List of Northern Illinois University people explained

The list of Northern Illinois University people includes notable alumni, non-graduates, faculty and staff, chief executives, and affiliates of the Northern Illinois University.

Notable alumni

Academe

• Jerry M. Anderson (M.S. 1959), 9th President of Ball State University^[1]
• Gregg Andrews (Ph.D. 1988), labor historian and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University^[2]
• Judith Curry (B.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1982), climatologist^[3]
• Jose Manuel Diokno (J.D. 1986), founding Dean of the De La Salle University College of Law in Malate, Manila, Philippines^[4]
• John Dunn (B.A. 1967, M.A. 1969), President of Western Michigan University^[5]
• Kevin Folta, professor and chairman of the horticultural science department at the University of Florida^[6]
• Michael Honey, Guggenheim Fellow and Haley Professor of Humanities at the University of Washington Tacoma^{[7] [8]}
• Louise Huffman (M.S. 1979), teacher and educator on US Antarctic programs^[9]
• Thomas Lindsay (B.A. 1977, M.A. 1983), president of Shimer College^[10]
• Timothy P. Marshall (B.S. 1978), meteorologist and civil engineer, damage analysis expert
• Professor Thomas J. Near (B.A., B.S., 1993; M.S. 1995), evolutionary biologist, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 18th head of Saybrook College at Yale University^[11]
• Vice Admiral Ann Rondeau USN, Retired (Ed.D.), past president of College of DuPage, past President of National Defense University^[12]
• Gregg Schlanger (MFA 1989), Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art at Central Washington University^[13]
• Dr. Christopher J. Schneider (M.A. 2004), professor at Wilfrid Laurier University^[14]
• Paul Sereno, paleontologist, University of Chicago, B.S., Biology, 1979^[15]
• Bharath Sriraman, academic editor, professor of mathematics at The University of Montana (M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2002)^[16]

Arts and entertainment

• Joan Allen, 1980, actress, Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner, The Contender, The Bourne Supremacy, Nixon, Face/Off, The Upside of Anger^[17]
• Dan Castellaneta, 1979, Emmy Award-winning actor, voice of "Homer Simpson" and others on The Simpsons^[18]
• Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins^[19]
• Mike Disa, film director, screenwriter, animator (Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and )^[20]
• Charlotte Kate Fox, actress and first non-Japanese heroine of an NHK Asadora: the series Massan broadcast on Japanese television; earned her Master of Fine Arts at NIU^[21]
• Brian Godawa, screenwriter and author^[22]
• Steve Harris, 1989, actor, Emmy Award nominee, The Practice^[23]
• Wood Harris, actor, Remember the Titans and The Wire^[24]
• E. E. Knight, 1987, author of Vampire Earth series, Age of Fire series^[25]
• Sebastian Maniscalco, stand-up comedian (The Late Late Show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee)^{[26] [27]}
• Justin Mentell, 2005, actor, Boston Legal^[28]
• Joe Minoso, actor, Boss and Chicago Fire^[29]
• Nicole Mitchell, musician and composer
• Cindy Morgan, actress, Lacy Underall in Caddyshack, Lora and Yori in TRON^[30]
• Matthew Prozialeck, blues musician, harmonica player
• Brian Simpson, smooth jazz pianist and composer^[31]
• Jason Matthew Smith, actor who portrays Ensign Hendorff in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond^[32]
• Carrie Snodgress, Oscar-nominated actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife, Pale Rider, The Forsaken, Phantom 2040)^[33]
• Peter Sotos, American writer, musician, and child pornography publisher, best known as a member of the band Whitehouse
• Kurt Sutter, actor, writer, producer, Sons of Anarchy and The Shield^[34]
• Doug Walker, YouTube personality known for web show Nostalgia Critic^[35]
• Matt Walsh, comedian and actor (Old School, Role Models, The Hangover); portrays Mike McLintock on Veep^[36]
• Patricia Wood, author of Lottery; attended NIU^[37]
• Barbara Alyn Woods, actress, One Tree Hill^[38]
• Robert Zemeckis, director, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Forrest Gump; attended NIU before enrolling in film study at University of Southern California^[39]

