List of Loyola University Chicago people
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Here follows a list of notable people of Loyola University Chicago:
Prominent professors
Alumni
- Lawrence Biondi, former President of Saint Louis University[1]
- Margaret Callahan, Dean of the College of Nursing at Marquette University[2]
- Richard A. Cosier, Dean of the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University
- DeRionne P. Pollard, President of Nevada State University
- Rona M. Fields, psychologist[3]
- Christian Gostečnik, dean of Faculty of Theology of Ljubljana[4]
- Marsha Linehan, psychologist who pioneered suicide research and creator of dialectical behavior therapy
- 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
- Scott Yenor, professor at Boise State University
Business
Alumni
- Brenda C. Barnes, chairman and CEO, Sara Lee Corporation; first female CEO of Pepsi Cola[5]
- Frank Considine, former CEO of American National Can Corporation
- Lori Greiner, inventor, investor, entrepreneur, and television personality[6]
- Joseph Grendys, CEO of Koch Foods
- Andrew T. Berlin, CEO of Berlin Packaging
- George Halas, Jr., former president of the Chicago Bears
- Christopher Hurn, entrepreneur who works primarily in the field of small business lending
- Joseph M. Juran, quality expert
- Stephen McGowan, former CFO of Sun Microsystems
- James Mulvaney, president of the United States National Bank of San Diego and president of the San Diego Padres (PCL)
- Jennifer N. Pritzker, billionaire, and former co-owner of The Marmon Group, member of the Pritzker family
- Michael R. Quinlan, McDonald's Corporation Chairman
- Todd Ricketts, co-owner of Chicago Cubs
- John E. Rooney, CEO of US Cellular
- Thomas Schoewe, CFO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- William Scholl, founder of Dr. Scholl's footcare
- Mamie Till, activist, mother of Emmett Till
- John York, co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers
Entertainment
Alumni
- Leslie David Baker, actor (The Office)
- Ian Brennan, creator of Glee
- L. Scott Caldwell, Tony Award-winning actress
- Karla DeVito, singer
- Jerry Lorenzo, fashion designer
- David Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed
- Wendolly Esparza, Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2014
- Mary Gross, actress, comedian[7]
- James Iha, The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle guitarist
- Richard Kiley, Emmy-winning actor, singer and narrator (attended)
- Tim McCoy, cowboy actor
- Jennifer Morrison, actress (House M.D., Once Upon a Time)
- Joel Murray, actor
- Bob Newhart, Peabody Award-winning actor and comedian, The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart
- Jim O'Heir, actor (Parks and Recreation)[8]
- David Pasquesi, actor
- Bill Rancic, television personality
- Sosay, professional wrestler
- Meredith Marks, television personality, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City[9]
Government and politics
Alumni
Activists
- Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player and civil rights activist[10]
- Jerome G. Miller, advocate for alternatives to incarceration and the deinstitutionalization of persons with developmental disabilities
- Mary Morello, progressive activist
- Michael Pfleger, Roman Catholic priest and social activist
Attorneys
- Anita Alvarez, former Cook County State's Attorney
- Richard A. Devine, former Cook County State's Attorney
- Neil F. Hartigan, former Illinois Attorney General, candidate for Governor, former Lt. Governor
- Donald Lee Hollowell, civil rights attorney
- Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General
- Dan K. Webb, Chairman of Winston & Strawn LLP
Cabinet members
- William M. Daley, President Obama's White House Chief of Staff and former United States Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton
- Susan Ralston, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor
Judges
- William Joseph Campbell, chief judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[11]
- Ruben Castillo, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[12]
- David H. Coar, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[13]
- John W. Darrah, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[14]
- Thomas R. Fitzgerald, 1st District Justice Supreme Court of Illinois[15]
- Virginia Mary Kendall, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[16]
- Howard Thomas Markey, the first Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit[17]
