List of Northern Illinois University people

The list of Northern Illinois University people includes notable alumni, non-graduates, faculty and staff, chief executives, and affiliates of the Northern Illinois University.

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## Notable alumni

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### Academe

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* Ross Alexander (Ph.D. 2002), 5th President of Texas A&M University-Texarkana

* Jerry M. Anderson (M.S. 1959), 9th President of Ball State University[1]
* Gregg Andrews (Ph.D. 1988), labor historian and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University[2]
* Judith Curry (B.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1982), climatologist[3]
* Jose Manuel Diokno (J.D. 1986), founding Dean of the De La Salle University College of Law in Malate, Manila, Philippines[4]
* John Dunn (B.A. 1967, M.A. 1969), President of Western Michigan University[5]
* Kevin Folta, professor and chairman of the horticultural science department at the University of Florida[6]
* Michael Honey, Guggenheim Fellow and Haley Professor of Humanities at the University of Washington Tacoma[7][8]
* Louise Huffman (M.S. 1979), teacher and educator on US Antarctic programs[9]
* Thomas Lindsay (B.A. 1977, M.A. 1983), president of Shimer College[10]
* Timothy P. Marshall (B.S. 1978), meteorologist and civil engineer, damage analysis expert
* Professor Thomas J. Near (B.A., B.S., 1993; M.S. 1995), evolutionary biologist, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 18th head of Saybrook College at Yale University[11]
* Vice Admiral Ann Rondeau USN, Retired (Ed.D.), past president of College of DuPage, past President of National Defense University[12]
* Gregg Schlanger (MFA 1989), Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art at Central Washington University[13]
* Dr. Christopher J. Schneider (M.A. 2004), professor at Wilfrid Laurier University[14]
* Paul Sereno, paleontologist, University of Chicago, B.S., Biology, 1979[15]
* Bharath Sriraman, academic editor, professor of mathematics at The University of Montana (M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2002)[16]

### Arts and entertainment

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* Joan Allen, 1980, actress, Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner, The Contender, The Bourne Supremacy, Nixon, Face/Off, The Upside of Anger[17]
* Dan Castellaneta, 1979, Emmy Award-winning actor, voice of "Homer Simpson" and others on The Simpsons[18]
* Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins[19]
* Mike Disa, film director, screenwriter, animator (Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and Atlantis: The Lost Empire)[20]
* Charlotte Kate Fox, actress and first non-Japanese heroine of an NHK Asadora: the series Massan broadcast on Japanese television; earned her Master of Fine Arts at NIU[21]
* Brian Godawa, screenwriter and author[22]
* Steve Harris, 1989, actor, Emmy Award nominee, The Practice[23]
* Wood Harris, actor, Remember the Titans and The Wire[24]
* E. E. Knight, 1987, author of Vampire Earth series, Age of Fire series[25]
* Sebastian Maniscalco, stand-up comedian (The Late Late Show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee)[26][27]
* Justin Mentell, 2005, actor, Boston Legal[28]
* Joe Minoso, actor, Boss and Chicago Fire[29]
* Nicole Mitchell, musician and composer
* Cindy Morgan, actress, Lacy Underall in Caddyshack, Lora and Yori in TRON[30]
* Matthew Prozialeck, blues musician, harmonica player
* Brian Simpson, smooth jazz pianist and composer[31]
* Jason Matthew Smith, actor who portrays Ensign Hendorff in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond[32]
* Carrie Snodgress, Oscar-nominated actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife, Pale Rider, The Forsaken, Phantom 2040)[33]
* Peter Sotos, American writer, musician, and child pornography publisher, best known as a member of the band Whitehouse
* Kurt Sutter, actor, writer, producer, Sons of Anarchy and The Shield[34]
* Doug Walker, YouTube personality known for web show Nostalgia Critic[35]
* Matt Walsh, comedian and actor (Old School, Role Models, The Hangover); portrays Mike McLintock on Veep[36]
* Patricia Wood, author of Lottery; attended NIU[37]
* Barbara Alyn Woods, actress, One Tree Hill[38]
* Robert Zemeckis, director, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Forrest Gump; attended NIU before enrolling in film study at University of Southern California[39]

### Media

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* Terry Boers, 1972, co-host of Boers and Bernstein, 670AM WSCR Chicago; former Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist[40]
* Nicole Briscoe, anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter[41][42]
* T.J. Simers, former Los Angeles Times sportswriter[43]
* Dalton Tanonaka, journalist and television executive, earned B.Sc. in journalism at NIU in 1977[44]

### Business

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* Jeff Aronin, founder of Ovation Pharmaceuticals[45]
* Allan Cox, author and business leader
* Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility
* John Sall, co-founder of the SAS Institute and member of the Forbes 400[46]

