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Lake Forest College Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers, the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts inst ...
in Lake Forest,
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, including current and former college presidents, as well as notable alumni and faculty members.


Alumni


Academia

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Sig Gissler Sig Gissler is an American former professor of journalism at Columbia University and the former administrator of the Pulitzer Prize. Biography Sig Gissler was born in Chicago. He is a graduate of Lake Forest College and completed graduate work in ...
, class of 1956, professor of journalism at
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
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Philip Klinkner Philip A. Klinkner (born May 21, 1963) is an American political scientist, blogger and author. He is noted for his work on American politics, especially political parties and elections, race and American politics, and American political history. K ...
, class of 1985,
James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician who was a United States representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th vice president of the United States under President ...
professor of government at Hamilton College *
William Mather Lewis William Mather Lewis (March 24, 1878 – November 11, 1945) was an American teacher, university president, local politician, and a state and national government official. He was mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1915 to 1917, President of Ge ...
, class of 1900, former president of
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and Lafayette College * Ralph J. Mills Jr., class of 1954, professor of English at the
University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a Public university, public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus esta ...
* Edward Wingenbach, class of 1991, president of Hampshire College, former acting president and dean of faculty at Ripon College


Arts and entertainment

* Richard Armstrong, class of 1971, director of the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously exp ...
and Foundation *
Blair Butler Blair Butler (born June 28, 1977) is an American stand-up comic, television host and screenwriter, known for her work on the "Fresh Ink" and other segments on the G4 program ''Attack of the Show!''. Career Butler's father is Robert Butler, longti ...
, stand-up comedian and television host * Allan Carr, class of 1958, producer of the film '' Grease'' and Broadway's '' La Cage aux Folles,''
Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...
winner *
Kahil El'Zabar Kahil El'Zabar (born Clifton Blackburn; November 11, 1953) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a Percussion instrument, percussionist) and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records. Life and work El'Zabar was born in Chica ...
, class of 1977, musician and composer * Scott Goldstein,
Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
-winning producer, writer, and director (''
L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...
'', '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', '' Today Show'') *
Steve Goodman Steven Benjamin Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including John Denver, ...
, class of 1970,
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
-winning folk singer, writer of "
Go, Cubs, Go "Go Cubs Go", "Go, Cubs, Go" or "Go, Cubs, Go!" is a song written by Steve Goodman in 1984. At various times the Goodman version of the song has been the official Chicago Cubs team song and the official Cubs victory song, playing after every home ...
" * Kelly Leonard, class of 1988, producer at Second City *
Colin McComb Colin McComb (born May 1970) is an American writer and game designer, who is best known for his work designing the Planescape setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, and as the creative lead for the role-playing video game '' Torm ...
, class of 1991, writer and game designer * Natalia Nogulich, class of 1971, actress, writer, professor, and director *
Ian Punnett Case Ian Punnett (born March 3, 1960) is an American radio Broadcasting, broadcaster, author, professor, and Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal deacon. In the early to mid 1980s, Punnett hosted the WLRW morning show in his college town ...
, class of 1982, broadcaster, author, and Episcopal deacon *
Penelope Rosemont Penelope Rosemont (born 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a visual artist, writer, publisher, and social activist who attended Lake Forest College. She has been a participant in the Surrealist Movement since 1965. With Franklin Rosemont, Bernard Mar ...
, surrealist movement visual artist, writer, and publisher * Richard Widmark, class of 1936, popular post-WWII era actor, "the face of film noir"Owens, p. 219.


Athletics

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Herb Alward James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 – December 21, 1897) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of ...
, football player and football coach *
John Biolo John Robert Biolo Sr. (February 8, 1916 – February 4, 2003) was a guard in the National Football League and American Football League. Biography Biolo was born on February 8, 1916, in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Biolo died on February 4, 20 ...
, class of 1938,
NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
player and football coach *
Mush Crawford Walter Charles "Mush" Crawford (December 23, 1898 – October 27, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a guard in the National Football League (NFL). Crawford first played with the Chicago Bears during the ...
, professional football, basketball, and baseball player, football coach * Ernie Krueger, class of 1915, professional baseball player *
E. J. Mather Edwin J. Mather (June 4, 1887 – August 26, 1928) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He was selected as an All-Western football player while playing for Lake Forest University in 1909 and went on to a coaching career at Ka ...
, class of 1910, football and basketball player, football coach * Diana Nyad, class of 1973, world-record distance swimmer, national squash player, author, journalist, and motivational speaker * John H. Rice, class of 1895, football and baseball player, football coach, and athletic director *
Andy Russo Andy Russo (born May 26, 1948) was a college basketball coach at Louisiana Tech and at Washington. He compiled a 60–61 record through four seasons at Washington, and resigned at the end of the 1988-89 season after he led the Huskies to a pair of ...
, class of 1970, basketball player and coach * Casey Urlacher, class of 2003, professional football player and mayor of
Mettawa, Illinois Mettawa is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 533. The village maintains trails for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian usage. Five forest preserves of the Lake County Forest Preserve Distri ...
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Robbie Ventura Robbie Ventura (born May 5, 1971) is an American former professional racing cyclist. Career Early career Robbie graduated with honors from Lake Forest College Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois ...
, class of 1992, professional racing cyclist, hockey player * Joe Zemaitis, class of 2002, professional triathlete


