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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 |
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| Andrew C. Barrett |
Government |
14-Apr-1942 |
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FCC Commissioner, 1989-96 |
| Melissa Bean |
Politician |
22-Jan-1962 |
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Congresswoman from Illinois, 2005-11 |
| Anthony Braxton |
Jazz Musician |
4-Jun-1945 |
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Inventive jazz multi-instrumentalist |
| Jesse Brown |
Government |
27-Mar-1944 |
15-Aug-2002 |
US Secretary of Veteran's Affairs, 1993-97 |
| Les Brown |
Encyclopaedist |
20-Dec-1928 |
4-Nov-2013 |
Television encyclopaedist |
| Brenda J. Gaines |
Business |
c. 1949 |
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CEO of Diners Club NA, 2002-04 |
| Herbie Hancock |
Jazz Musician |
12-Apr-1940 |
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Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist |
| Lorraine Hansberry |
Playwright |
19-May-1930 |
12-Jan-1965 |
A Raisin in the Sun |
| Donald P. Jacobs |
Economist |
22-Jun-1927 |
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Dean of the Kellogg School, 1975-2001 |
| John H. Klein |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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CEO of DAVA Pharmaceuticals |
| Mort Kondracke |
Columnist |
28-Apr-1939 |
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Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin |
| Robert W. Mahoney |
Business |
c. 1936 |
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CEO of Diebold, 1985-99 |
| Frank A. Ninkovich |
Historian |
19-Dec-1944 |
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The Diplomacy of Ideas |
| Mike Quigley |
Politician |
17-Oct-1958 |
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Congressman, Illinois 5th |
| Bobby Rush |
Politician |
23-Nov-1946 |
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Congressman, Illinois 1st |
| Gus Savage |
Politician |
30-Oct-1925 |
31-Oct-2015 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1981-93 |
| David Y. Schwartz |
Business |
c. 1941 |
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Former Partner, Arthur Andersen |
| Peter Sebastian |
Diplomat |
19-Jun-1926 |
22-Mar-2011 |
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 |
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CEO of McDonald's, 2004-12 |
| Raymond Tanter |
Scholar |
? |
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Iran Policy Committee founder |
| Harold Washington |
Politician |
15-Apr-1922 |
25-Nov-1987 |
First black Mayor of Chicago |
| Ronald A. Williams |
Business |
c. 1950 |
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CEO of Aetna, 2006-10 |
| Louis Zorich |
Actor |
12-Feb-1924 |
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Burt Buchman on Mad About You |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Daniel R. Headrick |
Historian |
2-Aug-1941 |
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When Information Came of Age |
| 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 |
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Congressman from Illinois, 1993-95 |
| Donald Weinstein |
Historian |
13-Mar-1926 |
13-Dec-2015 |
Savonarola and Florence |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| David D. Hiller |
Publisher |
12-Jun-1953 |
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LA Times publisher, 2006-08 |
| John F. Sandner |
Business |
3-Nov-1941 |
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Past Chairman, Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
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