▁school ' s ▁al ma ▁mater ▁ ▁El iza ▁Put nam ▁He aton ▁( 1 8 6 0 - 1 9 1 9 ), ▁journalist , ▁editor ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁In ness - B rown ▁novel ist ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁Saint ▁Michael ' s ▁College ▁ ▁Maurice ▁Ken ny , ▁Moh awk ▁poet ▁ ▁Mar tha ▁Mac Call um , ▁anchor ▁with ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel ; ▁hosts ▁The ▁Live ▁Des k ▁with ▁Mar tha ▁Mac Call um ▁Ele an or ▁Mond ale , ▁radio ▁person ality , ▁television ▁host , ▁and ▁actor ▁ ▁Lor rie ▁Moore , ▁short ▁story ▁writer ▁and ▁novel ist , ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁ ▁V ig go ▁Mort ensen , ▁award - win ning ▁actor ▁who ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁many ▁films , ▁most ▁not ably ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁film ▁tr il ogy ▁ ▁Nick ▁P enn iman ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁Investig ative ▁Fund ; ▁founder ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁News ▁Project ▁ ▁Grace ▁Pot ter , ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Records ▁recording ▁group ▁Grace ▁Pot ter ▁and ▁the ▁No ct urn als ▁ ▁Jer emy ▁S late , ▁actor ▁ ▁El in or ▁T atum ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁publish er ▁and ▁Editor ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Amsterdam ▁News ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁V ail ▁( 1 8 9 3 ), ▁writer ▁on ▁social ism ; ▁Universal ist ▁cl erg yman ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Jam ie ▁Baker