Famous Gonzaga University Alumni
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People on this list must have gone to Gonzaga University and be of some renown.
- With his remarkably smooth and velvety baritone voice, Bing Crosby rose from obscurity to become the most popular singer in the world, dominating the record and singles charts for a 20-year stretch and enjoying a more than respectable popularity for the rest of his life. He also became an extremely successful actor, appearing in 70+ films, and charmed moviegoers everywhere with his relaxed performing style. Following a string of early hit singles, Crosby was recruited by Paramount Pictures and enjoyed a long-time partnership with Bob Hope on the highly popular series of "Road" movies, which served up endearing cocktails of humor and song. He was also highly impressive in many of his solo efforts, most notably "Going My Way" (1944), for which Crosby won the Best Actor Academy Award, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (1949) and "The Country Girl" (1954). Crosby's reign as one of the leading pop culture figures in America was dampened somewhat by the rise of rock-n-roll, but he maintained a huge fanbase and songs like "White Christmas," "I'll Be Seeing You" and "Swinging on a Star" were unmistakably his. Crosby's success across multiple mediums was truly remarkable and he was arguably the leading entertainment figure of the 20th century.
- Age: Dec. at 74 (1903-1977)
- Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, USA
The Best Bing Crosby Movies, RankedSee all
- 1White Christmas233 Votes
- 2Going My Way179 Votes
- 3The Bells of St. Mary's178 Votes
- John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) as a point guard for the Utah Jazz, and the team made the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances. Stockton is a ten-time NBA All-Star and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2009 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team "Dream Team"). In 1996, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. Stockton holds the NBA records for most career assists and steals by wide margins and is regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time.
- Age: 62
- Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
- James Elton "Jim" West (March 28, 1951 – July 22, 2006) was an American politician. In 2005, while Mayor of Spokane, Washington, he was the target of allegations of the sexual abuse of boys twenty years earlier. These allegations became public after West became a target of a sting operation conducted by his hometown newspaper, the Spokesman Review. Some journalists and academics criticized the paper for what they saw as a form of entrapment. West admitted engaging in homosexual behavior with adults, despite an earlier record of supporting "anti-gay" legislation. Though never charged, he was removed from office by recall in 2005. The Federal Bureau of Investigation eventually closed its investigation and took no action for lack of evidence.
- Age: Dec. at 55 (1951-2006)
- Birthplace: Salem, Oregon
- Ronny Turiaf (born January 13, 1983) is a French retired professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Turiaf grew up in Martinique then attended high school in Paris and college at Gonzaga University in the United States. At Gonzaga, Turiaf played for the Bulldogs basketball team and was the leading West Coast Conference scorer in his senior year. After graduating from Gonzaga, Turiaf entered the 2005 NBA draft and was picked by the Los Angeles Lakers. He later played for the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Turiaf appeared in a total of 520 games over his NBA career and won his only NBA championship in 2012 with the Miami Heat. He was also a member of the French national team, earning 100 caps for his country.
- Age: 42
- Birthplace: Le Robert, Martinique
- Daniel David "Dan" Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently works as an on-air broadcaster for the Pac-12 Network, CBS Sports Network and Westwood One. He is also a co-host of the Dickau and Slim Show on Spokane's 700 ESPN with Sean "Slim" Widmer.
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
- Christine "Chris" O'Grady Gregoire (; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd Governor of the state of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington. She was the National Governors Association Chair for the 2010–11 term.Gregoire formerly served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Adrian, Michigan, USA
- Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.His best-known book is The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993), a collection of short stories. It was adapted as the film Smoke Signals (1998), for which he also wrote the screenplay. His first novel Reservation Blues received one of the fifteen 1996 American Book Awards. His first young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007), is a semi-autobiographical novel that won the 2007 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Odyssey Award as best 2008 audiobook for young people (read by Alexie). His 2009 collection of short stories and poems, War Dances, won the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.Alexie is the guest editor of the 2015 Best American Poetry.
