EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Buffalo, NY

Founding Date:
1870

Team:
Golden Griffins

Enrollment:
4700

Official Website:
http://www.canisius.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anne Burrell	Chef	21-Sep-1969		Secrets of a Restaurant Chef
Calvin Darden	Business	5-Feb-1950		VP at UPS, 1998-2005
Leo R. Futia	Business	27-Aug-1919		Former Chairman of Guardian Life
Joe Grifasi	Actor	14-Jun-1944		The Bronx Is Burning
John J. LaFalce	Politician	6-Oct-1939		Congressman from New York, 1975-2003
Bill Paxon	Politician	29-Apr-1954		Congressman from New York, 1989-99
John W. Rowe	Business	20-Jun-1944		CEO of Aetna, 2000-06
Michael Scheuer	Spy	c. 1952		Imperial Hubris
Dennis F. Strigl	Business	c. 1947		President & COO of Verizon
Edward G. Zubler	Inventor	12-Mar-1925	20-Mar-2004	Inventor of the halogen lamp

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James W. Michaels	Journalist	17-Jun-1921	2-Oct-2007	Longtime Forbes editor
Bill Paxon	Politician	29-Apr-1954		Congressman from New York, 1989-99
Dennis F. Strigl	Business	c. 1947		President & COO of Verizon

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Beilein	Basketball	5-Feb-1953		Head Coach, University of Michigan
Stan Van Gundy	Basketball	21-Sep-1959		Head Coach and President, Detroit Pistons

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