University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Ken Paulson

Journalist

Former USA Today editor

John Pauly

Former Marquette provost

Journalism prof. emeritus

Laura Payne

UI professor

Extension specialist

Steve Pearl

CEO

Cross Continental Capital

Larry Pearlman

Senior VP

Marsh Risk Consulting

Ed Perkins

Canada research chair in probability

University of British Columbia

Erin Peters-Burton

Donna R. and David E. Sterling Endowed Professor in Science Education

George Mason University

Henry Petroski

Civil engineering professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Jessica Pitcher

Champaign principal

Robeson Elementary

Alan Poeppel

VP/senior associate

Langan Engineering

Morgan Polikoff

Associate professor of education

USC

Vince Poor

Former Princeton dean

UI engineering prof, 1977-90

Joseph Powers

Engineering professor

Notre Dame

Richard Powers

2019 Pulitzer Prize

Won 1989 ‘Genius’ grant

Ruchika Prakash

Psychology professor

Ohio State

Michael Pratt

Boston College

UI professor, 1994-2008

Ian Punnett

‘Coast to Coast AM’ weekend host

K-State professor

Dean Radin

Chief scientist

Institute for Noetic Sciences

Chathapuram ‘Ram’ Ramanathan

2020-21 Community Achievement Award, UI School of Social Work

Associate Professor,University of West Florida

Jesse Rathgeber

Assistant professor of music

James Madison University

Bob Rauber

Director, School of Earth, Society and Environment

Professor of atmospheric sciences

Dan Reed

Sr. VP for academic affairs

University of Utah

Seamus Reilly

President

Carl Sandburg College

Idun Reiten

Norwegian mathematician

Humboldt Research Prize