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This is a list of people associated with the
University of San Francisco .
University presidents
Fr.
Anthony Maraschi , S.J. the founder and first president of the university
Anthony Maraschi , S.J. (1855–1862)
Nicholas Congiato , S.J. (1862–1865)
Burchard Villiger , S.J. (1865–1866)
Nicolas Congiato, S.J. (1866–1869)
Joseph Bayma , S.J. (1869–1873)
Aloysius Masnata , S.J. (1873–1876)
John Pinasco , S.J. (1876–1880)
Robert E. Kenna , S.J. (1880–1883)
Joseph C. Sasia, S.J. (1883–1887)
Henry Imoda, S.J. (1887–1893)
Edward P. Allen, S.J. (1893–1896)
John P. Frieden, S.J. (1896–1908)
Joseph C. Sasia, S.J. (1908–1911)
Albert F. Trivelli, S.J. (1911–1915)
Patrick J. Foote, S.J. (1915–1919)
Pius L. Moore, S.J. (1919–1925)
Edward J. Whelan, S.J. (1925–1932)
William I. Lonergan, S.J. (1932–1934)
Harold E. Ring, S.J. (1934–1938)
William J. Dunne, S.J. (1938–1954)
John F. X. Connolly, S.J. (1954–1963)
Charles W. Dullea, S.J. (1963–1969)
Albert R. Jonsen , S.J. (1969–1972)
William C. McInnes , S.J. (1973–1977)
John Lo Schiavo , S.J. (1977–1991)
John P. Schlegel , S J. (1991–2000)
Stephen A. Privett , S.J. (2000–2014)
Paul J. Fitzgerald , S.J. (2014–)
Notable alumni
Academia
Kevin Starr
Ifeoma Ajunwa , professor and legal scholar
J. M. Beattie , legal historian
Don Betz , academic administrator
Dana R. Carney , professor of business and psychology
Marshall Drummond , academic administrator
Kevin Franklin , academic
David Herlihy , medieval and renaissance historian
Margaret Holtrust , political scientist
Edward Imwinkelried , professor and legal scholar
Andrew Jolivette , professor
George Ledin , professor and computer scientist
Lloyd Levitin , professor and businessman
Tommie Lindsey , teacher
Margaret McFall-Ngai , animal physiologist and biochemist
Mark Miravalle , professor of theology
Thomas Nazario , professor and attorney
Michael A. Rice , professor of fisheries and aquaculture
Kevin Starr , historian and
State Librarian of California
Arts and Entertainment
Richard Egan
Pacita Abad ,
Filipino-American painter
Lilly Akseth , art historian, musician, graphic designer
Carlos Baena , animator
Ralph Barbieri , sports talk show host
Craig Blais , poet
John Brimhall , musician and author
Cupcake Brown , author and lawyer
Clint Catalyst , author and actor
JuJu Chan , actress and martial artist
George Cheung , actor and stuntman
John Corcoran , speechwriter for the
Governor of California and
White House staffer
Ito Curata , fashion designer
Lou Dematteis , photographer and filmmaker
Tomie dePaola , author and illustrator
Michael Dickman , poet
George Dohrmann ,
Pulitzer Prize winning sports writer
Dossie Easton , author
Art Edwards , writer and musician
Richard Egan , actor and
Golden Globe winner
Trinidad Escobar , author, poet, and cartoonist
Michael Franti , musician and poet
Hengameh Ghaziani , actress
Patricia Giggans , writer and activist
Jeff Gottesfeld , novelist and television writer
Robert Joseph Greene , author
Kimberly Guilfoyle , attorney and television personality
John Haase , author and dentist
Willyce Kim , writer
John Anthony Lennon , musician and composer
Roger Lim, actor and filmmaker
Al Madrigal , actor and comedian
Judith Margolis , artist
Joseph E. Marshall , author and activist
Peter McGehee , writer
Joshua Mohr , author
Stan Musilek , commercial photographer
David Paulides , investigator and writer
Richard Poe , actor
Jane Porter , author
Rose Resnick , pianist and activist
Michaela Roessner , writer
Joe Rosenthal ,
Pulitzer Prize winning photographer
Charlie L. Russell , author and playwright
Gini Graham Scott , author and songwriter
Ty Segall , musician and producer
Harri Sjöström , musician
Suzanne Somers , television actress
Joseph Stroud , poet
Kelly Sueda , painter
Rosana Sullivan ,
Pixar storyboard artist
Teri Suzanne , artist and actress
Paul Vangelisti , poet
David Vann , writer
Clare Vivier , fashion designer
Sinqua Walls , actor
Nicole Zaloumis , radio host
Athletics
Baseball
Jim Begley ,
Major League Baseball player
Tagg Bozied ,
Major League Baseball player
Mike Buskey ,
Major League Baseball player
Jake Caulfield ,
Major League Baseball player
Adam Cimber ,
Major League Baseball player
