21 Notable alumni of
Loras College
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Loras College is 2331st in the world, 816th in North America, and 771st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Loras College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Greg Gumbel
- Enrolled in Loras College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- sports commentatorjournalist
- Biography
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Greg Gumbel is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). The older brother of news and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel, he became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. Gumbel is currently the studio host for CBS' men's college basketball coverage and was a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS until 2023.
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Darin LaHood
- Enrolled in Loras College
- In 1990 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- adjunct professorpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Darin McKay LaHood is an American attorney and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, LaHood has represented the 16th district since 2023, and previously represented the 18th district from 2015 to 2023. He previously served in the Illinois Senate from the 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015, before being elected to Congress in a special election following the resignation of Aaron Schock.
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Rod Blum
- Enrolled in Loras College
- In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- business executivepolitician
- Biography
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Rodney Leland Blum is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 and won a second term in the 2016 elections.
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Chris Jans
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coachhead coach
- Biography
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Christopher Paul Jans is the American college basketball head coach for Mississippi State. Jans previously coached at New Mexico State, where he led the Aggies from 2017 to 2022. Jans is a graduate of Loras College, and hails from Fairbank, Iowa.
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Tom Miller
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Thomas John Miller is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 33rd Attorney General of Iowa from 1995 to 2023. After the defeat of West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw in 2012 when running for reelection, Miller became the longest serving State Attorney General in the United States.
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Bill Lipinski
- Enrolled in Loras College
- Studied in 1956-1957
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Oliver Lipinski is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing a district in Chicago.
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John J. Myers
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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John Joseph Myers was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois between 1990 and 2001, ecclesiastical superior of Turks and Caicos from 2001 to 2016 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey during the same period.
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Dennis Marion Schnurr
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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Dennis Marion Schnurr is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in Ohio since 2009. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota from 2001 to 2009.
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Frank Quilici
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Francis Ralph Quilici was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Minnesota Twins. Quilici served the team for all or part of five years as an infielder, 1 1⁄2 years as a coach, and 3 1⁄2 years as manager, then spent six more years as a broadcaster for them. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
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Aloysius Schmitt
- Enrolled in Loras College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military officerLatin Catholic priest
- Biography
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Father Aloysius H. Schmitt was a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, who served as a chaplain in the United States Navy at the beginning of World War II.
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Michael Joseph Melloy
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Melloy is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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Pat Murphy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patrick Joseph Murphy is an American politician who served as Iowa State Representative from the 99th District and Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives; Murphy was also the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st congressional district in 2014. He also previously served as Minority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Murphy is a Democrat and served in the Iowa House after winning a special election in 1989. He received his BA from Loras College.
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Kenneth M. Quinn
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Kenneth M. Quinn is the former President of the World Food Prize Foundation and a former career U.S. Foreign Service Officer. He was the president of the foundation for 20 years from 1 January 2000 to the 3 January 2020. Before assuming that role, Quinn spent 32 years working for the U.S. State Department. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Cambodia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State as well as a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House.
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Tom Tauke
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Joseph Tauke is an American politician, lawyer, and corporate executive from Iowa. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving six terms from 1979 to 1991.
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Pam Jochum
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pam Jochum is an American politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 36th District and former President of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat, she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009, when she became a member of the Iowa Senate.
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John Baxter
- Occupations
- American football coach
- Biography
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John Baxter is an American football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator at Fresno State University. He previously served as special teams coordinator at the University of Southern California. He is also the founder of the education company Academic Gameplan, and author of the 2013 book I Hate School: How a College Football Coach Has Inspired Students to Value Education and Become Lifelong Learners ( ISBN 978-1599324296).
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Mike Blouin
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Michael Thomas Blouin, is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979, representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district. He was a candidate in the 2006 race for Governor of Iowa but lost in the primary to Chet Culver.
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Michael Breitbach
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Breitbach is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 28th district from 2013 to 2021. Breitbach was born in Manchester, Iowa and he resides in Strawberry Point, Iowa.
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Shawn Hamerlinck
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Shawn Hamerlinck served one term in the Iowa State Senate, representing the 42nd District. He lost re-election in 2012. Hamerlinck was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit, which claimed that Hamerlinck often commented about women's breasts
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Patti Ruff
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patti Ruff is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 56th district. Before serving in the legislature, Ruff worked for Bunge North American, helping farmers sell and transport grain down the Mississippi River. She lost her seat in the 2016 general election.
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Mike Connolly
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael W. Connolly was the Iowa State Senator from the 14th District. He served in the Iowa Senate 1989 – 2008 and was an assistant majority leader.
