University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

John Rogers

Bioelectronics pioneer

Held Swanlund chair at UI

Larry Werries

Former state ag director

UIAA Loyalty Award

Dan Dobberpuhl

UI Engineering HOF

CEO, P.A. Semi, Inc.

Susan Johnson

ACES Award of Merit

U of Colorado professor

Ryan Baker

Lead sports anchor

CBS Chicago

George Fleischli

Nat’l Academy of Arbitrators

Distinguished Alumni Award

Glenn Howatt

Pulitzer-winning reporter

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Telisa Yancy

President

American Family Insurance

Karl Hess

Swanlund professor emeritus

Beckman Institute

Diane Kovacs

Web teacher/librarian

Alumni Leadership Award

Saiid Saiidi

Nevada engineering professor

Outstanding Alumni Award

Rita Garman

Illinois Supreme Court Justice

Vermilion Co. courthouse named in her honor

Jon Burgstone

Director, Symbol Capital

Illini Comeback Award

Robert Gaynes

Distinguished physician

Emory School of Medicine

Jose Martinez

Cornell professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Pramod Varshney

Syracuse professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Alan Poeppel

VP/senior associate

Langan Engineering

Lisa Dieker

Lockheed Martin scholar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Dee Brown

All-American guard

UIC assistant coach

Bill Schultz

Emmy-winning animator

CEO, Home Plate E'tainment

Chuck Haas

Engineering professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Stacy Marks

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Sr. director, Accruent

Mark Hersam

Won 2014 ‘Genius’ grant

Northwestern professor

Jack Klues

Media executive

Donated $1M in 2015