### Athletics

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#### American football

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* Chad Beebe, wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings
* Ken Bishop, defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
* Christian Blake, wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons
* George Bork, quarterback for NIU 1962-63, first NCAA player to pass for more than 3,000 yards, College Football Hall of Fame
* Joel Bouagnon, running back for Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers
* Larry Brink, NFL defensive lineman, two-time Pro Bowler[47]
* Da'Ron Brown, wide receiver for Kansas City Chiefs
* Brad Cieslak, NFL tight end for Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns[48]
* Ryan Diem, NFL offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts[49]
* Larry English, NFL defensive end/linebacker for San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; #16 pick in NFL Draft, highest ever by a NIU player[50]
* P. J. Fleck, head football coach at the University of Minnesota, former NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers[51]
* Doug Free, NFL offensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys[52]
* Kenny Golladay, wide receiver for New York Giants
* Thomas Hammock, head football coach at NIU; former assistant coach for Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and Wisconsin Badgers[53]
* Chandler Harnish, NFL quarterback for Indianapolis Colts, MVP of 2010 Humanitarian Bowl victory[54]
* Duane Hawthorne, NFL cornerback for Dallas Cowboys[55]
* Jack Heflin, defensive end for Green Bay Packers
* Darrell Hill, NFL wide receiver for Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans[56]
* Sam Hurd, NFL wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears[57]
* LeShon Johnson, NFL running back, 1994[58]
* Scott Kellar, nose tackle for Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings
* Jerry Kurz, president of Arena Football League[59]
* Tommylee Lewis, wide receiver for New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions
* Jordan Lynch, quarterback for Chicago Bears, Edmonton Eskimos of CFL, 2015 Grey Cup champion, 2015; third in 2013 Heisman Trophy voting (highest ever by NIU player)
* Justin McCareins, NFL wide receiver for Tennessee Titans and New York Jets[60]
* Rashaan Melvin, cornerback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions[61]
* Jake Nordin, NFL tight end/fullback for Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions[62]
* Patricia Palinkas, first woman to play professional football, placekick holder in Atlantic Coast Football League for Orlando Panthers, attended NIU but did not play football[63]
* Nathan Palmer, NFL wide receiver for Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos[64]
* Todd Peat, NFL guard for St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Raiders[65]
* David Petway, NFL defensive back for Green Bay Packers[66]
* Max Scharping, NFL offensive tackle for Houston Texans
* Chad Spann, NFL running back for Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans[67]
* John Spilis, NFL wide receiver for Green Bay Packers[68]
* Sutton Smith, NFL linebacker for Pittsburgh Steelers
* Hollis Thomas, NFL defensive tackle for Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers[69]
* Michael Turner, NFL running back for Atlanta Falcons[70]
* Tim Tyrrell, NFL running back for Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers[71]
* Clarence Vaughn, defensive back for Washington Redskins, two-time Super Bowl champion, NIU Hall of Famer[72]
* Jimmie Ward, safety for San Francisco 49ers[73]
* Scott Wedige, NFL center for Arizona Cardinals[74]
* Tom Wittum, NFL punter for San Francisco 49ers[75]
* Garrett Wolfe, NFL running back for Chicago Bears, for Omaha Nighthawks of United Football League and Montreal Alouettes of Canadian Football League[76]

#### Baseball

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* Ned Colletti, former MLB general manager and current analyst for Los Angeles Dodgers[citation needed]
* Davy Jones, MLB player
* Fritz Peterson, MLB pitcher with New York Yankees[77]
* Tom Tennant, MLB player with the St. Louis Browns[78]
* Larry Young, former MLB umpire[79]

#### Basketball

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* Kenny Battle, former NBA player[80]
* Jim Bradley, former ABA player[81]
* Paul Dawkins, former NBA player[82]
* Billy Harris, former ABA player[83]
* Richard Oruche, player for Nigerian national team, 2012 Olympic Games and for NIU until transfer to University of Illinois Springfield[84]
* Xavier Silas, NBA player for Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics[85]
* Donald Whiteside, former NBA player[86]
* Bob Wood, former NBA player[87]

#### Professional wrestling

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* Brad Bradley, wrestler, B.A. History, 2004[citation needed]
* Maria Kanellis, wrestler and valet[88]
* Marty Lurie, professional wrestling manager and announcer, B.A., Political Science, 1995[citation needed]

#### Other

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* Curtis Blaydes (attended), professional mixed martial artist, UFC heavyweight contender[89]
* Aimee Boorman, head coach of U.S. women gymnastics team at 2016 Summer Olympics, attended NIU for a year before leaving to coach[90]
* Farell Duclair, Canadian football player, transferred from Vanier College to play for Northern Illinois Huskies[91]
* Tim Gullikson, professional tennis player[92]
* Tom Gullikson, professional tennis player[92]
* Ken Henry, speed skater and gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics[93]
* Terry Martin, professional MMA fighter; B.A., Psychology, 2004[94]

