- SOME OF VALPO’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
- Marjorie Albohm, class of 1972 — Director of Research and Business Development, Ortho Indy; the first woman certified as an athletic trainer in Indiana (Indianapolis)
- Linda Allen, class of 1978 — Director, C-130J International Programs, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
- G. Allen Andreas, Jr., class of 1965 and Law 1968 — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Archer-Daniels-Midland
- Kathryn Baerwald, class of 1972 — Assistant University Counsel, Georgetown University
- Jacqueline Baker, class of 1984 — Registered nurse and founder of health clinic in Vancouver, WA, which treats individuals unable to afford medical care
- Richard Bimler, class of 1963 — Former Director, Wheat Ridge Ministries; Valparaiso University Ambassador
- N. Cornell Boggs III, class of 1982, JD 1985 — Chief Legal Officer and Group Vice President for Public Affairs, Coors Brewing Company
- Stephen Buyer, Law 1984 — U.S. Congressional Representative for the 4th District of Indiana
- Denise Casalino, class of 1986 — Won national recognition for her work as project manager for the $200 million+ reconstruction of Chicago's historic Wacker Drive
- JoBe Cerny, class of 1970 — Actor, producer and author; voice of Pillsbury Dough Boy and silent actor in Cheers detergent commercials; appeared in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and Road to Perdition (2002)
- Jay Christopher, class of 1967 — Chairman of the Thatcher Corp., a software developer and reseller in Addison, IL; co-founder of The Pampered Chef
- Bryce Drew, class of 1998 — Former NBA player (Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Hornets); Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Valparaiso University
- Richard Duesenberg, class of 1951 — Retired General Counsel, Monsanto Co.
- Robert Duesenberg, class of 1951 — Retired Senior Vice President, General Dynamics
- Arthur Fabsits, class of 1962 — Consultant, Hansen Information Technology
- Carolyn Femovich, class of 1971 — Executive Director of the Division I Patriot League
- Donald Fites, class of 1956 — Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Richard Gozon, class of 1960 — Retired Executive Vice President and CEO, Weyerhaueser Co.
- Lowell P. Hager, class of 1947 — Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois; National Academy of Sciences inductee
- Catherine Jenny, class of 1957 — Retired Director, Addiction Recovery Programs at N Street Village, Washington, D.C.
- Heather (Mitchell) Johnson, class of 1974 — Obstetrician and gynecologist, Reiter Hill & Johnson, LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Mary Junck, class of 1969 — Chairman, President & CEO, Lee Enterprises, Inc.
- Richard Kauzlarich, class of 1966 — Former U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tiiu Kera, class of 1967 — Major General, U.S. Air Force
- Robert Kirtland, class of 1991 — Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army
- Jennifer Lake, class of 2004 — Vice President, Skirt PR
- Paul Landahl, class of 1961 — Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA
- Jacki Lyden, class of 1975 — Host and senior correspondent, National Public Radio; author of The Queen of Sheba (1997)
- Paul Manske, class of 1960 — Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine
- Lloyd McClendon, class of 1981 — Nearly 20 years in Major League Baseball; Hitting Coach for Detroit Tigers
- Julie Meyer, class of 1988 — Founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital Ltd., United Kingdom.
- Robert Moellering Jr., class of 1958, 1974 LL..D. — Chair, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital; Former professor at Harvard Law
- Deborah Neymark, class of 1979 — Vice President of Regulator Affairs, Vascular Solutions
- Carole Nuechterlein, class of 1983 — Chief Corporate Counsel, Sangstatt Medical Corporation in Switzerland
- Rebecca Pallmeyer, class of 1976 — Judge, U.S. District Court
- Robert Palumbo, class of 1980 — Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Valparaiso University; research scientist at Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
- Eugene Parker, Law 1982 — Attorney and Sports Agent; clients include Deion Sanders, Aeneas Williams, Ray Lewis, Derrick Brooks, Emmitt Smith
- Michael Rickman, class of 1984 — Corporate Counsel, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- T. Marshall Rousseau, class of 1955 — Retired Executive Director of the Salvador Dali Museum, Sarasota, Florida
- Robert Rucker, Law 1976 — Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
- Ben Schnakenberg, class of 2000 — First Vice President, LaSalle Bank Corporation
- Paul Schrage, class of 1957 — Retired Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald's Corporation
- Al Seib, class of 1978 — Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, Los Angeles Times
- Kathi P. Seifert, class of 1971 — Retired Executive Vice President, Kimberly-Clark Foundation; Fortune magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in 2002 and Forbes.com's annual "America's Top Businesswomen"
- Paul Sieving, class of 1970 — Director of the National Eye Institute
- Nick Skytland, class of 2002 — Project Manager, EVA Physiology, Systems and Performance Project (EPSP), NASA
- Rene Steinke, class of 1986 — 2005 National Book Award finalist
- Jill Long Thompson, class of 1974 — Former Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture; former member of U.S. Congress; CEO/Sr. Fellow for National Center for Food & Agriculture
- Charles R. Vaughan, Law 1957 — Attorney, defended Ryan White, AIDS victim
- Amy Vie, class of 1989 — District Sales Manager, Johnson & Johnson
- Marc Voth, class of 1965 — Nuclear Reactor Inspector for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Richard Wamhoff, class of 1967 — Retired Vice-President, Asia/Pacific & Global Manufacturing / Supply Chain, H.J. Heinz Company; Retired President/CEO, Ore Ida Foods
- Julie Winkler, class of 1996 — Managing Director of Research and Product Development, CME Group
- Ron Zech, class of 1965 — Chairman and CEO, GATX Corporation
- Ginger Zuidgeest (Zee), class of 2002 — Meteorologist, NBC 5 Chicago