Notable Friars
Joe Biden
President of the United States, 2020
George William McClelland
2nd University of Pennsylvania President from 1944-1948
Amy Gutmann
8th University of Pennsylvania President from 2004 – 2023
Wendell Pritchett
Interim President 2022-2023 and Past Provost for the University of Pennsylvania
Andrea Mitchell
Television journalist, anchor, reporter and commentator for NBC News
John Alexander
The Voice of Franklin Field since 2011
Elizabeth Banks
Actress and producer
Vanessa Bayer
Comedian, Actress, Writer and most notable as a cast member of Saturday Night Live
Governor Edward Rendell
Former Governor of Pennsylvania
Joe Watkins and George Weiss
Joe: MSNBC, CNBC and Al Jazeera Media Analyst; George: Philanthropist, “Say Yes to Education” Founder and Penn Trustee
President Sheldon Hackney
6th University of Pennsylvania President from 1981–1993
David Montgomery
Chairman, minority-owner, and former President and CEO of the Philadelphia Phillies
Jack McCloskey
2-time NBA Championship Coach and General Manager (and former head coach at Penn)
Walter O’Malley
Los Angeles Dodgers Owner
Sam Mattis
2020 Olympian Finalist, past NCAA Champ and Highest Ranked Discuss Thrower under 24
Brandon Copeland
10-year NFL Veteran, Motivational Speaker and Penn Professor
Mark DeRosa
Retired baseball player and now Analyst on the MLB network
John Wurtzberger
Governor of Stock Exchange and now pilot having flown over 700 flights for charity
Lew Schneider
TV Writer and Producer
Douglas Price
President Eisenhower’s staff liaison to the secret service
Jonah Platt
Broadway Star of Wicked
John Fry
Drexel University President
Eugene Myers
Internationally Known Otolaryngologist (Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon)
Eric Furda
Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania from 2008 through 2020
C. Robert Paul, Jr.
Director of Olympic Communications for 35 years and credited with creating the Philadelphia Big 5 and making the Penn Relays the premier annual track & field events in the U.S. (as Penn’s sports information director)
Jerome Allen and Zach Rosen
Jerome: Boston Celtics Assistant and Zach: Professional International Basketball Player
Jay Bear
Founder and CEO of Scofield Timber Co, lndustry Leader in Responsible Harvesting in the Timber Industry
Siblings Kathy Schlein and Ted Schlein
General Manager and partner for the family vineyard in Napa Valley, Schlein Vineyard
Micheal Nutter
Former Mayor of Philadelphia
Bo Brown
Cartoonist, Created Over 35,000 Cartoons in his Lifetime including Professor Quagmire for the Penn Gazette
E. Digby Baltzell
Penn Professor and well known sociologist and author who is credited with popularizing the acronym WASP
George Savitsky
Former Philadelphia Eagles Player
Drew Crockett
Owner of HubBub Coffee Company at Penn
Brent Novoselsky
Former NFL Player
Ned Edwards
Retired Squash Professional
Shep Abbott
Academy Award Documentarian and wrote the cult classic, CHUD