University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jim Solari

Led G&W Electric Co.

Distinguished Alumni Award

Robert Falls

Tony-winning director

Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Tom Cycyota

President/CEO

AlloSource

Dave Edyburn

Associate dean/research

Univ. of Central Florida

Jerry Marcyk

Director/components research

Intel (retired)

Nancy Brookhart Cherin

2 volleyball Final Fours

’87 Big Ten Co-POY

Steve Beckett

Pillar of the Bar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Cris Graves

Producer/writer

Primetime Emmy winner

Frederick Volkmar

Yale professor

Alumni Achievement Award

Lynne Barnes

COO

Carle Hospital

Lou Henson

Winningest basketball coach

423-224, 11 NCAA bids

Dave Downey

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Scored 53 vs. Indiana

Dick Butkus

UI retired his No. 50

Pro, College Football HOF

Tom Costello

Longtime MTD executive, communication instructor

Died in April 2020

Nancy Thies Marshall

1972 Olympic gymnast

Illini Athletics HOF

Reshma Saujani

Founder/CEO

Girls Who Code

Ashley Berggren

Illinois Athletics HOF

Now living in London

Mort Weir

UI’s fifth chancellor (1988-93)

Former psychology professor

Idun Reiten

Norwegian mathematician

Humboldt Research Prize

Heidi Ladd

Circuit court judge

Champaign County

Sarah Houghton

aka 'Librarian in Black'

San Rafael Public Library

Lester McKeever

Former chairman

Federal Reserve of Chicago

Jon Corbitt

Former Illini gymnast

Associate director, BD

Yoshi Hayasaki

USA Gymnastics HOF

Won ’89 NCAA title