List of Evanston Township High School alumni explained

Evanston Township High School (ETHS), is a public four-year high school located in Evanston, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Evanston Township High School District 202.

Notable alumni of Evanston Township High School include:

Business

• Henry Engelhardt, CEO of the Admiral Group
• Lester Crown, businessman
• Bob Galvin (1940) was the CEO of Motorola (1959–86).^[1]
• Toby S. Wilt. (1960) Businessman and golfer. Member of Athletic Hall of Fame 1960 football team.^[2]
• Gordon Segal, (1956) cofounder and former chairman and CEO of Crate & Barrel

Film, television, and theatre

• Alan Bovik (1976) is a two-time Emmy Award winning television engineer, vision scientist and Professor at The University of Texas at Austin.^[3]
• Heather Burns (1993) is an actress who appeared in films such as Miss Congeniality, Two Weeks Notice, and You've Got Mail.
• Joan Cusack (1980) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated actress (Working Girl and In & Out) also known for such films as Addams Family Values, Broadcast News, School of Rock, Toys and the Toy Story franchise.^[4]
• John Cusack (1984) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated actor (High Fidelity), also known for such films as Being John Malkovich, Con Air, Eight Men Out, The Grifters and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.^{[5] [6]}
• Jules Engel (1957) was an animator whose work includes Popeye the Sailor, and the Walt Disney films Fantasia and Bambi.^[7]
• Karen Finley (1974) is an artist, actress, educator and performer, whose art is displayed in museums around the world.
• Zach Gilford (2000) is an actor, best known for his role on the television series Friday Night Lights.^[5]
• Jas, Waters (1998) was an American screenwriter and journalist. She was a staff writer for the television series This Is Us and also wrote for The Breaks, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, and Kidding. Waters was a journalist in the hip hop industry, writing a digital column for Vibe Vixen in the early 2010s and starring in the reality show The Gossip Game. She advocated for the importance of black writers in the film and television industry.
• Jason Goff (1998) is a television and radio host, best known for hosting Chicago Bulls Pregame/Postgame Live on NBC Sports Chicago.^[8]
• Alicia Goranson (1992) is an actress, best known for her role as Becky Conner on the television series Roseanne.
• Laura Harrier (2008) is an actress, best known for her role as Liz in .
• Anders Holm (1999) is an actor and writer, best known for his role Anders "Ders" Holmvik on the television series Workaholics.
• Cassidy Hubbarth (2003) is a sports anchor for ESPN.
• Samantha Irby (1998) is a comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer.
• Claudia Jennings (1968) was an actress known as the "Queen of B Movies" and also Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 1969 and Playmate of the Year for 1970.^[9]
• Amanda Jones (1968) was crowned Miss USA 1973.
• Lauren Lapkus (2004) is an actress and comedian, best known for her role as Susan Fischer in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.
• Jeffrey Lieber (1987) is a writer who is co-creator of the television series Lost.^[10]
• Michael Madsen (1976) is an actor best known for roles in films such as Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill.^[11]
• Todd McCarthy (1968) is a film critic who has worked with Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.^[9]
• Lachlan McLean (1985) is a Louisville television news anchor and former sports talk radio host.
• James Vincent Meredith is a Chicago theater actor who has also appeared in multiple films https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2679699/
• Lynne Moody (1963) is an actress.^[12]
• Jessie Mueller (2001) is a Tony Award and Drama Desk-winning theatre actress best known for roles in Broadway musicals such as Carole King in and Jenna in Waitress. Other credits include Melinda Wells in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Janet Conover/Helena Landless in The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, and Julie Jordan in the 2018 revival of Carousel.
• Ajay Naidu (1990) is an actor who has appeared in films such as Pi, Office Space, and the television series LateLine.^[13]
• Tom Neal (1932), was a stage, film and television actor and amateur boxer.^[14]
• Steve Pink (1984) is a director, screenwriter, and producer who has worked on films such as High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank, and Hot Tub Time Machine.^[15]
• Jeremy Piven (1983) is an actor, best known for his roles as Ari Gold on the television series Entourage and as Harry Gordon Selfridge on the series Mr. Selfridge.^{[5] [16]}
• Jeffrey Sweet (1967) is a member of the playwrights ensemble of the Victory Gardens Theater of Chicago, a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild, and the author of an oral history of Second City called Something Wonderful Right Away.
• Sophie Thatcher (2019) is an American stage and television actress best known for her role in the Showtime original drama Yellowjackets.^[17]
• Dave VanDam (1973) American voice impressionist.
• Lena Waithe (2002) is a television writer, producer, and actress, known for playing Denise on the Netflix series Master of None
• Ruby Wax (1969) is an actress, comedian, and writer.^[13]
• Jenniffer Weigel (1988) is a Chicago television and radio personality.
• Rafer Weigel (1987) is a St. Louis television news anchor and former Chicago sportscaster.

