User:Kbh3rd/Alumni

This is a test page to play with the idea of organizing the SLUH notable alumni by career categories.

Notable alumni

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