Roosevelt University

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Roosevelt University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Chicago, IL

Founding Date:
1945

Motto:
Dedicated to the enlightenment of the human spirit

Enrollment:
7,500

Official Website:
http://www.roosevelt.edu/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Andrew C. Barrett Government 14-Apr-1942 FCC Commissioner, 1989-96

Melissa Bean Politician 22-Jan-1962 Congresswoman, Illinois 8th

Anthony Braxton Jazz Musician 4-Jun-1945 Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist

Jesse Brown Government 27-Mar-1944 15-Aug-2002 US Secretary of Veteran's Affairs, 1993-97

Brenda J. Gaines Business c. 1949 CEO of Diners Club NA, 2002-04

Herbie Hancock Jazz Musician 12-Apr-1940 Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist

Donald P. Jacobs Economist 22-Jun-1927 Dean of the Kellogg School, 1975-2001

John H. Klein Business c. 1946 CEO of DAVA Pharmaceuticals

Mort Kondracke Columnist 28-Apr-1939 Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin

Robert W. Mahoney Business c. 1936 CEO of Diebold, 1985-99

Bobby Rush Politician 23-Nov-1946 Congressman, Illinois 1st

David Y. Schwartz Business c. 1941 Former Partner, Arthur Andersen

Peter Sebastian Diplomat 19-Jun-1926 US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1984-87

Shel Silverstein Poet 25-Sep-1930 10-May-1999 Where the Sidewalk Ends

James A. Skinner Business c. 1944 CEO of McDonald's

Raymond Tanter Scholar ? Iran Policy Committee founder

Harold Washington Politician 15-Apr-1922 25-Nov-1987 First black Mayor of Chicago

Ronald A. Williams Business c. 1950 CEO of Aetna

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Christopher Lasch Author 1-Jun-1932 14-Feb-1994 The Culture of Narcissism

Abba Lerner Economist 28-Oct-1903 27-Oct-1982 The Economics of Control

Mel Reynolds Politician 8-Jan-1952 Congressman from Illinois, 1993-95

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

David D. Hiller Publisher 12-Jun-1953 LA Times publisher, 2006-08

John F. Sandner Business 3-Nov-1941 Past Chairman, Chicago Mercantile Exchange

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