List of Loyola University Chicago people explained

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

Academia

Prominent professors

• Pamela L. Caughie
• Vincent A. Mahler
• David Schweickart

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
• 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
• George Halas, Jr., former president/owner of the Chicago Bears
• 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
• 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
• 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

Alumni

Activists

• 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

• 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^[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

• 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
• John J. Gorman, former U.S. Congressman^[36]
• Mary Jeanne Hallstrom, former member of Illinois House of Representatives
• Shawn Hamerlinck, former Iowa State Senator
• Henry Hyde, former U.S. Congressman^[37]
• Daniel Hynes, current Illinois State Comptroller
• James T. Igoe, former U.S. Congressman^[38]
• Peter C. Knudson, current Utah State Senator^[39]
• Gary LaPaille, former Illinois State Senator
• 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

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]
• 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^[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

Alumni

• 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

Alumni

• 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

• 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

• 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

Alumni

• Lucas Bartlett, professional soccer player^[66]
• Elliot Collier, professional soccer player
• Clayton Custer, professional basketball player and coach
• Milton Doyle, NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets^[67]
• Jack Dwan, former professional basketball player^[68]
• John Egan, basketball player
• Armando Favela, professional golfer^[69]
• Eric Gehrig, professional soccer player^[70]
• Jerry Harkness, former professional basketball player^[71]
• Alfredrick Hughes, former professional basketball player (1st round pick in 1985 NBA draft)^[72]
• Les Hunter, former professional basketball player^[73]
• 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)^[74]
• Andre Moore, former professional basketball player^[75]
• Mike Novak, former professional basketball player^[76]
• Tom O'Hara, former indoor mile world record holder, 1964 Olympian^[77]
• 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^[78]
• Blake Schilb, professional basketball player^[79]
• Eddie Slowikowski, former NCAA All-American runner^[80]
• Andre Wakefield, former professional basketball player^[81]
• Phil Weintraub, Major League Baseball player^[82]
• Brian Wheeler, broadcaster for NBA's Portland Trail Blazers^[83]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lawrence Biondi, S.J. | Saint Louis University . October 1, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226170128/http://www.slu.edu/pr/biondi_bio.html . February 26, 2008.
2. Web site: Distinguished Alumni . Loyola University Chicago School of Law . 2015-04-24.
3. Fields. Rona Marcia (Katz). 1965. A Personality Description of the Unwed Pregnant Adolescent, Using Story Sequence Analysis. Loyola University Chicago. December 8, 2021.
4. Web site: Gostečnik Christian OFM . January 23, 2012 . Faculty of Theology, Ljubljana . sl.
5. Web site: http://www.thechicagonetwork.org/profiles/profile.php?member_id=385 . www.thechicagonetwork.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20080321153655/http://www.thechicagonetwork.org/profiles/profile.php?member_id=385 . March 21, 2008.
6. Web site: Subscription Center . September 26, 2009 . ChicagoBusiness.com . 2015-04-24.
7. Davis, Michael (Chicago Sun-Times). "'Saturday Night Live' Mary Gross on a Roll". The Jersey Journal. June 10, 1982. p. 32. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
8. Web site: Kamin . Kari . Jim O'Heir · Interview · The A.V. Club . . 2012-05-03 . 2015-04-24.
9. Web site: Jerry Harkness . Loyola University . December 28, 2013.
10. Web site: Library of the U.S. Courts Seventh Circuit | Judge Campbell . Lb7.uscourts.gov . 2015-04-24.
11. Web site: Ruben Castillo . Federal Judicial Center . January 5, 2014.
12. Web site: David H. Coar . Federal Judicial Center . January 5, 2014.
13. Web site: John W. Darrah . Federal Judicial Center . January 5, 2014.
14. Web site: Chicago Lawyer's 2010 Person of the Year. . Chicago Lawyer . December 26, 2013.
15. Web site: Lee M. Jackwig . US District Court Southern District of Iowa. . January 5, 2014.
16. Web site: Virginia Mary Kendall . Federal Judicial Center . January 5, 2014.
17. News: Howard Thomas Markey . The Washington Post . January 5, 2014.
18. http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/38030 Illinois Blue Book 1977-1979
19. Web site: Mary Ann G. McMorrow . state.il.us . January 5, 2014.
20. Web site: Mary Jane Theis, Supreme Court Justice First District . Illinois Courts . December 26, 2013.
21. Web site: Robert R. Thomas . Federal Judicial Center . January 5, 2014.
22. Web site: Harry P. Beam . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
23. Web site: Charles A. Boyle . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
24. Web site: Emmet Byrne . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
25. Web site: Fred Crespo . ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
26. Web site: Daniel Cronin . ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
