R.T. Rybak '74 in Harbin, China
Accomplished Alums
At the core of every fine school lies a strong Alumni Association, one that instills within the school a feeling of genuine care and concern about the welfare of the school and a sense of tradition. Breck is proud of its alumni and has established several awards to recognize particular achievement: the Distinguished Alumnus/a Award, Alumnus/a of the Year Award and Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame.
Pictured (right): Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak at a ribbon-cutting cutting ceremony in Harbin, China — one of Minneapolis' sister cities.
Breck Alumni of Note
Our notable alumni include the following:
Frank Mars 1901, creator of the Milky Way and other candy bars
Walter Bush '47, former owner of the Minnesota North Stars, member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, and recipient of the Olympic Order
Richard Proudfit '49, founder of the non-profit, Feed My Starving Children
Fletcher Driscoll, Ph.D. '51, notable hydrogeologist
Stanley Hubbard '51, Chairman and President, Hubbard Broadcasting
Bradford Parkinson '52, inventor of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology
Paul Johnson '53, gold medal Olympian and member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Lee Anderson '57, entrepreneur and Chairman/CEO, APi Group
Peter Rennebohm '62, author
Ralph Burnet '63, entrepreneur and Chairman/CEO, Coldwell Banker Burnet
Jim Pearson '67, coach for European opera vocalists
Hugh Roberts '69, retired EVP and President, International Commercial, Kraft Foods, Inc.
R.T. Rybak '74, Mayor of Minneapolis
Alice Goodman '76, poet
Joel Bion '79, Senior Vice President, Cisco Product Resiliency Research
Christopher Murray, M.D. '80, physician and scientist
Spencer Reece '81, author and poet
Stacey Kohler Moran, Ph.D. '82, organizational psychologist
David Williams '83, Olympic athlete in Judo and NBC commentator, 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Wayne Wilderson '86, television actor
Mary "Sarah" Fangman '86, acclaimed oceanographer
Amy Wendel '86, independent film director
Mike Mattison ’87, lead sinder of the Derek Trucks Band and Scrapomatic
Erik Stolhanske '87, actor/comedian
Rob Melrose '88, Artistic Director and co-founder of San Francisco's Cutting Ball Theater
Mankwe Ndosi '88, vocalist and Director of the Center for Independent Artists
Alec Soth '88, photographer
Craig Finn '89, frontman of the band The Hold Steady
Marisa Coughlan '92, actor
Katie Wahlquist '93, former actor and model
Majka Burhhardt '94, author
Adam Herschman '94, actor
Patrick McGrann '94, founder of the nonprofit Kitegang
Charlie Korsmo '96, former actor
Sara Marsh '98, actor
Dominique Byrd '02, former tight end, St. Louis Rams
John Curry '02, goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Blake Wheeler, right wing for the Boston Bruins
R.T. Rybak graduated from Breck in 1974. Active in publishing, business and community activism, Rybak ran for office for the first time in 2001 and was elected mayor of the City of Minneapolis with 65% of the vote. He says, "I left Breck knowing that I can—and should—change the world."
