List of DePaul University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of DePaul University in Chicago.

Academia

• David L. Callies, professor of law
• Isiaah Crawford, psychologist and 14th president of University of Puget Sound
• Tommy J. Curry, philosopher
• Mitra Emad, anthropologist
• Margaret Feldner, 21st president of Quincy University
• Graham Harman, philosopher

Art

• Brandon Breaux, multi-disciplinary artist

Business

• Ewart Abner, president of Motown Records
• George Ball, chairman of the W. Atlee Burpee Company
• Sean J. Conlon, businessman and real estate entrepreneur
• Richard Dennis, commodities speculator
• Richard Driehaus, CEO, Driehaus Capital Management
• Dan Evans, former vice president and general manager (from 2001 to 2004) of Los Angeles Dodgers
• Jack Greenberg, former CEO, McDonald's Corporation
• Kerrie L. Holley, chief architect of IBM Global Services and IBM distinguished engineer; IBM Black Engineer of the Year Award Recipient 2003
• Martin Jahn, general director, Volkswagen Group RUSSIA
• James M. Jenness, former CEO, Kellogg Company
• Philip Kotler, (attended two years), Professor in International Marketing at Northwestern University
• Daniel Ustian, former chairman, president and chief executive officer, Navistar International Corp.
• Zhu Yunlai, former CEO of the China International Capital Corporation.

Government and politics

• Anabel Abarca, alderperson of Chicago City Council
• Gaylon Alcaraz, community organizer and human rights activist
• Bushra Amiwala, Youngest Muslim elected official in the United States
• Jaime Andrade Jr., Illinois state representative
• Frank Annunzio, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1965–1993)
• Frances Cleveland Axtell, suffragist and politician
• Edwin B. Bederman, Illinois state representative
• Ervin Bushati, Albanian ambassador to the United States^[1]
• Michael A. Bilandic, former Mayor of Chicago
• Mike Bohacek, Indiana state senator
• Pat Boy, Indiana state representative
• Peter K. De Vuono, lawyer and Illinois state representative
• Marvin R. Dee, lawyer and Illinois state representative
• Dorothy Brown, clerk of Cook County Circuit Court
• Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1st District
• Joseph Burke, judge of the Illinois Appellate Court (1939–76)
• Edwin R. Chess, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
• Brad Christ, Missouri state representative
• Angela Clay, Chicago City Council alderperson
• Jonathan Carroll, Illinois state representative
• Laurda Cordero, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Dorsey Crowe, Chicago City Council alderrperson
• James DeLeo, Illinois state representative
• Paul Dinello, judge
• Richard J. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
• Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
• Joe Dunn, Illinois state representative
• Paul H. Frank, MPS, Lake County Board Member & Commissioner of the Forest Preserve District of Lake County (IL) 2016 - present
• Terrance Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
• Arthur Goldberg, (attended, did not graduate, transferred to Northwestern University), former justice of the United States Supreme Court
• Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP
• Kelly Loeffler, former United States Senator from Georgia
• Theodore Matlak, former 32nd ward Chicago alderman
• Walter J. Nega, Illinois state senator
• George Papadopoulos, oil and energy consultant, former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and convicted felon.
• Herb Schumann, former Cook County commissioner^[2]
• Samuel Skinner, former chief federal prosecutor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush
• Laura Spurr, chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (2000–2001, 2003–2010)
• Charles E. Tucker, Jr., U.S. Air Force Major General
• Tom Tuohy, lawyer and philanthropist
• Nadao Yoshinaga, Hawaii Senator

Athletes and sports figures

• Mark Aguirre, forward, NBA 1982–1994 (Dallas, Detroit)
• Bill Boedeker, halfback, NFL 1946–1950 (four teams)
• Andre Brown, forward, NBA 2007–2015
• Jerry Bresler, basketball coach
• Stanley Brundy (born 1967), forward, basketball player
• Latasha Byears, women's basketball player in the WNBA
• Wilson Chandler, forward, NBA 2007-2020
• Franny Cerny, Forward, Czech Women's First League 2019–present (currently with SK Slavia Prague)
• Tyrone Corbin, forward, NBA 1985–2000 (nine teams)
• Dave Corzine, center, NBA 1978–1990 (five teams)
• Carson Cunningham, basketball coach
• Terry Cummings, forward, NBA 1982–2000 (seven teams)
• Kevin Edwards, guard, NBA 1988–2001 (four teams)
• Marty Embry, center, drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1986, played professionally overseas for 13 years
• Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater
• Sarah Gorden, defender, NWSL 2016–present (currently with Chicago Red Stars)
• Stephen Howard, forward, NBA 1992–1998 (three teams)
• Kelli Hubly, defender, NWSL 2017–present (currently with Portland Thorns FC)
• Steven Hunter, center, NBA 2001–2010
• Johnny Jorgensen, guard, professional basketball, 1947-49
• Mabel Landry, track and field
• George Mikan, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players
• Angelo Poffo, professional wrestler; father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage
• Allie Quigley, guard, WNBA 2008–present (currently with Chicago Sky)
• Paul Reed, forward, NBA 2020–present (currently with the Detroit Pistons)
• Quentin Richardson, guard, NBA 2000–2013
• Bobby Simmons, guard, NBA 2001–2010
• Julianne Sitch, defender, NWSL 2001–2014
• Rod Strickland, guard, NBA 1988–2005 (nine teams)
• Max Strus, forward, NBA 2019–present (currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Erin Walter, midfielder, USL W-League 2006–2009

Authors

• Kay Ulanday Barrett, poet, educator, cultural worker
• Miriam Del Banco, poet
• William Granger, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times columnist; author of The November Man series of novels
• Patrick Hicks, novelist, poet
• Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and winner of 2017 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
• Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul
• Charlotte Pence, author of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo^[3][4]
• Christian Picciolini, author of the autobiography Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead;^[5] contributor to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen's 2013 book The New Digital Age
• Sheila Radford-Hill, author of Further To Fly: Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment, and professor at Dominican University
• Sean Stephenson, author of Get Off Your "But"

Musicians

• Susan Abod, musician
• Jason Adasiewicz, jazz vibraphonist and composer
• Josie Aiello, singer-songwriter
• Ahmad Alaadeen, jazz saxophonist
• Jeremy Barnes, drummer of indie rock bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes
• Irwin Bazelon, classical music composer
• Bitch, musician
• Rob Bochnik, musician
• Jerry Bresler, conductor, songwriter, and musician
• Don Caneva, band director and conductor
• Frank Catalano, jazz musician
• Ryan Cohan, jazz musician
• Liz Carroll, fiddler and composer
• Edo Castro, jazz bassist and composer
• Frank Catalano, jazz saxophonist
• Paul Cienniwa, harpsichordist
• Brian Culbertson, jazz musician
• Cyn, singer and songwriter
• Greg Davis, musician, sound artist
• Orbert Davis, jazz trumpeter and bandleaderOrbert Davis
• Nohema Fernández, pianist
• Tristen Gaspadarek, singer-songwriter
• James William Guercio, producer for the band Chicago and former owner of Country Music Television
• Matt Henkels, guitarist for the band Beach Bunny
• Terry Kath, guitarist and vocals for the band Chicago
• Lorin Levee, principal clarinet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician
• Lee Loughnane, trumpet player for the band Chicago
• Abraham Lubin, Hazzan
• Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for 1960s rock band The Doors
• Kris Myers, drummer of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
• Tim Nordwind, bass and vocals for the band Ok Go
• Jim O'Rourke, Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, musician, sound-artist
• James Pankow, trombone player for the band Chicago
• Walter Parazaider, woodwind player for the band Chicago
• George Perle, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
• Christian Picciolini, guitarist for Random55; CEO of Goldmill Group; former CEO of Sinister Muse Records and Chaos Records
• Matana Roberts, Saxophonist and Composer
• David Safran, singer-songwriter and producer
• Lili Trifilio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Beach Bunny^[6]

Film, theater and media personalities

• Theoni V. Aldredge
• Tom Amandes
• Gillian Anderson
• Kevin Anderson
• Tisha Terrasini Banker
• John C. Becher
• Cole Bennett
• Desmin Borges
• Tom Bosley
• Terry Bozeman
• W. Earl Brown
• Janai Brugger
• Jerry Bresler
• Julianne Buescher
• P.J. Byrne
• John Cabrera
• Paula Cale
• Sean Cassidy
• Monique Coleman
• David Dastmalchian
• Dana DeLorenzo
• Paul Dinello
• Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix
• Judy Greer
• Sean Gunn
• Zach Helm
• Linda Hunt
• Simran Judge
• Stana Katic
• Joe Keery
• Lisa Robin Kelly
• Alexander Koch
• Harvey Korman
• Sarah Kustok
• Lauren Lapkus
• Cody Lassen
• Karl Malden
• Joe Mantegna
• Jane McNeill
• Reese Mishler
• Michael Muhney
• Tom O'Horgan
• Zak Orth
• Geraldine Page
• Betsy Palmer
• Elizabeth Perkins
• Christian Picciolini
• Prabjot (PJ) Randhawa
• John C. Reilly
• Leonard Roberts
• Michael Rooker
• Arthur Spivak
• Mehran C. Torgoley
• Jaboukie Young-White
• Todd Zuniga

Journalism and media

• Jerry Bresler, editor and journalist
• Lourdes Duarte, television journalist

Science and technology

• Mary Alice McWhinnie, biologist, Antarctic researcher.
• Dr. Richard H. Lawler, transplant pioneer
• Robert Plomin, American psychologist and geneticist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics.

Religion

• Michael James Dempsey, Catholic prelate
• John Joseph Egan, Catholic priest

Other

• Todd Beamer (Class of 1993) – software salesperson & hero on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks^[7]
• Shirien Damra – American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist.
• Chelsea Tayui – Miss Universe Ghana 2020^[8][9]

References

1. "mbasadat.gov.al". mbasadat.gov.al.
2. "Herb Schumann: Candidate Profile". Daily Herald. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
3. "Charlotte Pence Bond Shares Her Born-Again Experience After 'Living a Double Life' and 'Running Away from God' in College on First Episode of New Podcast "Doubting It"". BCNN. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
4. Carlson, Adam (9 January 2020). "Mike Pence's Daughter Charlotte Marries at the Naval Academy 3 Days After Christmas". People. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
5. Mohr, Michael (27 February 2015). ""ROMANTIC VIOLENCE: MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN SKINHEAD" BY CHRISTIAN PICCIOLINI". Michael Mohr. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
6. "Beach Bunny on Audiotree Live (Full Session)". YouTube.
7. Ukueberuwa, Mene (9 September 2021). "Passenger: Todd Beamer". Wall Street Journal. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
8. "25-year-old Chelsea Tayui crowned Miss Universe Ghana 2020 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
9. "Chelsea Tayui unveiled as Miss Universe-Ghana 2020". Graphic Showbiz. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

External links

• DePaul University Office of Alumni Relations website