Business

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Dave Beran Dave Beran is an American chef. Early life and education Beran was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, and graduated from Lake Forest College in 2003. Career Beran was the executive chef at Next, which is co-owned by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas. ...
, class of 2003,
James Beard award The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...
-winning chef, owner of Dialogue in Santa Monica, California * Nate Berkus, class of 1994, award-winning interior designer and decorator, ''New York Times'' bestselling author, movie producer, and host of The Nate Berkus Show * Chester R. Davis, businessman, assistant secretary to the U.S. Army, Vice-President of the Association of the U.S. Army *
James C. Foster James Clifford Foster is the chairman and chief executive officer of Charles River Laboratories, Inc., an international company that works on the drug discovery and development process. Charles River Laboratories is the world's largest breeder of ...
, class of 1972, chairman, CEO, and President of
Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., is an American pharmaceutical company specializing in a variety of preclinical and clinical laboratory, gene therapy and cell therapy services for the Pharmaceutical, Medical device and Biotechnolo ...
, 2003 ''
Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ...
'' Entrepreneur of the Year *
Grace Groner Grace Groner (4 April 1909 – January 19, 2010) was an American woman recognized after her death for a posthumous gift of seven million dollars to her alma mater, Lake Forest College. Biography Life Groner was born in 1909 in a small Lake Coun ...
, class of 1931, philanthropist and secretary at
Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known dr ...
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Rob Mermin Rob Mermin is the founder of the award-winning international touring youth circus Circus Smirkus. Biography Rob Mermin ran off to join the circus in 1969. He clowned with various European circuses including England's Circus Hoffman, Sweden's Cir ...
, class of 1971, author, founder of award-winning international touring company
Circus Smirkus Circus Smirkus is a non-profit, award-winning, international youth circus founded in 1987 by Rob Mermin. Based in Greensboro, Vermont, the mission of Circus Smirkus is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus and to in ...
* Nicholas J. Pritzker, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the
Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation, commonly known as Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, is an American multinational hospitality company headquartered in the Riverside Plaza area of Chicago that manages and franchises luxury and business hotels, resorts, and vacat ...
Development Corporation, co-founder and co-chair of Clean Energy Trust


Engineering and science

* Richard J. Ablin, class of 1961, notable for his work on tests for prostate cancer screening * Walter A. Hill, agricultural scientist, notable for his work on sweet potato crops *
William Mather Lewis William Mather Lewis (March 24, 1878 – November 11, 1945) was an American teacher, university president, local politician, and a state and national government official. He was mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1915 to 1917, President of Ge ...
, class of 1900, American teacher, university president, local politician, and state and national government official *
William Duncan MacMillan William Duncan MacMillan (July 24, 1871 – November 14, 1948) was an American mathematician and astronomer on the faculty of the University of Chicago. He published research on the applications of classical mechanics to astronomy, and is noted fo ...
, attended Lake Forest College in 1889, made notable contributions in astronomy and mathematics * Aaron Swartz, computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist


