DePaul University Alumni

Notable alumni of DePaul University in Chicago.

Politicians / Government Officials / Civic Leaders/Educators

• Frank Annunzio, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1965–1993)
• Michael A. Bilandic, past Mayor of Chicago
• Barry Bradford, teacher, author, public speaker, famous for helping reopen the Mississippi Burning Case, and the Clyde Kennard Case. National Teacher Of The Year,^[1] Illinois Teacher Of The Year, and winner of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence In Teaching,^[2] as well as a Presidential Citation For Civilian Service.^[3]
• 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 U.S. Air Force
• Richard M. Daley, former Mayor of Chicago
• Richard J. Daley, former Mayor of Chicago
• Terrance Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
• Benjamin Hooks, former Executive Director of the NAACP
• Laura Spurr, Chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (2000–2001, 2003–2010)^[4]
• Samuel Skinner, former Chief Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush
• Charles E. Tucker, Jr., U.S. Air National Guard Brigadier General

Business leaders

• Richard Driehaus, CEO, Driehaus Capital Management
• Jack Greenberg, former CEO, McDonald's Corporation
• James M. Jenness, CEO, Kellogg Corporation
• Edward J. Joyce, President and COO, Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE)
• Greg Silich, Entrepreneur, former Leo Burnett CFO
• Curtis J. Crawford, CEO, XCEO, Inc.

Musicians

• Pete Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy (dropped out one quarter, or 10 weeks, shy of graduation to pursue music career)
• Jeremy Barnes, drummer of indie rock bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes
• Richard Harper, drummer of the Chicago-based rock groups Plastics Hi-Fi, The Sam Saunders Machine, and Team Band
• Several members of the rock band Chicago
• Frank Catalano, jazz musician
• Ryan Cohan, jazz musician
• Brian Culbertson, jazz musician
• Greg Davis, musician, sound-artist
• James William Guercio, producer for Chicago (band) and former owner of Country Music Television
• Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician
• Abraham Lubin, Hazzan
• Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for 1960's 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
• Walter Parazaider, woodwind player, Chicago (band)
• James Pankow, trombone player, Chicago (band)
• George Perle, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
• James Quinn, Emmy Award-winning composer

Film / media / theatre personalities

• Tom Amandes
• Kathleen Dulkoski
• Gillian Anderson
• Kevin Anderson
• David-Matthew Barnes
• Tom Bosley
• Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
• W. Earl Brown
• Julianne Buescher
• Paula Cale
• Monique Coleman
• Paul Dinello
• Judy Greer
• Sean Gunn
• Zach Helm
• Linda Hunt
• Stana Katic
• Harvey Korman
• Joe Mantegna
• Paul Miller
• Tom O'Horgan
• Zak Orth
• Betsy Palmer
• Elizabeth Perkins
• John C. Reilly
• Leonard Roberts
• Michael Rooker
• Lili Taylor
• Todd Zuniga

Athletes / sports figures

ACTIVE:

• Quentin Richardson Guard, NBA 2000–present (currently with Orlando Magic)
• Bobby Simmons Guard, NBA 2001–present (currently with San Antonio Spurs)
• Steven Hunter Center, NBA 2000–present (currently with Memphis Grizzlies)
• Andre Brown, Forward, NBA 2007–present (currently with Bandırma Banvit of Turkey)
• Wilson Chandler, Forward, NBA 2007–present (currently with New York Knicks)
• Latasha Byears, women's basketball player in the WNBA
• Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater

RETIRED:

• George Mikan, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players
• Mark Aguirre, Forward, NBA 1982 - 1994 (Dallas, Detroit)
• Terry Cummings, Forward, NBA 1982 - 2000 (7 different teams)
• Rod Strickland, Guard, NBA 1988 - 2005 (9 different teams)
• Dave Corzine, Center, NBA 1978 - 1990 (5 different teams)
• Tyrone Corbin, Forward, NBA 1985 - 2000 (9 different teams)
• Kevin Edwards, Guard, NBA 1988 - 2000 (4 different teams)
• Dallas Comegys, Forward, NBA 1987-1989 (New Jersey, San Antonio)
• Stepehn Howard, Forward, NBA 1992-1998 (3 different teams)
• Bill Boedeker, Halfback, NFL 1946-1950 (4 different teams)
• Jack Phelan, Forward, NBA 1949-1950 (Waterloo, Sheboygan)
• Gene Dyker, Forward, NBA 1953-1954 (Milwaukee)

Authors

• James Conroyd Martin is the author of Push not the River and its sequel, Against a Crimson Sky.
• William Granger, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times columnist; author of The November Man series of novels.

References

1. ^ www.oah.org/awards/awards.tachau.winners.html
2. ^ www.goldenapple.org/pages/academy_directory/26.php
3. ^ http://www.barrybradford.com/2.html.
4. ^ Hicks, Mark (2010-03-01). "Laura Spurr, Grosse Pointe Park, Leader gave 'whatever it took' to support her tribe". Detroit News. http://detnews.com/article/20100301/OBITUARIES/3010323/Leader-gave--whatever-it-took--to-support-her-tribe. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 

External links

• DePaul University Office of Alumni Relations website