University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Safiya Noble

2020 iSchool Distinguished Alumna Award

UCLA Associate Professor, Information Studies and African American Studies

Dr. Joel Geiderman

Co-chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center

2020 LAS Alumni Humanitarian Award

Craig Hella Johnson

Grammy-winning conductor, composer​

Artistic director, Conspirare​

Dr. Erik Antonsen

Assistant Director, Human Systems Risk Management

NASA

Jay Rosenstein

Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker

UI Professor, Media and Cinema Studies

Diane Wolfe Marlin

Urbana mayor since 2017

Coordinator, UI Family Resiliency Program (2000-10)

Markita Landry

2020 UI Young Alumni Award winner

Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Cal-Berkeley

Ross Cavitt

Former Emmy-winning Atlanta TV reporter

Cobb (Ga,) County communications director

Myles Gage

COO and co-founder

Rapunzl Investments

Angela Sinickas

2020 Alumni Achievement Award

International corporate communication researcher

Ann McBrien

First woman to serve as VP/sales at Procter & Gamble

Started UIAA Comeback program, Illini Pride founding board member

Craig Virgin

1975 NCAA Cross-Country champion

Illinois Athletics Hall of Famer

Avis (Sampson) LaVelle

Former press secretary to Chicago Mayor Richard Daly

Executive director, Business Leadership Council

Art Kramer

Beckman Institute director, 2010-16

Professor/center director, Northeastern University

Meg Bates

U of Chicago senior research and evaluation scientist

Director of digital teacher learning research

Kevin Jackson

Hematology program manager

Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute

Mark Goldenberg

Managing partner, Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli

2019 College of Law Distinguished Alum

Doniel Sutton

Co-owner, Commercial Aquatic Services

Former Senior VP/People, PayPal

Sheila Repeta

Head of People

TeamSnap

Qilin Li

Civil and environmental engineering professor

Rice University

Scott Spiezio

Two-time World Series champ

Played on 2002 Angels, 2006 Cardinals

Dr. Garth Walker

Emergency physician

Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs

Marian Kuethe Wyatt

30-year music teacher, choral director

Centennial High School

Chris Esbrook

Founding partner

Esbrook Law LLC