University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Samuel Skinner

Chief of staff

White House, 1991-92

Mike Small

Illini golf coach

13-time Big Ten Coach of the Year

Kendra Smiley

Author, speaker, host

2001 Illinois Mother of the Year

Jenna Smith

3-time all-Big Ten forward

2,160 career points

Jim Solari

Led G&W Electric Co.

Distinguished Alumni Award

Scott Spiezio

Two-time World Series champ

Played on 2002 Angels, 2006 Cardinals

Bob Starkell

11 seasons leading women’s gymnastics

2009 National Coach of the Year

Tom Starr

AT&T Labs

Distinguished Engineering Alum

Christina (Crawford) Steed

Executive VP

Flowers Communications Group

Jim Stone

Chair, Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences

Princeton University

Gail Storey

Award-winning author

National Outdoor Book Award

Steve Stricker

PGA Tour star

2013 Byron Nelson Award

Mark Stryker

Author, ‘Jazz from Detroit’

Award-winning arts reporter/critic

James Stukel

UI’s 15th president (1995-2005)

MS, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering

Doniel Sutton

Co-owner, Commercial Aquatic Services

Former Senior VP/People, PayPal

Jonathan Sweedler

James R. Eiszner Family Endowed Chair in Chemistry

Director, UI School of Chemical Sciences

Parisa Tabriz

'Browser Boss'

Google

Mary Eggers Tendler

Illini Athletics HOF

Volleyball coach, Elon

Karen Thole

Engineering professor, department head

Penn State

Deon Thomas

UI's career scoring leader

Basketball radio analyst

Cheryl W. Thompson

NPR investigative reporter

Shared 2002 Pulitzer at Washington Post

Deborah Thurston

Gutgsell Professor

Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering

Jaime Torres

General manager/sports attorney

International Baseball Sports Management, Inc.

Tiana Tozer

2-time Paralympian

Consultant, speaker