University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Colleen Keough Wagner

Fiction author, editor

aka ‘Rumer Haven’

Mike Kerns

Discovery lead, wheat

Bayer CropScience

Mark Kesler

Founded O’Malley’s

Parkland business instructor

Parsa Khalili

Brooklyn architect

Princeton visiting lecturer

Kim Kidwell

Associate Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives

Dean, College of ACES, 2016-21

Keith Kinsey

Former CEO

Portillo’s

Keith Kizer

Nevada Athletic Commission

Executive director, 2006-14

Allyson Kloster

Production coordinator

DreamWorks TV

Liz Koh

Reporter, WAFB-TV

Baton Rouge, La.

David Kopacz

Puget Sound VA psychiatrist

U of Washington asst. professor

Ashley Kordik

Executive recruiter

Pittleman & Associates of NYC

Robert Kravets

Associate professor, food science & nutrition

Cal Poly University

Christine ‘LadyBee’ Kristen

Archivist, art collection manager

Burning Man Project

Vicki Ku

Senior product manager

Airbnb

Pam Kuforiji

Past president, UI Black Alumni Network

AVID coordinator, Tefft Middle School of Streamwood

Avinash Kumar

Research scientist

Intel Labs

Dave Kurlinkus

Chief of Staff, Deputy State’s Attorney

Winnebago County

Kyung Lah

National correspondent

CNN

David Lassner

President

University of Hawaii

Tim Lavery

Illini QB/pitcher

Twice drafted by Cubs

Der-Tsai Lee

President emeritus

National Chung Hsing U

Jeff Legwold

Senior writer

ESPN

Luther Lemon

D.C. architect

Architect of the Capitol

Stu Levenick

Retired group president

Caterpillar