Jermaine Clark ,
Major League Baseball player
Scott Cousins ,
Major League Baseball player
Dustin Delucchi ,
Minor League Baseball player
Con Dempsey ,
Major League Baseball player
Clarence Fieber ,
Major League Baseball player
Jesse Foppert ,
Major League Baseball player
Joe Giannini ,
Major League Baseball player
Jeff Harris ,
Major League Baseball player
Stan Johnson ,
Major League Baseball player
Jim Mangan ,
Major League Baseball player
J.D. Martin ,
Major League Baseball player
Windy McCall ,
Major League Baseball player
Gil McDougald ,
Major League Baseball player
Greg Moore ,
Major League Baseball player
Alyssa Nakken , first female
Major League Baseball coach
Joe Nelson ,
Major League Baseball player
Aaron Pointer ,
Major League Baseball player
Aaron Poreda ,
Major League Baseball player
Bill Renna ,
Major League Baseball player
Paul Schramka ,
Major League Baseball player
Neill Sheridan ,
Major League Baseball player
Justin Speier ,
Major League Baseball player
Ernie Sulik ,
Major League Baseball player
Bradley Zimmer ,
Major League Baseball player
Kyle Zimmer ,
Major League Baseball player
Basketball
K.C. Jones
Bill Russell
John Benington , college basketball player and coach
Carl Boldt , college basketball player
Jamaree Bouyea , college basketball player
Winford Boynes ,
NBA player
Jim Brovelli , college basketball player and coach
Gene Brown , college basketball player
Wallace Bryant ,
NBA player
Angelo Caloiaro ,
Israeli Premier League and
EuroLeague basketball player
Damian Cantrell , professional basketball player
Bill Cartwright ,
NBA player and head coach of the
Chicago Bulls
John Cox ,
EuroLeague basketball player and
Olympian
Pete Cross ,
NBA player
Quintin Dailey ,
NBA player
Moustapha Diarra , professional basketball player
Cole Dickerson , professional basketball player in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Joe Ellis ,
NBA player
Mike Farmer ,
NBA player
Eric Fernsten ,
NBA player
Frankie Ferrari , professional basketball player
Bob Gaillard , college basketball player and coach
James Hardy ,
NBA player
Rene Herrerias , college basketball player and coach
Russell Hinder , professional basketball player in the
National Basketball League (Australia)
Avry Holmes , professional basketball player
Joy Hollingsworth , basketball player and coach
Ollie Johnson ,
NBA player
Byron Jones ,
NBA player
K.C. Jones ,
NBA player, coach, and
Basketball Hall of Famer
Kenyon Jones , professional basketball player
Fred LaCour ,
NBA player
Dave Lee ,
American Basketball Association player
Don Lofgran ,
NBA player
Dior Lowhorn , professional basketball player
Jimbo Lull , professional basketball player
Matt McCarthy , professional basketball player
Joe McNamee ,
American Basketball Association player
Kevin Mouton , college basketball coach
Erwin Mueller ,
NBA player
Jerry Mullen ,
NBA player
Paul Napolitano ,
NBA player
Jimmy Needles , professional and Olympic basketball coach
Hal Perry , college basketball player
Mike Preaseau , college basketball player
Manny Quezada , professional basketball player
Marlon Redmond ,
NBA player
Billy Reid ,
NBA player
Kevin Restani ,
NBA player
Bill Russell ,
NBA player, coach, and
Basketball Hall of Famer
Ross Giudice , player & coach
Fred Scolari ,
NBA player
Orlando Smart , professional basketball player
Phil Smith ,
NBA player
Shamell Stallworth , professional basketball player
Rodney Tention , professional basketball coach
Mark Tollefsen ,
Israeli Premier League basketball player
Ime Udoka ,
NBA player and coach
Kwame Vaughn ,
Liga Leumit basketball player
Alan Wiggins Jr. , professional basketball player
Guy Williams ,
NBA player
Mikey Williams , professional basketball player
Andy Wolfe , college basketball player and attorney
Willie "Woo Woo" Wong , professional basketball player
Gino Marchetti
Ollie Matson
Pete Rozelle
Dick Stanfel
Ernie Barber ,
NFL player
Jim Barber ,
NFL player
Roy Barni ,
NFL player
Ed Brown ,
NFL player
George Buksar ,
NFL player
Bill Dando , college football player and coach
Mike Davlin ,
NFL player
Mike Donohoe ,
NFL player
Keith Dorney ,
NFL player
Forrest Hall , professional football player
Jeff Horton , football coach
Russ Letlow ,
NFL player
Gino Marchetti ,
