People
159
Traditions
Lea Potter Daigle
Assistant VP
Bank of America
Bryce Jakobs
Writer, producer
CNN
Howard Aizenstein
2019 LAS Alumni Achievement Award
Physician, scientist, Pitt professor
Zaldwaynaka Scott
President
Chicago State
Ramona Sullivan
Attorney, Champaign Co. Public Defender’s Office
2020 Circuit Judge candidate
Shannon Beranek
Transportation engineer
City of Urbana
Pablo Mendoza
Chief diversity officer
University of North Georgia
Kendra Smiley
Author, speaker, host
2001 Illinois Mother of the Year
James Stukel
UI’s 15th president (1995-2005)
MS, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering
Nancy Suchomski
Director of resource development
United Way of Champaign County
Jim Lutz
Women’s swimming coach, 1993-2000
.615 win pct. tops in program history
Laura Ewan
Manager of membership services
McLean Co. Chamber of Commerce
Andy Marx
Director of provider contracting
Health Alliance
Jaclyn Vinson
Executive director
Housing Authority of the City of Danville
John Groce
95-75 as Illini coach (2012-17)
Now coaching Akron Zips
Brad Harris
Associate prof, business management
Texas Christian U
Julie Peoples
Assistant executive director
Hart Felt Ministries
Dorothy Capers
Senior VP, general counsel
National Express LLC
Lisa Ligon
Nat’l sales/marketing manager
AeroPress, Inc.
Robbie Schnitzer
Accountant, Wipfli LLP
Past Illini Hillel president
Nicole Jorwic
Director of rights policy
The Arc of the United States
Mark Lockwood
Senior director
ADP
Jennifer Dillavou
UIAA president
UI associate vice chancellor
Greg Carr
Instructor of speech and theatre
Harris-Stowe State University
