List of Lake Forest College people
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Notable people
[edit]This list contains people associated with Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, including current and former college presidents, as well as notable alumni and faculty members.
Alumni
[edit]Academia
[edit]- Richard J. Ablin, class of 1961, professor of pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Sig Gissler, class of 1956, professor of journalism at Columbia University
- Philip Klinkner, class of 1985, James S. Sherman professor of government at Hamilton College
- William Mather Lewis, class of 1900, former president of George Washington University and Lafayette College
- Ralph J. Mills Jr., class of 1954, professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago
- Edward Wingenbach, class of 1991, president of Hampshire College, former acting president and dean of faculty at Ripon College[1]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Richard Armstrong, class of 1971, director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
- Blair Butler, stand-up comedian and television host
- Allan Carr, class of 1958, producer of the film Grease and Broadway's La Cage aux Folles, Tony Award winner
- Kahil El'Zabar, class of 1977, musician and composer
- Scott Goldstein, Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, and director (L.A. Law, Doogie Howser, M.D., Today Show)
- Steve Goodman, class of 1970, Grammy Award-winning folk singer, writer of "Go, Cubs, Go"
- Kelly Leonard, class of 1988, producer at Second City
- Colin McComb, class of 1991, writer and game designer
- Natalia Nogulich, class of 1971, actress, writer, professor, and director
- Ian Punnett, class of 1982, broadcaster, author, and Episcopal deacon
- Penelope Rosemont, surrealist movement visual artist, writer, and publisher
- Richard Widmark, class of 1936, popular post-WWII era actor, "the face of film noir"[2]
Athletics
[edit]- Herb Alward, football player and football coach
- John Biolo, class of 1938, NFL player and football coach
- Mush Crawford, professional football, basketball, and baseball player, football coach
- Ernie Krueger, class of 1915, professional baseball player
- E. J. Mather, class of 1910, football and basketball player, football coach
- Diana Nyad, class of 1973, world-record distance swimmer, national squash player, author, journalist, and motivational speaker
- John H. Rice, class of 1895, football and baseball player, football coach, and athletic director
- Andy Russo, class of 1970, basketball player and coach
- Casey Urlacher, class of 2003, professional football player and mayor of Mettawa, Illinois
- Robbie Ventura, class of 1992, professional racing cyclist, hockey player
- Joe Zemaitis, class of 2002, professional triathlete
Business
[edit]- Dave Beran, class of 2003, James Beard award-winning chef, owner of Dialogue in Santa Monica, California
- Nate Berkus, class of 1994, award-winning interior designer and decorator, New York Times bestselling author, movie producer, and host of The Nate Berkus Show
- Chester R. Davis, businessman, assistant secretary to the U.S. Army, Vice-President of the Association of the U.S. Army
- James C. Foster, class of 1972, chairman, CEO, and President of Charles River Laboratories, Inc., 2003 Forbes Entrepreneur of the Year
- Grace Groner, class of 1931, philanthropist and secretary at Abbott Laboratories
- Rob Mermin, class of 1971, author, founder of award-winning international touring company Circus Smirkus
- Nicholas J. Pritzker, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Hyatt Development Corporation, co-founder and co-chair of Clean Energy Trust
Engineering and science
[edit]- Richard J. Ablin, class of 1961, notable for his work on tests for prostate cancer screening
- Walter A. Hill, agricultural scientist, notable for his work on sweet potato crops
- William Mather Lewis, class of 1900, American teacher, university president, local politician, and state and national government official
- William Duncan MacMillan, attended Lake Forest College in 1889, made notable contributions in astronomy and mathematics
- Aaron Swartz, computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist[3]
Government and politics
[edit]- Marsha E. Barnes, class of 1969, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname and U.S. State Department official
- Victor deGrazia, political strategist, former campaign manager and deputy to Illinois governor Dan Walker, successful jury consultant
- Homer Galpin, Illinois State Senator and lawyer
- Susan Garrett, class of 1994, former Illinois State Senator for the 29th District and 59th district in the House of Representatives
- George E.Q. Johnson, class of 1900, United States Attorney who successfully prosecuted Al Capone for tax evasion, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Otto Kerner Sr., class of 1905, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Attorney General of Illinois
- Rick Kolowski, class of 1966, Nebraska State Senator and educator
- Peg Lautenschlager, class of 1977, attorney, former Attorney General of Wisconsin, first woman elected to be Attorney General in Wisconsin
- Frank Richman, class of 1904, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, judge at the Nuremberg trials
- Adolph J. Sabath, class of 1891, attorney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Edward J. Smejkal, class of 1895, Illinois State Representative and lawyer
- Trent Van Haaften, class of 1987, Indiana State Representative, 2010 Democratic nominee for Congress in Indiana's 8th district
Religion
[edit]- John Wilbur Chapman, class of 1879, Presbyterian evangelist
- Lloyd John Ogilvie, class of 1952, Presbyterian minister, former United States Senate Chaplain
Writers, journalists and publishers
[edit]- Herbert Block, political cartoonist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner[2]
- Jacqueline Carey, class of 1986, New York Times bestselling fantasy fiction author
- Carolyn Crimi, class of 1982, children's book writer
- Andrea Day, class of 1987, reporter at WNYW-FOX 5 New York City until 2011, winner of three Emmy Awards
- John Thomson Faris, author, editor, and clergyman
- Sig Gissler, class of 1956, professor, administrator of the Pulitzer Prize from 2002-2014, former editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Ed Janus, class of 1968, independent audio producer, interviewer, and journalist
- Ralph J. Mills, class of 1954, acclaimed American poet, scholar, and professor
- Bob Verdi, class of 1967, Chicago Blackhawks historian, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award winner
Coaches
[edit]- John W. Breen
- Ira T. Carrithers
- Sylvester Derby
- Ralph Glaze
- Clarence Herschberger
- Ed Hughes
- Ralph Jones
- Wally Lemm
- Ralph Thacker
Faculty
[edit]- Warder Clyde Allee
- Robert Archambeau
- Alan Axelrod
- James Mark Baldwin
- Joseph Carens
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Elizabeth Teter Lunn
- Rebecca Makkai, writer and author of The Great Believers, which was shortlisted for the National Book Award
- Elizabeth Marquardt
- Janet McCracken
- Charles A. Miller
- Ronald Miller
- Ahmad Sadri
- Fernando Sanford
- Davis Schneiderman
- Lawrence M. Schoen
- Stephen D. Schutt
- Robert Pelton Sibley
- David Spadafora
- Holly Swyers, author of Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers.
- Gerald Vizenor, Native American writer, activist, academic, and literary critic
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- Robert Wilson Patterson Sr., 1857–1878
- Daniel Gregory, 1878–1886
- William C. Roberts, 1886–1892
- John M. Coulter, 1893–1896
- James Gore King McClure, 1897–1901
- Richard D. Harlan, 1901–1906
- John S. Nollen, 1907–1917
- Herbert M. Moore, 1920–1942
- Ernest A. Johnson, 1942–1959
- William Graham Cole, 1960–1970
- Eugene Hotchkiss III, 1970–1993
- David Spadafora, 1993–2001
- Stephen D. Schutt, 2001–2022
- Dr. Jill M. Baren, 2022–2024[5]
Fictional
[edit]- Bree Van de Kamp and her husband Rex in Desperate Housewives both attended Lake Forest College
References
[edit]- ^ "Office of The President". Hampshire College. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Owens, p. 219.
- ^ Amsden, David (February 15, 2013). "The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "History of the College". www.lakeforest.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Announcing the Fourteenth President". www.lakeforest.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.