List of Southern Illinois University alumni
Southern Illinois University Carbondale has had a number of notable alumni since it was first founded in 1869.
Academics
- Robert Coover, T.B. Stowell Adjunct Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University[1]
- Sir Curtis Price, KBE, current head of New College, Oxford, former President of the Royal Academy of Music[2] and former president of the Royal Musical Association[3]
Jared Funk- Funk's Farms
Business people
- Cecil Hale, former Vice President, Capitol Records[4] and former National President of the National Association of Television and Radio Artists[5]
- Ryan Eagle is an Americans businessman, investor, and philanthropist who is the President at Sidago Integrated Solutions and Principal Investor at XCell Fund.[6]
- Curt Jones, founder of Dippin' Dots[7]
- Kenny Troutt, founder of telecommunications company Excel Communications[8]
Entertainers
- James Belushi, actor/comedian[9]
- Don S. Davis, actor best known for role on Stargate SG-1[10]
- Jackie Debatin (attended), actress and businesswoman[11]
- Bil Dwyer, actor, comedian[12]
- Dennis Franz, actor best known for his work on NYPD Blue[7][13]
- Dick Gregory (attended), actor, author, comedian, activist[14]
- Steve James, documentary director and producer of Sundance award winning Hoop Dreams and Stevie[15]
- Jenny McCarthy (attended), actress and Playmate of the Year, was studying nursing at SIU when she submitted her photo to Playboy[16]
- Melissa McCarthy, actress, famous for her role in Gilmore Girls and the motion picture Spy
- Gary Miller, ESPN SportsCenter anchor[17]
- Tom Minton, animation producer, writer, artist
- Bob Odenkirk, actor/writer/comedian[18]
- Tim O'Malley, actor/comedian, Godshow, Second City alum[19]
- Randal Mario Poffo, also known as professional wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage; graduated 1971
- Rick Rizzs, broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners[20]
- Richard Roundtree, actor, Shaft[21]
- Robert K. Weiss, producer of The Blues Brothers[7]
- Walt Willey, actor best known for All My Children
Musicians
- Hamiet Bluiett, jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer[22]
- Shawn Colvin, musician, singer[23]
- Open Mike Eagle, rapper[24]
- Darryl Jones, bassist of The Rolling Stones
- David Lee Murphy, musician, singer
- Jason Ringenberg, musician, singer
Politicians and government officials
Federal Government
- Roland Burris, former U.S. Senator from Illinois (2009-2010). He previously served as Illinois Comptroller and Illinois Attorney General.[7]
- Jack Davis, U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 4th Congressional District who served from 1987-1989.[25]
- William Enyart, U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 12th Congressional District who served from 2013-2013. He earned his law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law.[26]
- Tim Lee Hall, U.S. Congressman who represented Illinois’s 15th Congressional District from 1975-1977.[27]
- Donald McHenry, United States ambassador to the United Nations (from 1979 to 1981)[7]
- David D. Phelps, U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 19th congressional district who served from 1999-2003.[28]
- Glenn Poshard, former U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate, president of SIU[7]
Statewide Officeholders
- Randy Daniels, former New York Secretary of State[29]
- Albert E. Mead, former Governor of Washington[30]
State Legislators
- Carl Bearden, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- John Cavaletto, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 107th district (2009–present).[31]
- Jerry Costello II, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 116th district (2011–present).[32]
- William Davis, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 30th district (2002–present).[33]
- Chad Hays, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 104th district (2010–present).[34]
- Jeanette Mott Oxford, Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Mary Nichols, Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing the 72nd district (2010–present).[35]
- Lena Taylor, Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate for the 4th district (since 2005).[36]
- Art Turner, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2010–present).[37]
- Kathleen Vinehout, Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate representing the 31st district (since 2007).[38]
- Grant Wehrli, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 41st district (2015–present).[39]
Local Officeholders
- Howard Brookins, Chicago Alderman for the 21st ward.[40]
- Forrest Claypool, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners for District 12 (2002-2006). He is currently the CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
- David Coss, Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico (2006-2014)[41]
- Jason Ervin, Chicago Alderman for the 28th ward.[42]
International Figures
- Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq, Pakistani politician and son of former President General Zia-ul-Haq
Sports figures
Baseball
- Jim Dwyer, former Major League Baseball outfielder[43]
- Steve Finley, former Major League Baseball center fielder, 5-time Gold Glove winner, 2-time All-Star[43]
- Jason Frasor, Major League Baseball pitcher[43]
- Joe Hall, former Major League Baseball pitcher[43]
- Jerry Hairston, Jr., Major League Baseball second baseman[43]
- Dan Hartleb, college baseball coach at Illinois
- Duane Kuiper, former Major League Baseball second baseman, announcer, commentator for EA Sports baseball video games[43]
- Al Levine, Major League Baseball pitcher[43]
- Skip Pitlock, former Major League pitcher
- Bill Stein, former Major League Baseball infielder[43]
- Dave Stieb, former Major League Baseball pitcher, 7-time All Star[43]
Basketball
- Ashraf Amaya, former NBA player[44]
- Chris Carr, former NBA player[44]
- Walt Frazier, Basketball Hall of Famer and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History[7]
- Mike Glenn, former NBA player[44]
- Nate Hawthorne, former NBA player Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
- Troy Hudson, NBA guard[44]
- Joe Meriweather, NBA center
Football
- Lionel Antoine, former NFL offensive tackle
- Houston Antwine, former NFL defensive lineman
- Tom Baugh, former NFL player
- Amos Bullocks, former NFL running back
- Jim Hart, former NFL quarterback, 4-time Pro Bowl selection[45]
- Kevin House, former NFL player[46]
- Brandon Jacobs, NFL running back[47]
- Yonel Jourdain, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills
- Deji Karim, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars[48]
- Carl Mauck, former NFL player and NFL coach
- Marion Rushing, former NFL linebacker
- Bart Scott, NFL linebacker[49]
- Sam Silas, former NFL lineman
- Russ Smith, former NFL guard
- Terry Taylor, former NFL cornerback
- Ernie Wheelwright, former NFL running back
