List of Southern Illinois University alumni

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has had a number of notable alumni since it was first founded in 1869.

Academics

*Robert Coover, T.B. Stowell Adjunct Professor of Literary Arts at Brown Universitycite web|url= http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Literary_Arts/biocoover.htm |title=Literary Arts Program: faculty |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Sir Curtis Price, KBE, President of the Royal Academy of Musiccite web|url= http://www.ram.ac.uk/whoswho/senior+staff/Principal.htm |title=Senior Staff: Principal |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English] and former president of the Royal Musical Associationcite web|url= http://www.rma.ac.uk/rma/officers.htm |title=Council Members & Officers |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]

Businesspeople

*Curt Jones, founder of Dippin' Dotscite web|url= http://www.siu.edu/rss/tour/tour_pages/alumni_wall.html#Weiss |title=Distinguished Alumni Wall |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Kenny Troutt, founder of telecommunications company Excel Communicationscite web|url=http://siusalukis.cstv.com/facilities/facilities-trouttwittmann.html |title=Troutt-Wittmann Academic and Training Center |accessmonthday= 08-14 |accessyear=2007 |language=English]

Entertainers

* Jim Belushi, actor/comediancite web|url= http://abc.go.com/primetime/accordingtojim/bios/jim_belushi.html |title=According to Jim Bios |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Don S. Davis, actor best known for role on Stargate SG-1cite web|url= http://www.tv.com/don-s.-davis/person/1313/biography.html |title=Don S. Davis |accessmonthday= 02-11 |accessyear=2008 |language=English]
* Bil Dwyer, actor/comediancite web|url= http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/comics/bil_dwyer.shtml |title=Last Comic Standing: Bill Dwyer |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Dennis Franz, actor best known for his work on "NYPD Blue"cite news | last =Utterback | first =Wayne | title =Emprace the 'Dark': Author, SIUC alumnus reprints book about Strip | work =Daily Egyptian | pages =7 | Language =English | date =April 19, 2007]
* Dick Gregory (attended), actor/author/comedian/activistcite web|url= http://www.dickgregory.com/about_dick_gregory.html |title=Dick Gregory: Global Watch-Biography |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Steve James, documentary director/producer of Sundance award winning "Hoop Dreams" and "Stevie"cite web|url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800017248/bio |title=Steve James Biography-Yahoo!Movies |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Jenny McCarthy (attended), actress and Playmate of the Year, was studying nursing at SIU when she submitted her photo to "Playboy"cite web|url= http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/jennymccarthy.html |title=Jenny McCarthy Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Gary Miller, ESPN "SportsCenter" anchorcite web|url= http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/why/specialr/alumni/miller.htm |title=Jenny Gary Miller Class of 1974 |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Tom Minton, animation producer/writer/artist
* Bob Odenkirk, actor/writer/comediancite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644022/bio |title=Biography for Bob Odenkirk |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Tim O'Malley, actor/comedian, Godshow, Second City Alumcite web|url= http://aol.imdb.com/name/nm0641795/resume |title=Resume: Tim O'Malley |accessmonthday= 07-12|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Rick Rizzs, broadcaster for the Seattle Marinerscite web|url= http://industrycentral.net/content/actors/roundtree.html |title=Team: Broadcasters |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Richard Roundtree, actor ("Shaft")cite web|url= http://mlb.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=sea |title=The Working Actor: Richard Roundtree |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Robert K. Weiss, producer of "The Blues Brothers" and other films

Musicians

* Shawn Colvin, musician/singercite web|url= http://www.last.fm/music/Shawn+Colvin/+wiki |title=Artist Description for Shawn Colvin |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
* Darryl Jones, bassist of The Rolling Stones
* David Lee Murphy, musician/singer

Politicians and government officials

* Roland Burris, Former Illinois Comptroller and Attorney General
*David Coss, mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexicocite web|url= http://www.santafenm.gov/executive/mayor/index.asp |title=Mayor David Coss |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Randy Daniels, former New York Secretary of Statecite web|url= http://www.siuf.org/pressroom_article.asp?newsid=33 |title=SIUC launches 1st Capital Campaign |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Donald McHenry - United States ambassador to the United Nations (from 1979 to 1981)
*Glenn Poshard, Former U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate, president of SIU