Government and public service

• George Wildman Ball (1926) was U.S. Under Secretary of State under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He was briefly United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Lyndon B. Johnson.^{[5] [18]}
• Jason Carter (1993) was a Georgia state senator and the 2014 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia; at ETHS, he was on the debate team.
• David E. Miller (1980) was elected five times as an Illinois state representative and was the 2010 Democratic nominee for Illinois comptroller.
• Sue Mullins was an Iowa farmer and state legislator.
• John Edward Porter (1953) was a United States Congressman representing Illinois's 10th congressional district (1980–2001).^[18]

Letters

• Jessica Abel (1987) is a comic book writer and artist.
• James Atlas (1967) is the president of Atlas & Company, publishers, and founding editor of the Penguin Lives Series.
• David Epstein (1998) author and investigative reporter at ProPublica.
• Cornelia Grumman (1981) is a 2003 Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial writer.^[5]
• Charles R. Johnson (1966) is an author. His novel Middle Passage won the 1990 National Book Award.^[18]
• Margaret Landon (1921) is an author whose book Anna and the King of Siam was adapted into the stage musical and film The King and I.
• Audrey Niffenegger (1980) is an artist and author of The Time Traveller's Wife.
• Jack N. Rakove (1964) received the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in History for the book .
• Megan Twohey (1994) is an investigative reporter with The New York Times who published an investigation in 2017 detailing the sexual abuse allegations made against Harvey Weinstein.

Music

• David Burge (1947) is a composer, author, and pianist who works with contemporary music.^[19]
• Bob Cranshaw is a jazz bass player.
• Kay Davis is a jazz singer.^[20]
• Alexander Frey is an internationally renowned conductor, pianist, organist and recording artist.
• Ezra Furman (2004) is the lead singer of the rock/folk band "Ezra Furman and the Harpoons"
• Nancy Gustafson (1974) is an opera soprano.^[1]
• Junior Mance (1945) is a jazz pianist.^{[18] [21]}

Science, technology, and education

• Robert Axelrod (1961), political science professor at the University of Michigan, recipient of 2012 National Medal of Science
• Matthew Cook (1988), mathematician and computer scientist who proved Stephen Wolfram's conjecture that the Rule 110 cellular automaton is Turing-complete
• William E. Cross Jr. (1959) ^[22] Academic and author.
• Ann Hardy (1951), computer pioneer.
• David Keightley. (1951?) University of California Sinologist.
• Dwight H. Perkins. (1952) Harvard University economist of China.^[23]
• Jay Rosenberg (1959) Philosopher, academic.
• Donald Rubin Statistician
• Sarah Whiting (1982), architect and Dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
• Amie Wilkinson (1983), mathematician and professor at University of Chicago