Media

• Terry Boers, 1972, co-host of Boers and Bernstein, 670AM WSCR Chicago; former Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist^[40]
• Nicole Briscoe, anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter^{[41] [42]}
• T.J. Simers, former Los Angeles Times sportswriter^[43]
• Dalton Tanonaka, journalist and television executive, earned B.Sc. in journalism at NIU in 1977^[44]

Business

• Jeff Aronin, founder of Ovation Pharmaceuticals^[45]
• Allan Cox, author and business leader
• Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility
• John Sall, co-founder of the SAS Institute and member of the Forbes 400^[46]

Athletics

American football

• Chad Beebe, wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings
• Ken Bishop, defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
• Christian Blake, wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons
• George Bork, quarterback for NIU 1962-63, first NCAA player to pass for more than 3,000 yards, College Football Hall of Fame
• Joel Bouagnon, running back for Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers
• Larry Brink, NFL defensive lineman, two-time Pro Bowler^[47]
• Da'Ron Brown, wide receiver for Kansas City Chiefs
• Brad Cieslak, NFL tight end for Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns^[48]
• Ryan Diem, NFL offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts^[49]
• Larry English, NFL defensive end/linebacker for San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; #16 pick in NFL Draft, highest ever by a NIU player^[50]
• P. J. Fleck, head football coach at the University of Minnesota, former NFL wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers^[51]
• Doug Free, NFL offensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys^[52]
• Kenny Golladay, wide receiver for New York Giants
• Thomas Hammock, head football coach at NIU; former assistant coach for Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and Wisconsin Badgers^[53]
• Chandler Harnish, NFL quarterback for Indianapolis Colts, MVP of 2010 Humanitarian Bowl victory^[54]
• Duane Hawthorne, NFL cornerback for Dallas Cowboys^[55]
• Jack Heflin, defensive end for Green Bay Packers
• Darrell Hill, NFL wide receiver for Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans^[56]
• Sam Hurd, NFL wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears^[57]
• LeShon Johnson, NFL running back, 1994^[58]
• Scott Kellar, nose tackle for Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings
• Jerry Kurz, president of Arena Football League^[59]
• Tommylee Lewis, wide receiver for New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions
• Jordan Lynch, quarterback for Chicago Bears, Edmonton Eskimos of CFL, 2015 Grey Cup champion, 2015; third in 2013 Heisman Trophy voting (highest ever by NIU player)
• Justin McCareins, NFL wide receiver for Tennessee Titans and New York Jets^[60]
• Rashaan Melvin, cornerback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions^[61]
• Jake Nordin, NFL tight end/fullback for Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions^[62]
• Patricia Palinkas, first woman to play professional football, placekick holder in Atlantic Coast Football League for Orlando Panthers, attended NIU but did not play football^[63]
• Nathan Palmer, NFL wide receiver for Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos^[64]
• Todd Peat, NFL guard for St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Raiders^[65]
• David Petway, NFL defensive back for Green Bay Packers^[66]
• Max Scharping, NFL offensive tackle for Houston Texans
• Chad Spann, NFL running back for Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans^[67]
• John Spilis, NFL wide receiver for Green Bay Packers^[68]
• Sutton Smith, NFL linebacker for Pittsburgh Steelers
• Hollis Thomas, NFL defensive tackle for Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers^[69]
• Michael Turner, NFL running back for Atlanta Falcons^[70]
• Tim Tyrrell, NFL running back for Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers^[71]
• Clarence Vaughn, defensive back for Washington Redskins, two-time Super Bowl champion, NIU Hall of Famer^[72]
• Jimmie Ward, safety for San Francisco 49ers^[73]
• Scott Wedige, NFL center for Arizona Cardinals^[74]
• Tom Wittum, NFL punter for San Francisco 49ers^[75]
• Garrett Wolfe, NFL running back for Chicago Bears, for Omaha Nighthawks of United Football League and Montreal Alouettes of Canadian Football League^[76]

