Inductees
Fordham Prep Hall of Honor biographies are based primarily upon personal interviews as well as school documents and publications including the St. John's College Second Division Prefect of Discipline Diaries; the Fordham Prep Beacon, Athletic Coucilman, Rampart and Ramview; the Fordham Monthly, Ram and Maroon; and school catalogs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Additional documentation has also been provided by the Jesuit Archives in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information on sources, please contact Fordham Prep.

Community Organizer
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1977-1983)
Mother of a Prep Graduate

Inventor; Manufacturing Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1969-1977)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Scholar; Poet
Professional Baseball Player, Nicaraguan League
Minister of Cultural Affairs, Granada, Nicaragua
Minister of Education, Granada, Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Ambassador to the US
"Pioneer of Nicaraguan Baseball"

Restauranteur; Television Personality; Media Executive; Author
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Officer-at-Large, Prep Mothers' Club (1983-1985)
Restauranteur; Television Personality; Media Executive; Author
Mother of a Prep Graduate

Professional Baseball Player, Major League Baseball & Cuban League
"Father of Cuban Baseball"

Prep President & Teacher (2004-2013)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions

Prep Dean of Students, Teacher, Coach & Athletic Director (1967-2007)

Attorney
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1973-1977)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Attorney
Major League Baseball Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2000-2006)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Attorney
Hospitality Industry Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1990-1994)

Prep Maintenance Staff (1931-1962)

Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps

Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1982-1988)

Financial Services Executive
World Trade Center Hero
Father of a Prep Graduate

Financial Services Executive

Detective, NYPD; Attorney
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1979-1987)
Father of Five Prep Graduates

Musician
Composer of "The RAM"

Prep Librarian (1953-1967)

Prep Teacher (1954-1962)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions

Financial Services & Manufacturing Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1983-1995)

Insurance Industry Executive; Author
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1977-1983)

Sportswriter
Recipient, Pulitzer Prize
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Prep Teacher & School Heraldist (1949-1980)

Attorney
President, Catholic Big Brothers, NY, NY
Father of Prep Graduate
Attorney; Banking Executive
Professional Baseball Player, Cuban League
Cuban Baseball League Executive
First Secretary of State, Cuba

Prep & University President/Rector (1882-1885)
Prep Teacher (1852-1853)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
First Alumnus to Enter the Society of Jesus
First Alumnus to Join the Prep Faculty
First Alumnus to Serve as Prep & University President

Member, US House of Representatives
Accountant; Author; Community Organizer
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1973-1977)

Financial Services Executive

Pioneer in 20th-Century Jesuit Education
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2000-2006)

Prep Teacher (1945-1949; 1955-1969)

Prep Teacher & Coach (1988-Present)
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Administrative Assistant, Prep Prefect of Discipline Office (1935-1937)
Pilot, US Air Force
Attorney
Co-Founder, Columba Children's Home & Bupyong Orphanage, Korea
Community Organizer

Prep Counselor, Coach & Teacher (1954-1957; 1962-2015)

Co-Founder, Covenant School, Bridgeport, CT
Co-Founder, Grace Academy, Hartford, CT
Educator & Administrator, Various Catholic Agencies & Institutions

Head Baker, Prep & University Kitchen Staff (1870-1976; 1880-1910)

Prep Teacher (1962-2010)

Prep Teacher, Coach, Assistant Headmaster & Dean (1967-2020)
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1994-2000)

Radio Broadcaster; Rock-n-Roll Musicologist; Author
Pioneer in the Radio Broadcast Industry

Prep Coach & Teacher (1945-1976)

Professional Baseball Player, Major League Baseball
"The Fordham Flash"

Financial Analyst; Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1982-1999)
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2004-2010)
Physician; Cardiologist
Father of Prep Graduate

Prep Coach (1930-1942)

Prep Counselor & Teacher (1970-1989)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions

Attorney; Real Estate & Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1985-1997)

Olympic Medalist, Swimming
Real Estate Services Executive
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Humanitarian
Founder, Working Boys Center, Quito, Ecuador

National Hockey League Executive

Prep Teacher & Coach (1932-1973)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Prep Teacher & Coach (1958-2005)
Volunteer, Rosary Hill Hospice, Hawthorne, NY
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Prep Counselor, Teacher, Speech & Debate Coach (1941-1944; 1949-1961)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
School Historian (1985-2007)

Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations
Executive, Various Industries
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1969-1977)
First Chair, Prep Board of Trustees

Prep Teacher & School Historian (1950-1991)
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1979-1985)
Father of Four Prep Graduates

Founder, Fordham Prep & University
First Archbishop of New York

Physician; Urologist
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Entertainment Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1992-1993)

Firefighter
Restauranteur
Community Organizer

Banking Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1996-2002)

Founding Bishop, Rockville Centre Diocese

Model; Stage, Studio & Screen Actor

Prep Teacher & Coach (1930-1976)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Attorney
Judge, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Artist
Pioneer in Stained Glass Technique

Media Executive
Founding Director, National Youth Suicide Prevention Center
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1976-1982)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Prep Teacher & Dramatics Moderator (1944-1947; 1952-2011)
"The Patriarch of Fordham Theater"

Prep Teacher (1967-1968; 1972-1995)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutes
Pioneer in Computer Technology Education

Banking Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1999-2002)

Banking, International Trade & Transportation Executive
Senator, Chihuahua, Mexico
Father of a Prep Graduate

Physician; Surgeon; Humanitarian
Founder, Operation Smile

Prep President & Teacher (1980-1996)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions

Prep Teacher (1961-1995)

Prep Librarian & Teacher (1947-74)

