University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Brand Fortner

Software visionary

Distinguished Alumni Award

Jenny Westerkamp

Nutrition consultant

Chicago Cubs, Bulls

Neal Doughty

Founding member

REO Speedwagon

Steve Osunsami

Emmy-winning correspondent

ABC News

Felicia Wong

Emmy-winning director

Showtime Networks

Latifah Al-Hazza

Social media manager

Frommer’s Travel Guides

Ngozi Okorafor

Director of employment actions

Cook County Sheriff's Department

Bruce Blair

Nuclear security expert

Won 1999 'Genius' grant

Tom Lamont

Assistant Army Secretary

Obama Administration

Steve Stricker

PGA Tour star

2013 Byron Nelson Award

Darrin Fletcher

14-year MLB catcher

Illini Athletics HOF

Brian Wesselman

Expedia manager

Business Intelligence

Tom Chiola

Former judge

Cook Co. Circuit Court

Bill Smith

Champaign-born Huffy Corp. CEO

Died in 2019

Jered Thorp

Director, Nike

Global sportswear comms.

Curt Lovelace

Former UI football captain

Starter on '90 Big Ten champs

Josh Rubenstein

Public information director

Los Angeles PD

Rob Kennedy

President

C-SPAN

Corinne Wood

Lt. governor, 1999-2003

Graduated Phi Beta Kappa

Bob Monti

Owner, founder

Papa Del’s Pizza Factory

Taeyun Paik

Creative strategist

Google of Singapore

Jason Christensen

Military aide

Office of Naval Secretary

Judi Nash

Miss America 1969

Delta Gamma alumna

Tom Trone

Retired director/sales

John Deere