North Central College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Esther Benjamin, Director of Global Operations, U.S. Peace Corps
• F.L. Maytag, appliance company founder
• Joe Birkett, DuPage County State's Attorney 1996-2010, Illinois Appellate Court judge
• James Henry Breasted, Egyptologist
• Alvin C. Eurich, First President of the State University of New York
• Dr. Joseph Edward “Ed” Rall, National Institutes of Health researcher, thyroid specialist
• Daniel Ruge, Ronald Reagan's personal physician credited with saving the president's life after an assassination attempt in 1981.
• Mildred Rebstock, scientist who developed synthetic form of the antibiotic chloromycetin
• Dick Blick, 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming
• Harris W. Fawell, Former U.S. Representative, Illinois' 13th congressional district
• John Giannini, Head Basketball Coach, La Salle University
• Dennis Hastert, Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House (attended, but later graduated from Wheaton College). Hastert spoke at the College's graduation in 2004.
• Holly Humphrey is a Professor of Medicine and Dean of Medical Education at the Pritzker School of Medicine of the University of Chicago
• John S. Stamm, was an American bishop of the Evangelical Church
• Dr. Myron W. Wentz, Founder and Chairman of the Board USANA Health Sciences
• Gordon St. Angelo, former State Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party.
• Sherrill Milnes, American Opera Baritone. Attended North Central College before transferring to Drake University and Northwestern University. Milnes was awarded an honorary doctorate from North Central College in 2006.
• Corwin C. Guell, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• Kevin Manno, host of MTV's show 'The Seven', former on-air personality at WKQX-FM Chicago (Q101)
• Gordon Mays, on-air personality at WYSP-FM Philadelphia (94 WYSP).