University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Susan Nagele

Medal of Valor winner

Maryknoll Lay Missioner

Michael Colgrass

Award-winning composer

Pulitzer '78, Emmy ’82

Donald Nally

Award-winning conductor

The Chicago Bach Project

John Kim

Pulitzer-winning photographer

Chicago Tribune

Anthony Leggett

Nobel-winning physicist

On UI faculty since ’83

Larry Doyle

Comedy writer

Thurber Prize for humor

Cory Bradford

UI’s 5th all-time scorer

1,735 points, 1999-2002

Richard Powers

2019 Pulitzer Prize

Won 1989 ‘Genius’ grant

Don Scifres

Laser physics pioneer

UI Engineering HOF

Mannie Jackson

Basketball Hall of Famer

CEO, Harlem Globetrotters

Stan Ikenberry

UI’s 14th president, 1979-95

Longest-serving president

Colleen Callahan

Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Distinguished Service Award recipient

Rob Kennedy

President

C-SPAN

Phillip Sharp

Renowned geneticist, biologist

Shared 1993 Nobel Prize

Judi Nash

Miss America 1969

Delta Gamma alumna

Jason Febery

Product manager

Google

Bill Baker

Structural engineer

Alumni Achievement Award

Samuel Skinner

Chief of staff

White House, 1991-92

Linda Birnbaum

NIEHS director

Distinguished Alumni Award

Mohamed El-Ashry

Senior fellow

United Nations Foundation

Carol Ross Barney

Pioneering architect

Thomas Jefferson Award

Paola Boivin

Selection committee member

College Football Playoff

Grace Woo

Pixels.IO founder

Graduated at age 19

Bruce Goodwin

National security expert

Engineering alumni award