Peter Newell (class of 1997) served as the White House scheduler for President Barack Obama. Chris Nybo is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing Elmhurst, Illinois. Pat Quinn (class of 1967) was Illinois state treasurer (1991–95), Illinois lieutenant governor (2001–2009) and Illinois governor (2009–2015). Anne Smedinghoff (class of 2005) was an American diplomat who served in Venezuela and Afghanistan. She died on April 6, 2013, while serving her country in a diplomatic mission in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Arts, sciences, and letters Philip Caputo (class of 1959) is an author (A Rumor of War) and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for coverage of Chicago election fraud. Patrick Creadon (class of 1985) is a documentary filmmaker (Wordplay, I.O.U.S.A.), and has twice been nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Aimee Garcia (class of 1996) is an actress (Veronica on the George Lopez TV series). Bernard M. Judge (class of 1957) was part of a Pulitzer Prize winning team, Pulitzer Prizer Juror, Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame, and is a journalism professor at the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University Jim Quinlan (class of 1952) is a screenwriter and author. R. Emmett Tyrrell (class of 1961) is founder of The American Spectator and best-selling author of Madame Hillary: The Dark Road to the White House and The Clinton Crack-Up. Gene Wolande (class of 1974) is a character actor, writer, and director. Athletics and gaming Fred Baer (class of 1951) was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1954 Michigan Wolverines football team. Bates Battaglia (class of 1993) is an NHL forward (1997–2004, 2005–present). He played for the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals. Colby Burnett (class of 2001), Jeopardy! champion John Giannini is the head coach of La Salle University men's basketball team. Mike Heathcott is a former MLB player (Chicago White Sox). Johnny Lattner (class of 1950) is a former professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He won the 1953 Heisman trophy playing for the University of Notre Dame, and is one of only two two–time winners of the Maxwell Award (1952 & 1953). He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Erin Lawless (class of 2003) played international basketball for Slovakia. Corey Maggette (class of 1998) was an NBA forward (1999–2013), and first–round draft pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. He has spent most of his career