A Spectrum of Weinberg College Alumni

The alumni of Weinberg College form a global network engaged in the full range of business, academic, medical, artistic, government and civic pursuits. These alumni individually or collectively advance world-changing goals. The representative list below only scratches the surface of the many ways in which Weinberg graduates have made—and continue to make—a difference.

Alumni in Science and Medicine

• Robert Furchgott '40, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• George Rathmann '48, founder of Amgen and a founding father of the modern biotechnology industry.
• Harry Gray, PhD '60, pioneering inorganic chemist and winner of the Wolf Prize, who has rewritten some fundamental rules of chemistry.
• Marc Kirschner '66, founding chair, department of systems biology, Harvard Medical School.
• Joan Brugge '71, chair, department of cell biology, Harvard Medical School.
• Edward Weiler '71, '73, '76, (pictured at right) NASA astrophysicist and father of the Hubble Telescope. Chief scientist for the Hubble from 1979-98. Was also director of the Goddard Space Flight Center. Crosscurrents feature on Edward Weiler
• Peter Yeh '90, founder, Gulf Coast Brain And Spinal Institute.
• Brian Shiro '00, geophysicist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, monitors the globe for earthquakes that could produce tsunamis.

Alumni in the Arts

• Saul Bellow '37, Honorary '62, author of American classics The Adventures of Augie March, Seize the Day, and Humboldt's Gift and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• Kathy Reichs, MA '72 and PhD '75, (pictured at right) forensic anthropologist and bestselling author. Reichs's books have spawned a new generation of forensic crime fiction. The television show Bones is based on her work. Crosscurrents feature on Kathy Reichs
• John Musker '75, Disney animator and film director who created The Little Mermaid and The Princess and the Frog. Crosscurrents feature on John Musker
• Angela Jackson '77, award-winning poet.
• Sharon Patton, PhD '80, recent director of the National Museum of African Art (Smithsonian).
• Tim Johnson '83, Director, DreamWorks Animation.
• Don Chaon '86, novelist and short story writer.
• Anthony Bozza '94, (pictured at right) best-selling author of seven books, including a biography of rapper Eminem. Crosscurrents feature on Anthony Bozza
• Will Butler '05, musician, songwriter, and member of The Arcade Fire, an award-winning indie rock band located in Montreal. He is also a poet and graduate of the English Major in Writing.

Alumni in Politics and Public Life

• George McGovern, MA '49 and PhD '53, Honorary '67, former United States senator and presidential candidate.
• Steven Preston '82, former head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Crosscurrents feature on Steven Preston
• Cheryle Jackson '88, first female president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League. Recent candidate for the U.S. Senate.
• Cody Keenan '02, speechwriter for President Barack Obama.
• Madhuri Kommareddi '04, director for international economic affairs at the National Security Council.
• Samir Mayekar '06, national security director in the Office of Presidential Personnel.

In Journalism

• William Tuohy '51, foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner.
• Lee Huebner '62, communication studies professor, former Nixon speechwriter and publisher of the International Herald Tribune.
• Paul Glastris '81, editor-in-chief of The Washington Monthly and a senior fellow at the Western Policy Center in Washington, DC., former Clinton speechwriter.

Alumni in Law

• Eva Jefferson Paterson '71, civil rights attorney and former national student leader of peace movement in the early 1970s.
• Steven Harper '76, attorney, author, and adjunct professor of law in trial advocacy at Northwestern's School of law.
• D. Cameron Findlay '82, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Medtronic, Inc., the world's largest medical device company; former General Counsel of Aon Corporation, the world's largest insurance broker.

Alumni in Business

• Nick Chabraja '64 and Law JD '67, chairman and CEO, General Dynamics.
• Terri Dial '71, Global Head of Consumer Strategy & CEO of Consumer Banking – Citigroup Inc.
• Douglas Conant '73, president and CEO, Campbell Soup Co.
• Tim Krauskopf '84, (pictured at right) co-founded Spyglass, Inc. In 1995, Microsoft licensed Spyglass Mosaic and renamed it Internet Explorer. Crosscurrents feature on Tim Krauskopf
• Richard Skrenta '89, computer visionary, co-founded the online news site Topix. Also co-founded the search site blekko.com. Crosscurrents feature on Rich Skrenta
• Naveen Choudary '00, managing director of technology, Shumway Capital Partners.

Alumni in Education

• Johnetta Cole, MA '59 and PhD '67 (anthropology) Honorary Doctorate '92. Cole was the first African American female president of Spelman College and was president of Bennett College from 2002-2007. She is currently serving as director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art.
• Kenneth Seeskin '68 is the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Northwestern. He served for nearly 20 years as Chair of the Philosophy Department and is currently Chair of Religious Studies. The award-winning author is best known for his interpretation and defense of the rationalist tradition in Jewish philosophy.
• David Skorton '70, MD, FSM '74, President, Cornell University.
• Alice Hayes '72, President Emerita, University of San Diego, and a respected biologist.

Alumni in Sports

• Rick Sund '73, General Manager, the Seattle Supersonics NBA Basketball team.
• Luke Donald '01, professional golfer, who as of June 2010 was 6th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
• Nick Roach '07, NFL football player and current linebacker with the Chicago Bears.