University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Tina Akouris

Digital news editor

Chicago Tribune

Kristen Ball

Executive director, American Society of Pharmacy Law

Associate manager, Illinois Council of Convention & Visitor Bureaus

Nancy Baym

Principal researcher

Microsoft

Nell Bekiares

Animal biologist, conservation scientist, wildlife ecologist, zoologist

Research specialist, University of Wisconsin

Beth Bugdaycay

Former Rebecca Taylor CEO

Co-founded Foundrae jewelry line

Orazio Buzza

Founder/CEO

Fooda, Inc.

Elizabeth Engele

Co-founder, executive director

MakerGirl

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Auditi Chakravarty

Senior VP, Learning, Evaluation and Research

The College Board

Kenneth Chang

Science reporter

The New York Times

Vida Cornelious

Group creative director

The Walt Disney Co.

Gene Cross

College hoops scout

NBA’s Sacramento Kings

Andrea Darlas

Anchor/reporter/host

WGN Radio, Chicago

Jason DeHaan

Chief information officer

Gildan

Lisa Dieker

Lockheed Martin scholar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Anjali Dooley

General counsel

Forefront TeleCare, Inc.

Stephen Elliott

Author, activist

Editor-in-chief, The Rumpus

Martin Fackler

Former assistant Asia editor

The New York Times

Dominic Fumusa

Actor

‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Homeland’

Ravin Gandhi

CEO/co-founder

GMM Nonstick Coatings

Mohammad R. Haghighat

Intel Fellow

Intel Corp.

Andrew Hibel

Co-founder, COO

HigherEdJobs

John Holecek

No. 5 in tackles at UI

IHSA title-winning coach

Jason Hood

EIU assistant VP, academic affairs

UI College of Law

Jovan Jovanovic

Patent attorney

Founding partner, Watson IP Group

Greg Landry

Illini offensive coordinator

Lou Tepper era (1993-94)