Here's a list of just some of the notable alumni from Notre Dame College Prep! George Holley ‘58, Chairman of Home Diagnostics, diabetes testing systems. His $1 million gift to the school allowed for the creation of the Holley Science Center. He has also committed $1 million-plus to the Past, Present, Promise capital campaign. Michael B. Roche ‘59, shareholder and attorney at Schuyler, Roche & Zwirner. Robert Manning ’60, retired Vice President of Exelon Corporation.
Gary Burke '61- founder & President/CEO of GolfUSA. The McCaskey Brothers– Michael ’61 (deceased), Tim ‘63 (deceased), Pat ‘67 (NDCP Board of Directors), Ed ’71, George ’74, Richard ‘76, Brian ’78 and Joe ’79, owners of the Chicago Bears. John Zei ‘62, retired President and CEO of Knowles Electronics. Thomas M. Loarie ‘64, Chairman and CEO of Mercador MedSystems, a medical technology company that makes the first catheter-guided system designed to inject therapeutic agents safely through the blood vessels into deep tissues. James DiStasio ‘65, retired partner of Ernst & Young, serving as Senior Vice Chairman and COO of Americas. 2021 NDCP Spirit Gala honoree Jim Pankow ‘65, musician with the band Chicago. Tom Walter '65, CEO of Chicago-area Tasty Catering. Bio Robert Flood ‘66, President of Flood Brothers Disposal & Recycling Services. James Larocco ’66, former Ambassador and Director General of the Multinational Force & Observers in Rome, Italy. Frank Marrese ‘66, President of Ecker Enterprises, Inc. James Durkin ‘67, Corporate Vice President at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and President of Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. Pete Newell ‘67, retired Citigroup Global Markets, former Defensive End for the Detroit Lions , Vice Chairman of NDCP's Executive Board and an NDEA member. Greg Luzinski ’68, retired professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox. Tim McGuire ‘68, Founding partner and CEO of Cutters Studios, Inc an editing production company for multimedia. Bio
Pat McNelley '68, comedy writer, contributed to the HBO hit series, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Two of his most prominent contributions, "The Table Read" and the Bill Buckner portion of "Mr. Softee," appear in Seasons 7 and 8. The "Mister Softee" episode was eventually ranked #8 on "Time Magazine's Top Ten List' of television episodes for 2011. William Shiel ‘68, (retired) Senior Vice President, Facilities Development, Walgreen Co. Daniel Locallo ‘70, retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge in the Law Division currently an arbitrator/mediator for ADR Systems & serves on NDCP School Board. Bio Ken Marchetti ‘70, President & CEO of Olmarc Packaging Company.
Marty Lennartz '71- 93.1 WXRT Radio Host Tom Les ’71, Chief Operating Officer for Althoff Industries and former head basketball coach for Notre Dame College Prep. John McDonough ’71, former President of the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Cubs. Rev. Gregory S. Sakowicz ‘71, Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Evanston and co-host of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s "Catholic Schools Today" program on 820-AM. David Daul ‘72, President of Allen Woods & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Anthony Martino, '72, Neurosurgeon, Associate Professor & Chair, Neurosurgery Rev. Austin Collins, CSC ‘73, professor, University of Notre Dame’s Art History & Design Department. Rev. Thomas P. May ‘73, Pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea in Riverside, Illinois and former Pastor of St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles, Illinois. William Rudolphsen ’73, (retired) Chief Financial Officer, Walgreen Co. Matthew Berrafato ‘76, a partner in Messmer/Berrafato Consulting Group and chairman of the First Step Foundation. The Smithe Brothers - Walter E. Smithe ‘77, Timothy Smithe ‘81 and Mark Smithe ‘82, owners of Walter E. Smithe Furniture stores. Bio Christopher T. Nowotarski ‘76, President of Christopher T. Nowotarski, PC Stone, Pogrund & Korey and a Notre Dame College Prep Executive Board member.
Rear Admiral Scott A. Stearney USN '78, Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command, former Navy fighter pilot and TOPGUN instructor as well as receiving various military recognition such as three Legion of Merit awards, three Air Medals plus the Navy & Marine Corps Association Peer Leadership Award. Bio
Steve Majewski '79, Professor of Astronomy, University of Virginia. The principal investigator of The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment APOGEE. In 2017, he led the second installation of the APOGEE -South in Chile. Bio Christopher Swift '79, Chief Executive Officer of the Hartford Insurance Company. Bio Jim Les ‘81, head coach of the University of California at Davis and former NBA player, 2 time recipient of Big West Conference Coach of the Year. Coach bio
Paul Griffin '82-Founder & President of Possibility Project a critically acclaimed youth performing arts center in New York City. He has been honored at the White House as a Tomorrow's Leader Today, and he received the Public Allies Changemaker Award and the National Hamilton Fish Institute Award for Service. Bio
Dan Griffin '84-professional musician in Spain who plays drums for the highly popular Spanish rock group, Fito y Fitipaldes. He is also known as Spain's top children's performer in English having performed, written and produced thousands of songs and shows. Bio Peter Sung Ohr '85, Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago. Bio Michael DeMeo ’86, United States Secret Service. Wally Blasé ’88, Head Trainer of the Atlanta Hawks. Bio
Anthony J. Remijan '92, Assistant Scientist in charge of ALMA Commissioning and Science Verification for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Michael Mannion ’93, Major, U.S. Army Special Operations. Terry McCann ’94, President of CRC, Ins., a national high risk insurance company.
Joseph Sikora '94, actor, co-stars on STARZ cable channel show Power, as acted in various TV series and films. Bio Dan Tully ’94, Principal, Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, Illinois. Paul Filar ‘95, Optometrist who’s device, the Provizion Anterior Segment and Retinal Camera Attachment was launched on the Space Shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-128. The device allows for telemedicine and photo-documentation of the eyeball. Javair Gillett ‘97, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Detroit Tigers baseball team. Danny Pudi ’97, actor, co-starred on the NBC-TV hit comedy “Community” which debuted in fall 2009. Bio Mike Schweigert ’99, Assistant Director of Sports Performance for Northwestern University. Bio Ernie Halvorsen ’00, winner of the CBS-TV show, “The Amazing Race” John Bowler ’02, former Professional Basketball Player in Europe and coach at Delta State.
Rick Cosgrove '04, President of Agency EA Will Harford ’05, a former member of Cincinnati Reds minor league and currently a professional scout for the Cincinnati Reds . Stephen DeVience ’05, in the PhD program as part of The Walsworth Group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University’s Department of Physics. Brendan O’Reilly ’08, received a perfect 36 on his ACT and, during his senior year, was named one of the Top Ten high school students in Illinois by the Chicago Tribune, graduate of University of Notre Dame and Vice President of Leonard Green and Partners. Matthew Sommers ‘11, alumnus of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Rodney Pryor, '11, NCAA Division 1 basketball player for Georgetown Hoyas, winner of the 2017 NCAA Slam Dunk contest and currently plays professional basketball in NBA G League. Bio Ryan Walsh ’12, received full scholarship to the University of Chicago to study chemistry.
Matt Mooney '13, NCAA Division 1 basketball player for Texas Tech University, 2019 NCAA Final Four, professional basketball player in Europe
Christopher James '14, NCAA Division I football player for the University of Wisconsin-Madison was ranked as one of the top 10 NCAA teams in the 2017 season. Bio