22 Notable alumni of
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
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Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville is 1777th in the world, 627th in North America, and 591st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kathleen Madigan
- Occupations
- screenwritercomedian
- Biography
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Kathleen Madigan is an American stand-up comedian and TV personality. In addition to her stand-up comedy performances, she is a regular guest on a variety of U.S. television programs.
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Shelby Steele
- Occupations
- sociologistjournalist
- Biography
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Shelby Steele is an author, columnist, documentary film maker, and a Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He specializes in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action.
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Darva Conger
- Occupations
- television personality
- Biography
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Darva Conger is a former emergency department nurse who in 2000 was selected as the winner of the reality television show Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?
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John Shimkus
- Enrolled in Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- In 1997 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Mondy Shimkus is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from 1997 to 2021, representing the 20th, 19th and 15th congressional districts of Illinois.
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Matt Polster
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Matthew Ryan Polster is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
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Dewayne Staats
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Dewayne Staats is an American sports broadcaster who has been the television play-by-play commentator for the Tampa Bay Rays since their inception in 1998. He is currently teamed with color commentator Brian Anderson.
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Lewis E. Reed
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lewis E. Reed is an American politician from St. Louis, Missouri. His last position was president of its Board of Aldermen which he held for record duration of 15 years. He was federally indicted on bribery charges in May 2022 and resigned his at large board position in June.
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Steve Trittschuh
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football managerfutsal player
- Biography
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Stephen "Steve" Trittschuh is an American soccer coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of USL Championship side Saint Louis FC. As a player, he played as a defender in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He also earned thirty-eight caps with the United States men's national soccer team including one game at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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William Enyart
- Enrolled in Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianmilitary officerbusinessperson
- Biography
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William Lee Enyart, Jr. is an American General and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Enyart was elected on November 6, 2012, and assumed office on January 3, 2013. Enyart is a former attorney and Adjutant General of Illinois.
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Dennis Werth
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dennis Dean Werth is a former Major League Baseball catcher, first baseman, and outfielder.
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Andy Manar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andy Manar is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate. He represented the 48th district, including part or all of Christian, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, and Sangamon counties. Andy Manar is known for being the chief advocate for SB 1947, which made dramatic reforms to Illinois’ education funding formula. Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate, he was chairman of the Macoupin County Board from 2003 to 2012.
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Daniel A. Vallero
- Occupations
- civil engineerengineer
- Biography
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Daniel A. Vallero is an American environmental author and scientist. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois and grew up in Collinsville, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in city and regional planning from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He also earned a masters in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Kansas and a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University with a thesis on "“Dicarboximide Fungicide Flux to the Lower Troposphere from an Aquic Hapludult Soil”
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Justin Bilyeu
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Justin Bilyeu is an American former soccer player.
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David C. Williams
- Occupations
- Secret Service agentcivil servant
- Biography
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David C. Williams was the vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service from September 13, 2018, to April 30, 2020, and served as Inspector General for the U.S. Postal Service, in the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, from 2003 to 2016.
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Paige St. John
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Paige St. John is an American journalist with the Los Angeles Times. Before joining the Times, St. John was at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where she earned the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. The Pulitzer was the Herald Tribune's first, "for her examination of weaknesses in the murky property-insurance system vital to Florida homeowners, providing handy data to assess insurer reliability and stirring regulatory action."
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Mark Waller
- Occupations
- politicianlawyermilitary officer
- Biography
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Mark Waller is a former Colorado county commissioner as well as a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and county level assistant district attorney. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008, Waller had represented House District 15, which encompasses portions of northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado. Waller also served in the US Air Force from 1993 until 2000, joining the Air Force Reserves in 2001, and following his graduation from the University of Denver Law School, he worked as an attorney prosecuting insurgents during the Iraq War; he was deployed in 2006.
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Antonio J. Ramos
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Brigadier General Antonio J. Ramos was an officer of the United States Air Force. He was the first Hispanic to serve as commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and dual-hatted as Assistant to the Commander for International Affairs, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.
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Katie Stuart
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Katie Kobak Stuart is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 112th district. The 112th district, located in the Metro East, includes all or parts of Bethalto, Caseyville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Fairmont City, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Madison, Maryville, O'Fallon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, Shiloh, Swansea, and Wood River. Stuart, an Edwardsville resident, taught math at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville prior to taking office in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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David Luechtefeld
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Luechtefeld is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 58th district from September 1995 until January 2017. During his tenure, he served as the Deputy Minority Leader.
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Walter Kross
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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General Walter Kross is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Transportation Command/Commander, Air Mobility Command from 1996 to 1998.
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Gary W. Kronk
- Occupations
- astronomerjournalist
- Biography
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Gary W. Kronk is an American amateur astronomer and writer.
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Randal E. Thomas
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Randal E. Thomas is an American major general who was a member of the Army Special Forces in Vietnam from 1966 to 1969 and a member of the Illinois National Guard. Thomas graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1973 with a BS in English, and a MSed in 1980 in Instructional Technology. He also has a Master's of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Thomas has been a member of the SIUE Hall of Fame since 2011.