### Politics and government

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#### Federal government

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* Don Bacon, Republican Congressman from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district and retired United States Air Force Brigadier General[95][96]
* Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois; previously served as a Congresswoman, representing Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2013–2017; was a Ph.D. candidate at NIU[97]
* Dennis Hastert, Republican U.S. Congressman 1987–2008; longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House; M.S., Education, 1967[98]
* Robin Kelly, Democratic Congresswoman from Illinois's 2nd congressional district, earned Ph.D. at NIU[99]
* Andrew L. Traver, civilian Director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service[100]
* W. Willard Wirtz, United States Secretary of Labor during Kennedy administration and Johnson administration, took classes at NIU (then Northern Illinois State Teachers College), member of Alpha Phi Omega chapter; graduated from Beloit College[101][102]

#### State legislators

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##### Colorado

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* John Buckner, Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 40th district from 2012 until his death in 2015[103]

##### Florida

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* Bill Heller, Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district 2007–2011[104]

##### Illinois

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* Steven Andersson, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2015[105]
* Ralph C. Capparelli, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1971–2004[106]
* Cristina Castro, Democratic member of the Illinois since 2017; earned her Bachelor of Science and master of business administration at NIU[107]
* Annazette Collins, Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing the 5th district, 2011–2013; served in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 10th District, 2001–2011[108]
* John Curran, Republican member of the Illinois Senate since 2017[109]
* Joe Dunn, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2003–2009[110]
* Roger L. Eddy, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2003–2012[111]
* Beverly Fawell, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1981–1983) and the Illinois Senate (1983–1999)[112]
* Gene L. Hoffman, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1967–1991; earned his master's and doctorate degrees from NIU[106]
* Joyce Holmberg, Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, 1983–1993[106]
* Toi Hutchinson, Democratic member of the Illinois Senate since 2009[113]
* Christine J. Johnson, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 2011–2013[114]
* Wendell E. Jones, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 1998–2007[115]
* Jeremiah E. Joyce, Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, 1979–1993; served as a member of the NIU Board of Trustees[106][116]
* Doris Karpiel, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 1984–2003; served in the Illinois House of Representatives, 1979–1984; earned her B.A. in political science from NIU[117]
* Nancy Kaszak, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1993–1997[118]
* Stephanie Kifowit, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 84th district since 2013[119]
* Anna Moeller, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 43rd district since 2014[120]
* Bob Morgan, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 58th district as of 2019[121][122]
* Ruth Munson, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2002–2009[123]
* Vincent Persico, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1991–2002; earned his masters of education at NIU in 1986[106]
* Tom Rooney, Republican member of the Illinois Senate appointed in 2016; earned his M.P.A. from NIU in 2011[124]
* Michael V. Rotello, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1991–1995; earned his Bachelor of Arts and did public administration graduate work at NIU[106]
* Kathleen A. Ryg, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2003–2009[125]
* Jack Schaffer, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 1973–1999[106]
* George Scully, Jr., Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1997–2009[126]
* Joe Sosnowski, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2011[127]
* Litesa Wallace, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2014[128]
* Pennie Von Bergen Wessels, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1993–1995[106]
* Lance Yednock, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2019–present[129]

##### Indiana

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* Lonnie Randolph, Democratic member of the Indiana Senate representing the 2nd district since 2008[130]

##### Iowa

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* Cindy Golding, Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 83rd district, 2023–present[131]
* David Hartsuch, Republican member of the Iowa Senate, representing the 41st District, 2007–2011[132]

##### Maryland

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* Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., Republican delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2015[133]

##### Michigan

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* John Olumba, Democratic turned Independent member of the Michigan House of Representatives, 2011–2015[134]

##### Montana

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* Tim Furey, Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 91st district, 2007–2011[135]

##### New Hampshire

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* Susan M. Ford, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton's 3rd district since 2013[136]
* Jay Kahn, Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate since December 2016
* Peter B. Schmidt, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton's 3rd district since 2013[137]

##### New York

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* Patricia Fahy, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 109th district since 2013[138]
* James E. Powers, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, 1965–1966, and the New York State Senate, 1967–1972[139]

##### Oregon

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* Ron Maurer, Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 2007–2011; candidate for Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010[140]

##### Virginia

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* John Miller, Democratic member of the Virginia Senate from January 2008 until his death in April 2016[141]

##### Wisconsin

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* Tim Cullen, Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate who served two non-consecutive tenures, 1975–1989 and 2011–2015[142]
* Dave Heaton, Republican member of the Wisconsin House of Representatives since 2015[143]
* Jacob Leicht, Progressive member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1925–1927[144]
* James A. Wright, Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1905 until his death in 1911; attended the university when it was Northern Illinois State Normal School[145][146]

