University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Diane Wolfe Marlin

Urbana mayor since 2017

Coordinator, UI Family Resiliency Program (2000-10)

Sarah Seiler Watson

Executive director

Looking for Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area

Deborah Paul

Pioneering researcher, biochemist

34-plus years at Abbott Laboratories

Kevin Waspi

Retired senior lecturer

Gies College of Business

Rick Lawrence

President,

PCIX, Inc.

John Clark

Principal

Cordogan Clark & Associates

Emily (Klopf) Gardner

MillerCoors local media manager

2017 Homecoming Comeback Award winner

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An education that proves your purpose

Todd Salen

Champaign County 2018 Realtor of Year

RE/MAX broker

Ed Perkins

Canada research chair in probability

University of British Columbia

Mark Kesler

Founded O’Malley’s

Parkland business instructor

Bob Svatos

President, COO

The ConAm Group

Charles Shields

Literary biographer, playwright

New York Times best-seller

Dean Radin

Chief scientist

Institute for Noetic Sciences

Pat Embry

Nonprofit executive

Nashville, Tenn.

Chuck Richards

Professor

Iowa State

Andy Langan

Chicago law partner

Kirkland & Ellis

Bruce Boruszak

Executive VP

Pine Tree Commercial Realty

Stephen Katz

North American director

Jews for Jesus

Veletta Forsythe-Lill

Ret. executive director

Dallas Arts District

Bruce Drolen

Senior technical fellow

37 years at Boeing

Maureen Cormack

U.S. ambassador

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kelly Thompson

President

Culver-Stockton College

Dennis Cronin

Microsoft alum

Software developer

Debra Berg

Author, speaker

CEO, NICE Network

Gary Urton

Harvard professor

Won 2000 'Genius' grant