Notable Alumni of Ithaca College

Eileen Filler-Corn 1964–

Former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates

Christopher Bateman 1957–

Former New Jersey state senator

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Seton Hall University

Mitchell S. Goldberg 1959–

Former US district judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Also attended: Temple University

Loni Hancock 1940–

Former California State Senate member

Also attended: The Wright Institute

Spouse: Tom Bates (University of California-Berkeley)

Emily Gallagher 1984–

New York State Assembly member

Richard K. Eaton 1948–

Senior judge of the US Court of International Trade

Also attended: Albany Law School

Jane Corwin 1964–

Former New York State Assembly member and businesswoman

Also attended: Pace University-New York, SUNY at Albany

Maggie Brooks 1955–

Politician and former journalist

Michael A. Battle 1955–

Lawyer, former director of Executive Office for US Attorneys

Also attended: University at Buffalo

Bob Iger 1951–

Former CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Spouse: Willow Bay (New York University, University of Pennsylvania)

J. Christopher Burch 1953–

Businessman, co-founder of Tory Burch LLC

Spouse: Tory Burch (University of Pennsylvania)

Bob Odenkirk 1962–

Actor, screenwriter and comedian

Also attended: College of DuPage, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Marquette University

Sibling: Bill Odenkirk (University of Chicago)

David Boreanaz 1969–

Actor known for Angel and Bones

Father: Dave Roberts (Syracuse University)

CCH Pounder 1952–

Guyanese actress in Avatar and The Shield

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Ben Feldman 1980–

Actor known for Superstore and Mad Men

Jeremy Jordan 1984–

Actor and singer on Broadway and screen

Bachelor of Fine Arts · Musical theater · Class of 2007

Maureen Tucker 1944–

Drummer of the Velvet Underground

Gavin MacLeod 1931–2021

Actor known for The Love Boat

Bachelor of Fine Arts · Class of 1952

Ricki Lake 1968–

Television host and actress, starred in Hairspray

Gavin DeGraw 1977–

Singer-songwriter, One Tree Hill theme song artist

Also attended: Berklee College of Music

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos 1978–

Swiss-born ufologist and television presenter

Aaron Tveit 1983–

Actor and singer, originated Christian in Moulin Rouge! stage musical

Jharrel Jerome 1997–

Actor, Emmy winner for When They See Us

Scott LaFaro 1936–1961

Jazz double bassist with the Bill Evans Trio

Deborah Snyder 1963–

Film producer and frequent partner of Zack Snyder

Spouse: Zack Snyder (Art Center College of Design)

Catherine Reitman 1981–

Canadian-American actress, producer and writer

Also attended: University of Southern California

Sibling: Jason Reitman (University of Southern California)

Ilene Graff 1949–

Actress and singer

Spouse: Ben Lanzarone (Manhattan School of Music)

Mark Romanek 1959–

Director of One Hour Photo and Never Let Me Go

Natasha Rothwell 1980–

Actress and writer in The White Lotus

Amanda Setton 1985–

Actress known for Gossip Girl

Charlie Schlatter 1966–

Actor and voice actor

David Muir 1973–

Anchor of ABC World News Tonight

Also attended: Georgetown University

Andrew Daly 1971–

Actor and comedian, starred in Review

Peter Hooten 1950–

Actor and producer

Ruth Underwood 1946–

Percussionist who played for Frank Zappa

Also attended: The Juilliard School

Jessica Savitch 1947–1983

NBC News anchor

Jon Gunn 1973–

Independent film director of The Case for Christ

Julius Eastman 1940–1990

Composer, early blender of minimalist methods

Also attended: University at Buffalo, Curtis Institute of Music

Rick Beato 1962–

YouTuber, guitarist and record producer

Also attended: The New England Conservatory of Music

Joe Pera 1980–

Comedian, writer and actor

Attended until 2010

Joe Bouchard 1948–

Musician, member of Blue Öyster Cult

Paul Jeffrey 1933–2015

Jazz tenor saxophonist and educator

Allan Loeb 1969–

Screenwriter and film and television producer

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Bill D'Elia 1953–

American screenwriter, producer, director and actor

Also attended: William Paterson University of New Jersey

Child: Chris D'Elia (New York University)

David Newsom 1962–

Actor, producer and photographer

Spouse: Siân Héder (Carnegie Mellon University)

Liz Tigelaar 1975–

Television writer and producer, creator of Life Unexpected

Jeanne Mackin

American novelist and writer

Also attended: Bennington College

Spouse: Steve Poleskie (Wilkes University)

Mike Royce 1964–

Screenwriter and television producer

Brandon M. Easton

Screenwriter, comics writer and educator

Also attended: Boston University, CUNY Lehman College

Jean Lee Latham 1902–1995

Writer of biographies for children

Also attended: Cornell University, West Virginia Wesleyan College

Dave Hughes 1971–

Television producer and editor

Jason Colavito 1981–

Author and independent scholar of fringe theories

Gorilla Monsoon 1937–1999

Professional wrestler and WWF commentator

Meghan Musnicki 1983–

Rower, five-time world champion and twice Olympic champion

Jim Benedek 1941–2009

Hungarian-American soccer player and coach

Travis Warech 1991–

Professional basketball player

Emily Morley 1993–

Bahamian rower who competed at the 2016 Olympics

Fernando Casanova 1988–

Dominican international footballer

Tim Locastro 1992–

Former MLB outfielder

Tom Nugent 1913–2006

College football coach at VMI, Florida State and Maryland