- Age: 58
- Birthplace: Washington, USA
Michael P. Farris
LawyerMichael Farris may refer to: Michael Farris (lawyer), American constitutional lawyer Mike Farris (musician), American musician- Age: 73
- Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
- Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. Bay was the National League Rookie of the Year in 2004 and he won the Silver Slugger Award in 2009. He is a three-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Tip O'Neill Award winner as the best Canadian baseball player.
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Trail, Canada
- Brian Ching (born May 24, 1978) an American retired professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years. Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th pick overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, making him the first Gonzaga player and the first player from his native Hawaii selected in the MLS draft. After winning the U.S. Open Cup with Los Angeles, Ching was released from the team and played with the second division Seattle Sounders. He returned to first division soccer when the San Jose Earthquakes acquired him in the 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft. He won an MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with the Earthquakes, collected the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award, the MLS Golden Boot, and was named to the MLS Best XI. In 2006, Ching relocated to Houston when the Earthquakes team became the Houston Dynamo. He led the team to back-to-back MLS Cup Championships in 2006 and 2007 and four MLS finals overall. A six-time MLS All-Star, Ching retired from professional soccer in 2013 as Houston Dynamo's all-time leading scorer. Ching made his international debut May 26, 2003, becoming the first Hawaiian-born player to represent the United States. He became the first Hawaiian to be named to the U.S. roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although he did not see any playing time. His only international silverware is the 2007 Gold Cup. Off the field, Ching is a pillar in the Houston community where he is partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for underprivileged families in the Houston area through fundraising efforts under his program "The House that Ching Built".
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: USA, Haleiwa, Hawaii
- Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the EuroLeague Final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who also played in the NBA.
- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (born October 7, 1944) is an American politician, author, consultant, columnist and commentator. Nethercutt is the founder and chairman of The George Nethercutt Foundation. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005, representing Washington's 5th congressional district.
- Age: 80
- Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, USA
Josh Heytvelt
Joshua Rolin "Josh" Heytvelt (; born June 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hitachi SunRockers of the Japanese National Basketball League.- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Clarkston, Washington
Max Krause
American football playerMax Joseph Krause (April 5, 1909 – July 11, 1984) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.- Age: Dec. at 75 (1909-1984)
- Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
- Adam John Morrison (born July 19, 1984) is an American retired professional basketball player. Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005–06. He was a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Award. He was named Co-Player of the Year with Duke's J. J. Redick by the United States Basketball Writers Association and won the 2006 Chevrolet Player of the Year award.
- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Glendive, Montana
- Jon Riki Karamatsu was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the state's 41st district from 2002 to 2011.On October 16, 2007, at about 1:15 a.m., Karamatsu lost control of his vehicle and struck a concrete pillar while travelling west-bound on the Moanalua Freeway. Karamatsu failed a police sobriety test and was found to have a blood alcohol content of .171 - more than twice the legal limit of .08. Karamatsu had previously been cited by law enforcement for speeding violations.As a result of the October 2007 incident, Karamatsu stepped down from his position as Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives. In November 2008, it was announced that Karamatsu will serve as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.In 2010, instead of running for re-election in his house seat, Karamatsu decided to run for lieutenant governor. However, in the primary election, he came in at sixth place.
