University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Dan Savage

Sex-advice columnist

Writes ‘Savage Love´

Mary Schubauer-Berigan

Senior epidemiologist, International Agency for Research on Cancer

World Health Organization

Bill Schultz

Emmy-winning animator

CEO, Home Plate E'tainment

Ken Schweizer

Morris Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

Polymer Physics Prize recipient

Don Scifres

Laser physics pioneer

UI Engineering HOF

Bill Self

3 seasons, 3 NCAA tournaments

78-24 as Illini basketball coach (2000-03)

Phillip Sharp

Renowned geneticist, biologist

Shared 1993 Nobel Prize

Scott Shearer

Bockorny Group VP

USDA deputy ass’t secretary (1993-96)

Charles Shields

Literary biographer, playwright

New York Times best-seller

Tom Siebel

Software entrepreneur

Donated $157 million-plus

Sheldon Siegel

Author

2012 Illini Comeback Award

Russel Simmons

CTO and co-founder

Yelp

Tim Simpson

4-year football starter

1992 Dike Eddleman Award

Angela Sinickas

2020 Alumni Achievement Award

International corporate communication researcher

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

Amy Stabell

Global quality head of experts/aerospace, Henkel

2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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