Baseball

• Ned Colletti, former MLB general manager and current analyst for Los Angeles Dodgers
• Davy Jones, MLB player
• Fritz Peterson, MLB pitcher with New York Yankees^[77]
• Tom Tennant, MLB player with the St. Louis Browns^[78]
• Larry Young, former MLB umpire^[79]

Basketball

• Kenny Battle, former NBA player^[80]
• Jim Bradley, former ABA player^[81]
• Paul Dawkins, former NBA player^[82]
• Billy Harris, former ABA player^[83]
• Richard Oruche, player for Nigerian national team, 2012 Olympic Games and for NIU until transfer to University of Illinois Springfield^[84]
• Xavier Silas, NBA player for Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics^[85]
• Donald Whiteside, former NBA player^[86]
• Bob Wood, former NBA player^[87]

Professional wrestling

• Brad Bradley, wrestler, B.A. History, 2004
• Maria Kanellis, wrestler and valet^[88]
• Marty Lurie, professional wrestling manager and announcer, B.A., Political Science, 1995

Other

• Curtis Blaydes (attended), professional mixed martial artist, UFC heavyweight contender^[89]
• Aimee Boorman, head coach of U.S. women gymnastics team at 2016 Summer Olympics, attended NIU for a year before leaving to coach^[90]
• Farell Duclair, Canadian football player, transferred from Vanier College to play for Northern Illinois Huskies^[91]
• Tim Gullikson, professional tennis player
• Tom Gullikson, professional tennis player^[92]
• Ken Henry, speed skater and gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics^[93]
• Terry Martin, professional MMA fighter; B.A., Psychology, 2004^[94]

Politics and government

Federal government

• Don Bacon, Republican Congressman from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district and retired United States Air Force Brigadier General^{[95] [96]}
• Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois; previously served as a Congresswoman, representing Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2013–2017; was a Ph.D. candidate at NIU^[97]
• Dennis Hastert, Republican U.S. Congressman 1987–2008; longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House; M.S., Education, 1967^[98]
• Robin Kelly, Democratic Congresswoman from Illinois's 2nd congressional district, earned Ph.D. at NIU^[99]
• Andrew L. Traver, civilian Director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service^[100]
• W. Willard Wirtz, United States Secretary of Labor during Kennedy administration and Johnson administration, took classes at NIU (then Northern Illinois State Teachers College), member of Alpha Phi Omega chapter; graduated from Beloit College^{[101] [102]}

State legislators

Colorado

• John Buckner, Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 40th district from 2012 until his death in 2015^[103]

Florida

• Bill Heller, Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district 2007–2011^[104]