NFL player and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
Ollie Matson ,
NFL player and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
Ken McAlister ,
NFL player
Dave Olerich ,
NFL player
Don Panciera ,
NFL player
Ray Peterson ,
NFL player
Harmon Rowe ,
NFL player
Pete Rozelle , Commissioner of the
NFL (1960-1989) and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
John Sanchez ,
NFL player
Joe Scott ,
NFL player
Joe Scudero ,
NFL player
Larry Siemering ,
NFL player
Bob St. Clair ,
NFL player and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
Dick Stanfel ,
NFL player and
Pro Football Hall of Famer
Red Stephens ,
NFL player
Ralph Thomas ,
NFL player
Burl Toler , first
African-American official in the
NFL
Vince Tringali ,
NFL player
Carroll Vogelaar ,
NFL player
Soccer
Stephen Negoesco
Luis Aguilar , professional soccer player
Miguel Aguilar ,
Major League Soccer player
John Anton , professional soccer player
Koulis Apostolidis , professional soccer player
Peter Arnautoff , professional soccer player
Hunter Ashworth , professional soccer player
Andy Atuegbu , professional soccer player
Marko Bedenikovic , professional soccer player
Samantha Brand , professional soccer player
John Brooks , professional soccer player
Bryan Burke , professional soccer player
Aaron Chandler ,
Major League Soccer player and lawyer
Conor Chinn ,
Major League Soccer player
Bjørn Dahl , soccer player and manager of
SK Brann
Troy Dayak ,
Major League Soccer player
John Doyle , professional soccer player,
Olympian , and general manager of the
San Jose Earthquakes
Tony Graham , professional soccer player
Josh Hansen , professional soccer player
Mike Ivanow ,
Major League Soccer player and
Olympian
Stephen Negoesco , professional soccer player and
National Soccer Hall of Famer
Brandon McDonald ,
Major League Soccer player
Chris McDonald , professional soccer player
Josh McKay ,
Major League Soccer player
Greg McKeown ,
Major League Soccer player
Lothar Osiander ,
Major League Soccer coach
Fiona O'Sullivan , professional soccer player and coach
Manny Padilla , professional soccer player
Mal Roche , professional soccer player
Chris Rodd , professional soccer player
David Romney ,
Major League Soccer player
Tyler Ruthven , professional soccer player
Lou Sagastume , professional soccer player and coach
Madalyn Schiffel , professional soccer player
Christopher Schwarze , professional soccer player
Nathan Simeon , college soccer player
Joshua Smith , professional soccer player
Autumn Smithers , professional soccer player
Ståle Søbye , professional soccer player
Leticia Torres , professional soccer player
Bjørn Tronstad , professional soccer player
Rob Valentino ,
Major League Soccer player
Glenn van Straatum , professional soccer player
Tim Weaver ,
Major League Soccer player
Marquis White ,
Major League Soccer player
Camille Wilson , professional soccer player
Yue Yixing , professional soccer player
Tennis
Art Larsen
Other
Business
Segun Agbaje , banker and director of
Guaranty Trust Bank
Jean-Charles Boisset , vinter and proprietor of the
Boisset Collection
Gordon Bowker ,
Jerry Baldwin , and
Zev Siegl , co-founders of
Starbucks and
Redhook Ale Brewery
Caleb Chan , businessman and philanthropist
Alfred Chuang , founder and CEO of
BEA Systems
Patricia Cloherty , businesswoman and financier
Chung Eui-sun , Chairman of
Hyundai Motor Group
Jon Fisher , technology entrepreneur, investor, and inventor
Byington Ford , real estate developer
Gordon Getty , businessman and philanthropist
John Paul Getty Jr. , (did not graduate), philanthropist
William Randolph Hearst II , businessman
Hekani Jakhalu Kense , social entrepreneur and lawyer
Lloyd Levitin , businessman and professor
Jim Long , businessman and music industry entrepreneur
Andrey Muravyov , businessman and entrepreneur
Ron Najafi , pharmaceutical entrepreneur
Paul Otellini , President and CEO of
Intel
Ruth Parasol , businesswoman and entrepreneur
Marjorie Scardino , businesswoman
Weijian Shan , economist and businessman
Lip-Bu Tan , businessman and executive
John Witchel , businessman and two-time
Pan American Games swimming gold medalist
Dave Yeske , financial planner and professor
Government and politics
Members of Congress
