Student Jewish Organization Service – Alpha Phi Omega, Colleges Against Cancer, Habitat for Humanity, Best Buddies of America, Circle K International Sports – baseball, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, curling, cycling, dance, jujitsu, martial arts, rowing, rugby, running, ski & snowboard, ultimate frisbee, volleyball Notable alumni There are more than 68,470 living alumni of Creighton University in 93 countries. Nearly 30 percent live in Nebraska. The largest number of alumni outside the United States reside in Canada, Japan, and Malaysia. Alumni include Marcia Anderson, the first African-American woman to attain the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve; Michael P. Anderson, an astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; Donald Keough, once president and chief operating officer of Coca-Cola; Joe Ricketts, the founder of TD Ameritrade and owner of the Chicago Cubs; Mark Walter, founder and chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, and part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Symone Sanders, Democratic strategist and spokesperson for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign; Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska, former United States Senator, and former United States Secretary of Agriculture; Cathy Hughes, first African American woman to head a publicly traded corporation (Urban One) and currently second wealthiest African American woman; J. Clay Smith Jr., former interim head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and former dean of Howard University School of Law; novelists Ron Hansen and Theodore Wheeler; and several professional athletes, including Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson and professional basketball players Kyle Korver, Anthony Tolliver, and Doug McDermott. Notable faculty Raymond J. Bishop Virgil Blum Patrick Borchers Raymond A. Bucko Judith M. Burnfield John Calvert Edward P. J. Corbett Frank Crawford Blase J. Cupich Ross Horning Henry T. Lynch D. S. Malik Francis I. McKenna R. R. Reno Joseph F. Rigge William J. Riley Robert F. Rossiter Jr. Roger Lawrence Schwietz Hugh Sidey Constantine Joseph Smyth William O. Stephens Lyle Elmer Strom LaNada War Jack See also Education in North Omaha, Nebraska List of Jesuit sites Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center Notes References External links Official athletics website Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States Educational institutions established in 1878 Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska Buildings and structures in Omaha, Nebraska Education in Omaha, Nebraska Catholic universities and colleges in Nebraska Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha Creighton family 1878 establishments in Nebraska