EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
DeKalb, IL

Founding Date:
1895

Team:
Huskies

Enrollment:
25,000

Official Website:
http://www.niu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joan Allen	Actor	20-Aug-1956		Mother in Pleasantville
Jeffrey S. Aronin	Business	c. 1967		CEO of Ovation Pharmaceuticals
Christopher B. Begley	Business	1952		CEO of Hospira
Joseph W. Brown	Business	c. 1948		CEO of MBIA
Susan K. Carter	Business	c. 1959		CFO of Lennox International
Dan Castellaneta	Actor	29-Oct-1957		Voice of Homer Simpson
Odie C. Donald	Business	c. 1949		President of DirecTV, 2000-01
Tammy Duckworth	Military	12-Mar-1968		Congresswoman, Illinois 8th
Steve Harris	Actor	3-Dec-1965		The Practice
Wood Harris	Actor	17-Oct-1969		Avon Barksdale in The Wire
Dennis Hastert	Politician	2-Jan-1942		Speaker of the House, 1999-2006
Maria Kanellis	Wrestling	25-Feb-1982		WWE diva, ditzy interviewer
Markos Moulitsas	Blogger	11-Sep-1971		Daily Kos webmaster
John C. Skipper	Journalist	30-Sep-1945		Wicked Curve
Lorene K. Steffes	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Transarc Corporation, 1997-99
Kurt Sutter	Screenwriter	5-May-1960		Creator, Sons of Anarchy
Robert Zemeckis	Film Director	14-May-1952		Back To The Future

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mark Emmert	Educator	16-Dec-1952		President, University of Washington
Jacques Singer	Conductor	9-May-1910	11-Aug-1980	Music Director, Oregon Symphony, 1962-72

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce P. Bickner	Business	c. 1943		DEKALB Genetics Corporation

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