#### Local officeholders

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* John Arena, Alderman for Chicago's 45th ward since 2011[147]
* Howard Brookins Jr., Alderman for Chicago's 21st ward since 2003[148]
* Steve Chirico, Mayor of Naperville, Illinois since 2015[149]
* Franco Coladipietro, Mayor of Bloomingdale, Illinois; member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2005–2013[150][151]
* Robert Fioretti, former Alderman for the 2nd Ward; candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015[152]
* Terry Gabinski, member of the Chicago City Council from the 32nd ward, 1969–1998[153]
* James Laski, former City Clerk of Chicago, controversial talk radio host, and author of Fall From Grace — From City Hall to Prison Walls; graduated from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1978[154]
* Bill Morris, Mayor of Waukegan, Illinois, 1977–1985[155][156]
* Ricardo Muñoz, Chicago 22nd Ward Alderman since 1993[157]
* William E. Peterson, Vernon Township Supervisor, 1977–2017; served in the Illinois General Assembly, 1983–2009[158][159]

#### Judiciary

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* Sharon J. Coleman, jurist, presidential nominee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[160]
* James Leon Holmes, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2004[161]
* Thomas W. Murphy, Cook County Circuit Court judge since 2006; Chicago alderman of the 18th ward, 1991–2006

#### Activists

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* Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos blog; B.A., Journalism, Political Science, B.A. Philosophy 1996[162]
* James F. Phillips, teacher and environmentalist who led a campaign against water pollution caused by Armour and Company[163]
* Steven Schafersman, President of Texas Citizens for Science (B.S., 1971, Geology and Biology; M.S., 1973, Geology)[164]

#### International figures

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* Anies Baswedan, former Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia and former Governor of Jakarta Indonesia; earned his Ph.D. in political science from NIU[165]
* Chel Diokno (J.D), former dean of the De La Salle University College of Law, former Philippines senatorial candidate in 2019, 2022 elections
* Andi Mallarangeng, former Minister of Youth and Sports of Indonesia
* Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service of Jamaica and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern[166]
* Panitan Wattanayagorn, former Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister of Thailand, and acting Spokesman of the Royal Thai Government
* Wu Jun, Vice Mayor of Guiyang, the provincial capital of Guizhou, April 2013 to September 2014; studied at NIU[167]

## Presidents of Northern Illinois University

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* Lisa C. Freeman, 2017–present[168]
* Douglas D. Baker, 2013–2017
* John G. Peters, 2000–2013
* John E. La Tourette, 1986–2000
* Clyde Wingfield, 1985–1986
* William R. Monat, 1978–1984
* Richard J. Nelson, 1971–1978
* Rhoten A. Smith, 1967–1971
* Leslie A. Holmes, 1949–1967
* Karl Langdon Adams, 1929–1948
* Joseph Clifton Brown, 1927–1929
* J. Stanley Brown, 1919–1927
* John Williston Cook, 1899–1919[169]

## Notable faculty and staff

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### Academics

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* Michael Bakalis, served as an Assistant Professor of History and later as Assistant Dean prior to his election as Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction[170]
* Josephine Thorndike Berry (1871-1945), Professor of Domestic Science, Northern Illinois State Normal School[171]
* John W. Darrah, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; served as an adjunct at the Northern Illinois University College of Law[172]
* P. Allan Dionisopoulos, professor of political science; political scientist and legal scholar quoted in multiple Supreme Court of the United States decisions[173]
* Mark Emmert, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; professor of political science at NIU, 1983–1985[174]
* Mike Fortner, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 49th district, 2007–2019; currently teaches physics at NIU[175]
* Fareed Haque, Professor of Jazz and Classical Guitar Studies
* Han Kuo-Huang, former professor of music[176]
* Romualdas Kasuba (Ph.D. 1962), engineer, academician, co-founder of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology[177]
* Michael J. Kolb, associate professor of anthropology[178]
* Vernon Lattin (born 1938), president of Brooklyn College
* Lynne M. Thomas, three-time Hugo Award-winning editor; head of rare books and special collections[179]
* George L. Trager, linguist
* Thomas C. Wiegele, professor of political science; founder of Association for Politics and the Life Sciences[180]

### Athletics

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* Rod Carey, head coach for football (2012–2019)[181]
* Lee Corso, head coach for football (1984)
* Dave Doeren, former head coach for football (2010–2012)[182]
* Lindsey Durlacher, wrestling coach[183]
* Marci Jobson, former head coach for women's soccer[184]
* Jerry Kill, former head coach for football (2008–2010)[185]
* Mark Montgomery, head coach for men's basketball (2011–2021)[186]
* Joe Novak, former head coach for football (1996–2007)[187]
* Ricardo Patton, former head coach for men's basketball (2007–2011)[188]

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