List of Loyola University Chicago people

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Here follows a list of notable people of Loyola University Chicago:

Academia

Prominent Professors

• George Papadakis
• Sergio Balanzino
• Mark Bosco S.J.
• Robert Bucholz
• Michael J. Garanzini S.J., President
• Vincent A. Mahler
• T. Jerome Overbeck S.J.
• Phil Ponce
• Mike Quigley
• David Schweickart
• Louis W. Tordella
• Franz Jozef Van Beeck S.J.
• Joshua Marie Wilkinson
• Joseph F. Rychlak
• Taigen Dan Leighton
• Gordon Zahn^[1]

Alumni

• Lawrence Biondi, President of Saint Louis University ^[2]
• Margaret Callahan, Dean of the College of Nursing at Marquette University^[3]
• Alice B. Hayes, President Emerita & former President of the University of San Diego
• Vincent A. Mahler, prominent political scientist
• J. Dennis O'Connor, former Chancellor of University of Pittsburgh
• Robert A Wild, S.J., President of Marquette University
• Sho Yano, child prodigy
• Richard A. Cosier, Dean, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University

Business

Alumni

• Wayne P. Lüttringhausen, Chairman of the Board & CEO, The Options Clearing Corporation ^[4]
• Patrick H. Arbor, Chicago Board of Trade Chairman ^[5]
• Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee Corporation, Chairman, CEO; first female COO of PepsiCo ^[6]
• David Ferm, BusinessWeek Publisher
• Richard L. Flanagan, Borders Group CEO
• Jeffrey D. Jacobs, Harpo Productions President
• Joseph M. Juran, (1935), Quality expert
• John B. Menzer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., former Vice Chairman
• Mike O'Brien, Former Vice President of Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
• Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., Baxter International President/CEO
• Michael R. Quinlan, McDonald's Corporation Chairman
• Thomas Schoewe, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Executive Vice President & CFO
• Aloysius VanEekeren, President of Vanee Foods Company
• Dan K. Webb, Chairman of Winston & Strawn LLP
• John E. Major, Former CEO of Novatel Wireless
• Stephen McGowan, former CFO Sun Microsystems
• George Halas, Jr., former president/owner of the Chicago Bears
• John York, Co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers
• John E. Rooney, CEO US Cellular

Entertainment

Alumni

• Leslie David Baker, actor (The Office)
• L. Scott Caldwell, Tony Award winning actress
• Karla DeVito, lead solo performer/ singer
• David Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed
• James Iha, The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle guitarist
• Richard Kiley, Emmy winning actor, singer and narrator (attended)
• Jennifer Morrison, actress (House M.D.)
• Bob Newhart, Peabody Award winning actor/comedian
• David Pasquesi, actor
• Bill Rancic, winner of The Apprentice (first season)

Government and politics

Alumni

Activists

• Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player & civil rights activist
• Mary Morello, Progressive activist
• Michael Pfleger, Roman Catholic Priest and well known social activist

Attorneys

• Richard A. Devine, former Cook County State's Attorney
• Neil F. Hartigan, former Illinois Attorney General,former democratic candidate for Illinois Governor, and former Illinois Lt. Governor
• Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General
• Donald Lee Hollowell, famous civil rights attorney
• Anita Alvarez, current Cook County State's Attorney

Cabinet members

• William M. Daley, United States Secretary of Commerce
• Susan Ralston, Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor

Judges

• William J. Campbell, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ^[7]
• Howard Thomas Markey, the first Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Mary Ann G. McMorrow, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
• Thomas R. Fitzgerald, 1st District Justice Supreme Court of Illinois
• Lee M. Jackwig, United States Bankruptcy Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
• Robert R. Thomas, current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
• Virginia Mary Kendall, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Ruben Castillo, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• David H. Coar, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• John W. Darrah, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Legislators

