6 Notable alumni of Benedictine University
Updated: June 17, 2026 EliteDegrees
Benedictine University is 3275st in the world, 1st in North America, and 850st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Benedictine University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Benedictine University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Rhett Allain
1970-. (aged 56)
university teacher
blogger
physicist
Rhett Allain is an American associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University and the author of the Wired magazine science blog Dot Physics. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2001 and works in the field of physics education research.
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2. Thomas Appelquist
1941-. (aged 85)
physicist
university teacher
Thomas William Appelquist is a theoretical particle physicist who is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Yale University.
3. Perreault Casgrain
1898-1981 (aged 83)
lawyer
politician
Perreault Casgrain, O.C., c.r., was a Canadian lawyer and provincial politician in the Province of Quebec. He served one term as the national President of the Canadian Bar Association.
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4. Bill Callahan
1956-. (aged 70)
American football coach
American football player
William E. Callahan is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Callahan was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and 2003, leading them to Super Bowl XXXVII, where the Raiders lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was also the head coach for the...
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5. Timothy Davlin
1957-2010 (aged 53)
politician
Timothy J. Davlin was the mayor of the U.S. city of Springfield, Illinois, from April 2003 until his suicide in December 2010 at age 53. Although the mayor's office is officially non-partisan, the Illinois capital has a strong tradition of partisanship, including municipal races. Both major parties of Sangamon County endorse candidates. Davlin had the backing of the Democratic Party.
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6. Kevin Vann
1951-. (aged 75)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Kevin William Vann is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California since 2012. Vann previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas from 2005 to 2012.
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