University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Janelle Land

TV producer

‘Dr. Phil,’ ‘Judge Judy’

Heather Pink

Co-founder, CEO

PinkDear LLC

Colleen Callahan

Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Distinguished Service Award recipient

Paul Lisnek

WGN TV host

‘Politics Tonight’

Jackie Orozco

TV news reporter

WOFL, Orlando

Aimee Trottier

Reality show contestant

‘The Apprentice’

Emily West

New York media personality

WNBC TV, WNEW Radio

Eric Gardner

Senior engineering director

Golf Channel

Josh Rubenstein

Public information director

Los Angeles PD

Rob Kennedy

President

C-SPAN

Anna Patterson

Founder, Gradient Ventures

Google

Sri Raman

Associate producer

Big Ten Network

Jeff Legwold

Senior writer

ESPN

Charlie Meyerson

VP/editorial

ChicagoPublicSquare.com

Suze Orman

Financial guru

CNBC show host, 2002-15

Bill McKay

Director, business operations

Ellington & French LLC

Will Leitch

Deadspin founder

NY Magazine, MLB.com

Paola Boivin

Selection committee member

College Football Playoff

John Thibodeaux

Comedy writer

‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’

Barry Bearak

Pulitzer-winning reporter

The New York Times

Andrew Farley

SiriusXM show host

Texas pastor

Annie Crawley

Underwater photographer

Women Divers Hall of Famer

Roger Young

Emmy-winning director

Did ‘Magnum P.I.’ pilot

Mike Lufrano

General counsel/senior VP

Chicago Cubs