Sports figures

Baseball

*Jim Dwyer, Former Major League Baseball outfieldercite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/southern_illinois_university_baseball_players.shtml |title=Southern Illinois University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Steve Finley, Major League Baseball center fielder, 5-time Gold Glove winner, 2-time All-Star
*Jason Frasor, Major League Baseball pitcher
*Joe Hall, Former Major League Baseball pitcher
*Jerry Hairston, Jr., Major League Baseball second baseman
*Duane Kuiper, Former Major League Baseball second baseman, announcer, commentator for EA Sports baseball video games
*Al Levine, Major League Baseball pitcher
*Dave Stieb, Former Major League Baseball pitcher, 7 Time All Star, Pitched No Hitter on 9/2/1990.
*Bill Stein, Former Major League Baseball infielder

Basketball

*Ashraf Amaya, Former NBA playercite web|url= http://www.basketball-reference.com/colleges/sillinois.html |title=Players who Played for Southern Illinois University |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Chris Carr, Former NBA player
*Walt Frazier, Basketball Hall of Famer and named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
*Mike Glenn, Former NBA player
*Troy Hudson, NBA guard
*Chris Lowery, current Salukis men's basketball head coachcite web|url= http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lowery_chris00.html |title=Chris Lowery |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]

Football

*Tom Baugh, Former NFL Football player
*Jim Hart, former NFL quarterback, 4 Time Pro Bowl Selectioncite web|url= http://footballcardgallery.com/college/Southern+Illinois/ |title=Southern Illinois Alumni Football Cards |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Kevin House, Former NFL Football playercite web|url= http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/HousKe00.htm |title=Kevin House |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Brandon Jacobs, NFL running backcite web|url= http://www.giants.com/team/player.asp?player_id=133 |title=Player-Brandon Jacobs |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Carl Mauck, Former NFL Football player and NFL Coach
*Bart Scott, NFL linebackercite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/303402 |title=Bart Scott |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Dave Smith, Former NFL Football player
*Terry Lee Taylor, Former NFL Football player

Other

*Roger Counsil, NCAA champion gymnastic coach

Writers and journalists

* Jim Bittermann, CNN European correspondent based in Paris [ [http://files.siude.com/October05Complete.pdf Radio-Television Goes Golden, October 5, 2007, Daily Egyptian] ]
*Chris Bury, ABC news anchor
*Mark Miller, contributing writer for "High Times"
*P.S. Mueller, cartoonist for The New Yorker
*Walter Rogers, CNN international correspondent based in Londoncite web|url= http://www.inba.net/articles.php?mode=comments&id=75 |title=Obama favors federal shield law |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Jackie Spinner, writer at the "Washington Post" and author of "Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq"cite web|url= http://mcma.siu.edu/inner.php?pageID=130 |title=Spring 2005 Commencement Speaker, Jackie Spinner |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]

Others

*Matthew F. Hale (Law School, 1998), White Supremacist who solicited the murder of federal judge Joan Lefkowcite web|url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3975/is_200007/ai_n8912301 |title=case of Matthew F. Hale: Implications for First Amendment rights, social mores and the direction of bar examiners in an era of intolerance of hatred, The |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Joan E. Higginbotham, astronaut
*Rodney P. Kelly, retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
*Thomas McClelland, retired Captain, U.S. Navy
*Joseph Nechvatal, digital artist and art theoretician
*Michael Swango, Physician and Serial Murderercite web|url= http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/mugshots/indepth/swango.html |title=In Depth: Michael Swango |accessmonthday= 06-23|accessyear=2007 |language=English]
*Mallica Vajrathon, A United Nations Senior Staff Member

References

External links

* Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Recreation Center's Distinguished Alumni Wall [http://www.siu.edu/rss/tour/tour_pages/alumni_wall.html]