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Following is a list of
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni .
Art
Business
Education
Entertainment
Military and government
Politics
Name
Class year
Notability
Reference(s)
William L. Enyart
1974 BS
Former
U.S. Representative for
Illinois's 12th congressional district ,
Major General , former Illinois
Adjutant General (the senior officer in the Illinois Army and Air
National Guard )
[14]
[15]
Thomas Holbrook
1971 BA
Former
Illinois State Representative , 113th District
[2]
[16]
John W Hursey Jr
2014 BA
American Political Figure and Educator
[17]
JD Leathers
2015 BS
Former Public Policy Advisor,
Brentwood, MO ; Former Traffic Commissioner,
Webster Groves, MO ; American
Polymath ; 2022 Democratic Candidate for
Missouri's 4th congressional district
[18]
Andy Manar
1997 BA
Illinois State Senate, 48th District
[19]
Deborah Pauly
1988
Orange Country Republican politician,
John Birch Society leader, and
Tea Party personality
[20]
Ed Schieffer
1977 MSEd
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives, 11th District
[21]
John Shimkus
1997 MBA
R -
IL 19th District ,
U.S. House of Representatives
[2]
[22]
[23]
[24]
Mark Waller
1992 BS
Minority leader,
Colorado House of Representatives representing District 15
Sports
Name
Class year
Notability
Reference(s)
Mike Banner
Central midfielder for the
Finnish Premier League side
FF Jaro
[25]
Justin Bilyeu
2016 BS
Defender,
New York Red Bulls ; 18th pick,
2016 MLS SuperDraft
[26]
Jenny Bindon
Goalkeeper for the New Zealand Women's Football Team at the 2007 & 2011
FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2008 Beijing & 2012 London
Summer Olympics
[27]
John Carenza
professional soccer player with the
St. Louis Stars and member of the
1972 U.S. Olympic Team
Alicia DeShasier
2007 BS
Won gold medal in javelin at the 2011
Pan American Games
[28]
Juan Farrow
3-time NCAA Division II tennis
singles champion; 2-time Division II doubles champion
Ken Flach
2-time
Wimbledon and
US Open
doubles winner; Olympic
gold medalist ; 3-time NCAA Division II tennis
singles champion, Division I doubles finalist; 2-time Division II doubles champion
[29]
Darin Hendrickson
1992/95 BS/MA
College baseball coach at
Fontbonne ,
Central Missouri , and
Saint Louis
[30]
Jalen Henry
Professional basketball player
Edward E. "Ed" Hightower
1974/77/81 BS/MSEd/SD
Division I men's basketball
referee , officiated 12
NCAA Final Four tournaments; Superintendent of Edwardsville
School District 7; former member,
SIU Board of Trustees
[2]
Neil Magny
Professional
mixed martial artist , current
UFC Welterweight
[31]
Ty Margenthaler
1997
Former head coach of the
Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks women's basketball team
[32]
Bill Plaschke
1980
Sports writer for the
LA Times and a regular on
ESPN 's
Around the Horn
[2]
Matt Polster
2015 BS
Midfielder and defender,
Chicago Fire and
U.S. national soccer team ; 7th pick,
2015 MLS SuperDraft ; finalist, 2016
Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year
[33]
Joe Reiniger
1994 BS
Retired
St. Louis Steamers and
Ambush soccer player
[34]
Robert Seguso
2-time Wimbledon and US-Open doubles winner; Olympic gold medalist; NCAA Division II tennis doubles champion and Division I doubles finalist
[35]
Dewayne Staats
1975 BA
Television
sports commentator for the
Tampa Bay Rays
[2]
Dennis Werth
Former
Major League Baseball
first baseman and
outfielder
[36]
Paul Wight
Actor and
professional wrestler known as "The Big Show"
[37]
Clay Zavada
2007
Major League Baseball
Relief Pitcher and 2009
Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award from the American Mustache Institute
[38]
[39]
Writing and journalist
References
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"Alumni – About Alumni – Gib Singleton" . Siue.edu. Archived from
the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"SIUE – About Our Alumni – Noted Alumni" . Archived from
the original on February 29, 2012.
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"Paul J. Galeski – Leadership Profile – Maverick Technologies" . Archived from
the original on March 15, 2010.
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"Pat Healy MMA Bio" . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
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"Distinguished Alumni" . SIUE. Archived from
the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
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"Little Rock Nine's Thelma Mothershed Wair to Receive SIUE Honorary Degree" . Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
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[1]
Archived December 3, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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[2]
Archived December 3, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Daniel Vallero – Google Search" .
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"SIUE Retiree Still Rocking 50 Years After Founding Legendary Band" . Siue.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
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[3]
Archived April 18, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Jeff Tweedy – Google Search" .
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"USPS Office of Inspector General" . Uspsoig.gov. Archived from
the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
^ D.W. NORRIS, The Southern (November 6, 2012).
"AP says Enyart wins 12th District, Plummer not ready to concede: Election Coverage" . Thesouthern.com. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"Major General William L. Enyart" . Archived from
the original on June 14, 2012.
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"Illinois House Democrats – Thomas Holbrook" . Archived from
the original on February 13, 2008.
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"Who is John W. Hursey Jr., Democratic candidate for 15th Congressional District?" .
Chicago Tribune .
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"Candidate Education" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2021 .
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"Senate Member Details" . My.ilga.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"Deborah Pauly" . John Birch Society website . Retrieved December 9, 2018 .
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"Missouri House of Representatives" . House.mo.gov. November 28, 1949. Archived from
the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"Shimkus U.S. House Biography" . Archived from
the original on January 5, 2010.
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"Shimkus at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress" .
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"Shimkus at Project Vote Smart" .
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"FF Jaro" . Ffjaro.fi. Archived from
the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"Justin Bilyeu" . Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 5, 2016 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Jenny Bourn Bindon, New Zealand" . Soccerstl.net. July 24, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"SIUE : DeShasier Wins Gold at Pan American Games" . Siuecougars.com. October 28, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2013 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"ATP Player Bio – Ken Flach" .
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"#24 Darin Hendrickson" . SLUBillikens.com . Saint Louis Athletic Media Relations. Archived from
the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
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"Neil Magny UFC Bio" . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
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"Southeast Missouri Redhawks – 2011–12 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff" . Gosoutheast.com. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"Archived copy" . Archived from
the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2016 . {{
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link )
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"Home : Joe Reiniger : Northwestern Mutual" . Josephreiniger.nmfn.com. November 27, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"ATP Player Bio – Robert Seguso" .
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"Dennis Werth Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com" .
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"SIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site" . Archived from
the original on January 16, 2010.
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"Clay Zavada Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
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"Diamondbacks' Zavada Wins "Mustached American of the Year" - AMI 2009" . Archived from
the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011 .
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"Kronk Observatory" . Archived from
the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2012 .
^ Hawley, Chris (April 19, 2011).
"SIUE graduate wins Pulitzer for investigative reporting" .
Belleville News-Democrat . Retrieved April 20, 2011 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Nigerian linguist, Túbọ̀sún, emerges first African to win Premio Ostana Award for Scriptures" . thecable.ng. January 25, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
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