WILLIAM SMITHBURG

During his junior year, William (Bill) Smithburg was recruited to join DePaul’s inaugural golf team, the Demon Duffers, by the university’s director of student activities and a golf-loving priest, Father Austin Minogue, C.M. When Smithburg reflected on his time as a Demon Duffer he said, "playing golf inspired me to do well in [education, study for a successful business career and mature as a person] and was an added amount of fun and a challenge. It was a chance to play against some top college golfers.” After graduating with a business degree, he led a highly successful career in advertising and management, ultimately working his way up to CEO of Quaker Oats. Since his DePaul days, he has been a major benefactor and supporter of the team.