List of Roosevelt University people

= Presidents =

The current president

* Charles R. Middleton

Past presidents

* Theodore L. Gross, the last president
* Edward J. Sparling, the first president

Members of advisory

Members of the first advisory

* Marian Anderson
* Pearl Buck
* Ralph Bunche
* Albert Einstein
* Marshall Field
* Thomas Mann
* Gunnar Myrdal
* Eleanor Roosevelt
* Albert Schweitzer

Members of the current advisory

Albert A. Robin Campus Community Advisory Board
* Norman Alesi: Haskris Company
* Rita Athas: Director of Regional Programs, City of Chicago
* Sharyn Bowling: President, SJB Enterprises, Inc.
* Clark Delanois: Managing Director, Northern Trust Company
* Dr. Carlee Drummer: Director of College Relations and Marketing, Oakton Community College
* Albert Henriksen: Principal, Anchor Bolt & Screw Company
* David Hill: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kimball Hill Homes, Inc.
* Mark Iammarino: Vice President and General Manager, Turner Construction
* Joseph Klein: Partner of Stitt, Klein, Daday, Aretos & Giampietro
* Marianne Kral: Partner of Kral, Goodenough, Kral
* The Honorable Al Larson: Village President, Village of Schaumburg, Illinois
* Frank Lazowski: Vice President of Human Resources, Material Sciences Corporation
* John Licht: President and Chief Executive Officer, Duraco Products, Inc.
* Edward Loughridge: President and Chief Operating Officer, Globe Marketing Partners, Ltd.
* Mark Lusson: Vice President of Human Resources, Northwest Community Healthcare
* The Honorable Sidney Mathias: State Representative - 53rd District, Illinois General Assembly
* Mary Jo McCarthyJeff Miller, Owner, Divine Signs, Inc.
* The Honorable Arlene Mulder: Mayor, Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois
* The Honorable Rita Mullins: Mayor, Village of Palatine, Illinois
* The Honorable Kenneth Nelson: Mayor, City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois
* Terry Parke: Retired State Representative
* Lisa Pinion: Human Resources Manager, Navistar Financial Corporation
* The Honorable Billie Roth: President, Village of Streamwood, Illinois
* Martin Roth: President, MASTR Business Solutions
* Michael Silverman: Chairman of the Board, First Northwest Bank
* Dr. Margaret Skold: Vice President of Academic Affairs, William Rainey Harper College
* Roger Stelle: Partner of Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle
* Laurie Stone: President, Schaumburg Business Association
* Kenneth Tucker: Principal, Tucker Development Corporation

Distinguished Alumni

* Tony Alcantar: an American actor
* Peri E. Arnold: Chairman, Department of Government and International Studies, University of Notre Dame
* Andrew Barrett: Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
* Melissa Bean: Politician (U.S. Congressman, Illinois 8th 2005)
* Ira Berkow: Sportswriter, "The New York Times"
* Jesse Brown: U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs 1993-97
* Clark Burrus: Former Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Chicago
* Sylvia Flanagan: Senior Editor, Jet Magazine
* Brenda Gaines: President & CEO, Diners Club North America
* Karen Gibbs: Co-anchor, Wall $treet Week with FORTUNE
* Charles V. Hamilton: Political science professor and co-author of the book "Black Power"
* Wallce S. Sayre: Professor of Government, Columbia University
* Mark Handler: Former President, Macy's Department Stores
* Patricia Harris: Assistant Vice President of Diversity for McDonald's Corporation
* Donald Jacobs: Retired Former Dean, Kellogg Graduate School of Business Administration, Northwestern University
* Howard Johnson: Former chairman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein ( '63, '71): Special representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Liberia with the rank of Under-Secretary-General.
* Mort Kondracke: American political commentator and journalist, also the author of the "Saving Milly: Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease (2001, nonfiction)" book
* Basil Kromelow: President, Gold Coast Group of Hotels
* Ramsey Lewis: Jazz musician, Host, Legends of Jazz and The Ramsey Lewis Morning Show, WNUA-FM Radio
* John Licht: President, CEO and Chairman of Duraco Products the largest manufacturer and marketer of decorative plastic planters, birder feeders and garden accessories.
* Blanche Manning: Judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
* LeRoy Martin: Chief of Police for the State of Illinois, Central Management Services
* Robert Mednick: Retired Managing Partner, Professional and Regulatory Matters at Andersen Worldwide
* Eugene Morris: Chairman and CEO, E. Morris Communications
* Steven Nasiter: President, Jewish Federation / Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago / JFMC Facilities Corp
* Terry Peterson: CEO, Chicago Housing Authority
* Mel Reynolds: Politician and Congressman, Illinois 2nd 1993-95
* Bobby Rush: Politician and Congressman, Illinois 1st since 1993
* William Sheldon: Chicago broadcaster
* Harold Washington: Late mayor of Chicago and the first African American to hold the title
* Reginald Weaver: President, National Education Association
* David Woolridge: Retired Corporate Vice President, Motorola

Others

Founder of Chicago Musical College
* Florenz Ziegfeld

Architects of the Auditorium Building
* Dankmar Adler
* Louis Sullivan