List of Loyola University Chicago people
Here follows a list of notable people of Loyola University Chicago:
Academia[edit]
Prominent professors[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- 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
- 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
Business[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- 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]
- George Halas, Jr., former president/owner of the Chicago Bears
- Joseph M. Juran, quality expert
- Stephen McGowan, former CFO of Sun Microsystems
- Jennifer N. Pritzker, billionaire, and former co-owner of The Marmon Group
- 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
- Joseph Grendys, CEO of Koch Foods
Entertainment[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- Leslie David Baker, actor (The Office)
- Ian Brennan, creator of Glee
- L. Scott Caldwell, Tony Award-winning actress
- Karla DeVito, singer
- 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
Government and politics[edit]
Alumni[edit]
Activists[edit]
- Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player and civil rights activist[9]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- William Joseph Campbell, chief judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[10]
- Ruben Castillo, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[11]
- David H. Coar, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[12]
- John W. Darrah, judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[13]
- Thomas R. Fitzgerald, 1st District Justice Supreme Court of Illinois[14]
- Lee M. Jackwig, United States Bankruptcy Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa[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[edit]
- 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, current 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[edit]
- 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]
- Todd Ricketts, Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee since January 31, 2018
- Edith S. Sampson, US delegate to the United Nations
Journalism[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- Susan Candiotti, CNN correspondent[56]
- Philip Caputo, author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[57]
- Susan Carlson, WBBM-TV Chicago news anchor[58]
- Shams Charania, sports journalist covering the NBA for The Athletic and Stadium[59]
- 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[60]
Literature[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954), author, poet, teacher[61]
- 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[62]
- Bill Zehme, author
Medical[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- John L. Keeley Sr., Chicago surgeon who was personal physician to two Chicago cardinals[63]
- 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[64]
Religion[edit]
- Mark McIntosh, Professor of Christian Spirituality
- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, current chaplain of the men's basketball team who became a major media celebrity during the team's 2018 Final Four run
Alumni[edit]
- Daniel Coughlin, chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
- Norman Geisler, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Roger William Gries, auxiliary bishop of Cleveland
- Daniel A. Lord, Catholic writer
- Anthony Petro Mayalla, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza[65]
- Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and ‘Primate of England and Wales’ (see Archbishop of Westminster for explanation)
- Mar Awa Royel, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
- John George Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland, Oregon
Sports[edit]
Alumni[edit]
- Elliot Collier, professional soccer player
- Clayton Custer, professional basketball player and coach
- Milton Doyle, NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets[66]
- Jack Dwan, former professional basketball player[67]
- John Egan, basketball player
- Armando Favela, professional golfer[68]
- Eric Gehrig, professional soccer player[69]
- Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player[70]
- Alfredrick Hughes, former professional basketball player (1st round pick in 1985 NBA draft)[71]
- Les Hunter, former professional basketball player[72]
- Donte Ingram, NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks
- Thomas Jaeschke, professional and U.S. Olympic men's volleyball player
- Jack Kerris, former professional basketball player
- Nick Kladis, former professional basketball player, part-owner of White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals
- Cameron Krutwig, professional basketball player
- LaRue Martin, former professional basketball player (# 1 pick in 1972 NBA draft)[73]
- Andre Moore, former professional basketball player[74]
- Mike Novak, former professional basketball player[75]
- Tom O'Hara, former indoor mile world record holder, 1964 Olympian[76]
- Mickey Rottner, former professional basketball player
- Vic Rouse, basketball player, made game-winning shot to give Loyola 1963 NCAA championship
- Lenny Sachs, Hall of Fame basketball coach[77]
- Blake Schilb, professional basketball player[78]
- Eddie Slowikowski, former NCAA All-American runner[79]
- Andre Wakefield, former professional basketball player[80]
- Phil Weintraub, Major League Baseball player[81]
- Brian Wheeler, broadcaster for NBA's Portland Trail Blazers[82]
Notes and references[edit]
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- ^ "Distinguished Alumni" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Fields, Rona Marcia (Katz) (1965). A Personality Description of the Unwed Pregnant Adolescent, Using Story Sequence Analysis (Thesis). Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Gostečnik Christian OFM" (in Slovenian). Faculty of Theology, Ljubljana. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ www.thechicagonetwork.org https://web.archive.org/web/20080321153655/http://www.thechicagonetwork.org/profiles/profile.php?member_id=385. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008.
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- ^ Kamin, Kari (May 3, 2012). "Jim O'Heir · Interview · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Jerry Harkness". Loyola University. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Library of the U.S. Courts Seventh Circuit | Judge Campbell". Lb7.uscourts.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Castillo". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "David H. Coar". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "John W. Darrah". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago Lawyer's 2010 Person of the Year". Chicago Lawyer. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Lee M. Jackwig". US District Court Southern District of Iowa. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Virginia Mary Kendall". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Howard Thomas Markey". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1977-1979 pages 58 and 143
- ^ "Mary Ann G. McMorrow". state.il.us. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Mary Jane Theis, Supreme Court Justice First District". Illinois Courts. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Robert R. Thomas". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Harry P. Beam". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Charles A. Boyle". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Emmet Byrne". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Fred Crespo". ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Daniel Cronin". ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "John Cullerton". Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Tom Dart". Cook County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Ed Derwinski". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ 'Illinois blue Book 1951-1952,' Biographical Sketch of Samuel S. Epstein, pg. 184-185
- ^ "John N. Erlenborn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "John G. Fary". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Edward Rowan Finnegan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Patrick Flanagan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "John J. Gorman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Henry Hyde". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "James T. Igoe". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Peter C. Knudson". utahsenate.org. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Madigan". housedem.state.il.us. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "William T. Murphy". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Thomas L. Owens". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1963,' Biographical Sketch of Lillian Piotrowski, pg. 264
- ^ "Mike Quigley". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Trey Radel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Christine Radogno". .ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Daniel J. Ronan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Dan Rostenkowski". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Martin Sandoval". .ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Ira Silverstein". .ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "James M. Slattery". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Rudolph G. Tenerowicz". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Donne Trotter". senatedem.ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Arthur Wilhelmi". ilga.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Bryan (August 13, 1992). "What Does Maria Pappas Want?". Chicago Reader. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ Susan Candiotti. "CNN Profiles – Susan Candiotti – Correspondent". CNN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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- ^ Simons, Marlise (December 22, 2010). "Patricia Thompson, TV Producer and Documentary Maker, Dies at 63". New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "Hispanic Heritage Month – Sep. 15 – Oct. 15, 2007". Tanzania.USEmbassy.gov. U.S. Dept. of State. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
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- ^ "Dr. John L. Keeley, 88, Loyola Surgery Chairman". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1992.
- ^ "Stritch School of Medicine Annual Award Dinner Program: 1963". Stritch School of Medicine. Loyola University Chicago Digital Collections. 1963. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ Magubira, Patty (August 20, 2009). "Catholic cleric Mayalla dies of heart attack". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved August 20, 2009.
- ^ "Doyle Dazzles In NBA Summer League Debut - Loyola University Chicago". loyolaramblers.com. July 9, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Jack Dwan". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Armando Favela – Profile". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ "Loyola Legends: Eric Gehrig Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Jerry Harkness". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Alfredrick Hughes". Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Les Hunter". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "LaRue Martin". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Andre Moore". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Novak". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Tom O'Hara". LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Lenny Sachs". LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Blake Schilb". CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Eddie Slowikowski". CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Andre Wakefield". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Phil Weintraub". Pro-Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Brian Wheeler". NBA Media Ventures. Retrieved January 6, 2014.