List of Northern Illinois University people

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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[]

Academe[]

  • 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.), President of College of DuPage, past President of National Defense University[12]
  • Dr. Christopher J. Schneider (M.A. 2004), professor at Wilfrid Laurier University[13]
  • Paul Sereno, paleontologist, University of Chicago, B.S., Biology, 1979[14]
  • Bharath Sriraman, academic editor, professor of mathematics at The University of Montana (M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2002)[15]

Arts and entertainment[]

  • Joan Allen, 1980, actress, Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner, The Contender, The Bourne Supremacy, Nixon, Face/Off, The Upside of Anger[16]
  • Dan Castellaneta, 1979, Emmy Award-winning actor, voice of "Homer Simpson" and others on The Simpsons[17]
  • Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins[18]
  • Mike Disa, film director, screenwriter, animator (Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and Atlantis: The Lost Empire)[19]
  • 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[20]
  • Brian Godawa, screenwriter and author[21]
  • Steve Harris, 1989, actor, Emmy Award nominee, The Practice[22]
  • Wood Harris, actor, Remember the Titans and The Wire[23]
  • E. E. Knight, 1987, author of Vampire Earth series, Age of Fire series[24]
  • Sebastian Maniscalco, stand-up comedian (The Late Late Show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee)[25][26]
  • Justin Mentell, 2005, actor, Boston Legal[27]
  • Joe Minoso, actor, Boss and Chicago Fire[28]
  • Nicole Mitchell, musician and composer
  • Cindy Morgan, actress, Lacy Underall in Caddyshack, Lora and Yori in TRON[29]
  • Matthew Prozialeck, blues musician, harmonica player
  • Brian Simpson, smooth jazz pianist and composer[30]
  • Jason Matthew Smith, actor who portrays Ensign Hendorff in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond[31]
  • Carrie Snodgress, Oscar-nominated actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife, Pale Rider, The Forsaken, Phantom 2040)[32]
  • Kurt Sutter, actor, writer, producer, Sons of Anarchy and The Shield[33]
  • Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis, artist and art historian
  • Doug Walker, YouTube personality known for web show Nostalgia Critic[34]
  • Matt Walsh, comedian and actor (Old School, Role Models, The Hangover); portrays Mike McLintock on Veep[35]
  • Patricia Wood, author of Lottery; attended NIU[36]
  • Barbara Alyn Woods, actress, One Tree Hill[37]
  • 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[38]

Media[]

  • Terry Boers, 1972, co-host of Boers and Bernstein, 670AM WSCR Chicago; former Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist[39]
  • Nicole Briscoe, anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter[40][41]
  • , member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, voter in the annual National Baseball Hall of Fame election, former Daily Southtown (Chicago) and The San Francisco Examiner sports columnist-editor, Inside Sports magazine contributing editor
  • T.J. Simers, former Los Angeles Times sportswriter[42]
  • Dalton Tanonaka, journalist and television executive, earned B.Sc. in journalism at NIU in 1977[43]
  • Karen Conti, Chicago attorney, former attorney for John Wayne Gacy, and host of the Karen Conti Show on WGN Radio

Business[]

Athletics[]

American football[]

Baseball[]

  • Ned Colletti, former MLB general manager and current analyst for Los Angeles Dodgers[76]
  • 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[]

Professional wrestling[]

  • 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[]

Politics and government[]

Federal government[]

State legislators[]

Colorado[]
  • John Buckner, Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 40th district from 2012 until his death in 2015[103]
Florida[]
  • Bill Heller, Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district 2007–2011[104]
Illinois[]
  • 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[]
  • Lonnie Randolph, Democratic member of the Indiana Senate representing the 2nd district since 2008[130]
Iowa[]
  • David Hartsuch, Republican member of the Iowa Senate, representing the 41st District, 2007–2011[131]
Maryland[]
  • Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., Republican delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2015[132]
Michigan[]
  • John Olumba, Democratic turned Independent member of the Michigan House of Representatives, 2011–2015[133]
Montana[]
  • Tim Furey, Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 91st district, 2007–2011[134]
New Hampshire[]
  • Susan M. Ford, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton's 3rd district since 2013[135]
  • 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[136]
New York[]
  • Patricia Fahy, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 109th district since 2013[137]
  • James E. Powers, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, 1965–1966, and the New York State Senate, 1967–1972[138]
Oregon[]
Virginia[]
  • John Miller, Democratic member of the Virginia Senate from January 2008 until his death in April 2016[140]
Wisconsin[]
  • Tim Cullen, Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate who served two non-consecutive tenures, 1975–1989 and 2011–2015[141]
  • Dave Heaton, Republican member of the Wisconsin House of Representatives since 2015[142]
  • Jacob Leicht, Progressive member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1925–1927[143]
  • 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[144][145]

Local officeholders[]

Judiciary[]

  • Sharon J. Coleman, jurist, presidential nominee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois[159]
  • James Leon Holmes, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2004[160]
  • Thomas W. Murphy, Cook County Circuit Court judge since 2006; Chicago alderman of the 18th ward, 1991–2006

Activists[]

  • Adam Andrzejewski, founder of citizen watchdog group For The Good Of Illinois[161]
  • 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[]

Presidents of Northern Illinois University[]

  • 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[]

Academics[]

  • ,[170] professor of linguistics at NIU, ,[171] theoretic linguist, has translated many Turkic texts, and published author
  • Michael Bakalis, served as an Assistant Professor of History and later as Assistant Dean prior to his election as Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction[172]
  • 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[173]
  • P. Allan Dionisopoulos, professor of political science; political scientist and legal scholar quoted in multiple Supreme Court of the United States decisions[174]
  • Mark Emmert, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; professor of political science at NIU, 1983–1985[175]
  • Mike Fortner, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 49th district, 2007–2019; currently teaches physics at NIU[176]
  • Fareed Haque, Professor of Jazz and Classical Guitar Studies
  • Han Kuo-Huang, former professor of music[177]
  • Romualdas Kasuba (Ph.D. 1962), engineer, academician, co-founder of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology[178]
  • Michael J. Kolb, associate professor of anthropology[179]
  • Vernon Lattin (born 1938), president of Brooklyn College
  • Lynne M. Thomas, three-time Hugo Award-winning editor; head of rare books and special collections[180]
  • George L. Trager, linguist
  • Thomas C. Wiegele, professor of political science; founder of Association for Politics and the Life Sciences[181]

Athletics[]

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