James D. Phelan
Pierre Salinger
John Burton , member of the
United States House of Representatives (1974-1983),
California State Assembly (1965-1974; 1988–1996);
California State Senate (1996-2004); and Chair of the
California Democratic Party (1973-1974; 2009–2017)
Sala Burton , member of the
United States House of Representatives (1983-1987)
John E. Cunningham , member of the
United States House of Representatives (1977-1979),
Washington Senate (1975-1977), and
Washington House of Representatives (1973-1975)
Kevin Mullin , member of the
United States House of Representatives (2023-present), Speaker pro tempore and member of the
California State Assembly (2012–2022)
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James D. Phelan ,
United States Senator for California (1915-1921) and
Mayor of San Francisco (1897-1902)
Pierre Salinger ,
United States Senator for California (1964) and
White House Press Secretary (1961-1964)
John F. Shelley , member of the
United States House of Representatives (1949-1969),
California Senate (1939-1947), and
Mayor of San Francisco (1964-1968)
Lynn Woolsey , member of the
United States House of Representatives (1993-2013)
Members of State and Territorial Legislatures
Bill Monning
Katherine B. Aguon , Senator of the
Guam Legislature (1977-1979)
Wesley Chesbro , member of the
California State Assembly (2008-2014) and
California State Senate (1998-2006)
Bill Duplissea , member of the
California State Assembly (1986-1988)
Paul Fong , member of the
California State Assembly (2008-2014)
Mary Hayashi , member of the
California State Assembly (2006-2012)
Randy Iwase , member of the
Hawaii Senate (1990-2000)
Susan C. Lee , member of the
Maryland House of Delegates (2002-2015) and
Maryland Senate (2015–present)
Sylvia Luke , member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives (1999–present)
J. Eugene McAteer , member of the
California Senate (1959-1967)
John F. McCarthy , member of the
California Senate (1950-1971)
Robert I. McCarthy , member of the
California Senate (1955-1959) and
California State Assembly (1949-1953)
Bill Monning , member of the
California State Assembly (2008-2012) and
California Senate (2012-2020)
Gene Mullin , member of the
California State Assembly (2002-2008) and Mayor of
South San Francisco (1997-1998; 2001–2002)
Frank S. Petersen , member of the
California Senate (1963-1967) and Judge on the
Del Norte County Superior Court (1966-1988)
Julia Ratti , member of the
Nevada Senate (2016-2021)
Michael A. Rice , member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives (2009-2011)
Don Sebastiani , member of the
California State Assembly (1980-1986)
State and Territorial Executive Offices
Bill Schuette
Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson ,
Attorney General of Guam (2015-2019)
Ricardo Bordallo ,
Governor of Guam (1975-1979; 1983–1987)
Ron Knecht ,
Nevada State Controller (2015-2019) and member of the
Nevada Assembly (2002-2004)
Thomas C. Lynch ,
Attorney General of California (1964-1971) and
District Attorney of San Francisco (1951-1964)
Leo T. McCarthy ,
Lieutenant Governor of California (1983-1995)
John Mockler ,
California Secretary of Education (2000-2002)
Bill Schuette ,
Attorney General of Michigan (2011-2019), member of the
United States House of Representatives (1985-1991), state legislator, and Justice of the
Michigan Court of Appeals
Faoa Aitofele Sunia ,
Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa (2003-2013)
Municipal and Local Offices
London Breed
Angela Alioto , member and president of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1989-1997)
London Breed ,
Mayor of San Francisco (2018–present)
Robert Coleman-Senghor , Mayor of
Cotati, California (2010-2011) and professor
Preet Didbal , Mayor of
Yuba City, California (2014-2018)
John C. Houlihan , Mayor of
Oakland (1961-1966)
Frank Jordan ,
Mayor of San Francisco (1992-1996) and Chief of the
San Francisco Police Department (1986-1990)
Dan Kalb , member of the
Oakland City Council (2013–present)
Suzy Loftus , interim
District Attorney of San Francisco (2019-2020)
Carlos Menchaca , member of the
New York City Council (2014-2021)
John E. Manders ,
Mayor of Anchorage (1945-1946)
