9 Notable alumni of National Louis University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Louis University is ranked #3,031 in the world and #788 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from National Louis 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 National Louis University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. David J. Steiner
1965-2016 (aged 51)
documentary filmmaker
screenwriter
film director
David J. Steiner was an American documentary filmmaker, educator, rabbi, real estate investor, mediator and political activist, best known for the documentary film Saving Barbara Sizemore (2016).
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2. Betty Reed
1941-2022 (aged 81)
politician
Betty Reed was a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 59th District from 2006 to 2012 and the 61st District, which included downtown Tampa in northern Hillsborough County, from 2012 to 2014.
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3. Linda Holmes
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Linda Holmes is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 42nd District since January 2007. The 42nd district includes all or parts of Aurora, Boulder Hill, Montgomery, Naperville, North Aurora and Oswego.
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4. Jake Braun
1975-. (aged 51)
university teacher
computer security engineer
business executive
Jacob H. Braun is an American cyber and national security expert. He was appointed by President Joseph Biden as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary's Senior Advisor to the Management Directorate, and as Senior Counselor for Transformation to the Secretary of Homeland Security from June 2021 - May 2023. He was later appointed as the Acting Principal Deputy...
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5. Andrew Clements
1949-2019 (aged 70)
writer
children's writer
teacher
editing staff
Andrew Elborn Clements was an American author of children's literature. His debut novel Frindle won an award determined by the vote of U.S. schoolchildren in about 20 different U.S. states. In June 2015, Frindle was named the Phoenix Award winner for 2016, as it was deemed the best book that did not win a major award when it was published.
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6. Asheru
1974-. (aged 52)
musician
Gabriel C. Benn, better known as Asheru, is an American rapper, educator, and youth activist. He performed the opening and closing themes for the TV series The Boondocks.
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7. Neva Boyd
1876-1963 (aged 87)
sociologist
Neva Leona Boyd was an American sociologist. She founded the Recreational Training School at the Hull House in Chicago. The school taught a one-year educational program in group games, gymnastics, dancing, dramatic arts, play theory, and social problems. She was on the faculty of Northwestern University from 1927 to 1941.
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8. Mary Traffarn Whitney
1852-1942 (aged 90)
writer
Christian minister
Mary Traffarn Whitney was an American minister and editor, as well as a social reformer, philanthropist and lecturer. She was one of the early Universalist women ministers, later changing her association to that of the Unitarian church. Whitney was the author of Honor between men and women (1896), FamilyCulture, the Science of Human Life (1897), Present Tendencies in Racial Improvement...
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9. Dawn Marie Sass
1959-. (aged 67)
treasurer
politician
Dawn Marie Sass is an American public administrator and Democratic politician from Green County, Wisconsin. She served as the 33rd State Treasurer of Wisconsin from 2007 to 2011. She currently serves as a member of the Green County board of supervisors, and as town clerk of Exeter, Wisconsin.
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