27. Web site: John Cullerton . Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus . January 5, 2014.
28. Web site: Tom Dart . Cook County Sheriff's Office. . January 5, 2014.
29. Web site: Ed Derwinski . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
30. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System . Vote Smart . 8 June 2021.
31. 'Illinois blue Book 1951-1952,' Biographical Sketch of Samuel S. Epstein, pg. 184-185
32. Web site: John N. Erlenborn . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
33. Web site: John G. Fary . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
34. Web site: Edward Rowan Finnegan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
35. Web site: Michael Patrick Flanagan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
36. Web site: John J. Gorman . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
37. Web site: Henry Hyde . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
38. Web site: James T. Igoe . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
39. Web site: Peter C. Knudson . utahsenate.org . January 5, 2014.
40. Web site: Michael Madigan . housedem.state.il.us . January 5, 2014.
41. Web site: William T. Murphy . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
42. Web site: Thomas L. Owens . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
43. 'Illinois Blue Book 1963,' Biographical Sketch of Lillian Piotrowski, pg. 264
44. Web site: Mike Quigley . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
45. Web site: Trey Radel . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
46. Web site: Christine Radogno . .ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
47. Web site: Daniel J. Ronan . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
48. Web site: Dan Rostenkowski . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
49. Web site: Martin Sandoval . .ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
50. Web site: Ira Silverstein . .ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
51. Web site: James M. Slattery . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
52. Web site: Rudolph G. Tenerowicz . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 5, 2014.
53. Web site: Donne Trotter . senatedem.ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
54. Web site: Arthur Wilhelmi . ilga.gov . January 5, 2014.
55. News: Miller. Bryan. What Does Maria Pappas Want?. August 13, 1992. Chicago Reader. Chicago, Illinois. August 4, 2017.
56. Web site: Susan Candiotti . CNN Profiles – Susan Candiotti – Correspondent . CNN.com . 2015-04-24.
57. Web site: Philip Caputo - "The American Novel" - 1999 Key West Literary Seminar . Keywestliteraryseminar.org . 2015-04-24.
58. Web site: CBS Chicago - Breaking News, First Alert Weather, Exclusive Investigations & Community Journalism. cbs2chicago.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081025104927/http://cbs2chicago.com/bios/susan.carlson.wbbm.9.291726.html . October 25, 2008.
59. Web site: Mansfield . Aaron . Meet Shams Charania, the College Senior Breaking NBA News in Class . Complex . 2 March 2019 . en . 18 July 2016.
60. News: Patricia Thompson, TV Producer and Documentary Maker, Dies at 63 . December 22, 2010 . New York Times . Marlise . Simons. December 22, 2010 .
61. Web site: Hispanic Heritage Month – Sep. 15 – Oct. 15, 2007 . November 19, 2008 . Tanzania.USEmbassy.gov . U.S. Dept. of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081102053846/http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/hhm-sandracisneros.html . November 2, 2008 .
62. Web site: Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia.
63. Web site: Dr. John L. Keeley, 88, Loyola Surgery Chairman . . November 26, 1992 .
64. News: Stritch School of Medicine Annual Award Dinner Program: 1963 . 5 October 2021 . Loyola University Chicago Digital Collections . . 1963.
65. News: Patty . Magubira . Catholic cleric Mayalla dies of heart attack . . 2009-08-20 . 2009-08-20.
66. Web site: Lucas Bartlett . October 26, 2024 . loyolaramblers.com.
67. Web site: Doyle Dazzles In NBA Summer League Debut - Loyola University Chicago. loyolaramblers.com. July 9, 2017 . 7 August 2017. en.
68. Web site: Jack Dwan . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
69. Web site: Armando Favela – Profile . . March 31, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404112742/http://www.pgatourla.com/golfers/300101/profile/?lg=en . April 4, 2014.
70. Web site: Loyola Legends: Eric Gehrig Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site . Loyolaramblers.com . 2015-04-24.
71. Web site: Jerry Harkness . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
72. Web site: Alfredrick Hughes . January 6, 2014.
73. Web site: Les Hunter . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
74. Web site: LaRue Martin . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
75. Web site: Andre Moore . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
76. Web site: Mike Novak . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
77. Web site: Tom O'Hara . LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO . January 6, 2014.
78. Web site: Lenny Sachs . LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO . January 6, 2014.
79. Web site: Blake Schilb . CBS Interactive . January 6, 2014.
80. Web site: Eddie Slowikowski . CBS Interactive . January 6, 2014.
81. Web site: Andre Wakefield . Pro-Basketball Reference . Com . January 6, 2014.
82. Web site: Phil Weintraub . Pro-Baseball Reference.com . January 6, 2014.
83. Web site: Brian Wheeler . NBA Media Ventures . January 6, 2014.