List of University of San Francisco people

Alumni

Arts and entertainment

Athletics

Business

Science and academics

• Michael A. Rice, biologist at University of Rhode Island; RI State Representative

  Government and politics

Law and justice

Military

• Leven Cooper Allen, Major General in the United States Army during World War II

  Philanthropists

• Gordon Getty
• John Paul Getty, Jr.

  Faculty

• David Batstone, author of Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It
• Paul Chien, Professor of Biology
• Francis P. Filice, Professor of Biology
• Jon Fisher, author of Strategic Entrepreneurism; co-founding chief executive officer of Bharosa
• Sam Green, adjunct professor in Media Studies and documentary filmmaker; his film The Weather Underground was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004
• Jerzy Jan Lerski, George J. Lerski, Professor of Political Science and History
• Edward L. Kessel, Professor of Biology
• W. Michael Mathes, Professor of History, historian of Mexico and Spain, expert on the history of Baja California
• Robert T. Orr, Professor of Biology
• Dan Schutte, composer-in-residence; one of the most prolific and popular composers of Contemporary Catholic liturgical music today; best known for composing "Here I Am, Lord"
• Heinz Weihrich, professor of management at the School of Business and Management, notable for his development of the TOWS Matrix

  University presidents

1. Anthony Maraschi, S.J.
2. Nicholas Congiato, S.J.
3. Burchard Villiger, S.J.
4. Nicolas Congiato, S.J.
5. Joseph Bayma, S.J.
6. Aloysius Masnata, S.J.
7. John Pinasco, S.J.
8. Robert E. Kenna, S.J.
9. Joseph C. Sasia, S.J.
10. Henry Imoda, S.J.
11. Edward P. Allen, S.J.
12. John P. Frieden, S.J.
13. Joseph C. Sasia, S.J.
14. Albert F. Trivelli, S.J.
15. Patrick J. Foote, S.J.
16. Pius L. Moore, S.J.
17. Edward J. Whelan, S.J.
18. William I. Lonergan, S.J.
19. Harold E. Ring, S.J.
20. William J. Dunne, S.J.
21. John F. X. Connolly, S.J.
22. Charles W. Dullea, S.J.
23. Albert R. Jonsen, S.J.
24. William C. McInnes, S.J.
25. John Lo Schiavo, S.J.
26. John P. Schlegel, S J.
27. Stephen A. Privett, S.J.
28. Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J.

    Honorary degrees

• September 2003 – Dalai Lama, the 14th Dalai Lama, was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree from USF on September 5, 2003 for his lifelong work in promoting peace and compassion, and helping to bring about a more humane world.
• December 2004 – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Philippine President
• April 2005 – Kim Dae-jung, the former president of South Korea and 2000 Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped lead his country's movement toward democratic rule
• 2005 – Terry Karl, professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, as a result of her human rights work.
• May 2005 – Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights activist
• May 2006 – Richard Blum, founder and chairman of the Himalayan Foundation
• May 2006 – Gloria Duffy, CEO of the Commonwealth Club of California
• May 2006 – Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony
• May 2007 – Leo T. McCarthy
• December 2007 – the Reverend Glenda Hope, founder of Network Ministries. Hope embodies cultural service that respects the individual dignity of every person, most notably the poor, the homeless, prostitutes, and those living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
• December 2007 – Sayadaw U Kovida on behalf of the Buddhist monks of Burma. The monks were honored for their courage in rising up in peaceful protest against their country's oppressive military regime. Their actions reflect the university's mission to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world.
• December 2007 – Gerald McKevitt, S.J., Santa Clara University history professor and university historian. McKevitt is renowned for his knowledge of Jesuit history in California and the West, and received an honorary degree for his dedication to teaching, scholarship, and service to the university community.
• September 2008 – Greg Mortenson, co-author of Three Cups of Tea; executive director of the Central Asia Institute
• December 2008 – Mary McAleese, the President of Ireland