Community Unit School District 303—St. Charles-based, serves some southwestern portions of Elgin K–12 private Private schools include: Harvest Christian Academy The Einstein Academy Elgin Academy Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool Northwest Baptist Academy St. Edward Central Catholic High School St. John's Lutheran School and Preschool St. Edwards Preparatory Catholic School St. Mary Elementary School St. Thomas More Catholic Elementary School Westminster Christian School Accredited colleges and universities Elgin Community College serves the district #509 communities of St. Charles, Burlington, South Elgin, Wayne, Bartlett, Algonquin, Dundee, Hampshire and smaller towns, and was one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. Judson University, an accredited, four-year liberal arts American Baptist college, sits on the banks of the Fox River on the city's northwest side. Judson features graduate programs in architecture, education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Human Services Administration, Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, Leadership in Ministry and the Doctor of Education in Literacy programs. National Louis University, an accredited private non-profit undergraduate and graduate institution of higher learning, in colleges of education, arts and sciences, and business and management. Notable people Notable people of Elgin include the following: Max Adler, vice-president of Sears & Roebuck; benefactor of Adler Planetarium Bruce Boxleitner, actor Harry Chamberlin, U.S. Army brigadier general and Olympic medalist in equestrian events Paul Flory, chemist; Nobel Prize winner (1974) Jessica Mink, astronomer; co-discover of the rings around the planet Uranus Earl "Madman" Muntz, marketer, car stereo and 4-track cartridge pioneer James Roche, chairman of General Motors Wade Schaaf, dancer and choreographer Tom Shales, journalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (1988) Commemorative coin In 1936, a commemorative silver half dollar was issued by the United States Mint commemorating the centennial of Elgin. The coin was meant to raise money for the pioneer family memorial proposed by Elgin sculptor Trygve Rovelstad, and sold for $1.50. The obverse features the profile of a pioneer with the dates 1673 * 1936, while the reverse features a pioneer family; both images are based on a centennial "Pioneer Medal" made by Rovelstad. The date 1673 was in reference to the expedition of Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, despite the fact that their journey took them nowhere near the future site of Elgin. The coin did not prove to be a popular success, probably because of the Great Depression and the great variety of commemorative coins being issued at the time. Five thousand of the 25,000 coins initially minted were