- Age: 50
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Lenn Haruki Sakata (Japanese: 坂田春樹 born June 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977 to 1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship team. He was the second Asian American to play Major League Baseball. He is Yonsei (fourth-generation American of Japanese ancestry). Sakata graduated from Kalani High School in 1971. Sakata played college baseball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.Sakata began 1981 as a reserve and missed time in May due to a sprained ankle. In September, he took over the shortstop position, replacing longtime Oriole shortstop Mark Belanger. Sakata was humble about this, saying, "I never looked at myself as the next Mark Belanger. It would have been pointless and arrogant for anybody to feel that way." He was the starting shortstop for the Orioles when Cal Ripken, Jr., began his consecutive games played streak. When manager Earl Weaver decided to shift Ripken to short at the beginning of July, 1982, he moved Sakata to third, keeping Sakata in the lineup.Sakata was the catcher (a position he did not usually play) when Tippy Martinez picked three Toronto Blue Jays off first base in the tenth inning of the August 24, 1983 game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The Orioles had replaced their starting catcher and his backup while rallying to tie the game in the ninth inning. Three consecutive Blue Jays hitters reached first base and each one, thinking it would be easy to steal a base on Sakata, took a big lead. Martinez picked off all three base runners. Sakata hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth to win the game.After his playing career ended, Sakata began coaching in the minor league system. He has served as manager of the Modesto A's (1989), San Jose Giants (1999, 2001, 2004–2007), Bakersfield Blaze (2000), and Fresno Grizzlies (2002). On May 31, 2007 Sakata notched his 527th victory as a California League manager, setting the record for lifetime wins. Sakata became the farm team manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan in 2008. He returned to American baseball in 2011, becoming the hitting coach for Asheville Tourists (Low-A). After managing the Modesto Nuts from 2012-2013, Sakata rejoined the San Jose Giants in 2014 and was succeeded on January 10, 2015 by Russ Morman taking over as manager beginning the 2015 season.Sakata was selected by CNN Sports Illustrated as one of the 50 greatest sports figures in Hawaii history and is a member of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame located in the Bishop Museum. Sakata is also a member of Gonzaga University's Sports Hall of Fame. In 2018 he was inducted to the California League Hall of Fame for his success as a manager.
- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
J. P. Batista
João Paulo Lopes "J. P." Batista (born October 29, 1981) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the power forward position. He played college basketball at Gonzaga University.- Age: 43
- Birthplace: Olinda, Brazil
Mary Verner
Mary Verner (born August 13, 1956) is the former mayor of Spokane, Washington.- Age: 68
- Birthplace: Fitzgerald, Georgia
- Michael Patrick Redmond (born May 5, 1971) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He is currently the bench coach for the Colorado Rockies. He played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians. In 864 career games, Redmond recorded a batting average of .287 and accumulated 13 home runs, and 243 runs batted in (RBI). Redmond batted and threw right-handed. He made his major league debut on May 31, 1998, and played his final game on July 2, 2010, and was part of the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series. He was named the manager of the Marlins on November 1, 2012. After two and a half years, Redmond was fired on May 17, 2015.
- Age: 53
- Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
- Anthony Robert Canadeo (May 5, 1919 – November 29, 2003) was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers from 1941 to 1952, having missed most of the 1944 season and the entire 1945 season while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Canadeo was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Spokane, Washington to attend Gonzaga University. He played football for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned the nickname "Gray Ghost of Gonzaga". Drafted by the Packers in the 1941 NFL Draft, Canadeo went on to play multiple positions, including running back, quarterback, defensive back, punter, and return specialist. Before the war, Canadeo was a triple-threat halfback for the Packers, leading the team in rushing and passing in 1943. When he returned from the war in 1946 he served primarily as a running back, and in 1949 became the third player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a season. He retired as the Packers' all-time rushing yards leader, and as of 2018 ranks fourth in franchise history in that category. Canadeo's number 3 was retired by the Packers immediately following his retirement as a player. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974. After his playing career, Canadeo worked as a color commentator for NFL on CBS, covering Packers with Ray Scott. He also was a long-time member of the Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors and Executive Committee, most notably during the Vince Lombardi era. Canadeo died in 2003 at the age of 84.
- Age: Dec. at 84 (1919-2003)
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Leon Cadore
Baseball playerLeon "Caddy" Joseph Cadore (November 20, 1891 – March 16, 1958) was a right-handed American pitcher from 1915 to 1924. Cadore shares an MLB record for the most innings pitched in a single game (26). In 1920, both Cadore and Joe Oeschger pitched all 26 innings for their respective teams in a game that was eventually called a tie due to darkness. Cadore faced 96 batters in the game, an MLB record dating back to at least 1908. He attended Gonzaga University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs. He was a roommate of Casey Stengel while with the Brooklyn Dodgers.- Age: Dec. at 66 (1891-1958)
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Joe McDermott
PoliticianJ. Joseph McDermott (born July 1, 1967), usually known as Joe McDermott, is an American politician from the state of Washington and Chair of the Metropolitan King County Council. He previously served ten years as a state legislator, seven years in the Washington House of Representatives and three in the Washington State Senate.- Age: 57
- Raymond Paul Flaherty (September 1, 1903 – July 19, 1994) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was part of three NFL Championship teams, one as a player and two as a head coach.
- Age: Dec. at 90 (1903-1994)
- Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
Kevin Richardson
Baseball playerKevin Grant Richardson (born September 12, 1980) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers in 2009.- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Washington
Mark Britton
LawyerMark is the CEO and President of Avvo. Prior to founding Avvo, Mark was the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Affairs of InterActiveCorp Travel and Expedia, Inc. In this position, Mark oversaw all finance, strategy, corporate development, legal, human resources and government relations functions for the IAC Travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Classic Custom Vacations and Interval International. Before Expedia's acquisition by InterActiveCorp, Mark was Expedia's Senior Vice President and General Counsel and, in so doing, built Expedia's legal and government relations teams from scratch. Mark was also an attorney and equity partner-elect of the law firm of Preston, Gates Ellis LLP. Most recently, Mark was an adjunct professor of Finance at Gonzaga University in Florence, Italy. Mark holds a degree in Finance from Gonzaga University and a JD from George Washington University Law School.- Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (born May 19, 1954) is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and Director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang-intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles.
- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Elias Harris (born July 6, 1989) is a German-American professional basketball player who currently plays for Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball at Gonzaga University and plays for the German national basketball team.
- Age: 35
- Birthplace: Speyer, Germany
Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell (born 25 September 1984) is a retired Minor League Baseball infielder for the Las Vegas 51s in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. In 2006, he was selected 300th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays. He retired on 15 March 2012, due to recurring injury problems in his hip. He played college baseball at Gonzaga University. In 2007, Campbell played for the class-A affiliate of the Blue Jays, the Lansing Lugnuts. In 2007, he showed some promise as a hitter, hitting .279/.390/.397. However, he was not considered a top prospect of the Jays given his age and the level where he played. In 2008, Campbell had a breakout year, increasing his batting average to .341 and his OBP to .435 while moving up two levels to AA. He was chosen to represent the World team at the 2008 All-Star Futures Game. Given his reputation as a solid defensive second baseman, Campbell was once widely considered one of the better prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system, and had been compared to Chase Utley by Blue Jays General Manager J.P. Ricciardi.- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
- John Houston Stockton (September 23, 1901 – April 27, 1967) was a professional football player, a back in the late 1920s in the National Football League. He played with the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1925 until 1928, and was a member of Yellow Jackets' 1926 NFL Championship team. During his final season in 1929, Stockton split time between the Boston Bulldogs and the Providence Steamroller. He was the grandfather of basketball Hall of Fame inductee, John Stockton, who played point guard for the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz from 1984 to 2003.
- Age: 123
- Birthplace: Parma, Idaho
- Franklin D. "Frank" Burgess (March 9, 1935 – March 26, 2010) was an American standout college basketball player and, later, a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
- Age: Dec. at 75 (1935-2010)
- Birthplace: Eudora, Arkansas
- Austin Darren Daye is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. The 6'11" small forward played college basketball for Gonzaga before being drafted 15th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2009 NBA draft. He has previously played for the Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs, while also spending time in Russia and the NBA Development League.
