People
196
Sciences
Nell Bekiares
Animal biologist, conservation scientist, wildlife ecologist, zoologist
Research specialist, University of Wisconsin
Daniel Oerther
President-elect, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
Professor of environmental health engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Michael Harmata
Norman Rabjohn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of Missouri
Jack Groppel
Former Illini men’s tennis coach (1978-81)
Co-founder, Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute
Jennifer Lewis
Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering
Harvard University
Alan Kessler
Senior data scientist
St. Louis Cardinals
Dr. Julie Morita
Executive VP, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health (2015-19)
Nancy Moran
Assistant professor, USDA-ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Newton Cheng
Global health and performance lead
Google
Dr. Joel Geiderman
Co-chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
2020 LAS Alumni Humanitarian Award
Diane Wolfe Marlin
Urbana mayor since 2017
Coordinator, UI Family Resiliency Program (2000-10)
Markita Landry
2020 UI Young Alumni Award winner
Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Cal-Berkeley
Kelvin Droegemeier
Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Professor of meteorology, University of Oklahoma
Art Kramer
Beckman Institute director, 2010-16
Professor/center director, Northeastern University
Meg Bates
U of Chicago senior research and evaluation scientist
Director of digital teacher learning research
Kevin Jackson
Hematology program manager
Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute
Steve Johns
President and founder
Confluence Pharmaceuticals
Petros Ioannou
USC Professor of Electrical Engineering Systems
Director, Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies
Michael Albert
Sign language interpreter
Chicago Hearing Society
Erin Peters-Burton
Donna R. and David E. Sterling Endowed Professor in Science Education
George Mason University
Qilin Li
Civil and environmental engineering professor
Rice University
Mike McRee
Chief operating officer
North-American Interfraternity Conference
Dr. Garth Walker
Emergency physician
Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs
Julie Freischlag
CEO, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine
