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
 * Robert J. Scherrer, physicist and science fiction author. Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University.


 * Business:
 * Jack Boehm, former President and CEO of Valvoline Oil Company.
 * Kevin P. Mansell, President of Kohl's Department Stores.
 * George A. Schaefer, retired CEO of Caterpillar Inc., the heavy equipment maker.
 * John T. Schuessler, Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Wendy's International.


 * Entertainment:
 * Chris Albers, Emmy-nominated comedy writer for Conan O'Brien, David Letterman and Jon Stewart.
 * Michael Beugg, Academy Award nominated movie producer. Executive Producer for Little Miss Sunshine, Thank You for Smoking, and many others.
 * James Gunn, filmmaker and screenwriter (Scooby-Doo, Dawn of the Dead, Slither)
 * 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)
 * Sean Gunn, actor (Kirk Gleason - Gilmore Girls)
 * Henry Hampton, Filmmaker and civil rights activist. Produced the award-winning documentary series Eyes on the Prize
 * George Hickenlooper, award-winning filmmaker
 * Robert Hyland, ground-breaking radio executive at KMOX who created the talk radio format
 * Ken Kwapis, film and TV director
 * Timothy Sexton, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for Children of Men


 * Government:
 * Raymond Gruender, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
 * Mel Price, former U.S. Congressmen from southern Illinois
 * William F. Quinn, first governor of the state of Hawaii, and former president of Dole Pineapple.
 * 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.


 * Medicine:
 * Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley, humanitarian, Congressional Gold Medal recipient


 * Military:
 * Michael Blassie, former unknown soldier for Vietnam War.


 * Sports:
 * Jay Delsing, professional golfer whose lifetime PGA Tour earnings total over $3 million
 * Henry Jones, former All-Pro defensive back for the Buffalo Bills
 * William "Ty" Keough, sports broadcaster, retired professional soccer player and former member of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
 * Ed Macauley, professional basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
 * Frank Simek, defender for English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and member of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
 * Taylor Twellman, 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