Mike Nevin , Mayor and city councilman of
Daly City, California (1982-1989) and member of the
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
Katy Tang , member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2013-2019)
Joseph E. Tinney , member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1961-1966) and San Francisco City Assessor (1966-1979)
Brendon Woods , Public Defender of
Alameda County, California (2012–present)
Diplomatic Offices
Richard M. Tobin
International Offices
Alejandro Toledo
Other Governmental Offices and Titles
Journalism
Warren Brown , sportswriter
Emily Compagno , political commentator and attorney
Delia Gallagher ,
CNN journalist
Moira Gunn , academic, radio host, and journalist
Warren Hinckle , political journalist
Jennifer Jolly ,
Emmy Award winning journalist
Vicky Nguyen ,
NBC News journalist
James Raser , radio producer and sportscaster
Dick Spotswood , columnist
Allen Wastler , financial journalist
George Neumayr , freelance journalist, author, senior editor,
The American Spectator
Olivier Weber , writer, journalist, and war-correspondent
Law and Justice
Judges
Saundra Brown Armstrong
Ming Chin
Martin Jenkins
Saundra Brown Armstrong , Judge on the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1991–present)
Ming Chin , Justice of the
Supreme Court of California (1996-2020) and
California Court of Appeal (1990-1996)
Daniel Foley , Judge of the
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals and Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Palau
Roger D. Foley , Judge and Chief Judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1962-1996) and
Attorney General of Nevada (1959-1962)
Harold Haley , Judge on the
Marin County Superior Court (1965-1970) and victim of the
Marin County Civic Center attacks (1970)
George Bernard Harris , Justice and Chief Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1946-1983)
Martin Jenkins , Justice of the
Supreme Court of California (2020–present) and
California Court of Appeal (2008-2019)
Buell A. Nesbett , first Chief Justice of the
Alaska Supreme Court (1959-1970)
William Newsom , Justice of the
California Court of Appeal (1978-1995)
Edward Joseph Schwartz , Judge and Chief Judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1968-2000)
Jeremiah F. Sullivan , Justice of the
Supreme Court of California (1926-1927)
Matt Sullivan , Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of California (1914-1915)
Raymond L. Sullivan , Justice of the
Supreme Court of California (1966-1977) and
California Court of Appeal (1961-1966)
William Thomas Sweigert , Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1973-1983)
Mary Jane Theis , Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court (2010–present) and
Illinois Appellate Court (1993-2010)
Gary W. Thomas , Judge on the
Marin County Superior Court (1986-1998)
Dorothy von Beroldingen , Judge on the
San Francisco County Superior Court (1977-1999) and member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1966-1977)
James Ward , Justice of the
California Courts of Appeal (1996–present)
Law Enforcement
Other Legal Figures
Vincent Hallinan
Lina Abu Akleh , human rights advocate
Tom Asimou , attorney
Thomas Anthony Durkin , attorney
Scott Edward Cole , attorney
Vincent Hallinan , attorney and
Progressive Party candidate in the
1952 United States presidential election
Hekani Jakhalu , attorney and social entrepreneur
Geneviéve Jones-Wright , defense attorney
Frederick J. Kenney , Judge Advocate General of the
United States Coast Guard (2011-2014)
Jay Leiderman , attorney
Mark Massara , attorney and conservationist
Kevin V. Ryan ,
United States Attorney for the Northern District of California (2002-2007)
Patricia A. Shiu , Director of the
Federal Contract Compliance (2009-2016)
Joe Alioto Veronese, attorney and civil servant
Chan Chung Wing , first
Chinese American attorney in California
Military
Robert D. Bohn
Religious Figures and Clergy
Kyrill Dmitrieff
Tod Brown ,
Bishop of Orange (1998-2012) and
Bishop of Boise (1989-1998)
Charles J. Chaput ,
Archbishop of Philadelphia (2011-2020),
Archbishop of Denver (1997-2011), and
Bishop of Rapid City (1988-1997)
Thomas Anthony Daly ,
Bishop of Spokane (2017–present)