• James M. Slattery, former US Senator
• Henry Hyde, former US Congressman
• Dan Rostenkowski, former US Congressman
• Ed Derwinski, former US Congressman, 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Mike Quigley, current US Congressman
• Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff and former State Representative
• Michael Madigan, current Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois
• John J. Gorman, former US Congressman
• John G. Fary, former US Congressman
• Daniel J. Ronan, former US Congressman
• John N. Erlenborn, former US Congressman
• Michael Patrick Flanagan, former US Congressman
• Harry P. Beam, former US Congressman
• Charles A. Boyle, former US Congressman
• Emmet Byrne, former US Congressman
• Edward Rowan Finnegan, former US Congressman
• James T. Igoe, former US Congressman
• William T. Murphy, former US Congressman
• Thomas L. Owens, former US Congressman
• Rudolph G. Tenerowicz, former US Congressman
• Arthur Wilhelmi, current Illinois State Senator
• Martin Sandoval, current Illinois State Senator
• Ira Silverstein, current Illinois State Senator
• John Cullerton, current Illinois State Senator; President of Illinois State Senate
• Christine Radogno, current Illinois State Senator; Minority leader in the Illinois State Senate
• Daniel Cronin, current Illinois State Senator
• Donne Trotter, current Illinois State Senator
• Daniel Hynes, current Illinois State Comptroller
• Corinne Wood, former Illinois Lt. Governor
• Peter C. Knudson, current Utah State Senator
• Shawn Hamerlinck, current Iowa State Senator

Other

• Edith S. Sampson, US delegate to the United Nations
• Lieutenant General Joseph Carroll, founding director of Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and founding director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).
• Major General Enrique Mendez, Jr., Army Deputy Surgeon General

Journalism

Alumni

• Susan Candiotti, CNN Correspondent ^[8]
• Susan Carlson, WBBM-TV Chicago News Anchor ^[9]
• Philip Caputo, Author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ^[10]
• Robert Jordan (newscaster), superstation WGN-TV Chicago weekend News Anchor
• Ernie Manouse, TV Anchor/Producer, PBS
• Bill Plante, CBS White House correspondent
• Stephen Spiewak, writer/reporter CBS MaxPreps and CBS College Sports Network ^[11]
• Stuart Shea, baseball writer & rock music critic

Literature

Alumni

• Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954), author and college teacher^[12]
• Stuart Dybek, author
• James McManus, author
• John R. Powers, novelist and playwright; author of Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
• Daniel Quinn, author

Religion

Alumni

• Norman Geisler, President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte North Carolina
• John George Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland
• Daniel A. Lord, famous Catholic writer
• Daniel Coughlin, chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
• Roger William Gries Auxiliary bishop of Cleveland
• Anthony Petro Mayalla, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza^[13]

Sports

Alumni

• Jack Dwan, former professional basketball player
• Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player
• Alfredrick Hughes, former professional basketball player (1st round pick in 1985 NBA Draft)
• Les Hunter, former professional basketball player
• LaRue Martin, former professional basketball player (# 1 pick in 1972 NBA Draft)
• Andre Moore, former professional basketball player
• Mike Novak, former professional basketball player
• Tom O'Hara, Former Indoor Mile World Record Holder, 1964 Olympian
• Lenny Sachs, Hall of Fame basketball coach
• Blake Schilb, professional basketball player
• Andre Wakefield, former professional basketball player
• Phil Weintraub, major league baseball player

Notes and references

1. ^ Michael Gallagher (2007 06 14). "Let us now praise Gordon Zahn". catholicpeacefellowship.org. http://www.catholicpeacefellowship.org/downloads/gordon_zahn.pdf. Retrieved 2009 11 10. 
2. ^ Lawrence Biondi, S.J. | Saint Louis University, Saint Louis University
3. ^ http://www.luc.edu/law/admission/jd/pdfs/alumni.pdf Distinguished Alumni"], Loyola University Chicago School of Law
4. ^ http://www.optionsclearing.com/about/corporate-information/board/bio_luthrings.jsp
5. ^ patrickarbo.com » About Us, PatrickArbor.com
6. ^ The Chicago Network - Member Profiles - Brenda C. Barnes, The Chicago Network
7. ^ Library of the U.S. Courts Seventh Circuit - Nudicial Biographies, Library of the U.S. Courts
8. ^ CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Susan Candiotti, CNN
9. ^ cbs2chicago.com - Susan Carlaon", CBS 2 Chicago
10. ^ Philip Caputo - "The American Novel", Key West Literary Siminar
11. ^ http://www.cbscollegesports.com/shows/bios/
12. ^ "Hispanic Heritage Month - Sep. 15 - Oct. 15, 2007". Tanzania.USEmbassy.gov. U.S. Dept. of State. http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/hhm-sandracisneros.html. Retrieved 19 November 2008. 
13. ^ Magubira, Patty (2009-08-20). "Catholic cleric Mayalla dies of heart attack". The Citizen (Tanzania). http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=14517. Retrieved 2009-08-20.