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Josephine S. Abplanalp

 

Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees
Former Vice President, Prep Mothers Club
Mother of a Prep Graduate

Robert H. Abplanalp

Class of 1939

Inventor
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees
Father of a Prep Graduate

Hon. David Arellano y Sequeira, PhD 

Class of 1887

Poet & Scholar
Minister of Cultural Affairs, Granada, Nicaragua
Minister of Education, Granada, Nicaragua
"Pioneer of Nicaraguan Baseball"
Nicaraguan Ambassador to the US

Joseph Bastianich

Class of 1985

Restauranteur, Television Personality
Co-Founder, Bastianich & Friends Scholarship
Father of a Prep Graduate & Current Prep Student

Lidia Bastianich

 

Former Officer-at-Large, Prep Mothers Club
Restauranteur, Television Personality
Co-Founder, Bastianich & Friends Scholarship
Mother of a Prep Graduate

Esteban E. Bellán

Class of 1866

Professional Baseball Player
“Father of Cuban Baseball”

Rev. Kenneth J. Boller, SJ   Prep President & Teacher (2004-2013)
Educator & Administrator, Various Jesuit Institutions

Bruce G. Bott

Class of 1959

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

Thomas A. Brennan Jr.

Class of 1956

Attorney
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees
Father of a Prep Graduate

Timothy J. Brosnan

Class of 1976

Executive
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees
Father of a Prep Graduate

James E. Buckman

Class of 1962

Executive

Paul A. Carielli Sr.

 

Prep Maintenance Staff (1931-1962)

Joseph L. H.-S. Chow

Class of 2003

Volunteer, US Peace Corps

Francis X. Coleman Jr.

Class of 1949

Executive
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees

Robert J. Coll Jr.

Class of 1984

Financial Services Executive
WTC Hero

Michael J. Conway

Class of 1959

Financial Services Executive
Recipient, Purple Heart

John J. Corcoran

Class of 1934

Attorney
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees
Father of Five Prep Graduates

J. Ignatius Coveney

 

Composer of "The Ram"

Irene R. Cozzarin   Prep Librarian (1953-1967)
Rev. Thomas Crowley, SJ   Prep Teacher from 1954-1962

Maurice J. Cunniffe Jr.

Class of 1950

Executive
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees

Bernard J. Daenzer, CPCU, JD

Class of 1934

Insurance Executive; Author
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees

Arthur J. Daley

Class of 1922

Pulitzer-winning Sportswriter
Father of Two Prep Graduates

Charles W. DaParma Jr.

Class of 1945

Prep Teacher (1949-1980)

Dwight D. Darcy

Class of 1963

Attorney
President, Catholic Big Brothers, NY, NY
Father of a Prep Graduate

Hon. Carlos de Zaldo y Beurmann

Class of 1877

Banker
First Secretary of State, Cuba 

Rev. Patrick F. Dealy, SJ

Class of 1846

President (Rector), Fordham Prep & Univ (1882-1885)
Prep Teacher (1852-1853)

Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi

Class of 1958

Former Member of Congress
Author; Community Activist 

Brendan Dolan

Class of 1982

Financial Services Executive

Rev. Vincent J. Duminuco, SJ

Class of 1951

Pioneer in Jesuit Education
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees

Rev. Francis A. Fahey, SJ

 

Prep Teacher (1948-1949; 1955-1969)

George I. Febles, Jr.   Prep Teacher & Coach (1988-Present)
Father of Two Prep Graduates
Col. John "Jack" Fischer, JD Class of 1932 Administrative Assistant, Prep Prefect of Discipline's Office (1935-1937)
Pilot, US Air Force
Attorney
Co-Founder, Catholic Orphanage, Korea
Community Organizer

Rev Mallick J. Fitzpatrick, SJ

 

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

Matthew O. Fitzsimons

Class of 1976

Founder, Grace Academy, Hartford, CT

Bro. Jeremiah Flaherty, SJ

 

Head Baker, Prep Kitchen Staff (1870-1876; 1880-1910)

Rev. Matthew Flood, SJ

 

Prep Teacher (1962-2010)
John J. "Jack" Foley Class of 1963

Prep Teacher, Coach, Assistant Headmaster &
Dean of Students (1967-present)

Peter S. Fornatale

Class of 1963

Radio Broadcaster

Joseph P. Fox

Class of 1929

Prep Teacher & Coach (1945-1976)

Frank F. Frisch

Class of 1916

Professional Baseball Player: “The Fordham Flash”

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Class of 1961

Financial Analyst & Executive
Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees
Father of Two Prep Graduates

John M. Geraghty

Class of 1960

Former Member, Prep Board of Trustees

Robert F. Gomprecht, MD

Class of 1941

Cardiologist
Father of a Prep Graduate

Earl W. “Zev” Graham  

Prep Coach (1930-1942)

Rev. James T. Griffin, SJ

 

Prep Counselor & Teacher (1970-1989)