University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Wendel McRaven

UI men’s cross-country coach (2005-10)

Now coaching at Texas A&M

Mike Scully

GM, Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee

All-Big Ten offensive lineman

Greg Landry

Illini offensive coordinator

Lou Tepper era (1993-94)

John Groce

95-75 as Illini coach (2012-17)

Now coaching Akron Zips

Larry Deutsch

Chief innovation officer

Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Bob Starkell

11 seasons leading women’s gymnastics

2009 National Coach of the Year

Tom Sinak

2-time all-Big Ten outfielder

Area manager, New American Funding

Terri Sullivan

2010 Big Ten softball coach of year

488-369-2 in 16 seasons

Bill Self

3 seasons, 3 NCAA tournaments

78-24 as Illini basketball coach (2000-03)

Ron Turner

Football coach, 1997-2004

Took ’01 Illini to Sugar Bowl

Kevin Hambly

Stanford volleyball coach

178-86, 6 NCAA tourney trips at Illinois

Tim Van Alstine

Associate VP, athletics director

Cardinal Stritch University

Ralph Cooper

Sports director

NewsChannel 10, Amarillo, Texas

Spencer Turkin

Play-by-play announcer

North Carolina A&T

Joni Comstock

Sr. VP of championships

NCAA

Julie Peoples

Assistant executive director

Hart Felt Ministries

Graeme McGufficke

3-time Big Ten champ

N.C. political operative

Jessica (Galli) Cloy

7-time Paralympic medal winner

Holds three world records

Jim Vermette

CEO, UI Alumni Association (1967-84)

Executive VP, Cozad Asset Management

Reilly O’Toole

Former Illini quarterback

No. 8 all-time in pass efficiency

James Holzhauer

Professional sports gambler

Won $2,464,216 on 'Jeopardy!'

Heather (Foley) Hiltzik

Digital content & PR manager

David Leadbetter Golf

Ed Sherman

Longtime Chicago sportswriter

President, ShermanReport.com

Chris Jenkins

Director of communications

Metropolitan Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce