This is a test page to play with the idea of organizing the SLUH notable alumni by career categories.
Notable alumni edit
- Academia
- E. Michael Harrington, Harvard professor and author of The Other America [1]
- Robert J. Scherrer, physicist and science fiction author. Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University. [2]
- Business
- Jack Boehm, former President and CEO of Valvoline Oil Company[3].
- Kevin P. Mansell, President of Kohl's Department Stores. [4]
- George A. Schaefer, retired CEO of Caterpillar Inc., the heavy equipment maker. [5]
- John T. Schuessler, Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Wendy's International.[6]
- Entertainment
- Chris Albers[7], Emmy-nominated comedy writer for Conan O'Brien, David Letterman and Jon Stewart.
- Michael Beugg [8], Academy Award nominated movie producer. Executive Producer for Little Miss Sunshine, Thank You for Smoking, and many others.[9]
- James Gunn, filmmaker and screenwriter (Scooby-Doo, Dawn of the Dead, Slither)[10]
- Matt Gunn, writer for HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, 2006 Emmy co-nominee (in Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program)[11]
- Sean Gunn, actor (Kirk Gleason - Gilmore Girls)[12]
- Henry Hampton, Filmmaker and civil rights activist. Produced the award-winning documentary series Eyes on the Prize [13] [14]
- George Hickenlooper[15], award-winning filmmaker
- Robert Hyland, ground-breaking radio executive at KMOX who created the talk radio format [16]
- Ken Kwapis, film and TV director [17]
- Timothy Sexton[18], Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for Children of Men[19]
- Government
- Raymond Gruender, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [20]
- Mel Price, former U.S. Congressmen from southern Illinois [21]
- William F. Quinn, first governor of the state of Hawaii, and former president of Dole Pineapple. [22] [23]
- George "Buzz" Westfall, former 4-term St. Louis County Executive and 3-term county Chief Prosecutor.
- Historical
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, son of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, pictured as infant on the U.S. One Dollar Coin.
- Journalism
- Greg Burke, reporter for Fox News Rome bureau, handled TV reportage of events surrounding death of Pope John Paul II [24].
- Medicine
- Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley, humanitarian, Congressional Gold Medal recipient
- Military
- Michael Blassie, former unknown soldier for Vietnam War[25].
- Sports
- Jay Delsing[26], professional golfer whose lifetime PGA Tour earnings total over $3 million
- Henry Jones, former All-Pro defensive back for the Buffalo Bills [27]
- William "Ty" Keough, sports broadcaster, retired professional soccer player and former member of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team [28]
- Ed Macauley, professional basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame [29]
- Frank Simek, defender for English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and member of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team [30]
- Taylor Twellman[31], MLS player for the New England Revolution, named the 2005 MLS Most Valuable Player and member of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team