francis March, first professor of English Literature at any American college or university *

Herb McCracken George Herbert McCracken (June 20, 1899 – March 11, 1995) was an American football player and coach. McCracken played football as a running back at the University of Pittsburgh from 1918 to 1920 under coach Glenn Scobey Warner, "Pop" Warner and ...

, head football coach *

Edward Mylin Edward Everett "Hook" Mylin (October 23, 1894 – June 19, 1975) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head coach at Lebanon Valley College (1923–1933), Bucknell University (1934–193 ...

, head football coach * Bruce Allen Murphy, Supreme Court Scholar *

Theodore Roethke Theodore Huebner Roethke ( ; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book ''The Wa ...

, poet, served on faculty prior to his publication and fame * Steve Spagnuolo, football coach, defensive line/special teams 1984–86 *

Jock Sutherland John Bain Sutherland (March 21, 1889 – April 11, 1948) was an American football player and coach. He coached college football at Lafayette College (1919–1923) and the University of Pittsburgh (1924–1938) and professional football for the ...

, head football coach 1919–23 * Lee Upton, poet, writer in residence, professor of English *

Hal Wissel Hal Wissel (born February 8, 1939) is an American basketball coach who has worked at the professional and collegiate level in his career. Wissel was an assistant coach for player development with the Golden State Warriors (2006–07), an assist ...

, college men's basketball coach, 1967–71 *

Tim Lenahan Tim Lenahan is a retired soccer coach known for his 20-year tenure as the head men's soccer coach at Northwestern University starting with the 2001 season. He is widely regarded as one of the top program builders in NCAA soccer, as he rebuilt the ...

, Men's Soccer Coach, 1998–2001 *

Gary Williams Gary Bruce Williams (born March 4, 1945) is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, the Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. I ...

, Men's Head Soccer Coach and Assistant Basketball Coach, 1972–77

Presidents of Lafayette College

* George Junkin, 1832–1841, 1844–1848 * John William Yeomans, 1841–1844 * Charles William Nassau, 1849–1850 * Daniel V. McLean, 1850–1857 * George Wilson McPhail, 1857–1863 * William Cassady Cattell, 1863–1883 * James Hall Mason Knox, 1883–1890 * Traill Green, 1890–1891 (acting) *

Ethelbert Dudley Warfield Ethelbert Dudley Warfield, D.D., LL.D. (March 16, 1861 – July 6, 1936) was an American professor of history and college president who served as president of Miami University, Lafayette College and Wilson College. As Miami University's youngest ...

, 1891–1914 *

John Henry MacCracken John Henry MacCracken (September 30, 1875 – February 1, 1948) was an American academic administrator who served as president of Westminster College and Lafayette College. When he was chosen as president of Westminster College in 1899, MacCrack ...

, 1915–1926 * Donald B. Prentice, 1926–1927 (acting) *

William Mather Lewis William Mather Lewis (March 24, 1878 – November 11, 1945) was an American teacher, university president, local politician, and a state and national government official. He was mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1915 to 1917, President of Ge ...

, 1927–1945 *

, 1945–1957, class of 1918 *

Guy Everett Snavely Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincor ...

, 1957–1958 (interim) * K. Roald Bergethon, 1958–1978 * David Ellis, 1978–1990 * Robert I. Rotberg, 1990–1993 * Arthur J. Rothkopf, 1993–2005, class of 1955 * Daniel Weiss, 2005–2013 *

Alison Byerly Alison R. Byerly is an American academic, who is serving as the 12th president of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. She was previously the 17th president of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Early life Byerly was born in Glensid ...

, 2013–2021 *

Nicole Hurd Nicole Hurd is an American academic who became the 18th president of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 2021. She is the founder and CEO of College Advising Corps (CAC), the largest college access program in the country which ...

, 2021–Present

William Sebring Kirkpatrick William Sebring Kirkpatrick (April 21, 1844 – November 3, 1932) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William S. Kirkpatrick (father of William Huntington Kirkpatric ...

served as acting president from 1902 to 1903 during the tenure of Warfield, who remained as president. Warfield had suffered a nervous breakdown before commencement in 1902, and was granted one years absence to recuperate.

References

{{Reflist Lafayette College people *