University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Nick Ciffone

Creative director

2 Cannes Lion award wins

John Cioffi

‘The father of DSL’

Internet Hall of Famer

Jessica (Galli) Cloy

7-time Paralympic medal winner

Holds three world records

Stephanie Cohen

Global head of platform solutions, Goldman Sachs

2018 Distinguished Alumna Award, Gies College of Business

Michael Colgrass

Award-winning composer

Pulitzer '78, Emmy ’82

Aisha Conner-Gaten

Instructional design librarian

Loyola Marymount University

Jessica Conroy

Associate Geology Professor

2013 Arnold O. Beckman Award winner

Brian Cook

5th on UI scoring list (1,748 points)

2,312 points in nine NBA seasons

Lee Cooper

Professor emeritus, marketing

UCLA

Jon Corbitt

Former Illini gymnast

Associate director, BD

E.J. Corey

Won Nobel in chemistry

UI professor, 1951-59

Tom Costello

Longtime MTD executive, communication instructor

Died in April 2020

Annie Crawley

Underwater photographer

Women Divers Hall of Famer

Barbara Crowder

Retired judge

Madison County Circuit Court

Dave Cullen

Author

Wrote best-seller 'Columbine'

Tom Cycyota

President/CEO

AlloSource

Duane Cyrus

Director, Theatre of Movement

UNC-Greensboro professor

Stan Deal

President/CEO

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Roxanne Decyk

Former oil industry executive

Held top posts at Shell, Amoco

Donnacha Dennehy

Irish composer

Won Fedora Prize

Bonner Denton

Professor of chemistry, biochemistry

University of Arizona

Lisa Dieker

Lockheed Martin scholar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Jennifer Dillavou

UIAA president

UI associate vice chancellor

Dan Dobberpuhl

UI Engineering HOF

CEO, P.A. Semi, Inc.