Sports

• Alex Agase (1941) was a football guard and head coach at Northwestern and Purdue. In 1963, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame^[24]
• Lou Agase (1943) was a standout college football player and later coach, who later briefly served as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.^{[5] [25]}
• Paddy Driscoll (1914) was a quarterback who was elected to both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. He both played for and coached the Chicago Cardinals and Chicago Bears.^[26]
• Kevin Foster (1987) was a Major League Baseball pitcher (1993–98, 2001), playing most of his career with the Chicago Cubs.^[27]
• Clint Frank was a halfback at Yale University. He won the 1937 Heisman Trophy and was the first winner of the Maxwell Award.^[5]
• Eric Friedler (born 1954), tennis player
• Robert Gary (1991) is a 2-time Olympian (3,000 m steeplechase; 1996, 2004) and current head coach of Furman University's men's track & field and cross country teams.^[28] He formerly coached both sports at Ohio State University, where he competed as a collegian.
• Dov Grumet-Morris (2000) was a professional ice hockey player
• William Heusner (1944) was a swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won two medals at the 1951 Pan American Games.^[5]
• Damon Jones (1992) was an NFL tight end (1997–2001), playing his entire career for the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[29]
• Yonel Jourdain (1989) was a running back and kick returner for the Buffalo Bills.^[30]
• Mike Kenn (1974) was a 5-time NFL Pro Bowl offensive tackle (1978–94), playing his entire career for the Atlanta Falcons. His uniform number 78 was retired by the Falcons.^{[5] [31]}
• Bob Lackey was a two-time All-American basketball player known as the "Black Swan", at Marquette University, who played two years for the New York Nets.^{[25] [32]}
• Cecil Martin (1994) was an NFL fullback (1999–2003) who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Ed Martin, USFL player
• Emery Moorehead (1972) was an NFL tight end who played most of his career for the Chicago Bears. He was the starting tight end for the Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears.^{[5] [33]}
• Steve Parker, NFL player
• Dan Peterson (1954) is a professional basketball coach. He retired after leading Olimpia Milano to the 1987 Grand Slam Champions Cup, Italian Championship and Italian Cup. In 2011, Peterson was hired to coach his old team, Olimpia Milano, for the second half of that season after the old coach was fired.
• Jim Purnell (1960) was an NFL linebacker (1964–72), playing most of his career with the Chicago Bears.^{[25] [34]}
• Richard Mason Rocca (1996) was a basketball player who played on the Italy national team and for Olimpia Milano.^[21]
• Mike Rogodzinski (1966) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1973–75).^{[35] [36]}
• Clarke Rosenberg (2011) is an American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Diane Simpson-Bundy is a two-time Olympic gymnast and television broadcaster.
• Everette Stephens (1984) was an NBA guard (1988–91).^{[5] [24]}
• Ray Woods (1913), brother of Ralf, was a three-time men's basketball All-American (1915–17) and one-time Helms National Player of the Year (1917) at Illinois.^{[37] [38]}
• Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough (1994) was a WNBA center (1998–2004) who played for the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Miami Sol, and Houston Comets.
• Nojel Eastern (2017), American professional basketball player for Rayos de Hermosillo

