Notable alumni

SESP alumni have been successful wherever they go after graduating from Northwestern.

A few notable alumni:

D'Wayne Bates (98) - professional football player
Clinton Bristow (71) - former president, Alcorn State University
Ron Burton (60) - all-American football player for NU and for Boston Patriots; director, Ron Burton Training Village; executive consultant for community relations, John Hancock Financial Services, Boston
Wendy J. Chamberlin (70) - president, Middle East Institute; former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan; former assistant administrator, USAID Bureau for Asia and the Near East
Grace Newcomb DeLottinville (72) - executive director, Oakville Arts Council
Evan Eschmeyer (98) - professional basketball player
Otto Graham (44) - Hall of Fame professional football player
Lee Hanson (70) - associate vice chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis
Austin King (03) - professional football player
Mark Loretta (93) - professional baseball player
Billy McKinney (77) - former executive vice president, Seattle Supersonics (NBA) and Seattle Storm (WNBA) professional basketball teams
Lorraine Hairston Morton (42) - mayor of Evanston, Illinois
Kelly O'Donnell (87) - correspondent and anchor, NBC News
Marty Riessen (64) - professional tennis player
Ronald Riley (71) - Presiding Judge, Sixth District, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago
Jeff Robinson (89) - coordinator of pro personnel, Minnesota Vikings professional football team
William Lee Sharp (78) - professor of educational leadership, Ball State University
Dedee Marrott Templeton (89) - vice president of iMed Studios
Wayne D. Watson (69) - chancellor, Chicago City Colleges
Richard E. Wiley (55) - senior partner at Wiley Rein & Fielding; former FCC chairman
Leon Wright (65) - chairman, Levmark Capital Corp., Atlanta

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