Illinois

• Steven Andersson, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2015^[105]
• Ralph C. Capparelli, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1971–2004
• Cristina Castro, Democratic member of the Illinois since 2017; earned her Bachelor of Science and master of business administration at NIU^[106]
• Annazette Collins, Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing the 5th district, 2011–2013; served in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 10th District, 2001–2011^[107]
• John Curran, Republican member of the Illinois Senate since 2017^[108]
• Joe Dunn, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2003–2009^[109]
• Roger L. Eddy, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2003–2012^[110]
• Beverly Fawell, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1981–1983) and the Illinois Senate (1983–1999)^[111]
• Gene L. Hoffman, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1967–1991; earned his master's and doctorate degrees from NIU
• Joyce Holmberg, Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, 1983–1993
• Toi Hutchinson, Democratic member of the Illinois Senate since 2009^[112]
• Christine J. Johnson, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 2011–2013^[113]
• Wendell E. Jones, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 1998–2007^[114]
• Jeremiah E. Joyce, Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, 1979–1993; served as a member of the NIU Board of Trustees^[115]
• Doris Karpiel, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 1984–2003; served in the Illinois House of Representatives, 1979–1984; earned her B.A. in political science from NIU^[116]
• Nancy Kaszak, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1993–1997^[117]
• Stephanie Kifowit, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 84th district since 2013^[118]
• Anna Moeller, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 43rd district since 2014^[119]
• Bob Morgan, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 58th district as of 2019^{[120] [121]}
• Ruth Munson, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2002–2009^[122]
• Vincent Persico, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1991–2002; earned his masters of education at NIU in 1986
• Tom Rooney, Republican member of the Illinois Senate appointed in 2016; earned his M.P.A. from NIU in 2011^[123]
• Michael V. Rotello, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1991–1995; earned his Bachelor of Arts and did public administration graduate work at NIU^[124]
• Kathleen A. Ryg, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2003–2009^[125]
• Jack Schaffer, Republican member of the Illinois Senate, 1973–1999
• George Scully, Jr., Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1997–2009^[126]
• Joe Sosnowski, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2011^[127]
• Litesa Wallace, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2014^[128]
• Pennie Von Bergen Wessels, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 1993–1995
• Lance Yednock, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2019–present^[129]

Indiana

• Lonnie Randolph, Democratic member of the Indiana Senate representing the 2nd district since 2008^[130]

Iowa

• Cindy Golding, Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 83rd district, 2023–present^[131]
• David Hartsuch, Republican member of the Iowa Senate, representing the 41st District, 2007–2011^[132]

Maryland

• Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., Republican delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003–2015^[133]

Michigan

• John Olumba, Democratic turned Independent member of the Michigan House of Representatives, 2011–2015^[134]

Montana

• Tim Furey, Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 91st district, 2007–2011^[135]

New Hampshire

• Susan M. Ford, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton's 3rd district since 2013^[136]
• Jay Kahn, Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate since December 2016
• Peter B. Schmidt, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton's 3rd district since 2013^[137]

New York

• Patricia Fahy, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 109th district since 2013^[138]
• James E. Powers, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, 1965–1966, and the New York State Senate, 1967–1972^[139]

Oregon

• Ron Maurer, Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 2007–2011; candidate for Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010^[140]

Virginia

• John Miller, Democratic member of the Virginia Senate from January 2008 until his death in April 2016^[141]

Wisconsin

• Tim Cullen, Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate who served two non-consecutive tenures, 1975–1989 and 2011–2015^[142]
• Dave Heaton, Republican member of the Wisconsin House of Representatives since 2015^[143]
• Jacob Leicht, Progressive member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1925–1927^[144]
• James A. Wright, Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1905 until his death in 1911; attended the university when it was Northern Illinois State Normal School^{[145] [146]}

Local officeholders

• John Arena, Alderman for Chicago's 45th ward since 2011^[147]
• Howard Brookins Jr., Alderman for Chicago's 21st ward since 2003^[148]
• Steve Chirico, Mayor of Naperville, Illinois since 2015^[149]
• Franco Coladipietro, Mayor of Bloomingdale, Illinois; member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 2005–2013^{[150] [151]}
• Robert Fioretti, former Alderman for the 2nd Ward; candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015^[152]
• Terry Gabinski, member of the Chicago City Council from the 32nd ward, 1969–1998^[153]
• James Laski, former City Clerk of Chicago, controversial talk radio host, and author of Fall From Grace — From City Hall to Prison Walls; graduated from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1978^[154]
• Bill Morris, Mayor of Waukegan, Illinois, 1977–1985^{[155] [156]}
• Ricardo Muñoz, Chicago 22nd Ward Alderman since 1993^[157]
• William E. Peterson, Vernon Township Supervisor, 1977–2017; served in the Illinois General Assembly, 1983–2009^{[158] [159]}

Judiciary

• Sharon J. Coleman, jurist, presidential nominee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois^[160]
• James Leon Holmes, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2004^[161]
• Thomas W. Murphy, Cook County Circuit Court judge since 2006; Chicago alderman of the 18th ward, 1991–2006

Activists

• Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos blog; B.A., Journalism, Political Science, B.A. Philosophy 1996^[162]
• James F. Phillips, teacher and environmentalist who led a campaign against water pollution caused by Armour and Company^[163]
• Steven Schafersman, President of Texas Citizens for Science (B.S., 1971, Geology and Biology; M.S., 1973, Geology)^[164]

International figures

• Anies Baswedan, former Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia and former Governor of Jakarta Indonesia; earned his Ph.D. in political science from NIU^[165]
• Chel Diokno (J.D), former dean of the De La Salle University College of Law, former Philippines senatorial candidate in 2019, 2022 elections
• Andi Mallarangeng, former Minister of Youth and Sports of Indonesia
• Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service of Jamaica and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern^[166]
• Panitan Wattanayagorn, former Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister of Thailand, and acting Spokesman of the Royal Thai Government
• Wu Jun, Vice Mayor of Guiyang, the provincial capital of Guizhou, April 2013 to September 2014; studied at NIU^[167]

Presidents of Northern Illinois University

• Lisa C. Freeman, 2017–present^[168]
• Douglas D. Baker, 2013–2017
• John G. Peters, 2000–2013
• John E. La Tourette, 1986–2000
• Clyde Wingfield, 1985–1986
• William R. Monat, 1978–1984
• Richard J. Nelson, 1971–1978
• Rhoten A. Smith, 1967–1971
• Leslie A. Holmes, 1949–1967
• Karl Langdon Adams, 1929–1948
• Joseph Clifton Brown, 1927–1929
• J. Stanley Brown, 1919–1927
• John Williston Cook, 1899–1919^[169]

Notable faculty and staff

Academics

• Michael Bakalis, served as an Assistant Professor of History and later as Assistant Dean prior to his election as Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction^[170]
• Josephine Thorndike Berry (1871-1945), Professor of Domestic Science, Northern Illinois State Normal School^[171]
• John W. Darrah, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; served as an adjunct at the Northern Illinois University College of Law^[172]
• P. Allan Dionisopoulos, professor of political science; political scientist and legal scholar quoted in multiple Supreme Court of the United States decisions^[173]
• Mark Emmert, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; professor of political science at NIU, 1983–1985^[174]
• Mike Fortner, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 49th district, 2007–2019; currently teaches physics at NIU^[175]
• Fareed Haque, Professor of Jazz and Classical Guitar Studies
• Han Kuo-Huang, former professor of music^[176]
• Romualdas Kasuba (Ph.D. 1962), engineer, academician, co-founder of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology^[177]
• Michael J. Kolb, associate professor of anthropology^[178]
• Vernon Lattin (born 1938), president of Brooklyn College
• Lynne M. Thomas, three-time Hugo Award-winning editor; head of rare books and special collections^[179]
• George L. Trager, linguist
• Thomas C. Wiegele, professor of political science; founder of Association for Politics and the Life Sciences^[180]

Athletics

• Rod Carey, head coach for football (2012–2019)^[181]
• Lee Corso, head coach for football (1984)
• Dave Doeren, former head coach for football (2010–2012)^[182]
• Lindsey Durlacher, wrestling coach^[183]
• Marci Jobson, former head coach for women's soccer^[184]
• Jerry Kill, former head coach for football (2008–2010)^[185]
• Mark Montgomery, head coach for men's basketball (2011–2021)^[186]
• Joe Novak, former head coach for football (1996–2007)^[187]
• Ricardo Patton, former head coach for men's basketball (2007–2011)^[188]

