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Wheaton has been commended for its impressive record of producing contributors to society. Pioneers and leaders in all fields have been part of the Wheaton community, like evangelist Billy Graham, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert, symphony conductor John Nelson, and September 11 hero Todd Beamer.

Wheaton alumni are found in leadership roles worldwide, with many holding positions in business and finance, government and foreign service, teaching, ministry, law, medicine, and the arts. Our graduates actively contribute to their communities and churches; and no matter what profession they pursue, they strive to make a difference in the world around them.

• 1,500 corporate leaders, including:
  • Burton Sorensen '55, chairman/CEO, Lord Securities
  • Bonnie Wurzbacher '77, vice-president, Coca-Cola
  • Michael Bontrager '82, founder, Chatham Financial Corporation
  • Mark Snyder '82, executive vice president, State Street Global Markets; chair, Foreign Exchange Committee, NYSE
    
    
• 250 government & foreign service professionals, including:
  • J. Dennis Hastert '64, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Dan Coats '65, former U.S. senator and U.S. ambassador, Germany
  • Joan Humphrey Lefkow '65, federal judge, U.S. District Court (IL)
  • Michael Gerson '86, former policy advisor and former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush
    
    
• 1,000 in medicine, including:
  • Arthur Ammann '58, president, Global Strategies for HIV Prevention
  • August M. Watanabe '63, vice president, Eli Lilly & Company, cardiovascular research
  • Kathy Albain '74, professor of medicine, Loyola University, Chicago
  • David Sugarbaker '75, division chief, Harvard Medical School
    
    
• 30 college presidents or provosts, including:
  • R. Judson Carlberg '62, president, Gordon College
  • Nathan O. Hatch '68, president, Wake Forest University
  • Niel Nielson '76 president, Covenant College
    
    
• 3,000+ in ministry and evangelism worldwide, including:
  • Billy Graham '43, evangelist
  • Elisabeth Eliot '48, missionary and author
  • John Piper '68, author and pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church
  • Rob Bell '92, author and pastor, Mars Hill Bible Church
    
    
• 550 in the arts, including:
  • John Nelson '63, music director, L'Esemble Orchestra de Paris
  • Wendy White Aftab '75, principal artist, Metropolitan Opera
  • David Clydesdale '75, freelance composer
  • Sylvia McNair '78, Grammy Award-winning soprano
    
    
• 370 in science and research, including:
  • Richard Holt '56, physicist, TRW Defense Systems
  • Thomas Wittick '68, geophysicist, Lindon Exploration
  • Dawn Wright '83, geoscientist/oceanographer, Oregon State University
    
    
• 4,700+ teachers
  
  
• 500+ attorneys 
  
  
• 2,300+ in business and commerce