Notes and References

1. Web site: ETHS Distinguished Alumni Award. Evanston Township High School. 2007-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070821023107/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/alumniaward.pdf . 2007-08-21.
2. https://evanstonnow.com/6-individuals-2-teams-join-eths-hall-of-fame/ 6 Individuals 2 Teams Join ETHS Hall of Fame
3. Web site: Al Bovik receives Primetime Emmy Award.
4. Web site: The Kit, Spring 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031117015016/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/09_KIT_spring%202000.pdf . dead . 2003-11-17 . ETHS Alumni Association . 2007-08-14 .
5. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/366683,CST-SPT-spot02.article A rich history -- win, lose or tie; 2 May 2007; Chicago Sun-Times; accessed 2 May 2009
6. Web site: The Kit, Spring 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030403084800/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/07_Kit_Spring%2099_8-pg.pdf . dead . 2003-04-03 . ETHS Alumni Association . 2007-08-14 .
7. News: Jules Engel. The Guardian. 2007-08-14 . London . 2003-09-17.
8. Web site: Jason Goff to join NBC Sports Chicago's Bulls coverage team. Nuich, Jeff. 16 October 2019. NBC Sports Chicago. 16 October 2019.
9. https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/but-she-was-a-cheerleader/ Williams, Albert. "But She Was A Cheerleader," Reader (Chicago, IL), September 21, 2000.
10. Web site: Jeffrey Lieber . Chicago Magazine . 2007-08-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070921163843/http://chicago.godengo.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2007/Cast-Away/ . 2007-09-21 .
11. Web site: The Kit: Spring 2001. The Kit. 2007-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070709223611/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/11_KIT_Spring_2001.pdf . 2007-07-09.
12. https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/93957?page=182 Evanston Township High School (Evanston, Illinois) '1963 Yearbook
13. News: ETHS alumni shine in theatre, dance, music, film . Spring 1999 . The KIT – Keeping in Touch Newsletter . Evanston Township High School Alumni Association . 4.
14. Book: O'Dowd, John . Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story. 2007. BearManor Media. 978-1-593-93063-9. 148.
15. The It List: Leaders of the Pack. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010092627/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273878_2,00.html. dead. October 10, 2012. EW.com. 2007-08-14. Entertainment Weekly. 1999-06-25.
16. News: Metromix: Jeremy Piven . Metromix.com . 2007-08-14 . Chicago Tribune . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070208092246/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/mmx-0701280546jan28%2C0%2C1394486.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds . February 8, 2007 .
17. Web site: Mulvihill. Lucy. 8 questions for Sophie Thatcher. 2021-12-21. The Evanstonian.
18. Web site: ETHS Distinguished Alumni Award . Evanston Township High School . 2007-07-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070821023107/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/alumniaward.pdf . 2007-08-21 .
19. http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/alumniaward.pdf ETHS Distinguished Alumni Award; accessed 27 April 2009
20. Web site: Brown . Carrie Moea . Kathryn Wimp's Musical Journey with Duke Ellington . Shorefront Volume 7 Number 3 . Shorefront . Spring 2006 . September 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402082610/http://shorefrontlegacy.org/Shorefront_Links/Publications_files/Vol%207%20No%203%202006.pdf . April 2, 2012 .
21. Web site: The Kit, Spring 2002 . ETHS Alumni Association . 2009-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061210175916/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/spring2002.pdf . December 10, 2006 .
22. Web site: William Cross Faculty Bio. City University of New York.
23. "Perkins, Dwight H.", WorldCat Identities Page
24. Web site: The Kit, Spring 1995 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030604170811/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/01_Kit_Fall%201995.pdf . 2003-06-04 . ETHS Alumni Association . 2007-08-14 . dead .
25. Web site: The Kit, Spring 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030423173643/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/05_KIT_Spring%201998.pdf . dead . 2003-04-23 . ETHS Alumni Association . 2007-08-14 .
26. News: High School of the Week. Chicago Sun-Times. 2007-08-14 . 2007-05-02.
27. Web site: The Kit, Spring 2004. ETHS Alumni Association. 2007-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061207040817/http://www.eths.k12.il.us/alumni/pdfs/spring2004.pdf . 2006-12-07.
28. Web site: Furman . 2013-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424154657/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/c-track/coaches/Robert_Gary . 2019-04-24 . dead .
29. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JonesDam01 Damon Jones stats and bio; databasefootbal.com; accessed 2 May 2009
30. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JourYo20.htm Yonel Jourdain stats and bio; pro-football-reference.com; accessed 21-Oct-2015
31. Web site: Football field to be named after Lazier. Pioneer Press. 2007-08-14.
32. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LackeBo01 Bob Lackey stats and bio @ databasebasketball.com; accessed 2 May 2009
33. Web site: Sports, June 27, 2007. Evanston Roundtable. 2007-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929044058/http://www.evanstonroundtable.com/rt_062707/sports.html . 2007-09-29.
34. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PURNEJIM01 Jim Purnell stats and bio; database football.com; accessed 2 May 2009
35. Web site: 'Murney's Men' lead induction parade. Evanston Review. 2009-06-23.
36. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Mike-Rogodzinski.shtml Mike Rogodzinski stats & bio; the baseballcube.com; accessed 23 June 2009
37. Web site: 2004–05 Illinois Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Illinois. 2004. December 5, 2010.
38. Book: Scott, Frank William. 706 . The semi-centennial alumni record of the University of Illinois. University of Illinois. PDF. 2004. December 5, 2010.