Charismatic Healer; Author
Co-Founder, Peace of Christ Prayer Ministry, Bronx, NY

First Prep & University President/Rector (1841-1843)
Member, College of Cardinals
First American Cardinal

Prep Teacher & Director of Admissions (1966-2009)
Father of Four Prep Graduates

Prep Teacher (1928-1978)

Commissioner, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1969-1975)
Mother of Four Prep Graduates

Prep Teacher & Athletic Director (1947-1988)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Humanitarian
Founder, SOME (So Others Might Eat), Washington, DC

Coach, Athletic Director & Vice President for Athletics, Fordham University
Basketball Coach, Various NCAA Teams

Basketball Player, NCAA

Col. John E. McMahon, Class of 1848
Commander, Infantry, US Army
Col. James Powers McMahon, Class of 1853
Commander, Infantry, US Army
Gen. Martin T. McMahon, Class of 1855
Senator, New York State
US Ambassador to Paraguay
Recipient, Medal of Honor

Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1969-1977)
Father of Three Prep Graduates

Prep Teacher (1966-1989)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Prep Teacher (1923-1963)
Father of a Prep Graduate

Mayor, New York City
Board of Aldermen, New York City

Personal Care Industry Executive

Prep Coach (1968-1970)
Financial Services Executive; Football Coach, NCAA; Author
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1995-2001)

Attorney
Dean of Admissions, Fordham Law School
Father of a Prep Graduate

Prep Coach (1915-1920)
Olympic Medalist, Rowing
Board of Alderman, New York City
Steel Industry Salesman
Founder of Fordham Crew

Attorney
Father of Two Prep Graduate

Financial Services Executive
Officer, Various Finance & Budgetary Offices, New York State
Chief of Staff, Governor's Office, NYS
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1995-2001)

Professional Baseball Player, Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball Executive
"Fordham Johnny"

Physician; Reconstructive Surgeon
Healthcare Executive
Co-Founder, International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Community Organizer

Soldier, US Army
Recipient, Medal of Honor

Prep Prefect/Dean of Students & Teacher (1846-1847; 1852-1856)
Chaplain, US Army
Educator, Administrator & Chaplain, Various Jesuit Institutions

Prep Teacher (1944-1946)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
Founding Bishop, Carolines-Marshalls Diocese, Micronesia

Attorney; Financial Services Executive
Chairman, Catholic Charities
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2005-2011)

Sportscaster

Prep Coach, Teacher & Athletic Director (1948-1984)

Pilot, US Air Force

Physician; Surgeon
Pioneer in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery

Prep President (1996-2004)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
Co-Founder, Cristo Rey New York High School, East Harlem, New York
Provincial, New York Province of the Society of Jesus

Physician; Surgeon
Founder, Pelham Bay General Hospital, Bronx, NY
Pioneer in Obstetrical Medicine

Assistant Moderator, Prep Dramatics Society (1965-1966)
Educator: Author
Building Supplies Industry Executive
Advisor to the Prep Board of Trustees (2016-2019)

Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2000-2003)
Father of Two prep Graduates

Prep Teacher & Director of Diversity (1979-2017)
Mother of a Prep Graduate

Restauranteur
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Olympic Medalist, Tennis
Sports Equipment Industry Executive

Physician; Orthopedic Surgeon
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1989-1994)
Father of Five Prep Graduates

Financial Services Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2010-2017)

Physician
Winner, New York Marathon
Founder, Armory Foundation, New York

Sportscaster

Commander, Infantry, US Army

Prep Prefect of Discipline/Dean of Students (1920-1924; 1931-1965)
Prep Athletic Director (1920-1924)

The Sisters of Charity

Prep Teacher & Assistant Headmaster (1973-1985)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
Pioneer in Computer Technology in Education

Attorney
Village Justice, Elmsford, NY
Community Organizer
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (2001-2004)
Father of Three Prep Graduates

Prep Librarian, Archivist & School Historian (1970-2010)

Professional Baseball Player, Major League baseball

Prep Teacher & Coach (1970-2017)

Firefighter
World Trade Center Hero

Supreme Court Justice, New York State
Civil Court Judge, New York City
Community Organizer
Father of a Prep Graduate

Dancer; Choreographer
Director, Ballet Hispánico, New York, NY
Founder, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Chicago, IL
Advisor, National Endowment for the Arts & NYS Council on the Arts

Commander, US Marines

Football & Lacrosse Player, NCAA
Aviator, US Navy; Building Supplies Industry Salesman
Community Organizer

Actor, Stage & Silent Film
Founder, Fordham Theater
"Father of Fordham Dramatics"

Humanitarian
Co-Founder, Viva House, Baltimore, MD

Prep Teacher (1884-1886)
Physician, Historian, Author
Dean, Fordham School of Medicine
Founder, Fordham University Press

Advertising Executive
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1985-1990)
Advisor to the Prep President (2004-2013)
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Volunteer Officer, Prep Development & Finance Offices (2003-2016)
Human Resources Executive, Various Industries
Member, Board of Trustees (1994-2000)

Governor, New York State
Member, Prep Board of Trustees (1977-1990)
Co-Founder, Ramkin, the Fordham Prep Yearbook

Prep Teacher (1941-1943)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions
President, Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ

Prep Team Physician (1981-2020)
Physician; Orthopedic Surgean
Induction Years
Nominations
Nominations for the 2023/2024 Induction Cycle will be formally open on June 1st, 2023, however, nominations submitted at any time will be considered by the Hall of Honor Committee. Among our honorees are individuals from all walks of life, from bishops to businessmen, from artists to athletes, and from physicians to philanthropists.