List of Canisius University people

This is a list of notable students, alumni, staff and faculty of Canisius University in Buffalo, New York.

Academia

Sister Marion Beiter '44 – mathematician, Chairman of Mathematics for Rosary Hill College
H. James Birx – Professor of Anthropology, Canisius University
Paul G. Bulger – president of Buffalo State College
James Demske, S.J., B.A. '47 – president of Canisius College (1966–1993)^[1]
Steven Seegel, Ph.D. '99 – Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at University of Texas at Austin^[2]

Michael Buczkowski '86 – general manager / vice president of the Buffalo Bisons
George Mathewson '72 – chairman of the board, Royal Bank of Scotland
Carl J. Montante '64 – founder, president, and managing director of Uniland Development; named 2010 Buffalo Outstanding Citizen^[3]
Charles Moran Jr. – president and COO, Delaware North^[4]
John W. Rowe '66 – chairman and CEO, Aetna, Inc.; member of the Academy of Science

Anne Burrell '91 – Food Network chef
Elizabeth MacDonald '84 – Gerald Loeb Award-winning financial journalist with The Wall Street Journal, anchorwoman on many programs and networks
Michael Scheuer '74 – CBS News terrorism analyst; former CIA employee
Elaine Sciolino ’70 – author; Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times
Adam Zyglis '04 – editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News, winner of 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

Sister Marion Beiter '44 – mathematician, Chairman of Mathematics for Rosary Hill College
Edward G. Zubler '49 – inventor of the halogen lamp^[5]

Hon. Dennis Thomas Flynn – Delegate to Congress from the Oklahoma Territory
Hon. John J. LaFalce '61 – former Congressman (NY); Peter Canisius Distinguished University Professor, Canisius College
Hon. Michael Liebel Jr. (Class of 1887)–, former mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania and United States Representative for Pennsylvania
Hon. Salvatore R. Martoche JSC '62 – New York State Supreme Court Justice; former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Anthony M. Masiello '69 – former mayor of Buffalo, New York
James T. Molloy '58 – former Doorkeeper, U.S. House of Representatives
Hon. Henry J. Nowak '57 – former Congressman (NY), U.S. House of Representatives
Denise O'Donnell – former United States Attorney, candidate for New York State Attorney General and New York State Director of Criminal Justice Services
Hon. L. William Paxon '77 – former Congressman (NY); Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Hauer, Strauss & Feld
Edwin J. Roland – Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Michael Scheuer '74, Ph.D. – former chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka Alec Station); Special Advisor to the Chief of the bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004; author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Robin Schimminger '69 – New York State Assemblyman
Dale Volker '63 – New York State Senator

Michael Buczkowski – general manager/vice president of the Buffalo Bisons
Leroy Chollet – basketball player
Tommy Colella – football player
Cory Conacher – ice hockey player
Corey Herring '08 − basketball player
Robert A. MacKinnon '50 – former general manager, assistant coach, New Jersey Nets
Johnny McCarthy – NBA player and coach; coached Golden Griffins men's basketball
Gerry Meehan – former NHL player and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres
Michael Meeks – basketball player
Beth Phoenix − WWE professional wrestler; Class of 2017 WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Divas Champion & three-time WWE Women's Champion
Dick Poillon − early National Football League player
Mike Rappl '77 – former head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins softball team
Michael F. Smrek '85 – former professional basketball player, NBA Los Angeles Lakers
Eyal Yaffe '86 – basketball player, Israeli Basketball Premier League