- Age: 36
- Birthplace: Irvine, California
Thomas B. Larkin
Lieutenant General Thomas Bernard Larkin (15 December 1890 – 17 October 1968) was a military officer who served as the 32nd Quartermaster General of the United States Army.- Age: Dec. at 77 (1890-1968)
- Birthplace: Louisburg, Wisconsin
Christopher Dietzen
Christopher Dietzen (born March 8, 1947) was an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2008 to 2016 and a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2004 to 2008.- Age: 77
- Birthplace: Yakima, Washington
Robert Spitzer
Robert J. Spitzer (born May 16, 1952) is a Jesuit priest, philosopher, educator, author, speaker, and retired President of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Spitzer is founder and currently active as president of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing educational materials on the complementarity of science, philosophy, and faith. He is also president of the Spitzer Center of Ethical Leadership, dedicated to helping Catholic and for-profit organizations develop leadership, constructive cultures, and virtue ethics.- Age: 72
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Matt Bouldin
Basketball playerMatt Bouldin (born January 17, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Busan KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for Gonzaga University.- Age: 37
- Birthplace: Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Courtney Vandersloot (born February 8, 1989) is an American-Hungarian basketball point guard for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Yakin Dogu in the Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL). The third selection in the 2011 WNBA Draft, she had a successful first season in which she was selected for the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game and named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team.During her college career at Gonzaga University, she was the only women's player in West Coast Conference history to be named the conference's player of the year three times, and also the only player to be named MVP of the WCC Women's Tournament three times. In her final season at Gonzaga, she won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the top NCAA Division I women's player no taller than 5'8" (1.73 m) and Nancy Lieberman Award as the top player at her position in Division I women's basketball. Vandersloot is also the first Division I player, male or female, to have accumulated 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career, and only the second female overall. Vandersloot holds the WNBA record (258) for assists in a single season.
- Age: 35
- Birthplace: Kent, Washington
Patricia M. Haslach
DiplomatPatricia Marie Haslach (born 1956) is an American diplomat. She has served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, since September 2016. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia from August 4, 2013 through September 2016. Ambassador Haslach previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of State’s newest bureau, the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations. Prior to this, Ambassador Haslach was the State Department’s Coordinator for Iraq Transition in the Office of the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources. In this position, she was responsible for coordinating all Washington-based State Department aspects of the U.S. transition from military to civilian operations culminating with the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops at the end of December 2011. Ambassador Haslach brings with her a long career dealing with development issues in countries undergoing transition. She served as the Deputy Coordinator for Diplomacy for the U.S. Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (Feed the Future) from June 2010 to March 2011 and as Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq from July 2009 to June 2010 where she was responsible for overseeing the transfer, transformation, and completion of development and assistance programs. As Director for the Office for Afghanistan from 2002–2004, Ambassador Haslach oversaw a multi-billion-dollar reconstruction program. From 2007 to 2009, she was Ambassador to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), and from 2004 to 2007, she was U.S. Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. She has also served as Economic Counselor in Pakistan and Deputy Economic Counselor in Indonesia and in Nigeria. Ambassador Haslach began her career with the federal government at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was assigned to India as the regional Agricultural Attaché from 1987 to 1990. She followed that assignment with a State Department posting to the U.S. Mission to the European Union managing assistance to the Group of 24 countries. Ambassador Haslach has received numerous awards during her career, including a Superior Honor Award for Afghanistan reconstruction in 2004, The Director General’s Award for Impact and Originality in Reporting in 2002, The Herbert Salzman Award for Excellence in International Economic Performance in 2002, and the Sinclaire Language Award for distinguished study of a hard language and its associated culture in 1998. A native of Lake Oswego, Oregon, Ambassador Haslach earned her BA from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and her Master in International Affairs and Certificate from the Institute on Western Europe from Columbia University in New York. She has two daughters Shereen and Kiran Herbert.- Age: 69
Patrick J. Conroy
ChaplainPatrick J. Conroy, S.J. (born October 31, 1950) is an American lawyer and a Jesuit priest who is serving as the 60th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. His selection was announced by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives on May 6, 2011, and he was sworn in as the new House Chaplain May 25, 2011, following a unanimous vote by the House. Conroy delivered his first prayer as House Chaplain on May 26, 2011. In mid-April 2018, Conroy was asked to resign by House Speaker Paul Ryan, and did so with an effective resignation date of May 24, 2018. Approximately two weeks later, Conroy rescinded his resignation and announced his intention to remain in the role after objections to Ryan's actions were raised by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Speaker Ryan accepted the withdrawal of Conroy's resignation letter and reinstated him as House Chaplain on May 3, 2018.- Age: 74
- Birthplace: Everett, Washington
Arthur A. Dugoni
