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, President of the Royal Academy of Music[2] and former president of the Royal Musical Association[3]
Businesspeople
- Curt Jones, founder of Dippin' Dots[4]
- Kenny Troutt, founder of telecommunications company Excel Communications[5]
- David Bauer, RPSA at John Hancock
- Tyler Olshefsky, Top Level RPSA at John Hancock
- Tim Southey, Vice President at Green View Companies
- Kevin Wobrock, founder and CEO at Wobrock's Design & Landscape Co.
- Ed Fetter, founder and CEO at Fetter's Landscaping & Garden
- Cal Masear, Commercial Department Manager at Jim Maloof
Entertainers
- Jim Belushi, actor/comedian[6]
- Don S. Davis, actor best known for role on Stargate SG-1[7]
- Bil Dwyer, actor/comedian[8]
- Dennis Franz, actor best known for his work on NYPD Blue[9][4]
- Dick Gregory (attended), actor/author/comedian/activist[10]
- Steve James, documentary director/producer of Sundance award winning Hoop Dreams and Stevie[11]
- Jenny McCarthy (attended), actress and Playmate of the Year, was studying nursing at SIU when she submitted her photo to Playboy[12]
- Gary Miller, ESPN SportsCenter anchor[13]
- Tom Minton, animation producer/writer/artist
- Bob Odenkirk, actor/writer/comedian[14]
- Tim O'Malley, actor/comedian, Godshow, Second City Alum[15]
- Rick Rizzs, broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners[16]
- Richard Roundtree, actor (Shaft)[17]
- Robert K. Weiss, producer of The Blues Brothers and other films[4]
Musiker
- Shawn Colvin, musician/singer[18]
- Darryl Jones, bassist of The Rolling Stones
- David Lee Murphy, musician/singer
Politicians and government officials
- Roland Burris, former Illinois Comptroller and Attorney General, current U.S. Senator[4]
- David Coss, mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico[19]
- Randy Daniels, former New York Secretary of State[20]
- Donald McHenry, United States ambassador to the United Nations (from 1979 to 1981)[4]
- Albert E. Mead, former Governor of Washington
- Glenn Poshard, former U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate, president of SIU[4]
Sports figures
Baseball
- Jim Dwyer, Former Major League Baseball outfielder[21]
- Steve Finley, Major League Baseball center fielder, 5-time Gold Glove winner, 2-time All-Star[21]
- Jason Frasor, Major League Baseball pitcher[21]
- Joe Hall, Former Major League Baseball pitcher[21]
- Jerry Hairston, Jr., Major League Baseball second baseman[21]
- Duane Kuiper, Former Major League Baseball second baseman, announcer, commentator for EA Sports baseball video games[21]
- Al Levine, Major League Baseball pitcher[21]
- Dave Stieb, Former Major League Baseball pitcher, 7 Time All Star, Pitched No Hitter on 9/2/1990.[21]
- Bill Stein, Former Major League Baseball infielder[21]
Basketball
- Ashraf Amaya, Former NBA player[22]
- Chris Carr, Former NBA player[22]
- Walt Frazier, Basketball Hall of Famer and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History[4]
- Mike Glenn, Former NBA player[22]
- Troy Hudson, NBA guard[22]
- Chris Lowery, current Salukis men's basketball head coach[23]
Football
- Tom Baugh, Former NFL Football player
- Jim Hart, former NFL quarterback, 4 Time Pro Bowl Selection[24]
- Kevin House, Former NFL Football player[25]
- Brandon Jacobs, NFL running back[26]
- Carl Mauck, Former NFL Football player and NFL Coach
- Sam Silas, Former NFL lineman
- Bart Scott, NFL linebacker[27]
- Dave Smith, Former NFL Football player
- Terry Lee Taylor, Former NFL Football player
Other
- Roger Counsil, NCAA champion gymnastic coach
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Writers and journalists
- Jim Bittermann, CNN European correspondent based in Paris[28]
- Chris Bury, ABC news anchor[4]
- Mark Miller, contributing writer for High Times
- P.S. Mueller, cartoonist for The New Yorker[9]
- Walter Rogers, CNN international correspondent based in London[29]
- 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[30]
Joan Lovett (Lovelace) CBS Four time emmy award winner.
Others
- Matthew F. Hale (Law School, 1998), White Supremacist who solicited the murder of federal judge Joan Lefkow[32]
- Joan E. Higginbotham, astronaut[4]
- Rodney P. Kelly, retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
- Thomas McClelland, retired Captain, U.S. Navy
- Joseph Nechvatal, digital artist and art theoretician
- Michael Swango, Physician and Serial Murderer[33]
- Mallica Vajrathon, A United Nations Senior Staff Member
- Michael Iacomini, National Training Corrdinator, US Fish and Wildlife Service
References
- ^ "Literary Arts Program: faculty". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i "Distinguished Alumni Wall". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Troutt-Wittmann Academic and Training Center". Retrieved 08-14 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "According to Jim Bios". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Don S. Davis". Retrieved 02-11 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Last Comic Standing: Bill Dwyer". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b Utterback, Wayne (April 19, 2007). "Emprace the 'Dark': Author, SIUC alumnus reprints book about Strip". Daily Egyptian. p. 7.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|Language=ignored (|language=suggested) (help) - ^ "Dick Gregory: Global Watch-Biography". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Steve James Biography-Yahoo!Movies". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Jenny McCarthy Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Jenny Gary Miller Class of 1974". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Biography for Bob Odenkirk". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Resume: Tim O'Malley". Retrieved 07-12 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Team: Broadcasters". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "The Working Actor: Richard Roundtree". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Artist Description for Shawn Colvin". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Mayor David Coss". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "SIUC launches 1st Capital Campaign". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i "Southern Illinois University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d "Players who Played for Southern Illinois University". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Chris Lowery". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Southern Illinois Alumni Football Cards". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Kevin House". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Player-Brandon Jacobs". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Bart Scott". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Radio-Television Goes Golden, October 5, 2007, Daily Egyptian
- ^ "Obama favors federal shield law". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Spring 2005 Commencement Speaker, Jackie Spinner". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
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- ^ "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". Retrieved 06-23 2007.
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External links
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Recreation Center's Distinguished Alumni Wall[2]