Government and politics

* Marsha E. Barnes, class of 1969, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname and U.S. State Department official *
Victor deGrazia Victor R. de Grazia (March 21, 1929 – April 2, 2005) was best known as the campaign manager and deputy governor (1972–1976) to Illinois Governor Dan Walker. Victor de Grazia was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Alfred Joseph de Grazia, ...
, political strategist, former campaign manager and deputy to Illinois governor Dan Walker, successful jury consultant *
Homer Galpin Homer Knickerbocker Galpin (December 11, 1871–July 27, 1941) was an American politician and lawyer. Galpin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the public schools and took courses in business education. He graduated from the law depart ...
, Illinois State Senator and lawyer *
Susan Garrett Susan Garrett is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, who represented the 29th District from 2003 to 2013, and the 59th district of the Illinois House of Representatives for four years previously. The 29th district includes all or ...
, class of 1994, former Illinois State Senator for the 29th District and 59th district in the House of Representatives * George E.Q. Johnson, class of 1900,
United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal c ...
who successfully prosecuted
Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the ...
for tax evasion, Judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois ar ...
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Otto Kerner Sr. Otto Kerner (February 22, 1884 – December 13, 1952) was the attorney general of Illinois and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Education and c ...
, class of 1905, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit,
Attorney General of Illinois The Illinois Attorney General is the highest legal officer of the state of Illinois in the United States. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, the attorney ...
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Rick Kolowski Rick Kolowski (born December 26, 1944)"Sen. Rick Kolowski: Biography"
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Peg Lautenschlager Peggy Ann Lautenschlager (November 22, 1955 – March 31, 2018) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who was the first chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission from 2016 to 2017, the 42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin from 2003 to ...
, class of 1977, attorney, former Attorney General of Wisconsin, first woman elected to be Attorney General in Wisconsin * Frank Richman, class of 1904, Justice of the
Indiana Supreme Court The Indiana Supreme Court, established by Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the state of Indiana. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis, the Court's chambers are in the north wing of the Indiana ...
, judge at the
Nuremberg trials The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies of World War II, Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany, for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries, and other crimes, in World War II. Between 1939 and 1945 ...
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Adolph J. Sabath Adolph Joachim Sabath (April 4, 1866 – November 6, 1952) was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death in Bethesda, Maryland on November 6, 1952. From 19 ...
, class of 1891, attorney, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
* Edward J. Smejkal, class of 1895, Illinois State Representative and lawyer *
Trent Van Haaften William Trent Van Haaften is a Democratic politician from the state of Indiana. He served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 76th District, from 2003 until 2010. He ran, in 2012, for his old seat. Early lif ...
, class of 1987, Indiana State Representative, 2010 Democratic nominee for Congress in Indiana's 8th district


Religion

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John Wilbur Chapman John Wilbur Chapman (June 17, 1859, Richmond, Indiana – December 25, 1918, New York, New York) was a Presbyterian evangelist in the late 19th century, generally traveling with gospel singer Charles Alexander. His parents were Alexander H. ...
, class of 1879, Presbyterian evangelist * Lloyd John Ogilvie, class of 1952, Presbyterian minister, former
United States Senate Chaplain The chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for senators, their staffs, and their families. The chaplain is appoi ...


Writers, journalists and publishers

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Herbert Block Herbert Lawrence Block, commonly known as Herblock (October13, 1909October7, 2001), was an American editorial cartoonist and author best known for his commentaries on national domestic and foreign policy. During the course of a career stretchi ...
, political cartoonist and three-time
Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
winner * Jacqueline Carey, class of 1986, ''New York Times'' bestselling fantasy fiction author *
Andrea Day Andrea Day (born September 19, 1968) is a freelance reporter handling the financial crime and punishment beat for CNBC. She previously worked as a reporter for WNYW-FOX 5 New York City from 1997 through 2011, where she appeared on both ''Good Day ...
, class of 1987, reporter at WNYW-FOX 5 New York City until 2011, winner of three
Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
* John Thomson Faris, author, editor, and clergyman *
Sig Gissler Sig Gissler is an American former professor of journalism at Columbia University and the former administrator of the Pulitzer Prize. Biography Sig Gissler was born in Chicago. He is a graduate of Lake Forest College and completed graduate work in ...
, class of 1956, professor, administrator of the
Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
from 2002-2014, former editor of the ''
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely distributed. It is currently o ...
'' * Ed Janus, class of 1968, independent audio producer, interviewer, and journalist * Ralph J. Mills, class of 1954, acclaimed American poet, scholar, and professor *
Bob Verdi Robert Verdi is the Chicago Blackhawks team historian. Verdi has worked for the ''Chicago Tribune'', '' Golf Digest'', and ''Golf World'' during his career and he was named Illinois Sportswriter of the Year 19 times. Verdi was awarded the Elmer ...
, class of 1967,
Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...
historian, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award winner


Coaches

* John W. Breen *
Ira T. Carrithers Ira Thomson Carrithers (October 25, 1886 – February 17, 1955)"Ira Carrithers Dies Suddenly", ''Cedar Rapids Gazette'', February 18, 1955, Cedar Rapids, Iowa was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at ...
* Sylvester Derby * Ralph Glaze * Clarence Herschberger *
Ed Hughes Edward D. Hughes (October 23, 1927 – June 23, 2000) was an American football player and coach whose career spanned more than three decades. His most prominent coaching position came in 1971 when he served as head coach of the National Footbal ...
* Ralph Jones * Wally Lemm *
Ralph Thacker Ralph William Thacker (September 13, 1880 – April 12, 1962) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University in 1907, at Nebraska State Normal School—now known ...


