University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Rosanna Marquez

Illinois state president

AARP

Cary McMillan

CEO, True Partners Consulting

2004 Chicago Illini of Year

Tonise Paul

President/CEO

Energy BBDO

Diane Pearse

Hickory Farms CEO

Ex-Crate & Barrel CFO

KarenLee Poter

Dating coach, Internet talk show host

‘The KarenLee Poter Show’

Richard Powers

2019 Pulitzer Prize

Won 1989 ‘Genius’ grant

Sylvia Puente

Leads Latino Policy Forum

Alumni Achievement Award

Chuck Reifsteck

Principal

Reifsteck Reid & Company Architects of Champaign

Ed Rezek

Retired engineer

Northrop Grumman

John Rice

Global sales director

Dresser-Rand Co.

Jim Schlueter

Retired Boeing communications director

Lead donor for UI’s Media Innovation Fund

Zaldwaynaka Scott

President

Chicago State

Blair Sheppard

Dean emeritus

Duke School of Business

Sheldon Siegel

Author

2012 Illini Comeback Award

Ned and Anne Tabat

Her: healthcare marketer

Him: Minneapolis CEO

Keith Westcott

2010 LAS Distinguished Service Award

Retired scientist, visiting UI scholar

Kevin Wise

Senior technical fellow

Boeing