At U of D Jesuit, our graduates carry the values of faith, scholarship, leadership, and service into every corner of their lives. The alumni highlighted below offer just a glimpse of the countless Cubs who have risen to the highest levels of their respective careers in public service, the arts, science, business, and sports, living proof of the enduring influence of a Jesuit education and the lifelong call to be Men for Others.
Ned Blackhawk ’89: Historian and award-winning author
Mark Crilley ’84: Manga creator, Comic Book Writer/Graphic Novelist
Damon Gupton '90: Tony Winner & Music Conductor
Tyehimba Jess ’62: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Lawrence Joseph ’66: Poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law
Elmore Leonard ’43: Award-winning novelist
Matthew Malek ’96: Entertainment executive
John McCabe ’38: Scholar and author
Michael Moriarty ’59: Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor
1974 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Find Your Way Home; 1978 Emmy Award and Golden Globe for his role in the 1978 television miniseries Holocaust
George Murphy 1919: Oscar Award-winning actor, U.S. Senator
Sam Richardson ’02: Emmy Award-winning actor
2023 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Ted Lasso
Stephen Henderson ’88: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
2014 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his columns at the Detroit Free Press, recognized for his columns on Detroit's financial crisis, its historic bankruptcy and the city’s future.
Gus Johnson ’85: Sports broadcaster, NFL, NBA, English Premiere League
Jeremy Otto '13: Sports reporter
Michael Parks ’61: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his coverage of the civil war in Nigeria (the Biafran conflict) while working for the Baltimore Sun.
Brendan Schabath '19: Sports reporter
Tim Skoczek '02 - Obama White House official, producer at CNN
