University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

John Kuzan

Research manager

ExxonMobil

Mike LaCassa

Director, minor league ops

Los Angeles Angels

Matt Lackey

NCAA wrestling champion

Orthopedics sales rep

Sujay Lama

5 NCAA tourney trips as women’s tennis coach

Now North Texas' winningest coach

Lance Landeck

St. Joseph Grade School District superintendent

Illini football manager, 1987-89

Greg Landry

Illini offensive coordinator

Lou Tepper era (1993-94)

Rob Lang

Business litigation attorney, Thompson Coburn

Represented Illini basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr.

Marc Lapides

Vice president

National Restaurant Assn.

Nik Lapin

Sr. manager/partnerships

EZLinks Golf LLC

Tim Lavery

Illini QB/pitcher

Twice drafted by Cubs

Rick Lawrence

President,

PCIX, Inc.

Michael Leach

Labor operations manager

NFL Management Council

Will Leitch

Deadspin founder

NY Magazine, MLB.com

Stu Levenick

Retired group president

Caterpillar

Lou Liay

2023 honorary doctorate recipient

Namesake of UIAA's Lou Liay Spirit Award

Marcus Liberty

’87 Illinois Mr. Basketball

Now coaching in Florida

Kelly Loeffler

Trump administration's Small Business Administrator

Former WNBA team owner, Bakkt CEO, U.S. senator

Stacy Walton Long

Indianapolis law partner

Krieg DeVault LLP

Curt Lovelace

Former UI football captain

Starter on '90 Big Ten champs

Rod Lovett

Director of championships

National Junior College Athletic Assn.

Mike Lufrano

General counsel/senior VP

Chicago Cubs

George Lundeen

Sculptor of statues on campus depicting Red Grange and Dick Butkus

2024 Alumni Achievement Award recipient

Chris Lung

All-American gymnast

Department of Defense

Jim Lutz

Women’s swimming coach, 1993-2000

.615 win pct. tops in program history