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*William B. Johnson, Class of 1940, captain of industry, CEO and chair of [[Illinois Central]] Gulf Railroad, brought his company and his investors out of the “railroad blues” of the late 1960s through diversification and the creation of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate that included businesses such as the Abex Corporation, [[Pepsi]] bottlers, [[Midas Muffler]], Pet Foods, Hussman refrigeration equipment, Pneumo Aircraft Systems and the [[Illinois]] center corporate office complex in downtown [[Chicago]].
*[[Kevin Noblet]], Class of 1975, Senior Editor, AP.
*[[David Ritz]], Class of 1969, CEO of [[Ritz Camera Centers]].
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