Kyrill Dmitrieff ,
Orthodox
Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America (2000–present)
Francis P. Filice , Roman Catholic priest and professor at the
University of San Francisco
Gino Geraci , pastor and radio host
William J. Justice ,
Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (2008-2017)
Steven J. Lopes ,
Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (2016–present)
Chad Ripperger , Catholic priest and theologian
John Charles Wester ,
Archbishop of Santa Fe (2015–present) and
Bishop of Salt Lake City (2007-2015)
Royalty and Nobility
Science, Technology, and Medicine
Luis Felipe Baptista , ornithologist
Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr. , inventor and electricity innovator
Sunney Chan , biophysical chemist
Dan Dugan , inventor and audio engineer
Christopher Erhardt , video game designer and educator
John Joseph Montgomery , physicist and inventor specializing in aviation
Kathi Mooney , professor and cancer specialist
Bruce Ogilvie , sports psychologist
Tatjana Piotrowski , geneticist
Michael A. Rice , fisheries scientist
Janese Swanson , inventor and software developer
Francis Xavier Williams , entomologist
Faculty
Alma Flor Ada , professor of education; author
Shalanda Baker , professor of law
Micah Ballard , professor of writing; poet
Ari Banias , professor of writing; poet
David Batstone , professor of business; author, theologian, and activist
Lara Bazelon , professor of law
Stephen Beachy , professor of writing
Catherine Brady , professor of writing; author
Winfried Brugger , professor of law; author and philosopher
Paul Chien , professor of biology
Michael Chorost , professor of rhetoric and composition
Jasmin Darznik , professor of writing; author
Sergio De La Torre , professor of photography and film
Peter Masten Dunne , professor of history
John H. Elliott , professor of theology; Biblical scholar
Moshé Feldenkrais , professor of education; engineer and physicist
Francis P. Filice , professor of biology; Roman Catholic priest and activist
Jon Fisher , professor of business; entrepreneur and author
Arthur Furst , professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology
Edna Garabedian , professor of voice; opera mezzo-soprano
Guillermo García Oropeza , professor of literature and architecture
Sam Green , professor of film; documentary filmmaker
Moira Gunn , professor of biotechnology; journalist
Oren Harari , professor of business; author
Maya Harris , professor of law
Andrew R. Heinze , professor of history; playwright and author
Patricia Liggins Hill , professor of English, 1st director of Ethnic Studies program
Jane Hirshfield , professor of poetry; poet
Vamsee Juluri , professor of media studies
Deneb Karentz , professor of biology
Edward L. Kessel , professor of biology
Laleh Khadivi , professor writing; novelist and filmmaker
Herbert R. Kohl , professor of education
Michael Kudlick , professor of computer science
Art Lande , professor of music
Emille D. Lawrence , professor of mathematics and statistics
Jerzy Jan Lerski , professor of political science and history
Madeleine Lim , professor of film studies; activist
W. Michael Mathes , professor of history
J. Thomas McCarthy , professor of law
Ruthanne Lum McCunn , professor of literature and writing; author
Jake McGoldrick , professor of English; member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2001-2008)
Kirke Mechem , professor of music and composer-in-residence
Donald Merrifield , professor of physics; Roman Catholic priest and university administrator
Patrick J. Miller , professor of computer science
Rusty Morrison , professor of poetry; poet
Margaret Morse , professor of film and video arts
Joseph Nation , professor of economics; member of the
California State Assembly (2000-2006)
Thomas Nazario , professor of law
Elliot Neaman , professor of history
Tristan Needham , professor of mathematics
Michael O'Neill , professor of management
Robert T. Orr , professor of zoology and biology
John Jay Osborn Jr. , professor of contract law
Terence Parr , professor of computer science
Eva Paterson , professor of public interest and civil rights law
John A. Powell , professor of law
Dean Rader , professor of English; poet
William Ratliff , professor of foreign policy and history
Barbara Jane Reyes , professor of Filipino studies
David Roderick , professor of writing; poet
John Rothmann , professor of politics; radio host
James V. Schall , professor of theology and philosophy; Roman Catholic priest
Dan Schutte , professor of music and composer-in-residence
Aaron Shurin , professor of writing; poet
Carol Ruth Silver , professor of public policy; member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1978-1989)
Jessica Snow , professor of art; artist
K.M. Soehnlein , professor of writing
Kevin Starr , professor of history; historian and
State Librarian of California
Susan Steinberg , professor of English; author
John Stillwell , professor of mathematics
Jeremiah F. Sullivan , professor of law; Justice of the
California Supreme Court (1926-1927)
Rachel Thomas , professor of technology and data ethics
John B. Tsu , professor of East Asian studies
Leo Valledor , professor of art
Andrew Vázsonyi , professor of business
Heinz Weihrich , professor of global management and administration
Kathryn Werdegar , professor of law; Justice of the
Supreme Court of California (1994-2017)
Nicole Wong , professor of media and internet law; Deputy
Chief Technology Officer of the United States (2013-2014)
Paul Zeitz , professor of mathematics
Rose Zimbardo , professor of English literature
Stephen Zunes , professor of politics
Administrators and Staff
Honorary degrees
Recipients of USF honorary degrees include the following:
September 2003 – Dalai Lama , the
14th Dalai Lama , was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from USF on September 5, 2003, for his lifelong work in promoting peace and compassion, and helping to bring about a more humane world.
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December 2004 –
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , Philippine President
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April 2005 –
Kim Dae-jung , the former president of South Korea and 2000 Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped lead his country's movement toward democratic rule
[4]
2005 –
Terry Karl , professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, as a result of her human rights work.
[5]
May 2005 –
Shirin Ebadi , Iranian human rights activist
[6]
May 2006 – Richard Blum , founder and chairman of the Himalayan Foundation
[7]
May 2006 –
Gloria Duffy , CEO of the Commonwealth Club of California
[7]
May 2006 –
Michael Tilson Thomas , music director of the San Francisco Symphony
[7]
May 2007 –
Leo T. McCarthy (posthumous honorary degree)
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December 2007 – the
Reverend
Glenda Hope , founder of Network Ministries. Hope embodies cultural service that respects the individual dignity of every person, most notably the poor, the homeless, prostitutes, and those living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
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December 2007 – Sayadaw U Kovida on behalf of the Buddhist monks of Burma . The monks were honored for their courage in rising up in peaceful protest against their country's oppressive military regime. Their actions reflect the university's mission to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world.
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December 2007 – Gerald McKevitt, S.J. , Santa Clara University history professor and university historian. McKevitt is renowned for his knowledge of Jesuit history in California and the West, and received an honorary degree for his dedication to teaching, scholarship, and service to the university community.
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September 2008 –
Greg Mortenson , co-author of Three Cups of Tea ; executive director of the Central Asia Institute
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December 2008 –
Mary McAleese , the president of Ireland
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Other recipients of honorary degrees include
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Shirin Ebadi , journalist
Helen Thomas , and the late
South African activist
Stephen Biko .
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