- Adrian White, former NFL safety
Other
- Ron Ballatore, NCAA championship swimming coach, five-time Olympic swimming coach
- Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls, IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Roger Counsil, NCAA championship gymnastics coach
- Thomas Glielmi, Stanford gymnastics head coach, Pan American Games coach
- Randy Savage, professional wrestler
- Cameron Wright, retired high jumper; competed at the 1996 Olympic Games; Southern Illinois University Hall of Fame 2011
Writers and journalists
- Steven Alexander, best selling author and clinical counselor
- Andrea Beaty, award-winning children's author of Iggy Peck, Architect, Dr. Ted, Cicada Summer, and Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies[50]
- Jim Bittermann, CNN European correspondent based in Paris[51]
- Chris Bury, ABC news anchor[7]
- Tom Hebel, Vice President of Creative Services and Local Programming, WLS-TV ABC Affiliate in Chicago[52]
- Charles Johnson, winner of the National Book Award for Middle Passage[53]
- Dan Katz, morning news anchor for NBC affiliate WFIE[54] in Evansville, Indiana
- Joan Lovett (Lovelace), CBS four-time Emmy award winner
- Michael Meyerhofer, poet and fantasy author
- P.S. Mueller, cartoonist for The New Yorker[13]
- Walter Rogers, CNN international correspondent based in London[55]
- Chad Simpson, Micro Award-winning short and flash fiction author
- Jackie Spinner, writer at the Washington Post and author of Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq[56]
Others
- Matthew F. Hale (Law School, 1998), white supremacist who solicited the murder of federal judge Joan Lefkow[57]
- Joan E. Higginbotham, astronaut[7]
- Rodney P. Kelly, retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
- Thomas E. Lord, retired Aviation Ordnance Master Chief, U.S. Navy
- Thomas McClelland, retired Captain, U.S. Navy
- Johnny R. Miller, Assistant Adjutant General of the Illinois Army National Guard
- Joseph Nechvatal, digital artist and art theoretician
- Michael Swango, physician and serial murderer[58]
- Mallica Vajrathon, United Nations senior staff member
- Gary Whiteside, Corporate Vice President of Quality Control for Warren Oil Company
- Eric Rochel, Robotics Engineer for KUKA
References
- ↑ "Literary Arts Program: faculty". Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Senior Staff: Principal". Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Council Members & Officers". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/cecil-hale-40
- ↑ http://www.ccsf.edu/Info/Dir/cgi-bin/ccsfdirs.pl?&words=Hale,%20Cecil%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&type=2
- ↑ "Ryan Eagle on Sidago Integrated Solutions, Success, and The One Tip Every Startup Owner Should Know About Angel Investors". Sweet Startups. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Distinguished Alumni Wall". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Troutt-Wittmann Academic and Training Center". Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ↑ "According to Jim Bios". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/don-s.-davis/person/1313/biography.html
- ↑ "Jackie Debatin". Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ "Last Comic Standing: Bill Dwyer". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- 1 2 Utterback, Wayne (April 19, 2007). "Emprace the 'Dark': Author, SIUC alumnus reprints book about Strip". Daily Egyptian. p. 7.
- ↑ "Dick Gregory: Global Watch-Biography". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Steve James Biography-Yahoo!Movies". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Jenny McCarthy Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Jenny Gary Miller Class of 1974". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Biography for Bob Odenkirk". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ http://aol.imdb.com/name/nm0641795/resum
- ↑ "Team: Broadcasters". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "The Working Actor: Richard Roundtree". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Hamiet Bluiett". mapleshaderecords.com.
- ↑ "Artist Description for Shawn Colvin". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "BA #064:'Open' Mike Eagle". Box Angeles podcast.
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000106
- ↑ http://bipac.net/briefings/images/2012.1107FreshmanList.pdf
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000073
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000584
- ↑ "SIUC launches 1st Capital Campaign". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Washington Governor Albert E. Mead". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2169
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2201
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2111
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2193
- ↑ http://www.house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2016&district=072
- ↑ "4th Senate District – Lena Taylor" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book (2015-2016). Wisconsin State Assembly. 2015-01-15. p. 26. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2181
- ↑ "31st Senate District – Kathleen Vinehout" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book (2015-2016). Wisconsin State Assembly. 2015-01-15. p. 80. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2269
- ↑ http://www.howardbrookinsjr.com/about_1
- ↑ "Mayor David Coss". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ http://www.aldermanervin.com/jason
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Southern Illinois University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- 1 2 3 4 "Players who Played for Southern Illinois University". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Southern Illinois Alumni Football Cards". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Kevin House". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Player-Brandon Jacobs". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Deji Karim". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bart Scott". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ http://www.andreabeaty.com
- ↑ "Radio-Television Goes Golden" (PDf). Daily Egyptian. October 5, 2007.
- ↑ http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources/inside_station/station_info&id=6203914
- ↑ http://depts.washington.edu/engl/people/profile.php?id=32
- ↑ http://www.wfie.com
- ↑ "Obama favors federal shield law". Archived from the original on April 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Spring 2005 Commencement Speaker, Jackie Spinner". Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "case of Matthew F. Hale: Implications for First Amendment rights, social mores and the direction of bar examiners in an era of intolerance of hatred, The". The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. 2000. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
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