Case Western Reserve University
- Alumni & Post-Grads

Famous CWRU Alumni:
Polykarp Kusch (Class of ’31) – shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics for research on electron magnetic strength that resulted in major modifications to
atomic theory
Hal Lebovitz (Class of ’38) – veteran baseball writer
Donald A. Glaser (Class of ’46) – received the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the Bubble Chamber, a device that allows scientists to photograph trails left by high-speed atoms traveling through super-heated liquids
Frank Rudy (Class of ’50) – inventor of the Nike Air-Sole®, the unique cushioning devices built into Nike’s ubiquitous athletic shoes
Paul Berg (Class of ’52) – received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering genetic engineering research
Franklin Cover (Class of ’54), – actor, played Tom Willis in the long-running series The Jeffersons. Roles in The Stepford Wives, Wall Street, Will and Grace, and Mad About You.
Paul Friedl (Class of ’55), – created SCAMP (Scientific Computer and Modulator Processor), IBM’s first operating computer to use the concept of microprogram control
Jack Perkins (Class of ’56) – host for A&E’s award-winning series, Biography
Ferid Murad (Class of ’65) – shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology for discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system.
Barry Meyer (Class of ’67) – chairman & chief executive of Warner Bros.
Michael Palmer (Class of ’68) – author of Natural Causes, Silent Treatment, The Sisterhood, and Extreme Measures
Alfred Gilman (Class of ’69) – shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology with Martin Rodbell for discovering G Proteins.
Jan Hopkins (Class of ’71) – the anchor for CNN Financial News since 1984
Susie Gharib (Class of ’72) – the co-anchor of the Nightly Business Report
Ted Gup (Class of ’78) – award-winning journalist; author of The Book of Honor: Covert Lives and Classified Deaths at the CIA