Notable Alumni
Our graduates include Homer Simpson, the guy who invented Hubba Bubba and the man who runs Oprah's vast media enterprise.
Actor Dan Castellaneta (Homer's voice), scientist Ronald Ream and Harpo Productions President Tim Bennett are only three of thousands of proud NIU alumni who've built on their NIU experience to make their marks on the world.
Here are just a few who have taken their degrees to places of distinction:
Dennis Barsema
Chairman of the Board, Blue Lane Technologies, Inc.
Paul Sereno
Paleontologist
Dan Castellaneta, Actor
Voice of Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
Dennis Hastert
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Barbara Giorgi-Vella
Partner, Vella & Lund, P.C.
Tim Bennett
President, Harpo Productions, Inc.
Kathleen O. Havelka
Chemist, The Lubrizol Corporation
Justin McCareins
Wide Receiver, Tennessee Titans