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3. Web site: Judith Curry. School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology. 4 October 2013.
4. News: Ombudsman search: Diokno is no joke. Geronimo. Jee Y.. Newsbreak. May 13, 2011. April 24, 2017.
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6. News: NIU alum has a taste for success. Orr. Cameron. NIU Today. DeKalb, Illinois. December 17, 2012. April 24, 2017.
7. Web site: Michael K. Honey, Ph.D.. 2011-04-15. University of Washington Tacoma.
8. Working History. southernlaborstudies.org/. Southern Labor Studies Association. Beth English. December 8, 2015. May 9, 2017.
9. Web site: Empowering Educators at the School of Ice. 2015. antarcticsun.usap.gov. Antarctic Sun. 2016-08-21.
10. Thomas K.. Lindsay. Iowa Law Review. 1997. Book Review of Stephen Holmes, Passions and Constraint: On the Theory of Liberal Democracy (1995). 943.
11. Web site: Thomas J. Near, Ph.D. | Near Lab.
12. News: Retired vice admiral named new College of DuPage president. Sanchez, Robert. Daily Herald. 2016-05-02. 2016-06-06.
13. Web site: Gregg Schlanger, Chair. Faculty and staff. CWU College of Arts and Humanities. 2020-07-24.
14. Web site: Christopher Schneider. 2015-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202012126/http://www.wlu.ca/faculty-profiles/liberal-arts/christopher-j.-schneider.html. 2015-02-02. dead.
15. Web site: Paul Sereno. Chicago Tribune. 24 April 2009 . 4 October 2013.
16. Web site: Bharath Sriraman. The University of Montana. 4 October 2013.
17. Web site: Joan Allen. Sun-Times Media, LLC. 4 October 2013.
18. Web site: Dan Castellaneta. Illinois Hall of Fame. 4 October 2013.
19. Web site: NIU percussion quartet to perform at Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Northern Illinois University. 4 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222191821/http://www.niu.edu/PubAffairs/RELEASES/2003/nov/base4.shtml. 22 December 2015.
20. Web site: 2012 Alumni Awards. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120617234729/http://myniu.com/discover/awards/2012-alumni-awards/. 17 June 2012.
21. Web site: Theatre alumna to star in Japanese drama. March 10, 2014. April 24, 2017.
22. Web site: Brian Godawa. LinkedIn. 2 November 2015.
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37. Web site: Patricia Wood Author . Patricia Wood Author . 2016-04-21.
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42. Web site: Briscoe takes on new role with ESPN. Northern Illinois University Alumni Association. August 15, 2014. April 25, 2017.
43. News: The Party's Already Over for an Old School Buddy. Simers. T. J.. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 17, 2005. April 25, 2017.
44. News: Personality Profile: Dalton Tanonaka. Kenrick. Vivienne. The Japan Times. Tokyo Japan. June 23, 2001. April 25, 2017.
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49. Web site: Ryan Diem. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
50. Web site: Larry English. Sports-Reference/College Football. 5 October 2013.
51. Web site: P. J. Fleck. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
52. Web site: Doug Free. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
53. Web site: Thomas Hammock . University of Wisconsin . 5 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007012925/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hammock_thomas00.html . 7 October 2013 .
54. Web site: Chandler Harnish. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
55. Web site: Duane Hawthorne. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
56. Web site: Darrell Hill. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
57. Web site: Sam Hurd. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
58. Web site: LeShon Johnson. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
59. Web site: Jerry B. Kurz. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902081415/http://myniu.com/notable-alumni/jerry-b-kurz/. 2 September 2015.
60. Web site: Justin McCareins. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
61. Web site: Bonato. Jeff. 20 January 2015. Ravens' Rashaan Melvin is must-see TV. 2020-09-10. Chicago Tribune.
62. Web site: Jake Nordin. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
63. Web site: Patricia Palinkas. Associated Press. 5 October 2013.
64. Web site: Nathan Palmer. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
65. Web site: Todd Peat. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
66. Web site: David Petway. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
67. Web site: Chad Spann. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
68. Web site: John Spilis. Pro-Football Reference.com. 5 October 2013.
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