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]
Businesspeople
- Cecil Hale, Former Vice President, Capitol Records[4] and former National President of the National Association of Television and Radio Artists.[5]
- Curt Jones, founder of Dippin' Dots[6]
- Kenny Troutt, founder of telecommunications company Excel Communications[7]
Entertainers
- James Belushi, actor/comedian[8]
- Don S. Davis, actor best known for role on Stargate SG-1[9]
- Jackie Debatin (attended), actress/businesswoman[10]
- Bil Dwyer, actor/comedian[11]
- Dennis Franz, actor best known for his work on NYPD Blue[6][12]
- Dick Gregory (attended), actor/author/comedian/activist[13]
- Steve James, documentary director/producer of Sundance award winning Hoop Dreams and Stevie[14]
- Jenny McCarthy (attended), actress and Playmate of the Year, was studying nursing at SIU when she submitted her photo to Playboy[15]
- Gary Miller, ESPN SportsCenter anchor[16]
- Tom Minton, animation producer/writer/artist
- Tim O'Malley, actor/comedian, Godshow, Second City Alum[17]
- Bob Odenkirk, actor/writer/comedian[18]
- Randal Mario Poffo, also known as professional wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage. Graduated 1971.
- Rick Rizzs, badass broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners[19]
- Richard Roundtree, actor (Shaft)[20]
- Robert K. Weiss, producer of The Blues Brothers and other films[6]
- Walt Willey, actor best known his work on All My Children
Musicians
- Hamiet Bluiett, jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer[21]
- Shawn Colvin, musician/singer[22]
- Open Mike Eagle, rapper.[23]
- Darryl Jones, bassist of The Rolling Stones
- David Lee Murphy, musician/singer
- Jason Ringenberg, musician/singer
Politicians and government officials
- Roland Burris, former Illinois Comptroller, Attorney General and U.S. Senator[6]
- David Coss, mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico[24]
- Randy Daniels, former New York Secretary of State[25]
- Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq, Pakistani politician and son of former President General Zia-ul-Haq
- Donald McHenry, United States ambassador to the United Nations (from 1979 to 1981)[6]
- Albert E. Mead, former Governor of Washington[26]
- Jeanette Mott Oxford, Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Glenn Poshard, former U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate, president of SIU[6]
Sports figures
Baseball
- Jim Dwyer, Former Major League Baseball outfielder[27]
- Steve Finley, Former Major League Baseball center fielder, 5-time Gold Glove winner, 2-time All-Star[27]
- Jason Frasor, Major League Baseball pitcher[27]
- Joe Hall, Former Major League Baseball pitcher[27]
- Jerry Hairston, Jr., Major League Baseball second baseman[27]
- Dan Hartleb, College baseball coach at Illinois
- Duane Kuiper, Former Major League Baseball second baseman, announcer, commentator for EA Sports baseball video games[27]
- Al Levine, Major League Baseball pitcher[27]
- Skip Pitlock, Former Major League Pitcher
- Bill Stein, Former Major League Baseball infielder[27]
- Dave Stieb, Former Major League Baseball pitcher, 7 Time All Star, Pitched No Hitter on 9/2/1990.[27]
Basketball
- Ashraf Amaya, Former NBA player[28]
- Chris Carr, Former NBA player[28]
- Walt Frazier, Basketball Hall of Famer and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History[6]
- Mike Glenn, Former NBA player[28]
- Nate Hawthorne, Former NBA player Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
- Troy Hudson, NBA guard[28]
- Joe Meriweather, NBA center.
Football
- Tom Baugh, Former NFL Football player
- Jim Hart, former NFL quarterback, 4 Time Pro Bowl Selection[29]
- Kevin House, Former NFL Football player[30]
- Brandon Jacobs, NFL running back[31]
- Deji Karim, Running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Carl Mauck, Former NFL Football player and NFL Coach
- Bart Scott, NFL linebacker[32]
- Sam Silas, Former NFL lineman
- Terry Lee Taylor, Former NFL Football player
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 is an American retired high jumper. He competed at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Atlanta. Missouri valley conference outdoor record holder (2.27 m) 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: Iggy Peck, Architect; Dr. Ted; Cicada Summer and Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies.[33]
- Jim Bittermann, CNN European correspondent based in Paris[34]
- Chris Bury, ABC news anchor[6]
- John Dempsey, Morning News Anchor for ABC radio affiliate WLS Chicago[35]
- Tom Hebel, Vice President of Creative Services and Local Programming, WLS-TV ABC Affiliate in Chicago [36]
- Charles Johnson, winner of the National Book Award for Middle Passage.[37]
- Dan Katz, morning news anchor for NBC affiliate WFIE[38] 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[12]
- Walter Rogers, CNN international correspondent based in London[39]
- 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[40]
Others
- Matthew F. Hale (Law School, 1998), White Supremacist who solicited the murder of federal judge Joan Lefkow[41]
- Joan E. Higginbotham, astronaut[6]
- Rodney P. Kelly, retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
- 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[42]
- Mallica Vajrathon, A United Nations Senior Staff Member
- Gil Gunderson, a.k.a. Ol' Gil from The Simpsons
- Gary Whiteside, Corporate Vice President of Quality Control for Warren Oil Company
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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 "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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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.
- ↑ http://aol.imdb.com/name/nm0641795/resum
- ↑ "Biography for Bob Odenkirk". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Mayor David Coss". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "SIUC launches 1st Capital Campaign". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ "Washington Governor Albert E. Mead". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 "Southern Illinois University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "Players who Played for Southern Illinois University". 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.
- ↑ "Bart Scott". Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ http://www.andreabeaty.com
- ↑ "Radio-Television Goes Golden" (PDf). Daily Egyptian. October 5, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=406665&spid=19241
- ↑ 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". 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.
- ↑ "In Depth: Michael Swango". Retrieved 2007-06-23.