/ Inst itute ▁for ▁Military ▁Ass istance ▁( now ▁Special ▁War fare ▁Center ▁and ▁School ). ▁ ▁Ser ved ▁as ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁Colonel ▁Mike ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁movie ▁" The ▁Green ▁Ber ets ". ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Ker win ▁( class ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁NASA ▁astr onaut ▁who ▁fle w ▁on ▁the ▁Sk yl ab ▁ 2 ▁mission , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁medical ▁doctor ▁in ▁space . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁C AP COM ▁for ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 3 ▁mission . ▁ ▁Peter ▁New ell ▁( class ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Sch eduler ▁for ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁ ▁Chris ▁Ny bo ▁is ▁a ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate , ▁representing ▁El m h urst , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Pat ▁Qu inn ▁( class ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁was ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁( 1 9 9 1 – 9 5 ), ▁Illinois ▁L t . ▁Governor ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁Illinois ▁Governor ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁Anne ▁S med ing hoff ▁( class ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁diplom at ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁while ▁serving ▁her ▁country ▁in ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁in ▁Z ab ul