University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Kristen Allen

Counsel

State Farm

Julia Azari

American presidency expert

Author, Marquette professor

Ben Bain

D.C.-based reporter

Bloomberg LP

Joel Baise

Director, Walgreens

Government Relations

Cory Bradford

UI’s 5th all-time scorer

1,735 points, 1999-2002

Jess Brown

Senior VP

Carollo Engineers

Karen Lobdell

Engineering finance head

Rolls-Royce

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Reggie Brown

Barack Obama impersonator

Comedian, speaker

Emily (Kline) Bucarich

Director of learning and development content

National Restaurant Association

Steve Chen

YouTube co-founder

Class of 2022, Grainger College of Engineering Hall of Fame

Richard Dunsworth

President

University of the Ozarks

Dave Eggers

Best-selling author

Time Book of Year winner

Abby Emmett

Amazon Studios

‘Mozart in the Jungle’

Laura Fernandez-Alvarez

Asst. dean for international/graduate affairs

Ohio State College of Law

Jessie Ann Foley

Novelist

HarperCollins

Shannon Gedey

Architect

Perkins+Will

Al Goldstein

CEO

Avant

Jared Green

Senior associate/VP

Langan Engineering and Environmental Services

Neal King Groothuis

Software engineer, Troops

Google alum

Shadia Haddad

Senior investment analyst

Former UI volleyball star

Nadia Ibrahim

Senior policy advisor

U.S. Dept. of Labor

Bobby Jackson

4-year starter at safety

Now living in Omaha

Brian Jeselnick

Corporate brand development

Walt Disney Co.

Michelle Johnson

Associate professor of anthropology

Bucknell University

Kim Judson

Professor of marketing

Illinois State University