Inc., FTD Mercury Network, Airfone, and In-Flight Phone Corporation. His lawsuit against AT&T eventually led to its divestiture of its Bell company holdings. Kathryn Hays (1952) is an actress, perhaps best known for her role as Kim Sullivan Hughes on the soap opera As the World Turns (1972–2010). John Houbolt (1936) is a former aerospace engineer who fought for and developed the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) plan for transporting astronauts to and from the moon. Bill Jones (1976) retired basketball player who played his professional career in Australia, captaining the Adelaide 36ers to the 1986 National Basketball League championship. Jones was All-Conference and an All-State honorable mention while at Central. Morton Kondracke (1956) is a political journalist who has written independently and for such periodicals as Roll Call. He was also known for his appearances as a regular panelist on the long-running television show The McLaughlin Group. Harry Daniel Leinenweber is a U.S. federal judge (1985–present) serving on the bench of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Jeff Monken (1985) is the head football coach at Army. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1951) is an author of children's and young adult literature (Shiloh, the Alice series, The Witch Saga). Robert Novak (1948) was a political journalist, writer, and television personality. He was known for his long writing and television relationship with Rowland Evans (Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields). Lionel Richie (attended) is a 5-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer who was a member of the Commodores before starting a solo career, with hits including All Night Long (All Night), Say You, Say Me and Hello; he graduated from Joliet East in 1967. Larry Parks (1932) was an Academy Award-nominated actor (The Jolson Story). He testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and was blacklisted in Hollywood as a consequence. Parks married to film and television actress Betty Garrett. Roger Powell, Jr. was a University of Illinois basketball player whose team reached the 2005 NCAA tournament championship game. His father Roger Powell was a Joliet Central star who played basketball for Illinois State. George E. Sangmeister was a U.S. Representative (1989–95). Trina Shoemaker (1983) is a 3–time Grammy Award winning record producer and sound engineer. James J. Stukel (1955) was the 15th president of the University of Illinois. Bill Sudakis is a former MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees,