Marks of Distinction: Alumni Success Stories
SMC alumni have gone to experience success in a multitude of careers and pursuits — business success, the arts, professional sports, scientific research, national security and more. Some of Saint Mary's notable alumni include:
- Joseph Alioto '37, (deceased) former mayor of San Francisco
- Brother Mel Anderson '51, president, Saint Mary's College for 27 years
- Brother Alfred Brousseau '28 (deceased) mathematician, widely-renowned authority on the Fibonacci numbers
- Laura Garcia-Cannon '91, anchorwoman, NBC-11
- Jackson Graves 1872, (deceased) first graduate, Los Angeles historian
- Shirley Griffin '93, executive vice president, Wells Fargo Bank
- James Guyette '67, president & CEO, Rolls-Royce of North America, Inc.
- Robert Hass '63, 2008 winner of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 2007 winner of National Book Award for Poetry, Poet Laureate of the United States (1995-97)
- Jack Henning '38, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand; California labor leader
- Ken Hofmann '45, former owner, Oakland Athletics; developer
- Harry Hooper '07, (deceased) National Baseball Hall of Fame
- John Henry Johnson '53, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Bob Ladouceur '89, head football coach, De La Salle High (Concord), holder of longest high school winning streak
- Herman Lujan '58, provost, Cal State University, Los Angeles
- Manuel Lujan '50, former Secretary of the Interior, 1989-1993; Congressman (NM), 1969-1989
- Tom Lyons '50, activist, Catholic Relief Services; detention minister
- Ronald McArthur '49, founder, St. Thomas Aquinas College
- John Macken '62 scientist, inventor with numerous patents. Developed LaserCraft technology
- Tony Martin '35, entertainer; member, Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Brother Leo Meehan '08 (deceased), famed academian; author; orator
- Tom Meschery '61, pro and college basketball great; teacher and poet
- George P. Miller '12 (deceased), member of Congress from California, 1945-1973
- Nicholas Moore '63, chairman (retired), PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Don Perata '67, majority leader and senator, California State, 1998-2008
- Dr. Andrea Pernell-Sawicki '83, surgeon; member of SMC Athletics Hall of Fame
- Quentin Reynolds '29 (deceased), former chairman, CEO, Safeway Stores, Inc.
- George Schmitt '65, president (retired), Omnipoint Communication & AirTouch International
- Raymond Syufy, Sr. '40 (deceased), founder, Century Theaters
- Brother Jerome West '40 (deceased), Christian Brothers Provincial; founder of three high schools
- Herman Wedemeyer '49 (deceased), football star; Hawaii legislator; original cast of "Hawaii 5-0"
- Dr. Carl Wu '74, distinguished cancer researcher, National Institute of Health
