University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Deb Sokolow

Artist, writer

Northwestern professor

Colleen Keough Wagner

Fiction author, editor

aka ‘Rumer Haven’

Phoebe Morgan

Editor/author

HarperCollins Publishers

Art Markman

Psychology professor

University of Texas

Matt Ronge

CEO, co-founder

Astro HQ

Andy Friedl

Director, Swyfft

Analytics, data science

Raymond Fu

Sr. VP, technology Innovation

Shiseido Americas Corp.

Michael Smeltzer

Photojournalist

Former UI professor

John David Mooney

Chicago-based artist

Mooney Studio

Brad McCredie

Fellow/VP, IBM

Power Systems Development

Alan Shahtaji

San Diego physician

U.S. Soccer Federation

Steve Chicoine

Former oilman

Management consultant

Lamyaa Eloussi

Software engineer

Google

Dave Arthurs

Chief technology officer

OpenCity

Megan Meline

Interational strategic partnerships

Boeing

Lon Ballard

China-based CEO

Spira4u Co.

Brian Bock

VP, sales/marketing

Dukane Precast Inc.

Tom Vodick

Creative director

WGN-TV, CLTV

Bethany Dohleman

Director, Nike

Workforce development

Liz Koh

Reporter, WAFB-TV

Baton Rouge, La.

Laura Niklason

Yale professor

Alumni Achievement Award

Gene Cross

College hoops scout

NBA’s Sacramento Kings

Bob Wilson

Data science director

Mammoth Media

Vivian Zapata

Visual artist

Teaches at Governors State