Revealing Alumni of Distinction

Mark Frey ’89 is President and CEO of Alexian Brothers Health System. He was appointed in 2011 after working there for over 25 years. Under Frey, the hospital system pioneered cross-disciplinary alliances with neurologists and neurosurgeons to provide innovative treatments for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Gerald “Jerry” Bepko ’65 is Chancellor Emeritus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and a professor at IUPUI’s law school. His greatest accomplishments as Chancellor, a position he held from 1986-2002, include consolidating the IUPUI campus, overseeing construction of 20 new buildings, and establishing a biomedical engineering program.

Marc Korman ’89 is a partner in the television department at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. After practicing law for 7 years, including as a Cook County Public Defender, he moved to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment business. His roster of clients includes creators and Executive Producers of shows Glee, CSI, and Lost. 

Patricia Whitten ’74 is a partner at Franczek Radelet P.C. specializing in education law. She served as General Counsel for the Chicago Board of Education for more than 11 years, playing a significant role in developing the procedures adopted by most Illinois school districts to comply with reformed special education legislation.

Hon. Bernard Wolfe ’37 served as a judge for the Cook County Circuit Court from 1974-1984, and as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for 10 years. His major achievements as a legislator include leading a successful initiative to reform laws pertaining to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 

Dr. Rowine Hayes Brown Truitt ‘61 was the first woman to serve as Medical Director and Administrator of Cook County Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in the United States. She earned her law degree in her late 40s so she could better advocate for victims of child abuse. She helped draft the state of Illinois' first legislation on child abuse. 

Grover Hermann ’62 was almost 50 and Chairman of Martin-Marietta when he started at Chicago-Kent. He had grown a paint manufacturing company that he started at age 23 into a diversified corporation with over $350 million in revenue. Martin-Marietta later merged with Lockheed Corporation to form today’s Lockheed Martin. IIT's Mies Van Der Rohe-designed Hermann Hall is named for the former IIT Trustee.

Bernard “Barney” Tresnowski ’98 attended Chicago-Kent soon after retiring as President and CEO of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, a position he had held for 13 years. After law school he worked for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago as a full-time pro bono attorney.