24 notable alumni U.S. News #72

Notable Alumni of Saint Anselm College

Notable alumni of Saint Anselm College include Karoline Leavitt (36th White House press secretary), Gérald Lacroix (Canadian cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec) and Thomas J. Dodd (U.S. senator from Connecticut and attorney).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Karoline Leavitt 1997–

36th White House press secretary

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 2019
Thomas J. Dodd 1907–1971

U.S. senator from Connecticut and attorney

Also attended: Yale University, Providence College

Child: Chris Dodd (University of Louisville, Providence College)
Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. 1940–

Marine officer and Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient
Louis A. Bafalis 1929–2023

U.S. representative from Florida
Michael J. McGlynn 1953–

31st Mayor of Medford, Massachusetts

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Boston
Donna Soucy 1967–

Former President of the New Hampshire Senate

Also attended: University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law
Pam Patenaude 1961–

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Also attended: Southern New Hampshire University
Daniel T.K. Hurley 1943–

Senior U.S. district judge, Southern District of Florida

Also attended: George Washington University, Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
David Danielson 1947–2021

New Hampshire state representative

Also attended: Rivier University

Business

Matthew Szulik 1956–

Former chairman of Red Hat
Rómulo O'Farrill 1917–2006

Mexican multi-millionaire businessman

Science and academia

William J. Murnane 1945–2000

Egyptologist who directed the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project

Also attended: University of Chicago

Arts and media

Michael Buckley 1975–

Former YouTuber known for vlog What the Buck?!
Lauren Chooljian 1988–

Senior reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio

Attended until 2010

Also attended: Northwestern University

Sports

Mark Krikorian 1960–

President and general manager of Washington Spirit
Kevin Mackey 1945–2025

Former Cleveland State men's basketball head coach
Kevin Nylen 1981–

Boston University men's soccer head coach
Chris Bagley 1980–

Former American soccer player
Tim Karalexis 1980–

Retired soccer player
Sam Ftorek 1974–

Former pro hockey defenseman, women's head coach

Other fields

Gérald Lacroix 1957–

Canadian cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
Joseph John Gerry 1928–2023

Benedictine monk and auxiliary bishop

Also attended: Fordham University
Nicholas Samra 1944–

Former Melkite Greek Catholic Eparch of Newton

Also attended: Saint John's Seminary
Robert Joseph Shaheen 1937–2017

Maronite Catholic bishop

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.