Faculty

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Warder Clyde Allee Warder Clyde Allee (June 5, 1885 – March 18, 1955) was an American ecologist. He is recognized to be one of the great pioneers of American ecology. Schmidt, Karl Patterson. "Warder Allee: A Biographical Memoir", National Academy of Sciences. Was ...
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Robert Archambeau Robert Archambeau (18 April 1933 — 25 April 2022) was a Canadian ceramic artist and potter. He also had an academic career in post-secondary art studies. Personal history Born in Toledo, Ohio, United States in 1933, he immigrated to Can ...
* Alan Axelrod * James Mark Baldwin *
Joseph Carens Joseph H. Carens is a professor at the Department of Political Science of the University of Toronto, Canada. His research interests are mainly focused on contemporary political theory, especially on issues related to immigration and political commu ...
* Elizabeth Teter Lunn *
Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai (born April 20, 1978) is an American novelist and short-story writer. Biography Makkai grew up in Lake Bluff, Illinois. She is the daughter of linguistics professors Valerie Becker Makkai and , a refugee to the US following the 19 ...
, writer and author of ''The Great Believers,'' which was shortlisted for the
National Book Award The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The Nat ...
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Elizabeth Marquardt Elizabeth Marquardt is author of ''Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce'' (Crown, 2005) which reports the first national study in the United States of grown children of divorce. In 2001, she co-authored (with Norval Glenn) a ...
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Janet McCracken Janet McCracken is the Chair of Classical Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Lake Forest College. She specializes in aesthetics. Biography McCracken earned a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College and a Master of Arts and PhD from University of ...
* Charles A. Miller * Ronald Miller *
Ahmad Sadri Ahmad Sadri is an Iranian sociologist, author, and translator. He is the James P. Gorter Professor of Islamic World Studies and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Lake Forest College. He is the twin brother and collaborator of Mahmoud Sadri. ...
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Fernando Sanford Fernando Sanford (February 12, 1854 – May 21, 1948) was an American physicist and university professor. He was one of the 22 "pioneer professors" (founding faculty) for Stanford University. Sanford was born on a farm near Franklin Grove in Lee C ...
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Davis Schneiderman Davis Schneiderman (born 1974) is an American writer, academic, and higher-education administrator. He is a professor of English and Krebs Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Prior to that appointment, he served as ...
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Lawrence M. Schoen Lawrence M. Schoen (born July 27, 1959) is an American author, publisher, psychologist, hypnotist, and expert in the Klingon language. Biography Schoen was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family moved to Southern California when he was 18 mo ...
* Stephen D. Schutt *
Robert Pelton Sibley Robert Pelton Sibley (March 26, 1879 - November 3, 1957) was an American academic and a headmaster of Deerfield Academy. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Sibley graduated from Amherst College in 1900. At commencement, he was awarded the Henry D. ...
* David Spadafora *Holly Swyers, author of ''Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers''. *
Gerald Vizenor Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Iri ...
, Native American writer, activist, academic, and literary critic


Presidents

*Daniel Gregory, 1878–1886 *William C. Roberts, 1886–1892 *
John M. Coulter John Merle Coulter, Ph. D. (November 20, 1851 – December 23, 1928) was an American botanist and educator. In his career in education administration, Coulter is notable for serving as the president of Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Univ ...
, 1893–1896 *James Gore King McClure, 1897–1901 *Richard D. Harlan, 1901–1906 *John S. Nollen, 1907–1917 *Herbert M. Moore, 1920–1942 *Ernest A. Johnson, 1942–1959 *William Graham Cole, 1960–1970 *Eugene Hotchkiss III, 1970–1993 * David Spadafora, 1993–2001 * Stephen D. Schutt, 2001–2022 *Dr. Jill M. Baren, 2022–present


Fictional

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Bree Van de Kamp Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. She is played by actress Marcia Cross, who has received multiple awards and nominations for her portrayal, including an Emmy Award nomination, thr ...
and her husband Rex in ''
Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...
'' both attended Lake Forest College


References

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