- Peg McDonnell Breslin, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1991 and the first woman elected to the Illinois Appellate Court outside of Cook County.[18]
- Mary Ann G. McMorrow, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois[19]
- Mary Jane Theis, judge, Supreme Court of Illinois[20]
- Robert R. Thomas, current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois[21]
Legislators
- Harry P. Beam, former U.S. Congressman[22]
- Charles A. Boyle, former U.S. Congressman[23]
- Emmet Byrne, former U.S. Congressman[24]
- Fred Crespo, member of Illinois House of Representatives[25]
- Daniel Cronin, former Illinois State Senator[26]
- John Cullerton, current Illinois State Senator; President of Illinois State Senate[27]
- Tom Dart, Cook County Sheriff and former Illinois State Representative[28]
- Ed Derwinski, former U.S. Congressman, 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs[29]
- Michael Dvorak, former Indiana state representative and St. Joseph County, Indiana Prosecutor[30]
- Samuel Epstein, Illinois state representative, lawyer, and physician[31]
- John N. Erlenborn, former U.S. Congressman[32]
- John G. Fary, former U.S. Congressman[33]
- Edward Rowan Finnegan, former U.S. Congressman[34]
- Michael Patrick Flanagan, former U.S. Congressman[35]
- La Shawn Ford, current member of Illinois House of Representatives[citation needed]
- John J. Gorman, former U.S. Congressman[36]
- Mary Jeanne Hallstrom, former member of Illinois House of Representatives
- Shawn Hamerlinck, former Iowa State Senator[citation needed]
- Henry Hyde, former U.S. Congressman[37]
- Daniel Hynes, current Illinois State Comptroller[citation needed]
- James T. Igoe, former U.S. Congressman[38]
- Peter C. Knudson, current Utah State Senator[39]
- Gary LaPaille, former Illinois State Senator[citation needed]
- Michael Madigan, former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois[40]
- William T. Murphy, former U.S. Congressman[41]
- Thomas L. Owens, former U.S. Congressman[42]
- Lillian Piotrowski, former Illinois State Representative[43]
- Mike Quigley, current U.S. Congressman[44]
- Trey Radel, former U.S. Congressman[45]
- Christine Radogno, former Illinois State Senator; former Republican Minority Leader in the Illinois State Senate[46]
- Daniel J. Ronan, former U.S. Congressman[47]
- Dan Rostenkowski, former U.S. Congressman[48]
- Martin Sandoval, current Illinois State Senator[49]
- Ira Silverstein, current Illinois State Senator[50]
- James M. Slattery, former U.S. Senator[51]
- Rudolph G. Tenerowicz, former U.S. Congressman[52]
- Donne Trotter, former Illinois State Senator[53]
- Arthur Wilhelmi, former Illinois State Senator[54]
- Corinne Wood, former Illinois Lieutenant Governor[citation needed]
Other
- Lieutenant General Joseph Carroll, founding director of Defense Intelligence Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations
- Nina Kasniunas, Political scientist, author, and professor
- Major General Enrique Méndez, Jr., Army Deputy Surgeon General
- Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer (1998–present); earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Loyola in 1976[55]
- Tom Philpott, former professor of history at the University of Texas and researcher into child prostitution[56]
- Todd Ricketts, Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee since January 31, 2018
- Edith S. Sampson, US delegate to the United Nations
Journalism
Alumni
- Susan Candiotti, CNN correspondent[57]
- Philip Caputo, author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[58]
- Susan Carlson, WBBM-TV Chicago news anchor[59]
- Shams Charania, sports journalist covering the NBA for The Athletic and Stadium[60]
- Robert Jordan, WGN-TV weekend news anchor
- Christina Kahrl, co-founder of Baseball Prospectus, writer for ESPN.com
- Ernie Manouse, TV anchor and producer, PBS
- Bill Plante, CBS White House correspondent
- Jim Quinlan, credited with the story and screenplay for Michael
- Victoria Recano, news anchor
- Mercedes Soler, news anchor for Univision and CNN en Español
- Patricia Thompson, TV and film producer[61]
Literature
Alumni
- Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954), author, poet, teacher[62]
- 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
- Dinesh Sharma, author[63]
- Bill Zehme, author
Medical
Alumni
- John L. Keeley Sr., Chicago surgeon who was personal physician to two Chicago cardinals[64]
- Bruce Lerman, cardiologist; Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Charlie Pechous, Major League Baseball player and physician[65]